Three of the funniest moments from Trevor Noah's Son of Patricia
Trevor Noah's second Netflix special made its debut on Wednesday, November 20 and judging by the initial reaction after just one day of it being aired, the South African comedian has another hit to add to his damn long list of accomplishments.
Named Son of Patricia, the comedy-special gets it name from a lesson Trevor's mom passed on to him as a child. In the show, Trevor explains that growing up in apartheid South Africa, and being victim to racial abuse, he asked his mom how to react to racist slurs. She told him to redirect his anger. Trevor said its a lesson that he's carried with him and an idea that is sewn together carefully throughout his latest offering.
While the show is over an hour long, which means it is filled with a constant stream of belly-aching lines, there are some moments that really got us.
Snaaaaaakes
Trevor speaks about a recent trip to Bali with a group of friends and how he felt guilty for going on a 'traditional Balinese tour' inside a man's house. Soon enough the comedian found himself with a group of other tourists watching a snake whisperer attempt to show off his skills. Trevor said that he made sure he was at the back and a French man couldn't understand why he was afraid of snakes. Well, when things went wrong, Trevor had his moment.
@Trevornoah Great comedy special. U need better white friends. I would never take u camping. #snake Thanks for so many laughs today. I needed it.
— GeeksBurgh (@GeeksBurgh) November 21, 2018
“The snake looked like it hated life...like it had a mortgage” 😂 @Trevornoah #SonOfPatricia
— D S (@dimplodocus) November 20, 2018
He was called the n-word
Trevor's childhood in apartheid South Africa has been the subject of many of his jokes, shows and even his book, Born a Crime. So, when he was called the n-word in Chicago, he said he was disappointed. But not because of what was said.
"I was disappointed, mostly because he was driving a pickup truck. I felt like that was an unnecessary stereotype that he didn’t need to perpetuate. If you’re going to be racist, do something different."
Trap music
Trevor has always been the master has impressions. His ability to give everybody a redo has certainly contributed towards his success. So, when he spoke about not understanding trap music and compared it to a crying child, you can bet it was epic. Yeah, we get it you have to watch it to understand, but take a look at the reactions and you might even call a sick day to stream.
Truly enjoyed #SonOfPatricia. @Trevornoah has such good stage presence!!
— Hima Bulusu (@amih2507) November 20, 2018
PS: Always going to imagine a sobbing child whenever I listen to trap music.
Trap music sounds like a toddler complaining #SonOfPatricia #TrevorNoah 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/oFUU96wdkN
— Patyutyu Papi (@ThisIsSaleni) November 21, 2018
The trap music joke had me like @Trevornoah #SonOfPatricia @netflix😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/CEV1tUqY12
— *Ice Fucking Queen* (@LucindaKameel) November 20, 2018