This November, The Comedy Network has the exclusive Canadian premiere of the all-new stand-up special TREVOR NOAH: LOST IN TRANSLATION. From comedian Trevor Noah, host of iconic Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning series THE DAILY SHOW, the one-hour special premieresSunday, Nov. 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy. Shot this past summer at The Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C., TREVOR NOAH: LOST IN TRANSLATIONfeatures Noah’s unique world view and global analysis of American culture.
Not lost in translation is Noah’s humour and unique take on current events as the new host of THE DAILY SHOW. Final data confirms that THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH is the most-watched late-night program in Canada with a combined audience of 672,000 viewers tuning into CTV and Comedy. On Comedy alone, the late-night series is delivering 27% more viewers than last October, with a total audience of over 200,000 viewers tuning in each night at 11 p.m. ET/PT during the first four weeks with Noah at the helm. THE DAILY SHOW is also the top program on Comedy this broadcast-year-to-date in the key A18-49 demo. New episodes of THE DAILY SHOW air Mon-Thurs at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy and midnight on CTV.
In TREVOR NOAH: LOST IN TRANSLATION, Noah addresses major domestic and international events of the past year, sharing his outlook on the world today, including terrorism, racial tensions in America, and his experiences travelling in the United States as an African during the Ebola crisis.
Noah can be seen next in Season 4 of Comedy’s original Canadian series JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS, as host of one of the galas shot on location this past July at Montréal’s Just For Laughs Festival. Season 4 of JUST FOR LAUGHS: ALL ACCESS is set to premiere in 2016, exclusively on Comedy.
About Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in 2014 as a contributor, before taking the reins as the newest host of THE DAILY SHOW host in September. He made his U.S. television debut in 2012 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and has also appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, becoming the first South African stand-up comedian to appear on either late-night show.
Born in South Africa to a black South African mother and a white European father, he has successfully become the top comedian in Africa. Noah has hosted numerous television shows including his own late night talk show in his native country, Tonightwith Trevor Noah. Noah was the subject of David Paul Meyer’s award-winning documentary film You Laugh But It’s True which tells the story of his remarkable career in post-apartheid South Africa. His Showtime comedy special, TREVOR NOAH: AFRICAN AMERICAN premiered in 2013. He continues to tour all over the world and has performed in front of sold out crowds at the Hammersmith Apollo in London and the Sydney Opera House in Australia, as well as many U.S. cities.
