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I have enjoyed Melissa on SNL, but I thought she was not a particularly funny panelist. I would've been fine with her being cut. Though I'd also be fine to just change the format of the show so all 3 go to the final round. After all, the last-place panelist who was supposed to have gotten eliminated seems to win a good percentage of the time!

Gina is great. I think she'll be a fine addition to the team. She's also in her 40s, so she's a bit older/more experienced than a some of the other correspondents. NEW YORK, March 16, 2017 - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah adds Gina Yashere as the latest contributor to join "The Best F#@ing News Team." She was tapped by Executive Producer, Writer and Host, Trevor Noah to make her first appearance on the show tonight, Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT with an in-studio desk piece. Yashere (@ginayashere) was born & raised in London UK, of Nigerian parents, and previously worked as an elevator engineer for Otis. Gina has been a stand-up comedian and television star in the UK for several years now, appearing on iconic British TV shows such as Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week, as well as creating & performing popular comedic characters onThe Lenny Henry Show.

3/20: ACT 2: Bassem Youssef (comedian & author – promoting memoir “Revolution for Dummies”) ACT 3: Omarosa Manigault (TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress”) 3/21: Dahlia Lithwick (Slate’s Supreme Court correspondent) 3/22: Michael Peña (actor – promoting movie “CHIPS”) 3/23: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-House Intelligence Committee)

Monday, March 20 Bryan Cranston; Audra McDonald; stand-up comedy performance by Greer Barnes Tuesday, March 21 Ryan Reynolds; Josh Lucas; Andy Daly; musical performance by Green Day Wednesday, March 22 Glenn Close; Michael McKean; H. Jon Benjamin Thursday, March 23 Jon Stewart; Connie Britton; Zoey Deutch; musical performance by Alison Krauss (OAD: 2/27/17) Friday, March 24 Hugh Jackman; Condola Rashad; musical performance by The Flaming Lips (OAD: 3/2/17)

Monday, March 13 Ewan McGregor; Finn Wittrock; musical performance by The Shins Tuesday, March 14 Neil deGrasse Tyson; Rick Ross Wednesday, March 15 Jessica Lange; Bassem Youssef; Todd Barry Thursday, March 16 Joe Scarborough; Kate Upton; Yvette Nicole Brown (OAD: 2/21/17) Friday, March 17 Uma Thurman; Jason Jones; Alison Krauss (OAD: 2/20/17)

Mo 3/13: Jim Norton, Ricky Velez, Camilla Cleese Tu 3/14: Janet Varney, Johnathan Fernandez, Gabriel Diani We 3/15: Scott Adsit, Melissa Villasenor, Yassir Lester Th 3/16: Jessica Kirson, Sam Rubin, Brian Monarch

3/13: Lee Daniels (director/producer/writer – promoting shows “Empire” & “Star”) 3/14: Valerie Jarrett (Former Senior Advisor to President Obama) 3/15: Jesse Williams (actor – promoting show “Grey’s Anatomy”) 3/16: Donna Brazile (Former DNC Chair)

3/6: Jennifer Lopez (actor – promoting NBC show “Shades of Blue”)

Monday, March 6 Anderson Cooper; Judd Apatow; musical performance by Jidenna Tuesday, March 7 Kevin Kline; Jerrod Carmichael; General Michael Hayden Wednesday, March 8 Michael Ian Black; cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy Thursday, March 9 Kristen Stewart; Maz Jobrani, from the CBS comedy series “Superior Donuts”; musical performance by Dawes Friday, March 10 Felicity Huffman; Jurnee Smollett-Bell

boo hiss, no Patrick Stewart tonight: 3/2: Evan Osnos (Staff Writer, The New Yorker)

Mo 3/6: Justin Long, Steve Agee, Noel Wells Tu 3/7: Randy Sklar, Jason Sklar, Beth Stelling We 3/8: Fahim Anwar, Mo Amer, Pardis Parker Th 3/9: Matt Braunger, Nick Simmons, Colton Dunn

3/6: TBA 3/7: Judd Apatow (producer/director/comedian – promoting Netflix show “Love”) 3/8: Tressie McMillan Cottom (author – promoting book “Lower Ed”) 3/9: Alynda Segarra (musician – promoting Hurray for the Riff Raff album “The Navigator”)

I'm always curious to see what Jon Stewart will do, but thanks to the Oscars fiasco, I feel like tonight will be the first time in ages where people will not be tuning in mainly to hear what the various late night comedians are saying about Trump.

Mo 2/27: Doug Benson, Jessimae Peluso, Slink Johnson Tu 2/28: Henry Phillips, Brendon Walsh, Angela Trimbur We 3/1: Pete Holmes, Lauren Lapkus, Natalie Morales Th 3/2: Kurt Braunohler, Paul F. Tompkins, TBA

Monday, Feb. 27 Connie Britton; Zoey Deutch; musical performance by Lori McKenna Tuesday, Feb. 28 Lisa Kudrow; Former White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest; Comedian Tony Rock (n - LIVE broadcast ET/delayed PT) Wednesday, March 1 Patrick Stewart; Chris Colfer; Comedian Roy Wood Jr. Thursday, March 2 Hugh Jackman; Condola Rashad; musical performance by The Flaming Lips

Looks like next week will have some A+ guests!! 2/27: John Oliver (comedian – promoting show “Last Week Tonight”) 2/28: Run The Jewels (hip hop artists – promoting album “Run The Jewels 3”) 3/1: Jake Tapper (CNN Anchor & Chief Washington Correspondent) 3/2: Patrick Stewart (actor – promoting movie “Logan”)

The Mandela/Obama "conversation" was brilliant as well. Really great special!

Trevor's new comedy special, Afraid of the Dark, is available today on Netflix.

I missed the first airing, but it looks like it's going to be rerun this Saturday just after midnight. (It's also available on demand.) From the Salon article: "As Wood waited in the back of the club and thought about a new opening, his thoughts were interrupted by a whoosh and roar. A woman’s hair fell into a candle and caught on fire." I saw that exact same thing happen once in a comedy club in San Francisco. Next time I went there, the real candles had been replaced by those "flameless" votives. Drunk people & open flames don't mix!

Clip shows, though I don't know if there'll be any new wrap-around material (i.e., Trevor introducing the clips).

That was a very fun book!! I couldn't put it down and read the whole thing in one evening, which is rare for me.

Friday, Feb. 17 Julie Andrews; Christina Hendricks; stand-up comedy performance by The Umbilical Brothers Monday, Feb. 20 Uma Thurman; Jason Jones; musical performance by Alison Krauss Tuesday, Feb. 21 Joe Scarborough; Yvette Nicole Brown Wednesday, Feb. 22 Kelly Ripa; Billy Gardell; musical performance by The Lemon Twigs Thursday, Feb. 23 Aubrey Plaza; Bradley Whitford; musical performance by Lupe Fiasco Friday, Feb. 24 Allison Williams; Cush Jumbo, from the CBS All Access drama series “The Good Fight”; stand-up comedy performance by Carmen Lynch

An update: 2/15: Mark Mazzetti (Washington Investigations Editor, The New York Times)

The book was AMAZING. I am recommending it to everyone, even if they never watch TDS. I learned a lot about South Africa, but Trevor truly had a singular upbringing!

Clip shows, we've got clip shows. Mo 2/20: Trevor looks back at President Obama's eight years inside the White House. Tu 2/21: Trevor examines the transition of power between the Obama and Trump administrations. We 2/22: The Inauguration of Donald J. Trump: So Help Us God Th 2/23: Trevor finds out how President Trump's first 100 days in office are unfolding. FYI: Trevor is due to appear as a guest on The View on Friday the 17th and on James Corden's show on Tuesday the 21st.