The former host of 'The Daily Show' becomes the first comic to win the prestigious European prize — named after philosopher and humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus — since Charlie Chaplin.
It added: “With his sharp-minded, mocking yet inclusive political comedy, Noah, in the eyes of the jury, upholds the ‘Erasmian Spirit.’”
The award — which is given annually to a “person or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to the humanities, the social sciences or the arts, in Europe and beyond” — comes with a cash prize of Euros 150,000 .
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