Trevor Noah has been known to cause controversy, especially in his home country South Africa. Photo: @trevornoah/Instagram Trevor Noah has been known to cause controversy, especially in his home country South Africa. Photo: @trevornoah/Instagram
Trevor Noah has been known to cause controversy, especially in his home country South Africa. Photo: @trevornoah/Instagram
Style /  Celebrity

5 times The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah caused controversy in South Africa during his rise to fame, from allegations of joke theft to his ill-timed Oscar Pistorius tweet

  • A very public spat broke out with TV host Kuli Roberts after Noah got crude and personal at South Africa’s first Comedy Central Roast
  • Fellow stand-up comedians Russell Peters and David Kau both accused the US late night host of stealing their jokes

Topic |   Fame and celebrity
Lynn Farah

Updated: 3:18pm, 28 Jan, 2021

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Trevor Noah has been known to cause controversy, especially in his home country South Africa. Photo: @trevornoah/Instagram Trevor Noah has been known to cause controversy, especially in his home country South Africa. Photo: @trevornoah/Instagram
Trevor Noah has been known to cause controversy, especially in his home country South Africa. Photo: @trevornoah/Instagram
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