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Trevor Noah all smiles over Emmy Award nomination

South African born comedian Trevor Noah has expressed excitement at being nominated for an Emmy Award.

Noah, who took over as host of the Daily Show from Jon Stewart three years ago, has cracked the nod for a nomination in the Best Variety Talk Series category.

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He will be against Last Week Tonight with John OliverThe Late Show with Stephen ColbertFull Frontal with Samantha BeeJimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Noah who has been in Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, jokingly took to Twitter in jubilation.

The show has also been nominated for Outstanding Interactive Program and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.