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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Trevor Noah is a South African actor, television presenter, writer, and film producer who began his professional career in 2002. Born in Johannesburg, he resides in New York City and Soweto. His work spans news satire, political satire, observational comedy, and black comedy. He has served as a goodwill ambassador and is employed by Comedy Central.
Noah speaks South African English, Xhosa, Zulu, and Sesotho. He has received the MTV Africa Music Awards, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, the Erasmus Prize, and recognition in the Time 100 collection. His published works include *Into the Uncut Grass*, *Born a Crime*, and *The Daily Show Presidential Twitter Library*. He is in an unmarried partnership with Minka Kelly.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
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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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Film & TV
Johannesburg, South Africa
Trevor Noah is a South African actor, presenter, comedian and radio DJ who began his career with a cameo role on the SABC3 soapie Isidingo, in 2002. After his stint on the show he spent two years years hosting an educational show for SABC2 during which time he started hosting his own radio show on Yfm called Noah's Ark. At Yfm his show was called Trevor Noah and was on between 00h00 and 03h00.…
Known for
- Trevor Noah: The LOST South African Show — Self2026
- Untold: Chess Mates — Self (archive footage)2026
- Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches — Self2026
- This Is Me…Now — Libra2024
- The Greatest Love Story Never Told — Self2024
- LOL: Last One Laughing South Africa — Self - Host2024
- Money Shot: The Pornhub Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
- Late Night Nightmare — Self2023
- Trevor Noah: Where Was I — Self2023
- American Symphony — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
via TMDB
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Position held
- goodwill ambassador
- Employer
- Comedy Central
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Erasmus Prize
- Field of work
- political satire
- Genre
- deadpan
- Official website
- www.trevornoah.com
- Image
- Trevor Noah 2019-02-01 - Trevor Noah (46151353405).jpg
- Work location
- New York
- Residence
- Soweto
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- date of birth
- 1984-02-20
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- Trevor Noah
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
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- Trevor Noah
- name in native language
- Trevor Noah
- social media followers
- 4070000
- unmarried partner
- Minka Kelly
- birth name
- Trevor Noah
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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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