Spotify Announces New Original Podcast with South African Comedian Trevor Noah

Spotify today announced a new Original Podcast with Trevor Noah, one of the most successful comedians in the world and a New York Times best-selling author. The weekly podcast will blend Trevor’s signature humor and razor-sharp wit with his global perspective to deliver a unique take on the hottest and most captivating topics of the moment. Launching later this year, the series will also feature in-depth and freewheeling conversations between Trevor and some of the most influential and interesting figures around the world. The new original series will be available on numerous platforms and sees Trevor joining Spotify in partnership like many of the most popular podcast creators in the world including Alex Cooper, Louis Theroux, Emma Chamberlain, Dax Shepard, Markiplier, Drew Afualo, Lena Situations and more.

You can find images to use in your coverage HERE and read more in Spotify’s For the Record newsroom blog post. 

Quote from Trevor Noah:

“It’s really exciting to be joining Spotify on a fun new adventure where we’ll engage in interesting and meaningful conversations with some of the world’s most fascinating people. We’ll also probably fix every single issue humankind has ever faced so you definitely want to join us for every episode.”

Quote from Julie McNamara (VP, Head of Global Podcast Studios):

“Spotify is the ultimate audio destination, and partnering with Trevor Noah, one of the world’s most brilliant and distinctive voices, will make for captivating storytelling that will delight our more than 100 million podcast listeners around the world. We are excited to collaborate with Trevor to create an original podcast that seamlessly combines his unique humor, insightful commentary, and consummate interview skills on a global scale.”

The news was revealed during a conversation between Trevor Noah and Spotify’s co-founder and CEO, Daniel Ek, which is part of the Spotify Beachdaytime line-up taking place at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity in France. In addition to his new podcast announcement, Trevor and Daniel discussed navigating different mediums to forge a deeper connection with audiences and how creators can effectively leverage new technologies in an ever-evolving media landscape. You can see Ek’s tweet on the announcement here.