1 00:00:00,534 --> 00:00:01,768 [theme music] 2 00:00:01,869 --> 00:00:04,972 ANNOUNCER: From New York City, the only city in America, 3 00:00:05,072 --> 00:00:07,508 it's the show that invented news. 4 00:00:07,608 --> 00:00:13,080 This is The Daily Show with your host, Wanda Sykes. 5 00:00:13,180 --> 00:00:20,187 [cheering] 6 00:00:31,131 --> 00:00:33,000 Hey. 7 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:34,001 What's going on, everybody? 8 00:00:34,101 --> 00:00:38,972 Welcome to The Daily Show. 9 00:00:39,072 --> 00:00:46,079 I'm Wanda Sykes. 10 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:52,419 Wow. 11 00:00:52,519 --> 00:00:54,087 Hey, all right. 12 00:00:54,188 --> 00:00:55,455 That's enough. 13 00:00:55,556 --> 00:00:57,491 Welcome to The Daily Show. 14 00:00:57,591 --> 00:01:00,527 I'm Wanda Sykes, and I'll be your host this week. 15 00:01:00,627 --> 00:01:03,163 Yeah, my wife asked me to load the dishwasher, 16 00:01:03,263 --> 00:01:04,665 and I needed an out. 17 00:01:04,765 --> 00:01:08,902 [laughter] 18 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:12,706 So I'm so happy to be here. 19 00:01:12,806 --> 00:01:15,275 We've got a great show for you tonight. 20 00:01:15,375 --> 00:01:16,944 We've got a lot of news to cover. 21 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:19,079 We've got my friend Mike Epps in the house. 22 00:01:19,112 --> 00:01:21,148 So let's get some headlines. 23 00:01:21,248 --> 00:01:26,620 [cheering] 24 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,223 Well, I don't know how your 2023 is going, 25 00:01:29,323 --> 00:01:33,794 but it has not been going well for President Joe Biden. 26 00:01:33,894 --> 00:01:37,364 Just when we were ready to move on to the next scandal, 27 00:01:37,464 --> 00:01:41,368 the FBI searched his house for 13 hours on Friday. 28 00:01:41,468 --> 00:01:45,472 And they found even more classified documents. 29 00:01:45,572 --> 00:01:48,175 At this point, the FBI is just decluttering 30 00:01:48,275 --> 00:01:49,309 Biden's house for him. 31 00:01:49,409 --> 00:01:51,478 [laughter] 32 00:01:51,578 --> 00:01:54,248 They're like Marie Kondo going around his rooms 33 00:01:54,348 --> 00:01:59,286 like, this list of spies does not spark joy. 34 00:01:59,386 --> 00:02:02,122 [laughter] 35 00:02:02,222 --> 00:02:07,861 [applause] 36 00:02:07,961 --> 00:02:09,763 No, but, honestly, this doesn't bother me at all. 37 00:02:09,863 --> 00:02:10,964 I mean, come on. 38 00:02:11,064 --> 00:02:16,503 The man has been in public office for 238 years. 39 00:02:16,603 --> 00:02:18,572 I bet you most of the shit he has 40 00:02:18,672 --> 00:02:21,842 isn't even classified anymore. 41 00:02:21,942 --> 00:02:23,944 You read his notes, and it's like, keep 42 00:02:24,077 --> 00:02:28,448 an eye on this Hitler guy. 43 00:02:28,549 --> 00:02:30,918 It's just history now. 44 00:02:31,084 --> 00:02:32,252 It's just history now. 45 00:02:32,352 --> 00:02:34,087 They're teaching this stuff in schools. 46 00:02:34,154 --> 00:02:39,560 Well, not in Florida, but you know? 47 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:41,361 By the way, some of you might not know, 48 00:02:41,461 --> 00:02:45,532 but before doing standup, I worked at NSA for seven years. 49 00:02:45,632 --> 00:02:47,100 Yeah, it's true. 50 00:02:47,134 --> 00:02:50,103 I had a top secret clearance and everything. 51 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,272 Thank me for my service, damn it. 52 00:02:52,372 --> 00:02:58,979 [cheering] 53 00:02:59,112 --> 00:03:01,114 So I got to say, this story has me a little concerned, 54 00:03:01,215 --> 00:03:02,416 you know? 55 00:03:02,516 --> 00:03:07,821 I'm sitting here thinking, damn, what is in my garage? 56 00:03:07,921 --> 00:03:10,324 I put that back, right? 57 00:03:10,424 --> 00:03:11,658 Yeah, yeah, I put that back. 58 00:03:11,758 --> 00:03:13,260 I put that back. 59 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,329 But in Biden's defense, at least 60 00:03:15,429 --> 00:03:18,799 he is cooperating with the FBI searches, right? 61 00:03:18,899 --> 00:03:22,703 [applause] 62 00:03:22,803 --> 00:03:26,340 In fact, he's been so cooperative, it makes 63 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,276 me wonder, like, is he hoping they do 64 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:32,079 work around the house for him? 65 00:03:32,145 --> 00:03:34,548 Is Biden like, you know, fellas, 66 00:03:34,648 --> 00:03:38,552 I think I have some documents up in the gutters. 67 00:03:38,652 --> 00:03:41,955 You might need to clear the leaves out first. 68 00:03:42,089 --> 00:03:43,690 I know Jill would love that. 69 00:03:43,790 --> 00:03:46,193 She'd love that. 70 00:03:46,293 --> 00:03:48,228 All right, now check this story out. 71 00:03:48,328 --> 00:03:50,597 This weekend, the Church of England 72 00:03:50,697 --> 00:03:53,133 announced that it will now allow its clergy 73 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:55,202 to bless same-sex marriages. 74 00:03:55,302 --> 00:03:58,772 But they're still not going to allow the actual wedding 75 00:03:58,872 --> 00:04:00,874 to happen in the church. 76 00:04:01,041 --> 00:04:04,278 But, hey, to be honest, this is also how I feel 77 00:04:04,378 --> 00:04:07,548 about any destination wedding. 78 00:04:07,648 --> 00:04:10,083 I ain't going to be there, but good for y'all. 79 00:04:10,184 --> 00:04:14,321 [cheering] 80 00:04:14,421 --> 00:04:16,323 Not going. 81 00:04:16,423 --> 00:04:17,691 OK, let's move on. 82 00:04:17,791 --> 00:04:21,361 Normally, I don't find funerals funny. 83 00:04:21,461 --> 00:04:24,598 [laughter] 84 00:04:24,698 --> 00:04:26,934 But here's a story about a funeral 85 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:31,805 that I found hilarious because this funeral had Donald Trump. 86 00:04:31,905 --> 00:04:36,243 And that guy can turn anything into a joke. 87 00:04:36,343 --> 00:04:38,278 Maybe you've heard of Diamond and Silk, 88 00:04:38,378 --> 00:04:41,381 those two sisters who are always-- 89 00:04:41,481 --> 00:04:44,685 two sisters who are always showing up at his rallies, 90 00:04:44,785 --> 00:04:50,123 praising him on TV, setting the Black race back 50 years. 91 00:04:50,224 --> 00:04:52,693 You know those two. 92 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:54,428 Trump held meetings with them. 93 00:04:54,528 --> 00:04:56,663 He'd invite them to the Oval Office. 94 00:04:56,763 --> 00:05:01,535 He would point at them and say, see, Black people love me. 95 00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:05,272 Well, sadly, Diamond passed away a few days ago. 96 00:05:05,372 --> 00:05:08,041 Yeah, and Silk said that she wanted Trump 97 00:05:08,075 --> 00:05:10,777 to speak at the funeral because the three of them 98 00:05:10,878 --> 00:05:12,880 were so close. 99 00:05:13,046 --> 00:05:15,716 At least Silk thought the three of them 100 00:05:15,816 --> 00:05:19,820 were close until Trump started to speak. 101 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,123 You know, the world has lost one of its brightest stars, 102 00:05:23,223 --> 00:05:24,391 real star. 103 00:05:24,491 --> 00:05:28,061 But I see that we have another star who is equal to, 104 00:05:28,128 --> 00:05:29,796 but she stepped up, and she is different. 105 00:05:29,897 --> 00:05:31,532 I'm serious. I thought I knew them both. 106 00:05:31,632 --> 00:05:32,833 I didn't. 107 00:05:32,933 --> 00:05:35,702 I knew-- I knew Diamond, but I didn't know Silk at all. 108 00:05:35,802 --> 00:05:37,538 I just learned about Silk. 109 00:05:37,638 --> 00:05:38,939 You're fantastic. 110 00:05:39,072 --> 00:05:44,511 You're going to carry on beyond anybody's wildest imagination. 111 00:05:44,611 --> 00:05:49,583 [laughter] 112 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:50,784 Oh, my god. 113 00:05:50,884 --> 00:05:53,086 I mean, it's like Trump showed up to that funeral 114 00:05:53,187 --> 00:05:56,557 like, Diamond's dead, but I'm going to bury Silk. 115 00:05:56,657 --> 00:05:57,858 [laughter] 116 00:05:57,958 --> 00:06:02,429 Oh, yeah, there's room for two in that casket. 117 00:06:02,529 --> 00:06:03,530 I mean, come on. 118 00:06:03,630 --> 00:06:06,066 To say you know Diamond but don't know Silk 119 00:06:06,166 --> 00:06:09,703 is wild because they're always together. 120 00:06:09,803 --> 00:06:11,605 That's like saying, I know Bert, 121 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:15,676 but I've never heard of this Ernie fella. 122 00:06:15,776 --> 00:06:16,810 What's his deal? 123 00:06:16,910 --> 00:06:22,082 [applause] 124 00:06:22,182 --> 00:06:24,718 I thought Sister, Sister was just called Sister. 125 00:06:24,818 --> 00:06:27,955 [laughter] 126 00:06:28,055 --> 00:06:31,225 Knowing Trump, he probably only has room for one Black woman 127 00:06:31,325 --> 00:06:34,595 in his brain at a time. 128 00:06:34,695 --> 00:06:38,565 If he turns on the TV right now, he'll be like, wow, 129 00:06:38,665 --> 00:06:40,734 Diamond's hosting The Daily Show. 130 00:06:40,834 --> 00:06:47,841 [laughter] 131 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:52,112 You know, a week ago, she was dead. 132 00:06:52,212 --> 00:06:56,750 But thanks to me, she's risen. 133 00:06:56,850 --> 00:06:59,386 And, finally, did you guys watch the football game 134 00:06:59,486 --> 00:07:01,822 last night, the 49er-Cowboys? 135 00:07:01,922 --> 00:07:04,625 Yeah, well, I tuned in to see if the Dallas kicker would 136 00:07:04,725 --> 00:07:06,193 keep missing extra points. 137 00:07:06,293 --> 00:07:07,194 And he did. 138 00:07:07,294 --> 00:07:08,729 He just kept missing them. 139 00:07:08,829 --> 00:07:11,265 And it was bad, y'all, because the commentators were like, 140 00:07:11,365 --> 00:07:13,500 I don't even think the coach is going to put them back 141 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,335 out to kick again, you know? 142 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:19,840 And I just thought of his poor family watching, you know? 143 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:21,742 His kid's sitting there. 144 00:07:21,842 --> 00:07:27,614 They're not going to let daddy kick anymore? 145 00:07:27,714 --> 00:07:28,916 It was awful. 146 00:07:29,049 --> 00:07:32,586 But then I saw something even more horrifying. 147 00:07:32,686 --> 00:07:35,956 It was an ad that was just for oil and gas-- 148 00:07:36,056 --> 00:07:38,625 not any particular oil or gas company, 149 00:07:38,725 --> 00:07:41,228 just oil and gas in general. 150 00:07:41,328 --> 00:07:42,329 Check it out. 151 00:07:42,429 --> 00:07:44,665 [upbeat music] 1, 2, 3, come give me a kiss. 152 00:07:44,765 --> 00:07:45,732 MAN: What if we lived in a world 153 00:07:45,832 --> 00:07:47,401 without oil and natural gas? 154 00:07:47,501 --> 00:07:49,169 Life would be very different because oil 155 00:07:49,269 --> 00:07:55,843 and gas are part of just about everything you touch. 156 00:07:57,077 --> 00:08:01,181 From the stuff you wear to the stuff in your hair 157 00:08:01,281 --> 00:08:04,251 and so much more. 158 00:08:04,351 --> 00:08:06,720 Our world would be unrecognizable if the products 159 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:10,090 we rely on just disappeared. 160 00:08:10,190 --> 00:08:16,363 Better luck next time. 161 00:08:16,463 --> 00:08:20,434 Those greedy, oily bastards. 162 00:08:20,534 --> 00:08:22,302 See, this proves, y'all, we're doing 163 00:08:22,402 --> 00:08:24,505 something right because they're getting nervous. 164 00:08:24,605 --> 00:08:26,406 Because we're buying electric cars. 165 00:08:26,507 --> 00:08:29,042 We're switching to solar energy. 166 00:08:29,076 --> 00:08:30,043 And they're like-- 167 00:08:30,077 --> 00:08:32,880 [cheering] 168 00:08:33,046 --> 00:08:37,351 And they're like, but we also make footballs. 169 00:08:37,451 --> 00:08:38,352 But you know what? 170 00:08:38,452 --> 00:08:40,854 I will agree with them on one thing. 171 00:08:40,954 --> 00:08:45,192 If there was no oil, our world would be unrecognizable. 172 00:08:45,292 --> 00:08:48,795 It would look like this. 173 00:08:48,896 --> 00:08:52,466 What's-- what's all that green shit on the bottom? 174 00:08:52,566 --> 00:08:53,734 Is that grass? 175 00:08:53,834 --> 00:08:55,502 You know, I heard about it in history class. 176 00:08:55,602 --> 00:08:56,803 I don't know. 177 00:08:56,904 --> 00:08:59,573 And what's with all that shit that disappeared 178 00:08:59,673 --> 00:09:01,141 into dust stuff they did, huh? 179 00:09:01,241 --> 00:09:03,443 They stole that right from The Avengers. 180 00:09:03,544 --> 00:09:05,412 [laughter] 181 00:09:05,512 --> 00:09:07,881 That's from The Avengers. 182 00:09:08,015 --> 00:09:09,783 So these guys are in the boardroom 183 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:12,719 like, oh, we need to improve our image. 184 00:09:12,819 --> 00:09:14,655 Hey, everyone likes Thanos, right? 185 00:09:14,755 --> 00:09:16,290 They like Thanos. 186 00:09:16,390 --> 00:09:20,327 So for more on just how damaging oil is to the planet, 187 00:09:20,427 --> 00:09:24,031 let's go to Michael Kosta, who is at an oil spill 188 00:09:24,131 --> 00:09:25,732 down on the Gulf Coast. 189 00:09:25,832 --> 00:09:26,733 Michael. 190 00:09:26,834 --> 00:09:33,841 [cheering] 191 00:09:35,042 --> 00:09:36,076 Wow. 192 00:09:36,176 --> 00:09:39,680 Good lord, Michael, it looks horrible down there. 193 00:09:39,780 --> 00:09:42,816 No, no, it doesn't. 194 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:45,552 But all those birds are covered in oil. 195 00:09:45,652 --> 00:09:48,055 OK, yeah, but think about how many birds there 196 00:09:48,155 --> 00:09:49,122 are in the world, you know? 197 00:09:49,223 --> 00:09:51,058 Probably hundreds. 198 00:09:51,158 --> 00:09:54,795 And I'm willing to let these birds suffer 199 00:09:54,895 --> 00:09:57,764 if that means we can keep enjoying the miracle 200 00:09:57,865 --> 00:10:00,300 liquid that is oil. 201 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:01,969 What? 202 00:10:02,069 --> 00:10:05,772 Did that bullshit commercial actually convince you? 203 00:10:05,873 --> 00:10:08,308 All commercials convince me. 204 00:10:08,408 --> 00:10:10,611 That's why I have 15 insurance policies, 205 00:10:10,711 --> 00:10:12,946 all my money's in crypto, and in the 2000s, 206 00:10:13,046 --> 00:10:17,818 I was always saying, wazzup! 207 00:10:17,918 --> 00:10:21,021 And this commercial made some really great points. 208 00:10:21,121 --> 00:10:24,525 Without oil, we would lose so many precious products, 209 00:10:24,625 --> 00:10:28,495 like hair gel or the bottle the hair gel comes in 210 00:10:28,595 --> 00:10:31,865 or the chemicals I use to get the hair gel out of my hair. 211 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:33,967 And that's just my hair, Wanda. 212 00:10:34,067 --> 00:10:36,603 I mean, think of how much hair is in the world, 213 00:10:36,703 --> 00:10:38,038 probably hundreds. 214 00:10:38,138 --> 00:10:40,974 Look, look, OK. 215 00:10:41,074 --> 00:10:42,042 OK, we get it. 216 00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:45,078 You got oily-ass hair. 217 00:10:45,179 --> 00:10:48,115 Speaking of which, what about the damage oil's 218 00:10:48,215 --> 00:10:49,216 doing to our bodies? 219 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:51,785 I mean, kids are growing up with asthma now. 220 00:10:51,885 --> 00:10:53,954 OK, yeah, and the asthma keeps the kids 221 00:10:54,054 --> 00:10:55,355 from smoking cigarettes. 222 00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:59,059 I mean, it's actually a thank you, oil. 223 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:03,130 [laughter] 224 00:11:03,230 --> 00:11:04,865 What about the planet, Michael? 225 00:11:04,965 --> 00:11:07,467 It's breaking down the Great Barrier Reef. 226 00:11:07,568 --> 00:11:09,436 OK, I thought we were supposed to be 227 00:11:09,536 --> 00:11:12,472 breaking down barriers, right? 228 00:11:12,573 --> 00:11:15,576 See, who's the feminist now? 229 00:11:15,676 --> 00:11:18,345 OK, I think your hair gel is leaking into your brain. 230 00:11:18,445 --> 00:11:20,681 OK, OK. 231 00:11:20,781 --> 00:11:22,082 Trust me, Wanda. 232 00:11:22,115 --> 00:11:24,084 My fine is brain. 233 00:11:24,117 --> 00:11:26,520 My fine is very brain. 234 00:11:26,620 --> 00:11:28,088 But I'll tell you what. 235 00:11:28,155 --> 00:11:30,390 Let's imagine your fantasy world 236 00:11:30,490 --> 00:11:33,427 without oil because all the things you would love 237 00:11:33,527 --> 00:11:34,728 would be gone. 238 00:11:34,828 --> 00:11:36,697 Like, see these birds covered in oil? 239 00:11:36,797 --> 00:11:42,703 If oil didn't exist, they'd be gone. 240 00:11:42,803 --> 00:11:46,340 Why would the birds disappear if oil didn't exist? 241 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,309 Wouldn't the oil on the birds just disappear? 242 00:11:49,409 --> 00:11:51,545 Do you know how hard it is to get oil off of a bird? 243 00:11:51,645 --> 00:11:54,515 It's easier to just get rid of the birds. 244 00:11:54,615 --> 00:11:58,685 And it's less bird poop to track into my Lambo. 245 00:11:58,785 --> 00:11:59,753 Check that bitch out. 246 00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:02,322 Candy apple red. 247 00:12:02,422 --> 00:12:03,390 You bought a Lamborghini? 248 00:12:03,490 --> 00:12:04,391 Oh, yeah. 249 00:12:04,491 --> 00:12:05,592 OK, all right. 250 00:12:05,692 --> 00:12:07,294 Now it's all making sense. 251 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:09,730 The oil companies paid you to say this shit. 252 00:12:09,830 --> 00:12:11,131 No, no, no, no. 253 00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:14,201 I was paid by an organization called the Coalition of Super 254 00:12:14,301 --> 00:12:17,371 Ethical Energy Providers. 255 00:12:17,471 --> 00:12:18,372 Right. 256 00:12:18,472 --> 00:12:20,140 And who pays them? 257 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,442 Wanda, who pays anyone, you know? 258 00:12:22,543 --> 00:12:25,245 I don't make decisions because someone pays me. 259 00:12:25,345 --> 00:12:28,715 I make decisions by taking a long, hard look in the mirror 260 00:12:28,815 --> 00:12:32,920 and asking myself, wazzup? 261 00:12:33,086 --> 00:12:38,158 And wazzup, Wanda, is that oil is the bedrock of our society. 262 00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:39,860 And the great thing about bedrock 263 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:44,598 is you can drill into it to get more of that sweet, sweet oil. 264 00:12:44,698 --> 00:12:45,599 All right, Mike. 265 00:12:45,699 --> 00:12:47,301 I can play this game too. 266 00:12:47,401 --> 00:12:49,736 If you're getting rid of birds, I'm getting 267 00:12:49,837 --> 00:12:51,905 rid of your Lamborghini. 268 00:12:52,005 --> 00:12:52,906 What? 269 00:12:53,006 --> 00:12:54,641 No, come on! 270 00:12:54,741 --> 00:12:56,476 Not my ghini. 271 00:12:56,577 --> 00:12:58,178 That bitch was candy apple red. 272 00:12:58,278 --> 00:12:59,179 Come on, Wanda. 273 00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:00,347 Serves you right. 274 00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:02,115 Michael Kosta, everyone. 275 00:13:02,216 --> 00:13:04,551 [cheering] 276 00:13:04,651 --> 00:13:05,853 All right. 277 00:13:05,953 --> 00:13:10,257 When we come back, Roy Wood, Jr. asks London what they 278 00:13:10,357 --> 00:13:12,092 think about America's guns. 279 00:13:12,192 --> 00:13:15,529 [cheering] 280 00:13:22,003 --> 00:13:24,272 [cheering] 281 00:13:24,372 --> 00:13:31,046 [applause] 282 00:13:32,047 --> 00:13:35,050 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 283 00:13:35,150 --> 00:13:37,252 Over the weekend, America had yet 284 00:13:37,352 --> 00:13:39,054 another mass shooting, this time 285 00:13:39,154 --> 00:13:40,989 in Monterey Park, California. 286 00:13:41,089 --> 00:13:43,691 Tragically, 11 people lost their lives. 287 00:13:43,792 --> 00:13:46,928 And we send our thoughts and prayers to the victims, 288 00:13:47,028 --> 00:13:48,463 and the ones recovering. 289 00:13:48,563 --> 00:13:52,200 And sadly, that's all we do in this country. 290 00:13:52,300 --> 00:13:53,802 Because it only happens here. 291 00:13:53,902 --> 00:13:55,003 And why is that? 292 00:13:55,103 --> 00:13:57,138 Well, we all know the answer. 293 00:13:57,238 --> 00:14:00,041 But we sent Roy Wood, Jr. overseas 294 00:14:00,141 --> 00:14:02,343 anyway to double-check. 295 00:14:02,444 --> 00:14:04,279 ROY WOOD, JR. (VOICEOVER): A little while back, I traveled 296 00:14:04,379 --> 00:14:06,381 to merry old England, a country that's 297 00:14:06,481 --> 00:14:08,149 got all kinds of weapons-- 298 00:14:08,249 --> 00:14:11,753 swords, shields, wooden catapults, terrible massage 299 00:14:11,853 --> 00:14:13,388 chairs, even magic wands. 300 00:14:13,488 --> 00:14:16,858 But the one weapon you don't see is guns. 301 00:14:16,958 --> 00:14:19,627 So I wanted to find out why, in my new segment, 302 00:14:19,728 --> 00:14:21,596 Roy meets World. 303 00:14:21,629 --> 00:14:23,231 Edward, where are you from? 304 00:14:23,331 --> 00:14:24,432 Harrogate, North Yorkshire. 305 00:14:24,599 --> 00:14:29,371 OK, so do you feel safer here or visiting America? 306 00:14:29,471 --> 00:14:30,705 Here. 307 00:14:30,805 --> 00:14:31,706 Safer here. 308 00:14:31,806 --> 00:14:32,707 Why? 309 00:14:32,807 --> 00:14:34,008 Do you feel safer here? 310 00:14:34,109 --> 00:14:36,244 Because everybody's packing in the States. 311 00:14:36,344 --> 00:14:38,613 You really don't see guns out here on a regular basis, huh? 312 00:14:38,646 --> 00:14:39,614 Not really. 313 00:14:39,647 --> 00:14:40,615 Even with the cops, if you-- 314 00:14:40,648 --> 00:14:41,883 I mean, if you're walking around 315 00:14:41,983 --> 00:14:44,185 and you do see some cops, they don't have guns on them. 316 00:14:44,285 --> 00:14:45,186 Why is that? 317 00:14:45,286 --> 00:14:47,522 Why y'all police don't have guns? 318 00:14:47,622 --> 00:14:49,257 I honestly don't know about that one. 319 00:14:49,357 --> 00:14:51,659 Well, how are you going to accidentally kill 320 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,529 somebody you wanted to kill? 321 00:14:54,629 --> 00:14:56,164 Yeah, well, that's the whole point. 322 00:14:56,264 --> 00:14:57,365 You shouldn't be doing that. 323 00:14:57,465 --> 00:14:59,734 So in the UK, how do you show power? 324 00:14:59,834 --> 00:15:02,370 How do you show people you've got a big dick, 325 00:15:02,470 --> 00:15:03,638 if you don't have a gun? 326 00:15:03,705 --> 00:15:05,640 I don't try and show people that I got a big dick. 327 00:15:05,740 --> 00:15:06,841 I know I've got one. 328 00:15:06,941 --> 00:15:08,076 Like, I think that-- 329 00:15:08,176 --> 00:15:09,411 That's one way to do it. 330 00:15:09,511 --> 00:15:13,181 As a woman, are you impressed by men who have big guns? 331 00:15:13,281 --> 00:15:14,215 No. 332 00:15:14,315 --> 00:15:16,718 We're have no use for this in Norway. 333 00:15:16,818 --> 00:15:20,021 It's not common to have guns in private homes at all. 334 00:15:20,121 --> 00:15:23,458 OK, so in Norway, how do men let women know 335 00:15:23,591 --> 00:15:24,959 that they have a big dick? 336 00:15:25,060 --> 00:15:25,960 Show it to them. 337 00:15:26,061 --> 00:15:30,365 [laughs] 338 00:15:30,465 --> 00:15:32,600 Can't do that in America. 339 00:15:32,700 --> 00:15:33,735 That is not an option. 340 00:15:33,835 --> 00:15:35,036 ROY WOOD, JR. (VOICEOVER): So they are packing. 341 00:15:35,136 --> 00:15:36,037 See? 342 00:15:36,137 --> 00:15:37,272 There's so much our two cultures 343 00:15:37,372 --> 00:15:38,606 can learn from each other. 344 00:15:38,707 --> 00:15:42,510 Why do you think Americans love guns so much? 345 00:15:42,610 --> 00:15:43,878 I think it's something, like, deeply 346 00:15:43,978 --> 00:15:45,246 ingrained in the culture. 347 00:15:45,346 --> 00:15:48,917 Like, guns have been around for a long, long time in the US. 348 00:15:49,017 --> 00:15:51,352 Like, in the UK, it's not so much of an issue, 349 00:15:51,453 --> 00:15:53,088 because it's very underground. 350 00:15:53,188 --> 00:15:54,989 Whereas in America, it's normalized. 351 00:15:55,090 --> 00:15:57,292 You can walk into a Walmart and buy a gun. 352 00:15:57,392 --> 00:15:58,927 Yes, and a pack of Skittles and some ice cream. 353 00:15:59,027 --> 00:15:59,928 Yeah. 354 00:16:00,028 --> 00:16:01,029 And be right back out the door. 355 00:16:01,129 --> 00:16:02,397 So where are you all from? 356 00:16:02,497 --> 00:16:03,832 South Africa. 357 00:16:03,932 --> 00:16:07,836 Why do you think Americans love guns so much? 358 00:16:07,936 --> 00:16:11,272 Probably the Constitution and just because they're crazy. 359 00:16:11,373 --> 00:16:12,540 Damn! 360 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,976 You just hit us right out the gate. 361 00:16:15,076 --> 00:16:19,381 What is America's reputation in the world? 362 00:16:19,481 --> 00:16:22,250 Probably mass shootings, as bad as it sounds. 363 00:16:22,350 --> 00:16:23,918 That's all we're known for? 364 00:16:24,018 --> 00:16:25,186 No, not only that. 365 00:16:25,286 --> 00:16:26,254 That's the main thing. 366 00:16:26,354 --> 00:16:27,255 We got hot dogs. 367 00:16:27,355 --> 00:16:29,190 We got Steph Curry. 368 00:16:29,290 --> 00:16:32,761 Why do you think Americans love guns so much? 369 00:16:32,861 --> 00:16:34,629 From an outsider's perspective, 370 00:16:34,729 --> 00:16:39,100 I think they are also really proud of their military 371 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:40,101 and everything. 372 00:16:40,201 --> 00:16:42,604 Well, we whooped a lot of ass. 373 00:16:42,670 --> 00:16:44,005 Americans whooped a lot of ass. 374 00:16:44,105 --> 00:16:46,307 You think so at least, yeah. 375 00:16:46,408 --> 00:16:47,942 - Check the stats. - Yeah, OK, yeah. 376 00:16:48,043 --> 00:16:48,977 Whooped the British ass. 377 00:16:49,077 --> 00:16:50,845 The Civil War, we whooped our own ass. 378 00:16:50,945 --> 00:16:52,614 ROY WOOD, JR. (VOICEOVER): So they didn't really know 379 00:16:52,714 --> 00:16:54,282 America's record on the court. 380 00:16:54,382 --> 00:16:56,918 And it turns out, guns aren't just hurting our people, 381 00:16:57,018 --> 00:16:59,754 they're hurting our street cred all over the world. 382 00:16:59,854 --> 00:17:03,625 I feel like the US was kind of like this beacon 383 00:17:03,725 --> 00:17:04,959 that a lot of people followed. 384 00:17:05,060 --> 00:17:06,661 If you look at it from the gun perspective, 385 00:17:06,761 --> 00:17:08,663 some of the other topics that are going on currently, 386 00:17:08,763 --> 00:17:10,131 as well, I think it is affecting 387 00:17:10,231 --> 00:17:12,267 a little bit of its credibility on the global stage. 388 00:17:12,367 --> 00:17:13,501 It's a problem when guns have got 389 00:17:13,635 --> 00:17:16,371 more rights than women, so-- 390 00:17:16,471 --> 00:17:20,341 within a country. 391 00:17:20,442 --> 00:17:21,910 Yeah, yeah, you right. 392 00:17:22,010 --> 00:17:25,046 Is it possible that the rest of the world 393 00:17:25,146 --> 00:17:30,018 is just being too hard on America and the gun violence? 394 00:17:30,118 --> 00:17:31,686 We've only been around 200 years. 395 00:17:31,786 --> 00:17:32,787 Yeah. 396 00:17:32,887 --> 00:17:34,589 ROY WOOD, JR.: You got some growing pains. 397 00:17:34,656 --> 00:17:37,092 Everybody know when you start a country, 398 00:17:37,192 --> 00:17:39,060 it's going to be rough for a little while 399 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,463 because you just whooped somebody's ass, no disrespect. 400 00:17:41,596 --> 00:17:43,865 I have little faith in the country at the moment. 401 00:17:43,965 --> 00:17:45,100 Like, I've never been. 402 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,068 I've always wanted to visit it, but every time we 403 00:17:47,168 --> 00:17:49,437 talk about it, we're like, actually, like-- 404 00:17:49,604 --> 00:17:50,438 The attitudes. 405 00:17:50,605 --> 00:17:51,806 --I'm not sure. 406 00:17:51,906 --> 00:17:53,108 ROY WOOD, JR. (VOICEOVER): So Americans 407 00:17:53,208 --> 00:17:55,610 might not be Airbnb-ing their fully armed apartments 408 00:17:55,643 --> 00:17:58,980 to these people any time soon, but that doesn't mean that all 409 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,182 of Europe is a gun-free zone. 410 00:18:01,282 --> 00:18:03,118 We can take you Spitsbergen in Norway. 411 00:18:03,218 --> 00:18:06,054 That's the highest density of guns 412 00:18:06,154 --> 00:18:08,523 in any society in the world. 413 00:18:08,623 --> 00:18:10,859 Everybody has a gun in Spitsbergen. 414 00:18:10,959 --> 00:18:12,761 That's for protection for polar bears. 415 00:18:12,861 --> 00:18:14,829 But they don't shoot each other. 416 00:18:14,929 --> 00:18:15,830 It's just for the polar bears. 417 00:18:15,930 --> 00:18:16,831 Right. 418 00:18:16,931 --> 00:18:17,832 Yeah, but you have to wear a gun 419 00:18:17,932 --> 00:18:19,300 if you go outside the city. 420 00:18:19,401 --> 00:18:21,202 You're not allowed to go without. 421 00:18:21,302 --> 00:18:22,570 Wait, it's a law that you have 422 00:18:22,604 --> 00:18:23,571 to wear a gun in that part. 423 00:18:23,605 --> 00:18:24,572 Yeah. 424 00:18:24,672 --> 00:18:26,341 One in the party has to wear a gun to go 425 00:18:26,441 --> 00:18:29,110 outside of the city limits. 426 00:18:29,210 --> 00:18:30,612 To keep you from getting eaten by a polar bear. 427 00:18:30,712 --> 00:18:31,780 Right. 428 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:32,680 ROY WOOD, JR. (VOICEOVER): Man, mandatory guns 429 00:18:32,781 --> 00:18:33,815 to fight polar bears? 430 00:18:33,915 --> 00:18:35,383 I'm canceling my trip to Oslo. 431 00:18:35,483 --> 00:18:36,951 Honduras, here I come! 432 00:18:37,052 --> 00:18:39,854 There's no polar bears there, right? 433 00:18:39,954 --> 00:18:41,122 [cheering] 434 00:18:41,222 --> 00:18:42,390 Thank you, Roy. 435 00:18:42,490 --> 00:18:44,626 Don't go away, because when we come back, 436 00:18:44,726 --> 00:18:48,596 Mike Epps will be joining me on the show, so stick around. 437 00:18:48,663 --> 00:18:52,033 [cheering] 438 00:18:57,043 --> 00:19:03,483 [cheering] 439 00:19:04,884 --> 00:19:07,420 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 440 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,757 My guest tonight is an actor and comedian 441 00:19:10,857 --> 00:19:14,260 who's up for an NAACP Image Award for his role 442 00:19:14,360 --> 00:19:16,629 in our sitcom, The Upshaws. 443 00:19:16,729 --> 00:19:20,934 Part 3 premieres globally February 16 on Netflix. 444 00:19:21,034 --> 00:19:22,502 Would you please come down to the clinic 445 00:19:22,602 --> 00:19:24,471 today and get looked at. 446 00:19:24,571 --> 00:19:26,272 Well, you know I ain't about doctors. 447 00:19:26,372 --> 00:19:27,540 They too nosy. 448 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,376 If my spine want to be crooked, then that's my business. 449 00:19:30,477 --> 00:19:31,778 Black pain is no joke. 450 00:19:31,878 --> 00:19:34,214 That's why I wear a safety support belt at work. 451 00:19:34,314 --> 00:19:36,783 Man, that's a girdle. 452 00:19:36,883 --> 00:19:38,384 Why do I even try? 453 00:19:38,485 --> 00:19:39,786 Let's go get those waffles. 454 00:19:39,886 --> 00:19:46,392 You are coming to the doctor today. 455 00:19:47,694 --> 00:19:50,497 All that we've been through, that's the fanfare we get. 456 00:19:50,597 --> 00:19:51,898 So you want to celebrate? 457 00:19:51,998 --> 00:19:52,899 With just you? 458 00:19:52,999 --> 00:19:54,000 Yeah. 459 00:19:54,100 --> 00:19:57,704 Didn't they say waffles? 460 00:19:57,804 --> 00:19:59,939 Please, welcome Mike Epps. 461 00:20:00,039 --> 00:20:04,144 [cheering] 462 00:20:04,244 --> 00:20:07,080 What's up, Wanda? 463 00:20:07,180 --> 00:20:09,482 Good to see you. 464 00:20:09,649 --> 00:20:16,222 Looking good, girl. 465 00:20:16,322 --> 00:20:19,659 All right. 466 00:20:19,726 --> 00:20:21,060 What's up, Wanda? 467 00:20:21,161 --> 00:20:22,061 What's up, Mike? 468 00:20:22,162 --> 00:20:23,797 You come in here smelling all good. 469 00:20:23,897 --> 00:20:27,801 Yeah, I stopped at CVS and got me a little cologne. 470 00:20:27,901 --> 00:20:30,670 [laughter] 471 00:20:30,703 --> 00:20:33,706 So, you know, I was just in Chattanooga over the weekend. 472 00:20:33,807 --> 00:20:35,008 Oh, yeah. 473 00:20:35,108 --> 00:20:37,077 And I mentioned The Upshaws, and the crowd went crazy. 474 00:20:37,177 --> 00:20:38,445 - They did? - Yeah. 475 00:20:38,545 --> 00:20:39,446 Oh, man! 476 00:20:39,546 --> 00:20:40,814 I know because-- 477 00:20:40,914 --> 00:20:41,981 In Chattanooga? 478 00:20:42,082 --> 00:20:43,183 WANDA SYKES: In Chattanooga. I know. 479 00:20:43,283 --> 00:20:44,184 That's cool. 480 00:20:44,284 --> 00:20:45,552 You got to do your standup. 481 00:20:45,685 --> 00:20:46,853 I was doing standup, yeah. 482 00:20:46,953 --> 00:20:50,690 But the thing is, remember, before, you told me, hey, 483 00:20:50,723 --> 00:20:52,158 you know, I mentioned The Upshaws, 484 00:20:52,258 --> 00:20:53,159 and my crowd goes nuts. 485 00:20:53,259 --> 00:20:54,160 Right. 486 00:20:54,260 --> 00:20:55,428 And then I said, OK, I'll do it. 487 00:20:55,528 --> 00:20:58,398 So the first season, I mentioned it to my crowd. 488 00:20:58,498 --> 00:20:59,399 It was crickets. 489 00:20:59,499 --> 00:21:00,800 MIKE EPPS: [laughs] 490 00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:02,202 Because there was white people. 491 00:21:02,302 --> 00:21:03,803 Because my audience had a lot of white people 492 00:21:03,903 --> 00:21:05,071 in my audience. 493 00:21:05,171 --> 00:21:08,141 So they were like, I'm sorry. 494 00:21:08,241 --> 00:21:09,275 What is this thing? 495 00:21:09,375 --> 00:21:10,276 Yeah, yeah. 496 00:21:10,376 --> 00:21:11,478 But this time, I mentioned it, 497 00:21:11,644 --> 00:21:13,246 and, like, half the audience went nuts. 498 00:21:13,346 --> 00:21:14,647 So we're growing man. 499 00:21:14,748 --> 00:21:16,950 Yeah, it's starting to-- yeah, yeah, yeah. 500 00:21:17,050 --> 00:21:18,218 [cheering] 501 00:21:18,318 --> 00:21:19,652 That's really cool. 502 00:21:19,686 --> 00:21:22,088 Yeah, so why do you think why do you think it's happening? 503 00:21:22,188 --> 00:21:23,189 Why do you think that's happening? 504 00:21:23,289 --> 00:21:24,457 You know what, Wanda? 505 00:21:24,557 --> 00:21:26,459 Sometimes, when you put a little hot sauce 506 00:21:26,559 --> 00:21:31,131 on that fish or that chicken, it gets seas-- 507 00:21:31,231 --> 00:21:32,799 you got to put a little season on it. 508 00:21:32,899 --> 00:21:33,800 You know what? 509 00:21:33,900 --> 00:21:36,903 I think me and you coming together, 510 00:21:37,003 --> 00:21:39,906 we both had two different types of audience. 511 00:21:40,006 --> 00:21:41,107 WANDA SYKES: Right. 512 00:21:41,207 --> 00:21:45,245 You know, you do a more classier style of comedy. 513 00:21:45,345 --> 00:21:47,814 [laughter] 514 00:21:47,914 --> 00:21:53,253 You know, I do more of a bar and grill, you know? 515 00:21:53,353 --> 00:21:57,223 But I really think that sometimes when 516 00:21:57,323 --> 00:22:00,527 you come together, and you both have two different audiences, 517 00:22:00,627 --> 00:22:03,830 you know, I'm introduced to your audience, 518 00:22:03,930 --> 00:22:05,532 and you're introduced to my audience. 519 00:22:05,632 --> 00:22:08,301 So everybody's like-- because even for my audience, 520 00:22:08,401 --> 00:22:11,004 they was like, man, I never would have thought to see you 521 00:22:11,104 --> 00:22:12,272 and Wanda together, you know? 522 00:22:12,372 --> 00:22:13,273 WANDA SYKES: Right. 523 00:22:13,373 --> 00:22:15,074 So it's just one of them things. 524 00:22:15,175 --> 00:22:17,077 And it worked like peanut butter and jelly, you know? 525 00:22:17,177 --> 00:22:18,078 Right. 526 00:22:18,178 --> 00:22:20,213 [applause] 527 00:22:20,313 --> 00:22:24,117 So by working together-- you work with myself, Kim Fields-- 528 00:22:24,217 --> 00:22:26,252 Kim Fields, the great Kim Fields. 529 00:22:26,352 --> 00:22:27,987 Yes, yes. 530 00:22:28,088 --> 00:22:29,222 Gabrielle Dennis. 531 00:22:29,322 --> 00:22:30,290 Gabrielle Dennis. 532 00:22:30,390 --> 00:22:31,491 Regina Hicks running the show. 533 00:22:31,658 --> 00:22:32,492 Regina Hicks. 534 00:22:32,659 --> 00:22:33,693 So that's a lot of women, right? 535 00:22:33,793 --> 00:22:34,828 That's right. 536 00:22:34,928 --> 00:22:37,664 And I noticed that you touring with Cedric-- 537 00:22:37,730 --> 00:22:39,699 Cedric, DL Hughley. 538 00:22:39,799 --> 00:22:41,167 --DC Young Fly, DL Hughley. 539 00:22:41,267 --> 00:22:42,168 Yeah, yeah. 540 00:22:42,268 --> 00:22:43,670 I mean, that's a lot of dudes. 541 00:22:43,703 --> 00:22:44,671 Yeah. 542 00:22:44,704 --> 00:22:45,905 It is. yes. 543 00:22:46,005 --> 00:22:47,574 I'm getting the best of both worlds. 544 00:22:47,674 --> 00:22:49,075 OK. 545 00:22:49,175 --> 00:22:51,211 But when you're out on the road with the brothers, 546 00:22:51,311 --> 00:22:52,812 are you talking shit about us? 547 00:22:52,912 --> 00:22:55,682 [laughter] 548 00:22:55,715 --> 00:22:57,317 Right? 549 00:22:57,417 --> 00:23:00,053 That's what I need to know. 550 00:23:00,153 --> 00:23:02,756 Did somebody tell you that, Wanda, because I-- 551 00:23:02,856 --> 00:23:03,757 Earthquake. 552 00:23:03,857 --> 00:23:05,959 Earthquake, yeah. 553 00:23:06,059 --> 00:23:07,060 Well, you know what? 554 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,763 And those guys are friends of yours too. 555 00:23:09,863 --> 00:23:11,164 You know, Earthquake's from DC. 556 00:23:11,264 --> 00:23:14,434 So, you know, I think it's a whole different rhythm. 557 00:23:14,534 --> 00:23:17,971 When I'm with the ladies, I mean, the comedy is like this. 558 00:23:18,071 --> 00:23:19,072 It's popping. 559 00:23:19,172 --> 00:23:22,041 The guys-- we all smoking cigars. 560 00:23:22,142 --> 00:23:26,246 Everybody moving slow, looking around. 561 00:23:26,346 --> 00:23:27,847 So the women-- they got a little bit more 562 00:23:27,947 --> 00:23:29,916 snap to the timing, you know? 563 00:23:30,016 --> 00:23:30,917 OK, all right. 564 00:23:31,017 --> 00:23:33,119 But I love working with you guys. 565 00:23:33,219 --> 00:23:35,221 Working with Kim Fields and working with Wanda, 566 00:23:35,321 --> 00:23:37,223 man, it's-- 567 00:23:37,323 --> 00:23:38,992 I can't go wrong. You know what I mean? 568 00:23:39,092 --> 00:23:39,993 I got-- 569 00:23:40,093 --> 00:23:42,095 [cheering] 570 00:23:42,195 --> 00:23:46,032 Kim Fields is a legend in the acting world. 571 00:23:46,132 --> 00:23:47,434 We know her from back in the day. 572 00:23:47,534 --> 00:23:49,269 And Wanda-- come on, man. 573 00:23:49,369 --> 00:23:51,237 She's a legend in the comedy game. 574 00:23:51,337 --> 00:23:52,238 I do all right. 575 00:23:52,338 --> 00:23:53,239 Please. 576 00:23:53,339 --> 00:23:54,374 [cheering] 577 00:23:54,474 --> 00:23:56,176 You know you kill the game. 578 00:23:56,276 --> 00:23:59,913 So you were recently in Jackson, Mississippi. 579 00:24:00,013 --> 00:24:00,980 MIKE EPPS: Jackson, Mississippi. 580 00:24:01,081 --> 00:24:02,682 And I thought this was beautiful, man, 581 00:24:02,782 --> 00:24:05,251 because they're still facing that getting 582 00:24:05,351 --> 00:24:06,886 clean water crisis. 583 00:24:06,986 --> 00:24:09,456 And while you were down there, before your show, 584 00:24:09,622 --> 00:24:11,391 you were out in the streets, passing out water 585 00:24:11,491 --> 00:24:12,826 to the residents down there. 586 00:24:12,926 --> 00:24:13,827 MIKE EPPS: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 587 00:24:13,927 --> 00:24:15,095 [applause] 588 00:24:15,195 --> 00:24:16,629 WANDA SYKES: Yeah. 589 00:24:16,663 --> 00:24:18,498 MIKE EPPS: Yeah, that's pretty cool. 590 00:24:18,631 --> 00:24:21,801 OK, so why is that important for you to get 591 00:24:21,901 --> 00:24:22,969 involved like that? 592 00:24:23,069 --> 00:24:24,304 You know what? 593 00:24:24,404 --> 00:24:28,475 I think that when the world is going through something, 594 00:24:28,641 --> 00:24:32,378 and us as comics, we go to these cities year 595 00:24:32,479 --> 00:24:34,881 after year, making money in these cities. 596 00:24:34,981 --> 00:24:38,918 So I think when some of these cities go in crisis, 597 00:24:39,018 --> 00:24:40,286 man, we'd been to these cities. 598 00:24:40,386 --> 00:24:42,155 Some of these cities feel like they our hometowns-- 599 00:24:42,255 --> 00:24:43,456 WANDA SYKES: Absolutely. 600 00:24:43,556 --> 00:24:44,991 --because we've been going to them for so many years. 601 00:24:45,091 --> 00:24:48,061 So Jackson is one of the places that I've 602 00:24:48,161 --> 00:24:49,329 always did comedy at. 603 00:24:49,429 --> 00:24:51,431 And they got beautiful people down there, man. 604 00:24:51,531 --> 00:24:52,532 They resilient. 605 00:24:52,665 --> 00:24:54,734 I said, man, I got a show coming down there. 606 00:24:54,834 --> 00:24:56,870 I know they got the water crisis. 607 00:24:56,970 --> 00:24:58,705 I got to give back some kind of way. 608 00:24:58,805 --> 00:25:01,441 You know, I'm always making money in their town. 609 00:25:01,608 --> 00:25:04,611 So I said, hey, let's buy up a bunch of water. 610 00:25:04,677 --> 00:25:07,447 Shoutout to my man 100 Street Sam. 611 00:25:07,614 --> 00:25:09,682 100 Street Sam Production was the promoters 612 00:25:09,783 --> 00:25:11,184 who thought about doing this. 613 00:25:11,284 --> 00:25:12,619 And they put it together, man. 614 00:25:12,685 --> 00:25:13,953 We started passing out water. 615 00:25:14,053 --> 00:25:16,156 Some of the old women that was coming through there getting 616 00:25:16,256 --> 00:25:18,358 the water, I seen one old lady, she came 617 00:25:18,458 --> 00:25:19,392 through there three times. 618 00:25:19,492 --> 00:25:21,094 She put the mask on. 619 00:25:21,194 --> 00:25:22,762 I said, no, you've been over here. 620 00:25:22,862 --> 00:25:26,499 You came through three times and got some water. 621 00:25:26,633 --> 00:25:27,534 I'm thirsty, baby. 622 00:25:27,634 --> 00:25:31,137 [laughter] 623 00:25:31,237 --> 00:25:36,276 So you got a new show on HGTV where you and your wife 624 00:25:36,376 --> 00:25:39,379 are renovating homes back in your hometown. 625 00:25:39,479 --> 00:25:41,247 It's called-- what's the name of it? 626 00:25:41,347 --> 00:25:42,248 It's called-- 627 00:25:42,348 --> 00:25:43,249 Buy the Block, right? 628 00:25:43,349 --> 00:25:46,186 Buy the-- I always get it mixed up. 629 00:25:46,286 --> 00:25:48,521 And it's coming out this summer, right? 630 00:25:48,655 --> 00:25:51,357 Yeah, it's called Blacks Buying the Block Back. 631 00:25:51,458 --> 00:25:52,459 No, it ain't called that. 632 00:25:52,559 --> 00:25:53,893 [laughter] 633 00:25:53,993 --> 00:25:54,894 Wait, wait. 634 00:25:54,994 --> 00:25:56,162 I'm going to get in trouble. 635 00:25:56,262 --> 00:25:57,330 Way to promote. 636 00:25:57,430 --> 00:26:00,834 [laughs] 637 00:26:00,934 --> 00:26:02,302 I got HGT-- - You know what? 638 00:26:02,402 --> 00:26:03,736 When you're out promoting The Upshaws, 639 00:26:03,837 --> 00:26:06,072 I'm going to make you wear the T-shirt just 640 00:26:06,172 --> 00:26:07,440 so you know the name of it. 641 00:26:07,607 --> 00:26:08,608 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 642 00:26:08,641 --> 00:26:11,177 OK, so it's, I think, Buy the Block Back. 643 00:26:11,277 --> 00:26:12,378 Yeah, Buy the Block Back. 644 00:26:12,479 --> 00:26:14,848 Yeah, and what it was was-- 645 00:26:14,948 --> 00:26:17,517 [laughter] 646 00:26:17,617 --> 00:26:19,018 I went back to my hometown. 647 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,087 I've been buying houses in my hometown for about-- 648 00:26:21,187 --> 00:26:22,088 Indianapolis. 649 00:26:22,188 --> 00:26:23,356 Yeah, in Indianapolis. 650 00:26:23,456 --> 00:26:26,292 Yeah, shoutout to my hometown, Indianapolis, Indiana. 651 00:26:26,392 --> 00:26:30,630 And I've been buying homes in that city for about 25 years. 652 00:26:30,697 --> 00:26:31,798 WANDA SYKES: Wow. 653 00:26:31,898 --> 00:26:36,236 And when I was young, me and my mom and my brothers 654 00:26:36,336 --> 00:26:38,905 and sisters, we got kicked out of a lot of houses, 655 00:26:39,005 --> 00:26:42,142 just getting evicted and stuff like tearing the houses up. 656 00:26:42,242 --> 00:26:43,810 And I told my mother-- 657 00:26:43,910 --> 00:26:47,080 I said, when I get famous, Mama, if I ever get famous, 658 00:26:47,180 --> 00:26:50,283 I'm going to go buy all them houses we got kicked out of. 659 00:26:50,383 --> 00:26:51,718 So I went back and bought all them 660 00:26:51,818 --> 00:26:53,319 houses, and we building them. 661 00:26:53,420 --> 00:26:54,320 WANDA SYKES: Yeah. 662 00:26:54,421 --> 00:26:55,321 Me and my wife. 663 00:26:55,422 --> 00:26:59,159 [applause] 664 00:26:59,259 --> 00:27:03,029 Shoutout to my beautiful wife, Kyra Epps, who's really 665 00:27:03,129 --> 00:27:04,597 in charge of everything. 666 00:27:04,631 --> 00:27:07,801 She got with a builder, and they put 667 00:27:07,901 --> 00:27:09,469 these houses together, man. 668 00:27:09,602 --> 00:27:10,937 I mean, these houses are beautiful. 669 00:27:11,037 --> 00:27:14,174 They used to be $5 when I was a kid, them houses. 670 00:27:14,274 --> 00:27:15,442 If I had thought that, I'd have bought 671 00:27:15,608 --> 00:27:16,876 the whole neighborhood up. WANDA SYKES: Right. 672 00:27:16,976 --> 00:27:17,877 You know? 673 00:27:17,977 --> 00:27:19,345 So we built the houses back up. 674 00:27:19,446 --> 00:27:21,381 And, hopefully, we can make them 675 00:27:21,481 --> 00:27:23,416 affordable for some families and make them 676 00:27:23,516 --> 00:27:24,417 affordable homes. 677 00:27:24,517 --> 00:27:25,418 WANDA SYKES: That's great, Mike. 678 00:27:25,518 --> 00:27:26,419 That's beautiful. 679 00:27:26,519 --> 00:27:27,954 That's beautiful, man. 680 00:27:28,054 --> 00:27:31,925 So I'm trying to stay out of jail. 681 00:27:32,025 --> 00:27:33,159 You know what I mean? 682 00:27:33,259 --> 00:27:34,360 No, I'm just kidding. 683 00:27:34,461 --> 00:27:36,196 [laughs] 684 00:27:36,296 --> 00:27:37,397 Talking about staying out of jail, 685 00:27:37,497 --> 00:27:39,065 you're doing such good work, you know, 686 00:27:39,165 --> 00:27:40,400 especially in your hometown and all. 687 00:27:40,500 --> 00:27:43,303 Have you ever thought about maybe getting into politics, 688 00:27:43,403 --> 00:27:44,437 maybe running for office? 689 00:27:44,537 --> 00:27:48,007 Oh, no, you don't want me in there. 690 00:27:48,108 --> 00:27:49,008 You know what? 691 00:27:49,109 --> 00:27:51,778 If I got into some politics, man, 692 00:27:51,878 --> 00:27:55,648 I would definitely want to be on the end 693 00:27:55,749 --> 00:27:56,649 of helping children. 694 00:27:56,750 --> 00:27:58,852 If I could be a politician and make 695 00:27:58,952 --> 00:28:02,155 the world better for kids, I'd run for politics. 696 00:28:02,255 --> 00:28:05,692 Other than that, I don't want to help no grown folks. 697 00:28:05,792 --> 00:28:07,360 [laughter] 698 00:28:07,460 --> 00:28:09,095 Well, even if you don't want to, you're doing it. 699 00:28:09,195 --> 00:28:10,096 Yeah, I appreciate it. 700 00:28:10,196 --> 00:28:11,164 If you want to run for office, 701 00:28:11,264 --> 00:28:12,432 I got a slogan for you. 702 00:28:12,599 --> 00:28:13,433 What is it? 703 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,401 Mike Epps-- he's got Netflix money, 704 00:28:15,502 --> 00:28:16,703 and he'll gut your kitchen. 705 00:28:16,803 --> 00:28:22,008 [laughs] 706 00:28:22,108 --> 00:28:23,176 Thanks, man. I appreciate it. 707 00:28:23,276 --> 00:28:24,477 That might work. I love you, Wanda. 708 00:28:24,611 --> 00:28:25,712 - I love you so much. - Thank you. 709 00:28:25,812 --> 00:28:26,713 Wanda Sykes, y'all. 710 00:28:26,813 --> 00:28:27,747 Wanda Sykes. 711 00:28:27,847 --> 00:28:29,182 We're going to take a break, but we'll 712 00:28:29,282 --> 00:28:30,950 be right back after this. 713 00:28:31,050 --> 00:28:34,721 [cheering] 714 00:28:42,795 --> 00:28:44,063 [cheering] 715 00:28:44,163 --> 00:28:45,531 [applause] 716 00:28:45,631 --> 00:28:47,466 That's our show for tonight. 717 00:28:47,567 --> 00:28:50,136 But before we go, please consider donating 718 00:28:50,236 --> 00:28:52,205 to Everytown for Gun Safety. 719 00:28:52,305 --> 00:28:55,208 They work with local, federal, and state governments 720 00:28:55,308 --> 00:28:57,877 to end gun violence and build safer communities. 721 00:28:57,977 --> 00:29:00,112 If you want to support them in this work, 722 00:29:00,213 --> 00:29:02,014 please donate at the link below. 723 00:29:02,114 --> 00:29:06,018 Now, here is your moment of zen. 724 00:29:06,118 --> 00:29:11,190 (SINGING) Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. 725 00:29:11,290 --> 00:29:12,191 (MOCKING) 726 00:29:12,291 --> 00:29:13,960 Thank you for watching. 727 00:29:14,060 --> 00:29:15,828 Woo. 728 00:29:15,928 --> 00:29:16,829 [cackles] 729 00:29:16,929 --> 00:29:18,531 Yeah, those people run the world! 730 00:29:18,631 --> 00:29:19,532 [cackles] 731 00:29:19,632 --> 00:29:23,903 They're so impressive! 732 00:29:24,003 --> 00:29:25,671 What a bunch of freaks. 733 00:29:25,771 --> 00:29:27,240 MTV.