Trevor Noah calls Charlie Kirk shooting ‘funny’ in comedy routine

Former “Every day Present” host Trevor Noah stated he discovered it “humorous” that Turning Level USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed whereas defending weapons throughout a lecture occasion at Utah Valley College final month.

“The person was shot defending weapons. Do you perceive how – I am not even writing that as a joke – as a human being you need to admit that it is an incongruously humorous factor that occurs,” Noah argued. “You are there. You are standing on stage saying, ‘Let me inform you why individuals ought to have weapons.’ Wha-pow!”

Earlier than Noah acknowledged that he discovered the circumstances surrounding the TPUSA founder’s homicide humorous, he praised the Saudi Arabian authorities for “transferring in the precise course” on civil liberties after the Riyadh Comedy Pageant had a blended viewers of women and men.

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Trevor Noah performs on the Comedy Cellar in New York Metropolis. (Screenshot/YouTube/Trevor Noah)

The comic used the Saudi comedy competition as a stepping stone to discuss Kirk, mentioning that different comedians warned him to not point out the late TPUSA founder in his act.

“In the meantime, comedians listed below are busy with themselves,” he instructed the gang. “Do not say something about Charlie Kirk.” “I wasn’t going to say something about him.” “Sure, however do not say something about Charlie.” “I wasn’t going to say something about Charlie Kirk.” ‘However do not do this. There’s nothing humorous about it.’

“Oh, now you’ve got examined me,” he added, earlier than saying that “as a comic” he was positive he may discover one thing humorous about Kirk’s homicide.

The previous “Every day Present” host known as the controversy over jokes about Kirk’s homicide “ridiculous” and famous that whereas there may be nothing humorous about dying, telling jokes is “actually what comedians do.”

“To me it is like, ‘Any person’s been shot.’ It is not nice. I didn’t want it. However now you possibly can now not terrorize your inhabitants in the event that they dare to say one thing about it. You already know what I imply?” Noah defined. “This is similar nation the place individuals joke concerning the dying of Abraham Lincoln.”

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Charlie Kirk, founding father of Turning Level USA, speaks on the Turning Level Motion convention on July 15, 2023 in West Palm Seaside, Florida. (AP Picture/Lynne Sladky, File)

Though his feedback had been controversial, Noah wasn’t the primary comic to reward Saudi Arabia for its civil liberties whereas calling out Kirk’s homicide.

Within the weeks since Kirk’s dying, some left-wing media figures have discovered themselves in scorching water for feedback concerning the homicide and his alleged killer. Following the transient suspension of discuss present host Jimmy Kimmel after he appeared to falsely recommend the suspect was a MAGA supporter, many have develop into involved concerning the state of free speech in America.

Comedians like Dave Chappelle poked enjoyable at an alleged chilling impact on freedom of expression within the US after signing contracts to carry out government-sanctioned comedy acts on the Saudi Riyadh Comedy Pageant.

In accordance with The New York Occasions, Chappelle joked throughout a set that came about this weekend, “Proper now in America they are saying if you happen to discuss Charlie Kirk you may get canceled. I do not know if that is true, however I will discover out.

“It is simpler to speak right here than in America,” he argued, later joking that if the U.S. authorities ever cracked down on him, the uncharacteristic phrase he would use to warn individuals he had been compromised can be, “I stand with Israel.”

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Dave Chappelle throughout SNL promos on January 14, 2025. (Rosalind O’Connor/NBC by way of Getty Photos)

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Fox Information Digital has reached out to Noah’s administration for remark.

Fox Information’ Alexander Corridor contributed to this report.