Trevor Noah
Sign in to saveTrevor 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 Reporter in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world.
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- Works
- 8
Top works
- Into the Uncut Grass
- Born a Crime
- The Daily Show Presidential Twitter Library
- It's Trevor Noah
- It's Trevor Noah
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1984-02-20 ) 20 February 1984 (age 42) , Johannesburg , South Africa
- Years active
- 2002–present
- Medium
- Stand-up television film books podcast
- Genres
- Political / news satire observational comedy surreal humour racial humor insult comedy deadpan
- Subjects
- Mass media / news media / media criticism American politics South African culture current events race relations pop culture
- Website
- trevornoah .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Trevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) 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 Reporter in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world.
Born in Johannesburg, Noah began his career in South Africa in 2008. He had several hosting roles with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and was the runner-up in the fourth season of South Africa's iteration of Strictly Come Dancing in 2008. From 2010 to 2011, he hosted the late-night talk show Tonight with Trevor Noah, which he created and aired on M-Net and DStv.
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