Comedy Central is casting a wider net in its search for Trevor Noahs successor on The Daily Show.

While comedian Hasan Minhaj was initially reported as a frontrunner for the hosting job, Variety is now reporting that Comedy Centrals parent company, Paramount Global, is actively considering other talent amid the fallout from a New Yorker piece that found Minhaj stretched the truth in some of his stand-up routines.

In his response to The New Yorker, Minhaj admitted to embellishing several supposedly autobiographical anecdotes about Islamophobia but claimed the stories revealed emotional truths.

Noah departed The Daily Show in 2022. Since then, the popular late-night TV program has featured a roster of different comics filling in as hosts, including Minhaj, Chelsea Handler, Leslie Jones, Al Franken, Kal Penn, Marlon Wayans and Sarah Silverman, as well as long-time contributors Roy Wood, Jr., Desi Lydic and Jordan Klepper .