Top 42 Quotes by Trevor Noah

About Trevor Noah

These are some quotes by South African author Trevor Noah Comedian, who was born on February 20, 1984.

I lost contact with my father for many years because of apartheid. For, like, six years, I didn't see my dad. And, now, this was the six years of being a teenager.

I lost contact with my father for many years because of apartheid. For, like, six years, I didn't see my dad. And, now, this was the six years of being a teenager.

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I want my audience to be my friends - that is when they will get the best comedy. If they see me as a performer, they won't get the best show.

I want my audience to be my friends - that is when they will get the best comedy. If they see me as a performer, they won't get the best show.

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The first purpose of comedy is to make people laugh. Anything deeper is a bonus. Some comedians want to make people laugh and make them think about socially relevant issues, but comedy, by the very nature of the word, is to make people laugh. If people aren't laughing, it's not comedy. It's as simple as that.

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I'm not a big Hollywood guy. I don't know how the machine works. I leave that to people better than myself.

I'm not a big Hollywood guy. I don't know how the machine works. I leave that to people better than myself.

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I don't think I have thick skin, but I heal fast. It's easy to break through, but I heal fast.

I don't think I have thick skin, but I heal fast. It's easy to break through, but I heal fast.

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America was a thing I saw on TV - that wasn't a real world. That wasn't within my realm of dreaming.

America was a thing I saw on TV - that wasn't a real world. That wasn't within my realm of dreaming.

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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.'

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What I've always said about comedy is if you do it in the right way, you can say anything to anybody because they know where you're coming from. They know it's not malicious.

What I've always said about comedy is if you do it in the right way, you can say anything to anybody because they know where you're coming from. They know it's not malicious.

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If you look at it, the history of comedy has always been strongest among the nations who have been persecuted the most.

If you look at it, the history of comedy has always been strongest among the nations who have been persecuted the most.

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If you laugh with somebody, then you know you share something.

If you laugh with somebody, then you know you share something.

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