Read More... Baratunde Thurston (Credit: James Duncan Davidson/baratunde.com) Comedian and Harvard grad Baratunde Thurston was a fundamental behind-the-scenes cog of Trevor Noah’s “Daily Show.” As such, his departure was of some import. In an interview with The New Yorker Radio Hour, Thurston cited an imbalance of the managerial and creative aspects of his post among his reasons for leaving “The Daily Show.” “Part of what my job there was supposed to be was supervising producer and contributor.