The Daily Show has been an institution of late night TV in the U.S. With a number of different hosts, Trevor Noah took over hosting duties and continues to lead the show as a satire on television news programming.
. //.SignatureWebsiteTrevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) is a comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is known for hosting, an American on.Born in, Noah began his career as a comedian, presenter, and actor in his native South Africa in 2002.
He held several television hosting roles with the (SABC), and was the runner-up in their fourth season of in 2008. From 2010 to 2011, Noah was the creator and host of Tonight with Trevor Noah on. His stand-up comedy career attained international success, leading to appearances on American and British. In 2014, Noah became the, and the following year, he succeeded long-time host and is set to remain in this position until 2022.Noah's comedy book was published in 2016 and garnered critical acclaim.
Noah was named one of 'The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media' by in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, magazine named him. Contents.Early life Trevor Noah was born on 20 February 1984 in,. His father Robert is of ancestry, and his mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah, is of ancestry.
She when he was 10 or 11 years old, but did not have him convert, although she introduced him to some aspects and practices of Judaism.Under legislation, Noah's mother was classified as, and his father was classified as. Noah himself was classified as.
His parents' interracial relationship was illegal at the time of his birth under apartheid law. Interracial sexual relations and marriages were not decriminalized until the, a year after Noah's birth. Noah's mother was jailed and fined by the South African government. Patricia and her mother, Nomalizo Frances Noah, raised Trevor in the black township of.
Noah spent his early youth at the private Maryvale College (at the age of three he started preschool, and at the age of five he went to primary school), a Catholic school in Johannesburg. During his childhood, he attended church on Thursday and multiple services on Sunday. Noah performing on his Loud and Clear tour in February 2019In 2002, aged eighteen, Noah had a small role on an episode of the South African. He then began hosting his own radio show Noah's Ark on 's leading youth radio station,. Noah dropped his radio show and acting to focus on, and has performed with South African comedians such as: David Kau, and, international comedians such as, and, and as the opening act for American comedian in November 2007 and Canadian comedian on his South African tour.Noah went on to host an educational TV programme, Run the Adventure (2004–2006) on. In 2007, he hosted The Real Goboza, a gossip-themed show on, and Siyadlala, a sports show also on the SABC. In 2008, Noah co-hosted, alongside Pabi Moloi, The Amazing Date (a dating gameshow) and was a contestant in the fourth series.
In 2009, he hosted the 3rd Annual (SAFTAs) and co-hosted alongside Eugene Khoza on The Axe Sweet Life, a reality competition series. In 2010, Noah hosted the sixteenth annual and also hosted Tonight with Trevor Noah on (for the second series, it moved to 's Mzansi Magic Channel). In 2010, Noah also became a spokesperson and agent for, South Africa's third-largest mobile phone network provider.Noah has performed all over South Africa in The Blacks Only Comedy Show, the Heavyweight Comedy Jam, the Campus Comedy Tour, the Cape Town International Comedy Festival, the Jozi Comedy Festival, and Bafunny Bafunny (2010).
His stand-up comedy specials in South Africa include The Daywalker (2009), Crazy Normal (2011), That's Racist (2012), and It's My Culture (2013).In 2011, he relocated to the. On 6 January 2012, Noah became the first South African stand-up comedian to appear on; and, on 17 May 2013, he became the first to appear on. Noah was the subject of the 2012 documentary You Laugh But It's True. The same year, he starred in the one-man comedy show Trevor Noah: The Racist, which was based on his similarly titled South African special That's Racist. On 12 September, Noah was the in a of South African singer. In 2013, he performed the comedy special Trevor Noah: African American. On 11 October 2013, he was a guest on 's comedy panel show.
On 29 November 2013, he was a panelist on game show and appeared on 's team in on 12 September 2014.In November of 2018 Noah released another stand up special on Netflix with a title the comedian even had his own Taco Truck to promote the new special. The Daily Show. Further information:In December 2014, Noah became a recurring contributor on. On 30 March 2015, announced that Noah would succeed as host of The Daily Show; his tenure began on 28 September 2015. Within hours after announced as Stewart's successor, attention was drawn on the Internet to jokes that Noah had posted on his account, some of which were criticised as being offensive to women, and others as anti-Semitic or to be making fun of the.
Noah responded by tweeting, 'To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn't land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian.' Comedy Central stood behind Noah, saying in a statement, 'Like many comedians, Trevor Noah pushes boundaries; he is provocative and spares no one, himself included. To judge him or his comedy based on a handful of jokes is unfair. Trevor is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central.' Mary Kluk, chairperson of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), said that the jokes were not signs of anti-Jewish prejudice and that they were part of Noah's style of comedy. Noah's debut received positive reviews. Of praised Noah and the show's writers saying, 'Mr.
Noah's debut was largely successful, it was also because of the operating system - the show's writing - running under the surface'. Robert Lloyd of the described Noah as 'Charming and composed - almost inevitably low-key compared with the habitually antic and astonished Stewart.'
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Noah's success on the show has led to three stand-up specials on Comedy Central. On 14 September 2017, it was announced that Comedy Central had extended Noah's contract as host of The Daily Show for five years, through 2022. He will also produce and host annual end-of-year specials for Comedy Central.In April 2017, it was announced that Noah was developing a talk-show for. On July 2017, the show's title was revealed to be and premiered on 25 September 2017. On 15 June 2018, Comedy Central announced that it was canceling the show after one season, but that Klepper would be hosting a new primetime weekly docuseries,. The series premiered on 9 May 2019.In February 2018, it was announced that Noah will be executive producing a show with titled Jefferson County: Probation.
In March 2018, Noah signed a multiyear contract with that gives to any future projects by Noah, be they television, feature films or shortform video content. In addition to the deal, Noah will also be launching an international production and distribution company called Day Zero Productions. Noah speaking at BookExpo 2018In January 2016, it was announced that Noah signed a book deal with. His book, was published on 15 November 2016 and was received favorably by major U.S.
Book reviewers. It became a #1 New York Times Bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by,. It was announced that a film adaptation based on the book will star as Trevor's mother Patricia.
She will also serve as the film's co-producer alongside Noah.In February 2018, it was announced that Noah would write a second book. In 2018, Noah and The Daily Show writing staff would release The Donald J.
Trump Presidential Twitter Library, a book comprising hundreds of Trump tweets and featuring a foreword by -winning historian. Other work In 2017, he made an appearance on. In 2018, he also made appearances in. Influences Noah has said of his comedic influences, 'The kings are indisputable.,; for me personally I didn't know of him before I started comedy but changed my view on the thing and I definitely look up to him as a comedic influence. In terms of the modern black comedian. Those are the guys that have laid the foundation and have moved the yardstick for all comedians, not just Black comedians.'
He also cited as an influence and a mentor, following his appointment to succeed Stewart as host of The Daily Show. In an interview with, Noah likened Stewart to 'a Jewish ' and recounted advice Stewart gave him, saying, 'The most amazing thing that Jon did was he didn’t give me a mandate.
He didn’t say, 'You need to make my show.' He specifically said: 'Make your show.
Make your best version of it.' I apply those teachings of Jon’s to everything that I’m doing.' Among comedians who say they were influenced by Noah are. Noah's ancestry, his experiences growing up in, and his observations about race and ethnicity are leading themes in his comedy. Personal life Noah is a; he speaks, and.In 1992, Noah's mother Patricia Nombuyiselo was married to Ngisaveni Abel Shingange, and they had two sons together, Andrew and Isaac.
Trevor and his mother were both physically abused by Shingange, and the couple legally divorced in 1996. In 2009, after she married Sfiso Khoza, Shingange shot her in the leg and through the back of the head; she survived as the bullet went through the base of her head, avoiding the spinal cord, brain, and all major nerves and blood vessels, then exiting with minor damage to her nostril. When Noah confronted him over the phone about the shooting, Shingange threatened his life, prompting Noah to leave for. In 2011, Shingange was convicted of attempted murder, and sentenced the following year to three years of correctional supervision. Noah stated that he hoped the attention surrounding the incident would raise awareness of the broader issue of: 'For years my mother reached out to police for help with domestic abuse, and nothing was ever done. This is the norm in South Africa. Dockets went missing and cases never went to court.'
Noah has described himself as being progressive and having a global perspective. However, he has clarified that he considers himself a 'progressive person', but not a and prefers not to be categorized as being either or in the context of US partisanship.In April 2018, he set up the Trevor Noah Foundation as a Johannesburg-based non-profit organisation that equips orphans and vulnerable youth with the education, life skills, and social capital necessary to pursue further opportunity.