Trevor Noah Quotes

born 1984 South Africa

Trevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) is a South African comedian, television host, actor, and political commentator. From 2015 to 2022, he hosted The Daily Show, an American satirical news program on Comedy Central.

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Every single one of you, whether you like it or not, is a bastion of democracy.

In life only three things are certain: death, Adobe updates and taxes.

ISIS without guns is just basically a blog.

That’s how a police state works - everyone thinks everyone else is the police.

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (2016)

I think sometimes it's hard for us to think about the possibility of a better future because we haven't lived in it.

Hey, son, what the hell is with your haircut? Did you see a paintbrush and say "I want that dude's look!"?

We drink to enjoy. The Scottish drink to die.

Trevor Noah : Afraid of the Dark (2017)

I hear people all the time go like "I'm gonna put my head down and I'm gonna crush it!" Okay, alone? Good luck.

People built homes the way they bought eggs: a little at a time.

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (2016)

And that is a problem I have with, like, a lot of American political spin -- they try and tell you that what you're seeing is not what you're seeing.

We Treated President Biden Like S#*T! - Trevor Noah (2024)

Of course Ben Carson advisors can't make him smart, you can't change its brain. That's a job for a neurosurgeon. It's the same when your barber has a #### haircut.

(What book might people be surprised to find on your shelves?) Books about self-esteem and depression.

interview (2016)

The credits from the second Godfather are better than Godfather III.

I think many comedians have ADHD. I think many comedians become comedians and are good comedians because they have ADHD, because it's such a perfect environment for ADHD.

The Trump tape shouldn't offend you on behalf of females. It should offend you as a human being.

People don’t want to be rich. They want to be able to choose. The richer you are, the more choices you have. That is the freedom of money.

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (2016)

Race jokes are kind of like orcas: powerful and entertaining, but you put them on display in the wrong environment and people are going to get hurt, and the joke might die. Like this one just did.

I feel bad for anyone in private insurance who's scared of losing their job. But on the other hand, screw private insurance! I'm sorry, insurance companies are assholes.

Donald Trump didn't invent racism. Trump didn't invent islamophobia. And he didn't invent violence. All he did was put his name on them like he does with everything else.

We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (2016)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Trevor Noah (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.