The American Jewish Congress is not laughing at incoming “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, and members are none-too-pleased with Jon Stewart for handing over the reins to “a sexist anti-Semite.”
The AJC circulated a letter on Tuesday, asking recipients to sign a petition to stop Noah from inheriting the Comedy Central program. Their beef lies within a series of old Twitter jokes made by Noah, which AJC President Jack Rosen called “sexist, anti-Semitic” and “crude humor.”
“How can one of the world’s most admired Jewish comedians leave his legacy to a sexist anti-Semite?” Rosen asked in writing.