article_snippet: But in a tweet on Tuesday, Noah told Noah two million followers: 'To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that did
article_snippet: Not a true reflection': In a tweet on Tuesday, Noah told his two million followers: 'To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that did
article_snippet: One Twitter user accused Noah's remarks as being 'a tad stereotyped', as well as 'borderline anti-Semitic' Another user told Noah to 'grow up', adding  anti-Semitic' was 'no longer a fan' of the 31-year-old South African comedian .
article_snippet: Noah, the son of a half-Jewish Xhosa mother and a Swiss father, was a trending topic on Twitter on Monday night as he drew fire for jokes that were described as tasteless, hateful, and unfunny.
article_snippet: In May last year, Noah tweeted: 'Behind every successful Rap Billionaire is a double as rich Jewish man.
article_snippet: On Tuesday, The controversial tweets were being posted online by enraged bloggers, who slammed Noah as 'racist'.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, a blogger posted Noah's tweets in an article, with the comment: 'Trevor Noah, the racist, hack taking over for Jon Stewart is also quite the anti-Semite too.
article_snippet: Trevor Noah tweeted: 'Seriously who reads through six years of tweets to try and find something to be offended about?
article_snippet: Regardless of users' opinions, the tweets showed a different side to Noah than the picture painted by Comedy Central and the comedian himself just a day earlier.
article_snippet: Tough act to follow: Noah was not surprisingly reverent of extremely popular departing host Jon Stewart as Noah tweeted Monday about the news
highlights_snippet: Trevor Noah, 31, spoke out in defense of 'anti-Semitic' tweets on Tuesday .
  
highlights_snippet: Told two million followers two million followers were not 'a true reflection of my character'
  Added the 'handful of jokes' didn't represent his 'evolution as a comedian'
  Comes as Comedy Central has also defended the new South-African host .
  
highlights_snippet: Comedy Central said his was 'provocative and 'spares noone, his included'
  Noah, who is a quarter Jewish, has been praised for cutting-edge humor .
  