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Realm. Combining his love of comedy with his nuanced views, Noah demonstrates his ability to serve up hot takes on controversial topics of all kinds. But he didn’t start his journey with this end goal in mind. In fact, Noah began his journey as a standup comedian who was just looking for ways to make the world a happier place. Using Comedy to Cope — and Spread JoyEven though he didn’t intentionally go into comedy, it seems like that really was Trevor Noah’s destiny. Born during the height of racial apartheid in South Africa, Noah, a biracial person, became all-too-aware of racism, racial violence and inequality at a very young age.



While growing up, it was a crime for Trevor to be seen with his white father, Robert Noah, in public. His mother Ecuador Phone Number List Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah, is Xhosa; as a Black woman, she had to dress as a maid in order to see her husband. At the time, interracial relationships were considered criminal. These circumstances were traumatic, to say the least. To cope, a young Trevor Noah turned to comedy. As someone who was constantly being pushed and pulled between the Black and white communities in South Africa, Noah realized that humor could build a bridge, bringing together these different worlds he experienced.





The only problem? There was no obvious path to becoming a comedian in his home country. Comedian Trevor Noah performs onstage at Stand Up LIVE! during Advertising Week 2015 AWXII at the Gotham Comedy Club on September 29, 2015 in New York City. Photo Courtesy: Andrew Toth/Getty Images for AWXIIOver the years, Noah worked as a DJ, radio show host and actor. The only common thread stringing these positions together was that he always managed to infuse comedy into them. So, when he wound up at the infamous comedy night in Johannesburg, it didn’t take long to convince him — via a dare — to go on stage and show off his comedic chops.