Wednesday morning at the Television Critics Association press tour, Trevor Noah responded to the backlash that ensued after his “Daily Show” appointment was announced in March, which prompted the resurfacing of tweets of his that were deemed racist, anti-semetic and sexist.
“I don’t strive to be offensive,” he said at the Beverly Hills event. “That’s not who I am as a person. That’s not who I am as a performer.”
“You can never control what people find as offensive or not,” he continued, noting that his fans around the world understand the context of his jokes, plus his unique sarcasm and humor, which he hopes his Comedy Central viewers will soon understand and learn to appreciate. “That’s going to be one of the things — getting to know my audience, getting my audience to know me.”
