1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:02,336 Well, hello, everybody. What's going on? 2 00:00:02,369 --> 00:00:03,737 I'm Trevor Noah, and this is 3 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:05,772 The Daily Social Distancing Show. 4 00:00:05,806 --> 00:00:08,909 Today is February 11, which means, my friends, 5 00:00:08,942 --> 00:00:12,045 Valentine's Day is only three days away. 6 00:00:12,079 --> 00:00:14,681 I repeat: three days away. 7 00:00:14,715 --> 00:00:16,984 So just remember to leave out a plate 8 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:18,719 of milk and cookies for Cupid, 9 00:00:18,752 --> 00:00:21,121 or else he'll make you get a divorce. 10 00:00:21,154 --> 00:00:22,890 Anyway, on tonight's show, 11 00:00:22,923 --> 00:00:25,025 Democrats make their closing arguments 12 00:00:25,058 --> 00:00:26,860 against Donald J. Trump, 13 00:00:26,894 --> 00:00:28,695 Jordan Klepper is back in D.C. 14 00:00:28,729 --> 00:00:30,797 for the first time since the riots, 15 00:00:30,831 --> 00:00:32,366 and why being nice to your mee-maw 16 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:34,234 might get you vaccinated. 17 00:00:34,268 --> 00:00:37,070 Plus Daniel Kaluuya joins us on the show to talk about 18 00:00:37,104 --> 00:00:40,207 his brand-new movie, Judas and the Black Messiah. 19 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:41,842 So let's do this, people. 20 00:00:41,875 --> 00:00:44,778 Welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 21 00:00:44,811 --> 00:00:48,715 -? ? -ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City 22 00:00:48,749 --> 00:00:51,785 to your couch somewhere in the world, this is 23 00:00:51,818 --> 00:00:54,821 The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. 24 00:00:57,858 --> 00:01:00,227 Let's talk about the coronavirus, 25 00:01:00,260 --> 00:01:03,597 the only thing with more mutations than Rudy Giuliani. 26 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:05,098 There's good news in America, 27 00:01:05,132 --> 00:01:09,069 as cases and hospitalizations continue to fall. 28 00:01:09,102 --> 00:01:11,438 But with dangerous coronavirus variants spreading 29 00:01:11,471 --> 00:01:13,807 around the country, the race is now on 30 00:01:13,841 --> 00:01:15,509 to get as many people vaccinated 31 00:01:15,542 --> 00:01:18,378 as quickly as possible. 32 00:01:18,412 --> 00:01:21,982 Which is why, in Massachusetts, they started doing this. 33 00:01:22,015 --> 00:01:23,483 NEWSWOMAN: Starting today in Massachusetts, 34 00:01:23,517 --> 00:01:26,753 vaccine eligibility begins for friends and family members 35 00:01:26,787 --> 00:01:28,355 who accompany a person 36 00:01:28,388 --> 00:01:32,459 who is 75 years of age or older to their vaccine appointment. 37 00:01:32,492 --> 00:01:35,462 Only one companion per person is allowed to sign up 38 00:01:35,495 --> 00:01:38,866 for this vaccine appointment at a mass vaccination site, 39 00:01:38,899 --> 00:01:41,568 regardless of their age or health. 40 00:01:41,602 --> 00:01:45,038 Hell yeah, Massachusetts. Oh! 41 00:01:45,072 --> 00:01:47,574 This is just like the club, but the exact opposite. 42 00:01:47,608 --> 00:01:50,043 The shots are free, and if you have your grandma with you, 43 00:01:50,077 --> 00:01:51,945 you get in right away. 44 00:01:51,979 --> 00:01:55,415 But, yes, anyone can get a vaccine in Massachusetts, 45 00:01:55,449 --> 00:01:59,553 as long as they roll up with someone 75 or over. 46 00:01:59,586 --> 00:02:01,221 And you know what this means, right? 47 00:02:01,255 --> 00:02:04,258 It means everyone is gonna want to make friends 48 00:02:04,291 --> 00:02:06,126 with old people in Massachusetts now. 49 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:07,995 In fact, they should just make this 50 00:02:08,028 --> 00:02:09,630 the next season of The Bachelorette. 51 00:02:09,663 --> 00:02:11,698 Who will get Gladys' syringe? 52 00:02:11,732 --> 00:02:14,268 Stay tuned to find out. 53 00:02:14,301 --> 00:02:16,537 And this could also make for some awkward situations, 54 00:02:16,570 --> 00:02:19,006 because this is when the grandkids find out 55 00:02:19,039 --> 00:02:21,475 which one is the favorite, 56 00:02:21,508 --> 00:02:22,876 or that grandma has been 57 00:02:22,910 --> 00:02:25,112 having an affair with the pool boy all along. 58 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:26,747 I love you all equally, 59 00:02:26,780 --> 00:02:30,717 but Javier has abs of steel. 60 00:02:30,751 --> 00:02:34,254 And, look, I know there's gonna be a run on octogenarians now, 61 00:02:34,288 --> 00:02:38,225 but if you ask me, we shouldn't need any more incentives 62 00:02:38,258 --> 00:02:39,993 to hang out with old people. 63 00:02:40,027 --> 00:02:42,396 Guys, old people are the best. 64 00:02:42,429 --> 00:02:43,931 They're full of wisdom, 65 00:02:43,964 --> 00:02:46,466 they usually have free candy in their pockets, 66 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:49,503 and they have lots of practical advice about 67 00:02:49,536 --> 00:02:53,407 defeating Nazis, which is super useful these days. 68 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,042 But America isn't the only country 69 00:02:55,075 --> 00:02:57,344 taking creative measures to combat coronavirus. 70 00:02:57,377 --> 00:02:59,947 They're also making big changes in France, 71 00:02:59,980 --> 00:03:01,915 aka horny Belgium, 72 00:03:01,949 --> 00:03:05,085 where office culture may never be the same. 73 00:03:05,118 --> 00:03:06,119 NEWSMAN: Employees in France will soon be allowed 74 00:03:06,153 --> 00:03:08,155 to eat at their desks at work. 75 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:09,790 Currently, the French labor code actually prohibits 76 00:03:09,823 --> 00:03:12,125 businesses from allowing employees to eat meals 77 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:14,094 in areas that are dedicated to work. 78 00:03:14,127 --> 00:03:16,797 But the labor minister will be making the changes as part 79 00:03:16,830 --> 00:03:19,700 of new COVID restrictions as employees return to the office. 80 00:03:19,733 --> 00:03:22,236 Now, it could signal a change for a country with a very strong 81 00:03:22,269 --> 00:03:24,538 work-life balance, with one French woman 82 00:03:24,571 --> 00:03:26,440 telling The New York Times the amendment 83 00:03:26,473 --> 00:03:28,742 is "a catastrophe." 84 00:03:28,775 --> 00:03:32,312 I agree. This is a catastrophe 85 00:03:32,346 --> 00:03:33,981 for French culture. 86 00:03:34,014 --> 00:03:35,249 First, they start eating at their desks, 87 00:03:35,282 --> 00:03:38,118 and what's next-- working at their desks? 88 00:03:38,151 --> 00:03:39,319 Sacrebleu! 89 00:03:39,353 --> 00:03:41,021 But this is kind of wild. 90 00:03:41,054 --> 00:03:43,557 Apparently, up until now, it had been illegal in France 91 00:03:43,590 --> 00:03:46,393 to eat lunch at your desk, because they think 92 00:03:46,426 --> 00:03:48,829 if it's allowed, workers are gonna be pressured to do it 93 00:03:48,862 --> 00:03:50,797 instead of taking a lunch break. 94 00:03:50,831 --> 00:03:53,300 Not to mention, it's really hard to get 95 00:03:53,333 --> 00:03:55,736 fresh ground pepper out of a keyboard. 96 00:03:55,769 --> 00:03:57,738 And I'm not gonna lie. I was really surprised 97 00:03:57,771 --> 00:03:59,106 to learn about this rule. 98 00:03:59,139 --> 00:04:00,974 I mean, I would have thought that if anyone 99 00:04:01,008 --> 00:04:03,343 ate while they were working, it would be the French. 100 00:04:03,377 --> 00:04:06,346 I mean, their main pastry doubles as a phone. 101 00:04:06,380 --> 00:04:08,115 (French accent): Allo? Marguerette, 102 00:04:08,148 --> 00:04:10,551 I need those documents on my desk 103 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:12,119 by the end of the day. 104 00:04:12,152 --> 00:04:15,055 Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. 105 00:04:15,088 --> 00:04:17,090 Okay, magnifique. 106 00:04:19,259 --> 00:04:20,661 (regular accent): And, finally, a story 107 00:04:20,694 --> 00:04:22,296 about some people in the Caribbean 108 00:04:22,329 --> 00:04:26,033 who were quarantining a little too well. 109 00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:28,101 NEWSWOMAN: This morning, three Cuban nationals 110 00:04:28,135 --> 00:04:30,170 are recovering after being stranded 111 00:04:30,204 --> 00:04:33,473 on a remote, deserted island for five weeks. 112 00:04:33,507 --> 00:04:37,177 The married couple and another man were found on Anguilla Cay, 113 00:04:37,211 --> 00:04:40,447 a small island between Key West and the Bahamas. 114 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,382 MAN: We actually discovered them 115 00:04:42,416 --> 00:04:46,320 waving, uh, next to their, uh, temporary shelter 116 00:04:46,353 --> 00:04:47,921 that they had built for themselves. 117 00:04:47,955 --> 00:04:50,357 NEWSWOMAN: Pictures show the shelter the three had made. 118 00:04:50,390 --> 00:04:53,026 With little food and water, they reportedly survived 119 00:04:53,060 --> 00:04:55,863 off rats and conch shells. 120 00:04:55,896 --> 00:04:57,965 Good lord, people. 121 00:04:57,998 --> 00:05:00,501 That sounds absolutely traumatic. 122 00:05:00,534 --> 00:05:02,669 To be on a beach and not be able to Instagram it? 123 00:05:02,703 --> 00:05:04,905 Ooh! That is a punishment 124 00:05:04,938 --> 00:05:07,074 I wish on nobody. 125 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:10,244 But, yeah, that's right: a married couple and another man 126 00:05:10,277 --> 00:05:14,214 were stranded on an island for 33 days. 127 00:05:14,248 --> 00:05:17,251 And the person I feel worst for is the other man, 128 00:05:17,284 --> 00:05:19,119 because not only are you the third wheel, 129 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:20,888 but once that rat supply dries up, 130 00:05:20,921 --> 00:05:23,123 you know you're the first thing on the menu. 131 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:24,858 Why you guys... why you guys looking at me like? 132 00:05:24,892 --> 00:05:27,127 D-Do you guys want to have, like, a threesome? 133 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,263 I mean, something like that. 134 00:05:29,296 --> 00:05:31,899 But for real, actually being stranded 135 00:05:31,932 --> 00:05:34,568 on a tropical island seems way less fun 136 00:05:34,601 --> 00:05:36,837 than they made it seem on Gilligan's Island. 137 00:05:36,870 --> 00:05:39,306 I don't remember ever seeing Mary Ann walking around 138 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:40,874 covered in rat blood. 139 00:05:40,908 --> 00:05:42,709 But let's move on to our top story: 140 00:05:42,743 --> 00:05:45,746 the second impeachment of Donald Trump, 141 00:05:45,779 --> 00:05:47,714 former president of the United States 142 00:05:47,748 --> 00:05:49,816 and current Mar-a-Lago toilet clogger. 143 00:05:49,850 --> 00:05:52,452 Today was day three of the trial, and we'll catch you up 144 00:05:52,486 --> 00:05:55,355 on all of the latest in another episode of 145 00:05:55,389 --> 00:05:58,058 The Magical, Wonderful Road to Impeachment. 146 00:05:58,091 --> 00:06:00,093 ? ? 147 00:06:03,630 --> 00:06:06,266 That's probably presidential harassment. 148 00:06:07,901 --> 00:06:09,837 So, today was the final day of the Democrats 149 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:12,873 presenting their case against Trump. 150 00:06:12,906 --> 00:06:16,143 And one of the more shocking revelations of the presentation 151 00:06:16,176 --> 00:06:19,847 has been never-before-seen footage of the riot, 152 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,383 which showed us just how close some senators came 153 00:06:23,417 --> 00:06:26,854 to meeting the world's worst tour group. 154 00:06:26,887 --> 00:06:29,723 House impeachment managers used graphic new video 155 00:06:29,756 --> 00:06:33,660 and audio to recreate moments from the Capitol siege, 156 00:06:33,694 --> 00:06:36,697 and some of that footage showed just how close 157 00:06:36,730 --> 00:06:40,334 lawmakers and their staffers came to the pro-Trump mob 158 00:06:40,367 --> 00:06:41,869 that stormed the Capitol. 159 00:06:41,902 --> 00:06:43,770 NEWSWOMAN: Among the very close calls, 160 00:06:43,804 --> 00:06:45,639 this security video showing 161 00:06:45,672 --> 00:06:47,474 Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer 162 00:06:47,508 --> 00:06:49,643 being escorted by his security detail, 163 00:06:49,676 --> 00:06:53,213 then quickly turning around after spotting nearby rioters. 164 00:06:53,247 --> 00:06:56,617 Another video shows Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman 165 00:06:56,650 --> 00:06:58,819 redirecting Senator Mitt Romney 166 00:06:58,852 --> 00:07:01,655 away from rioters just down the hall. 167 00:07:01,688 --> 00:07:04,057 All right, that is terrifying. 168 00:07:04,091 --> 00:07:06,460 There were so many rioters in so many parts of the Capitol, 169 00:07:06,493 --> 00:07:08,195 that these senators were just running around 170 00:07:08,228 --> 00:07:10,998 like they were stuck in the Weeknd's halftime maze. 171 00:07:11,031 --> 00:07:13,834 And you can understand why Mitt Romney, especially, 172 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:16,270 would be sprinting away from this mob. 173 00:07:16,303 --> 00:07:18,438 I mean, these are the people who were chanting 174 00:07:18,472 --> 00:07:20,707 "Hang Mike Pence." 175 00:07:20,741 --> 00:07:23,410 Mike Pence. The man who's spent the last four years 176 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:25,812 eye-banging the back of Trump's head. 177 00:07:25,846 --> 00:07:29,383 So, to them, Mitt Romney is basically Mormon AOC. 178 00:07:29,416 --> 00:07:31,151 I mean, I don't know what Mitt would have done 179 00:07:31,185 --> 00:07:32,553 if he had run into them. 180 00:07:32,586 --> 00:07:34,454 He would have had to try and blend in with them. 181 00:07:34,488 --> 00:07:36,523 Let's find these traitors! 182 00:07:36,557 --> 00:07:39,326 It's time to kill the Deep State! 183 00:07:39,359 --> 00:07:41,361 "I heartily agree, my good friends. 184 00:07:41,395 --> 00:07:44,198 "And, afterwards, let's go to the local confectionary 185 00:07:44,231 --> 00:07:46,600 and enjoy some vanilla milkshakes." 186 00:07:46,633 --> 00:07:47,601 "What?! 187 00:07:47,634 --> 00:07:48,902 "Great idea! 188 00:07:48,936 --> 00:07:50,437 This guy's all right!" 189 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:52,272 But this isn't an impeachment trial 190 00:07:52,306 --> 00:07:55,609 of a few thousand insane QAnon followers. No. 191 00:07:55,642 --> 00:07:58,812 This is the impeachment of Donald Trump. 192 00:07:58,846 --> 00:08:01,548 So, once again today, the Democrats focused 193 00:08:01,582 --> 00:08:05,219 on how Donald Trump incited the riot. 194 00:08:05,252 --> 00:08:06,854 And what was really helpful 195 00:08:06,887 --> 00:08:10,290 was that the rioters themselves provided the evidence. 196 00:08:10,324 --> 00:08:11,959 Even after the attack, 197 00:08:11,992 --> 00:08:14,928 the insurrectionists made clear to law enforcement 198 00:08:14,962 --> 00:08:19,433 that they were just following President Trump's orders. 199 00:08:19,466 --> 00:08:22,035 They didn't shy away from their crimes 200 00:08:22,069 --> 00:08:25,105 because they thought they were following orders 201 00:08:25,138 --> 00:08:27,007 from the commander in chief. 202 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,376 MAN: We were invited here! 203 00:08:29,409 --> 00:08:32,079 We were invited! 204 00:08:32,112 --> 00:08:34,214 Hey, we were invited here! 205 00:08:34,248 --> 00:08:37,951 We were invited by the president of the United States! 206 00:08:37,985 --> 00:08:39,586 There's a (bleep) million of us out there, 207 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:42,356 and we are listening to Trump, your boss! 208 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:44,191 Let's call Trump! Yes! (laughs) 209 00:08:44,224 --> 00:08:47,995 Dude! Dude, let-let's tell Trump what's up. 210 00:08:48,028 --> 00:08:49,897 We're fighting for Trump. 211 00:08:49,930 --> 00:08:51,832 Guys, come on! 212 00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:55,002 Don't call Trump in the middle of the riot. 213 00:08:55,035 --> 00:08:57,037 You just saw him at the rally a couple hours ago. 214 00:08:57,070 --> 00:08:58,438 You got to be chill. 215 00:08:58,472 --> 00:09:00,040 You call the morning after the insurrection. 216 00:09:00,073 --> 00:09:01,909 You know, you got to play the game. 217 00:09:01,942 --> 00:09:04,344 Also, how embarrassing is this for Trump? 218 00:09:04,378 --> 00:09:07,814 Even his supporters knew they can call him anytime 219 00:09:07,848 --> 00:09:09,149 and he won't be busy. 220 00:09:09,183 --> 00:09:11,552 But, overall, these videos make it pretty obvious 221 00:09:11,585 --> 00:09:14,154 that Trump incited the rioters. 222 00:09:14,188 --> 00:09:16,890 They were wearing Trump hats, carrying Trump flags, 223 00:09:16,924 --> 00:09:18,725 and they all just watched Trump speak 224 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:21,828 and they were chanting "Fight for Trump." 225 00:09:21,862 --> 00:09:24,164 Even that dog from Blue's Clues is like, 226 00:09:24,198 --> 00:09:25,866 "I need a challenge here, guys. We-we all-- 227 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:27,301 we all know what this is, right?" 228 00:09:27,334 --> 00:09:29,169 I mean, if one guy stormed the Capitol 229 00:09:29,203 --> 00:09:30,904 because he thought you said it to him, 230 00:09:30,938 --> 00:09:32,539 maybe you can just blame him. 231 00:09:32,573 --> 00:09:35,008 But if an entire stadium of people 232 00:09:35,042 --> 00:09:37,544 misunderstood you in the exact same way... 233 00:09:37,578 --> 00:09:39,947 (hisses) I don't know, man-- that shit's on you. 234 00:09:39,980 --> 00:09:41,815 But if there's one theme of this trial, 235 00:09:41,849 --> 00:09:43,917 aside from Trump being super guilty, 236 00:09:43,951 --> 00:09:46,153 it's Republican senators not caring 237 00:09:46,186 --> 00:09:47,788 that Trump is super guilty. 238 00:09:47,821 --> 00:09:50,257 The new evidence and the dramatic recreation 239 00:09:50,290 --> 00:09:53,627 of the January 6 mayhem apparently did very little 240 00:09:53,660 --> 00:09:57,130 to sway most-most of those Republican senators, 241 00:09:57,164 --> 00:09:58,465 uh, the jurors. 242 00:09:58,498 --> 00:10:00,534 Some of them are explicitly not listening: 243 00:10:00,567 --> 00:10:02,202 feet up on desks, they're reading books, 244 00:10:02,236 --> 00:10:05,205 they're reading, uh, briefing papers on other topics. 245 00:10:05,239 --> 00:10:09,076 We are seeing more empty seats on the-the floor of the Senate. 246 00:10:09,109 --> 00:10:11,945 Our colleague Manu Raju was in the-the Senate chamber 247 00:10:11,979 --> 00:10:14,781 just a few moments ago. He counted up to 15 empty seats. 248 00:10:14,815 --> 00:10:16,950 While the Democrats were playing their video 249 00:10:16,984 --> 00:10:18,018 of rioters storming the Capitol, 250 00:10:18,051 --> 00:10:19,486 a handful of Republican senators, 251 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,222 including Rick Scott, Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio, 252 00:10:22,256 --> 00:10:24,124 barely even looked at the screen, 253 00:10:24,157 --> 00:10:25,893 according to, uh, reports. 254 00:10:25,926 --> 00:10:28,795 And Rand Paul was looking down at a paper in his lap, 255 00:10:28,829 --> 00:10:30,697 where he had begun doodling with a pencil. 256 00:10:30,731 --> 00:10:33,300 Okay, I'm sorry, that is so disrespectful. 257 00:10:33,333 --> 00:10:36,970 Hey, Rand Paul! Why don't you show us what you were doodling 258 00:10:37,004 --> 00:10:39,907 instead of paying attention to the present... 259 00:10:40,908 --> 00:10:42,509 Oh, my God. 260 00:10:42,543 --> 00:10:44,178 It's beautiful. 261 00:10:45,646 --> 00:10:48,448 Wow, you... you should have been an artist, Rand. 262 00:10:48,482 --> 00:10:49,650 You should... 263 00:10:49,683 --> 00:10:52,452 These senators are a jury for a trial of the president, 264 00:10:52,486 --> 00:10:55,656 but, instead, they're acting like bored middle schoolers. 265 00:10:55,689 --> 00:10:58,792 What do Democrats have to do to make this interesting for them, 266 00:10:58,825 --> 00:11:01,695 bring in one of those math teachers who raps everything? 267 00:11:01,728 --> 00:11:04,031 ? My name is Doug and I'm here to say ? 268 00:11:04,064 --> 00:11:06,266 ? Democracy was threatened in a major way. ? 269 00:11:06,300 --> 00:11:07,634 (beatboxes) 270 00:11:08,635 --> 00:11:10,737 So, for many Republicans, 271 00:11:10,771 --> 00:11:13,173 there's nothing that could happen in this trial 272 00:11:13,207 --> 00:11:15,309 to change their minds. 273 00:11:15,342 --> 00:11:17,177 But if there's a Republican senator out there 274 00:11:17,211 --> 00:11:19,913 who's still struggling to ignore the evidence against Trump, 275 00:11:19,947 --> 00:11:21,215 well, good news, 276 00:11:21,248 --> 00:11:23,650 we have just the product for you. 277 00:11:23,684 --> 00:11:26,687 ANNOUNCER: Are you a Republican senator feeling overwhelmed 278 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,056 by overwhelming evidence? 279 00:11:29,089 --> 00:11:31,959 Introducing ImpeachPods, 280 00:11:31,992 --> 00:11:35,329 the only headphones with evidence-canceling technology, 281 00:11:35,362 --> 00:11:37,464 so you can ignore even the loudest chants 282 00:11:37,497 --> 00:11:39,366 of "Hang Mike Pence." 283 00:11:40,667 --> 00:11:42,102 (muffled shouting) 284 00:11:42,135 --> 00:11:45,038 ImpeachPods also drown out that little voice in your head 285 00:11:45,072 --> 00:11:47,241 that's disgusted with what you've become. 286 00:11:47,274 --> 00:11:49,109 You've sold your soul, Josh. You're a joke. 287 00:11:49,142 --> 00:11:50,811 (muffled): You're a total joke. 288 00:11:50,844 --> 00:11:52,980 Plus, they work great in TV interviews. 289 00:11:53,013 --> 00:11:54,314 This election was not stolen. 290 00:11:54,348 --> 00:11:56,216 Do you accept that fact? 291 00:11:57,651 --> 00:11:59,653 ? ? 292 00:11:59,686 --> 00:12:01,788 I think we have some audio problems right there. 293 00:12:01,822 --> 00:12:03,423 ImpeachPods. 294 00:12:03,457 --> 00:12:05,058 What insurrection? 295 00:12:05,092 --> 00:12:06,527 Order now and get a free MyPillow 296 00:12:06,560 --> 00:12:09,329 to sleep through the rest of the trial in comfort. 297 00:12:09,363 --> 00:12:10,664 All right, when we come back, 298 00:12:10,697 --> 00:12:13,300 Jordan Klepper goes back to D.C. 299 00:12:13,333 --> 00:12:15,903 to see what happened after the Capitol riots. 300 00:12:15,936 --> 00:12:18,639 And Daniel Kaluuya is joining us on the show. 301 00:12:18,672 --> 00:12:18,739 So don't go away. 302 00:12:21,106 --> 00:12:23,175 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 303 00:12:23,208 --> 00:12:24,743 This is the second time 304 00:12:24,776 --> 00:12:27,779 that Democrats have impeached Donald Trump, 305 00:12:27,813 --> 00:12:29,381 and it raises the question: 306 00:12:29,414 --> 00:12:32,717 have they learned any lessons from the first time? 307 00:12:32,751 --> 00:12:33,919 Well, to find out, 308 00:12:33,952 --> 00:12:36,788 we sent Jordan Klepper down to Washington, D.C., 309 00:12:36,822 --> 00:12:39,724 for another episode of Fingers the Pulse. 310 00:12:39,758 --> 00:12:41,760 ? ? 311 00:12:46,031 --> 00:12:47,732 KLEPPER: It's impeachment week. 312 00:12:47,766 --> 00:12:50,802 Again. So I'm back in Washington, D.C., 313 00:12:50,836 --> 00:12:52,904 where our Capitol is a bit different 314 00:12:52,938 --> 00:12:54,873 from the last time I was here. 315 00:12:54,906 --> 00:12:58,510 It is hard to figure out how to get in towards the Capitol. 316 00:12:58,543 --> 00:13:00,178 I want to get to the Capitol. 317 00:13:00,212 --> 00:13:02,614 -Could I... -Go all the way down to Constitution. 318 00:13:02,647 --> 00:13:05,016 There are miles and miles of fences. 319 00:13:05,050 --> 00:13:06,718 Could somebody get on Parler or something 320 00:13:06,751 --> 00:13:09,554 to figure out how to get... in there? 321 00:13:09,588 --> 00:13:13,358 And the thousands of screaming MAGA folks is down to... 322 00:13:13,391 --> 00:13:14,626 two. 323 00:13:14,659 --> 00:13:15,927 What do you think of the impeachment? 324 00:13:19,798 --> 00:13:21,900 What I saw and what there's a lot of evidence showing 325 00:13:21,933 --> 00:13:23,702 is that many of the initial people 326 00:13:23,735 --> 00:13:27,139 who entered the building violently were leftists, antifa. 327 00:13:27,172 --> 00:13:30,342 I was here. It seemed like a lot of people were Trump supporters. 328 00:13:30,375 --> 00:13:32,744 A thousand people broke into the Capitol, 329 00:13:32,778 --> 00:13:34,546 erected a noose outside, and tried to kill 330 00:13:34,579 --> 00:13:36,214 -the speaker of the house and the vice president. -Hey. 331 00:13:36,248 --> 00:13:39,451 I-I literally think that you have added the "tried to kill 332 00:13:39,484 --> 00:13:41,753 all those things" and you have ignored... 333 00:13:41,787 --> 00:13:43,889 -I got to show you some videos. I got to... -Me, too! (stammers) 334 00:13:43,922 --> 00:13:46,258 You want to trade videos? 'Cause I'd love to share a video 335 00:13:46,291 --> 00:13:48,126 -with you as well. -I'm-I'm not gonna give you my e-mail. 336 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:49,995 Yet the MAGA faithful aren't the only ones 337 00:13:50,028 --> 00:13:51,496 who want to go to the video. 338 00:13:51,530 --> 00:13:57,235 House prosecutors plan to "have a fast-paced, cinematic case." 339 00:13:57,269 --> 00:13:58,470 Raskin is aiming for 340 00:13:58,503 --> 00:14:00,772 a blockbuster action film this week. 341 00:14:00,806 --> 00:14:02,841 Yes, Impeachment 2 is bigger and louder 342 00:14:02,874 --> 00:14:04,943 and more cinematic than the first one. 343 00:14:04,976 --> 00:14:06,311 Because, as we all know, 344 00:14:06,344 --> 00:14:08,613 when you're dealing with American audiences, 345 00:14:08,647 --> 00:14:11,383 stunning imagery goes farther than facts. 346 00:14:11,416 --> 00:14:12,517 What are you doing? 347 00:14:14,219 --> 00:14:16,221 Are you doing the spinny bad boy shot? 348 00:14:16,254 --> 00:14:18,490 We always do the bad boy shot. Stop it. 349 00:14:18,523 --> 00:14:22,027 I understand the Democrats' moviemaking angle, 350 00:14:22,060 --> 00:14:23,862 but how was this blockbuster approach 351 00:14:23,895 --> 00:14:27,332 playing with the few locals we could actually find? 352 00:14:27,365 --> 00:14:30,135 The first impeachment gets in the weeds, 353 00:14:30,168 --> 00:14:33,772 feels a little bit more like a complicated spy drama 354 00:14:33,805 --> 00:14:35,207 made by a foreign director. 355 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:36,341 This new one? 356 00:14:36,374 --> 00:14:38,477 This new one, I think, is just so obvious, you know? 357 00:14:38,510 --> 00:14:40,846 It's full of drama and chaos, 358 00:14:40,879 --> 00:14:43,982 unfortunately, murder and sedition, you know? 359 00:14:44,015 --> 00:14:48,120 It has all of the good plot twists of a-a crime. 360 00:14:48,153 --> 00:14:49,321 I'm not excited about it, 361 00:14:49,354 --> 00:14:51,857 because the fact that it had to happen 362 00:14:51,890 --> 00:14:53,959 is because something horrible happened in the first place. 363 00:14:53,992 --> 00:14:55,827 You're not excited for the new impeachment. 364 00:14:55,861 --> 00:14:59,131 Would you say you're getting too old for this shit? 365 00:14:59,164 --> 00:15:01,566 I am Bruce Willis too old for this shit. 366 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,468 Technically, Danny Glover. 367 00:15:03,502 --> 00:15:05,904 -You know... -Lethal Weapon. Danny Glover. 368 00:15:05,937 --> 00:15:08,006 I guess Bruce Willis was getting too old 369 00:15:08,039 --> 00:15:09,741 for the Die Hard series in and of itself. 370 00:15:09,775 --> 00:15:11,810 Uh, all I'm saying is somebody needs to say, 371 00:15:11,843 --> 00:15:13,578 "Hasta la vista, baby." Am I right? 372 00:15:13,612 --> 00:15:16,782 As long as there's not a third movie, I'll be great. 373 00:15:16,815 --> 00:15:19,417 I hope you're right. Although, we do have a villain 374 00:15:19,451 --> 00:15:21,820 who's never been held accountable in his life. 375 00:15:21,853 --> 00:15:23,922 It kind of keeps the franchise open. 376 00:15:23,955 --> 00:15:26,691 I think they had a good opening day with the video, 377 00:15:26,725 --> 00:15:29,327 and I think Jamie Raskin did a really good job of explaining 378 00:15:29,361 --> 00:15:31,863 that some people were either getting ready 379 00:15:31,897 --> 00:15:33,198 to just hide behind their desk 380 00:15:33,231 --> 00:15:36,434 or, like, grab a pair of scissors and go out. 381 00:15:36,468 --> 00:15:37,769 It's screenwriting 101. 382 00:15:37,803 --> 00:15:40,272 Make it personal. Give us people to care about. 383 00:15:40,305 --> 00:15:42,707 Exactly. Where's Jordan... Where's Jordan Peele? 384 00:15:42,741 --> 00:15:44,209 -Jordan really needs to get up here. -He should be 385 00:15:44,242 --> 00:15:45,877 -an impeachment manager. -I don't know. He's too busy 386 00:15:45,911 --> 00:15:48,246 making scary stuff that I only stay through half of 387 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:49,448 because it's both scary 388 00:15:49,481 --> 00:15:51,283 and I have certain race guilt issues 389 00:15:51,316 --> 00:15:52,584 because of my privilege. 390 00:15:52,617 --> 00:15:54,219 Showing hours and hours 391 00:15:54,252 --> 00:15:55,987 of footage of blatant criminality 392 00:15:56,021 --> 00:15:58,957 seems like a sound legal tactic. 393 00:15:58,990 --> 00:16:01,593 So, how does the 2020 lead impeachment manager, 394 00:16:01,626 --> 00:16:04,963 Adam Schiff, feel the sequel stacks up to the original? 395 00:16:04,996 --> 00:16:06,364 Ours might have been more 396 00:16:06,398 --> 00:16:07,833 the Ken Burns democ... documentary. 397 00:16:07,866 --> 00:16:09,901 This might be more the HBO miniseries. 398 00:16:09,935 --> 00:16:13,839 But, uh, you know, we had to try to bring to life 399 00:16:13,872 --> 00:16:15,507 events that were happening 400 00:16:15,540 --> 00:16:18,743 half a world away, uh, in Ukraine. 401 00:16:18,777 --> 00:16:22,080 Here, you don't have to imagine, uh, anything 402 00:16:22,114 --> 00:16:24,249 because senators were there. 403 00:16:24,282 --> 00:16:25,851 Uh, the House members were there. 404 00:16:25,884 --> 00:16:27,652 We watched it on our television screens. 405 00:16:27,686 --> 00:16:29,921 Why-why do you think the impeachment is necessary? 406 00:16:29,955 --> 00:16:32,090 It's absolutely necessary. 407 00:16:32,124 --> 00:16:33,925 If he's not disqualified now, 408 00:16:33,959 --> 00:16:36,061 if the senators don't follow their oath 409 00:16:36,094 --> 00:16:37,696 and don't follow the evidence, 410 00:16:37,729 --> 00:16:40,932 uh, and he's acquitted again and he decides to run again, 411 00:16:40,966 --> 00:16:42,734 he will put the country through hell again. 412 00:16:42,767 --> 00:16:44,569 Is accountability really America's thing? 413 00:16:44,603 --> 00:16:46,104 I mean, that's... 414 00:16:46,138 --> 00:16:49,040 We're better at, like, barbecue and wraparound sunglasses. 415 00:16:49,074 --> 00:16:52,244 I think that the lack of priority on accountability 416 00:16:52,277 --> 00:16:53,445 over the last several years 417 00:16:53,478 --> 00:16:55,180 has been why we're in this predicament. 418 00:16:55,213 --> 00:16:57,783 There are critics who say Congress should go back 419 00:16:57,816 --> 00:16:59,785 to doing more important things, 420 00:16:59,818 --> 00:17:01,820 like stopping the space lasers 421 00:17:01,853 --> 00:17:03,321 that are causing all the wildfires. 422 00:17:03,355 --> 00:17:06,591 Should we be focusing on those big, important issues? 423 00:17:06,625 --> 00:17:10,395 Uh, this points to another huge problem. 424 00:17:10,428 --> 00:17:12,464 -Not the lasers. -The wildfires. 425 00:17:12,497 --> 00:17:13,965 (chuckles) But the people who believe... 426 00:17:13,999 --> 00:17:16,301 -The people who believe. -...in that kooky, crazy, 427 00:17:16,334 --> 00:17:19,671 uh, batshit conspiracy theory stuff. 428 00:17:19,704 --> 00:17:22,874 Um, they're members of Congress now. 429 00:17:22,908 --> 00:17:24,509 How do you convince people 430 00:17:24,543 --> 00:17:28,046 who are both witnesses and jurors to a crime 431 00:17:28,079 --> 00:17:31,450 that a crime actually occurred? 432 00:17:31,483 --> 00:17:32,984 The Republican party needs to be a party 433 00:17:33,018 --> 00:17:36,254 of ide-ideas and ideology again. 434 00:17:36,288 --> 00:17:38,623 At the end of the day, what this is really about is, 435 00:17:38,657 --> 00:17:40,258 uh, can they find the courage 436 00:17:40,292 --> 00:17:43,261 to tell their constituents back home 437 00:17:43,295 --> 00:17:45,297 that what they were fed by Donald Trump 438 00:17:45,330 --> 00:17:46,665 was a bunch of lies? 439 00:17:46,698 --> 00:17:48,266 So, you're banking on the courage 440 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:50,368 of someone like Ted Cruz. 441 00:17:50,402 --> 00:17:51,937 -(laughs) -Good luck with that. 442 00:17:51,970 --> 00:17:53,305 -I mean... -If I was gonna bank on that, 443 00:17:53,338 --> 00:17:54,739 I would be bankrupt a long time ago. 444 00:17:54,773 --> 00:17:56,875 I was gonna say, he won't even stand up for his wife 445 00:17:56,908 --> 00:17:59,678 let alone the country, so... 446 00:17:59,711 --> 00:18:01,713 So, the final jury is the American people. 447 00:18:01,746 --> 00:18:03,281 Which, in, like, Rotten Tomatoes, 448 00:18:03,315 --> 00:18:06,118 it's like the critics' score versus the audience score. 449 00:18:06,151 --> 00:18:08,653 Now, the first impeachment was great. Critics loved it. 450 00:18:08,687 --> 00:18:11,089 Audience was so-so on it. But maybe for this new one, 451 00:18:11,123 --> 00:18:13,992 the audience score pops right up and there's a conviction? 452 00:18:14,025 --> 00:18:17,195 Well, I-I'm hoping that the, uh, the audience score 453 00:18:17,229 --> 00:18:19,731 and the senators' score are in alignment 454 00:18:19,764 --> 00:18:22,033 and they both say, "We never want to see 455 00:18:22,067 --> 00:18:24,069 the likes of Donald Trump in office again." 456 00:18:24,102 --> 00:18:27,472 KLEPPER: So, will Impeachment Two: Don't Rush to Judgment Day 457 00:18:27,506 --> 00:18:30,776 move any Senate Republicans to convict Trump? 458 00:18:30,809 --> 00:18:33,278 As I look around our transformed Capitol 459 00:18:33,311 --> 00:18:35,881 for signs of hope, I know... 460 00:18:35,914 --> 00:18:37,816 No more Bad Boy shots, okay? 461 00:18:37,849 --> 00:18:40,519 I-I'm-I'm... No. No. 462 00:18:41,753 --> 00:18:43,088 Thank you so much for that, Jordan. All right, 463 00:18:43,121 --> 00:18:45,390 when we come back, Daniel Kaluuya joins me 464 00:18:45,423 --> 00:18:47,325 on the show to talk about his brand-new movie, 465 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,494 Judas and the Black Messiah. 466 00:18:49,528 --> 00:18:49,594 You don't want to miss it. 467 00:18:52,297 --> 00:18:53,999 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 468 00:18:54,032 --> 00:18:55,367 Earlier today, I spoke 469 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,402 with award-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya. 470 00:18:57,435 --> 00:18:59,471 We talked about his brand-new film 471 00:18:59,504 --> 00:19:03,375 where he portrays Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton. 472 00:19:03,408 --> 00:19:05,577 (cheering) 473 00:19:05,610 --> 00:19:08,346 You can murder a liberator, but you can't murder liberation. 474 00:19:08,380 --> 00:19:11,349 You can murder a revolutionary, but you can't murder revolution. 475 00:19:11,383 --> 00:19:13,652 And you can murder a freedom fighter, 476 00:19:13,685 --> 00:19:15,420 but you can't murder freedom! 477 00:19:15,453 --> 00:19:17,856 (cheering) 478 00:19:17,889 --> 00:19:20,792 -Say, "I am..." -CROWD: I am! 479 00:19:20,825 --> 00:19:22,827 -"A revolutionary." -A revolutionary! 480 00:19:22,861 --> 00:19:24,295 -I am... -I am! 481 00:19:24,329 --> 00:19:26,031 -...a revolutionary! -A revolutionary! 482 00:19:26,064 --> 00:19:27,766 -I am... -I am! 483 00:19:27,799 --> 00:19:29,167 -...a revolutionary! -A revolutionary! 484 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,503 I am a revolutionary! 485 00:19:31,536 --> 00:19:34,539 What's happening, Trevor, man? What's going on? 486 00:19:34,572 --> 00:19:37,676 You can kill a revolutionary, but you can't kill a revolution. 487 00:19:37,709 --> 00:19:39,878 -Yeah. -And that's... Can I tell you something, Daniel Kaluuya? 488 00:19:39,911 --> 00:19:41,813 That is my favorite... Let me tell you something, man. 489 00:19:41,846 --> 00:19:45,483 It's been a while since I watched a movie. 490 00:19:45,517 --> 00:19:48,687 Man, kudos to everyone. Kudos to yourself. 491 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,056 Kudos to LaKeith. Kudos to Shaka King. 492 00:19:51,089 --> 00:19:52,691 This... This is... Yeah, man. 493 00:19:52,724 --> 00:19:54,592 I... If I had the Oscars at my house, 494 00:19:54,626 --> 00:19:55,860 I would just give them to you now. 495 00:19:55,894 --> 00:19:57,228 -(laughs) -You don't need to go to the awards. 496 00:19:57,262 --> 00:19:59,197 We just take the Oscars, we give them to you now, 497 00:19:59,230 --> 00:20:00,999 and you go home and you do whatever you want with them. 498 00:20:01,032 --> 00:20:02,667 How are you doing, my dude? 499 00:20:02,701 --> 00:20:06,071 I'm going through it, bro. This-this press run... (laughs) 500 00:20:06,104 --> 00:20:08,740 Speak about this. No, I'm good. I'm good, I'm good. 501 00:20:08,773 --> 00:20:11,042 You know when you did something that you're proud of? 502 00:20:11,076 --> 00:20:13,478 -Yeah. -You know, everyone put everything into that. 503 00:20:13,511 --> 00:20:14,846 Everyone put everything into that, 504 00:20:14,879 --> 00:20:16,881 so I'm feeling good, man. How are you? 505 00:20:16,915 --> 00:20:18,750 -I like your hair, man. -Thank you very much, man. 506 00:20:18,783 --> 00:20:20,618 I'm-I'm ready to join the Black Panther party. 507 00:20:20,652 --> 00:20:22,220 -That's what I'm ready to do right now. -Hey, bro. 508 00:20:22,253 --> 00:20:24,422 I can see you on the front line with that hairstyle, brother. 509 00:20:24,456 --> 00:20:26,257 (both laugh) 510 00:20:26,291 --> 00:20:28,426 Feed some kids in the breakfast program right now 511 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:30,328 with that hairstyle right there. 512 00:20:30,362 --> 00:20:33,298 Oh, man, this movie... I-I... You-you must be tired, man. 513 00:20:33,331 --> 00:20:34,933 You must be running around doing press, 514 00:20:34,966 --> 00:20:37,836 because everybody should want to speak to you about this film, 515 00:20:37,869 --> 00:20:39,671 Judas and the Black Messiah. 516 00:20:39,704 --> 00:20:41,573 Like, look, Daniel, you've known for a long time 517 00:20:41,606 --> 00:20:43,475 I'm one of your biggest fans, but there... 518 00:20:43,508 --> 00:20:44,709 You know, there are things that... You know, 519 00:20:44,743 --> 00:20:45,944 even if you love Lionel Messi, 520 00:20:45,977 --> 00:20:47,379 there's still a goal that he'll score 521 00:20:47,412 --> 00:20:49,114 where you're like, "How did he do that?" 522 00:20:49,147 --> 00:20:50,548 Even if you love Ronaldo, he'll do, like, 523 00:20:50,582 --> 00:20:52,117 a kick where you're like, "How did he do that?" 524 00:20:52,150 --> 00:20:54,019 That's what I feel like you do with your acting, 525 00:20:54,052 --> 00:20:56,421 is I know how you act. I love how you act. 526 00:20:56,454 --> 00:20:58,923 Whether it's Queen & Slim, you know, whether it's Get Out, 527 00:20:58,957 --> 00:21:00,392 it doesn't matter what it is. 528 00:21:00,425 --> 00:21:02,861 But in this film, in Judas and the Black Messiah, 529 00:21:02,894 --> 00:21:05,630 we see a side of not just the Black Panther party 530 00:21:05,664 --> 00:21:08,867 but Fred Hampton that I think many people 531 00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:11,336 wouldn't know about in American history. 532 00:21:11,369 --> 00:21:14,506 Tell me a little about the story and why Daniel Kaluuya decided, 533 00:21:14,539 --> 00:21:16,775 "Nah, I-I think I can bring this person to life 534 00:21:16,808 --> 00:21:18,777 in a way that a lot of people haven't seen before." 535 00:21:18,810 --> 00:21:22,047 Yes, um... Yeah, do you know, Chairman Fred, 536 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,582 uh, he was a man of the people, you know? 537 00:21:24,616 --> 00:21:25,984 He was, uh, in Chicago, 538 00:21:26,017 --> 00:21:28,420 and he became chairman of the Illinois chapter 539 00:21:28,453 --> 00:21:29,688 of the Black Panther party. 540 00:21:29,721 --> 00:21:32,023 And it-it-it... 541 00:21:32,057 --> 00:21:34,926 Ryan and Zinzi Coogler actually pulled me to the side 542 00:21:34,959 --> 00:21:38,096 on the Black Panther reshoots and asked me to be a part of it. 543 00:21:38,129 --> 00:21:40,098 And when I... I just felt honored. 544 00:21:40,131 --> 00:21:42,934 I just felt honored that they even saw me in that way. 545 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:44,669 You know? It kind of is something that came to me. 546 00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:45,971 They saw it before I saw it. 547 00:21:46,004 --> 00:21:48,640 And, um, and, uh... And then, yeah, 548 00:21:48,673 --> 00:21:50,475 I just read the script, and I was just like... 549 00:21:50,508 --> 00:21:51,876 You know, 550 00:21:51,910 --> 00:21:53,778 there's a lot of information about how he died, 551 00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:54,980 but there's not a lot of information 552 00:21:55,013 --> 00:21:56,548 about how remarkably he lived. 553 00:21:56,581 --> 00:21:58,216 -Right. -You know? That's what it is. 554 00:21:58,249 --> 00:22:01,086 It's just like, "Wow. This-this guy lived incredibly." 555 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:02,687 -You know what I'm saying? -Right. 556 00:22:02,721 --> 00:22:06,024 He knew things on a deep, deep, deep level, 557 00:22:06,057 --> 00:22:08,660 -and not only knew them, executed them. -Right. 558 00:22:08,693 --> 00:22:11,696 It's the knowledge, and he had original thoughts, 559 00:22:11,730 --> 00:22:14,132 and then he-he did something about it in a way 560 00:22:14,165 --> 00:22:16,768 that was digestible to people that were like him. 561 00:22:16,801 --> 00:22:19,771 You know, it's, like, there's so much that has to happen there. 562 00:22:19,804 --> 00:22:22,507 -And he was 20, 21 for this? -Right. 563 00:22:22,540 --> 00:22:23,975 You know, it's like he was just... 564 00:22:24,009 --> 00:22:26,244 I say he's like a brilliant mind and a brilliant heart. 565 00:22:26,277 --> 00:22:28,780 So for that, it's kind of like, you know... 566 00:22:28,813 --> 00:22:31,416 It's kind of like a way to serve something that... 567 00:22:31,449 --> 00:22:33,518 that was... that was articulating stuff 568 00:22:33,551 --> 00:22:34,786 that you believed, but also, 569 00:22:34,819 --> 00:22:37,555 it's that kind of like, it was... 570 00:22:37,589 --> 00:22:39,724 Learning about chairman Fred allowed me 571 00:22:39,758 --> 00:22:42,594 -to grow as a man, you know? -I can only imagine. 572 00:22:42,627 --> 00:22:46,331 So, I look at my preconceptions, look at my fears 573 00:22:46,364 --> 00:22:48,733 and hang-ups that I had, and kind of grow 574 00:22:48,767 --> 00:22:51,369 in order to kind of occupy his words, you know? 575 00:22:51,403 --> 00:22:53,038 I think "preconceptions" is the perfect word, 576 00:22:53,071 --> 00:22:55,740 because the stories that we've been told 577 00:22:55,774 --> 00:22:58,877 about so many historical figures are told by the people 578 00:22:58,910 --> 00:23:01,846 who oftentimes either ended their lives prematurely, 579 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,649 or didn't want them to free the people they were trying to free. 580 00:23:04,683 --> 00:23:06,718 I mean, Nelson Mandela was labeled as a terrorist. 581 00:23:06,751 --> 00:23:09,554 You know? Mahatma Gandhi was persona non grata 582 00:23:09,587 --> 00:23:10,789 with the British. 583 00:23:10,822 --> 00:23:12,857 Um, Fred Hampton was no different. 584 00:23:12,891 --> 00:23:14,726 And what I love about this story is, 585 00:23:14,759 --> 00:23:16,628 it doesn't show us a simplistic view 586 00:23:16,661 --> 00:23:19,531 of the Black Panther Party or Fred Hampton. 587 00:23:19,564 --> 00:23:20,699 It shows us a holistic view. 588 00:23:20,732 --> 00:23:22,067 In this film, though, we go, 589 00:23:22,100 --> 00:23:24,235 these are human beings fighting for their rights. 590 00:23:24,269 --> 00:23:26,538 And what I loved was how the story talks 591 00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:28,807 about how the Black Panther Party built a coalition 592 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:33,244 of Black, white and Hispanic to fight against oppression. 593 00:23:33,278 --> 00:23:35,513 Yeah, yeah, that was... that was the scariest thing 594 00:23:35,547 --> 00:23:36,915 to the powers that be, you know, 595 00:23:36,948 --> 00:23:40,585 is that Chairman Fred had the, uh, the knowledge, 596 00:23:40,618 --> 00:23:43,989 the clarity, and the ability to kind of see people 597 00:23:44,022 --> 00:23:45,490 from different communities and understand 598 00:23:45,523 --> 00:23:48,426 that they were... they were more aligned than people would think, 599 00:23:48,460 --> 00:23:50,095 especially people that they had conflicts with, 600 00:23:50,128 --> 00:23:51,863 like the Young Patriots, you know? 601 00:23:51,896 --> 00:23:53,698 There's a scene in the film where we go in there, 602 00:23:53,732 --> 00:23:56,534 -and we're greeted with the Confederate flag. -Right. 603 00:23:56,568 --> 00:23:58,970 You know, and even in conflict, Chairman Fred 604 00:23:59,004 --> 00:24:01,006 and the Black Panther Party found points of interest. 605 00:24:01,039 --> 00:24:04,743 You know? But not in sacrifice 606 00:24:04,776 --> 00:24:07,479 of their love of Blackness and love of the Black community. 607 00:24:07,512 --> 00:24:09,748 -Right. -'Cause now we live in a day and age, if you join 608 00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:11,950 with someone that isn't aligned with you, 609 00:24:11,983 --> 00:24:13,852 you feel like you're selling out, 610 00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:15,553 you're compromising yourself. 611 00:24:15,587 --> 00:24:17,822 That thought wasn't even in their mind. They were... 612 00:24:17,856 --> 00:24:20,959 It was all to bolster their love for the community. 613 00:24:20,992 --> 00:24:24,629 But they saw that, um, uh, there were... 614 00:24:24,663 --> 00:24:26,131 It was better in solidarity 615 00:24:26,164 --> 00:24:27,966 than in fragmentation, you know? 616 00:24:27,999 --> 00:24:30,402 I would love to know from your side as Daniel, 617 00:24:30,435 --> 00:24:34,172 how did you begin to embody Fred the way that you did? 618 00:24:34,205 --> 00:24:36,574 Like, what did you look for in him 619 00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:39,577 that helped you bring him to life in this movie? 620 00:24:39,611 --> 00:24:41,079 You know what it is, Trevor. I kind of... 621 00:24:41,112 --> 00:24:44,549 I was in a space where I would watch his speeches, 622 00:24:44,582 --> 00:24:48,987 and be aware of how I was feeling as a result of it. 623 00:24:49,020 --> 00:24:51,289 You know what I'm saying? And going, how I was feeling, 624 00:24:51,323 --> 00:24:54,492 mood and-and... and that. So then, I was like, 625 00:24:54,526 --> 00:24:57,595 "Oh, my goal is to occupy his spiritual space, that position." 626 00:24:57,629 --> 00:25:01,266 -Hmm. -And go, "I want to move the audience in the way 627 00:25:01,299 --> 00:25:03,134 that he is moving me at this moment." 628 00:25:03,168 --> 00:25:05,437 You know, and I don't really know the words 629 00:25:05,470 --> 00:25:09,140 for that feeling that I felt, but I knew I felt it. 630 00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:11,509 And I said... I knew I was able to occupy it. 631 00:25:11,543 --> 00:25:13,044 And I was like, "All right, cool, let me just go there 632 00:25:13,078 --> 00:25:16,214 and let me have that as my aspiration in terms of this." 633 00:25:16,247 --> 00:25:18,216 And that's kind of... it's kind of like 634 00:25:18,249 --> 00:25:20,051 you're a vessel in those situations. 635 00:25:20,085 --> 00:25:21,953 In certain scenes by saying his actual words. 636 00:25:21,987 --> 00:25:26,257 And you can't help but let the words tell you how to play it, 637 00:25:26,291 --> 00:25:28,626 let the words tell you how to be. 638 00:25:28,660 --> 00:25:31,062 The voice. Talk me through the voice 639 00:25:31,096 --> 00:25:32,464 and how-how important that was. 640 00:25:32,497 --> 00:25:34,032 'Cause I feel like Get Out was all about the eyes. 641 00:25:34,065 --> 00:25:37,102 You know, you-you made those eyes come alive. 642 00:25:37,135 --> 00:25:38,503 It felt like that was the whole story. 643 00:25:38,536 --> 00:25:41,406 And it felt like in this, a lot of Fred is that voice. 644 00:25:41,439 --> 00:25:43,808 Yeah, it was. The voice was everything, 645 00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:46,645 um, in-in approaching it, so then I was... 646 00:25:46,678 --> 00:25:49,447 When I started dialect work with Audrey LeCrone, 647 00:25:49,481 --> 00:25:50,849 an amazing dialect coach, 648 00:25:50,882 --> 00:25:53,184 it was a real... kind of real challenge and... 649 00:25:53,218 --> 00:25:55,186 Also, another thing was, well, I had to really watch my voice 650 00:25:55,220 --> 00:25:58,089 because I'm not, um, classically trained. 651 00:25:58,123 --> 00:25:59,524 Well, how I arrived to acting 652 00:25:59,557 --> 00:26:01,092 -was a very raw, improv way. -Yeah. 653 00:26:01,126 --> 00:26:04,863 And I had a tendency when I did plays, to kind of just go "Aah!" 654 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:07,165 And just lead with emotion, but damage my voice. 655 00:26:07,198 --> 00:26:08,933 And I knew on this one, I couldn't afford to. 656 00:26:08,967 --> 00:26:10,168 You know what I'm saying? 657 00:26:10,201 --> 00:26:11,636 Because you're doing 12-hour days 658 00:26:11,670 --> 00:26:13,238 with just doing speeches. 659 00:26:13,271 --> 00:26:16,841 So, Audrey said, "Yo, you should look into a singing coach." 660 00:26:16,875 --> 00:26:18,843 -So I found an opera singing coach. -Wow. 661 00:26:18,877 --> 00:26:22,147 Met with an opera singing coach, and then, um... and then... 662 00:26:22,180 --> 00:26:23,848 Because I just... I love the way 663 00:26:23,882 --> 00:26:27,719 -opera singers commanded the space. -Uh-huh. 664 00:26:27,752 --> 00:26:31,323 And a call. Sonically, Chairman Fred felt like that. 665 00:26:31,356 --> 00:26:33,958 -Yeah. -You know? How he occupied a room. 666 00:26:33,992 --> 00:26:36,328 You know, he just occupied it. 667 00:26:36,361 --> 00:26:38,730 And, um... and because of the amount I was doing, 668 00:26:38,763 --> 00:26:40,465 I needed to engage with my diaphragm 669 00:26:40,498 --> 00:26:42,400 and condition my vocal chords 670 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:44,636 for those kind of days, and so, I would do gospel songs, 671 00:26:44,669 --> 00:26:47,439 and I would do songs that felt like Chairman Fred's speeches. 672 00:26:47,472 --> 00:26:50,041 Then I'll do the speeches. And then, I would study in cadence. 673 00:26:50,075 --> 00:26:52,477 'Cause he had a different cadence to when he spoke 674 00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:54,279 to a different cadence to when he did speeches. 675 00:26:54,312 --> 00:26:56,982 -Right. Right. -And so, I'm identifying 676 00:26:57,015 --> 00:26:58,550 and defining those differences, but also, feeling 677 00:26:58,583 --> 00:27:00,118 -like the same person. -Uh-uh. 678 00:27:00,151 --> 00:27:02,887 It's kind of like, it was a... There was a kind of... 679 00:27:02,921 --> 00:27:05,357 But, also, for me, what was his speech patterns 680 00:27:05,390 --> 00:27:07,559 was, like, a clue into his thought patterns. 681 00:27:07,592 --> 00:27:09,828 Having spent all this time embodying the man, 682 00:27:09,861 --> 00:27:12,063 researching him, living in him, 683 00:27:12,097 --> 00:27:13,932 you know, recreating that history, 684 00:27:13,965 --> 00:27:15,734 what do you think some of the misconceptions are 685 00:27:15,767 --> 00:27:17,669 that people have about Fred Hampton 686 00:27:17,702 --> 00:27:18,970 that you've learned about him, 687 00:27:19,004 --> 00:27:21,906 and-and maybe has changed in your mind, as well, 688 00:27:21,940 --> 00:27:23,675 since taking on this role? 689 00:27:23,708 --> 00:27:27,012 I was blessed enough that I didn't have any preconceptions 690 00:27:27,045 --> 00:27:29,581 about, um, him, you know? 691 00:27:29,614 --> 00:27:30,815 And I didn't have any preconceptions 692 00:27:30,849 --> 00:27:32,450 about the Black Panther Party. 693 00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:35,553 I just understood that other people, in order for... 694 00:27:35,587 --> 00:27:38,490 -You know, like the white fear dressed as hate. -Right, right. 695 00:27:38,523 --> 00:27:40,392 In order for it to get manifested, it's like, 696 00:27:40,425 --> 00:27:43,094 "These people are, like, killing us. 697 00:27:43,128 --> 00:27:45,063 They're terrorists. They're like the Ku Klux Klan." 698 00:27:45,096 --> 00:27:46,798 You know, and it's that kind of thing where, like, 699 00:27:46,831 --> 00:27:49,968 actually, I thought, like, these people, like, had incredible, 700 00:27:50,001 --> 00:27:53,104 uncompromising love for themselves. 701 00:27:53,138 --> 00:27:55,740 And they would... they would guard themselves with guns 702 00:27:55,774 --> 00:27:58,043 and then guard their community with guns, because... 703 00:27:58,076 --> 00:27:59,477 because you're trying to kill us. 704 00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:01,646 You know, it's like if you don't protect your family... 705 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:03,748 Like, say there's... someone... a burglar comes into your house, 706 00:28:03,782 --> 00:28:05,650 and you don't protect your family. 707 00:28:05,684 --> 00:28:07,385 What are you saying about yourself? 708 00:28:07,419 --> 00:28:09,554 And what are you saying about how you feel about your family? 709 00:28:09,587 --> 00:28:11,222 You know, everyone understands that scenario. 710 00:28:11,256 --> 00:28:13,625 But I think the Black community within America, 711 00:28:13,658 --> 00:28:15,193 there's a lot happening. 712 00:28:15,226 --> 00:28:16,995 There's these people that are occupying their spaces 713 00:28:17,028 --> 00:28:19,030 and oppressing these people, 714 00:28:19,064 --> 00:28:20,632 and Black people around the world, you know. 715 00:28:20,665 --> 00:28:22,033 -Right, right. -Oppressing Black people. 716 00:28:22,067 --> 00:28:25,003 If you don't stand up for yourself, it doesn't make sense. 717 00:28:25,036 --> 00:28:26,571 It makes sense to protect yourself. 718 00:28:26,604 --> 00:28:28,673 But it's not only do they protect themselves. 719 00:28:28,707 --> 00:28:32,177 -They loved themselves, bought into themselves. -Mm, mm. 720 00:28:32,210 --> 00:28:34,546 You know? And the protection was just a manifestation 721 00:28:34,579 --> 00:28:37,315 of a form of love, you know? 722 00:28:37,349 --> 00:28:40,852 One-One thing that really stood out to me in this film was 723 00:28:40,885 --> 00:28:44,222 realizing how people are connected 724 00:28:44,255 --> 00:28:45,957 around the globe without even realizing it. 725 00:28:45,991 --> 00:28:47,892 And when you watch the story of the Black Panthers, 726 00:28:47,926 --> 00:28:50,128 they were an international organization. 727 00:28:50,161 --> 00:28:52,230 They were here, you know, and they were trying to expand 728 00:28:52,263 --> 00:28:55,166 in the U.S., but they comm... they talked to people 729 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:56,901 from different places around the world and said, 730 00:28:56,935 --> 00:28:58,570 "You share a struggle that we share, 731 00:28:58,603 --> 00:29:00,238 and we want to do this together." 732 00:29:00,271 --> 00:29:02,974 How do you think that has factored into, like, 733 00:29:03,008 --> 00:29:05,410 how you play these roles and what you think about it? 734 00:29:05,443 --> 00:29:06,711 You know, when you look 735 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:07,912 at that shared experience around the globe... 736 00:29:07,946 --> 00:29:09,180 'Cause some people might be like, 737 00:29:09,214 --> 00:29:10,548 "Ah, Daniel Kaluuya, you come from England. 738 00:29:10,582 --> 00:29:12,350 You drink tea all day, and you have a good life." 739 00:29:12,384 --> 00:29:14,352 But sometimes, there's a disconnect, 740 00:29:14,386 --> 00:29:16,321 and I feel like the Black Panthers understood that. 741 00:29:16,354 --> 00:29:18,657 They would connect with Black from other places to be like, 742 00:29:18,690 --> 00:29:20,158 "Yo, we are all Black, 743 00:29:20,191 --> 00:29:22,160 "and we are all experiencing this oppression 744 00:29:22,193 --> 00:29:24,362 in a similar, and yet different way." 745 00:29:24,396 --> 00:29:27,098 I think... I think Chairman Fred, especially, understood 746 00:29:27,132 --> 00:29:29,601 -it was an international struggle, you know? -Mm-hmm. 747 00:29:29,634 --> 00:29:31,569 And you see in the first speech that he references 748 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:33,471 the Mozambique and Frelimo fighters, you know? 749 00:29:33,505 --> 00:29:36,174 -Right, right, -He references the struggles in Angola. 750 00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:39,244 You know, it's like, he under... He's connecting the dots. 751 00:29:39,277 --> 00:29:41,313 You know, when I was like, um, 752 00:29:41,346 --> 00:29:44,282 his points of references were, like, Jomo Kenyatta. 753 00:29:44,316 --> 00:29:46,918 You know, it's like... and you can go on that kind of... 754 00:29:46,951 --> 00:29:49,254 rabbit hole and go down there and find out all the stuff 755 00:29:49,287 --> 00:29:51,723 that's happening there in-in terms of how to... 756 00:29:51,756 --> 00:29:53,992 battle what's happening here and what, um, 757 00:29:54,025 --> 00:29:56,728 -sometimes what pitfalls to look out for, you know? -Right. 758 00:29:56,761 --> 00:29:59,798 Instead of overthrowing, actually you're just replacing 759 00:29:59,831 --> 00:30:01,666 what was there with a, with a black face. 760 00:30:01,700 --> 00:30:03,368 -Do you know what I'm saying? -Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 761 00:30:03,401 --> 00:30:05,270 It's... and he said the issue is capitalism. 762 00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:06,671 -You know? And-and so... -Yes, yes. 763 00:30:06,705 --> 00:30:09,307 it's understanding, understanding not... he-he... 764 00:30:09,341 --> 00:30:14,312 they saw it as a bigger, as a macro point of view, you know? 765 00:30:14,346 --> 00:30:16,181 -Right. -And they saw it as, like, they saw it as... 766 00:30:16,214 --> 00:30:18,083 this is a Western construct that's kind of-- 767 00:30:18,116 --> 00:30:20,819 a Western virus, it's like, you know, it's like a pandemic, 768 00:30:20,852 --> 00:30:23,888 you know, um, what's, what's, what's happened to Black people 769 00:30:23,922 --> 00:30:26,758 and the oppression of Black people from white fear 770 00:30:26,791 --> 00:30:28,326 and white anxiety. 771 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,395 I hope that everyone sees the film. 772 00:30:30,428 --> 00:30:32,897 And then I hope that everyone who's voting sees the film, 773 00:30:32,931 --> 00:30:35,233 as well, because it deserves every award-award possible. 774 00:30:35,266 --> 00:30:37,302 Thank you for creating it, thank you being here. 775 00:30:37,335 --> 00:30:38,970 I love seeing you again, my friend. 776 00:30:39,004 --> 00:30:40,839 Love, man. Appreciate you, my bro. 777 00:30:40,872 --> 00:30:43,108 Don't forget, people, Judas and the Black Messiah 778 00:30:43,141 --> 00:30:46,611 is in theaters and on HBO Max February 12. 779 00:30:46,645 --> 00:30:48,146 All right, we're gonna take a quick break. 780 00:30:48,179 --> 00:30:48,246 But we'll be right back after this. 781 00:30:51,181 --> 00:30:52,782 Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, 782 00:30:52,816 --> 00:30:55,185 remember this month is Black History Month. 783 00:30:55,218 --> 00:30:57,587 So please consider supporting an organization 784 00:30:57,621 --> 00:30:59,723 called Barbershop Books. 785 00:30:59,756 --> 00:31:03,393 They're creating child-friendly reading spaces in barbershops 786 00:31:03,426 --> 00:31:06,563 and providing early literacy training to barbers, 787 00:31:06,596 --> 00:31:09,799 all to inspire Black boys and other vulnerable children 788 00:31:09,833 --> 00:31:11,535 to read for fun. 789 00:31:11,568 --> 00:31:13,703 Stay safe out there, wear a mask, 790 00:31:13,737 --> 00:31:18,675 and remember, if you're over 75 and haven't been vaccinated, 791 00:31:18,708 --> 00:31:21,411 hit me up, girl. 792 00:31:21,444 --> 00:31:23,880 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 793 00:31:23,914 --> 00:31:26,550 ANNOUNCER: In a rut due to way too much 794 00:31:26,583 --> 00:31:29,686 quality time spent this past year? 795 00:31:29,719 --> 00:31:34,391 Get her the one gift she's been thinking about all year long-- 796 00:31:34,424 --> 00:31:37,294 the COVID vaccine. 797 00:31:37,327 --> 00:31:39,396 MAN: Oh, yeah! 798 00:31:39,429 --> 00:31:43,366 ANNOUNCER: Spend the day romantically six feet apart, 799 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:45,335 waiting in line. 800 00:31:45,368 --> 00:31:48,538 Enjoy as the doctor... sticks it in. 801 00:31:48,572 --> 00:31:50,307 (woman moans) 802 00:31:50,340 --> 00:31:52,676 She'll be begging you for more. 803 00:31:52,709 --> 00:31:55,645 Since it's technically a two-dose vaccine. 804 00:31:55,679 --> 00:31:59,749 This year, V Day stands for "vaccine." 805 00:31:59,783 --> 00:32:02,652 Book now. 806 00:32:02,686 --> 00:32:02,752 Because it takes really long to get an appointment.