The Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams is only 25 years old but some say she has a real shot at taking over Jon Stewart’s role as host of the Comedy Central show. Here’s what you need to know about Williams.
- She made her TV debut on the Nickelodeon show Just for Kicks about a group of teenage girls on a soccer team in NYC. Williams’ character was the best athlete on the team.
- She’s a 2007 grad of Narbonne High School, where Bo Derek and Quentin Tarantino went but didn’t graduate.
- Before The Daily Show, she was living with her parents, working as a security guard.
- She’s 6 feet tall!
- She’s in a new indie movie called People, Places, Things
