'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah explains why Islam shouldn't be blamed for Paris attacks
On Saturday during the New York Comedy Festival (which this Business Insider reporter attended), Noah dedicated some of his standup performance to discussing the problem.
"We saw it with the attacks yesterday," he told a sold-out audience at New York's Town Hall theater, referring to the crisis in Paris.
"Immediately people say it's Muslims," he continued. "'It's Islam. I hate that religion.' It's not the religion. Islam means peace. I'm not even Muslim, but I'm not even comfortable with this. Islam means peace. It's so easy now to label it as a terrorist religion."
Noah, who had taken a very earnest tone to speak about the stereotyping of Muslims, drove his point home with some humor.
More than 120 people were killed on Friday during a series of attacks at six locations. ISIS claimed responsibility for the massacre and a worldwide manhunt is underway to capture a suspect in the attacks.