Meet Joe Opio - My Favorite People

In this episode of My Favorite People, Trevor, Eugene, and Dave chat with Daily Show writer Joe Opio, a man so relentlessly happy they are convinced he was sent from another planet to mock their collective anxiety. If you haven't already.... Subscribe to the channel here: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTrevorNoah Or follow the podcast on your other favorite platforms... SiriusXM - Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify 00:00:00 – Trevor Apologizes for South Africa’s Twitter Habits 00:00:32 – Joe Opio: “You’re Listening to Reggae Wrong” 00:01:45 – Meet Joe Opio: Ugandan Comedy Legend 00:03:21 – Trevor’s Sex Tape Analogy for Recording Hangouts 00:04:25 – First Time Not Calculating Menu Prices 00:05:02 – Joe’s Pressure Scene: Swordfish (That One) 00:06:09 – The Great Swordfish Movie Debate 00:08:00 – Joe’s Wild Taste in Movies & Books 00:09:00 – Ugandan Accents & Trevor’s Savage Impressions 00:11:23 – Food Falling From the Sky in Uganda 00:18:31 – Mistaken for Child Soldier at Idris Elba Premiere 00:21:21 – Baby’s Day Out Bigger Than Star Wars 00:25:55 – South African Twitter Vernac Beef 00:30:05 – Trevor Defends Code-Switching with Sean Paul 00:33:05 – How Trevor & Joe Met at Comedy Cellar 00:45:02 – Joe Gives Notes to Louis C.K. 00:55:50 – The Baby-Throwing Park Panic 1:05:26 – Why Joe Is Never Upset 1:08:14 – Joe’s “Hashtag Winning” Philosophy 1:17:14 – Joe’s Weird Hourly Alarm Sleep Hack 1:28:19 – Joe’s Pep Talk That Saved Trevor 1:45:38 – Joe’s Obsession: 25+ Cruises Explained 1:54:00 – Uganda’s Crazy Global History Moments 2:06:31 – Joe Roasts Trevor’s Sweet Texts

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EPISODE INFO

Released: December 18, 2025
Duration: 2h 7m
Channel: What Now? With Trevor Noah
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this episode of My Favorite People, Trevor, Eugene, and Dave chat with Daily Show writer Joe Opio, a man so relentlessly happy they are convinced he was sent from another planet to mock their collective anxiety. If you haven't already.... Subscribe to the channel here: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTrevorNoah Or follow the podcast on your other favorite platforms... SiriusXM - Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify 00:00:00 – Trevor Apologizes for South Africa’s Twitter Habits 00:00:32 – Joe Opio: “You’re Listening to Reggae Wrong” 00:01:45 – Meet Joe Opio: Ugandan Comedy Legend 00:03:21 – Trevor’s Sex Tape Analogy for Recording Hangouts 00:04:25 – First Time Not Calculating Menu Prices 00:05:02 – Joe’s Pressure Scene: Swordfish (That One) 00:06:09 – The Great Swordfish Movie Debate 00:08:00 – Joe’s Wild Taste in Movies & Books 00:09:00 – Ugandan Accents & Trevor’s Savage Impressions 00:11:23 – Food Falling From the Sky in Uganda 00:18:31 – Mistaken for Child Soldier at Idris Elba Premiere 00:21:21 – Baby’s Day Out Bigger Than Star Wars 00:25:55 – South African Twitter Vernac Beef 00:30:05 – Trevor Defends Code-Switching with Sean Paul 00:33:05 – How Trevor & Joe Met at Comedy Cellar 00:45:02 – Joe Gives Notes to Louis C.K. 00:55:50 – The Baby-Throwing Park Panic 1:05:26 – Why Joe Is Never Upset 1:08:14 – Joe’s “Hashtag Winning” Philosophy 1:17:14 – Joe’s Weird Hourly Alarm Sleep Hack 1:28:19 – Joe’s Pep Talk That Saved Trevor 1:45:38 – Joe’s Obsession: 25+ Cruises Explained 1:54:00 – Uganda’s Crazy Global History Moments 2:06:31 – Joe Roasts Trevor’s Sweet Texts

SPEAKERS

Trevor Noah
host
Comedian and host of the podcast "What Now? With Trevor Noah."
Joe Opio
guest
Ugandan comedian and former lawyer who worked with Trevor Noah (including during his Daily Show era).

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of What Now? With Trevor Noah, featuring Trevor Noah and Joe Opio, Meet Joe Opio - My Favorite People explores trevor Noah and Joe Opio on culture, joy, and perspective Trevor and Joe riff on cultural misunderstandings—from South African code-switching on Twitter to reggae lyrics—to show how language and context change what people hear and mean.

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