Trevor Noah bags another prize
There is just no stopping South African comedian Trevor Noah!
He has been awarded a prize for his memoir 'Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood'.
'The Daily Show' host bagged the Thurber Prize for American Humour at a ceremony in New York City this week.
As part of his prize, Noah receive $5000, a commemorative plaque, and is invited to Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio as a featured guest at a special event.
That's R67 900 in prize money for those who are wondering!
South Africans couldn't be more proud:
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 CONGRATS @Trevornoah the world is yours🖤🖤 https://t.co/3KazaEOpqP
— Zenande Ngedle (@mama_ka_Daisy) October 3, 2017
Congrats @Trevornoah
— Phil Kgopolo Mphela (@PhilMphela) October 3, 2017
His memoir 'Born a Crime' was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humour last night.#ProudlySA pic.twitter.com/76ZSuXd4eT
I'm so proud of Trevor Noah. As if he's from my village and I was one of the people who contributed money to send him to school.
— Jason Abaga (@JasonAbaga) October 4, 2017
@Trevornoah makes me insanely proud to be a south african. blessed to say we were born on the same soil.
— FOXLOVE (@iamfoxlove) October 3, 2017
Thurber House says Noah's stories are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting.
"Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty," it says on its website.
The comedian and TV show host recently won his first Emmy.
In September, Noah walked away with the Emmy at the Creative Arts ceremony in Los Angeles taking the top prize for his YouTube comedy special 'The Daily Show: Between the Scenes'.
The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series‚ beating out Behind the Voice‚ Epic Rap Battles of History‚ Honest Trailers and The Star Wars Show.