Trevor Noah

So weird, how our prejudices have given everyone their lane. Middle Easterner does something, they're a terrorist. Black person does something, they're gang-related, they're a thug. But if a white guy walks into a church…
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We drink to enjoy. The Scottish drink to die.
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For me, Donald Trump is an emotional paradox, I'm not gonna lie. Logically, I can process him, emotionally, I struggle. On the one hand, I will admit, I wake up many days terrified at the notion that he's president of…
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You don't go to South Africa to escape racism. That's where you go to stock up. Are you kidding me, that's the one thing that reminds me of home. The racism out here.
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I spend most of my day screaming — and then over time I get tired and then when I'm tired, I start thinking of the jokes. … That's what I always loved about comedy, it is a way for us to just, you know, to numb the pain…
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For any comedian, your life informs your point of view, the way you see the world. My comedy comes through the prism of race or class, because those are two worlds that collided for me growing up. And I guess that’s…
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Personal details

Nationalities: South Africa
Languages: South African English, Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, German, Afrikaans, English
Years active: 2002–
Genres: news satire, political satire, observational comedy, black comedy, insult comedy, deadpan
Notable works: Born a Crime
Education: Maryvale College