Trevor Noah won the award for Best Host at the MTV Movie and TV Awards, he used most of his acceptance speech to thank his mother and even Donald Trump!
South African’s have been posting their comments on Trevor Noah’s Instagram, letting him know just how proud of his success they all are! Trevor beat Ellen Degeneres for the award, it’s awarded to the person that received the most fan based votes.
Trevor is currently the host of The Daily Show which is available on Comedy Central on DSTV. A curious duo, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart presented the award to Trevor who dedicated most of his acceptance speech to his mother and what she meant to him.
“I never dreamed that this was possible, growing up in South Africa!”
“There is one person who I aspire to be every single day. And that is my mom! A powerful strong black woman who never listened when people told her she couldn’t be more. And everyday I look to her, I dream of being a shadow of who she is because she is my hero” – Trevor Noah
Trevor then went on to thank his team at ‘The Daily Show’! Saying without a good show to work on he couldn’t be a good host. He even thanked Donald J Trump, for all the joke material and made a joke at his expense.
After accepting his award Trevor snapped a picture with Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart which he shared on Instagram.
Huge congratulations on the win Trevor!