(1984-02-20) 20 February 1984 (age 40) Johannesburg, South Africa
Medium
Stand-up
television
film
books
Education
Maryvale College
Years active
2002–present
Genres
Political/news satire
observational comedy
surreal humour
insult comedy
deadpan
Subject(s)
Mass media/news media/media criticism
American politics
South African culture
current events
race relations
pop culture
Website
trevornoah.com
Signature
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.[1] He was named one of "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" by The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 and 2018.[2][3] In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world.[4] In 2023, he won the Erasmus Prize.[5][6]
Born in Johannesburg, Noah began his career in South Africa in 2002. 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.[7] 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.[8]
In 2014, Noah became the Senior International Correspondent for The Daily Show, and in 2015 succeeded long-time host Jon Stewart.[9] His autobiographical comedy book Born a Crime was published in 2016.[10][11][12][13] He hosted the 63rd,[14] 64th,[15] 65th,[16] and 66th Annual Grammy Awards[17] as well as the 2022 White House Correspondents Dinner.[18]
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^"The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
^"The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^Nyong'o, Lupita (19 April 2018). "Trevor Noah". Time. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^"Comedian Trevor Noah wins prestigious Dutch Erasmus Prize". TheGrio. Associated Press. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^Ritman, Alex (16 March 2023). "Trevor Noah Wins Dutch Erasmus Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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^Shaw, Lucas (15 September 2017). "'The Daily Show' Host Trevor Noah Lands New Deal After Ratings Success". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^Kakutani, Michiko (28 November 2016). "'Born a Crime,' Trevor Noah's Raw Account of Life Under Apartheid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^Darden, Jeneé (18 February 2017). "Born a Crime: A Memoir of Love, Hope, and Resistance". Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^Seymour, Gene (14 November 2016). "Trevor Noah recalls childhood under apartheid in new memoir". USA Today. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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^"2021 GRAMMYs Performers & Host". GRAMMY.com. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^"Trevor Noah Of "The Daily Show" Returns To Host The 2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show". www.grammy.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^Aswad, Jem (15 December 2022). "Trevor Noah to Return as Grammy Awards Host". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^Horowitz, Steven J. (13 December 2023). "Trevor Noah to Host the 2024 Grammys for Fourth Consecutive Year". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^Grein, Paul (1 December 2021). "Trevor Noah Set to Return as Host for 2022 Grammy Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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from January 11, 1999 until August 6, 2015. Stewart was succeeded by, TrevorNoah, whose tenure premiered on September 28, 2015 and ended in 2022. The...
writers. Wright, Megh. "Here's the Writing Staff of 'The Daily Show with TrevorNoah'". Splitsider. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved...
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contributor and writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily Show with TrevorNoah. She spoke as the featured performer at the 2018 White House Correspondents'...
segment on the show and tended to appear less frequently; former host TrevorNoah is a former correspondent and contributor who was featured during the...
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segments on the show, and filled in as the host in October 2016 when TrevorNoah was sick. In April 2017, Comedy Central announced that Klepper would...
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the ceremony were announced on March 7, 2021. South African comedian TrevorNoah hosted the ceremony. Beyoncé received the most nominations with nine...
broadcast on CBS and available to stream on Paramount+, and was hosted by TrevorNoah for the fourth time. The nominations were announced on November 10, 2023;...
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