Trevor Noah makes controversial joke while hosting Grammy awards following Donald Trump’s inauguration
Comedian Trevor Noah made a little dig at President Donald Trump while hosting the 2025 Grammy Awards.
The South African TV presenter is best known for his time as host of The Daily Show, a satirical news show on Comedy Central that reports political news in the US and across the world in a comedic way.
Hosting the Grammys for a fifth time last night (2 February), Noah took the opportunity to address a number of ongoing societal issues, to go along with his light jokes aimed at celebrities.
It was a powerful speech for an opening monologue, though in terms of humour, it might not come close to Ricky Gervais' controversial comments while fronting the Golden Globes.
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Noah is known for making light of serious situations or using his comedy to put certain political matters into perspective.
But on Sunday night, the 40-year-old took the chance to aim a little criticism at Donald Trump, something that he used to do fairly often on The Daily Show.
Referencing the 47th US President's comments on immigration, he said: “There’s been a few changes in Washington. So I’m gonna enjoy tonight because this may be my last time I get to host anything in this country.”
The comedian hinted at the focus put on immigration by the Trump administration as one of their main focus points since coming into office, as the President has already cracked down on those who had illegally entered the country from Mexico.
As reported by the BBC, thousands of people were arrested within the first week of his presidency by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The ordeal caused the likes of Selena Gomez to take to social media to share their sadness.
That's not all though, as Noah also brought attention to other serious matters such as the devastating Los Angeles fires, praising the people of the city for their 'spirit'.
But after a short performance from rock duo Dawes, the host reverted back to making jokes about some of the musicians up for awards.
Noah suggested that the advancement of AI could give us a new Rihanna album, with the last one being released in 2016.
He even had a positive roast for pop sensation Taylor Swift, who was up for a number of awards, pointing out that she might break her own record of most 'Best Album' wins.
This wasn't the case though, as Beyoncé walked away with the award this year for her album, 'Cowboy Carter'.
Grammys 2025 winners
Song of the year
Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please
Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile
Chappel Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight
Best new artist
Winner: Chappell Roan
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Best pop solo performance
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
Beyoncé - Bodyguard
Charli XCX - Apple
Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Best pop vocal album
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft
Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine
Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
Best pop duo/group performance
Winner: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile
Gracie Abrams ft Taylor Swift - Us
Beyoncé ft Post Malone - Levii's Jeans
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish - Guess
Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
Best rock performance
Winner: The Beatles - Now And Then
The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day - The American Dream Is Killing Me
Idles - Gift Horse
Pearl Jam - Dark Matter
St. Vincent - Broken Man
Best rock song
Winner: St Vincent - Broken Man
The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High)
Pearl Jam - Dark Matter
Green Day - Dilemma
Idles - Gift Horse
Best rap performance
Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Cardi B - Enough (Miami)
Common & Pete Rock ft Posdnuos - When The Sun Shines Again
Doechii - Nissan Altima
Eminem - Houdini
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar - Like That
GloRilla - Yeah Glo!
Best rap song
Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Rapsody ft Hit-Boy - Asteroids
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign - Carnival
Future & Metro Boomin ft Kendrick Lamar - Like That
GloRilla - Yeah Glo!
Best rap album
Winner: Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
J Cole - Might Delete Later
Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol 1
Eminem - The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Future & Metro Boomin - We Don't Trust You
Best country solo performance
Winner: Chris Stapleton - It Takes A Woman
Beyoncé - 16 Carriages
Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves - The Architect
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best country song
Winner: Kacey Musgraves - The Architect
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay
Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em
Best country duo/group performance
Winner: Beyoncé ft Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted
Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan - Cowboys Cry Too
Brothers Osborne - Break Mine
Dan + Shay - Bigger Houses
Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Best country album
Winner: Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
Post Malone - F-1 Trillion
Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
Chris Stapleton - Higher
Lainey Wilson - Whirlwind
Best R&B performance
Winner: Muni Long - Made For Me (Live On BET)
Jhené Aiko - Guidance
Chris Brown - Residuals
Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh)
SZA - Saturn
Best R&B song
Winner: SZA - Saturn
Kehlani - After Hours
Tems - Burning
Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Muni Long - Ruined Me
Best R&B album
Winner: Chris Brown - 11:11 (Deluxe)
Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack
Muni Long - Revenge
Lucky Daye - Algorithm
Usher - Coming Home
Best dance/pop recording
Winner: Charli XCX - Von Dutch
Madison Beer - Make You Mine
Billie Eilish - L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]
Ariana Grande - Yes, And?
Troye Sivan - Got Me Started
Best dance/electronic recording
Winner: Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender
Disclosure - She's Gone, Dance On
Four Tet - Loved
Fred Again & Baby Keem - Leavemealone
Kaytranada ft Childish Gambino - Witchy
Best dance/electronic album
Winner: Charli XCX - Brat
Four Tet - Three
Justice - Hyperdrama
Kaytranada - Timeless
Zedd - Telos
Album of the year
Winner: Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
André 3000 - New Blue Sun
Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
Charli XCX - Brat
Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol 4
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
Record of the year
Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
The Beatles - Now And Then
Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em
Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
Charli XCX - 360
Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight
Topics: Celebrity, Donald Trump, Grammys
Joshua Nair