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Trevor Noah: Aboriginal anger as 'disgusting' joke resurfaces

Comedian Trevor Noah has responded to criticism of a racist joke he told in 2013 about Aboriginal Australian women, saying that he had "vowed never to make a joke like that again".

GETTY IMAGES / Trevor Noah has come under fire for a 2013 joke about Aboriginal Australian women

GETTY IMAGES / Trevor Noah has come under fire for a 2013 joke about Aboriginal Australian women

Noah, now host of The Daily Show in the US, faced a backlash after video of the joke was freshly circulated online.

He was condemned by several indigenous Australians. Some called for a boycott of Noah's upcoming Australian tour.

Noah said it was "right" to denounce the joke, which centred on appearance.

In the footage of the 2013 stand-up show, Noah is shown saying that "all women of every race can be beautiful".

He continues: "And I know some of you are sitting there now going, 'Oh Trevor, yeah, but I've never seen a beautiful Aborigine.'"

Noah goes on to say "it's not always about looks", before mimicking playing a didgeridoo in a suggestive manner.

On Monday, the comedian acknowledged the joke was wrong - and referred to having visited the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Melbourne.

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