Trevor Chats with His Grandma About Apartheid and Tours Her Home, “MTV Cribs”-Style | The Daily Show

Trevor Noah flies back to Johannesburg, South Africa, feeling a strong connection to his roots. He drives on a road that historically connected black and white residential areas during apartheid. He describes South African "road joy" and heads to his grandmother's house in Soweto, the place he grew up, where nothing has changed in a good way.

Trevor gives a humorous tour of his grandmother's home, highlighting features like a driveway for cars they didn't own and unique security systems made from bottles. He also playfully shows off the outdoor toilet, calling it a "real boiler" move before asking to be excused to "make some magic happen."

Trevor greets his grandmother, Coco, explaining that he's brought friends (the camera crew) to South Africa to show them what it's like. Coco, who is 91 years and 9 months old, shares memories and confirms Trevor is one of her grandchildren she always remembers from a photograph.

Trevor discusses the 100-year celebration of Nelson Mandela's birth. Coco recalls Mandela as an attorney, which was revolutionary for a black man during apartheid. She describes the fear of the police, known as "blackjacks," who would raid homes, and dismisses the idea that life was better under apartheid, recounting the harsh conditions of working in potato fields where people died from exhaustion and were buried on the spot.

Trevor jokingly claims he was an apartheid hero, but Coco reminds him he was a child. She recounts that as a mixed-race child, other kids in Soweto, who had never seen a white person, would run away from him, thinking he was white. Coco also talks about Trevor's naughtiness as a child, mentioning her slippers as punishment, and his mother's strong, unyielding personality.

Coco emphasizes that Trevor's mother, Patricia, was a trailblazer, managing white people in a time when black people weren't supposed to hold such positions. Trevor proudly tells Coco he also manages white people now. When asked about watching his show, Coco explains that electricity cuts prevent her from seeing it, leading to a humorous exchange about Trevor needing to install a generator and other amenities so she can watch and he can lose the parking lot.

Trevor thanks Coco for having them, sharing her stories, and being amazing. He playfully suggests his "friends" (the camera crew) need to leave.