Author Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Trevor Noah


South African
February 20, 1984
Comedian
I always believe that funny is serious and serious is funny. You don't really need a distinction between them.
Trevor Noah
Tags: Funny You Really
I was the first in my family to board an airplane. I was the first in my family to get kicked off an airplane.
Trevor Noah
Tags: Family Get First
Most of my show is true; like, 90% of everything I say on stage is true. I just have to find the way to make it funny - that's the difficult thing.
Trevor Noah
Tags: Funny Like Just
As a comedian, I'm forced to have a tough skin. Until people laugh, they are detractors. You walk into a new audience where nobody knows you, they go: 'Make us laugh. Show us what you're made of. Prove why we should be listening to you.'
Trevor Noah
Tags: You People Make
When you are honest in your comedy, you have to acknowledge the world that you're in. Through a comedic voice, you're talking about what needs to be talked about, whether it's race relations or politics or anything that's happening on a global or an American scale.
Trevor Noah
During my New York run, I injured my voice badly. I was getting increasingly hoarse, and it finally gave up. The doctor said I had two choices. Either cancel things, or try my luck and perhaps never speak again. That's not much of a choice.
Trevor Noah
Tags: Up Had Never
I live in a country where I'd say nine out of ten people know me when I walk through the streets. There's people taking pictures, there's tabloids trying to make up stories. I'm used to that. The same thing when I'm in Australia or the U.K.: I get stopped.
Trevor Noah
Tags: People Me Get