:Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah was born on 20 February 1984, in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/03/31/new-daily-show-host-tweeted-a-fat-chick-joke-at-age-27/|title=New 'Daily Show' host tweeted a 'fat-chick joke' at age 27!|last1=Wemple|first1=Erik|date=31 March 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=11 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704210625/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/03/31/new-daily-show-host-tweeted-a-fat-chick-joke-at-age-27/|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/weekend/Trevor-Noah-The-making-of-a-global-star-from-Mama-Boy/1220-3907478-q73aj4/index.html|title=Trevor Noah: The making of a global star from Mama's Boy|last=Odhiambo|first=Tom|date=28 April 2017|work=Daily Nation|access-date=28 March 2018|archive-date=8 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208111659/https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/weekend/Trevor-Noah-The-making-of-a-global-star-from-Mama-Boy/1220-3907478-q73aj4/index.html|url-status=live}} His father, Robert, is Swiss-German, and his mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah, is Xhosa.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=503009220 |title=Trevor Noah Says He Grew Up 'In The Shadow Of A Giant' (His Mom) |first=Terry |last=Gross |publisher=NPR |date=22 November 2016 |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031215503/https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=503009220 |url-status=live }}

Under apartheid legislation, Noah's mother was classified as Black, and his father was classified as White. Noah himself was classified as Coloured. At the time of his birth, his parents' interracial relationship was illegal, which Noah highlights in his autobiography. Interracial sexual relations and marriages were decriminalized a year after his birth, when the Immorality Act was amended in 1985. Patricia and her mother, Nomalizo Frances Noah, raised Trevor in the black township of Soweto.{{cite news |title=Trevor Noah's tough upbringing in Soweto will help him: granny |url=http://www.thenewage.co.za/155558-1007-53-Trevor_Noahs_tough_upbringing_in_Soweto_will_help_himgranny|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407183359/http://www.thenewage.co.za/155558-1007-53-Trevor_Noahs_tough_upbringing_in_Soweto_will_help_himgranny|archive-date=7 April 2015 |access-date=11 April 2015|work=The New Age|date=2 April 2015}} Noah began his schooling at Maryvale College, a private Roman Catholic primary and high school in Maryvale, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg.{{cite news|author-link=Dave Itzkoff|last1=Itzkoff|first1=Dave|title=Trevor Noah to Succeed Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/arts/television/trevor-noah-to-succeed-jon-stewart-on-the-daily-show.html|access-date=11 April 2015|work=The New York Times|date=30 March 2015|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604005340/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/arts/television/trevor-noah-to-succeed-jon-stewart-on-the-daily-show.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Armstrong|first=Stephen|date=16 December 2012|title=Heard the one about the Swiss South African?|pages=12–13|publisher=Sunday Times Culture magazine|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/heard-the-one-about-the-swiss-south-african-lzx9jq6nth8|access-date=9 December 2021|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209153726/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/heard-the-one-about-the-swiss-south-african-lzx9jq6nth8|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/whats-on/comedy-gigs/south-african-comedian-trevor-noah-6319931|title=South African comedian Trevor Noah to play Birmingham's Glee Club|last=Laws|first=Roz|date=22 November 2013|work=Birmingham Post|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-date=27 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327083710/http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/whats-on/comedy-gigs/south-african-comedian-trevor-noah-6319931|url-status=live}}

He grew up in South Africa in a multicultural environment, reflecting both his White and Black heritage. Raised in a devoutly Christian household, he was also exposed to aspects of Jewish traditions after his mother converted to Judaism,{{cite web |last1=Fairbanks |first1=Eve |title=Trevor Noah Is an Outsider's Outsider |url=https://momentmag.com/trevor-noah/?srsltid=AfmBOorP2UusqbxgBw4rl017OdN2Q1nqOLCmJkbluWqBGM461RXZmaxJ |website=Moment |date=29 April 2022}} including having a bar mitzvah celebration on his 13th birthday.{{cite web |title=Trevor Noah Says He Grew Up 'In The Shadow Of A Giant' (His Mom) |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/12/16/505847054/trevor-noah-says-he-grew-up-in-the-shadow-of-a-giant-his-mom |website=National Public Radio |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Dolsten |first1=Josefin |title=Why 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah had a bar mitzvah |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-daily-show-host-trevor-noah-had-a-bar-mitzvah/ |website=The Times of Israel}}

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In 2002, Noah had a small role on an episode of the South African soap opera Isidingo. He later hosted his own radio show Noah's Ark on Gauteng's leading youth-radio station, YFM. When he was 21 years old, his friends dared him to perform a comedy routine at a nightclub. He entertained the audience with humorous stories about his friends and his life. After that night Noah continued performing at comedy clubs, gaining recognition along the way.{{cite web | url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=94yi2g4V93g | title=Trevor Noah's Drunk Friends Got Him into Stand-Up | website=YouTube | date=18 July 2015 | access-date=2 May 2023 | archive-date=2 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502061220/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94yi2g4V93g | url-status=live }} He dropped his radio show and acting to focus on comedy, and has performed with South African comedians such as Kagiso Lediga, Riaad Moosa, Darren Simpson, Marc Lottering, Barry Hilton, and Nik Rabinowitz;{{cite web|url=http://www.bafunnybafunny.com|title=Bafunny Bafunny official website|access-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103140131/http://www.bafunnybafunny.com/|archive-date=3 January 2013}} international comedians such as Paul Rodriguez, Carl Barron, Dan Ilic, and Paul Zerdin; and as the opening act for American comedian Gabriel Iglesias in November 2007 and Canadian comedian Russell Peters on his South African tour.

Noah hosted an educational TV programme, Run the Adventure (2004–2006) on SABC 2. In 2007, he hosted The Real Goboza, a gossip-themed show on SABC 1,{{cite web |url=http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorID=7105 |title=Trevor Noah – Actor Profile |publisher=Tvsa.co.za |access-date=4 November 2012 |archive-date=25 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025134805/http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorID=7105 |url-status=live }} and Siyadlala, a sports show also on the SABC. In 2008, Noah cohosted, alongside Pabi Moloi, The Amazing Date (a dating gameshow) and was a Strictly Come Dancing contestant in the fourth series. In 2009, he hosted the 3rd Annual South Africa Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) and co-hosted alongside Eugene Khoza on The Axe Sweet Life, a reality competition series. In 2010, Noah hosted the 16th annual South African Music Awards and also hosted Tonight with Trevor Noah on MNet (for the second series, it moved to DStv's Mzansi Magic Channel).{{cite web|url=http://beta.mnet.co.za/fanclub/?clubId=1744 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818031645/http://beta.mnet.co.za/fanclub/?clubId=1744 |archive-date=18 August 2010 |title=Tonight with Trevor Noah |publisher=Beta.mnet.co.za |date=1 April 2007 |access-date=4 November 2012 }} In 2010, Noah also became a spokesperson and consumer protection agent for Cell C, South Africa's third-largest mobile phone network provider.{{cite web |url=http://www.cellc.co.za/tell-trevor/topic |title=Tell Trevor — Cell C South Africa |publisher=Cellc.co.za |access-date=4 November 2012 |archive-date=23 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323142730/http://www.cellc.co.za/tell-trevor/topic |url-status=live }}

Noah performed in The Blacks Only Comedy Show, the Heavyweight Comedy Jam, the Vodacom Campus Comedy Tour, the Cape Town International Comedy Festival, the Jozi Comedy Festival, and Bafunny Bafunny (2010).{{cite web|title=Bafunny, Bafunny |url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/bafunny-bafunny/default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205024338/http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/bafunny-bafunny/default.aspx |archive-date=5 February 2010 |publisher=Royal Albert Hall |access-date=12 October 2013 }}{{cite web |title=Review: Bafunny Bafunny is a Winner |publisher=What's on in Cape Town |url=http://www.whatsonincapetown.com/post/review-bafunny-bafunny/ |access-date=12 October 2013 |archive-date=24 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624114318/http://www.whatsonincapetown.com/post/review-bafunny-bafunny/ |url-status=dead }} 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 moved to the United States. In January 2012, Noah became the first South African stand-up comedian to appear on The Tonight Show; and in May 2013, he became the first to appear on Late Show with David Letterman.{{cite web |last=Leno |first=Jay |author-link=Jay Leno |url=http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/episode-guide/2012-01-02/2012-01-06 |title=The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Episode Guide |publisher=NBC |access-date=4 November 2012 |archive-date=24 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224153721/http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/episode-guide/2012-01-02/2012-01-06 |url-status=live }} Noah was the subject of the 2012 documentary You Laugh But It's True.{{cite web |url=http://www.youlaughbutitstrue.com/ |title=You Laugh But It's True |first=David Paul |last=Meyer |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-date=19 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119172427/http://www.youlaughbutitstrue.com/ |url-status=live }} The same year, he starred in the one-man comedy show Trevor Noah: The Racist,{{cite web |title=Trevor Noah: The Racist – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/aug/16/trevor-noah-the-racist-review |work=The Guardian |date=16 August 2012 |location=London |access-date=12 October 2013 |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209220851/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/aug/16/trevor-noah-the-racist-review |url-status=live }} which was based on his similarly titled South African special That's Racist. In September 2012, Noah was the Roastmaster in a Comedy Central Roast of South African Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr.{{cite web|url=http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/war-of-words-erupts-after-hofmeyrs-roast-20120915/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225125143/http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/war-of-words-erupts-after-hofmeyrs-roast-20120915/ |archive-date=25 December 2012 |title=War of words erupts after Hofmeyr's roast |date=15 September 2012 |access-date=2 April 2015 |website=City Press|location=South Africa }} In October 2012, he was the first comedian to premiere on the second season of Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution. In 2013, he performed the comedy special Trevor Noah: African American.{{cite web|title=Showtime: Trevor Noah: African American |url=http://www.sho.com/sho/comedy/titles/3379668/trevor-noah-african-american#/index |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608114542/http://www.sho.com/sho/comedy/titles/3379668/trevor-noah-african-american |archive-date=8 June 2013 |access-date=12 October 2013 }} In October 2013, he was a guest on BBC Two's comedy panel show QI.{{cite web |title=QI, Series K, Killers |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03d3p60 |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 October 2013 |archive-date=14 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014190851/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03d3p60 |url-status=live }} In November 2013, he was a panellist on Channel 4 game show 8 Out of 10 Cats{{cite tweet |author= Chamber's Management |user= ChambersMgt|number= 406437478627672064 |date= 29 November 2013 |title= .@jimmycarr is your hilarious host for 8 Out 10 Cats again tonight with international stand-up star .@Trevornoah as guest panelist. C4, 9pm! |access-date= 12 September 2014 }} and appeared on Sean Lock's team in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown in September 2014.

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In December 2014, Noah became a recurring contributor on The Daily Show.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/the-daily-show-adds-comedians-hasan-minhaj-and-trevor-noah-1201326740/|title='The Daily Show' Adds Comedians Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah|first=Shelli|last=Weinstein|work=Variety|date=10 October 2014|access-date=19 November 2014|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112011104/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/the-daily-show-adds-comedians-hasan-minhaj-and-trevor-noah-1201326740/|url-status=live}} In March 2015, Comedy Central announced that Noah would succeed Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show; his tenure began on 28 September 2015.

Following his announcement as Stewart's successor, attention was drawn on the Internet to jokes he had posted on his Twitter account, some of which were criticised as being misogynistic,{{cite news|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|title=Trevor Noah, New 'Daily Show' Host, Comes Under Scrutiny for Tweets|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/arts/television/trevor-noah-new-daily-show-host-comes-under-scrutiny-for-tweets.html?smid=tw-nytmedia&seid=auto|access-date=31 March 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011814/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/arts/television/trevor-noah-new-daily-show-host-comes-under-scrutiny-for-tweets.html?smid=tw-nytmedia&seid=auto|archive-date=20 April 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/641377/new-daily-show-host-trevor-noah-faces-backlash-over-controversial-tweets|title=New Daily Show Host Trevor Noah Faces Backlash Over Controversial Tweets|publisher=E!|date=31 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|first=Francesca|last=Bacrdi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011814/http://www.eonline.com/news/641377/new-daily-show-host-trevor-noah-faces-backlash-over-controversial-tweets|archive-date=20 April 2013}} and others as antisemitic or mocking the Holocaust.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/mar/31/trevor-noah-backlash-highlights-jokes-jews-women|title=Daily Show's Trevor Noah under fire for Twitter jokes about Jews and women|first=Lauren|last=Gambino|date=31 March 2015|access-date=18 March 2017|work=The Guardian|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011814/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/mar/31/trevor-noah-backlash-highlights-jokes-jews-women|archive-date=20 April 2013}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/trevor-noah-issues-non-apology-offensive-jewish-jokes-slams-critics-1865708|title=Trevor Noah Issues Non Apology For Offensive Jewish Jokes, Slams Critics|first=Maria|last=Vultaggio|date=31 March 2015|work=International Business Times|access-date=1 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011814/https://www.ibtimes.com/trevor-noah-issues-non-apology-offensive-jewish-jokes-slams-critics-1865708|archive-date=20 April 2013}} 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."{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/arts/television/trevor-noah-new-daily-show-host-comes-under-scrutiny-for-tweets.html|title=Comedy Central Stands Behind Trevor Noah, New 'Daily Show' Host, Amid Scrutiny |work=The New York Times|date=31 March 2015 |access-date=1 April 2015 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011814/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/arts/television/trevor-noah-new-daily-show-host-comes-under-scrutiny-for-tweets.html?_r=0 |archive-date=20 April 2013}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Pillay|first1=Taschica|title=Trevor Noah's 'playful' jokes don't offend us – SA Jews|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/celebrity/2015/04/06/trevor-noah-s-playful-jokes-don-t-offend-us---sa-jews|website=Times Live|access-date=7 April 2015|date=6 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011814/http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/celebrity/2015/04/06/trevor-noah-s-playful-jokes-don-t-offend-us---sa-jews |archive-date=20 April 2013}} Noah has faced further criticism after video clips of him joking about Aboriginal women and the Marikana massacre in old standup routines resurfaced.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jul/23/trevor-noah-responds-to-boycott-calls-over-racist-joke-about-aboriginal-women|title=Trevor Noah responds to boycott calls over racist joke about Aboriginal women|first=Michael|last=McGowan|date=23 July 2018|access-date=20 August 2020|work=The Guardian|archive-date=17 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617044723/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jul/23/trevor-noah-responds-to-boycott-calls-over-racist-joke-about-aboriginal-women|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/news/opinion/opinion-columns/1266320/hey-trevor-noah-you-might-be-wrong-about-marikana/|title=Hey Trevor Noah, you might be wrong about Marikana|first=Charles|last=Cilliers|date=26 August 2016|access-date=20 August 2020|work=The Citizen|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806105007/https://citizen.co.za/news/opinion/opinion-columns/1266320/hey-trevor-noah-you-might-be-wrong-about-marikana/|url-status=dead}}

After Noah took over from Stewart, viewership dropped 37%, and its Nielsen ratings fell below those of several other shows hosted by Daily Show alumni; however, according to Comedy Central's president, the Daily Show under Noah was the number-one show for millennials.{{Cite web|last=Cuccinello|first=Hayley C.|title=Trevor Noah's 'Daily Show' Reaches 100th Episode, But Noah Is Still Struggling|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2016/04/28/trevor-noahs-daily-show-reaches-100th-episode-but-noah-is-still-struggling/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519044611/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2016/04/28/trevor-noahs-daily-show-reaches-100th-episode-but-noah-is-still-struggling/|url-status=live}} James Poniewozik of The New York Times praised him 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".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/arts/television/trevor-noah-daily-show-debut.html |title=Review: Trevor Noah Keeps 'Daily Show' DNA in Debut |work=The New York Times |date=29 September 2015 |first=James |last=Poniewozik |access-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605072139/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/arts/television/trevor-noah-daily-show-debut.html |archive-date=5 June 2015 }} Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times described him as "charming and composed—almost inevitably low-key compared with the habitually antic and astonished Stewart".{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-trevor-noah-daily-show-review-20150928-htmlstory.html |title=Review Comfortable, confident Trevor Noah takes over as host of 'The Daily Show' ... and survives |work=Los Angeles Times |date=28 September 2015 |first=Robert |last=Lloyd |access-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013050419/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-trevor-noah-daily-show-review-20150928-htmlstory.html |archive-date=13 October 2014 }} Other critics gave him less favourable reviews, with Salon writing, "Jon Stewart created a national treasure. Noah has dulled its knife, weakened the satire, let the powerful run free."{{Cite web|last=McClennen|first=Sophia A.|date=2015-11-14|title=Trevor Noah has cratered "The Daily Show": He has no bite, no message – and has let Fox News off the hook|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/11/13/trevor_noah_has_cratered_the_daily_show_he_has_no_bite_no_message_and_has_let_fox_news_off_the_hook/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Salon|language=en|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215221112/https://www.salon.com/2015/11/13/trevor_noah_has_cratered_the_daily_show_he_has_no_bite_no_message_and_has_let_fox_news_off_the_hook/|url-status=live}} Noah's platform on the show has led to three stand-up specials on Comedy Central and Netflix.{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/03/daily-show-trevor-noah-comedy-central-stand-up-special|title=Daily Show host Trevor Noah getting Comedy Central stand-up special|work=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com|access-date=12 December 2019|archive-date=11 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211191509/https://ew.com/article/2015/11/03/daily-show-trevor-noah-comedy-central-stand-up-special/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/trevor-noah-comedy-special-afraid-dark-set-netflix-968156 |title=Netflix Sets Trevor Noah Comedy Special 'Afraid of the Dark' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=24 January 2017 |first=Bryn Elise |last=Sandberg |access-date=5 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013050419/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/trevor-noah-comedy-special-afraid-dark-set-netflix-968156 |archive-date=13 October 2014 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/trevor-noah-recruits-baby-in-chicken-costume-to-help-hi-1829915985|title=Trevor Noah recruits baby in chicken costume to help him announce new Netflix standup special|work=The A.V. Club|date=22 October 2018|first=Randall|last=Colburn|access-date=11 November 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013050419/https://news.avclub.com/trevor-noah-recruits-baby-in-chicken-costume-to-help-hi-1829915985|archive-date=13 October 2014}} By 2017, nightly viewership was less than half of what it had been during the end of Stewart's tenure; viewership among millennials remained solid, however, and Comedy Central extended Noah's contract as host of The Daily Show through 2022. He would also produce and host annual end-of-year specials for Comedy Central.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/arts/television/trevor-noah-comedy-central-contract.html|title=Trevor Noah Extends Comedy Central Contract Through 2022|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|date=14 September 2017|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=23 September 2017|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025939/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/arts/television/trevor-noah-comedy-central-contract.html|url-status=live}}

After France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Noah commented, "I get it, they have to say it's the French team. But look at those guys. You don't get that tan by hanging out in the south of France, my friends. Basically if you don't understand, France is Africans' backup team."{{cite web |author=Muchene, Esther |date=19 July 2018 |title=Trevor Noah under fire over comment on French national team |url=https://www.sde.co.ke/article/2001288710/trevor-noah-under-fire-over-comment-on-french-national-team |website=SDE |access-date=4 July 2022 |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720135912/https://www.sde.co.ke/article/2001288710/trevor-noah-under-fire-over-comment-on-french-national-team |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |author=Williamson, Lucy |date=19 July 2018 |title=Trevor Noah defends 'Africa won the World Cup' joke |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-44885923 |access-date=4 July 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705202218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-44885923 |url-status=live }} The French Ambassador to the United States, Gérard Araud, issued a letter condemning Noah's joke. He wrote, "Unlike the United States of America, France does not refer to its citizens based on their race, religion or origin. For us, there is no hyphenated identity, the roots are an individual reality. By calling them an African team, it seems that you are denying their Frenchness."{{cite web |author=Joseph, Andrew |date=19 July 2018 |title=Trevor Noah responds to the French ambassador |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2018/07/19/trevor-noah-responds-to-french-ambassadors-criticism-over-his-african-world-cup-joke/111187828/ |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=4 July 2022 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001202457/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2018/07/19/trevor-noah-responds-to-french-ambassadors-criticism-over-his-african-world-cup-joke/111187828/ |url-status=live }} Noah responded to the controversy, saying he did not intend to deny that the team was French, and instead to celebrate their African heritage.

In April 2017, Noah began developing a talk show for Jordan Klepper:{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/arts/television/jordan-klepper-the-daily-show-comedy-central-program-of-his-own.html|title=Jordan Klepper of 'The Daily Show' Is Getting His Own Show|work=The New York Times|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=4 April 2017|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322111042/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/arts/television/jordan-klepper-the-daily-show-comedy-central-program-of-his-own.html|url-status=live}} The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, which premiered in September,{{cite news|last1=de Moraes|first1=Lisa |title='The Daily Show' Spinoff Starring Jordan Klepper Gets Title & Premiere Date on Comedy Central – TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/jordan-klepper-the-opposition-september-25-debut-tca-1202135401/|access-date=26 July 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=25 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011814/https://deadline.com/2017/07/jordan-klepper-the-opposition-september-25-debut-tca-1202135401/|archive-date=20 April 2013}} and ran for one season. Noah also executive-produced Klepper, a primetime weekly docuseries, beginning in May 2019.{{Cite web| url= https://www.thewrap.com/jordan-klepper-opposition-canceled-new-comedy-central-series-ordered/|title=Comedy Central Cancels 'The Opposition' – But Orders New Jordan Klepper Series|first=Tony|last=Maglio|work=The Wrap|date=15 June 2018|access-date= 15 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011814/https://www.thewrap.com/jordan-klepper-opposition-canceled-new-comedy-central-series-ordered/|archive-date=20 April 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/jordan-klepper-comedy-central-show-2019-premiere-date.html|title=Jordan Klepper's New Comedy Central Show Debuts in May|first=Megh|last=Wright|work=Vulture|date=26 March 2019|access-date=10 April 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420011814/https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/jordan-klepper-comedy-central-show-2019-premiere-date.html|archive-date=20 April 2013}} In March 2018, Noah signed a multiyear contract with Viacom giving them first-look rights to any future projects by him. In addition to the deal, Noah would also be launching an international production and distribution company called Day Zero Productions.{{cite web|title=Trevor Noah Inks Film and TV Deal With Viacom (Exclusive)|last=Sandberg |first=Bryn Elise|date=26 March 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/trevor-noah-inks-film-tv-deal-viacom-1097048|access-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211030036/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/trevor-noah-inks-film-tv-deal-viacom-1097048|archive-date=11 February 2015|url-status=live}}

His memoir Born a Crime was published in November 2016 and was received favourably by major U.S. book reviewers. Other than the author, his mother has a central role in the book, while his father is mentioned only occasionally. It became a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, Newsday, Esquire, NPR, and Booklist.{{cite web |url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/537515/born-a-crime-by-trevor-noah/9780399588174/ |title=Born a Crime by Trevor Noah |publisher=Penguin Random House |access-date=18 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001232156/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/537515/born-a-crime-by-trevor-noah/9780399588174|archive-date=1 October 2016}} It was announced that a film adaptation based on the book would star Lupita Nyong'o as his mother.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/lupita-nyongo-born-a-crime-trevor-noah-book-1202298166/ |title=Lupita Nyong'o To Star In 'Born A Crime' Based On Trevor Noah's Memoir |first=Amanda |last=N'Duka |date=21 February 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=21 February 2018 |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208122117/https://deadline.com/2018/02/lupita-nyongo-born-a-crime-trevor-noah-book-1202298166/ |url-status=live }} In July 2018, Noah and The Daily Show writing staff released The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library, a book comprising hundreds of Trump tweets and featuring a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham.{{cite web |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600003/the-donald-j-trump-presidential-twitter-library-by-the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-presents/|title=The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah |publisher=Penguin Random House |access-date=2 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604184341/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600003/the-donald-j-trump-presidential-twitter-library-by-the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-presents/|archive-date=4 June 2016}} In 2017, he made an appearance on the TV series Nashville.{{cite magazine|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/21/black-panther-trevor-noah-cameo-voice/|title=Nashville recap: 'Fire and Rain'|last=Kinane|first=Ruth|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=9 March 2017|access-date=10 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524003648/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/21/black-panther-trevor-noah-cameo-voice/|archive-date=24 May 2018|url-status=live}} In 2018, he appeared in Black Panther and American Vandal.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/21/black-panther-trevor-noah-cameo-voice/|title=Trevor Noah Had a Secret Cameo in 'Black Panther' That Fans Just Now Noticed|last=Bonomolo|first=Cameron|publisher=ComicBook.com|date=21 May 2018|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524003648/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/21/black-panther-trevor-noah-cameo-voice/|archive-date=24 May 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/21/black-panther-trevor-noah-cameo-voice|title=American Vandal graduates from dicks to poop in its 2nd-season premiere|last=Tallerico|first=Brian|work=The A.V. Club|date=14 September 2018|access-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524003648/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/21/black-panther-trevor-noah-cameo-voice/|archive-date=24 May 2018|url-status=live}}

In May 2021, he spoke about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,{{cite news |title=Trevor Noah to Israel: 'When you have this much power, what is your responsibility? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/may/12/trevor-noah-israel-gaza-violence |work=The Guardian |date=11 May 2021}} saying "If you were in a fight where the other person cannot beat you, how hard should you retaliate when they try to hurt you?" His words were criticized by American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris.{{cite news |title=Trevor Noah slammed for suggesting Israel not defend itself: 'You're downplaying the trauma of millions' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/trevor-noah-israel-conflict |work=Fox News |date=May 14, 2021}} In March 2022, Noah criticized the greater emphasis on events in Ukraine than on those in other regions such as Africa and the Middle East, claiming racial bias and a racial "double standard" when it comes to news reporting.{{cite news |title=Trevor Noah slams media for racist remarks on Ukraine: War 'was Europe's entire thing' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-03-01/russia-ukraine-invasion-trevor-noah-daily-show |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 1, 2022 |access-date=10 August 2023 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230147/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-03-01/russia-ukraine-invasion-trevor-noah-daily-show |url-status=live }} He pointed to the willingness of Eastern European countries like Poland to accept Ukrainian refugees and noted how "interesting" it was that the countries of Central and Eastern Europe have been "so willing and able to accept a million people coming into their countries in just a few days when just recently they didn't seem to have any space for a different group of refugees."{{cite news |title=Ukraine: Trevor Noah slams racial disparity in how refugees are treated by Europe |url=https://www.indy100.com/politics/trevor-noah-ukraine-refugees |work=Indy100 |date=5 March 2022 |access-date=10 August 2023 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231539/https://www.indy100.com/politics/trevor-noah-ukraine-refugees |url-status=live }} In September 2022, he mocked the sham referendums held in the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.{{cite news |title=Trevor Noah's Take on Russia's Sham Referendums in Ukraine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/arts/television/trevor-noah-russia-sham-referendums.html |work=The New York Times |date=28 September 2022 |access-date=10 August 2023 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810233413/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/arts/television/trevor-noah-russia-sham-referendums.html |url-status=live }}

In October 2022, after Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Noah claimed that there was a racist backlash in the UK against someone of Indian heritage taking that role. British Conservative politician Sajid Javid described Noah's remarks as "A narrative catered to his audience, at a cost of being completely detached from reality." There were suggestions that Noah was projecting the U.S. political context onto the UK; English author Tom Holland stated, "As ever, the inability of American liberals to understand the world beyond the US in anything but American terms is a thing of wonder."{{cite news |last=Beal |first=James |date=27 October 2022 |title=Trevor Noah's claims of racist backlash against Rishi Sunak condemned |language=en |newspaper=The Times |place=London, UK |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/row-over-trevor-noahs-claim-of-racist-backlash-against-rishi-sunak-p602790t7 |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027203708/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/row-over-trevor-noahs-claim-of-racist-backlash-against-rishi-sunak-p602790t7 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-28 |title='Detached from reality': Trevor Noah's view of racist Sunak 'backlash' divides opinion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/28/detached-from-reality-trevor-noah-view-of-racist-sunak-backlash-divides-opinion |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=16 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116032711/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/28/detached-from-reality-trevor-noah-view-of-racist-sunak-backlash-divides-opinion |url-status=live }} Sunak's spokesperson insisted, in response to Noah's claims, that the UK is not a racist country; Noah stated that he never made a statement about the country as a whole, only about "some people".{{Cite news |date=2022-10-29 |title=Trevor Noah: I never said entire UK racist, says comic after Rishi Sunak row |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63437351 |access-date=2022-11-16 |archive-date=16 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116032711/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63437351 |url-status=live }}

On {{Date|September 29, 2022}}, Noah requested some extra minutes during that night's program and announced that he would be leaving The Daily Show at an undetermined future date after hosting the show for seven years.{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Eduardo |date=2022-09-30 |title=Trevor Noah Announces He Will Leave 'The Daily Show' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/arts/television/trevor-noah-daily-show.html |access-date=2022-09-30 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930030356/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/arts/television/trevor-noah-daily-show.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/trevor-noah-leaving-daily-show-1235388893/ | title=Trevor Noah to Exit 'Daily Show' After Seven Years | date=30 September 2022 | access-date=30 September 2022 | archive-date=30 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930032048/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/trevor-noah-leaving-daily-show-1235388893/ | url-status=live }}{{Citation |title=A Special Message from Trevor Noah {{!}} The Daily Show | date=29 September 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IklbpAJX6oM |language=en |access-date=2022-09-30 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930031746/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IklbpAJX6oM |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Lacey |date=2022-11-21 |title=Inside Trevor Noah's Bombshell Decision to Leave 'The Daily Show' — and What Comes Next |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/inside-trevor-noahs-decision-to-leave-the-daily-show-1235265367/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=21 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121172239/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/inside-trevor-noahs-decision-to-leave-the-daily-show-1235265367/ |url-status=live }} After revisiting stand-up comedy, he felt a longing to return to visiting countries for shows, learning new languages and "being everywhere, doing everything". It was confirmed the following month that Noah's last show would be on 8 December 2022.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/trevor-noah-sets-date-for-daily-show-exit-1235143145/ | title=Trevor Noah Sets Date For 'The Daily Show' Exit | date=13 October 2022 | access-date=13 October 2022 | archive-date=13 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013141941/https://deadline.com/2022/10/trevor-noah-sets-date-for-daily-show-exit-1235143145/ | url-status=live }}

In addition to hosting The Daily Show, Noah has hosted the Grammy Awards five times: in 2021, in 2022, 2023, in 2024, and the 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2021-grammys-daily-show-trevor-noah-host|title=2021 Grammys tap 'The Daily Show' star Trevor Noah to host|last=McCarthy|first=Tyler|publisher=Fox News|date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124155229/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2021-grammys-daily-show-trevor-noah-host|archive-date=24 November 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-awards-2022-trevor-noah-host-1235004011/|title=Trevor Noah Set to Return as Host for 2022 Grammy Awards|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=December 1, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105013626/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-awards-2022-trevor-noah-host-1235004011/|archive-date=January 5, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=January 8, 2022}} He also served as host of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2022.{{cite news|first=John|last=Wagner|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/14/trevor-noah-to-entertain-at-whca-dinner/|title=Trevor Noah to entertain at first White House Correspondents' Association dinner since 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 15, 2022|date=February 14, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105153224/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/14/trevor-noah-to-entertain-at-whca-dinner/|archive-date=5 January 2012}}

In June 2023, it was announced that Trevor Noah would launch a weekly Spotify original podcast going over various topics.{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2023-06-20 |title=Trevor Noah Signs With Spotify for Weekly Podcast Series |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/trevor-noah-spotify-podcast-1235648617/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927191949/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/trevor-noah-spotify-podcast-1235648617/ |url-status=live }} The podcast was released in November that year and is called What Now? with Trevor Noah. In each episode Noah has a special guest with him. It is his second podcast after one that he hosted for Luminary in 2019 and 2020. In 2024, he collaborated with Epic Fortnite to feature JokeNite, an island that features stand-up performances such as Matthew Broussard, Preacher Lawson, Scott Seiss, and Marcia Belsky.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/trevor-noah-producing-fortnite-comedy-special-jokenite-1235819201/|title=Trevor Noah Is Producing a New Comedy Special…in 'Fortnite'|date=7 February 2024|access-date=16 January 2025|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Weprin|first=Alex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214174400/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/trevor-noah-producing-fortnite-comedy-special-jokenite-1235819201/|archive-date=14 February 2024|url-status=live}} In 2024, he acted in the Jennifer Lopez romantic drama This Is Me... Now: A Love Story.{{cite web|url= https://people.com/trevor-noah-jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-now-movie-exclusive-8557051|title= Trevor Noah Got a 'Random Call' from Jennifer Lopez to Appear in Her New Movie: 'This Must Be a Prank' (Exclusive)|website= People Magazine|accessdate= February 3, 2025}}

In 2013, Noah said of his comedic influences, {{Blockquote|The kings are indisputable. Richard Pryor, [Bill] Cosby; for me personally I didn't know of him before I started comedy but Eddie Murphy changed my view on the thing and I definitely look up to him as a comedic influence. Chris Rock in terms of the modern black comedian and Dave Chappelle. Those are the guys that have laid the foundation and have moved the yardstick for all comedians, not just Black comedians.{{cite web |url=http://www.essence.com/2013/06/18/trevor-noah-talks-being-south-african-comedian/ |title=New & Next: Meet South African Comedian Trevor Noah |work=Essence |date=14 June 2013 |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709010030/https://www.essence.com/2013/06/18/trevor-noah-talks-being-south-african-comedian |url-status=live }}}} He also cited Jon Stewart as an influence and a mentor, following his appointment to succeed Stewart as host of The Daily Show.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/mar/30/trevor-noah-jon-stewart-daily-show-host |title=Trevor Noah to succeed Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show |work=The Guardian |date=30 March 2015 |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-date=1 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401171159/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/mar/30/trevor-noah-jon-stewart-daily-show-host |url-status=live }} In an interview with The New York Times, Noah likened Stewart to "a Jewish Yoda" and recounted advice Stewart gave him, saying:

{{Blockquote|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/arts/television/trevor-noah-daily-show-jon-stewart.html|title=Trevor Noah on 'The Daily Show' and His 'Jewish Yoda,' Jon Stewart|work=The New York Times|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=23 September 2017|access-date=6 November 2017|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108104209/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/arts/television/trevor-noah-daily-show-jon-stewart.html|url-status=live}}}}

Among comedians who say they were influenced by Noah are Michelle Wolf, Jordan Klepper, and Hasan Minhaj.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michelle-wolf-white-house-correspondents-dinner-host-comedian/|title=Comedian Michelle Wolf says it's "cowardly" for Trump to skip Correspondents' dinner|last=Wax|first=Jamie|date=28 April 2018|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324150849/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michelle-wolf-white-house-correspondents-dinner-host-comedian/|archive-date=24 March 2016|url-status=live|publisher=CBS News}}{{cite web|url=http://ewn.co.za/2017/09/26/trevor-noah-puts-on-executive-producer-hat-for-new-comedy-central-show|title=Trevor Noah Puts on Executive Producer Hat for New Show|website=Eyewitness News|date=26 December 2017|access-date=13 December 2017|first=Nadia|last=Neophytou|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324150849/http://ewn.co.za/2017/09/26/trevor-noah-puts-on-executive-producer-hat-for-new-comedy-central-show|archive-date=24 March 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/hasan-minhaj-patriot-act-saudi-arabia-interview|title=For Hasan Minhaj, the Best Part About Making His Show Patriot Act Is Making Trouble|last=Hirschberg|first=Lynn|date=25 July 2019|website=W|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324150849/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/hasan-minhaj-patriot-act-saudi-arabia-interview|archive-date=24 March 2016|url-status=live}} Noah's mixed-race ancestry, his experiences growing up in Soweto, and his observations about race and ethnicity are leading themes in his comedy.{{cite web |title=Why mixed-race comic was 'born a crime' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/13/showbiz/trevor-noah-comedy/index.html |access-date=12 October 2013 |work=CNN |date=13 February 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305012703/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/13/showbiz/trevor-noah-comedy/index.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Trevor Noah interview – Comedy interviews |work=Time Out London |url=https://timeout.com/london/comedy/trevor-noah-interview |access-date=12 October 2013 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805231611/https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/trevor-noah-interview }}

Noah speaks English, Southern Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana and Afrikaans.{{cite web|date=22 November 2016|title=Trevor Noah Says He Grew Up 'In The Shadow Of A Giant' (His Mom)|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/11/22/503009220/trevor-noah-looks-back-on-childhood-in-the-shadow-of-a-giant-his-mom|publisher=NPR|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619042428/https://www.npr.org/2016/11/22/503009220/trevor-noah-looks-back-on-childhood-in-the-shadow-of-a-giant-his-mom|url-status=live}} Noah has ADHD.{{Cite web |date=June 2022 |title=Trevor Noah: The 60 Minutes Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_gyL3o6dIs |publisher=60 Minutes |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908003310/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_gyL3o6dIs |url-status=live }} He resides in New York City.{{Cite web |last=Wittmer |first=Carrie |title=Inside Trevor Noah's sleek $10 million New York City penthouse with incredible views |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-new-york-apartment-tour-photos-2017-3 |access-date=16 August 2020 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204906/https://www.businessinsider.com/trevor-noah-new-york-apartment-tour-photos-2017-3 |url-status=live }}

In 1992, Noah's mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo, married Ngisaveni Abel Shingange; they had two sons together. Shingange physically abused both Trevor and his mother, and the couple legally divorced in 1996.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-02-27-the-deadly-power-of-patriarchy/|title=The deadly power of patriarchy|first=Robyn Wolfson|last=Vorster|work=Daily Maverick|date=27 February 2017|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126013943/https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-02-27-the-deadly-power-of-patriarchy/|url-status=live}} In 2009, after Patricia married Sfiso Khoza, Shingange shot her in the leg and through the back of her 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 Johannesburg for Los Angeles.{{cite news|last1=Sidimba|first1=Loyiso|title=Trevor Noah 'fled' to Hollywood|url=http://www.channel24.co.za/TopStories/Trevor-Noah-fled-to-Hollywood-20120311|access-date=11 April 2015|work=Channel24.co.za|date=11 March 2011|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920144129/https://www.channel24.co.za/TopStories/Trevor-Noah-fled-to-Hollywood-20120311|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title = Comedian's stepdad shot mother|url = http://www.iol.co.za/news/comedians-stepdad-shot-mother-1248858|work = IOL|access-date = 19 February 2016|archive-date = 28 October 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201028235236/https://www.iol.co.za/news/comedians-stepdad-shot-mother-1248858|url-status = live}}{{cite news |title=Trevor Noah's hell at home |url=http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/trevor-noahs-hell-at-home-20120303/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214132227/http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/trevor-noahs-hell-at-home-20120303/ |archive-date=14 December 2012 |access-date=11 April 2015 |work=City Press |date=3 March 2012 }} Noah, in an interview with Ezra Klein ([https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1081584611?i=373125945&mt=2 podcast here] ) said that the incident has been tabloidised and implied that his move to the United States was not caused by it.

In 2011, Shingange was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced the following year to three years of correctional supervision.{{cite news|title=Threats or No-ah threats, the tour is on |url=http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/threats-or-no-ah-threats-the-tour-is-on-20120804/ |access-date=11 April 2015 |work=City Press |date=4 August 2012 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417145640/http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/threats-or-no-ah-threats-the-tour-is-on-20120804/ |archive-date=17 April 2015 }} Noah stated that he hoped the attention surrounding the incident would raise awareness of the broader issue of domestic violence in South Africa: "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.{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Frazier|title='Daily Show' host Noah discusses his new gig|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2154409ae5014f73908218a9569dcce6/ap-exclusive-daily-show-host-noah-discusses-his-new-gig|access-date=31 March 2015|agency=Associated Press|date=31 March 2015|archive-date=1 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401193526/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2154409ae5014f73908218a9569dcce6/ap-exclusive-daily-show-host-noah-discusses-his-new-gig}} However, he has clarified that he considers himself a "progressive person", but not a "political progressive", and prefers not to be categorised as being either right or left in the context of US partisanship.{{citation|title=The Daily Show's Trevor Noah on being the new Jon Stewart: 'People have a right to not like me'|first=Tom|last=Teodorczuk|newspaper=The Independent|date=30 October 2015|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/the-daily-show-s-trevor-noah-on-being-the-new-jon-stewart-people-have-a-right-to-not-like-me-a6714676.html|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-date=29 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529202529/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/the-daily-show-s-trevor-noah-on-being-the-new-jon-stewart-people-have-a-right-to-not-like-me-a6714676.html|url-status=live}}{{citation|title=10 Ways 'The Daily Show With Trevor Noah' Aims to Move Beyond Jon Stewart|first=Eric|last=Kohn|website=Indiewire|date=27 September 2015|url=https://indiewire.com/article/10-ways-the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-aims-to-move-beyond-jon-stewart-20150927|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-date=7 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507012841/http://www.indiewire.com/article/10-ways-the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-aims-to-move-beyond-jon-stewart-20150927|url-status=live}}

In April 2018, Noah launched The Trevor Noah Foundation,{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Trevor Noah Foundation – Trevor Noah Foundation |url=https://trevornoahfoundation.org/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |language=en-US |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019101320/https://trevornoahfoundation.org/ |url-status=live }} a youth development initiative that works to provide access to high-quality education.

Noah was selected as the Class Day speaker for Princeton University's Class of 2021.{{Cite web|title=Trevor Noah announced as 2021 Class Day speaker|url=https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/04/class-day-2021-speaker-trevor-noah-princeton|access-date=2021-05-17|website=The Princetonian|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517054314/https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/04/class-day-2021-speaker-trevor-noah-princeton|url-status=live}} He gave his address virtually on 15 May 2021, and was inducted as an honorary member of the Class of 2021.{{Cite web|title=Trevor Noah on Class Day: Comedy can poke holes in society 'and reveal some of the light that comes through'|url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2021/05/15/trevor-noah-class-day-comedy-can-poke-holes-society-and-reveal-some-light-comes|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Princeton University|language=en|archive-date=16 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516230524/https://www.princeton.edu/news/2021/05/15/trevor-noah-class-day-comedy-can-poke-holes-society-and-reveal-some-light-comes|url-status=live}}

Noah is a supporter of Liverpool FC.{{Cite news|url=https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/will-ferrell-trevor-noah-bond-over-soccer/|title=Will Ferrell and Trevor Noah bond over shared love for soccer|date=1 June 2022|access-date=16 January 2025|work=The Citizen|last=Selisho|first=Kaunda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010194940/https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/will-ferrell-trevor-noah-bond-over-soccer/|archive-date=10 October 2022|url-status=live}}

{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Trevor Noah}}

Over his career he has received two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 2023, he won the Erasmus Prize.{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2023-03-19 |title=Comedian Trevor Noah wins prestigious Dutch Erasmus Prize |url=https://thegrio.com/2023/03/19/trevor-noah-dutch-prize-award/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=TheGrio |language=en-US |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322175052/https://thegrio.com/2023/03/19/trevor-noah-dutch-prize-award/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2023-03-16 |title=Trevor Noah Wins Dutch Erasmus Prize |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/trevor-noah-erasmus-prize-winner-1235354303/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322175351/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/trevor-noah-erasmus-prize-winner-1235354303/ |url-status=live }}

• 2016: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, Audible Studios, {{ISBN|978-1531865047}}
• 2017: Afraid of the Dark, Netflix
• 2019: Son of Patricia, Netflix

• {{cite book |first=Trevor |last=Noah |title=Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood |publisher=Spiegel & Grau |date=2016 |isbn=978-0399588174 }}
• {{Cite book|first=Trevor|last=Noah|title=Into the Uncut Grass|date=2024|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0593729960|language=en}}

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