Trevor: HAY, WHAT’S GOING
ON, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO "THE DAILY SOCIAL
DISTANCING SHOW."
I’M TREVOR NOAH.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, THE 16th OF
DECEMBER, WHICH MEANS CHRISTMAS
IS NOW ONLY NINE DAYS AWAY,
WHICH MEANS IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE
TO GET YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
DELIVERED, BUT NOT TOO LATE TO
TAKE WHATEVER AMAZON HAS
DELIVERED TO YOUR NEIGHBOR’S
STOOP.
"SUPRISE, GRANDMA!
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU’VE WANTED
THIS!"
"A REPLACEMENT DOOR HANDLE FOR A
LAUNDRY MACHINE?"
"YEP!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!"
ANYWAY, COMING UP ON TONIGHT’S
SHOW:
TOM CRUISE DOESN’T WANT YOUR
CORONA, FLORIDA DOESN’T WANT
DONALD TRUMP!
PLUS, JAMES CORDON AND TESSA
THOMPSON ARE JOINING ME ON THE
SHOW!
SO LET’S DO THIS, PEOPLE!
WELCOME TO "THE DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW."
Announcer: FROM TREVOR’S
COUCH IN NEW YORK CITY TO YOUR
COUCH SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD,
THIS IS "THE DAILY SOCIAL
DISTANCING SHOW," WITH TREVOR
NOAH."
Trevor: LET’S KICK THINGS OFF
WITH THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY.
A.K.A., ENGLAND’S 1,200-YEAR
GENETICS EXPERIMENT.
WHEN PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN
MARKLE QUIT THE FAMILY BUSINESS
A YEAR AGO, MANY PEOPLE WONDERED
WHY THEY WOULD LEAVE AN
INSTITUTION WITH SUCH AWESOME
WEALTH AND PRESTIGE.
BUT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’VE
FOUND SOMETHING ALMOST AS GOOD:
PODCASTING.
BRITAIN’S PRINCE HARRY AND
HIS WIFE, MEGHAN, ARE BECOMING
PODCASTERS.
IN AN AUDIO ANNOUNCEMENT, THE
COUPLE SAID THAT THEY WILL HOST
AND PRODUCE PODCASTS FOR SPOTIFY
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR
COMPANY, ARCHEWELL AUDIO.
SPOTIFY SAYS THE COUPLE’S FIRST
PODCAST WILL BE A HOLIDAY
SPECIAL THIS MONTH FEATURING
STORIES OF HOPE AND COMPASSION
TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR.
THE FIRST COMPLETE SERIES IS
EXPECTED NEXT YEAR.
( LAUGHING )
Trevor: YO, GUYS, MEGHAN
MARKLE HAS COMPLETELY FLIPPED
THE ROYAL FAMILY ON ITS HEAD.
FIVE YEARS AGO, THEY WERE LIKE,
"MEGHAN MARKLE IS NOW THE
DUCHESS OF SUSSEX AND MUST BE
ADDRESSED AS SUCH!"
NOW THEY’RE LIKE, "PRINCE HARRY
IS OFFERING 20% OFF CASPER
MATTRESSES WITH PROMO CODE
BLUEBLOOD2020."
BUT STILL, GUYS, PODCASTING!
IT’S GOOD TO SEE THAT, EVEN
THOUGH THEY’VE LEFT THE ROYAL
FAMILY, HARRY AND MEGHAN ARE
CARRYING ON THE TRADITION OF NOT
HAVING REAL JOBS.
NAH, I’M JOKING, NO HATE.
I’M GLAD THAT HARRY IS LIVING
HIS BEST LIFE NOW.
AND IT’S GOING TO BE SO
HILARIOUS WHEN HE EXPLAINS THIS
TO THE QUEEN.
( QUEEN )
"SO, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU, DO
EXACTLY?"
( HARRY )
"WHAT IS IT YOU DO EXACTLY?"
( QUEEN )
"AH, TOUCHE."
LET’S MOVE ON TO A STORY OUT OF
RUSSIA, YOU KNOW, WHERE EVEN THE
DOLLS CRAWL INSIDE OF EACH OTHER
FOR WARMTH.
YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT OVER THE
SUMMER, ONE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S
TOP CRITICS, ALEXEI NAVALNY,
WAS POISONED AND NEARLY KILLED.
WELL, NOW INVESTIGATORS WORKING
WITH CNN HAVE TRACKED DOWN THE
RUSSIAN AGENTS THEY SAY
CARRIED OUT THE CRIME-- AND NOT
ONLY THAT, A CNN REPORTER
ACTUALLY CONFRONTED ONE OF THEM
AT HOME.
INVESTIGATION BY THE GROUP
BELLINGCAT AND CNN HAS UNCOVERED
EVIDENCE THAT RUSSIA’S SECURITY
SERVICE, THE F.S.B., FORMED AN
ELITE TEAM SPECIALIZING IN NERVE
AGENTS THAT FOLLOWED AND TRAILED
OPPOSITION LEADER ALEXEI NAVALNY
FOR YEARS.
SO WE’RE HERE NOW AT THE HOME
OF ONE OF THE F.S.B. TEAM, AND
WE’RE GOING TO SEE IF HE HAS
ANYTHING TO SAY TO US.
WE ENTER A RUNDOWN APARTMENT
BUILDING ON THE OUTSKIRTS
OF MOSCOW, WHERE OPERATIVE OLEG
TAYAKIN LIVES.
( SPEAKING RUSSIAN )
MY NAME IS CLARISSA WARD.
I WORK FOR CNN.
CAN I ASK YOU A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS?
( SPEAKING RUSSIAN )
WAS IT YOUR TEAM THAT POISONED
NAVALNY, PLEASE?
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT?
HE DOESN’T SEEM TO WANT TO
TALK TO US.
Trevor: WHOO!
THIS REPORTER IS THE MOST STONE-
COLD GANGSTER I’VE EVER SEEN,
AND NOT JUST BECAUSE SHE’S IN A
RUSSIAN WINTER WITH NO HAT OR
GLOVES.
SHE’S TRACKED DOWN A RUSSIAN
ASSASSIN PEOPLE, ASSASSIN.
"SIR?
SIR?
IF YOU WON’T ANSWER ME, IS THERE
ANOTHER ASSASSIN I CAN SPEAK
TO?"
THIS IS THE KIND OF REPORTING
CNN NEEDS TO DO MORE OF!
I DON’T WANT TO SEE CHRIS CUOMO
INTERVIEWING TEN PEOPLE IN A
BOX.
I WANT TO SEE CHRIS CUOMO
BREAKING DOWN KIM JONG-UN’S
DOOR!
( CHRIS CUOMO ) "YO, WHO GAVE YOU THAT DUMB-ASS
HAIRCUT?
TELL THE PEOPLE!
WHO GAVE YOU THAT DUMB-ASS
HAIRCUT!"
SHE WAS EVEN ROASTING HIS
APARTMENT!
ALTHOUGH, SHE IS RIGHT: THAT
APARTMENT WAS TRASH.
SPY MOVIES HAVE GIVEN ME A
TOTALLY WRONG IDEA OF HOW
GOVERNMENT ASSASSINS LIVE.
JAMES BOND WOULDN’T BE SEDUCING
ANYBODY IF HE LIVED IN THAT
APARTMENT.
( BOND GIRL )
NO, MR. BOND, I WILL NOT BE
GIVING YOU THE SECRET CODE.
YOUR KITCHEN IS A HOTPLATE,
BITCH.
MOVING ON TO THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC.
IT’S THE OTHER REASON YOU CAN’T
GET INTO THE CLUB.
EVEN THOUGH VACCINES ARE
STARTING TO ROLL OUT, WE CAN
STILL SAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
LIVES BY WEARING MASKS AND
SOCIAL DISTANCING UNTIL EVERYONE
HAS IMMUNITY.
SO, PLEASE, REMIND ALL YOUR
FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS ABOUT
THIS.
ALTHOUGH, THERE’S REMINDING AND
THEN THERE’S WHATEVER TOM CRUISE
DID.
TOM CRUISE REPORTEDLY LET HIS
COVID CONCERNS BE HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR WHILE FILMING THE NEW
"MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" MOVIE IN
ENGLAND.
IN AN AUDIO OBTAINED FROM "THE
SUN" TABLOID, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN
AUTHENTICATED BY ABC NEWS,
CRUISE WAS REPORTEDLY FURIOUS
WITH STAFFERS FOR IGNORING
SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
I DON’T EVER WANT TO SAY IT
AGAIN, EVER!
AND IF YOU DON’T DO IT, YOU’RE
FIRED.
AND IF I SEE YOU DO IT AGAIN,
YOU’RE (BLEEP) GONE.
AND IF ANYONE ON THIS CREW DOES
IT, THAT’S IT!
AND YOU, TOO!
AND YOU, TOO.
AND YOU!
DON’T YOU EVER (BLEEP) DO IT
AGAIN!
WORK ON THE FILM HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN IN OCTOBER WHEN 12
STAFFERS TESTED POSITIVE.
Trevor: WHOOO-WEEE!
TOM CRUISE IS PISSED.
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING THIS
IS A BAD LOOK FOR TOM CRUISE,
BUT I DISAGREE.
BECAUSE, YEAH, HE’S MAD, BUT
IT’S FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
IT’S LIKE GETTING RECORDED
SCREAMING, "YOU GUYS ARE IN BIG
TROUBLE IF WE DON’T GET THESE
TOYS TO THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL!
I WANT TO SEE HAPPY KIDS, OR
YOU’LL NEVER WORK IN THIS TOWN
AGAIN!"
YOU’RE ANGRY, BUT FOR THE RIGHT
REASON.
BUT FOR REAL, IF ANYTHING, THIS
SHOULD TEACH PEOPLE JUST HOW
SERIOUS THIS CORONA SHIT IS,
BECAUSE, REMEMBER, TOM CRUISE IS
USUALLY NOT SCARED OF ANYTHING.
THIS DUDE HANGS OFF THE SIDE OF
A PLANE LIKE IT WAS ANY OTHER
TUESDAY.
HE’S EVEN BRAVE ENOUGH TO PUT
HIS DIRTY SHOES ON A BLACK
WOMAN’S COUCH!
SO THE FACT THAT EVEN HE’S
WORRIED ABOUT COVID IS A
REMINDER THAT NO ONE IS IMMUNE
FROM THIS VIRUS.
WELL, ALMOST NO ONE.
THE PANDEMIC WILL NOT STOP
SANTA CLAUS.
THAT’S THE WORD FROM THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
W.H.O.’S TOP EXPERTS
ADDRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT SANTA’S
HEALTH DURING A NEWS BRIEFING AT
THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN
SWITZERLAND.
THEY WANT CHILDREN EVERYWHERE TO
KNOW THAT SANTA CLAUS IS IMMUNE
TO CORONAVIRUS.
YEAH.
A NUMBER OF WORLD LEADERS
HAVE RELAXED QUARANTINE MEASURES
SO THAT SANTA CAN ENTER THE AIR
SPACE AND DELIVER GIFTS ON
CHRISTMAS EVE.
Trevor: NOW, THAT IS GREAT
NEWS.
SANTA CLAUS IS IMMUNE FROM
CORONAVIRUS, AND CHLAMYDIA.
OH, JUST CORONA?
NOT-- OH.
NOT CHLAMYDIA AT ALL?
OH.
I DON’T KNOW IF WE SHOULD BE
CELEBRATING THIS.
SANTA IS IMMUNE BECAUSE HE’S
PATIENT ZERO.
THINK ABOUT IT: THIS ALL STARTED
LAST WINTER, RIGHT AROUND THE
TIME SANTA GOES EVERYWHERE
AROUND THE WORLD?
I SEE WHAT YOU DID, SANTA CLAUS!
YOU OWE THE BATS AN APOLOGY!
EITHER WAY, I KNOW THIS IS NICE
FOR KIDS, BUT ISN’T IT RISKY FOR
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TO
BE SAYING THIS?
BECAUSE ADULTS ARE LISTENING,
TOO, AND THEY’RE NOT GREAT AT
TELLING FACT FROM FICTION,
EITHER.
YOU CAN’T BE LIKE, "THE
CORONAVIRUS IS VERY REAL, AND
YOU NEED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY,
BUT IT DOESN’T EFFECT SANTA
CLAUS!"
BUT I GUESS IT IS CUTE THAT THE
W.H.O. WENT OUT OF ITS WAY TO
EASE KIDS’ MINDS LIKE THIS.
I JUST WISH THEY DIDN’T FOLLOW
UP BY SAYING THE EASTER BUNNY’S
GOT COLON CANCER.
OOOF!
BUT LET’S MOVE ON TO THE OTHER
PANDEMIC THAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE
TO COMPLETELY GET RID OF--
DONALD J. TRUMP.
HE HAS JUST ABOUT ONE MONTH LEFT
IN HIS PRESIDENCY, BUT IN
BETWEEN TWITTER MELTDOWNS AND
GOLF GAMES, TRUMP HAS BEEN HARD
AT WORK TRYING TO SECURE HIS
LEGACY.
AND TODAY, HE CHECKED OFF ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ON HIS
PRESIDENTIAL TO-DO LIST.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ROLLING BACK WATER FLOW
RESTRICTIONS ON SHOWER HEADS AND
OTHER APPLIANCES.
IT COMES AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP
COMPLAINED ABOUT LOW-FLOW
SHOWER HEADS AND TOILETS.
AS YOU GO INTO THE SHOWER
RIGHT, AND, YOU TURN ON THE
WATER-- DRIP. DRIP. DRIP.
I CALL THE GUY, "IS THERE
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS?"
"NO, SIR, IT IS JUST THE
RESTRICTOR.
UP UNTIL NOW, SHOWER HEADS
WERE NOT ALLOWED TO USE MORE
THAN 2.5 GALLONS OF WATER PER
MINUTE.
THE REVISED POLICY SAYS EACH
NOZZLE CAN NOW USE THAT AMOUNT.
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE CALLING
ON PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN TO
GO BACK TO THE OLD REGULATIONS
ONCE HE TAKES OFFICE.
Trevor: NOW THAT’S WHAT YOU
NEED FROM A PRESIDENT.
YEAH, THE COUNTRY IS STRUGGLING
AND PEOPLE ARE DYING EVERYWHERE
BECAUSE OF INEPTITUDE, BUT AT
THE END OF THE DAY, YOU CAN
SHOWER TWO MINUTES QUICKER
BECAUSE THAT SOAP COMES RIGHT
OFF.
MY MAN.
NOW, BECAUSE THIS LAW IS ABOUT
CONSERVING WATER, I WOULDN’T BE
SURPRISED IF JOE BIDEN REVERSED
THIS POLICY.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE FUNNY IF
JOE BIDEN PUT THE WATER
RESTRICTORS BACK ON WHILE TRUMP
IS IN THE SHOWER.
THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
"I SAID CERTIFIED FREAK, SEVEN
DAYS A WEEK.
WHAAAA?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WATER IN
WHERE’S THE WATER?
I CAN’T BE WET ASS WITHOUT THE
WATER?"
SO NOW THE ONLY QUESTION IS
WHERE WILL TRUMP BE ENJOYING ALL
HIS HIGH-PRESSURE SHOWERS AFTER
JANUARY 20?
BECAUSE HE’S NOT GOING TO BE IN
THE WHITE HOUSE,
AND IT TURNS OUT, HIS NEIGHBORS
AT THE "SOUTHERN WHITE HOUSE"
DON’T WANT HIM THERE, EITHER.
TRUMP’S NEIGHBORS IN FLORIDA
ARE BRACING FOR THE POSSIBILITY
HE JUST MIGHT SPEND HIS
POST-WHITE HOUSE DAYS RIGHT
THERE ALONGSIDE THEM.
TONIGHT, "THE WASHINGTON POST"
IS REPORTING THAT SOME OF THE
NEIGHBORS DOWN IN MAR-A-LAGO
WANT THE CITY OF PALM BEACH TO
PREVENT TRUMP FROM SETTLING DOWN
THERE.
THEY ARGUE HE SIGNED AWAY HIS
LEGAL RIGHT TO LIVE THERE FULL
TIME BACK IN THE ’90S WHEN THE
RESORT WAS ORIGINALLY CONVERTED
FROM A PRIVATE RESIDENCE TO A
PRIVATE CLUB.
IT’S WELL KNOWN THAT BACK IN
1993, TRUMP’S LAWYER TESTIFIED
BEFORE THE TOWN COUNCIL SAYING
THAT TRUMP WOULD NOT BE LIVING
ON PREMISES.
SO THERE’S THAT.
Trevor: OKAY, THAT IS A LOW
BLOW.
DO YOU KNOW HOW CRUSHING IT MUST
BE FOR FLORIDA TO REJECT YOU AS
A CITIZEN?
"LOOK, WE’LL TAKE THE GUY THAT
KICK-BOXES ALLIGATORS, BUT
DONALD TRUMP GUY IS JUST TOO
MUCH."
ALTHOUGH, TRUMP IS PROBABLY
GOING TO FIGHT THIS.
I MEAN, WHO CARES WHAT HIS
LAWYER IN 1993 SAID?
I DON’T KNOW WHO IT WAS, BUT IF
HE WAS TRUMP’S LAWYER, THEN BY
NOW, HE’S EITHER SERVING A LIFE
SENTENCE OR HE’S DEVOLVED INTO A
MUTANT MAN-BAT.
BUT, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY
HEART, POOR TRUMP, MAN.
NEW YORK DOESN’T WANT HIM,
MAR-A-LAGO DOESN’T WANT HIM.
THE ONLY PLACES THAT WOULD TAKE
HIM ARE STATES HE WANTS NOTHING
TO DO WITH.
I MEAN, IF HE ACTUALLY TRIED TO
LIVE IN THE HEARTLAND, HE’D BE
ON A FLIGHT TO SAUDI ARABIA THE
NEXT DAY.
"THIS IS MY KIND OF PLACE!
EVERYTHING IS COVERED IN GOLD,
AND ALL THE REPORTERS ARE SO
POLITE.
HOW DID THEY ENFORCE THAT?
SO GREAT.
SO COOL."
OF COURSE, BEFORE TRUMP MOVES
ANYWHERE ELSE, SOMEONE HAS TO
TELL HIM THAT HE NEEDS TO
GET HIS ASS OUT OF THE WHITE
HOUSE.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO TELL HIM HE’S
OUT OF THE JOB, WHICH HE’S
CLEARLY RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT.
THE QUESTION IS WHO IS GOOD AT
GETTING RID OF SOMEONE?
WHO IS GOOD AT TELLING SOMEONE
THAT YOUR JOB NO LONGER IS?
TURNS OUT WE KNOW EXACTLY THE
RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB.
SO, YOU TOOK A BEATING.
AND IT’S IMPOSSIBLE THAT THAT
HAPPENED.
THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG.
I’LL TELL YOU WHAT’S WRONG:
VOTER FRAUD.
SO HOW COME THE OTHER TEAM WAS
SO MUCH BETTER THAN YOU?
THEY USED THE PANDEMIC,
SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "THE
CHINA VIRUS," WHERE IT
ORIGINATED, AS AN EXCUSE TO MAIL
OUT TENS OF MILLIONS OF BALLOTS.
IT’S SORT OF A DISASTER.
DON’T TAKE OFFENSE.
I MEAN, EVERYONE HATES YOU.
I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS IN
DETROIT.
JOE BIDEN CAN’T BE PRESIDENT.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF VOTES BUT EVERYBODY
HAS SAID THAT HE’S A GOOD
LEADER.
NOBODY SAID THAT ABOUT YOU.
MANY VERY SMART PEOPLE HAVE
CONGRATULATED ME ON ALL WE’VE
DONE.
IT’S OVER.
DON’T YOU THINK IT’S OVER.
THIS ELECTION WAS RIGGED.
EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.
YOU’VE BOTH COME A LONG WAY.
SOMEBODY HAS TO GO.
SOMEBODY HAS TO GO RIGHT NOW.
YOU’VE DONE PRETTY WELL AND,
YET, YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN A LOSER.
AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED.
YOU’VE LOST ALL THE TIME.
I DON’T MIND IF I LOSE AN
ELECTION, BUT I WANT TO LOSE AN
ELECTION FAIR AND SQUARE.
YOU’RE FIRED.
THAT WAS GOOD, RIGHT?
YEAH. I LOVED IT.
ALL RIGHT.
Trevor: ALL LRIGHT, WE’RE
GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT
WHEN WE COME BACK, DESI LYDIC
WILL BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS WITH
FOX NEWS.
AND WE’VE GOD JAMES CORDON AND
TESSA THOMPSON STILL COMING UP
ON THE SHOW. DON’T GO AWAY.
Trevor: WELCOME BACK TO "THE
DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW."
THROUGHOUT THE QUARANTINE,
DESI LYDIC HAS BEEN CHECKING IN
WITH HER FAMILY OVER VIDEO CHAT,
AND WE’VE LEARNED THAT A LOT OF
HER FAMILY ARE FOX NEWS HOSTS.
WELL, YESTERDAY, DESI TRIED TO
BRING THEM ALL TOGETHER FOR A
FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY.
CHECK IT OUT.
HI, FAMILY!
SO NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
WE CAN HEAR YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THE
VIRTUAL HOLIDAY PARTY.
HI, UNCLE RUDY.
IT’S DESI, ACTUALLY.
AND IT’S 8:00 AT NIGHT.
BUT IT’S SO NICE TO SEE YOU ALL,
EVEN IT IS OVER ZOOM.
I KNOW IT’S, LIKE, HALF AS MUCH
FUN.
I HEARD OTHER PEOPLE SAY 70%,
WHICH A LOT OF FOLKS I KNOW
THOUGHT WAS HIGH.
YEAH.
SO HOW IS EVERYONE?
COUSIN BRYAN, HOW ARE YOU?
OKAY...
HOW ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE?
HEY, HOW WAS YOUR DECEMBER?
NEARLY A MONTH AFTER THE
ELECTION, THOUSANDS OF VOTES
REMAIN UNCOUNTED.
1,500 VOTES FROM PEOPLE WHO
ARE DEAD?
THERE ARE ENOUGH ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS THAT VOTED THAT WOULD
CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE
ELECTION.
NO, GUYS, I TOLD YOU ALREADY,
NO POLITICS AT CHRISTMAS.
NOW, LET’S GET INTO THE GIFTS.
SANTA SENT YOUR GIFTS ALREADY,
SO I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU GOT
THEM.
UNCLE RUDY, HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR
NEW BRIEFCASE?
I THINK IT’S A VERY GOOD
CASE.
WONDERFUL.
COUSIN LAURA, I SENT YOU
SOMETHING OVER E-MAIL.
DID YOU GET IT?
I SAW THE GIFT CARD STUFF.
YES, IT’S A GIFT CARD FOR AN
ONLINE LIQUOR STORE.
I LOVE THIS.
YOU’RE GETTING A HEAD START.
IT ISN’T A HOLIDAY PARTY IF
COUSIN LAURA ISN’T HITTING THE
PEPPERMENT SCHNAPPS.
YOU RAISE A GREAT POINT.
WHAT WAS THE FUNNY DANCE YOU
DID ONE YEAR?
JOEY KANGAROO.
YES, THE KANGAROO DANCE.
SO GOOD!
YEAH, WE’VE REPLACED RELIGION
WITH SOME WEIRD KIND OF
WITCHCRAFT.
AND IT’S WORRISOME.
COUSIN TUCKER!
IT’S CHRISTMAS!
COME OFF IT FOR ONE DAY!
DID YOU EVEN GET ME ANYTHING?
HE SPENT THREE YEARS AND
FOUND NOTHING!
OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT’S FINE.
I DON’T EVEN CARE THAT NO ONE
GOT ME A GIFT.
ALL I CARE ABOUT IS SEEING MY
FAMILY.
( DOORBELL )
SPEAKING OF WHICH, AUNT JEANINE
IS JOINING.
FOR SHAME.
UNCLE LOU, I KNOW YOU AND
AUNT JEANINE ARE SEPARATED, BUT
CAN YOU PLEASE JUST TRY TO GET
ALONG FOR ONE DAY?
IT’S CHRISTMAS.
NONE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL SO
FAR.
WILL THIS ONE BE DIFFERENT?
WE’RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT
FAMILY HARASSMENT.
STOP.
WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE,
ALL RIGHT.
I’M GOING TO LET HER IN.
I’M SURE SHE’S IN THE CHRISTMAS
SPIRIT.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE!
WHY THIS IS BEING TOLERATED
IS BEYOND ME.
HEY, DON’T GIVE ME THIS
NONSENSE.
COME ON, YOU TWO, STOP IT.
IT’S CHRISTMAS!
UNCLE LOU, WHY DON’T YOU TRY
SAYING SOMETHING NICE TO AUNT
JEANINE.
HE HAS THE POWER TO DO IT.
WHY WON’T HE DO IT?
OKAY, WELL, THEN WHY DON’T
YOU SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT
UNCLE LOU.
WE’RE NOT GOING TO DO IT.
THIS BREAKS MY HEART.
I MEAN, HOW DID IT GET THIS BAD
BETWEEN YOU TWO.
EXPLAIN YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO
COUPLES OUT THERE WHOSE PROBLEMS
PALE IN COMPARISON TO YOURS.
OKAY, AUNT JEANINE.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
WHY DON’T YOU TRY NOT TALKING
FOR A MINUTE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GRAND
IDEA FOR EVERY AMERICAN.
ALL RIGHT, UNCLE LOU, DON’T
YOU START.
DO YOU THINK THAT SHE’S ON TO
SOMETHING?
THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
NEVER-ENDING HARASSMENT.
HOW EXACTLY DID THAT HAPPEN?
I THINK WE KNOW.
I HAVE NO IDEA?
OF COURSE WE KNOW!
THEY’VE HATED EACH OTHER FOR 45
YEARS BUT SMS CHRISTMAS ZOOM SO
YOU ALL NEED TO SHUT UP BECAUSE
THIS IS GOING TO BE ( BLEEP )
MAGICAL!
I MEAN, DOESN’T ANYONE KNOW WHAT
CHRISTMAS ZOOM IS ALL ABOUT?
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS USUALLY
FILLED WITH CHRISTMAS PARTIES,
BUSTLING RESTAURANTS, TRIPS TO
VISIT LOVED ONES.
THIS HAPPENS ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY.
BUT, OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF
COVID, FOR MOST OF US, NOTHING
SEEMS THE SAME.
AND MORE AMERICANS ARE ON EDGE.
YES, COUSIN LAURA.
SHE’S-- SHE’S RIGHT.
WE ARE ON EDGE.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE
EACH OTHER.
JUST HAVE THIS STUPID VIRUS.
THIS VIRUS, SHE SAID, CAME
FROM A GOVERNMENT LAB IN CHINA.
AND YOU DON’T HEAR THE--
QUOTE-- EXPERTS TALKING ABOUT IT
ENOUGH.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
FORGET IT.
I’M MUTING YOU ALL, EXCEPT FOR
YOU, COUSIN BRYAN.
I’M GOING TO DRINK.
( BLEEP ) CHRISTMAS.
HI, EVERYBODY.
HOPE YOU’RE HAVING A GREAT
NIGHT.
I HOPE IT GETS BETTER.
Trevor: YOU DID YOUR BEST,
DESI.
ALL RIGHT, WHEN WE COME BACK,
I’LL BE TALKING TO JAMES CORDEN.
AND LATER ON, TESSA THOMPSON IS
STILL JOINING US ON THE SHOW. DON’T GO AWAY.
Trevor: WELCOME BACK TO "THE
DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW."
EARLIER TODAY, I SPOKE WITH
ACCLAIMED ACTOR AND HOST OF "THE
LATE LATE SHOW," JAMES CORDEN.
WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT IT’S BEEN
LIKE MAKING HIS SHOW DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND HIS NEW NETFLIX
MOVIE STARRING ALONGSIDE MERYL
STREEP.
OH, YEAH, WHAT ABOUT THIS
GIRL?
OH, MY GOSH, CHECK THIS OUT.
WHAT GIRL?
IT’S ALL OVER TWITTER!
SHE’S FROM EDGEWATER, INDIANA.
SHE’S A LESBIAN.
SHE WANTED TO TAKE HER
GIRLFRIEND TO THE HIGH SCHOOL
PROM!
AND THE P.T.A. WENT APE SHIT AND
THEY CANCELED IT?
THEY CANCELED PROM?
ARE THEY ALLOWED TO DO THAT?
NO.
THIS PISSES ME OFF!
WE HAVE GOT TO GO DOWN THERE
AND RAISE HOLY HELL.
WE WILL BE THE BIGGEST THING
TO HAPPEN IN INDIANA SINCE...
WHATEVER’S HAPPENED IN INDIANA.
Trevor: JAMES CORDON,
WELCOME TO "THE DAILY SOCIAL
DISTANCING SHOW."
I’M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
I FEEL LIKE-- I FEEL LIKE I’VE
BEEN LIVING IN YOUR APARTMENT
NOW FOR MONTHS.
AND I’M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO NOW
JUST BE INVITED IN, IN THIS
CONVERSATION.
I’M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
Trevor: I ALSO FEEL LIKE
YOU’VE BEEN LIVING HERE, AND
YOU’VE BEEN BEHIND ON RENT FOR
ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS, JAMES.
THAT’S WHAT I FEEL LIKE.
I THINK YOUR SHOW WOULD BE
FAR WORSE IF I WAS BEHIND ON THE
RENT.
HOW IS EVERYTHING?
Trevor: OH, MAN.
I FEEL LIKE YOU’RE TRICKING ME
INTO AN INTERVIEW ABOUT ME.
YOU HAVE A DESK-- I’M
INTERVIEWING YOU, JAMES CORDON.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THE
BACK-AND-FORTH.
Trevor: NO.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR LIFE.
I LOVE HOW YOU HAVE CREATED A
SENSE OF NORMAL IN CALIFORNIA.
I KNOW YOU CAN DRIVE INTO A
STUDIO, AND I SEE HOW YOU SPACED
THINGS OUT.
I LOVE HOW YOU CREATED A
SEMBLANCE-- WHAT IS IT LIKE IN
THE STUDIO BECAUSE YOU DON’T
HAVE YOUR AUDIENCE?
WE REALLY CHANGED THE WHOLE
SET AROUND.
WHERE I SIT NOW IS WHERE THE
AUDIENCE NORMALLY SITS TO WATCH
THE SHOW.
Trevor: OH, OKAY.
AND EVERYBODY SITS OVER
THERE.
I HAVE TO SAY I SORT OF-- I’VE
BECOME SO USED TO IT, I’VE
REALLY ENJOYED THE WHOLE SORT OF
FREEDOM OF...
OF REIMAGINING THE SHOW IN A NEW
WAY.
YOU KNOW, I’VE REALLY FOUND IT
QUITE...
I FOUND IT QUITE FREEING,
ACTUALLY, THE NOTION OF NOW IT
FEELS LIKE WE’RE JUST A GROUP OF
FRIENDS THAT PEOPLE CAN CHECK IN
WITH WHEN THEY WANT TO, YOU
KNOW.
AND THAT’S QUITE A NICE WAY TO
DO IT.
Trevor: ONE THING I ALWAYS
LOVED ABOUT YOU IS YOUR
CHARACTER PERFORMANCES.
YOU ARE A-- I’LL CALL YOU LIKE A
THEATER NERD.
LIKE, YOU’RE A THEATER NERD PUP
LOVE BEING ON STAGE.
YOU LOVE BEING IN CHARACTER.
FOR SURE.
Trevor: I FOUND NOW YOUR
SHOW FEELS LIKE A MINI THEATER
PERFORMANCE IN A WAY.
I FEEL LIKE I’M WATCHING A
THEATER SHOW OF A LATE-NIGHT
SHOW WHICH IS THE MOST FUN THING
I HAVE EVER SEEN.
SOMETIMES YOU’LL BE SHITTING ON
YOUR CAMERA GUYS AND THEY’LL SAY
SOMETHING BAG TO YOU.
DO YOU THINK YOU GUYS HAVE
DEVELOPED MORE OF A CAMARADERIE
DURING THIS TIME?
WITHOUT QUESTION, WITHOUT
QUESTION.
IT REALLY, REALLY HAS BROUGHT
EVERYBODY TOGETHER-- YOU KNOW,
SO MANY OF US ARE STILL DISTANT.
I MEAN, I HAVEN’T SEEN ALMOST
ALL OF OUR WRITERS SINCE, KIND
OF, MARCH, YOU KNOW, IN THE
FLEFN.
Trevor: RIGHT, RIGHT.
BUT THERE’S BEEN A REAL SENSE
WAS-- A GREAT SENSE OF GRATITUDE
IN THE-- I’VE ALWAYS CONSIDERED
IT A PRIVILEGE TO GET TO GO TO
WORK EVERY DAY AND DO A SHOW.
LIKE, THAT’S NEVER BEEN LOST ON
ME.
Trevor: RIGHT, RIGHT,
RIGHT.
BUT IN THIS MOMENT NOW, I
THINK EVERYBODY FEELS LIKE,
WELL, LOOK, WE’RE-- WE’RE
WORKING, AND THAT PUTS US IN THE
LUCKIEST 5% OF PEOPLE.
Trevor: YEAH.
AND IF WE CAN TRY AND HAVE
FUN WHILE WE’RE DOING IT, THAT
WILL BE GREAT.
BUT I’VE NEVER FELT SUCH A SENSE
OF CAMARADERIE ON THE SHOW
REALLY THAN IN THE PAST FEW
MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT.
BECAUSE IN A WAY WE HAVE HAD TO
MAKE OUR OWN FUN.
NORMALLY IN THE SHOW WE’RE IN
THE CAR SINGING WITH PEOPLE OR
TRYING TO PUT ON A MUSICAL IN
THE
( CROSSTALK )
NONE OF THOSE THINGS WE CAN DO
IN THE MOMENT.
REALLY, WE THOUGHT IN THIS ROOM
WE’LL TRY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
AND IF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
US ON IT, THAT’S GREAT.
BUT WE’LL BE HERE ANYWAY, YOU
KNOW.
CONTACTUALLY, WE’RE OBLIEDGED
TO.
SO THAT’S WHAT WE’LL DO.
Trevor: YOUR BRAND-NEW FILM
ON NETFLIX, "THE PROM."
I HAD TO PAUSE IT A FEW TIMES
BECAUSE I WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
BECAUSE IT’S LIKE ALL THESE
PEOPLE DANCING AND TOUCHING EACH
OTHER AND SPEAKING CLOSE-- LIKE,
IT’S VERY NON-CORONAVIRUS TIME.
AND I FELT TRIGGERED.
I FELT TRIGGERED-- MANY, MANY
TIMES I HAD TO PAUSE.
BUT YOU SHOT THIS MOVIE, AND
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE FILM WAS
AT FIRST I WAS LIKE, WAIT,
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
BECAUSE THIS IS MERYL STREEP AND
JAMES CORDON.
BUT, LIKE, THEY’RE BEING VERY
WEIRD RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN I REALIZED THAT THE
WHOLE PLAY IS-- IT’S A REALLY
BEAUTIFUL, ALMOST SATIRICAL TAKE
ON CELEBRITIES AND ON BROADWAY
AND ON, LIKE, PEOPLE ON THE
COAST WHO THINK THEY’RE SUPERIOR
TO PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF
AMERICA.
AND IT’S THIS FUN STORY WHERE
YOU AND MERYL STREEP PLAY THESE
ACTORS WHO ARE SO USED TO BEING
SELF-ABSORBED AND IN YOURSELVES
AND SUCCEEDING, AND THEN YOU HIT
FAILURE HEAD ON FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
TELL ME WHAT IT WAS LIKE MAKING
THIS MOVIE.
BECAUSE YOU FILMED IT BEFORE
CORONAVIRUS?
AND THEN YOU HAD TO COME BACK
AND FINISH IT DURING
CORONAVIRUS.
WELL, I ACTUALLY SHOT ALL OF
MY STUFF BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN.
THE FILM IS AN ADAPTATION OF A
SHOW THAT WAS ON BROADWAY ABOUT
TWO YEARS AGO, 18 MONTHS AGO.
AND I SAW THE SHOW, AND IT’S A--
IT’S A JOYOUS SORT OF BIG, SILLY
MUSICAL, REALLY, THAT THEN
BECOMES ABOUT SOMETHING VERY,
VERY REAL.
AND I LOVE THOSE MOMENT WHERE’S
IT POKES FUN AT THE...
AT SORT OF FAUX ACTIVISM, YOU
KNOW.
Trevor: YES, YES.
I THINK THOSE BITS ARE
REALLY, ARE REALLY GREAT FUN.
AND MERYL STREEP AND I PLAY TWO
TWO...
BROADWAY STARS, MYSELF A LESSER
BROADWAY STAR THAN HER, WHO HAVE
DEVOTED THEIR ENTIRE LIVES TO
THE THEATER.
AND IT STARTS IN THIS BIG SORT
OF BROAD WORLD OF NEW YORK.
AND BASICALLY THEY HEAR A STORY
ABOUT A GIRL IN INDIANA WHO HAS
BEEN TOLD SHE CAN’T ATTEND HER
PROM BECAUSE SHE’S GAY.
AND THEY THINK IF WE GO DOWN
THERE AND WE GET INVOLVED, WE’LL
LOOK SO WOKE, PEOPLE WILL THINK
THAT WE’RE GOOD PEOPLE, AND THAT
WILL GET US BACK ON TOP AGAIN.
AND THEN IT REALLY BECOMES
ABOUT-- IT’S A-- IT’S A FILM
ABOUT ACCEPTANCE, REALLY.
IT’S A FILM ABOUT THE NOTION
THAT LOVE IS LOVE AND ALL OF OUR
HEARTS BEAT THE SAME.
AND I’M VERY, VERY PROUD TO BE
PART OF IT.
I REALLY AM.
IT WAS THE A JOY TO MAKE.
AND I’M SO THRILLED SO MANY
PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT, YOU
KNOW,.
Trevor: WELL, I’LL TELL YOU
THIS, MAN.
IT’S FUN SEEING THE TWO OF YOU
INTERACT ON SCREEN.
IT’S FUN SEEING PEOPLE HOLD
HANDS AND KISS.
IT’S A-- IT’S A FUN CELEBRATION
OF BROADWAY, WHICH WE ALL HOPE
WILL COME BACK, YOU KNOW, SEEING
THE EXPLOSION OF CELEBRATIONS.
AND IT WAS COOL SEEING YOU, YOU
KNOW, AWAY FROM THE DESK.
I HOPE TO SEE MORE OF YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME
ON THE SHOW.
I CAN JUST TELL YOU, I HAVE
TO SAY THIS, I HAVE TO SAY THIS
BECAUSE IF I DON’T I’LL GET IN
TROUBLE-- YOU’RE ALREADY AWARE
OF THIS THAT MY FATHER IS
OBSESSED WITH YOU, AND I HAVEN’T
SPOKEN TO HIM IN A WEEK, AND HE
CALLED ME TODAY BECAUSE HE
REALIZED THAT I WAS ON THE SHOW.
AND THE ONLY REASON HE CALLED ME
WAS TO SEND YOU HIS LOVE.
HE HAD NOTHING ELSE TO SAY TO
ME.
NOTHING ELSE AT ALL.
NOT, "HOW ARE THE KID?
IS EVERYONE SAFE?"
HE SAID, "PLEASE SEND TREVOR MY
LOVE."
AND I SAID, "WILL DO."
AND THEN HE WENT, "TREVOR IS
DOING THE GRAMMYS."
AND I SAID, "I KNOW."
AND HE WENT, "HE WILL BE THE
BEST HOST OF THAT SHOW THEY
COULD EVER FIND."
AND I SAID, "DAD, YOU MET TREVOR
IN NEW YORK WHEN I WAS HOSTING
THE AGREEMENTS"
HE SAID, "I KNOW.
IT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE
NIGHT."
IF I DON’T PASS ON HIS LOVE,
I’LL GET ANOTHER PHONE CALL.
Trevor: TELL HIM I SAID HI,
JAMES.
ALWAYS FUN HAVING HIM.
ALWAYS FUN.
( LAUGHING )
OH, MAN, I MISS HIM, MAN.
I MISS HIM.
TELL HIM I SAID HI FOR REAL.
I WILL, BLESS YOU, TREVOR.
Trevor: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
."THE LATE LATE SHOW" AIRS
WEEKNIGHTS ON CBS, AND "THE
PROM" IS AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX.
ALL RIGHT, STICK AROUND, BECAUSE
WHEN WE COME BACK, TESSA
THOMPSON TALK ABOUT HER
LEGENDARY FACE MASKS. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT.
Trevor: WELCOME BACK TO "THE
DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW."
EARLIER TODAY, I SPOKE WITH
ACTOR TESSA THOMPSON.
WE TALKED ABOUT HER NEW FILM,
HER AWESOME MASK COLLECTION, AND
SO MUCH MORE.
I AM THE PRODUCER OF THE
COOKING SHOW, SO I CAN ASSURE
YOU I HAVE NO DESIRE TO CHASE
YOU AROUND MY OFFICE ALL NIGHT.
SO, WHY DON’T YOU SIT BACK DOWN
AND TELL ME, WHY SHOULD I HIRE
SOMEONE WITH NO EXPERIENCE TO BE
MY ASSISTANT?
BECAUSE UNTIL ABOUT FIVE
SECONDS AGO, I DIDN’T KNOW THAT
A NEGRO WOMAN TELEVISION
PRODUCER EVEN EXISTED.
AND ALL MY LIFE, THAT IS ALL
I’VE EVER WANTED TO BE.
Trevor: TESSA THOMPSON,
WELCOME TO "THE DAILY SOCIAL
DISTANCING SHOW."
THANK YOU.
HI, TREVOR NOAH.
Trevor: LET ME START BY
CONGRATULATING YOU.
YOU HAVE THE COOLEST FACE MASK
COLLECTION I HAVE EVER SEEN.
YOU’VE GOT, LIKE, CRYSTALS ON
SOME.
YOU’VE GOT LIKE-- THEY’VE GOT
BEDAZZLES.
HOW MANY FACE MASKS DO YOU HAVE?
I-- I HAVEN’T COUNTED.
I HAVE A GROWING COLLECTION, AND
I STARTED MAKING THEM-- I’LL
COUNT AND GET BACK TO YOU.
BUT I DEFINITELY HAVE UPWARD OF
AT LEAST, I WOULD SAY, 25.
EASILY 25.
BECAUSE I STARTED MAKING THEM.
I, LIKE, HAVE BEEN BENAS LING
N95s, AND YEAH, PERFECTED IT.
AND MY FRIEND GLORIA HAS MADE A
BUNCH WITH ME.
Trevor: YOU ARE AS AT HOME
IN MAJOR BLOC BUSTERS, LIKE A
MARVEL FRANCHISE, WHETHER "THOR"
OR "AVENGERS" THAN YOU ARE IN
THE MOST INTIMATE INDIE FILMS--
"SORRY TO BOTHER."
ANYTHING WE SEE YOU IN IT IT
FEELS LIKE YOU’RE AT HOME.
I FEEL LIKE YOUR NEW FILM IS NO
DIFFERENT.
IT’S A DEPARTURE FROM WHAT WE
MAY SEE YOU IN, BUT AT THE SAME
TIME, IT FEELS COMPLETELY
AUTHENTIC TO WHO YOU ARE.
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE MOVIE,
I’D LOVE TO KNOW HOW YOU PICK
THESE ROLES?
A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I FEEL LIKE I LOOK FOR SOMETHING
THAT SCARES ME.
IS THERE SOMETHING I NEED TO
LEARN TO DO OR COMMUNICATE THAT
I’M FRIGHTENED OR MILDLY
TERRIFIED THAT I CANNOT.
I FEEL LIKE THAT’S EXCITING, AN
EXCITING PLACE OF CREATION.
AND I ALSO THINK ABOUT A LOT
ABOUT WHERE HAVE WE NOT BEEN?
WHERE HAVE WE NOT SEEN BLACK
PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR, IN
CERTAIN SPACES?
LIKE, HOW DO WE GET US THERE?
I THINK A LOT ABOUT HOW HAVE WE
NOT BEEN SEEN IN THE PAST?
WHY DON’T WE EXIST IN THE FUTURE
ENOUGH?
AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS COMPEL
ME INTO DIFFERENT GENRE POCKETS.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES IF YOU CHANGE
JUST WHO THE PROTAGONIST IS,
THAT CHANGES THE APERTURE IN A
WAY THAT CAN BE REALLY POLITICAL
AND INTERESTING.
Trevor: IT REALLY IS.
I MEAN, "SYLVIE’S LOVE" IS NO
DIFFERENT.
WHEN I FORWARD HEARD OF THE
MOVIE, I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THIS
MOVIE TAKES PLACE IN THE 1950s
AND IT’S PROBABLY GOING TO BE
ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS.
AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE
BECAUSE, YES, IT EXISTS IN THAT
WORLD, BUT IT’S A STORY OF TWO
PEOPLE FALLING IN LOVE.
IT’S LOVE DURING ONE HOT SUMMER,
AND A PART OF IT FELT LIKE IT--
LIKE YOU WERE ATTRACTED TO THE
STORY BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC.
I KNOW THAT YOU LOVE MUSIC.
I KNOW THAT YOU LOVE JAZZ MUSIC.
TELL ME HOW IMPORTANT THE MUSIC
IS IN THIS STORY.
IT’S HUGE BECAUSE FOR ME IT
WAS BASICALLY A LOVE LETTER TO
MUSIC.
AND EUGENE ASHE, ALL THESE
FANTASTIC SONGS WRITTEN INTO THE
SCRIPT.
WHEN THE SCRIPT WAS SENT TO ME,
THAT’S WHAT I DID.
I IMMEDIATELY-- ANY TIME A SONG
WOULD COME ON, I’D PRESS "PLAY"
ON THE SONG AND I’D READ THE
SCRIPT THROUGH WITH THAT
SOUNDTRACK.
SO IT WAS REALLY, LIKE, AN
IMMERSIVE, SONIC EXPERIENCE FOR
ME.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, NOT FOR
NOTHING, MY FAVORITE LOVE SONG
OF ALL TIME IS NANCY WILSON’S
"HOW GLAD I AM."
NANCY WILSON IS A BIG SORT OF
TOUCHSTONE IN THIS FILM.
MUSIC IS PARAMOUNT FOR ME.
I USE IN MY WORK.
I USE IT IN MY LIFE.
THIS WHOLE QUARANTINE HAS BEEN A
LOT OF MUC.
Trevor: I WILL SAY WHAT I
REALLY ENJOYED IN THE FILM, ONE
OF THE THINGS I ENJOYED WAS
NNAMDI’S CHARACTER.
YOU’VE GOT THIS BIG HUMAN BEING
WHO IS THE SOFTEST, MOST
ROMANTIC, JUST GENTLE-- IT--
LIKE THE PARADOX OF THE
CHARACTER WAS SOMETHING THAT I
DIDN’T EXPECT.
WHY DO YOU THINK HE WAS THE
PERFECT PERSON TO PARTNER WITH
IN TELLING THE STORY?
IN GENERAL, I THINK WHAT’S
EXCITING ABOUT THESE CHARACTERS
AND FEELS KIND OF MODERN ABOUT
THEM IS THEY’RE TRYING TO UPEND
THEIR OWN IDEAS OF GENDER.
FOR EXAMPLE, SYLVIA IS THIS
CAREER WOMAN WHO SAYS TO THIS
MAN-- AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE
60s-- YET REQUEST WHY DON’T
YOU LET ME BE THE BREAD WINNER
SO YOU CAN FOLLOW YOUR DREAM.
AND I THINK IT’S PARTICULARLY
COMPELLING TO ME AT A TIME WHEN
WE ARE STILL TRYING TO UPEND OUR
IDEAS AROUND GENDER AND BE THE
FULLEST EXPRESSION OF OURSELVES
AND NOT FEEL BOXED IN BY WHAT
SOCIETY AT LARGE TELLS US WE
OUGHT TO BE BECAUSE OF OUR
GENDER PRESENTATION.
SO I FOUND THAT REALLY
INSPIRING.
AND I THINK FOR NNAMDI-- IT’S
FUNNY, BECAUSE HE LIKES TO
PRETEND THAT IT’S JUST, LIKE,
SUBLIME ACTING, WHICH OF COURSE
IT IS.
HE SPENT A YEAR LEARNING TO PLAY
SAXOPHONE, BUT I ALSO THINK HE’S
A BIT OF A SOFTY AND SO THIS
ROLE GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ACCESS THAT.
AND I HOPE HIS N.F.L. BROTHERS
TAKE A CUE.
Trevor: WHAT I ALSO
APPRECIATE IN THE MOVIE WAS HOW
YOUR CHARACTER-- AND YOU REALLY
PORTRAYED THIS WELL-- IS HOW
SHE-- SHE’S PUSHING AGAINST A
WORLD THAT IS CONSTANTLY TELLING
HER THAT SHE CANNOT BE.
AND I FELT LIKE THAT’S WHAT
TESSA THOMPSON DOES IN REAL
LIFE.
YOU KNOW, YOU’VE BEEN SOMEONE
WHO HAS BEEN REALLY VOCAL ABOUT
HOW HOLLYWOOD NEEDS TO CHANGE,
HOW WOMEN NEED TO BE GIVEN
OPPORTUNITIES TO DIRECT MORE
FILMS.
FIRST OF ALL, DO YOU THINK
HOLLYWOOD IS DOING ENOUGH, NOW
THAT PEOPLE ARE SPEAK UP?
AND, SECONDLY, WHY DO YOU THINK
IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE WOMEN
AT THE HELM OF TELLING THESE
STORIES?
SOMETHING THEY FOUND REALLY
EXCITINGEXCITING ABOUT "SYLVIE’S
IS INSIDE OF IT, YOU SEE THIS
YOUNG, WOULD-BE PRODUCER WHO
SWAMS THAT THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE FOR
HER, AND SHE IS GIVEN AN
OPPORTUNITY BY ANOTHER WOMAN OF
COLOR.
AND I THINK CERTAINLY IN MY OWN
TRAJECTORY, I CAN TRACE EVERY
PIVOTAL MOMENT IN MY CAREER TO A
PERSON OF COLOR OR A WOMAN, AND
IN SOME CASES, BOTH.
AND I THINK THAT REALLY POINTS
TO THE NECESSITY THAT WE NEED TO
BE IN THOSE POSITIONS OF POWER,
OF HIRING POWER.
AND WHEN WE’RE THERE, IT CAN’T
BE ENOUGH THAT WE’RE THERE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THARG FOLKS
CAN BE IN THE ROOM WITH US.
IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST BE IN
PROXIMITY TO POWER.
WE ALSO HAVE TO POSSESS IT.
AND SOME OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH
MAKING OUR OWN INSTITUTIONS AND
OUR OWN PLACE WHERE’S WE CAN
FLOURISH.
AND I THINK THAT’S SOMETHING
THAT I AM SEEING.
THERE ARE ALL OF THESE FRIENDS
OF MINE CREATING THEIR OWN
COMPANIES AND DOING IT THEIR OWN
WAY, AND REALLY THINKING NOT
JUST ABOUT OPPORTUNITY, BUT
ABOUT OWNERSHIP.
AND THAT TO ME IS THE MOST
EXCITING THING I SEE HAPPENING
INSIDE OF THIS INDUSTRY.
IT WILL, LITERALLY, EVENTUALLY
CHANGE THE FACE OF HOLLYWOOD.
BUT IN TERMS OF INCLUSION,
THAT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENS BY MISTAKE.
WHICH IS WHY I ADVOCATE FOR
THINGS LIKE THE 4% CHALLENGE.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT A MANDATE, I
THINK, AT THE STUDIO LEVEL.
AND, YOU KNOW, TO ME, THAT WILL
BE THE REAL MARKER OF CHANGE IS
WHEN WE CAN MAKE THOSE SYSTEMIC
CHANGES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW,
WRITTEN AND ACTIONABLE.
Trevor: WELL, YOU’RE DOING
AN AMAZING JOB.
I LOVED WATCHING YOU IN THIS
FILM BECAUSE, I DON’T KNOW, IT
WAS NICE TO SEE HUMAN BEINGS
LOVING EACH OTHER DURING█ THIS
TIME.
ISN’T THAT NICE!
Trevor: IT WAS.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL FEELING.
IT REALLY WAS.
I LOVED THE MUSIC.
I LOVED THE FEEL AND THE VIBE.
IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH A PERIOD
PIECE LIKE THIS.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
THIS OR IT’S BEEN AN EXTREMELY
LONG TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ART
AS ALWAYS, AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING ME ON THE SHOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME.
IT’S ALWAYS SUCH A PLEASURE.
TAKE CARE, TESSA.
YOU, TOO.
Trevor: DON’T FORGET,
"SYLVIE’S LOVE" PREMIERES
DECEMBER 23 ON AMAZON PRIME
VIDEO.
OKAY, WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK, BUT WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS.
TONIGHT, BUT BEFORE WE GO:
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, PLEASE, I
WANT TO REMIND YOU ONE MORE
TIME, DON’T FORGET TO SUPPORT
YOUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS.
THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY OPEN
DURING THIS PANDEMIC, AND IF
THEY DON’T GET THE HELP THEY
NEED, THEY MIGHT NOT BE OPEN FOR
YOU WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER.
YOU CAN BUY FOOD FROM THEM.
IF YOU WANT TO DO MORE THAN
ORDER FOOD,
PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO
THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION’S
"OPEN FOR GOOD" CAMPAIGN, WHICH
HELPS INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS
SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC AND
REBUILD STRONGER AFTER THIS IS
ALL OVER.
UNTIL THEN, STAY SAFE, WEAR A
MASK, AND REMEMBER:
SANTA IS IMMUNE, SO IT’S OKAY
FOR MOMMY TO KISS HIM.
YOU DON’T NEED TO SNITCH TO
DADDY!
NOW, HERE IT IS, YOUR MOMENT OF
ZEN.
♪ ♪ ♪
SOME CHILDREN HAVE BEEN A LITTLE
WORRIED ABOUT COMING CHRISTMAS
DUE TO THIS VERY SPECIAL
SITUATION IN THE WORLD.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALL THE
PREPARATIONS HERE RE-ARCTIC
CIRCLE ARE GOING EXTREMELY WELL.
WHAT WE ALL HAVE TO BE VERY GOOD
AND NICE, AND WE HAVE TO FOLLOW
ALL PUBLIC HEALTH
RECOMMENDATIONS AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING RULES. ♪ ♪ ♪