Trevor Noah’s The Daily Show Nominated for 3 Emmy Awards

The Daily Show, hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah, has been nominated for three Emmy Awards – for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Interactive Program and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.

Trevor, who is now based in New York, joked: “Wow, I visited Russia for 3 days and now The Daily Show is nominated for 3 Emmys. Next time I should stay for a week and then run for president ?”

The South African expat added a big thank you to all his supporters who watch and voted for the show.

“I could not be more grateful. Spasibo ?? #Emmys,” wrote Trevor on his Facebook page.

The nominees for the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards – which is focussed on television – were announced on Thursday.

Trevor Noah fans were delighted. One American viewer said: “When Jon Stewart selected Trevor Noah as his replacement for the Daily Show (in 2015), he blessed us all with his choice to carry on. Trevor Noah is smart, hilariously funny, and has the extraordinary talent to do comedy. Gifted, I should add. So, so damn funny. Congratulations Trevor Noah. We LOVE you.”

Most called him “adorable” and “just so darned likeable too, which makes the show enjoyable… even when he’s talking about horrible people and things.”

Many cited his being South African as making the show more interesting – “I love his takes on the happenings in the US with Trump as president as an observer from a country that had him segregated as an “other” when he was a child…” said one.

Trevor won his first Emmy in September 2017 for his YouTube comedy special, “The Daily Show: Between the Scenes”… which very often include stories from his youth and from back home in South Africa.

Fellow nominees in the categories The Daily Show has been nominated for include: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Late Late Show with James Corden and Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The three most-voted for nominees in the Drama category are The Handmaid’s Tale, Game of Thrones and Westworld, all of which are available for South Africans in SA to watch on Showmax.

The winners will be announced on Monday 17 September.

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Trevor Noah has come a long way since his roots in South Africa…

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