Trevor Noah's 2013 jokes about Aboriginal women spark boycott calls

Comedian Trevor Noah is facing a boycott ahead of his Australian tour after derogatory jokes he made about Aboriginal women in 2013 resurfaced again online.

The South African-born host of hit US program The Daily Show made the remarks in his comedy special It's My Culture five years ago.

The clip was posted on Twitter by former rugby league player and mental health advocate Joe Williams at the weekend.

It starts with Noah saying "all women of every race can be beautiful."

"And I know some of you are sitting there now going, 'Oh Trevor, yeah, but I've never seen a beautiful Aborigine'.

"Yeah, but you know what you say? You say 'yet', that's what you say; 'yet'. Because you haven't seen all of them, right?

"Plus it's not always about looks, maybe Aborigine women do special things, maybe they'll just like, jump on top of you."

Noah then then places his hands around his moth and imitates the sound of a didgeridoo.

The video has since been removed from YouTube.

"Hey @Trevornoah, your comments about Aboriginal in this clip are utterly unacceptable!" Williams tweeted at the weekend.

A number of prominent Aboriginal men and women and other activists followed suit by condemning the comedy routine.

The backlash saw Twitter users band together using the hashtag #boycottrevornoahinoz

Noah responded to the outrage with a tweet of his own, saying he would "never make a joke like that again".

"After visiting Australia's Bunjilaka museum and learning about Aboriginal history first hand I vowed never to make a joke like that again. And I haven't," he said.

"I'll make sure the clip from 2013 is not promoted in any way."

Noah is set to begin his tour of Australia in Melbourne on August 23.