United Kingdom, Feb. 2 -- Trevor Noah joked about Nicki Minaj's friendship with Donald Trump during the Grammy Awards.

The 41-year-old comedian hosted the awards show at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday night (01.02.26), and Trevor made a joke about Nicki's recent show of support for the US President.

The comedian said: "Nicki Minaj is not here. She is not here."

Trevor's comment prompted applause from the crowd inside the arena. Chrissy Teigen - who attended the ceremony with John Legend, her husband - then gave Trevor a thumbs up, seemingly in support of her absence.

The comedy star then added: "She is still at the White House with Donald Trump discussing very important issues."

Trevor subsequently did an impression of...