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Comedian Trevor Noah thinks IK is basically the Pakistani Trump

Comedian Trevor Noah thinks IK is basically the Pakistani Trump

Seriously, how did we not spot these similarities earlier?
16 Aug, 2018

Comedian Trevor Noah has confirmed what we've all been thinking for months now: Imran Khan and Donald Trump are essentially twinsies.

In his latest episode of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he had a little segment called 'Meet The Pakistani Donald Trump' in which he highlights "the many ways that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan mirrors President Trump, from his self-aggrandizing displays of wealth to his hardline nationalism."

While we feel like there's SO much more material he could have used to make the comparisons funnier (their Twitter accounts alone deserve a standalone skit!), he did draw some hilarious parallels that made us laugh out loud, like that bit about Khan living in a "lair" in his youth that could've been mistaken for a room at "Pakistan's Trump Towers."

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Hassan Aug 16, 2018 09:28am
O man! This is so hilarious xD
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Talal Aug 16, 2018 09:48am
@Huma. its not Dawn reporting but a famous The Daily Show with Trevor Noah!
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JR Aug 16, 2018 09:54am
Trevor you are all mixed up. The previous to previous was ditto copy of your President. Correct your comedy Mr !
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Khaled Aug 16, 2018 10:07am
The similarity is quite obvious.
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Babu Aug 16, 2018 10:09am
Trevor is funny. But there's a reason we shouldn't be getting news from a stand up comedian. Leads to absurd and inconsistent analysis.
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Sarfraz Aug 16, 2018 10:21am
Both jokers
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Sami Aug 16, 2018 10:22am
Nothing funny rather it is misinformed
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hnm Aug 16, 2018 10:26am
"Self aggrandizing displays of wealth"? Since when has Imran Khan been guilty of that? If anything, he has been accused of miserliness.
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Taimur Aug 16, 2018 10:39am
Trevor Noah has lost a little bit of respect in my eyes. Most of things he said about Imran Khan are not even true.
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Morning Aug 16, 2018 10:39am
@Hassan in what sense did you find it hilaaaa riots????
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Ashok Aug 16, 2018 10:48am
At least Trump has financial acumen. What does Imran Khan excel in (apart from Dharanas)?
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neo Aug 16, 2018 10:57am
for PTI supporters, GEO, DAWN every new-organization is against them unless they print something positive about IK...try to take a criticism or else you will become a patwari OR jiyala
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Abbas Aug 16, 2018 11:22am
lolx, super hilarious
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Abbas Aug 16, 2018 11:23am
lolx, super hilarious. let's see how neya Pakistan folks reacts to it
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Observer Aug 16, 2018 11:32am
OMG! This looks real.
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Nasir Aug 16, 2018 11:43am
I can’t stop laughing , this is brilliant
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Nasir Aug 16, 2018 11:47am
@Huma. - Trevor is a comedian and this show is a comedy , in the West there is freedom of speech and we are allowed to laugh at our leaders . The comparison between Donald and Khan is funny and true . You may not want to hear it in Pakistan but in the West a lot of people see him as Taliban khan
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Chishti Aug 16, 2018 12:01pm
@Huma. it is an international news item , what else is the job of a media house????
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Zala Aug 16, 2018 12:10pm
PTI supporters cannot handle satire
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Mahmood Aug 16, 2018 12:20pm
Not very funny! Sorry, it bombed!
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ramesh Nakhwa Aug 16, 2018 12:20pm
Most of things Trevor Noah says on TV are lopsided lies which only I think he likes. Somehow I have a feeling that he is seething with rage on trumps election and feels he was a better candidate. Unfortunately he did not participate in the elections otherwise he would have got only two votes his and his girl friend.
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Rowa Aug 16, 2018 12:38pm
Glad Pakistan is being mentioned with some humor. Rather than the terrorizing tone used for the past years.
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Suraj71 Aug 16, 2018 12:38pm
Ohh that's hilarious.. Man you found too many similarities to make it funny.. Line of Islama-bad was so creative. I think everybody can't stop laughing. Please make another one... We want more.. You can also make about Modi ji the famous PM of India.
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Parvez Aug 16, 2018 12:45pm
Funny stuff ...... not to be taken seriously.
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Quettawala Aug 16, 2018 12:47pm
Comments section proves what Trevor showed in his comparision ... PTI supporters are rude
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Ahmed Aug 16, 2018 12:53pm
Naughty Trevor ! :D
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Haroon Khan Aug 16, 2018 01:19pm
@neo , criticism for the sake of criticism if you believe is positive then we take it; but both Trump and IK are world apart; May be he is confusing IK with NZ ; I am sure, next week he will come up with a better explanation, then I will await your comment.
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El Tigre Aug 16, 2018 01:20pm
He knows very little about Pakistan or Imran Khan. All these TV comedians have writers. Their own knowledge is after the fact. Trevor Noah wouldn't know a cricket ball from an avocado.
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Murtaza khan Aug 16, 2018 01:25pm
No doubt flat Earth movement is so popular in US
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The Right Left Aug 16, 2018 01:28pm
The Daily Show , openly sided and supported Hilary Clinton and openly rediculed Burney Sanders during election campaign. It was at that point already clear that the follow an agenda.
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Gaz Aug 16, 2018 01:38pm
These people all get the info on IK from the same corrupt Pakistani elite.
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Imran Aug 16, 2018 01:41pm
We don't need Trevor to tell us that, it's obvious to everyone!
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Me too Aug 16, 2018 01:48pm
Trevor should have done a little bit of reasearch. Trump is not a philanthropist, trump is white first and then he is American, trump is sexist, mocks cripples, got loads of money, mocks religious minorities. Tell me if IK has those things in common?
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Saif Zulfiqar Aug 16, 2018 01:54pm
Does Trevor Noah know where is Pakistan?
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san Aug 16, 2018 01:57pm
Absolutely on dot.
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Mr.T Aug 16, 2018 02:16pm
noah is great character and good human being. now IK not even taken the oath and his fame got around the globe. IK is one of the few world politician who left to do something greater for Pakistan. Can't wait to see this era of IK.
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iftikhar Aug 16, 2018 02:52pm
lets play our trump cards this time and see who the loser
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Mahmood Aug 16, 2018 02:54pm
@Zala "PTI supporters cannot handle satire" If your defintion of 'Satire' is senseless babble with no connectio to reality, than you are right. It cannot be tolerated, much less be amusing. On the other hand, anything anyone says about Trump is 1000% true and is reflected in the behaviour and actions of the Orange Man. IK is nothing of the sort.
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Changez Khan Aug 16, 2018 02:54pm
Not funny.
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Haroon Khan Aug 16, 2018 02:55pm
@Ashok financial acumen? Do you know, how many times he has declared bankruptcy? But the capitalist world we live in forgives rich people mistakes very easily
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Omer Khan Aug 16, 2018 03:04pm
That was funny... probably would have been even more spot on, had the comparison been between Trump and Zardari instead :)
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Shah Aug 16, 2018 03:28pm
Trump took over from Obama. Khan replaced Nawaz Sharif. There is a HUGE difference. Imran Khan = honest and uncorruptable
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aftab qamar Aug 16, 2018 03:44pm
Have been following Trevor for a while and rarely have I seen him so misinformed and lacking homework. Trying to draw the parallel when it's really a tangent. Here are some. 1. IK was born so rich and previllaged like Trump. False. Ik was at most upper middle class when born. 2. Both IK and Trump had zero political experience. False. IK has been in politics for 22 yrs. 3. Both IK and Trump Playboys. False. Trump womenizer. Ik Playboy. 3. Trump Life time of phony schemes and scams to build real estate empire. IK neat finances throughout to build free cancer hospital. What are you talking about Trevor?
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riz1 Aug 16, 2018 03:58pm
@Nasir "You may not want to hear it in Pakistan but in the West a lot of people see him as Taliban Khan" Don't a lot of us Pakistanis see IK as Taliban Khan? Who supports taking to terrorists and categorizing them as good and bad?
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Oaz Aug 16, 2018 05:04pm
@Me too it's just plain comedy. Stop being a blind follower...
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Raj Patel Aug 16, 2018 05:09pm
At least Trump speaks his mind and do what he think best for the country. Can IK imitate that or will he be allowed ??/
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Nia Aug 16, 2018 05:35pm
@El Tigre Your ignorance is so profound. Trevor Noah is South African and he doesn’t know what a cricket ball looks like?
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Nia Aug 16, 2018 05:39pm
@Me too when Imran was a cricketer a little boy ran into the stadium to greet Imran and Imran kicked him in front of thousands just like Trump made fun of crippled man
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RAja Raman Aug 16, 2018 06:04pm
Rightly said.
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Marcus Aug 16, 2018 06:08pm
The main difference between the two is Women fell at Imran's feet whereas Trump falls at womens feet. Plus Imran Khan is not corrupted by money or power he only wants the best for his country which has been neglected for years.
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Eddy Aug 16, 2018 06:37pm
Not so funny...
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Ali bhutto Aug 16, 2018 07:32pm
One big difference between Trump and Khan is that the establishment in the US opposes Trump, while that in Pakistan supports Khan...for now.
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UH Aug 16, 2018 07:48pm
@Ashok Really? Trump is a conman and a true con artist who has conned his contractors, trump university scandal, declared bankruptcy 6 times, and much more. And you call him having financial acumen. He is no genius and inherited from his daddy and then rest is history how he accumulated his wealth. I will not say anything about IK. The world knows about his achievements.
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Must learn Aug 16, 2018 08:19pm
A comedian can say anything to make audiences happy. OK let’s presume he’s correct. President Trump says “ America first, and let’s make America great again” it’s a wonderful obsession, and Imran Khan may wish Pak first,and make it great. President Trump gave huge employments to people, IK can do it. President Trump wants trade balance with China, Pak too want same. President Trump do not approve illegal immigrants from bordering Mexico, Imran Khan also like all travellings through Passports from neighboring Afghanistan. President Trump very soft at heart, he ultimately got N.Korea as unharmful, besides he offered Iran for talks unconditionally. Imran Khan offered India to resume talks unconditionally. So on and so forth, yes many similarities exists between the two great leaders. Let’s hope these similiarities will bring the two nations more closer, Pak greatly value its association with US, and paying back by unabated cooperation in war against terrorism in Afghanistan.
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M. Saeed Aug 16, 2018 08:54pm
Very correct observation. Khoob guzray gi jab mill baithayn gay trupmy dou!
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ga Aug 16, 2018 09:21pm
For me, this show was real news encapsulated in jokes. How could a South African Trevor Noah be so wrong about IK who was invited by Nelson Mandela, no less, for a train journey across South Africa? Trump would Never get this invite.
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Fatima Khair Aug 16, 2018 10:52pm
Trevor Noah must have mixed up his research as it was the previous Pakistani PM that was a copy of Trump, including the lavish life style! Now the Pakistani one is in jail, so what are the Americans doing (besides making fun of other countries' governance with wrong information, 'fake news') about their own orange-floss haired, big mouth, 'fake president!
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independentthinker Aug 16, 2018 11:14pm
Imran Khan is not going to live at the official Prime Minister's residence - Imran Khan built a cancer hospital - Imran Khan gave up his lavish lifestyle living abroad to move back to Pakistan - so far, I don't see any similarity between Trump and Imran Khan!
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Naeem Fakir Aug 17, 2018 12:14am
Someone has been feeding him totally false information. Trump like politician is the ex-prime minister Nawaz Shariff who is languishing in jail for billions of Dollars corruption. Imran has led the charge to end corruption and this systematic destruction of the rule of law. Mr Noah is a court jester with a mental level of a Jerry Lewis look alike. When the people of a country are struggling to survive and this clown compares Imran to Trump. That is a low even for him.
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Ali Aug 17, 2018 01:16am
@Abbas only the room bit is funny rest is embarrassing to watch if you know who Imran Khan is. Trevor Noah is funny when his jokes are based on facts. I hope John Oliver show do a segment on IK unlike daily show they have much better research team.
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Abdul Jabbar Aug 17, 2018 01:36am
This man is a comedian. He does not know much about Pakistan and Imran Khan.
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Umar Aug 17, 2018 02:01am
@riz1 I feel sorry for your misinformed views. Whilst you can disagree with IK views, which I also do on some matters, but labeling him as taliban khan is not appropriate, as someone who is against killing people and giving dialogue a chance shouldn't make him taliban khan.
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JA-Australia Aug 17, 2018 02:14am
Do we HAVE to say he is funny just because he is African-American? He is not and never has been. The Daily Show has not been the same after John Stewart left it.
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Jalaluddin S. Hussain Aug 17, 2018 03:17am
No comparison. Imran Khan is a politician and fighter and can bring about some positive change in Pakistan.
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Amin Aug 17, 2018 03:56am
They have much more in common: Both married multiple wife. Both married foreign wives. Both are in 3rd marriage. Brides typically marry them for money. Both are extremists. Both hate immigration(from Afganistan/other). Both mistreat women. Both use abusive words. Both of them got elected illegitimately -- Donald due to "rigging by Russia" Imran "rigging by ???".
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Zo Aug 17, 2018 04:35am
Hahahahahah although I disagree, it was hilarious!
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JA-Australia Aug 17, 2018 05:29am
Satire becomes a farce when it is based on made up nonsense. If I claim that Trevor Noah was a child molestor and make fun of him, would it be funny?
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FA Aug 17, 2018 05:31am
@aftab qamar Spot on!!
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Hakim Aug 17, 2018 05:34am
Is Trevor Noah running out of material or what?
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Imtiaz Ali Khan Aug 17, 2018 05:59am
Funny but totally misleading. But that's Trevor's job, he is a funny guy, but friend always portray things you know about. Imran khan has won standing for anti corruption drive and protecting minorities and all humanity, not a single nation is threatened in his campaign unlike Donald who is talking about destroying nations and being against minorities and wining on hate while still most American by count rejected him, unlike Imran Khan who have won both in numbers of citizens who voted for him and number of constituency. Love you American family our ties with US goes way back which will continues as humanity is first before any nations. IndoPak Blood Brothers 4 Life!
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Chappar sangarra Aug 17, 2018 06:58am
Yes they both grab their opportunities.
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Akil Akhtar Aug 17, 2018 08:14am
So he is a comedian...sure we should take his word seriously...LOL
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Zak Aug 17, 2018 11:31am
No comparison ; One is a handsome Adonis and the other ever destructive Perses.
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Zak Aug 17, 2018 11:33am
@Ashok World cup victory, Cancer Hospital, University.
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Zak Aug 17, 2018 11:35am
@riz1 Then you like the west have not understood the dynamics of the reality here.
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Nikki Aug 17, 2018 01:20pm
Folks, This is just a comic clip. Have the Pakistanis lost all sense of humor. It is really tragic when people analyze comedy. When did anyone ever analyze comedy?
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Concerned Aug 18, 2018 02:38am
Hilariously true !!!!
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Zeb Aug 18, 2018 12:38pm
@Nikki Problem is: it is not even funny. I miss Jon Stewart. John Oliver is his true heir!
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