I like what Trevor Noah did during last night's episode of "The Daily Show" - an African (specifically South African) host of a very American brand, using humor served via the egotist that is the very American Donald Trump, to educate American audiences (a younger audience especially, the so-called leaders of tomorrow) on African realities, however incomplete in this case (dictators, past and present, of certain African countries). Before last night's broadcast, I'm not sure any comedian was aware and bold enough to make comparisons (broad or otherwise) between Donald Trump and the likes of Idi Amin (Uganda), and Muammar Gaddafi (Libya). But Noah does so quite adroitly, to an audience that seemed, at first, irresolute, but then eventually appeared to jump on board for the ride Noah was taking them on. When I learned he would be replacing Stewart, I did wonder whether his "African-ness" (if you will) would...
- 10/2/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- Indiewire Television
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