The award is given annually to ‘a person or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to the humanities, the social sciences or the arts, in Europe and beyond,’ according to the foundation
Comedian Trevor Noah, the former host of “The Daily Show,” has won the prestigious Dutch Erasmus Prize, becoming the first humorist awarded the honour since Charlie Chaplin in 1965, the foundation that selects the winner announced Thursday.
The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation said in a statement that Noah, 39, was receiving the prize “for his inspired contribution to the theme `In Praise of Folly,’ named after Erasmus’s most famous book, which is filled with humour, social criticism and political satire.” Noah, who rose to prominence as a stand-up comic in his native South Africa, announced last year he was leaving Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after a seven-year run.
“With his astute reflections on such issues, he garnered a young, diverse and global audience and, in the process, infused a highly polarized media landscape with a breath of fresh air,” the foundation said.
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