326 views Recognised as one of South Africa's youngest and most talented comedians, Trevor Noah has been unstoppable on his rapid rise to the top of the comedic circuit. His one man show "The Daywalker" hits NuMetro cinema's every Thursday during the month of November as part of the popular Podium Comedy Series.
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Trevor Noah has been performing for a little over 3 years but is already recognized as one of the top comedians in the country. His attributes as a comedian - sharp wit, intelligent commentary, unmistakable charm and clinical delivery have made Trevor Noah a very popular performer in South Africa. Such has been his impact on the local comedy scene that Trevor went on to win the “Best Breakthrough Comedy Act of the Year” at the 2008 South African Comedy Awards and was also nominated for in the “Best Comedian of the Year” category.
He has performed in numerous shows all over the country, such as the Vodacom Funny Festival, Heavyweight Comedy Jam, Arts Alive, the Blacks Only Comedy Show, the Just Because Comedy Festival, the Pretoria Comedy Festival, the 94.7 Raw Rocks Comedy Festival amongst others.
Trevor has become accustomed to sharing the stage with South African comedy heavyweights at such an early stage in his career and it was no surprise when he chosen as the local act to represent South Africa in the Jozi Comedy Festival alongside 6 headlining acts from 6 different countries.
He has now performed at all the biggest comedy events on the local calendar and including the The Cape Town International Comedy Festival. Amongst his career highlights includes opening for international superstar Russell Peters on the South African leg of his “Outsourced World Tour”. He also got to charm audiences with his comedy nationwide opening for the world famous iconic crooner, Julio Iglesias on his South African Tour that took place earlier this year.
He well and truly announced his arrival on the scene when he was the only comedian in the entire country who made the cut for the international audition of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”. The auditions we held in Miami, Florida and although he didn’t make the final round – he gave a great account of himself as one of 2 comedians to be chosen from the entire African continent.
Not only does he entertain with his undoubted comedy talent but also presents with such verve and panache, that he is now acknowledged as one of the best presenters in the country so much so that he has now been contracted to host the prestigious South African Music Awards for the next 2 years as well. This is after he hosted this year’s installment with such aplomb and great reviews from the media and all who were present.
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