Problem with Trevor Noah is he just didn't get American politics and social issues. The material you use in South Africa will just not translate to the USA. It's completely different contexts. For instance, a party like the Republican party would be struggling to get above 5% of the vote in South Africa, yet in the USA it regularly wins elections. There is no equivalent to the modern US Democratic party in South Africa, as all the mainstream liberal political parties in South Africa, such as the Democratic Alliance (DA) have alienated black people and the black vote.

And that's not even talking about identity and how differently both countries societies see social issues around race, gender, status, etc. For instance, Trevor Noah would not be considered black in South Africa, but in the USA he is considered black. That's just one of many major differences that can make telling jokes about social issues difficult. He tried to a bit on it once, and it just fell flat.