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Trevor Noah
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Trevor Noah is a South African comedian, writer and political commentator whose autobiographical book Born a Crime recounts his upbringing and relationship with his mother.
Biography
Trevor Noah was born in Johannesburg on 20 February 1984. A South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator and television host, he began his career in South Africa in 2008. He held several hosting roles with the South African Broadcasting Corporation and created Tonight with Trevor Noah, which he hosted from 2010 to 2011.
Noah joined The Daily Show as its Senior International Correspondent in 2014 and succeeded Jon Stewart as host in 2015. He hosted the program until 2022. His autobiographical comedy book, Born a Crime, was published in 2016. Through stories of his childhood and youth, the book explores his search for identity and his relationship with his mother amid poverty, violence and abuse.
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Books by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime
Born a Crime follows Trevor Noah from a mischievous boy into a young man searching for his place in the world. Combining humor with accounts of hardship and danger, it centers on his relationship with his determined, religious mother and her efforts to protect him from poverty, violence and abuse.