One of the best things I did the last time I was in New York was make it to a live taping of the Daily Show. We missed Trevor Noah having Joe Biden as his guest by ONE day and wound up with Michael Che. 🤷🏾♂️ Still a good time.
Trevor Noah is on a short list of people I consider a real inspiration in my approach to storytelling.
See, I tell stories in the arenas of social justice, the environment, human rights… etc. So often, the people I meet have gone through some immense suffering. The topics are serious and often heavy.
My personality, on the other hand, is a lot less serious. I dislike taking myself too seriously, and try and do most things with a playful energy. So often my personality and work are in conflict.
Trevor Noah is one of the few, few examples I have of someone who blends the heavy and hilarious in a way that’s sincere really well. He’s got a knack for finding the absurdities in a chaotic world to spark a laugh, and an instinct for when something else might be more appropriate.
Interested to see what Trevor Noah does next. While he totally made the Daily Show his own, he’s a much more expansive storyteller than the political lane often allows him to explore, and I usually find his musings on life even more interesting.
Trevor Noah