Trevor Noah is a South African comedian and talk show host. Over his career he has received two Primetime Emmy Awards (out of 20 nominations) as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and two Grammy Awards.
Noah gained notoriety as a correspondent on the Comedy Central political satire talk series The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2014 to 2015 before replacing Stewart and hosting the show from 2015 to 2022. After five nominations, he ultimately won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. He also received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes in 2017.
For his work as a standup comedian, he has received two nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia (2020) and Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would (2024). For the later, he was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).
Major associations Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 Outstanding Short Form Variety Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes 2018 Outstanding Variety Talk Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Outstanding Interactive Program Outstanding Short Form Variety Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes 2019 Outstanding Variety Talk SeriesThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah Outstanding Interactive Program 2020 Outstanding Variety Talk SeriesThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes 2021 Outstanding Variety Talk Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Outstanding Variety Special (Live) 63rd Annual Grammy Awards 2022 Outstanding Variety Talk SeriesThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes Outstanding Variety Special (Live) 64th Annual Grammy Awards 2023 Outstanding Talk SeriesThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would 2024 Outstanding Variety Special (Live) 66th Annual Grammy Awards Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Trevor Noah: Where Was I 2026 Outstanding Variety Special (Live) 68th Annual Grammy Awards
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2023 Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on TelevisionTrevor Noah: Where Was I
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2020Best Comedy Album Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia 2024 Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would 2025 Trevor Noah: Where Was I? 2026 Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording Into the Uncut Grass
Miscellaneous awards Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2021 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Television Academy HonorThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2021Astra Awards Best Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special 2022 Best Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special 2023 Best Talk Series 2024 Best Stand Up or Comedy Special Trevor Noah: Where Was I 2019Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Best Late-Night Talk ShowThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2020 Male Star of The Year Best Short Form Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes 2021 Male Star of The Year The Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2022 Male Star of The Year Best Show Host 2016Critics' Choice Television Award Best Talk Show 2020 Best Comedy Special Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia 2023 Best Comedy Special Trevor Noah: Where Was I 2019Dorian Awards TV Current Affairs Show of the YearThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2020 Best Current Affairs Program Wilde Wit Award 2022 Best Current Affairs Program 2023 Best Current Affairs Program 2023 Erasmus Prize Himself 2017GLAAD Media AwardOutstanding Variety or Talk Show EpisodeThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2018 The Opposition with Jordan Klepper 2020The Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2021 2022 2014MTV Africa Music AwardsPersonality of the Year Himself 2015 Himself 2017MTV Movie & TV AwardsBest HostThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2019 2021Best Talk/Topical Show 2022 2016NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Talk Series Outstanding Variety (Series or Special) Outstanding Host in a Variety (Series or Special) 2017 Outstanding Literary Work – Biography / Auto-biography Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author 2018 Outstanding Talk Series Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) 2019 Outstanding Talk Series Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Outstanding Variety (Series or Special) Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia 2020 Outstanding Talk Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series 2021 Entertainer of the Year Outstanding Talk Series Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) Outstanding Short-Form Series – Reality/Nonfiction The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes 2022 Outstanding Talk SeriesThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah Outstanding Host in a Reality/Competition, Game Show or Variety Outstanding Short-Form Series (Drama or Comedy) The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes 2023 Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Outstanding Host in a Reality/Competition, Game Show or Variety Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes 2024 National Film and Television AwardsCelebrity Personality of the Year 2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award Favourite African Star Himself 2018People's Choice Awards The Nighttime Talk Show of 2018 The Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2019 The Nighttime Talk Show of 2019 2020 The Nighttime Talk Show of 2020 2021 The Nighttime Talk Show of 2021 2022 The Nighttime Talk Show of 2022 2023 The Comedy Act of the Year Off the Record 2019Producers Guild of America Award Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk TelevisionThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2020 2021 2022 2023 2012South African Comics' Choice AwardComic of the Year 2014Comic of the Year 2020TCA Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sketch/Variety ShowsThe Daily Show 2021 Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch 2017 Thurber House American Humor Born a Crime 2017Writers Guild of America Award Comedy/Variety – Talk Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah 2018 Comedy/Variety – Talk Series 2017Zora Neale Hurston Award Born a Crime
Special recognitions 2017 – "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" by The Hollywood Reporter 2018 - "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" by The Hollywood Reporter 2018 – Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
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