Trevor Noah has won the prestigious Dutch Erasmus Prize, becoming the first humorist awarded the honour since Charlie Chaplin in 1965.
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Noah, who rose to prominence as a stand-up comic in his native South Africa, announced last year he was leaving Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after a seven-year run. “With his astute reflections on such issues, he garnered a young, diverse and global audience and, in the process, infused a highly polarized media landscape with a breath of fresh air,” the foundation said.
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