Trevor Noah announces his departure from 'The Daily Show'

Trevor Noah has announced he is leaving "The Daily Show" after seven years. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah (R) at the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, on April 30. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI Trevor Noah arrives for the 64th annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Trevor Noah arrives on the red carpet at the WSJ Mag 2019 Innovator Awards at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Trevor Noah arrives on the red carpet at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2018. File Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI

Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Comedian Trevor Noah has announced he is leaving The Daily Show after seven years.

Noah took over the late-night Comedy Central program from Jon Stewart in 2015.

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"My time is up, yeah, but in the most beautiful way, honestly," Noah said after expressing his gratitude to supporters of the show.

"I've loved hosting the show. It's been one of my greatest challenges. It's been one of my greatest joys. I've loved trying to make people laugh, even when the stories are particularly [expletive] on the worst days. We've laughed together. We've cried together. But, after seven years, I feel like it's time."

Noah said he realized how much he missed traveling to perform stand-up comedy shows because of the coronavirus pandemic and wants to focus more on that in the future.

He didn't reveal when his last show would be or who might replace him.

The news of his exit comes after James Corden revealed he is leaving The Late Late Show on CBS next spring and Jimmy Kimmel announced he will stay on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! for three more years.