Trevor Noah quits 'The Daily Show': Six major controversies that plagued the comedian's tenure

While during Noah's tenure, 'The Daily Show' was mostly praised (and awarded), there were a few times when he attracted the ire of some through his humour. Here is a list of some of those incidents:
 

The conflict between India and Pakistan is one of the most enduring in the world, beginning from the country's British-orchestrated partition, and has caused unimaginable bloodshed, untold pain, and trauma to millions on both sides over about three-quarters of a century. Noah, however, chose to crack jokes about it, and not very good ones if we may say so. During the show, he said if the two countries went to full-blown war, it would be the most entertaining of all time, and added it would be a dance-off while putting on an Indian accent. The resulting outrage forced Noah to issue a social media apology.
 

Whenever a person becomes popular in the internet age, it is a rule by now that their social media accounts will be closely scrutinised for any content potentially offensive to some community, sexual orientation, sex race, and so on. Noah had to face that as well. After he was announced as the successor to Stewart, it came to light that he had cracked unsavoury jokes about Jews and the Holocaust. One, for instance, read, "Almost bumped a Jewish kid crossing the road. He didn't look b4 crossing but I still would hav felt so bad in my german car!" 
 

Around the same time, Noah's tweets that appeared to mix sexism and anti-Semitism also went viral. One, for instance, read, "Messi gets the ball and the real players try foul him, but Messi doesn't go down easy, just like jewish chicks." And one more: "A hot white woman with a** is like a unicorn. Even if you do see one, you'll probably never get to ride it." 

One other read, "Originally when men proposed they went down on one knee so if the woman said no they were in the perfect uppercut position."
 

In response to the tweets, he said, "To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn't land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian."
 

During a stand-up routine in 2013, Noah once said, “All women of every race can be beautiful. And I know some of you are sitting there now going, ‘Oh Trevor ... I’ve never seen a beautiful Aborigine.’ But you know what you say? You say, ‘Yet.’ Because you haven’t seen all of them, right? Plus it’s not always about looks, maybe Aborigine women do special things, maybe they’ll just like, jump on top of you.” He proceeded to imitate sounds of wind instrument didgeridoo to indicate oral sex. Gulp. 
 

When France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Noah said while addressing dark-skinned players in the team, "I get it, they have to say it's the French team. But look at those guys. You don't get that tan by hanging out in the south of France, my friends. Basically if you don't understand, France is Africans' backup team." Gérard Araud, the French Ambassador to the US, wrote in a condemnation letter, "Unlike the United States of America, France does not refer to its citizens based on their race, religion or origin. For us, there is no hyphenated identity, the roots are an individual reality. By calling them an African team, it seems that you are denying their Frenchness." In response, Noah said he was trying to celebrate the players' African heritage, rather than denying their Frenchness. 
 

This is one of the tamer jokes, but goes along with Noah's style of humour during serious situations, which some take exception to. When Oscar Pistorius, differently-abled sprinter, was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, Noah chose the occasion to tweet, "And the Oscar goes to - jail."