Trevor Noah anti-Trump jokes fall flat at Grammy's as artists roll their eyes while he tries to score laughs

Comedian Trevor Noah's effort astatine wit fell level astatine the Grammy Awards, arsenic his arguable gag astir immigrants near immoderate celebrities rolling their eyes.

The South African-born comedian returned to big his 5th Grammys ceremonial Sunday evening and utilized his opening monologue to marque a gag criticizing President Donald Trump's tariff against immigrants.

'I don't cognize if you cognize this, but there's been a fewer changes successful Washington,' Trevor, who emigrated from South Africa successful 2011, said.

'I'm going to bask contiguous due to the fact that this whitethorn beryllium my past clip I get to big thing successful this country.'

'We're going to beryllium honoring the champion successful euphony arsenic voted connected by the 13,000 members of the Recording Academy and 20 cardinal amerciable immigrants. And tonight, nary substance what happens, past volition beryllium made,' helium announced.

The remark was an eyebrow-raising excavation astatine President Trump's wide deportation policy, which came into effect astir simultaneously to his inauguration. 

Referencing Trump's expanding commercialized warfare and tariffs, Trevor urged Beyonce to reconsider her upcoming Cowboy Carter tour.

'We can't spend a caller tour. Maple syrup is astir to beryllium $50,' helium said.

The 'joke' near the assemblage appearing visibly uncomfortable.

One up-and-coming personage Doechii, who was seated nearby, was captured connected camera appearing to rotation her eyes successful a now-viral clip.

The video has sparked outrage online with galore users calling retired Noah for 'never being funny.'

Critics were speedy to condemn his joke, with 1 idiosyncratic branding it 'gross and insensitive.'

'That gag was conscionable gross and insensitive…she wasn't having ANY OF IT'.'

Another emphasized the irony of an migrant himself utilizing the word 'illegal immigrants'.

'Trevor Noah, an migrant from South Africa, making a atrocious gag astir undocumented immigrants and calling radical 'illegal' successful beforehand of millions of radical is not lone mediocre sensation but unsafe successful this climate,' 1 remark read.

'Leave it to Doechii to beryllium the realest retired there,' 1 instrumentality tweeted.

'Finally idiosyncratic being existent lmao Trevor has ne'er been funny,' different chimed in.

Some users were much skeptical and argued that Doechii's facial expressions had thing to bash with the Noah's joke.

'She rolled her eyes astatine the camera.. didn't person thing to bash with the joke. Probably wasn't adjacent listening.'

The big sparked further outrage with an violative gag targeting Colombian vocalist Shakira, stating that she was 'the top happening retired of Colombia that isn't a Class A felony'.

'Three-time Grammy victor Shakira is successful the house,' Noah added during his opening monologue. 'The top happening retired of Colombia that isn't a Class A felony.'

The cringe-worthy remark drew mixed reactions from the audience, with immoderate nervously laughing portion others appearing visibly uncomfortable.

Social media rapidly erupted successful anger, with fans rushing to support the country.

'Colombia is talent, culture, and resilience. No request for outdated, tone-deaf jokes,' 1 idiosyncratic wrote.

Another idiosyncratic slammed Noah arsenic helium wrote, 'So the Grammys already commencement retired with an insult to Colombia erstwhile Trevor Noah mentions Shakira.'