Trevor Noah Fails To Impress South Africans With His “Dry” Jokes, Fans Want Him To Return to the USA

Trevor Noah Fails To Impress South Africans With His “Dry” Jokes, Fans Want Him To Return to the USA

  • South African comedian Trevor Noah is facing criticism and a decline in popularity among South Africans
  • Fans expressed disappointment in his recent shows and are labelling his jokes as boring and politically biased
  • These sentiments come in the wake of rumours that he received government funding to promote South Africa as a tourist destination

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Trevor Noah is slowly losing popularity among South Africans. The star, who has been going around the country's major cities for shows, failed to impress the people with his jokes.

Trevor Noah blasted by fans
Trevor Noah has been called out for his boring jokes by his fans. Image: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy and Brad Barket/Getty Images for Comedy Central
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Mzansi blasts Trevor Noah after failing to impress

Social media users had no kind words for LA-based South African comedian and television host Trevor Noah, who had shows around the country.

Trevor Noah recently came under fire after reports that he received R33 million from the government to market SA as a top tourist destination. The star poured cold water on the rumours, but fans are still not convinced.

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Reacting to a post shared by @SavannaCider on X, formerly known as Twitter, many South Africans said Trevor's jokes are now dry and unretable. Some fans even called for him to return to the USA because there is nothing for him in Mzansi. The post read:

"Durban you were lit! Trevor was on. Very funny guy that one neh LOL, give him his creds by choosing an option below. ​#SiyavannaTrevor #SiyavannaSA​ #TrevorNoahLiveInSA"

Mzansi fans turn their backs on Trevor Noah

Social media users had no kind words for Trevor. Some said his jokes are now boring, and others accused him of always involving politics in his jokes. Many said he was funny when his jokes were still relatable.

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@Khaya55411582 said:

"He is here to campaign for Ramaphosa."

@MashobanePlans commented:

"We don’t care, don’t involve us."

@Bella_vdw added:

"Ag, please, just get over yourself. This hypocrite had no good word towards SA and its citizens when he was part of the who is who club in NY. Now you expect us to give him a standing ovation...?"

@RonaldcDeroche added:

"Send him back to America. He was so keen to leave."

@C_skaap noted:

"Not funny anymore. He went woke and his jokes got sh*tty."

Nota Baloyi slams Trevor Noah after rumoured R33 million tourism deal he denied: “Stop using us to get ahead”

In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Nota Baloyi went on a rant and slammed American-based comedian Trevor Noah. This follows the alleged multi-million rand deal he allegedly scored to advertise the South African tourism industry.

In a video shared by @ThisIsColbert, Nota Baloyi rants about Trevor's rumoured multi-million rand deal.

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Source: Briefly News

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.