It takes a special international comedian to please an

It takes a special international comedian to please an American audience, because some things, like the use of English and soccer, are universal everywhere but the good old country. If you want to get to know “him” better while you’re happily catching your night pass, check out “his” standup show, created especially for American audiences and appropriately titled “African American,” which is currently available on Netflix, Amazon and Google Play. Then comes Trevor Noah, a South African comedian who offers a unique blend of smart comedy. Noah was hired as a senior international correspondent at The Daily Show in December, but is still relatively unknown to American audiences. After listing sports statistics, as if to explain every moment of the action on the field, Noah switches the channel to watch an economics show and waits for specific numbers on the state of the economy. Noah goes on to mimic the sports show, with numbers and percentages in a voice that sounds exactly like Skip Bayless and Stephen A.B.’s. Take, for example, this sophisticated look at American sports from an African perspective. The South African host of “The Daily Show” tells Carlos Watson about the hardships “he” has endured on “his” way to success. He has to be sarcastic enough to satisfy a non-American audience, pushing American recklessness to the limit, but also sharp enough for an American audience to laugh at themselves. The nightly show was the launching pad for the South African comedian’s global empire. Gurira had an idyllic childhood in a country that, at the time, was not a failed state, but an African country with great potential. But most Americans want their comedians to be as American as possible. Because it’s time to talk to comedian Trevor Noah, who rules the world. Dr. Christine Greer invites the “Daily Show” comedian to talk about the responsibilities of comedians in today’s political era.