Actor Patton Oswalt shows support for Trevor Noah on Twitter

Oswalt posted 53 tweets to explain how comedians could come under fire for jokes that were considered offensive.

“Q: Why did the man* throw* butter* out of the window*? A: He wanted to see* butter fly*!” Oswalt began his rant with a joke.

He then deconstructed the joke, writing, “‘Man’ in my previous Tweet should not be construed as privileged, misogynist or anti-trans. Nor should there be ANY assumption of said man’s race or religion. It could be an African American man, Asian, or any one of the vast multi-cultural mosaic which make up the world we live in today.”

He concluded after a series of other tweets jokes should always entertain.

“A simple series of clarifying post-joke Tweets like the ones I just sent out will insure EVERYONE a gentle, comforting chuckle,” he posted.

The actor gave a shout out to Noah, “Welcome to comedy in 2015, @Trevornoah!” before adding, “Also, the ‘come’ part of ‘welcome’ shouldn’t be construed in a ‘faggy’ way.”

Noah was criticised for some jokes he made on a Comedy Central series as a correspondent in late 2014.

Responding to the backlash, he tweeted on Tuesday, “To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn’t land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian.”