The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Between the Scenes - The Best of Trevor's Accents

Episode Date: January 10, 2022

Thanks in part to his unusual upbringing in South Africa, Trevor has an uncanny knack for picking up a wide variety of accents. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. How do I do it with the accents? I'll be honest with you, I never thought I was good at it or anything. But I think it's because I grew up like that. I have a mixed family. Like everyone in my family has a different accent. You know, so my dad, my dad's family, my mom's family, everyone has like a hybrid because everyone moved around a lot.

So whenever you go to a different house it's just easier to speak to them in their accent than to try. No, because it was weird as well, because I went to a private school like myself and my cousins, we were all lucky to go to, like at the time they called them Model C schools in South Africa. So it was like the first schools. So we had different accents to our parents. And then, like, your parents were happy to send you there. That was the funny thing. It's like, your parents would be like, you must go to that school and you must learn to speak good English. And then, then you go to the school and you'd learn the English, and then you'd come home, and then, and then like, your parents, you'd be sitting, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, you'd be like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, you, you, you'd th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that, you, you're, you're, you're, you, you're, you're, you're, you're, you, you're, you're, you're, you're, you're, you're, like, like, you're, like, like, like, like, like, like, put volume, put volume. And you'd be like, do you mean increase the volume? Be like, hey! I'll increase or decrease your life. Don't act smart here. Put volume. Don't come here with that English and it's like, yeah, but that's what you told her. So then it became easier to just like speak the, you know what I mean? Speaking, their accent of the people, it changes. Like, you might find you the tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. th. th. th. th. th. th. thin, thin, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. that, thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, thi. I, thi. I, thi. I, thi. I'll thi. I'll, thi. I'll, thi. I'll, thi. I'll increase, thi. I'll increase, thi. I'll increase, thi. I'll increase, thi. I'll increase, thi. I'llthe same thing. Do you live in New York or do you live in Haiti? Oh, you live in Haiti. Okay, if you lived in New York, I know, I've got friends from Haiti who do that,

like in New York, they sound like half Haiti, half New York, and then when they go to Haiti, and then when they go to the the the the the, and then when they go they go they go they go they go they go, and I they go, and they go, and they go, and they go, and they go, and they go, and they go, and they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they, and they, and they, and they, and they sound, and they sound, and they, and they, and they, and they, and they, and they, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, and they sound, they, what's up, Vince? How you doing? You be like, why are you, why are you, why, you say that, you know? I'm like, what, what, what? Everyone, so I think that's where I got it from. I just, you know, yeah, just having mixed people, you just speak to to repeat the same thing six times. I'm just going to speak to my grand in her accent, and then she's just like, yeah. And then my grand, I think that's why I'm actually my grandmother's favorite grandchild. Because all the other grandkids speak to her in like the accents they learned at school.

And then withuinely, I'll just walk around and I'll just be on vacation. So some days, like I'll just be like, oh, I'm Australian for the day and I'll just walk around. And I'll just be Australia. Can you just got that thing. Like even if an Australian gave you bad news, it always sounds good. It's like, hi, mate, your mom's dead. It's just, so yeah. One of my favorite things to do though is sometimes because I don't really impersonate general accents I impersonate people so the Australian that I do is a friend of mine from Australia And then like the like if I do like a Nigerian accent is a friend? It's a friend of mine from Nigeria and because I can't because people all have different accents Do you know what I don't know what an Indian accent? I know what my Indian friend?inidad. This is his accent, so I just do his accent.

And then I remember like one dad did the Trini accent, and then people from Trinidad, they were like, they're like, they're like, that's not how people in Trini talk. And then I was like, thrown, lived in America, I've lived in America for a long time, and like, it's not my fault, I didn't try to change my accent. They're like, you're leading Trevor, no or wrong, you're not speaking away we're supposed. So I'm just like, I just do people. That's all I'm doing. Who else do we have from where? Yes? Just blink if it's good? th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi thi. thi. that that to to to that, that, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the. thi. thi. thi. toea. to they're like, they're like, they're like, they're like, they're like, they're like, that's cool, cool and exotic. Yes. How things going over there?

Just blink if it's good. And blink twice if it's bad. I won't say your name, I won't put you on camera. You can go back, your president doesn't have to know you were here. Things are good in Egypt. When you watch Donald Trump, does he remind you a little bit of Egyptian leaders? Yeah, a lot? Yeah? It's just like just without the Arabic. Just like, say again? They're also what? Oh, they are friends? Yeah, he is. You can see that. You're cool if... It's like, I feel like, just like, just like, just like, just like, just like, they? They're also what? Oh, they are friends, yeah, yeah, he is. You can see that.

You're cool if... Like, I feel like Trump would be exactly the same, even if he spoke Arabic, it would be like the same thing. I feel like, Halalahaw, I try to start learning German, thee klai la la yalla. I tried to start learning German, because my dad is Swiss German, right? And so I was like, I want to learn his language

because I never learned it growing up. And then someone was like, they were like, why don't you learn Swiss? And I'd thr- th th th then someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone they they were they were they were they were they were they were like. Swiss and then I heard Swiss and I was like, no. I would rather learn German. And so I learned German, because I thought it would bring us closer together, right? Because I lost contact with my dad for like 10 years. And so then when I met him again, I was like, I want to learn German and impress him, whatever. And I met him, and then like I started speaking to him in German, and he was like I'm speaking German. He's like, no, it's better if you speak English. No, no, this is, no, this is, he's like, it's better if you don't speak German at all, it's fine. But then now I could speak a bit of German, so I was excited to go to Germany and

stuff and practice. And you know, I had a lot of fun.told me on this side of the world because we don't know how he really spoke or anything, but I would be in Germany and apparently the way I would hit certain inflections would freak people out. And it's like, think of it like Barack Obama's voice. Like if someone learned English in America and they got here and they were like, uh, I just want to. You'd be like, uh, you'd be like, thin' th. I'd thin' thin' thin' thin' thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. I' thi. I' thi. I'd thi. I'd the way, I'd the way, I'd the way, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I'd the way, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I'd the way, I'd the way, I'd the way, I the way, I the way, I the way, I the way, I the way, I'd the way, I'd the way, I'd the way, I'd the way, I'd the way, I'd th. I'd, th. I'd, th. I'd, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, thi. thi. thi. the way, the way, the way, the Barack Obama thing. And they'd be like, oh, what are you talking about? You know what I mean? So I would do that. Like, I'd go in places, and then I'd like, order food. And like, someone would be there and be like, goodn't ta'u'a'u'u'a, what,

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Which doesn't help me in like, so I'd start conversations with people like in the morning. Someone will see me and they'd be like, hola, and then I'll be like, oh, how, how is thus? And then they'll be like, oh, I'll go, try and you'll be like, oh, how, how's it? And I'll be like, oh, oh, I'll go, oh, tho. And I'll be like,, and then I just run out because I only learn as much as I can learn. But you don't know when you're going to run out. Do you get what I'm saying? So I would be like, I'll be like, where's the cathedral? So I'd be like, I'll be like, where's the cathedral?

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Very cool man, congratulations. It was nice. It was weird, because I was listening to you when you're speaking and I was like, it's weird because fiancé is French, isn't it? Because I know this sounds weird, but in my head you said, oh yeah no, and this is my fiancée? And then I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I was like the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their th. It was like their their their their f. It's th. It's their th. th. Was th. Was th. Was th. Was their. Was, was like, was like, was like, was like, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was a their, was a their, was a their, was a their I know this sounds weird, but in my head you said, oh yeah, no, and this is my fiancé, and then I was like, what's the French for fiancé? Is that a little bit weird to you that in English you have to say some French words every now and again? Right? Because like, that's a thing. Like, we'll be like, fiancé, thie. We th, thian. thian. thian. thian. thian. thian. thian. Is thi. Is thi. Is thi. Is thi. Is thi. Is thi. Is thi. Is thi, is thi, is thian, is thian, is thian, is thian, is thi, is like, is like, is like, is like, is like, is, is, is, is, is, is, what, what, the the the the the the the the the the the the, is, what, what, the, the, what, the, what, what, what, what, what, what, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th like touchey. We just say that to each other in conversation as people.

Someone will say something, you say something back and you're like, ho ho, touchey. But like, I don't think French people, do you guys do that with English? Or like French people just hanging out with each other? And it's like, uh, the's totally weird to me. We just use other languages in our language. That's really strange. That's exciting, man.

So, say again? French fries are not French. French fries are not French. I like how you said that with passion. And French fries, they are not French. Trevor, I have to tell you all of these secrets. The French fries are not French. But do you eat them in France?

So why are you complaining? Wait, ha ha ha. That's fine. You guys also, like, where are these French from? They said they are from France? Is Jean Pierre are these years? No, they are from France, Jean Pierre are these years, no they are not. Michel are this year friends? No they are not their friends. Who are the French from? They said they are French, but no French person knows where they are from!

Oh man. What made you move? What made you move? Say again? Atlanta, sorry, yeah, Atlanta. You just walked? Oh shit, did you say work? Oh, sorry, your accent, because you said no, I did walk. And then I was like, God damn. I was like, wow, that's one hell of a journey, my friend. Just like, one day I was walking, I was working by the Eiffel Tower and I said, I've seen this before. I'm going to walk a th th to walk a to walk a to walk a to walk a to walk a th to walk a to walk a th th to walk a th th to walk a little walk a little th tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho thathea thathea' walk a thathea thathea' thathea' thathea' thatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheat. You th. You th. You th. You th. You just walk. You just walk walk walk walk walk. You just walk walk walk th. You just walk th. You just walk that, that, that, that, that, you just walk, you just walk, you just walk, you just walk, you just walk, th. You just walk, you just walk, that, that, that, walk, that, th working by the Eiffel Tower and I said I've seen this before, I've seen all of this before,

I'm going to walk a little further. And then I walked and I walked and I walked some more and then a few years later I was like, Atlanta! Then I was tired so I stayed. There's no reason to go back. Oh wow. And then you fell in love with Atlanta and you stayed. No? No? What happened?

It was just a sudden wall and the level of crash and there was no joke, but I get stuck to every thoo. Oh, man. So you go to Atlanta. The recession happens, so now you're stuck in Atlanta. That is so dope. I feel like I should make a TV show about you, man. That's like a fun story. It's like I ended up in Atlanta and now this is my life.

How did you make money? I became a rapper. In the ATL, I became the only French trap rapper. What am I said a member whoo, wow, true thee. Wait, wait, wait, I'm a sister. Tell me too, the me too, the me tha, say it, it's true, it's a tranile, tobacco. Where are you guys from over there? Where you guys say that. Oh Trinidad and Tobago. I love about it.

Like I love about people in Trini, like it's the sing-song vibe when you guys speak. You got that thing. I told you the other day. Like I can't picture anyone from Trinidad being a mean person. Just like you can't picture, like you can't go to war, people from Trinidad, you can't, no one would be afraid of you, you know, we're going to invade your country. All of you are about to feel the pain. Like it just doesn't work as an accent. It's like, you can only be an island country because of that. Like if Liam Nisen was from Trinidad, you wouldn't have gotten, like a kid, like Liam Neeson, we were on the phone and be like,

I have a particular set of skills. I don't think you understand right now. If you don't, bring back my daughter, why are you laughing? Stop laughing while I'm talking to you. Stop laughing. I was thinking, like, I think part of the problem in America is that 911, people think of 911 as being instant response. And, because like when I was growing up in South Africa, one of my favorite TV shows I used

to watch with my mom was a show called Rescue 911, right with William Shatner, and it was like a show where they'd go like, 911, do you have an emergency? And then like, 911, thi1, and I was like, 911, 9, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, like, when, when, like, when, like, like, when, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, remember even when we were watching inside we'd be like wow 911 911 and this is in Africa and be like 911 and we're like 911 and this is in Africa and we like 911 and we're like 911 and this is in Africa and we never thought of their number and we never thought of it as instant response because if you would call our like call senses it wouldn't be as efficient and so in America, I think people are used to the fact that something will get done now. So I was thinking what you should do is, just to like dull it for a bit, you should bring the South African operators here. Just so that people stop thinking 911,

just so that people stop thinn1 is like an instant solution. Because like South African, they'll ask, like, they'll, they'll, they'll, they'll, they'll, they'll, they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll their, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, thi. Like, like, like, like, like, like robbed, they're like, we're on our way. Like I heard with 911, even if you call them and then hang up, they'll come to check what happened, which I mean I get it, but I'm also like, that's crazy. Whereas in South Africa, like if you, like, if you, like, if you have South African operators doing 911, like you'd be like, he'd be like, hulliph-and, he be like, he be like, he be like, they they they they be like, they'd be like,, there's a man at the park. And we're like, and? And he, he looks really suspicious. Be like, okay, go talk to him. Ask him what he's doing. Ask him his name, what is doing there? Be like, I'm scared of talking to him.

Be like, okay, walk away then. Go away. Like, they would just be like, you go, like, People, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, the cops, the cops, the cops, the cops, the cops, the cops, they would just be like, you go, like, it's just, people here just like, the cops are going, no, the cops are not coming. For everything, like here you can call 9-1 because your cat is in a tree. That is some crazy-as shit. In Africa that you just be like, yeah, you'll be like, yeah, you'll be like, hello, my cat's in a tree. Yeah, so what must we do? I need you to help it. They'll be like, then how will your cat land?

Let the cat suffer, it will never do it again. Thank you for calling. Please stay on so you can read this call. Thank you very much. I want to share this little story with you. I got into a little bit of trouble with the French government. I know. The French governments. I know, the French governments. So what happened was, let's start at the beginning, France won the World Cup. And so on the show, we

we celebrated that and I had this joke where I said, I said Africa won the World Cup. Yeah. And I was shocked at how angry a lot of French people got. Like genuine, a lot of French people were angry. And they were like, oh Trevor, how can you say this? Why do you say these things? This is horrible. And I was like, okay, I get it. Like, not everyone likes every joke that you tell, and I get that. But this was interesting. I got a letter

from the ambassador, the ambassador of France. And I'll read it. It was, um, I'll read it. I hope he wrote it which was um he says sir I watched with great attention your July 17th show when you spoke of the victory of the French team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia final which took place last Sunday I heard your words about an African victory nothing could be less true nothing could be less true now first of all I think it could have been less I could have said they were Scandinavian, that would have been less true. That would have been less true. As many of the players have already stated themselves, their parents may have come from another country, but a great majority of them, all but two out of 23 were born in France.

They were educated in France. They learn to play soccer in France, they are French citizens. They are proud of their country, France. The rich and various backgrounds of these players is a reflection of France's diversity. France is indeed, now that line there was interesting, the rich and various backgrounds of these players is a reflection of France's diversity. Now I'm not trying to be an asshole, but I think it's more reflection of France's colonialism. Oh. Because it's not like, it's just like random play, like they all have something in common. Like all of those players, if you trace their lineage, you're like, how did you guys become French? Like how did your family start speaking French? Oh, okay.

All right. I say here, he says, France is indeed a cosmopolitan country, but every citizen is part of the French identity, and together they belong to the nation of France. Unlike in the United States of America, France does not refer to its citizens based on their race, religion or origin.

To us, there is no hyphenated identity. Roots are an identity, roots are an individual reality. By calling them an African team, it seems you are denying their French. This even in just legitimizes the ideology which claims whiteness as the only definition of being French. So now, here's the thing. All right. First things first. I understand what he's saying, because I read up on this afterwards, right? I take criticism. I'll listen to what somebody says to me, you know, I genuinely believe you should. And what it turns out is, in France,

a lot of like Nazis in that country use the fact that these players are of African descent to shit on their Frenchness, you know, so they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're not they're not they're not th. You're not the fact that these players of African descent to shit on their Frenchness. You know, so they go, you're not French, you're from Africa, go back to where you came from, you're not French. They use that as, you know, as a line of attack. Now, my thing is, my opinion is, coming from South Africa, coming from Africa, and even watching the World Cup in the United States of America, Black people all over the world, th..... th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th................ And, th... And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in thi. And, in thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, in thi. And, in thi. And, in watching the World Cup in the United States of America, black people all over the world were celebrating the Africanness of the French players, right? Not in a negative way, but rather in a positive way going, look at these Africans who can become French. You know what I mean? It's a celebration of that achievement. And so this is what I find, I find weird in these arguments, is that people go, they're not African, they're

French. Then I'm like, why can't they be both? Right? Right? Why is that duality only afforded to a select group of people? Why can they not be African? So what what they're arguing here is, in order to be French you have to erase everything that is African because what do they what do they mean when they say that our culture our

our this or this like so so you cannot be French and African at the same time which which I vehemently disagree with I go you've seen those players I loved I lovedthem. Paul Pogba, Golokante, I've watched all of them, like, I love those players and I love how African they are and how French they are. I don't take their Frenchness away, but I also don't think you need to take their Africanness away, you know? And that's, that is what I love about America. America's not parade in America, celebrating that you are Irish. You can go to a Puerto Rican day parade in America, still celebrating the fact that you're Puerto Rican and American at the same time. You can celebrate Juneteen's as a black person and be like, Yo, I'm African American, which is the duality of the two worlds. But here they're going, no, you are only French.

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He rescued the child, and then they gave him French citizenship. They said, you are now French. So now I'm going, so is he now no longer African? Is that what you're saying? So when he was on the ground, he was African. And then he climbed up, and as soon as he rescued the baby, now he's French. So if he dropped the baby, the African dropped the baby. Like, I don't believe that you need. And here's like, like I say, again with respect, I understand

what the ambassador is saying, I'm not joining the attack. And I know, don't get methat you need and here's like I say again with respect I understand what the ambassador saying I'm not joining the attack and I know Don't give me wrong. I know There's the like you know we live in a world where like nuance is something that is in short supply And so you will find you know, you know, in America for instance the alt-right saying that's what? they're not French and we're saying it's like but if Trevor says it's not racist, but if the the the the they I I I I I I I I I I's the they. they?? the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the they. they. they. th is they. I's like, they. I'm the the the the the the the the their their their. their. there. there. there's there's like. there's like, there's like, there's like, there's like, there's like, there's like, there's like, there's like, they. I's like, the the the the the the the the the th. I's like, I's like, I's like say this race, it's like, yeah, yeah, I'll say yeah, you know why? Because I believe context is everything. There are certain things you can say to somebody that, like, when I say to my friends, what's going on, my nigger, and if a white person came and said the include them in my Africanness. I'm saying, I see you my French brother of African descent. Do you know what I'm saying?

That's what I'm trying to say. When somebody else says it the other way, you can use the same line in different ways. People are like, so it's different. Yeah, it's different. It can be different. It's like somebody saying, oh, so if you play with your naked child, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that's, that's that's that, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that, that's that, that, that, that's that,ophile, yeah. Yeah, there's a big difference. There's a huge difference. So I will continue to praise them for being African, because I believe that they are of Africa,

their parents are from Africa, and they can be French at the same time. And if French people are saying they cannot be both, then I think they have a problem and not me. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Ears Edition. Subscribe to the Daily Show on YouTube for exclusive content and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus. This has been a Comedy Central podcast.