Comedian Leslie Jones will be taking a temporary whirl as host of “The Daily Show' this week. “I’m not Jon Stewart. I’m not Trevor Noah, I’m Leslie Jones. So I’ll be bringing that vulnerable honesty,” the former “Saturday Night Live” alum joked.
FILE - Leslie Jones appears at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2018. Jones will be taking a temporary whirl as host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
“I’m not Jon Stewart. I’m not Trevor Noah, I’m Leslie Jones. So I’ll be bringing that vulnerable honesty,” the “Saturday Night Live” alum joked in an interview on the eve of her new gig.
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