Trevor Noah opens up on nerves ahead of hosting 2024 Grammy Awards

Trevor Noah opens up on nerves ahead of hosting 2024 Grammy AwardsSource: CBS News

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00:00 I think what makes the Grammys particularly nerve-wracking for me is,

00:04 like, these are superstars.

00:05 Yeah.

00:06 These are...

00:08 I don't want to get on the wrong side of Taylor Swift fans.

00:10 So you're trying to walk this fine line of being, you know, the comedian,

00:14 but then also still being nice about the night.

00:17 Do you get nervous still doing this after...

00:18 All the time.

00:19 I'm surprised to hear that after all this time that you still have a little...

00:23 I never take it for granted.

00:24 I am never not nervous.

00:26 It is...

00:28 Think of this moment.

00:30 Everybody's there.

00:31 You have an idea of what you would like to do.

00:33 You've never practiced this with them.

00:35 Yeah.

00:35 You know, this is not like creating music where you get to play the music for people

00:38 and there's a, you know, there's an understanding and you...

00:41 No, there's no rule.

00:42 Some people are not having a good night, some people are having a good night.

00:45 You don't know how it will go.

00:47 And as the night progresses, the mood changes.

00:50 And how does that mood affect the comedy?

00:51 You don't know.

00:52 So just like everything else that makes you nervous, you know,

00:54 whether it's driving in a fast car on a racetrack or, you know,

00:58 going bungee jumping or pulling in for the first kiss on a date.

01:01 Yeah.

01:02 It's nervous, but it's exciting.

01:03 And you hope it ends well.

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