VIACOM SPOKESMAN TREVOR NOAH ASKS IN NEW BOOK IF HITLER WAS AS BAD AS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS OR ANDREW JACKSON:

“I often meet people in the West who insist that the Holocaust was the worst atrocity in human history without question. Yes, it was horrific. But I often wonder, with African atrocities like the Congo, how horrific were they? The thing Africans don’t have that Jewish people do have is documentation.”

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He concludes: “So in Europe and America yes, Hitler is the Greatest Madman in History. In Africa he’s just another strong man from the history books.”

We’re guessing that Noah will have some explaining to do regarding his historical musings when the book is out in November.

At the start of 2015, after a series of earlier anti-Semitic tweets from Noah emerged, including, “Almost bumped a Jewish kid crossing the road. He didn’t look b4 crossing but I still would hav felt so bad in my german car!” and “South Africans know how to recycle like israel knows how to be peaceful,” Comedy Central rushed to defend their new would-be star, the man they hired to succeed Jon Stewart’s clapter-based political “humor:”

Comedy Central appeared unmoved by criticism it branded as “unfair”, offering staunch support to Noah in a statement.

“Like many comedians, Trevor Noah pushes boundaries; he is provocative and spares no one, himself included,” the network said, according to AFP.

“To judge him or his comedy based on a handful of jokes is unfair. Trevor is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central,” it added.

Of course, that was before a year and a half of poor ratings, painfully unfunny shows, and now this latest firestorm. Does Viacom wish to continue employ someone who plays moral equivalence games with the Holocaust?