Trevor Noah
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Trevor Noah

Who Trevor Noah is

Trevor Noah is a South African comedian, writer, producer and TV host from Johannesburg, now living in New York City, who hosted Comedy Central's The Daily Show from 2015 to 2022 after succeeding Jon Stewart. His stand-up specials run from South African releases such as The Daywalker (2009) to Netflix hours including Son of Patricia, I Wish You Would, Where Was I and Joy in the Trenches (2026). He hosted the Grammy Awards six years running (2021–2026), wrote the best-selling memoir Born a Crime (2016) and hosts the Spotify podcast What Now? with Trevor Noah.

At a glance

Born
1984
Based in
New York, NY
Style
Political, Storytelling
Came up through
The Daily Show
Stand-up specials
Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches, Trevor Noah: Where Was I, Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would and 5 more
Albums
Afraid of the Dark and Son of Patricia
Podcasts
What Now? with Trevor Noah, Born a Crime and Into the Uncut Grass
On screen
Tonight with Trevor Noah, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and 12 more
Next on stage
26 October 2026 — Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong
Official site
trevornoah.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through The Daily Show:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Trevor Noah

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1984Born
  2. 2004Run the Adventure (host, SABC 2, 2004–2006) On screen
  3. 2008The Amazing Date (co-host, 2008) On screen
  4. 2009Trevor Noah: The Daywalker (2009, Podium) Special
  5. 2010Tonight with Trevor Noah (host and creator, 2010–2011, M-Net) On screen
  6. 2011Taka Takata (Pilo, 2011) On screen
  7. 2012Mad Buddies (Bookie, 2012) On screen
  8. 2013Trevor Noah: African American (2013, Showtime) Special
  9. 2014The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (correspondent, 2014–2015) On screen
  10. 2015The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (host, 2015–2022, Comedy Central) On screen
  11. 2016Born a Crime (memoir, 2016) Book
  12. 2017Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark (2017, Netflix) Special
  13. 2017Trevor Noah: There's a Gupta on My Stoep (2017, YouTube) Special
  14. 2017The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (co-creator and executive producer, 2017–2018) On screen
  15. 2017Afraid of the Dark (2017) Album
  16. 2018Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia (2018, Netflix) Special
  17. 2018Black Panther (Griot, voice, 2018) On screen
  18. 2019Son of Patricia (2019) Album
  19. 2021Grammy Awards (host, 2021–2026) On screen
  20. 2021Coming 2 America (Totatsi Bibinyana, Zamunda News Network anchor, 2021) On screen
  21. 2021Player vs Player (host; also creator, 2021) On screen
  22. 2022Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would (2022, Netflix) Special
  23. 2022White House Correspondents' Dinner (host, 2022) On screen
  24. 2022Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Griot, voice, 2022) On screen
  25. 2023Trevor Noah: Where Was I (2023, Netflix) Special
  26. 2023What Now? with Trevor Noah (host, 2023–present, Spotify) Podcast or book
  27. 2024This Is Me... Now: A Love Story (Libra, 2024) On screen
  28. 2024Into the Uncut Grass (book, 2024) Book
  29. 2026Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches (2026, Netflix) Special

Questions about Trevor Noah

Where is Trevor Noah performing next?

Monday 26 October 2026 at Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches, Trevor Noah: Where Was I, Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would, Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia, Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark, Trevor Noah: There's a Gupta on My Stoep, Trevor Noah: African American and Trevor Noah: The Daywalker.

What podcast do they host?

What Now? with Trevor Noah, Born a Crime and Into the Uncut Grass.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Tonight with Trevor Noah, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Grammy Awards, White House Correspondents' Dinner and Black Panther, among 15 credits.

Where did they get their start?

The Daily Show (correspondent, then host).

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1984.

Who are some comedians like them?

Al Madrigal (also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), Michelle Wolf (also in White House Correspondents' Dinner), Josh Johnson (also came through The Daily Show), Arsenio Hall (also in Coming 2 America) and Ellen DeGeneres (also in Grammy Awards).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026