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Trevor Noah paid tribute to the 'brilliant' Black women in his life on his final edition of The Daily Show Thursday.

In a segment, the South African comedian, 38, thanked his fans and the Black women who 'nourished and formed' him and were 'a lot of the reason why' he's succeeded in show business.

Noah said, 'Special shout out to Black women - I've often been credited with having these grand ideas. People say, "Oh Trevor, you're so smart." I'm like, "Who do you think teaches me? Who do you think shaped me, nourished me and formed me?" 

'From my mom, my grand[mom], my aunt, all these Black women in my life, but in America as well. I tell people if you want to truly learn about America, talk to Black women cause, unlike everybody else, Black women can't afford to f*** around and find out. 

Noah said that 'Black people understand how hard it is when things go bad, especially in America, but any place where Black people live... when things go bad, Black people know that it's worse for them.'

Noah said 'Black women in particular, they know what s*** is. They know what happens if things do not go the way it should.'

Noah named a number of Black leaders who are influential to him - a group consisting of Tarana Burke, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Roxane Gay and Zoé Samudzi - calling them 'brilliant, brilliant women' who informed, educated and argued with him.