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September 30, 2022

The Daily Show will no longer be hosted by Trevor Noah, steps down to do more standup

After seven years as host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah is stepping down to devote more time to stand-up comedy. The 38-year-old comedian, who was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and relocated to the United States in 2011 had huge shoes to fill when he took over in 2015 following the departure of longtime... Read More

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November 27, 2019

Mo Abudu becomes first African to chair 47th International Emmy Awards Gala

Last night in New York City, Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Media, chaired the 47th International Emmy Awards Gala. She is the first African, male or female, to land the coveted role. Following her appointment as the first African director of the Academy, the move signals a change in the opportunities opening up for television... Read More

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September 3, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: There’s a war on women in South Africa and men are the perpetrators

The rate of domestic violence against women in South Africa is so shockingly high, crimes perpetrated by South African men to their partners ranging from rape, disfigurement and murder. This is a fact that can be corroborated with a quick Google search. Yesterday, social media was awash with reports on the rape and murder of... Read More

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August 15, 2019

Burna Bank by Burnaboy is exactly how you get people invested in an album

Since Burnaboy announced his latest album ‘African Giant‘, his first since he signed his publishing contract with Universal Music, his whole media and communications approach has completely evolved. Starting with a Youtube ‘featured artist of the month’ feature that introduced him to American audiences and jump-started the road to his album launch, paving his way... Read More

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August 13, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Guess who will be on ‘The Daily Show’ with Trevor Noah? Burna Boy!

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah rolled out its guest list for this week, and current Afrobeats sensation Burna Boy will be having a chat with Noah today. Burna Boy was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last month to herald the release of his fifth studio album African Giant and, amid positive reviews, the media tour... Read More

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What in the hell is this generic African accent by Trevor Noah on Nigerians importing pizza from the U.K?

Trevor Noah‘s The Daily Show has satirized topical Nigerian news in the past, quite recently the Jussie Smollett saga involving two Nigerian brothers. We have moved since then, but here we are again on Noah’s latest act, mined from the incredulous statement by Agriculture minister Audu Ogbeh last month, when he appeared before the Senate.... Read More

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February 22, 2019

On ‘The Daily Show,’ Trevor Noah thinks people now hate Jussie Smollett because he’s an ***hole

We have all been invested in the Jussie Smollett saga since late January and yesterday, things took another unbelievable turn: reports broke out that the Empire star allegedly faked his attack because he was ”dissatisfied with his salary” that he was earning from the show. This was revealed by the Chicago police via Superintendent Eddie... Read More

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November 10, 2018

Trevor Noah is heading to Netflix with new comedy special ‘Son of Patricia’

Since Trevor Noah became the next successor to hosting The Daily Show after Jon Stewart departed in 2014, Noah has been a force to reckon with. Inaugurated in 2015, the South African comedian found his footing in the following months and has continued to grow his audience after the initial post-Stewart ratings dropped. Dealing in... Read More

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February 22, 2018

[The Film Blog] Lupita Nyong’o to Star in Trevor Noah’s Biopic “Born a Crime”

Looks like our Black Panther stars aren’t resting their oars after their huge Marvel cinematic universe debut. After breaking the global box office opening weekend with the release of the Marvel superhero blockbuster, it’s been confirmed that director Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan will team up again for Wrong Answer, a movie tackling the... Read More

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The Thread: This is for those who don’t know the difference between satire and comedy

Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, The Tonight show all anchored by comedians/satirists are making waves in America currently, thanks to President Trump’s continual gaffes. These shows are predominantly based on satire. And they make people laugh. Elnathan John, writer and satirist believes they are losing the plot. He takes a different tack: satire is... Read More

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Donald Trump is Jesus | Trevor Noah praises US President

by Azeez Adeniyi South African comedian, Trevor Noah won the award for the best host at the MTV Movie and TV Awards. The award show held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, U.S. last night. While giving his acceptance speech, Trevor Noah said US President has given him enough materials to joke with. [Read... Read More

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Hilarious! Trevor Noah, The Simpsons and Seth Meyers take on Trump’s 100 days in office [Watch]

Trump’s first 100 days have been nothing short of chaotic. See below brief highlights of the talking points of Donald Trump’s first 100 days: The Inauguration crowd size dispute ‘Fake news’ and the media being discredited Hacking & wire-tapping 30 executive orders, including the doomed travel ban and Obamacare repeal and replacement, as well as... Read More

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October 25, 2016

Wizkid is back on top! | 5 takeaways from the MAMA awards in Johannesburg

Another MAMAs has come and gone. Here are 5 takeaways from the event. Wizkid back on top: Remember when Wizkid was in a battle with Davido and Olamide for supremacy in Nigeria’s music space? Me neither. This year, quality collaborations with Drake on ‘One Dance’ – which later became the most streamed song of all... Read More

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October 21, 2016

Yemi Alade to host MAMA 2016 alongside Bonang Matheba, Nomzamo Mbatha

Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade has been announced as one of the hosts of the sixth edition of the MTV Africa Music Video Awards. The announcement on Friday, October 21, 2016 at a press conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Yemi Alade will now join South Africa actress and model Nomzamo Mbatha and South African media personality Bonang Matheba as... Read More

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October 21, 2016

Trevor Noah pulls out of 2016 MAMA

South African comedian Trevor Noah has announced his inability to host the 2016 MTV Africa Music Award (MAMA). The Comedy Central host made the announcement earlier on Friday, explaining he has been suffering from a severe respiratory and ear infection. “Due to the infection and strain on my vocal chords the doctor has ordered me... Read More

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#MTVMAMA2015: South African comedian, Trevor Noah, apologises for not showing up

Controversial South African comedian Trevor Noah didnt attend the MTV MAMAs event and he has apologised for it. In a Tweet, the lad that took over from Jon Stewart on The Daily Show siad, I wish I was home to accept my #MAMA2015 award. Thank you to everyone that supports me and thank you to my... Read More

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