Hey, what's going on, everybody. I'm Trevor Noah
and this is The Daily Social Distancing Show.
Today is February 9,
which means you only have five days left
to prepare for Valentine's Day.
And let's be honest-- after the year we've all been through,
remember to focus on what's really important this year.
You know, don't worry about spending a lot of money
on champagne or jewelry.
All you need to give your loved one
is two stolen vials of the Pfizer vaccine.
Anyway, on tonight's show,
why India is beefing with Rihanna,
Dulcé Sloan weighs in on Gorilla Glue,
and Donald Trump is on trial for murder...
ing the Constitution.
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.
Let's kick things off with today's big story:
Donald J. Trump--
unemployed Twitter bot
and former president of the United States.
Today, Trump became the only president ever
to face a second impeachment trial,
which is pretty impressive when you consider
he only showed up to work about half the time.
I mean, if Trump really applied himself as president,
we could be on impeachment number, like, 35 by now.
And the trial kicked off today with Democrats presenting
a video which showed Trump's speech on January 6,
interspersed with scenes of violence from his supporters.
We're gonna walk down-- and I'll be there with you--
-we're gonna walk down... -(crowd cheering)
We're gonna walk down to the Capitol.
-Yeah! -Yeah!
-Let's take the Capitol! -Take the Capitol!
-Let's take it! -Let's take the Capitol!
We are going to the Capitol, where are problems are!
-USA! USA! -(whooping)
-(shouting) -(bleep)
-That's enough! -Let us in!
Wow. What a powerful video
that Republican senators didn't see
because they pretended to go to the bathroom.
But you can definitely tell this impeachment is the sequel,
because the sequel always has to turn things up to 11.
The original impeachment was like:
Listen to this diplomat describe a phone call
as you ponder the meaning
of quid pro quo.
But this impeachment is like:
Michael Bay presents-- bum-bum-bum!--
Impeachment 2. We're storming the Capitol!
Aah! (imitates gunfire, explosion)
But after the video it was the Trump defense team's turn
to make their best possible case.
Although, based on how it went today,
I'm worried that Trump is gonna get the chair.
My name is Bruce Castor.
I am the lead prosecutor... lead, uh, counsel
for the 45th president of the United States.
I was assistant D.A. for such long time,
I keep saying prosecutor,
but I do understand the difference, Mr. Raskin.
I don't want to steal the thunder from the other lawyers,
but Nebraska, you're going to hear,
is quite a
judicial... thinking place.
My parents had on a record.
And...
We still know what records are, right?
On the thing you put the needle down on and you play it.
And, uh...
I... The other day when I was down here in Washington...
I came down earlier in the week
to try to f-figure out how to find my way around.
I worked in this building 40 years ago.
I got lost then, and I still do.
The founders recognized that...
...the ar... the argument that I started with, that...
m...
He talks about gallant men,
was his name of the... of the, uh...
of the album.
Good lord. Trump's lawyer is giving the speech you give
when you have to stall because the actual lawyer
is stuck in traffic.
Trump is probably watching this at home like,
what the hell is wrong with this guy?
The ad on the side of the bus said that he was the best.
Why would he be on a bus if he's not the best?
Although I will say this: the fact that Trump now has a lawyer
who's not leaking printer toner out of his head--
that's a step in the right direction.
And here's the crazy thing: it doesn't actually matter
what this guy says.
He could get up there and trim his pubes for hours,
because the jury has already reached its verdict.
In just the last hour, the Senate voted
that the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump
can move forward. Six Republicans
joined with Democrats in a 56-44 vote,
saying the impeachment trial is constitutional.
The question, though, is, would there, in any scenario,
be enough Republicans to cross the aisle
to vote to convict the former president, Donald Trump,
and given that just six crossed the aisle
here on this vote today--
uh, and they'll need 17 to do that
in order to convict him-- uh, it doesn't look like
the impeachment managers are gonna be able to get there.
That's right, people. Before this trial even started,
almost every Republican juror has made it clear
that they don't want a trial at all.
And I get it. I get why Republicans
voted this way. Because, on the one hand,
yes, an angry mob stormed the Capitol building
where they work and could have killed them, yes.
But on the other hand,
everyone hates jury duty.
Although, honestly, I don't know why some of these senators
are even allowed to be on the jury.
It was my understanding that saying crazy shit like
"I want to overthrow the government"
was how you get out of jury duty.
And I know this vote might make the trial seem pointless now.
Yes. But just because we know how the trial will end
doesn't mean the trial shouldn't take place.
I mean, when you're watching Law & Order , right,
do you turn it off in the first five minutes,
when the cops interview a dentist who obviously
killed his patient to cover up an affair?
Of course not. You watch the whole thing,
because then you get to say "I knew it"
when you end up being right.
Now, we're gonna keep you up to date on the impeachment
right up until the moment that Trump is acquitted.
But, for now, let's move on from President Trump
to someone else dealing with a never-ending bad hair day.
Gorilla Glue is now responding
after a woman used their product in her hair.
Tessica Brown posted on Instagram earlier this month
that her hair had been stuck in the same style for over a month
after she used Gorilla Glue spray
to keep her hair in place.
Brown said she used the Gorilla Glue
after she ran out of her usual spray.
Brown had to actually go to the hospital
for medical help in removing the glue.
She's taken to social media with her plans of hiring
an attorney to pursue charges against Gorilla Glue.
NEWSWOMAN: She claims while the product's label warns against
using on eyes, skin, or clothing,
it does not mention hair.
Aw, man. You got to feel bad for this woman.
'Cause as crazy as this is,
I kind of know how she feels, right?
One time, I accidentally ordered Papa John's Pizza
thinking it was food. No one warned me.
Now, obviously, I have my own thoughts on this story,
but to get a more relevant perspective, I'm gonna bring in
our very own resident hair expert, Dulcé Sloan.
Dulcé. What's going on?
I thought I would, uh, give you a call.
Well, well, well.
(harrumphs) Uh-huh.
You would be calling me
when there's a Black woman in the news.
No, no, no, Dulcé, come on, it's not like that.
Oh, so you want to talk about Elon Musk,
and, you know, you want to talk about Tesla buying up bitcoin?
Uh... yeah, yeah. But-but, for now,
I wanted to talk about the Gorilla Glue girl.
Mm-hmm. That's what I thought.
Look, Trevor, just because a Black woman does something
doesn't mean you have to talk to me, okay?
You could have talked to Ronny, you could have talked to Kosta.
I mean, he thinks Black lives matter.
You know, I don't want to talk about this as a "Black woman."
You know what, Dulce, I-I didn't... I didn't m...
I didn't even think ab... I apologize. Um...
We-we can just... we can just end this thing.
(stammers, exclaims)
But I do want to talk about this as a crafter.
Because I'm a crafter, Trevor.
You know, I'm sitting here
making Valentine's Day cards for my friends.
And I got all the adhesives here, okay?
I got double-sided tape. I got a hot glue gun.
I got titty tape.
We holding stuff down over here, Trevor.
O-Okay, so then
what do you make of this story, as a crafter?
I mean, as a crafter, this story
makes me want to buy Gorilla Glue.
I mean, if that glue can lock her hair in place for a month,
maybe it could've kept me and my ex together.
Literally.
Joined at the hip.
I mean, it would've made sex difficult,
but, you know, we'll work it out.
Where is he going?
Y-You know, it's actually funny you say that,
because Gorilla Glue actually had to issue a statement
defending themselves.
They basically said that you can't blame them
because the bottle says you can't put it on skin.
Yeah, but, in her defense,
they didn't say you can't put it on scalp.
And, also, the bottle says all the stuff you can put it on:
fabric, wood, plastic.
She must've read all of that and been like,
"Well, if this can put wood down,
my edges are gonna be immaculate."
So you sympathize with Tessica Brown.
Of course I do, Trevor.
No one wants to see someone go through some shit like this.
Black women, we want our edges to be laid
but not forever.
And you should see the comments.
A lot of people are trying to help her out.
We're like, "Tessica, try coconut oil.
"Try acetone.
Try Jesus."
Yeah, Dulcé. And you know someone is in trouble
when even the online commenters are like,
"No, we need to help this person."
That's how serious this got.
The only question is, like,
how do you think this whole thing is gonna end?
I think this is gonna work out for her.
I mean, at some point, her hair's gonna get fixed.
And, in the meantime, she's lucky
she was going for a ponytail when this all happened.
I mean, imagine if she was trying to do some new shit
and ended up with a mohawk this whole time.
Oh. Like my Uncle Josh.
He got an awful haircut this one time.
Let me show you.
You-- You know what, Trevor?
I got to go. I got-- I'm-I'm-- I got to go.
-I got to-- I got to... -Is-is everything--
is everything okay, Dulcé?
Yeah! Yeah, I'm good.
You know, it's my prayer time.
Uh, I'm gonna... (clicks tongue) just--
-I'm gonna... -Are you-- are you stuck to your--
Did you put your glue gun on your chair?
(stammers) No, man!
I'm trying to give you a nice little exit.
I'm trying to give you a l-- show a little razzle-dazzle.
You know, kind of like a...
sweep-out, you see? That's not about-- You worry about...
Dulcé, if you glued-- if you're glued to your chair,
you should call-- you should call someone, Dulcé.
I-I got this. It's fine.
I got some acetone somewhere. Don't worry about me.
All right, well-well, you let me know if you need help, Dulcé.
Dulcé Sloan, everybody.
All right, let's move on now to our main story,
and it comes out of India,
the country that Christopher Columbus' dumb ass
couldn't find.
And we're talking about India, because,
in a year of global protests,
they're in the midst of the biggest one anywhere.
Thousands of farmers blocked highways across India today
in protest of the country's new agricultural laws.
The blockades are only the latest development
in the face-off between agricultural workers
and the government.
NEWSWOMAN: This is one of the busiest highways
leading to Delhi.
It's been blocked for weeks.
Tens of thousands of farmers
from the northern states of India
have marched to the capital city.
NEWSMAN: Their struggle isn't going unnoticed.
R&B megastar Rihanna asked her 100 million Twitter followers,
"Why aren't we talking about this?"
Climate activist Greta Thunberg tweeted a message of solidarity.
NEWSMAN 2: Sparking a furious response
from the Indian government,
it's also drawn the ire of New Delhi police,
who in only the last few hours
have now filed a police case
citing Thunberg's tweet.
NEWSMAN 3: Rihanna and Greta Thunberg effigies
were burnt recently by pro-government crowds
after they tweeted in favor of the farmers.
Damn.
When a country that hot starts burning shit,
you know they aren't messing around.
I mean, they're burning Greta Thunberg in effigy,
which is really gonna piss her off.
I mean, think of all the carbon emissions.
By the way, there was definitely at least one guy in that crowd
who already had a life-size Rihanna pillow.
He was at the protest like... (chuckles)
"No, guys, it's an effigy. Let's burn it.
I definitely didn't marry this pillow."
(chuckles)
So, why exactly are India's farmers protesting?
Well, let's step back and find out
in another installment of If You Don't Know, Now You Know.
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When you think about farming, what do you think about?
You probably think about how it works in the United States:
giant agribusiness companies running giant farms
where they raise cows that are so jacked on steroids
they look like, when you milk them,
protein shakes come out of their teats.
But most Indian farmers work on a much smaller scale,
and it's when the government tried to change that up
that the manure hit the fan.
NEWSWOMAN: This is all happening
because Prime Minister Modi's government
has passed new farming laws that will change
how the agricultural industry has worked for decades.
NEWSMAN: India's agriculture sector makes up nearly 15%
of the country's $2.9 trillion economy
and employs around half of its 1.3 billion people.
NEWSMAN 2: The vast majority of India's farmers
own fewer than three acres.
For decades, they've sold their produce
in their home states,
in government-sanctioned markets called mandis,
a system that guaranteed minimum prices
on several key commodities.
NEWSMAN 3: The measures, they say, will only benefit
big corporations and push them into poverty.
(translated): These laws will have an effect
on anyone who eats.
They will buy from us at very low prices,
and we lose our livelihoods.
Man, that sounds like a really rough situation
for those farmers.
And if this last year has taught us anything,
it's that we cannot take farmers for granted.
Nowhere in the world.
We need farmers.
I mean, we all saw what happened
when we tried to grow our own vegetables
on our kitchen windowsills.
After nine months, what did we grow?
Nothing, other than resentment and hatred for our roommates.
And this law is gonna have widespread repercussions,
because farming employs 600 million people in India.
That's almost twice the entire population
of the United States,
which, apart from everything else,
is just another reminder that the Twitter trends
are pretty bullshit.
I mean, you'd think the entire world
is talking about the Joker in the Snyder cut,
when, in reality, if everyone was on Twitter,
the top trending topics every day would just be "wheat."
So, with their livelihoods at stake,
India's farmers decided to make their opposition known
by blocking the roads into the capital
as a form of civil disobedience.
You know? It's like that Mahatma Gandhi quote
I saw on the Internet:
"Sitting in traffic sucks major ass."
And that's how things stayed for a while,
until a couple weeks ago, when they escalated it big-time.
NEWSMAN: The largely peaceful campaign
briefly turned violent last week
when protestors drove a procession of tractors
into the heart of the capital, New Delhi.
Some farmers confronted police,
who fired back with tear gas.
NEWSMAN 2: Now the government's responding
by using massive concrete barriers
to box in the three main sit-in sites
along New Delhi's highways.
It's also cut off electricity, water, and the Internet.
NEWSWOMAN: Delhi police have deployed 50,000 police
and paramilitary personnel in and around the capital.
There are extra drones flying over protest sites.
They have erected thousands of iron nails on some of the roads
leading up to some of the sites.
NEWSMAN 3: India's prime minister, Narendra Modi,
has broke his silence, describing violence
in the capital, New Delhi, last Tuesday
as an insult to the country.
Modi says he'll not change his mind on the new laws
but has repeated an offer to delay them for 18 months.
Hot damn! That tractor was moving.
It's like someone made a Grand Theft Auto mission
in Animal Crossing.
But, look, clearly, the government has decided
that they've had enough of this protest,
because this is a major crackdown.
And maybe they think postponing the law
will satisfy the farmer. But think about it:
in 18 months, people will be in the same position
that they are in now
and the protests will happen all over again.
I mean, you're basically just giving people 18 months
to get angrier and soup up their tractors even more.
But, you see, this crackdown shows you
how worried the government must be about this protest.
And honestly, they probably should be, because it's clear
that these farmers are digging in for the long haul.
NEWSWOMAN: Farmers say, they are undeterred
by the government's crackdown,
and will continue their protests until
the agriculture laws are repealed.
NEWSWOMAN 2: Tents have lined the highway
where farmers spend cold winter nights.
Water tankers are brought in by tractors
for bathing, cooking and cleaning.
Medical booths have been set up to tend to the sick.
Dozens of people, young and old, are busy cooking
in community kitchens and serving meals.
NEWSWOMAN 2: Youngsters intermittently break the routine
with song and dance atop tractors.
MAN (translated): With me, it is our home.
Whether it takes four years or more,
we're here to stay.
Now, you see, there-- that's some determination right there.
That dude is ready to protest for four years,
which doesn't surprise me,
because nobody on earth is more patient than a farmer.
Farmers are the same people who will wait five months
to grow an eggplant. An eggplant!
I'm not patient enough to find it in the emojis.
Sometimes, I'll just send, like, a cucumber or something.
And you know, if you ask me, it was especially smart
of those farmers to build a mall inside their camp,
because think about it.
Now if the government sends in police officers,
those cops automatically become mall cops
and lose all authority.
Check... mate.
So the next time you see "Indian farmers" trending,
you'll have a little idea of what it all means.
The government is trying
to force the farmers back to their fields,
but the farmers aren't giving up their demands.
And nobody knows how this thing is going to end up.
But I don't know.
If I may quote one of their prominent supporters,
this protest might just,
"work, work, work, work, work, work."
(speaking gibberish) "Burr, burr, burr, burr, burr, burr."
And if you don't know, now you know.
All right, when we come back,
Robin Roberts is joining us on the show,
and Noah Centineo is also gonna be here, so stick around.
Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
Earlier today, I spoke
with Good Morning America's very own Robin Roberts.
We talked about her new special about the Tuskegee Airmen,
returning to the studio after broadcasting from home
and who the greatest NFL player is of all time.
I never thought I'd worry about my baby girl anymore,
-but I... -Oh, no need to worry.
Thank you very much.
-Yes, sir, my pleasure. -Thank you.
Watch it. Watch the long step.
-Oh. So good. -(applause)
-Hey, you look beautiful, beautiful. -Oh...
ROBERTS: My father passed away in 2004.
He didn't get to witness
the Airmen receiving such recognition.
But his legacy, like that of all
the Tuskegee Airmen, is enduring.
It is a legacy of determination,
pride and courage.
Robin Roberts, welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
(laughs)
It's... it's a... it's a pleasure to be here.
Um, many people know you as the face of Good Morning America.
You have been the face of America's institution
for an extremely long time.
But a lot of people may not know that you were the face
of Sportscenter for 15 years, and you covered the NFL
for an extremely long time, so I would like to know
from you the most important question
that is plaguing America right now.
-Yes. -Is Tom Brady the greatest of all time?
Oh! Oh, come on.
Give me something hard!
That's a softball you're starting with me.
-That's a softball? -He's the GOAT! He...
Okay. Okay, no, no, no, fine.
I'll give you a harder one, Robin.
Is Tom Brady the greatest athlete of all time?
See, now, that's... Okay, that's harder.
Is he the greatest athlete of all time?
You know what? That's debatable.
Uh, I love me some Serena Williams.
You know, 23 Grand Slam titles, one when she was pregnant.
Try that, Tom brady, okay?
(both laughing)
Right? You-you win a Super Bowl while pregnant,
uh, maybe-maybe we'll talk.
But, you know, but it's fun to have this argument.
And I'm just glad to, in my lifetime, to have seen...
-to be seeing someone like that. -Right, right.
To have seen Michael Jordan, to be seeing Serena Williams.
I mean, we've had some great, great athletes during our time.
But he is... he is special.
You've always shown love to the team that you work with
on camera every single morning.
We wake up with you, we enjoy watching you.
What has been it like doing the show from home now?
Because a lot of your show is
about that chemistry that you share in person.
It really is, and I got to tell you, I've got
some great teammates at GMA.
Uh, Michael Strahan, who's at home now because
-he was diagnosed with COVID-19. -Yeah, yeah.
Fine, fine, thank goodness, but now,
he's broadcasting from home.
For a time, George had to do the same.
I did it for the longest. I was at home seven months.
-Had my paw-ducer, my doggie. -Wow.
My girlfriend Amber helping out.
That was really difficult.
It was really challenging to keep that-that chemistry
when you have, like, a two-second delay, you know?
But more than that, it's just... But I have to say, Trevor,
when I came back into the studio in September,
man, it is like...
I can't describe the feeling.
And I know it's a feeling
that a lot of people are going to have
once they can get back to their workplace.
-Right. -We've never been better.
We've never been more in sync.
You've been the face that has guided America through crises.
You've been there to share some of the most fun stories.
Um, but this new project that you're embarking on
might be my favorite Robin Roberts project yet.
It's about the Tuskegee Airmen,
and it's entitled Legacy of Coverage.
And what I love about it is, not just
that you're telling the story,
but your connection to the story.
Tell me how this all came to be, please.
Their-their legacy is so broad.
You know, fighting fascism abroad
and then, racism back here at home.
My father, Colonel Lawrence E. Roberts,
was a Tuskegee Airmen. At the age of 19,
he got on a segregated train, trained to be a pilot.
What they did in World War II, what the Tuskegee Airmen,
AKA, the Red Tails, because they had to paint their tails
so they would know, 'cause they escorted bombers,
and they needed to know that they were friendlies
-and not the enemy... -Right.
that was escorting them like that...
Exemplary flying record that they had,
and that they had to fight for that right and...
Thank Eleanor Roosevelt who was the First Lady at the time.
Went down to Tuskegee. Can you imagine this?
Went down to Tuskegee in the '40s,
got in a plane with a black man.
Flew with them and said, "They're all right. Let 'em go."
And so, then they were able to go and actually be in combat.
Before, they could just train, but they couldn't fight.
And all they wanted to do was fight for their country,
like everybody else at that time.
I've often seen... I've often seen the story
of-of the Tuskegee Airmen as-as-as myth.
It's African American myth, and it's beautiful.
It's, like, these legends and these heroes.
But this story takes us through a different journey
about how they were fighting just to get the military
to accept Black service members,
just to get the American public to accept Black service members.
It was a challenge that we really take for granted
when you are just seeing the accolades
that they achieve, now.
And that's why it's so important that people watch this film
because we take you there.
All they wanted to do was fight for this country.
They wanted to fly.
And when they came back from the war, it wasn't as heroes.
They came back, and after all they had done,
they were told "Back of the bus. You're a second-class citizen."
And they fought to... integrate the military,
and also, many of them became very, very much a part
-of the civil rights movement at the time. -Right.
And it really gave us as-as, um... as... as a public,
um, a framework to go like, "Oh, my gosh.
"You know, they were challenged
that they didn't have the intellect to fly."
But, you know what, they showed that excellence
and, yes, Black excellence can beat adversity of all types.
And that's the kind of message that they sent
to-to so many people back here in the U.S.
There's no denying that in America,
there is the dichotomy that many Black people face
where they say, "I love this country,
"and yet it feels like this country
does not love me in return."
From your father's perspective and being his daughter
and seeing how he navigated this paradox,
what do you think we can learn from that journey
and-and how to, I think, have the conversations
in and around patriotism and still challenging America
to be better to its citizens?
Thank you for using the word "patriotism."
My father was a patriot, a true patriot,
and that's all he ever said.
He would talk about how he felt freer
in the air than on the land as a Black man in this country.
And I think it's very timely
given what we went through in 2020:
the racial reckoning,
seeing young, old, black, white,
taking to the streets and saying, "No more. No more."
Um, it was really...
And I think this is why this film is so timely,
because, yes, we go back, and we show their legacy,
but we also bring it to today.
You see how they impacted...
Barack Obama himself said
they were an example to him
that propelled him into public service.
So, I think when we watch a film like this,
we're reminded of our history,
and it lets us know, "Why am I taking to the streets?"
And, yeah, some things, we're still fighting for.
-Right. -Some things are very similar
that we're fighting for that they did, as well.
It's heartfelt, it's wonderful,
and I can see why because of the story
and the... and the history that you share
with one of those airmen and, I guess,
the story of all of them combined.
Robin Roberts, thank you so much for joining me on the show.
Next time, I'm gonna wear a hoodie.
Gonna bring me back on the show,
-I'm gonna bring... -Don't do that to America, Robin.
You don't do that to America. Please, I beg you.
Do not do that to America.
-Thank you, Trevor. -Take care.
Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage
will premiere February 10th on the History Channel.
Make sure to catch it.
All right, when we come back,
Netflix star and heartthrob Noah Centineo
talks to me on the show about the final installment
of To All the Boys. You don't want to miss it.
Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
Earlier today, I spoke with Noah Centineo,
star of the hit Netflix franchise To All the Boys.
We talked about his journey
from playing romantic hero to superhero
and so much more.
-Ooh, character socks?! -(chuckling)
Come on! Thanks.
They're kind of hard to find in your size.
-(laughs) -Aah! No, no, no, no, no!
Truce or else you don't get your last present.
Yes!
-(groans) -(laughs)
Noah Centineo, welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
(laughs) Glad to be here.
Very, uh, non... I mean, we're not even...
Is this even social distancing
if we're not even in the same room?
This is like telemetric distancing.
-It's nice. -I think it's...
I think it's the ultimate form of social distance.
Like, it's the furthest distance that you can do socially.
-You know what I mean? -It's not gonna be...
-Yeah. -Yeah, that is true. It's like asocial distancing.
-I like it. -That's ex... That's exactly what it...
Is this, like, a Noah thing? Are just Noahs growing their hair?
-Is that what's going on right now? -Yeah. (laughs)
I suppose. I suppose it...
If you pull yours out, has it... It's probably...
Oh, yeah, mine can go... Yeah, mine...
If you... If you pull... Yeah, it can go all the way.
I try and keep it, like, just... You know, it depends on the day.
I just, you know... I just... Eh. Eh.
Uh, you know, it's... I get it. It's just a feeling.
Yeah, yeah, it is a feeling. Um, but welcome to the show, man.
I've wanted to have you on for a while.
Um, not for anything professional.
Just because I'm a fan, you know?
I, uh, I grew up watching rom-coms.
Like, there was, like, a period in my life
when rom-coms were the best possible movie
that you could watch, like, in the cinema or at home.
And then, all of a sudden, rom-coms weren't cool,
and then I had to act like I didn't like them.
And then To All the Boys came along,
and then yourself and Lana just...
You took me back to a time that I...
that I forgot I enjoyed as much as I did.
Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky
have this magic on camera,
but I feel like yourself and Lana
have it off camera, as well.
You-you have this vibe about you as people.
It's like... You know, because we live in an age now
where back in the day, movie stars were movie stars,
and that was it. You didn't see them otherwise.
Whereas with-with movie stars of today
we get to touch you and feel you on social media.
We get to see who you are
when there's no movie taking place.
When you look at your life and how it's changed,
what do you think is the reason that people are so into you
as an actor and as a person right now?
Like, there's something that people
are clearly gravitating towards.
Hmm. Uh, it's, I mean, it's a good question.
I was talking about this literally, like, two days ago,
about the difference between being, like, in movies
50 years ago versus now
is there's-there's practically no barrier,
you know, because of social media.
I don't know, I feel like I'm fairly eccentric
and-and fairly quirky
and fairly goofy in my own right.
And I think because I-I kind of lean into social media
without necessarily, um, making it,
uh, like, a cash cow for myself.
-Right, right, right. Yes. -Or shooting... doing shoots
so that I look a certain way.
Like, I kind of just have utilized social media as a tool
to be like, "This is who I am and what I'm doing today."
I think... I think that combined with, you know,
doing a project and playing a role like Peter Kavinsky
that, I guess, was relatable or hit a certain way
just kind of made for this storm where people went,
"Oh, yeah, I want to continue to see
whatever this person's doing." (laughs)
Is there a part of you that-that is already sad
at the fact that you will never get to be Peter Kavinsky again?
I mean, now, this... Maybe you guys will do, like,
an old-age home version of it, but for now, it's done.
-So this is gonna be the last one. -If we do an old-age home,
I want Mark Ruffalo to play older Peter.
(both laugh)
I can actually see it. You know, I can actually see it.
Yeah, he makes a strong return, reigning champion of rom-coms.
Um, bittersweet is, like, I guess,
the most generic way but accurate way to describe it.
-Right. -Um...
Sad, no. I don't feel sadness about it.
I feel... I feel like it's resolved.
As far as the way that trilogies
or series get to resolve,
I think that, you know,
I feel very good about the resolution.
You know, I feel like I've given
as much as I possibly can to Peter.
-Mm-hmm. -Uh, and, so, I haven't...
I don't really have any regrets.
I think... Ooh, this...
The thing I care about the most is that the fans,
the people that not just follow me
but, you know, are... that love the world so much,
I hope that they feel fulfillment
out of the third movie.
Dude, if-if people are fans of yours,
they-they are not gonna suffer,
um, struggling to find places to watch you.
You have become one of the most in demand actors in Hollywood.
Y-You're gonna be starring in The Diary,
directed by Jackie Chan.
Right? You're gonna be starring
alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
in Black Adam.
And then just, I think, like, a few days ago,
I saw, like, online, they were like,
"Yeah, Noah's gonna be in the movie
about the GameStop shares thing that happened"?
I was like, "How is that even a movie?"
What does that even... Are you, like, buying the shares?
Are you selling the shares?
Are you... Are you Robinhood? Are you GameStop?
Wait, what-what is happening here?
My buddy Enzo is super in tune,
you know, with, uh, with that whole situation.
-Right. -He was telling us about it, like,
like, three weeks ago.
And, so, I immediately was like, "Well, I'm (bleep) in."
Like, I'm buying into these... Like, I'll buy all of them.
-(laughing) -I'm like, well, how... We're watching.
We're watching it. And, um,
my manager comes over one day, and he's like,
"What are you guys talking about? Like..."
And, so, we were like... (babbles)
We just, like, like, were talking incessantly about it.
Um, and the next thing I know,
boom, there's a whole project.
Man, I'll tell you, as a fan of yours,
it's been insane watching the journey.
Continue growing, continue having fun,
don't stop being grateful, thank you for joining me
-on the show, my dude. -Dude, no, of course!
Thank you, man. I don't want to say goodbye! (bleep) that!
-There's got to be more. -(laughter)
There's always more! There's always more,
but there's time limits on everything.
There's time limits on everything.
And I just hope the audience watches this interview,
and goes, "You know what, this gave me the conclusion
I was looking for, this gave me the ending I was looking for."
"I'm not even gonna watch the movie-- this was all I needed."
(laughs) Noah, thanks for joining me, man.
Yeah, Trev, thanks for, thanks for having me.
-Good to see you again. -Take care, brother. I'll see you.
Don't forget, To All the Boys Always and Forever
will stream on Netflix on February 12.
Make sure you catch it, 'cause you can watch it the next day.
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Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen.
JUDGE: Mr. Ponton, I believe you have a filter turned on.
In the video settings.
-You might want to, uh... -Uh...
we're trying to, we're tr-- can you hear me, Judge?
JUDGE: I can hear you. I think it's a filter in the...
It is, and I don't know how to remove it.
I got my assistant here, she's trying to.
But, uh, I'm prepared to go forward with it.
That's-- I'm here live.
That's not, I'm not a cat.