He’s the king of stand-up, now Trevor Noah is conquering American TV.
The South African superstar was proud to announce that The Daily Show has received SIX Emmy nominations.
Since joining the news satire talk show in 2015, Trevor has become a household name in America for his gatmaak of President Donald Trump and other US politicians.
The 36-year-old has been nominated in the categories: Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special, Outstanding Short Form Non-fiction or Reality Series, Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming and Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series.
Trevor expressed his gratitude on Twitter: “Tired and scruffy, but blessed and fulfilled. Truly incredible to see @thedailyshow team nominated for 6 Emmys this year! Is this even real life? Thank you @TelevisionAcad for the honour!”
Tired and scruffy but blessed and fulfilled. Truly incredible to see @thedailyshow team nominated for 6 Emmys this year! Is this even real life? Thank you @TelevisionAcad for the honour! 🙏![CDATA[]]>🏾 pic.twitter.com/b6WnZRqZTe
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) July 28, 2020
Fans took to different social media platforms to celebrate the great achievement.
“Congratulations Trevor,” wrote former Isibaya star Jessica Nkosi.
“Congratulations Trevor,” wrote former Isibaya star Jessica Nkosi.
“Always making South Africa proud! Continue to soar,” commented singer and TV host Nandi Madida.
Even former public protector Professor Thuli Madonsela praised Trevor: “Congratulations @Trevornoah on your @TheDailyShow ’s 6 #EmmyNominations. It is a dry season, but grit like yours is inspirational for all, particularly young ones.”
Congratulations @Trevornoah on your @TheDailyShow’s 6 #EmmyNominations. It is a dry season but grit like yours is inspirational for all, particularly young ones 👌![CDATA[]]>🏾![CDATA[]]>👏![CDATA[]]>🏽
— Prof Thuli Madonsela (@ThuliMadonsela3) July 28, 2020
Since the start of the pandemic, Trevor has been hosting an off-set version of The Daily Show from his New York home.
In May, it was reported that the funny man is personally paying the salaries of 25 team members out of his own pocket.
“These are the people who have been on the show with Trevor from day one and help him put on the show,” a source said at the time.
“Trevor is personally covering their salaries until the production business opens again. He respects his crew tremendously and feels it’s only right that they get through this together.”
The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on 20 September.
Tired & scruffy, but blessed & fulfilled. Truly incredible to see @thedailyshow team nominated for 6 Emmys this year! Is this even real life?