Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah
Noah in 2021
Born (1984-02-20) 20 February 1984 (age 40)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • film
  • books
EducationMaryvale College
Years active2008–present
Genres
Subject(s)
Websitetrevornoah.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 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.[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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  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Nyong'o, Lupita (19 April 2018). "Trevor Noah". Time. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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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  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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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  14. ^ "2021 GRAMMYs Performers & Host". GRAMMY.com. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.