Trevor Noah doesn't think there's anything "classy" about the NFL.
“It’s a bunch of guys smashing into each other and then slapping their asses," he said in a recent episode of The Daily Show. "That’s the game. No one’s throwing the ball with a pinky up and apologizing for getting in the way.”
Last week, the South African comedian spent a segment of his Comedy Central show criticizing the media's racial double standard when describing Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.
"In the quarterback matchup between Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos and Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers, the differences are literally black and white," the video description reads.
Noah pointed to several examples, including how Manning gets praised for studying on the sidelines where as Newton gets called out for his end zone celebrations.
The reality, Noah said, is that "Peyton Manning is sitting on the bench every chance he gets is because he’s the oldest quarterback to ever start a Super Bowl.”
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“This is about race," Noah said. "And you know what I love about all the race conversations in society? People always say it’s not about race."
Many praised Noah on Twitter for his segment.
@Trevornoah brilliant piece on the racist commentary about the quarterbacks! #SuperBowl #hilarious— Ranko Krosnjar (@RamaMuzik) February 7, 2016
@Trevornoah great bit on the Super Bowl especially the talking to black and the white camera. Gr8 Stuff https://t.co/1vXbtFAujB— Jeff JB Brathwaite (@jbrath) February 5, 2016
Passive #Racism :)) "In the Super Bowl 50 quarterback -the differences are black and white"https://t.co/H2r8u6OIjD— Ahmed Assad (@AxmedAssad) February 6, 2016
@Trevornoah's bit on the #SuperBowl quarterbacks was his best I've seen on @TheDailyShow yet! Funny and on point!— Micah Bias (@bias_micah) February 5, 2016
One of my favorite segments from @TrevorNoah. #Quarterbackish #SuperBowl50 https://t.co/J0Eb6LDvZM— Justice Calo Reign (@SocialJusticeSE) February 5, 2016