Trevor Noah performed the comedy special "Trevor Noah: African American." On 11 October 2013, he was a guest on BBC Two's comedy panel show "QI". On 29 November 2013, he was a panelist on Channel 4 game show "8 Out of 10 Cats" and appeared on Sean Lock's team in "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown" on 12 September 2014. In December 2014, Noah became a recurring contributor on "The Daily Show". On 30 March 2015, Comedy Central announced that Noah would succeed Jon Stewart as host of "The Daily Show"; his tenure began on 28 September 2015. Within hours after
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown episodes, Joe Wilkinson appeared as Rachel's assistant in the second half of the show, often dressed in costume whilst using props. The humour continued throughout the series, such as Wilkinson offered special prizes, replacing letter tiles with symbols or turning up despite having been "fired". During Wilkinson's sketches Robert Deaton (as Wilkinson's half-brother Fabio) sometimes appears. In addition to two specials, the show has aired 102 episodes since its premiere on 2 January 2012. The first mashup was watched by 2.49 million viewers, making it the second most watched Channel 4 show that week. The next episode, part of "Funny