Trevor Noahtotally duped the English-speaking crowd at the 2019 Oscars.TheDaily Showhost, 35, showed up to introduce Best Picture nomineeBlack Pantherduring the ceremony. And although he gave a cheeky speech about the influence of the movie while also slipping in a few jokes, Noah saved his best dig of the night for the fellow South Africans watching at home.“Growing up as a young boy in Wakanda, I’d see King T’Challa flying over our village and he would remind me of a great Xhosa phrase, which means ‘In times like these, we are stronger when we fight together than when we try to fight apart,’ ” he said, translating a sentence spoken in Xhosa.But the real phrase he spoke in the South African language has a much different translation.Noah’s rep confirmed toVulturethat what the comedian really said was: “White people don’t know I’m lying.”Noah hails from Johannesburg in South Africa and in December brought his program to his hometown for the special “Self-Deportation Edition.”The phony translation came just moments after Noah made a dig at Mel Gibson and all the people who keep sayingBlack Panther‘s signature phrase to him.“Even backstage, Mel Gibson came up to me like ‘Wakanda forever.’ He said another word after that, but the Wakanda part was nice,” Noah said to shocked laughter.Kevin Winter/GettyBe sure to check outPEOPLE’s full Oscars coverageto get the latest news on film’s biggest night.Black Pantheris the highest-grossing film of 2018 and made history as the first comic book film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.The 91st Academy Awards were broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 24.
Trevor Noahtotally duped the English-speaking crowd at the 2019 Oscars.
TheDaily Showhost, 35, showed up to introduce Best Picture nomineeBlack Pantherduring the ceremony. And although he gave a cheeky speech about the influence of the movie while also slipping in a few jokes, Noah saved his best dig of the night for the fellow South Africans watching at home.
“Growing up as a young boy in Wakanda, I’d see King T’Challa flying over our village and he would remind me of a great Xhosa phrase, which means ‘In times like these, we are stronger when we fight together than when we try to fight apart,’ ” he said, translating a sentence spoken in Xhosa.
But the real phrase he spoke in the South African language has a much different translation.Noah’s rep confirmed toVulturethat what the comedian really said was: “White people don’t know I’m lying.”
Noah hails from Johannesburg in South Africa and in December brought his program to his hometown for the special “Self-Deportation Edition.”
The phony translation came just moments after Noah made a dig at Mel Gibson and all the people who keep sayingBlack Panther‘s signature phrase to him.
“Even backstage, Mel Gibson came up to me like ‘Wakanda forever.’ He said another word after that, but the Wakanda part was nice,” Noah said to shocked laughter.
Kevin Winter/Getty
Be sure to check outPEOPLE’s full Oscars coverageto get the latest news on film’s biggest night.
Black Pantheris the highest-grossing film of 2018 and made history as the first comic book film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
The 91st Academy Awards were broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 24.
source: people.com
