Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah

b. 1984 (age 42) Johannesburg, South Africa
Actor Writer

​Trevor Noah is a South African actor, presenter, comedian and radio DJ who began his career with a cameo role on the SABC3 soapie Isidingo, in 2002. After his stint on the show he spent two years years hosting an educational show for SABC2 during which time he started hosting his own radio show on Yfm called Noah's Ark. At Yfm his show was called Trevor Noah and was on between 00h00 and 03h00. He is also very involved in the South African comedy circuit and has performed at various comedy festivals. On television he hosted the SABC1 celebrity gossip show The Real Goboza in 2007 and also hosted SABC's sports show Siyadlala. In 2008 he was the runner-up on SABC2's reality dance competition Strictly Come Dancing 4, losing to actor Emmanuel Castis in the grand finale. His professional dance partner was Hayley Hammond. From May to August 2008 he was the co-host (with Pabi Moloi) of the SABC1 interactive dating game show The Amazing Date. He hosted the 3rd annual SAFTA Awards at the State Theatre in Pretoria on Saturday 7 February, 2009. Trevor was the host (along with Eugene Khoza) of the e.tv reality competition series The AXE Sweet Life from March to May, 2009. He hosted the 15th annual South African Music Awards (SAMAs) at the Sun City Superbowl on 2 May, 2009. He was invited back to host the SAMAs in 2010. Trevor began hosting his own talk show on M-Net in August 2010, entitled Tonight with Trevor Noah, based on international shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with Conan O'Brien and satirical fare like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The show moved to DStv's Mzansi Magic channel for it second season, which premiered on 5 November, 2010

Known For

Filmography

Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches
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★ 6.8
Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches
2026 Self Writer
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★ 4.9
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards
2026 Self Writer
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★ 6.2
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards
2025 Self Writer
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Comic Relief Live
2025 Self
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
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★ 5.0
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
2024 Self
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★ 6.2
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards
2024 Writer
LOL: Last One Laughing South Africa
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★ 4.3
LOL: Last One Laughing South Africa
2024 Self
American Symphony
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★ 6.8
American Symphony
2023 Self
Trevor Noah: Where Was I
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★ 6.7
Trevor Noah: Where Was I
2023 Self Writer
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★ 5.2
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards
2023 Writer
The World According to Football
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★ 5.4
The World According to Football
2023 Self
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Trevor Noah: Off the Record
2023 Self
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would
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★ 6.7
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would
2022 Self Writer
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★ 5.5
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards
2022 Writer
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★ 5.1
2022 White House Correspondents Association Dinner
2022 Writer
Split Screen
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★ 6.2
Split Screen
2022 Writer
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Uber Don't Eats
2022 Self
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Kid of the Year
2022 Self
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★ 5.1
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards
2021 Self Writer
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Into the MAGAverse
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★ 7.6
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Into the MAGAverse
2021 Self
Roger Federer. The Reunion.
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★ 7.4
Roger Federer. The Reunion.
2021 Actor
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★ 3.6
Remotely Educational
2021 Self
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★ 3.2
Player Vs Player with Trevor Noah
2021 Self Writer
Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cries
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★ 3.6
Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cries
2020 Self
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★ 7.9
The 41st Annual Young Artist Awards
2020 Self
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
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★ 7.6
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
2020 Self
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Kid of the Year
2020 Self
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Trevor Noah @ JFL: Volume II
2019 Self
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Trevor Noah @ JFL: Volume I
2019 Self
Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia
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★ 7.3
Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia
2018 Self Writer
Citizen Rose
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★ 5.3
Citizen Rose
2018 Self
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★ 2.7
Trevor Noah Presents Nation Wild
2018 Self Writer
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New York Stories with Joe Pascal: Trevor Noah
2018 Self
Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark
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★ 7.3
Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark
2017 Self Writer
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
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★ 6.6
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
2017 Self Writer
Jordan Klepper Solves Guns
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★ 6.9
Jordan Klepper Solves Guns
2017 Self
Trevor Noah: There's a Gupta on My Stoep
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★ 6.0
Trevor Noah: There's a Gupta on My Stoep
2017 Self Writer
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★ 4.5
The Daily Show's The Yearly Show 2017
2017 Self Writer
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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
2017 Self
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The Confessional
2017 Self
Hannibal Buress: Hannibal Takes Edinburgh
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★ 6.6
Hannibal Buress: Hannibal Takes Edinburgh
2016 Self
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★ 6.4
The Daily Show: Between the Scenes
2016 Self Writer
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★ 5.5
The Messy Truth with Van Jones
2016 Self
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Emmy Quickie
2016 Self
Trevor Noah: Lost in Translation
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★ 7.4
Trevor Noah: Lost in Translation
2015 Self Writer
Trevor Noah: Pay Back the Funny
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★ 6.9
Trevor Noah: Pay Back the Funny
2015 Self Writer
Trevor Noah: The Nationwild Comedy Tour
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★ 4.6
Trevor Noah: The Nationwild Comedy Tour
2015 Self Writer
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★ 6.6
The 18th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Celebrating Eddie Murphy
2015 Self
The John Bishop Show
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★ 6.1
The John Bishop Show
2015 Self
The Breakfast Club
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★ 4.6
The Breakfast Club
2014 Self
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Kevin Bridges: Live at....
2014 Self
Trevor Noah: African American
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★ 7.4
Trevor Noah: African American
2013 Self Writer
Trevor Noah: It's My Culture
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★ 7.0
Trevor Noah: It's My Culture
2013 Self Writer
Trevor Noah: That's Racist
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★ 7.0
Trevor Noah: That's Racist
2012 Self Writer
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Comedy Central Roasts - Central Africa
2012 Self
You Laugh But It's True
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★ 7.1
You Laugh But It's True
2011 Self
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution
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★ 6.8
Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution
2011 Writer
Trevor Noah: Crazy Normal
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★ 7.0
Trevor Noah: Crazy Normal
2011 Self Writer
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★ 2.7
WROARF Public Service Announcement
2011 Self Writer
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Taka Takata
2011 Actor
Pilo
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★ 1.7
Tonight with Trevor Noah
2010 Self Writer
Trevor Noah: The Daywalker
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★ 6.9
Trevor Noah: The Daywalker
2009 Self Writer
Amanpour.
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★ 6.3
Amanpour.
2009 Self
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★ 3.7
The Hollywood Reporter
2008 Writer
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Al punto
2007 Self
Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle
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★ 8.1
Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle
1997 Actor
Jakes
The Daily Show
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★ 8.3
The Daily Show
1996 Self Writer
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White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
1993 Self
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Born a Crime
Writer
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Trevor Noah's World Tour
Self