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Trevor Noah is born in Johannesburg in 1984 to a Xhosa mother and a Swiss-German father, a union then illegal under apartheid and the premise of his memoir Born a Crime. Raised in Soweto, he starts in South African television and radio in 2002, takes up stand-up at 21 on a dare, and works his way through SABC programmes to his own late-night show, Tonight with Trevor Noah.
He succeeds Jon Stewart on The Daily Show in September 2015 and hosts until December 2022, collecting two Primetime Emmy Awards and a place on Time's 2018 list of the 100 most influential people. Born a Crime (2016) tops the New York Times bestseller list. He hosts the Grammy Awards six years running, 2021 through 2026, fronts the Spotify podcast What Now? with Trevor Noah, publishes Into the Uncut Grass in 2024, and keeps touring stand-up between engagements.
Trevor Noah’s South Africa’s Festival of Comedy is not just another homecoming show. It turns stand-up into a national-team moment and suggests South Africa could become a bigger continental stage for African comedy.
The Pretoria leg of the Savanna-backed Bafunny Bafunny comedy festival, captained by Trevor Noah, runs across 4 and 5 September. Doors open 18:00 and the show starts 19:00. No under-18s.
The Durban date of Trevor Noah's Bafunny Bafunny comedy festival tour. Doors 18:00, show 19:00, ending around 23:00. No under-18s.
The Cape Town leg of Bafunny Bafunny runs over two nights, 25 and 26 September, at the Grand Arena. Doors 18:00 and show 19:00. No under-18s.
