Marking the start of the 2018 soccer World Cup, Thursday’s episode of “The Daily Show” took a look at the often awkward image makeover underway by host-country Russia. “Now I’m scared,” said Trevor Noah. “A little turned on, but mostly scared.”

Noah was talking about a troupe of elderly Russian dancers repping Russia before the throngs of foreign journalists. “It feels like these super-friendly Russian grannies are trying a little too hard. Like, the nicer they are to me, the more worried I am that it’s all a trap, and she’s gonna push me into an oven,” Noah said.

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But that wasn’t the only awkward highlight of Russia’s efforts to put its best foot forward, an effort Noah compared to his home country’s efforts with the 2010 World Cup. Noah joked that South Africa’s reputation for racism and crime was erased after South Africans’ fondness for the vuvuzela became a worldwide meme. Added Noah, “we may blow vuvuzelas, but you guys elected one,” as a photo of President Trump appeared onscreen.

Noah also brought up Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying that “to most people” he is “already beyond redemption. He annexed Crimea, he meddled in U.S. elections, and worst of all, he bit Beyonce and framed Sanaa Lathan.” There’s plenty more, which you can see in the video above.

10 Times Tomi Lahren Has Courted Outrage: From Black Lives Matter to President Obama (Photos)

Forthcoming Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren doesn't keep her opinions to herself -- even when her job is on the line. Scroll through to look back at times when Lahren has inflamed both the left and the right.

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Beyonce's Super Bowl Performance

Lahren caught plenty of flak when she criticized Beyonce's performance at Super Bowl 50. "Even the Super Bowl halftime show has become a way to politicize and advance the notion that black lives matter more," Lahren said.
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Black Lives Matter

Nearly 60,000 people signed a petition calling for Lahren to be fired after she compared Black Lives Matter to the KKK in a since-deleted tweet.
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Jesse Williams

Lahren took serious issue with Jesse Williams' BET Awards acceptance speech, in which he spoke of police brutality toward black Americans. "I saw a lot of talent on that stage, but at the same time a whole lot of victimhood," she said.
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Dallas Shooting

Lahren blamed President Obama for the Dallas shooting that left five police officers dead and nine others injured. "Eight years later and we are more divided than ever," she said.
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Donald Trump Protesters

After millions took to the street to protest the election of Donald Trump, Lahren said, "A bunch of sore losers occupying a space is called a tantrum."
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Trevor Noah Appearance

The two sparred over protests to Donald Trump’s presidential election victory and the Black Lives Matter movement. It probably didn’t help that Lahren previously compared the latter to the KKK. Lahren claimed she doesn’t “see color,” which drew a laughing-gasp from the Comedy Central crowd.

Here's a closer look at Lahren's debate with Noah.
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Suspended from "The Blaze"

Lahren was fired from her job at Glenn Beck's "The Blaze" in April after she revealed in an appearance on "The View" that she is pro-choice when it comes to abortion. She then sued her former boss for wrongful termination.
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Interview with Jazz Jennings on Transgender Rights

In August, Lahren sat down with the star of TLC's "I am Jazz" to discuss transgender rights and bathroom bills. She asked Jennings if, when she was in second grade using the girls' restroom, others at school thought she was a "pervert."
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Charlottesville response

After violent white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia in August, Lahren posted a video on Facebook denouncing liberals who she says blame all Trump supporters for the deadly chaos. "It’s this phony identity politics that lost you the election. The average Trump supporter is not a Nazi or white supremacist," she said.
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Glenn Beck Countersues

Later in August, Lahren was counter-sued by Glenn Beck and The Blaze. The countersuit paints Lahren as “inappropriate and unprofessional,” as well as a “divisive” person who “created conflicts with other media personalities” at the organization.

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Debate with Trevor Noah is not first time The Blaze anchor has gotten into hot water

Forthcoming Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren doesn't keep her opinions to herself -- even when her job is on the line. Scroll through to look back at times when Lahren has inflamed both the left and the right.

Also Read: Fox News Signs Tomi Lahren as a Contributor

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