Trevor Noah Apologizes For His Joke On Indo-Pak Tension

Trevor Noah, comedian and host of ‘The Daily Show’ in his Thursday’s daily bulletin passed comments on Indo-Pak war, however, his comments were not taken down well due to the escalating tension between the two nations.

Comedian Trevor Noah, the host of ‘The Daily Show’, received criticism and backlash over his comments on the Indo-Pak war joke on his TV show. Although on Saturday he both, defended and later apologized for his comments.

Trevor Noah’s ‘The Daily Show’ is an American satirical television show.

The tension between the two nations is only escalating and many Indian soldiers are getting martyred daily due to the ceasefire violation by Pakistan.

The 35-year-old comedian took to Twitter and said, “It’s amazing to me that my joke about the conflict in India and Pakistan trended more than the story of the actual conflict itself. Sometimes it seems like people are more offended by the jokes comedians make about an issue than the issue itself.”

Later, a tweet by a tweep said, “It’s sad when someone who’s had a violent past mocks war through a Bollywood stereotype. Trevor Noah’s mother was shot in the head by her husband(Trevor’s stepfather). Imagine someone making fun of it with a Xhosa stereotype – the tribe his mum belongs to.”

To which Noah responded, “Actually if you watch my stand up you’ll see that I did make jokes after my mother was shot in the head. As a comedian I use comedy to process pain and discomfort in my world but I am sorry that this hurt you and others, that’s not what I was trying to do.”

In the video, which was shared widely on social media, Noah said that while he hopes India and Pakistan do not go to war, it would be the “most entertaining” war if they did. He also did an impression of a soldier singing and dancing like a Bollywood star. Mocking army personnel, Noah likened their war cry to Punjabi songs.

Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker later took to Twitter to call out the comedian and told him that neither is war ‘funny’, nor Hindi ‘gibberish.’

Comedian Mallika Dua too slammed Noah over his remarks.

Watch Thursday’s comical bulletin by Trevor Noah:

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