Comedian Trevor Noah plays pickleball with Singaporeans, including actress Jaime Teo: 'We got trashed'
Comedian Trevor Noah played pickleball in Singapore with local players, including actress Jaime Teo. Noah visited the city for three performances at the Just For Laughs Singapore comedy festival at The Star Theatre. Teo shared on Instagram that she met Noah by chance at The Sports Arena at Singapore Expo. She described him as an encouraging partner, though their team lost badly. Noah is a known enthusiast of the sport.
Emmy award-winning South African comedian Trevor Noah recently hit the pickleball courts in Singapore, where he played alongside local enthusiasts including actress Jaime Teo.The former host of The Daily Show was in town for three performances at the Just For Laughs Singapore comedy festival held at The Star Theatre from Nov 3 to 5.In her Instagram post on Thursday (Nov 5), Teo recounted a chance encounter with Noah at The Sports Arena at Singapore Expo."I definitely didn't start the day thinking I'll get to meet and even play a game with him," wrote Teo, describing Noah as a "very encouraging partner" although they "got trashed".Noah, an outspoken pickleball enthusiast, has been ranked 3.9 by the Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR) platform which rates players' performance, placing him above the average recreational player.Getting mistaken for Canadian singer The WeekndA local pickleball coach, who declined to be named, told AsiaOne that the comedian had reached out to him ahead of his visit to play some private matches with local pickleball enthusiasts.