Trevor Noah's 5 funniest interactions at the 2026 Grammy Awards

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards gave us incredible performances, but the real MVP of the night was Trevor Noah.

For his grand finale as the host, Noah ditched the stage and spent most of the night roaming the floor like that one guy at a wedding who’s had two glasses of champagne and knows everyone’s business.

From roasting billionaires to begging for tech support, here are the spontaneous moments that proved Noah is the King of the Crowd Work.

1. The "light-skinned" warning to Kendrick Lamar

Coming off a massive year, Lamar was the man everyone was afraid of. Everyone except Noah. Well, mostly. Noah admitted he wanted to roast Lamar but decided against it for safety reasons.

"I actually thought about writing a few jokes roasting you, but then I remembered what you can do to light-skinned dudes from other countries. Me and my delegation are still recovering from the pain!"

It was the perfect way to acknowledge the rap feud of the century without getting a 7-minute diss track written about him.

2. The Bad Bunny "accidental" concert

Bad Bunny wasn't supposed to perform due to a Super Bowl contract, but Noah doesn't care about contracts. He tricked Bad Bunny into a duet by singing a truly terrible English translation of his hit "DtMF".

Bad Bunny couldn't stand to hear his song butchered like that, so he grabbed the mic and gave us a few bars anyway. Noah: 1, corporate lawyers: 0.

3. Pharrell Williams’ "billionaire wedding" Vibes

Looking at the front row, which featured Pharrell Williams in head-to-toe Louis Vuitton, Noah noted that the room was so fancy it felt like "Jeff Bezos's wedding, but with way more black people".

He then proceeded to shamelessly ask Williams for a "host discount" on a new bag. Honestly? Relatable.

4. The Nicki Minaj ghost roast

Minaj wasn't in the building, but she was definitely in the jokes.

Referencing her recent political posts, Noah told the audience she was probably at the White House with Donald Trump.

He even threw in a Trump impression: "Actually, Nicki, I have the biggest ass..." The camera immediately panned to John Legend, who looked like he wanted to disappear into his seat, while Chrissy Teigen gave the camera a thumbs-up. Pure awkward gold.

5. The Apple iPhone jab with Justin Bieber

Noah walked over to Justin and Hailey Bieber to congratulate them on their new baby, but he quickly pivoted to Justin’s "most important" work: fixing our phones.

Noah jokingly crowned Justin a hero for "convincing Apple to move the dictation button", so we stop accidentally recording ourselves while trying to text.

While Hailey was laughing, Justin gave the camera a "stiff smile" that immediately became a meme.

"Now I just need you to tell them to make a new feature where, when you search on your phone, it actually finds things. Please, Justin, we need you," said Noah.

Sorry, Justin, you’re not a pop star anymore - you’re our IT guy.