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Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah is a South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He was the host of The Daily Show, an American late-night talk show and satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 2015 to 2022. Noah has won various awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards. He was named one of "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" by The Hollywood Report…
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culture · South African comedian (born 1984) · actor · television presenter · writer · film producer · disc jockey · presenter · film actor · stand-up comedian · television actor · television producer · also Trevor Noah, Noah
Born 20 February 1984 · Q7839350
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2026· 16 entries
“When they are unemployed, when they may commit a crime or when they are considered unsavoury - it is the African immigrants,”
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“When their children go on to provide a World Cup victory to France, we should only refer to them as French.”
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“The social contract is a contract that we sign as human beings with a society”
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“Unlike the United States of America, France does not refer to its citizens based on their race, religion or origin. For us, there is no hyphenated identity, the roots are an individual reality. By calling them an African team, it seems that you are denying their Frenchness.”
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Published video “What if the biggest problem with communication is thinking it actually happened?”.
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Published video “Trevor Noah Tried Tacos for the First Time”.
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Yahoo: Trevor Noah implores U.S. journalists to ask themselves this one vital question
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Published video “Being a "girl dad" completely changed The Rock's Life”.
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Published video “What if speaking another language actually changes the way you think? 👀”.
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Published video “Hasan Got DETAINED At The Border”.
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Published video “What if we spend half our lives arguing because we think words mean the same thing to everyone?”.
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Published video “You can butcher English and still get away with it. 😂”.
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Published video “Why is he WHISPERING?! 🤫🤯 #shorts”.
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Published video “Who do you sing Happy Birthday to when you wash your hands? 😂”.
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Published video “Your language might be changing the way you think. 👀”.
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2024· 5 entries
Collaborated with Epic Games (developer of Fortnite) to feature JokeNite, an island that features stand-up performances such as Matthew Broussard, Preacher Lawson, Scott Seiss, and Marcia Belsky
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“[If] you read the news once a week, I promise you, you'll be as informed as somebody who's reading it every single day. You know why? 'Cause when you're reading it every day, you are caught in the cycle of it trying to discover what it doesn't know yet.”
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“I hear people all the time go like "I'm gonna put my head down and I'm gonna crush it!" Okay, alone? Good luck.”
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“(What book might people be surprised to find on your shelves?) Books about self-esteem and depression.”
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Acted in the Jennifer Lopez romantic drama This Is Me
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2023· 1 entry
Awarded Erasmus Prize (2023).
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2019· 2 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Comedian Trevor Noah said black South Africans should direct their anger at whites instead of immigrants.” False.
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (2019).
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2018· 4 entries
Awarded Time 100 (2018).
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Appeared in Black Panther and American Vandal
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Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world
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In April 2018, Noah launched The Trevor Noah Foundation, a youth development initiative that works to provide access to high-quality education.
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2017· 9 entries
Claimed: “"Just to give you an idea of how far away America is from actual gun control, this week Congress is going to vote on deregulating gun silencers. Because I guess Congress is thinking gun violence is out of control: 'How can we make it quieter?' "” — rated Vote delayed by PolitiFact.
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Awarded Thurber Prize for American Humor (2017).
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Awarded GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode (2017).
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Awarded MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Host (2017).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series (2017).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author (2017).
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Awarded Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (2017).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-biography (2017).
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Made an appearance on the TV series Nashville
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2015· 1 entry
Awarded MTV Africa Music Awards (2015).
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2014· 1 entry
Noah became the Senior International Correspondent for The Daily Show, and in 2015 succeeded long-time host Jon Stewart
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2013· 2 entries
Noah said of his comedic influences, The kings are indisputable
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Performed the comedy special Trevor Noah: African American
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2011· 1 entry
Shingange was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced the following year to three years of correctional supervision
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2010· 2 entries
Noah also became a spokesperson and consumer protection agent for Cell C, South Africa's third-largest mobile phone network provider
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Noah hosted the 16th annual South African Music Awards and also hosted Tonight with Trevor Noah on MNet (for the second series, it moved to DStv's Mzansi Magic Channel)
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2009· 2 entries
Hosted the 3rd Annual South Africa Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) and co-hosted alongside Eugene Khoza on The Axe Sweet Life, a reality competition series
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After Patricia married Sfiso Khoza, Shingange shot her in the leg and through the back of her head
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2008· 1 entry
Noah cohosted, alongside Pabi Moloi, The Amazing Date (a dating gameshow) and was a Strictly Come Dancing contestant in the fourth series
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2007· 1 entry
Hosted The Real Goboza, a gossip-themed show on SABC 1, and Siyadlala, a sports show also on the SABC
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2002· 1 entry
Noah had a small role on an episode of the South African soap opera Isidingo
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1992· 1 entry
Noah's mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo, married Ngisaveni Abel Shingange and they had two sons together
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1984· 1 entry
Born 1984-02-20.
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