VIDEO: Who Is New DAILY SHOW HOST Trevor Noah? Watch Stand-Up Clips!
It was announced today that Trevor Noah has been selected to become the next host of the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning "The Daily Show," on Comedy Central. Below, check out clips from Noah's stand up routines from around the world!
Noah (www.trevornoah.com) joined "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in 2014 as a contributor. He made his U.S. television debut in 2012 on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and has also appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman," becoming the first South African stand-up comedian to appear on either late night show. Born in South AFRICA to a black South African mother and a white European father, he has successfully become the top comedian in Africa. Noah has hosted numerous television shows including his own late night talk show in his native country, "Tonight with Trevor Noah."
Noah was the subject of David Paul Meyer's award-winning documentary film "You Laugh But It's True" which tells the story of his remarkable career in post-apartheid South Africa. Noah's one-man show "The Racist" at the 2012 Edinburgh FRINGE was a sold out run that became one of the most talked about shows at the Festival that year. Recently, Noah performed for the Royal Family at the Royal Variety Performance.
Noah (@TrevorNoah) was featured on the October 2014 cover of GQ South Africa and has been profiled in Rolling Stone, Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal, and by CNNand NPR's "Talk of the Nation," among others. He continues to tour all over the world and has performed in front of sold out crowds at the Hammersmith Apollo in London and the Sydney Opera House in Australia.
