Daily Show Star Trevor Noah at UW March 2

Trevor Noah, the star of the popular late-night television program “The Daily Show,” will bring his brand of stand-up comedy to the University of Wyoming Friday, March 2.

Noah will perform at 8 p.m. in the UW College of Arts and Sciences auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets for Noah’s performance will be sold during three separate stages. UW students can purchase tickets beginning Monday, Feb. 5, for $20 with a valid UW student ID. UW faculty and staff tickets are $30 and will be available beginning Monday, Feb. 12. Tickets for the public will go on sale Thursday, Feb. 15, for $40.

Tickets are available at the Wyoming Union information desk and the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts box office, by calling (307) 766-6666 or going online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.

Noah is considered the most successful comedian in Africa and best known in the U.S. for being the host of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. This year, “The Daily Show” has been nominated for a Writers Guild Award (comedy/variety series). Noah joined “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” in 2014 as a contributor. He has been the permanent host since replacing Stewart in 2015.

Last year, Noah debuted his one-hour stand-up special, “Trevor Noah: Lost in Translation,” on Comedy Central. He was the subject of David Paul Meyer’s award-winning documentary film “You Laugh But It’s True,” focusing on Noah’s career in post-apartheid South Africa. Noah’s ninth comedy special, “Afraid of the Dark,” will premiere Feb. 21 on Netflix.

Born in South Africa to a black South African mother and a white European father, Noah has hosted numerous South African music, television and film award shows, and hosted two seasons of his own late-night talk show, “Tonight with Trevor Noah.” He was nominated for “Personality of the Year” at the 2014 and 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards and won in 2015. He also released his first book, “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood,” which was an instant New York Times best-seller in 2016.

“Noah is sure to provide a fantastic stand-up comedy set,” says Jennifer Kirk, Wyoming Union assistant director.

For more information about Noah, visit his website at www.trevornoah.com/.

The UW School of Culture, Gender and Social Justice and the College of Arts and Sciences co-sponsor the event. For more information, visit www.uwyo.edu/as.

Noah’s UW appearance is hosted by 7220 Entertainment. For more information about 7220 Entertainment, visit www.uwyo.edu/union/cac/7220-entertainment/how-to-join.html. The Large Scale Events Committee, which meets Mondays at 5 p.m., is responsible for organizing the event. All 7220 Entertainment committees meet in the Campus Activities Center (CAC), located in Room 012 of the Wyoming Union.

For more information about future 7220 Entertainment events, visit www.uwyo.edu/connect, download the complimentary mobile app Corq, like the Wyoming Union on Facebook, or follow the CAC on Twitter and Instagram @UWYOCAC.

Individuals needing assistance to attend events should call the CAC at (307) 766-6340.