A light-hearted quip about a soccer team has sparked a serious debate about identity politics and the merits of France’s “colorblind” republican model versus American multiculturalism. When the host of American television’s popular “The Daily…
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Trevor Noah, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ win big at MTV awards
Nostalgic horror sensation “Stranger Things” and Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” shared the spoils at the MTV Movie and TV Awards, expanded and renamed this year to include television. Netflix’s hit series took best show…
Comedian Trevor Noah cancels MTV MAMAs hosting gig
Celebrated South African comedian Trevor Noah has pulled-out of his highly anticipated hosting gig at the 6th edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) to be held in Johannesburg this coming Saturday, the 22nd…
Trevor Noah pens book on apartheid childhood
South African comedian Trevor Noah, the host of America’s “The Daily Show”, will release a book about being the child of an illegal mixed race relationship under apartheid, his publishers said Wednesday. Noah, who grew…
Africa’s first international comedy festival launches in South Africa
Comedy channel Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) launches The Comedy Central International Comedy Festival Brought to you by Savanna – an annual, super-sized comedy extravaganza designed to bring smiles to the faces of comedy fans….
Trevor Noah misses ‘Daily Show’ for emergency appendectomy
South African comedian Trevor Noah, who hit the American big time when he replaced Jon Stewart as host of “The Daily Show,” has undergone an emergency appendectomy — but only gets one day off work….
Is he funny? Trevor Noah debuts as Jon Stewart heir
South African comic Trevor Noah on Monday will try to fill some gigantic shoes when he takes over as host of “The Daily Show,” replacing award-winning satirist Jon Stewart. Stewart turned the four-times-a-week show into…
Comedian Trevor Noah set for Daily Show debut August 7
South African comedian is set for his Daily Show debut on 7th of August, 2015. Jon Stewart, the current host of the Daily Show, announced that he would be bidding farewell for the last time…
Trevor Noah’s criticism of old tweets deemed “unfair”
The 31-year-old South African comedian, largely unknown in the United States, was named by Comedy Central television on Monday as the successor to long-serving “Daily Show” star Jon Stewart. However a firestorm of controversy was…
Trevor Noah to host The Daily Show!
Trevor Noah will replace Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’. The 31-year-old comedian – who has made three appearances on the satirical show since December – was stunned when he was asked to take over…