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Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event

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Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new video that comedian Trevor Noah will be hosting the show.

The video indicates that the event will feature other celebrities and influencers as well, including Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper (who was at the 2025 event), Indian cricketer Shubman Gill (who has starred in Pixelads), Japanese actress Ayami Nakajo (who has also starred in Pixelads), and NBA star / Google Performance Advisor Stephen Curry. (Cooper and Noah are also bringing shows to YouTube.)

Jimmy Fallon hosted the show last year, an event that my colleague Victoria Song described as more like “a live taping of The Tonight...

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