For the second time, South Africans have noticed radio character Sizwe Dhlomo within the Grammys crowd. However the Kaya FM presenter’s place was solely found after his finest pal Trevor Noah – who occurred to be the host of the awards present – positioned himself in entrance of him.
On Sunday evening, Trevor hosted the Grammys on the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles. The Soweto-born star mingled with the likes of Beyonce, Lizzo, Harry Kinds, Taylor Swift, and extra on the present.
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SIZWE DLOMO SPOTTED IN THE CROWD!
On Twitter, South Africans sung the praises of Trevor Noah, who had the Grammys viewers in stitches along with his hilarious jokes.
However tweeps additionally noticed one other native within the crowd – Sizwe Dhlomo.
In a single clip, Trevor addresses viewers whereas standing in entrance of a desk of visitors, which conveniently occurs to incorporate Sizwe. The radio star was wearing a gray and black swimsuit and was seated at a desk of unknown visitors.
“Solely right here in South Africa will we perceive why Trevor Noah stood at that particular place,” posted one tweep.
On his personal Twitter account, Sizwe shared footage of proof that he was certainly on the Grammys.
Trevor Noah’s bestie additionally bragged about being invited to an after-party attended by hip-hop heavyweights like Jay Z.
TREVOR NOAH’S MADE IN MZANSI JOKES
It’s not the primary time Trevor Noah has pulled a stunt paying homage to his nation of delivery. Final yr, Trevor shared a joke with the viewers that solely South Africans understood.
Throughout his opening monologue on the Grammys, Trevor hinted at assembly South Korean supergroup BTS backstage.
He stated in the course of the skit: “I really met BTS backstage, and I acquired to point out them a few of my dance strikes, and Jungkook [a member of the group] stated I used to be [inaudible].”
“I don’t converse Korean, however I feel it means ‘fairly dope.’”
However whereas Korean followers have argued that Trevor Noah didn’t, the truth is, converse their language, South Africans have recognised what the native star might have stated as an alternative.
Based on some tweeps, Trevor Noah pronounced the phrase “msunu,” a derogatory time period used to insult others.
Tweeps additionally noticed Trevor Noah’s shut pal Sizwe Dhlomo at a desk he co-incidentally walked by as he made the quip.
Sizwe – sporting a white and black tux and a black hat – was seen chuckling at Trevor’s inside joke. And tweeps have praised Trevor for acknowledging his bestie from again house.