Trevor Noah
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United Arab EmiratesTrevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) is a South African television and radio host, and comedian, known for his role as host of The Daily Show on American network Comedy Central since September 2015. Noah began his career as an actor, presenter, and comedian in South Africa. He held several television hosting roles with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, and was the runner-up in their fourth season of Strictly Come Dancing in 2008. From 2010–2011, Noah was the creator and host of Tonight with Trevor Noah on M-Net and DStv.
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41:30 A small but fascinating thing happening here that many non-South Africans might miss: when Trevor adds those little “sounds” while describing load-shedding and people moving through the shop, he’s actually using idiophones. In many Bantu languages (Xitsonga, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Shona, etc.), idiophones aren’t just noises — they’re meaning-bearing sound expressions that vividly represent actions, movement, suddenness, completion, or atmosphere. They’re a normal and powerful storytelling tool. For South African listeners, this instantly makes the scene more alive and familiar. For others, it might sound like he’s just making random noises. This is something Trevor can really only do here, because it relies on shared linguistic and cultural intuition, not just English words.
This show feels like the brother coming back from his journey sharing his stories about his experiences to the rest of the village😂😂
How many people with different English accent are within Trevor Noah, the way and the speed he switches it is insane 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Did Trevor Just drop a full special on us! Thank you Trevor Noah!
Watching this right now, and I just want to say thank you. I’m currently unemployed and battling depression, and the way you spoke about these struggles in this special made me feel seen and less alone. It honestly felt healing. Much respect, Trevor.