Lesley Stahl speaks with 'The Daily Show' host Trevor Noah about growing up in apartheid-era South Africa and his career as a standup comedian.
Lesley Stahl: You were in lockdown.Lesley Stahl: But you were poor. You write in your book about-- eating worms. And having a toy that was a brick.
Lesley Stahl: You did say, you had the Black world and you had the White world, and this is a quote from you:"All I wanted to do was belong." Trevor Noah: Yeah, you laugh, but it's true because I'm like mixed you know? I've got a percentage share. It's that type of thing. He was on"The Tonight Show" and caught the attention of Jon Stewart's producer at"The Daily Show," a ViacomCBS property. When he was eventually offered the host chair, he said it would have meant taking a pay cut and giving up his life on the road. So, Stewart had to talk him into it.
Noah on"The Daily Show": There was a Black man on the ground in handcuffs and you – you could take his life, so you did. Almost knowing that there would be no ramifications.Trevor Noah: I guess. I guess you've seen a different dimension to Trevor. I've always had the different dimension.Lesley Stahl: Some of the funniest people we know on the planet have depression. You come to mind.
Trevor Noah: I've been pulled over quite frequently by the cops, yeah. One of my best friends, David Meyer. You know? We'd drive all over the west coast to these comedy shows. If I was driving we wouldTrevor Noah: we wouldn't get pulled over.Trevor Noah: Yes, but I mean, that's-- that's welcome to America you know.because there is a lot of anger in America.Trevor Noah: For me, I'm always trying to figure out how do I speak to somebody who hates me.
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