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punchinglines OP t1_jeghr6p wrote
Reply to comment by aethiestinafoxhole in Trevor Noah becomes first comedian in nearly 60 years to win Erasmus Prize by punchinglines
Like him or not, he's objectively a comedian, and a very successful one at that.
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He is currently in the midst of a massive international comedy tour, stopping in 28 cities in the US, and already with 5x sold-out shows in Berlin, 2x sold-out shows in Paris and 2x sold-out shows in London
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His comedy memoir, Born a Crime, has been a NYT best-seller for 176 weeks (for context, Obama's book maxed out at 23 weeks)
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He has sold out comedy shows the Madison Square Garden in NYC, O2 Arena in London, Chase Center in California, Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.
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His comedy audiobook is one of Audible's Top 100 Best-Selling Audiobooks ever, with 206k ratings (for context, Atomic Habits by James Clear is at 115k)
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He's had three Netflix comedy specials - his most recent (excl. the one released a few months ago) was nominated for a Grammy.
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He has hosted the Grammy's, the most prestigious music event in the world, for three years in a row
anasui1 t1_jegsz4l wrote
just chiming in to say that Ziggo Dome is such an amazing name
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