Emmy Award-Winning Comedian & Bestselling Author Known for Hosting The Daily Show
Trevor Noah: Biography at a Glance
- Trevor Noah is one of the most successful comedians in the world and was the host of the Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show on Comedy Central for seven years.
- He is also the New York Times bestselling author of Born a Crime and host of the podcast series, The Trevor Noah Podcast, which won a Webby Award and Webby People’s Voice Award for News & Politics.
- Following the extraordinary success of Born a Crime, Trevor announced a new book titled Into the Uncut Grass, a gorgeously illustrated and moving modern fable for readers of all ages about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.
- Trevor currently hosts an original Spotify weekly podcast titled What Now? With Trevor Noah on which he goes deep with special guests, including entertainers, CEOs, actors, athletes, and thought leaders.
- In partnership with Microsoft, Trevor hosts The Prompt, a series in which he and his guests discuss how AI is being used to address urgent global issues, and its effect on public safety, health, education, and more.
- His current “Off The Record” World Tour stopped in 28 cities across the US before heading to international destinations, and a set from “Off the Record” became available as a Netflix stand-up special titled Where Was I which earned a Golden Globe nomination and a Critic’s Choice Association nomination.
- He also partnered with Paramount Global to create Day Zero Productions, a joint venture that develops and produces diverse, high-quality creative content for a global audience.
- Trevor launched the Trevor Noah Foundation to improve equitable access to quality education for underserved youth in his native South Africa by renovating schools, training young teachers in leadership, increasing access to computers and digital skills, and providing much-needed career guidance.
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Trevor Noah is one of the most successful comedians in the world and was the host of the Emmy® Award-winning The Daily Show on Comedy Central for seven years. Under Trevor, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah broke free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts, and more for its global audience. In January of 2024, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah won an Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series. Trevor has also notably served as the Grammy Awards host for four years in a row, with the 2024 show bringing in 16.9 million viewers, a 34% increase from last year’s show.
Trevor currently hosts a Spotify original weekly podcast titled What Now? With Trevor Noah. In this new podcast, listeners get a chance to hear Trevor like never before. Trevor is joined in each episode by celebrities, thought leaders, athletes, and friends to chat about the contemporary topics on everyone’s minds. He brings the kinds of conversations that happen behind the scenes to light - full of radical candor, authentic back-and-forths, and honest reactions, with Trevor bringing to bear his classic, effortlessly playful, and equally probing style.
Trevor is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood and its young readers' adaptation, released in 2019, titled It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, which also debuted as a New York Times bestseller. The Audible edition of Born a Crime, performed by Trevor, remains one of the top-selling, highest-rated, and most-commented-on Audible performances of all time. To date, Born a Crime has sold over 3 million copies across all formats.
Following the extraordinary success of Born a Crime, Trevor’s new book titled Into the Uncut Grass is a gorgeously illustrated and moving modern fable for readers of all ages about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.
Trevor's success has also spanned to sold-out stand-up comedy shows across 5 continents. His current “Off The Record” World Tour stopped in 28 cities across the US before heading to international destinations, and a set from Off the Record became available as his fourth Netflix stand-up special titled Where Was I in 2023. Where Was I has recently scored two 2024 Emmy nominations for ‘Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and ‘Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special’ as well as Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Association nominations, sold out Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, enjoyed a 10-consecutive-show run at the Beacon Theatre, sold out three O2 shows (50K tickets total) in London, and set a record for the most tickets sold by a non-German comedian in history in Berlin.
Trevor has written, produced, and starred in 12 comedy specials total, including Grammy and Emmy-nominated I Wish You Would for Netflix, which premiered globally in November 2022. True to form, Trevor hilariously shares revelations about learning to speak German, modern communication, and his love for curry. His previous special for Netflix, Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia received an NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Variety Show,” as well as a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Comedy Album”.
Trevor also moved from in front of the camera to a behind-the-scenes turn as executive producer with his production company, Day Zero Productions (DZP). The Emmy-nominated company, a joint venture between Paramount Global and Trevor, develops and produces entertaining and impactful content for a global audience. Current film projects include an adaptation of Noah’s best-selling and award-winning autobiography Born A Crime, a biopic centered on 8-year-old Nigerian chess champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi, and a reimagining of the classic Paramount feature President’s Analyst. On the television side, Day Zero is producing several scripted and unscripted series including Amazon Prime Video’s first South African original, LOL: Last One Laughing. The six-part unscripted comedy series produced and hosted by Trevor pits 10 famous South African comedians and entertainers against one another to see who can keep a straight face while simultaneously trying to make their opponents laugh – and lose. DZP also produced Emmy Award-winning The World According to Football for Showtime, The Turning Point series for MSNBC/Peacock, two Kid of the Year TV specials for Nickelodeon, and the HBOMax/Discovery+ special For All Humankind. DZP’s gaming arm recently created JokeNite, the first-ever stand-up comedy club in the game Fortnite, along with Epic Games.
In 2018, Trevor launched the Trevor Noah Foundation to improve equitable access to quality education for underserved youth in South Africa. Trevor’s vision is a world where education enables youth to dream, see and build the impossible.
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The Prompt: How AI is Addressing Urgent Global Issues
Trevor Noah who is known for his inquisitive nature has delved into the world of artificial intelligence as Microsoft's Chief Questions Officer. With his signature humor, he breaks down the most complex issues of our time to provide easily digestible information and actionable solutions.
In this conversation, he provides insights into the public debate and discusses the various ways experts are using AI to address urgent global issues, and its effect on public safety, health, education, and more. He explores the cutting-edge of technology and shares his learning from technologists, engineers, scientists, and communities around the world.
