Trevor Noah is really funny. I was VERY disappointed to hear him take this job as it would be so political. We’ll see. Lots of his early routines were about coming to America to be Black (in SA he was called “mixed” - his dad is white and his mom black).
He practices the entire flight watching black movies and getting the lingo down - he’s going to be “Super Black”. Gets off the airplane and some guy welcomes him, calls him brother, etc. Then invites him for some home cooking - a taco! (”Turns out I wasn’t black - I’m Mexican!”)
Then he does meet some blacks he does the whole black name thing. “So this guy Jamaladin introduces me to his girlfriend Qwylenga. I ask them about their names. ‘Oh man - that’s to bring back our roots. You’re from Africa - what’s your name man?”
“Um. Trevor.”