The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Trevor Noah
- I always believe that funny is serious and serious is funny. You don’t really need a distinction between them.
- I lost contact with my father for many years because of apartheid. For, like, six years, I didn’t see my dad. And, now, this was the six years of being a teenager.
- Nobody owns comedy. Nobody owns a premise. Nobody owns an idea.
- I was born in South Africa during apartheid, a system of laws that made it illegal for people to mix in South Africa. And this was obviously awkward because I grew up in a mixed family. My mother’s a black woman, South African Xhosa woman… and my father’s Swiss, from Switzerland.
- During my New York run, I injured my voice badly. I was getting increasingly hoarse, and it finally gave up. The doctor said I had two choices. Either cancel things, or try my luck and perhaps never speak again. That’s not much of a choice.
- America was a thing I saw on TV – that wasn’t a real world. That wasn’t within my realm of dreaming.
- We’ve got so many different cultural groups in my family that I’ve had to learn to accommodate them in different ways. My father speaks different to my mum. My mum speaks different to my grandmother. Everybody speaks different, so you find you start tweaking your language to be more accessible to people.
- I live in South Africa. I’m proud to live there. I’ve always said I want to be a comedian from South Africa in the world. I will stay in places for a bit here and there and pop into New York for a while, maybe stay in London for a year, but my home will always be South Africa. I enjoy it too much.
- My mom, through my dad, rented the apartment next door to his… he had the lease on both places. But then, she would dress up and act like his maid… a practical maid. No fantasies.
- Maybe it’s because I come from a very utopian world of being a comedian, but I’m used to many live comedy performances going on in any city I’m in, and each of us is trying to be the best at what we do. I don’t think of it as a competition so much as a thriving comedy economy.
Trevor Noah is a South African comedian, television host, and author best known for hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central from 2015 to 2022. Born on February 20, 1984, in Johannesburg, South Africa, he grew up during the final years of apartheid, an experience he later chronicled in his bestselling memoir, Born a Crime (2016).
Noah began his career in South Africa’s entertainment industry, gaining popularity as a stand-up comedian and TV host before moving to the U.S. His sharp wit, insightful political commentary, and global perspective made him a standout figure in late-night television. During his tenure on The Daily Show, he expanded its international reach and tackled social and political issues with humor and depth.
Beyond television, Noah continues to tour as a stand-up comedian, produces content through his company, Day Zero Productions, and remains an influential voice in media and entertainment.
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