Born a Crime - Stories from a South African Childhood
Comedy is a tough job. You have to get your message across and make people laugh at the same time. The way you deliver it is important. If you can make people think, highlight the ridiculousness of it all and leave them with an afterthought, you’re doing comedy right. Trevor Noah is a great storyteller and a brilliant comedian.
What he and his mother went through is unimaginable. From facing the cruelty of apartheid to defying a system that was designed to break them, their story is a testament to strength and how to overcome hardship. But even in the darkest moments, Trevor finds humour ““ not to dismiss the pain, but to highlight the absurdity of injustice. He doesn’t just tell you what happened; he makes you feel it, laugh at it, and question why such struggles exist at all.
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