Daily Show host Trevor Noah recreates the entire GOP debate in 30 seconds

Trevor Noah does all the Republicans at once

(Image credit: Late Show)

published 18 September 2015

In a new commercial for The Daily Show, host Trevor Noah despairs at having to learn about the 15 Republican and five Democratic presidential candidates, so he can make fun of them properly:

But he had no such problem on Thursday's Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Noah called watching the three-hour debate marathon a "moment of regret," but then proceeded to recap the entire thing, in character, in about 30 seconds. It's an interesting perspective from a foreign commentator, but as you might expect, it wasn't terribly flattering to the Republicans on stage. Colbert, though, got the last laugh: "I would vote for that person." Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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