In a rare opportunity for a South African comedian, Trevor Noah found himself on one of the United States’ most popular and famous TV shows, The Tonight Show, hosted by Jay Leno.
In a nutshell.. he killed it.
According to Timeslive:
Comedian Trevor Noah scored a career-making belly-laugh from US talk-show host Jay Leno by daring to tell Americans “You have the credit rating of a black man” on their famed TV show.
Standing in front of his fellow guest, actress Glenn Close, and a global TV audience, the Johannesburg stand-up became the first African comic to win a coveted spot on Leno’s The Tonight Show.
The show launched the careers of superstars like Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock – and has ruined careers for those who have bombed.
Noah gambled with a provocative routine on apartheid and race for his six-minute slot – praising African-Americans for “having no regard for punctuation whatsoever” – and earned a rare standing ovation.
Then Leno slapped him on the back and uttered the words local comedians believe could help boost all South African comedy: “Come back and see us again, man!”
[source: timeslive]
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