Trevor Noah: My Depression Was Linked To ADHD! Why I Left The Daily Show!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Society & Culture, Business, Education

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🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 160 minutes

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From being 'born a crime' and surviving Apartheid to navigating fame, Trevor Noah opens up about the chaos behind the comedy Trevor Noah is a comedian and former host of the satirical news programme, ‘The Daily Show’. He is also host of the podcast ‘What Now? with Trevor Noah’ and author of the best-selling book, ‘Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood’. In this conversation, Trevor and Steven discuss topics such as, how growing up under Apartheid shaped Trevor’s life path, the trauma of his mother’s attempted murder, how Trevor received death threats at ‘The Daily Show’, and why young men are struggling today. (00:00) Intro (01:47) Trevor's Childhood (04:51) What Do People Need To Know To Understand Trevor (07:08) What Was Apartheid Like For Trevor? (11:01) I Was Born Illegal (16:06) Trevor's Mother's Troubled Relationship With New Partner (23:22) Trevor's Mum's Shooting (26:05) Being Hyper-Empathetic (30:54) What Happened On The Day Of The Shooting (34:16) The Miracle That Saved My Mother (36:12) Why Didn't Your Stepdad Go To Prison? (38:29) Is Trevor Still Angry? (42:31) Have You Forgiven Him? (43:17) How Does Past Trauma Affect Trevor Today? (45:13) Men's Mental Health & Loneliness Epidemic (50:37) Why Are Men Struggling (59:10) How Can We Men Be Helped? (01:03:02) Belonging (01:08:43) How Do You Spot A Bad Friend? (01:11:51) Trevor's Work Ethic (01:15:32) Does Money And Fame Guide Your Decisions? (01:19:50) We're All Human & Need The Same Thing (01:24:39) Death Threats When Starting The Daily Show (01:29:11) The Worst Day On The Daily Show (01:34:53) Trevor's Struggle With Depression (01:40:46) Why Did Trevor Leave The Daily Show (01:46:49) You Don't Know What You've Got Until It's Gone (01:50:49) Trevor's Therapy Journey (01:59:28) Trevor's ADHD Diagnosis (02:02:31) The Link Between ADHD And Depression (02:09:16) Did You Ever Feel Hopeless? (02:13:44) Trevor Reuniting With His Father (02:15:53) What Lesson Did You Learn From Your Father? (02:18:32) Your Mum (02:18:39) What Would Trevor Say In His Last Phone Call To His Mother (02:21:50) Trevor's Thoughts On Fatherhood (02:23:31) Trevor's Romantic Relationships (02:26:14) The Lowest Point Of Your Life (02:30:12) Would Trevor Erase What Happened To His Mother? Let me know if you need any further adjustments! Follow Trevor: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/h7Y99Ai0GNb Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/OGcQnqk0GNb Spotify: You can purchase Trevor’s book, ‘Into the Uncut Grass’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/9KoTivu0GNb Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Linkedin Ads - https://www.linkedin.com/doac24

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0:00.0	It felt like life was meaningless.
0:03.0	I would think to myself, I hate this, this sucks.
0:06.0	I don't know what I want to do with life anymore.
0:09.0	And that's sometimes where the depression would kick in.
0:12.0	But I didn't realize that the depression would kick in.
0:12.6	But I didn't realize that the depression
0:14.6	that I was suffering from was untreated ADHD depression.
0:18.3	And so I've learned rules now for myself.
0:20.2	And for anyone out there, if you are suffering from this,
0:22.6	ask yourself a few simple questions.
0:24.4	Mr. Traver Noah, the former host of the Daily Show
0:27.1	He regained a massive following for his humorous yet incisive take on politics and society.
0:31.4	I was born to a black mother and a white father in
0:33.6	South Africa at a time when it was illegal in the country. They were scared
0:37.0	the police were going to take me away and then my mother met my stepfather and
0:40.4	it became an unsafe household.
0:43.0	Your mother had been shot point blank in the head by this man.
0:46.0	Yeah.
0:47.0	And from that day onwards, everything changes.
0:49.0	You arrive in America to pursue your dream as being this comedian.
0:52.0	You are very hardworkingworking to say the least.
0:54.0	Which led to you being the host of the Daily Show, but it didn't go so well at first.
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