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Trevor Noah on why he adapted his memoir

Emmy-winning comedian Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah," is out with a new paperback edition of his memoir, "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood." The book has been adapted for young readers and shares his journey growing up bi-racial under apartheid, at a time when interracial relationships were illegal in South Africa. He joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the new release and how he is holding up amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Trevor Noah talks blackface, reconciliation

"Daily Show" host Trevor Noah continues to make his mark on late night comedy. He recently introduced viewers to his grandmother in his hometown of Johannesburg to discuss his childhood under apartheid. His grandma said she used to be scared police would take Noah because he was mixed race and interracial relationships were illegal. Noah shares how his family kept him hidden in his memoir, "Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood." Noah joins "CBS This Morning" to weigh in on blackface controversies surrounding Virginia lawmakers.

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Trevor Noah on Trump's "prolific" Twitter use

The writers of "The Daily Show" are out with a new book inspired by President Trump’s tweets called "The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library." The book is based on the show's successful pop-up library that the Huffington Post described as "the most impressive satire of the current administration to date." "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what he hopes the book will accomplish, the president's most recent controversial tweet, and his show's first Emmy nomination.

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Trevor Noah on turning memoir into audiobook

Trevor Noah was born to a black mother and a white father during South Africa's apartheid era, when those relationships were illegal. Noah's bestselling audiobook, "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood," was chosen for Newark, New Jersey's first citywide school listening club. The club is part of Audible's Project Listen Up, a program that provides free Audible memberships and tablets to all Newark high school students and teachers. Noah joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the process of turning his memoir into an audiobook and why his mother is the hero of his story.

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