Halala! Trevor Noah's Daily Show scores an Emmy nomination
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah may have had a rocky start in the States but clearly that's a thing of the past‚ as it was announced on Thursday that the Mzansi comedian scored a nod at the prestigious Emmy Awards.
Noah and his team have been nominated in the Best Variety Talk Series category.
Finally, some good news. Congrats to @TheDailyShow for the #Emmys nominations! pic.twitter.com/0Kd3mkgP4V
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) July 12, 2018
Noah is not a stranger to the awards as he won his first gong last year in the Best Short Form Variety Series category for his YouTube comedy special‚ The Daily Show: Between the Scenes.
This year‚ he’s up against Jimmy Kimmel‚ Stephen Colbert and Britain's James Corden. The South African-born comedian‚ took to Twitter to share his excitement over the news of the nomination.
Aww! Congrats to @Trevornoah
— Amber (@sugarplum79) July 13, 2018
Love him! Born a crime is one of my favorite books! Read it twice!#Emmys #trevornoah https://t.co/xn21qv5Gpc
Wow, I visited Russia for 3 days and now The Daily Show is nominated for 3 Emmys. Next time I should stay for a week and then run for president 😄
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) July 12, 2018
To all the people who voted for us and to all who watch our show I could not be more grateful. Spasibo 🙌🏽#Emmys
Daily Show nominated for three #Emmys , wow @Trevornoah ,congrats man, a the way from the motherland, we proud. Man pic.twitter.com/HurRWKld1E
— Riicky Smalls:Thug Poet (@Ericksonmoyo1) July 12, 2018
A big congratulations to @Trevornoah and the crew of @TheDailyShow with Trevor Noah for their #Emmys nominations in the category of Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Interactive Program and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.🔥 pic.twitter.com/KDW4psMXqG
— BAAB MEDIA (@BAAB_Media) July 12, 2018
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— Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) July 12, 2018
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"To all the people who voted for us and to all who watch our show I could not be more grateful‚" Noah wrote.
The Emmy Awards will take place on September 17 and will be hosted by Saturday Night Live stars Michael Che and Colin Jost.
Congratulations mntase!