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Trevor Noah

1984–present

Trevor Noah News: Comedian Returns to Host His 5th Grammy Awards

When Ben Winston became executive producer of the Grammy Awards live ceremony five years ago, Trevor Noah was atop his list of potential hosts. Their partnership is still going strong in 2025.

Noah, 40, will helm music’s annual showcase for the fifth consecutive year on February 2, putting him among the most prominent hosts in the show’s history. Only Andy Williams (7), John Denver (6), and LL Cool J (5) have taken the microphone more times.

Everything to Know for the Grammys

The comedian will also serve as a producer himself. In a recent interview, Winston told CBS New York that Noah has numerous qualities that make him the ideal host. “He’s just the most collaborative, wonderful person, and I think for this year more than any other we are so lucky that we have him,” Winston said. “Because he’s both, he’ll get the emotional tone right of what’s going on in Los Angeles [with the wildfires] right now, and he’s so smart and intelligent. But he’s also just incredibly funny.”

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George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. Regarded as one of the most important and influential comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians". He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion and taboo subject matter.

Carlin was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era and notably hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975. The first of Carlin's 14 stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977, broadcast as George Carlin at USC. From the late 1980s onward, his routines focused on sociocultural criticism of U.S. society. He often commented on political issues and satirized American culture. His "seven dirty words" routine was central to the 1978 United States Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to censo

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10 of the Funniest Biographies and Memoirs by Comedians

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#1 New York Times Bestseller

37 Ink 'I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons' by Kevin Hart

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Kevin Hart's comedy career truly went stratospheric, but as he details in his memoir, success wasn't instantaneous. In I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons, Hart reflects on his early life, his first marriage, and the sacrifices he made in order to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. He may be a major movie star now, but he relentlessly toured his comedy routine all over the United States for years before he broke into acting. Inspirational, hilarious, and completely candid.

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2024 Audie Award for Humor Winner

Grand Central Publishing 'Leslie F*cking Jones' by Leslie Jones

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Leslie Jones is an undisputed queen of comedy, having been a regular Saturday Night Live cast member from 2014 to 2019. Hosting stints on Supermarket Sweep and The Daily Show, and acting roles in movies like the 2016 all-female Ghostbusters remake, cemented her status as one of the funniest comedians of t

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