1 00:00:00,968 --> 00:00:02,336 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:02,436 --> 00:00:03,670 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New York City, 3 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:07,641 the only city in America, it's The Daily Show. 4 00:00:07,741 --> 00:00:12,045 Tonight-- Kim Jong Un works on his aim, 5 00:00:12,145 --> 00:00:14,147 recasting L.A.'s mayor, 6 00:00:14,248 --> 00:00:16,783 and Bobby Brown. 7 00:00:16,884 --> 00:00:20,420 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah! 8 00:00:20,521 --> 00:00:23,557 (cheers and applause) 9 00:00:34,835 --> 00:00:37,271 What's going on, everybody? Welcome to The Daily Show. 10 00:00:37,371 --> 00:00:39,573 I'm Trevor Noah. Thank you so much for tuning in. 11 00:00:39,673 --> 00:00:43,410 Thank you for coming in in person. Wow. 12 00:00:43,510 --> 00:00:45,479 That feels amazing. Take a seat. 13 00:00:45,579 --> 00:00:47,114 Take a seat, everybody. Let's do this. 14 00:00:47,214 --> 00:00:49,082 Take a seat. Let's get into it. 15 00:00:49,183 --> 00:00:51,652 We've got a really fun, jam-packed show for you today. 16 00:00:51,752 --> 00:00:53,620 North Korea is acting the fool again, 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,589 Joe Biden wants to speak to the manager, 18 00:00:55,689 --> 00:00:58,025 and we're going to explore the worst ways 19 00:00:58,125 --> 00:00:59,693 to celebrate Juneteenth. 20 00:00:59,793 --> 00:01:02,362 Plus, legendary R&B artist Bobby Brown is joining us 21 00:01:02,462 --> 00:01:03,697 on the show, and we're going 22 00:01:03,797 --> 00:01:05,299 to be having a really fascinating conversation 23 00:01:05,399 --> 00:01:07,301 about the whirlwind life that he has lived. 24 00:01:07,401 --> 00:01:08,802 So let's do this, people. 25 00:01:08,902 --> 00:01:11,205 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 26 00:01:11,305 --> 00:01:13,473 -♪ ♪ -(applause and cheering) 27 00:01:19,746 --> 00:01:23,884 Okay. Let's kick things off with North Korea, 28 00:01:23,984 --> 00:01:26,220 voted "Korea of the Year" by North Korea Magazine 29 00:01:26,320 --> 00:01:28,388 -for the past three decades. -(laughter) 30 00:01:28,488 --> 00:01:30,657 A few years ago, most people thought 31 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:32,659 the only way the world was going to end was 32 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:34,528 if North Korea's marshmallow dictator decided 33 00:01:34,628 --> 00:01:36,230 to kick off a nuclear apocalypse. 34 00:01:36,330 --> 00:01:37,698 But since then, we've all learned 35 00:01:37,798 --> 00:01:40,701 that there are actually many ways the world could end. 36 00:01:40,801 --> 00:01:42,302 It could be a global pandemic. 37 00:01:42,402 --> 00:01:44,471 It could be Russia starting a world war. 38 00:01:44,571 --> 00:01:47,107 It could be Apple letting you edit iMessages. 39 00:01:47,207 --> 00:01:48,909 "I didn't say that." 40 00:01:49,009 --> 00:01:52,579 So, obviously, people haven't been paying as much attention 41 00:01:52,679 --> 00:01:54,948 to North Korea lately, which is probably why 42 00:01:55,115 --> 00:01:58,752 Kim Jong Un has decided to remind us that he still exists. 43 00:01:58,852 --> 00:02:00,287 We're going to turn to North Korea 44 00:02:00,387 --> 00:02:02,756 launching a new round of missile tests. 45 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:04,758 The regime firing off eight rockets over the weekend, 46 00:02:04,858 --> 00:02:08,161 and the U.S. and South Korea launching missiles in response 47 00:02:08,262 --> 00:02:09,563 in a show of force. 48 00:02:09,663 --> 00:02:11,765 NEWSWOMAN: The U.S. and South Korea sent eight 49 00:02:11,865 --> 00:02:14,134 surface-to-surface missiles into the sea. 50 00:02:14,234 --> 00:02:18,305 That's after North Korea did the same just hours earlier. 51 00:02:18,405 --> 00:02:20,574 There is no direct communication that we know of 52 00:02:20,674 --> 00:02:24,077 between the Biden administration and the North Korean regime. 53 00:02:24,178 --> 00:02:26,346 So instead, both sides seem to be communicating 54 00:02:26,446 --> 00:02:28,782 through missile launches. 55 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:32,352 Huh. The U.S. and North Korea are communicating 56 00:02:32,452 --> 00:02:35,289 using missile launches? 57 00:02:35,389 --> 00:02:37,591 -That's adorable. -(laughter) 58 00:02:37,691 --> 00:02:39,126 It really is. It's so different. 59 00:02:39,226 --> 00:02:40,561 "Missile, missile. You up?" 60 00:02:40,661 --> 00:02:42,996 "Missile, missile. Nuh-uh." 61 00:02:43,096 --> 00:02:45,098 No, for real. That actually sounds like a couple 62 00:02:45,132 --> 00:02:47,100 that really needs therapy. You know, it's just like, 63 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:49,570 "And what do you do when she shuts you out?" 64 00:02:49,670 --> 00:02:52,239 "I launch missiles." 65 00:02:52,339 --> 00:02:53,841 "And what are we are supposed to do?" 66 00:02:53,941 --> 00:02:55,776 "Talk to the U.N." 67 00:02:55,876 --> 00:02:57,544 (laughter) 68 00:02:57,644 --> 00:02:59,379 You know, people say 69 00:02:59,479 --> 00:03:01,048 that Black people and white people can't get along. 70 00:03:01,148 --> 00:03:03,050 But I don't know what hope there is in the world 71 00:03:03,150 --> 00:03:05,819 if North and South Korea can't even get along. Yeah. 72 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:07,588 They're both Korean looking at the other one like, 73 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:09,590 "These (bleep) Koreans, man!" 74 00:03:09,690 --> 00:03:11,625 (laughter) 75 00:03:11,725 --> 00:03:13,193 And you know who I feel really bad for? 76 00:03:13,293 --> 00:03:14,595 Those missiles. Yeah. 77 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:16,129 The missiles that were shot into the ocean. 78 00:03:16,230 --> 00:03:17,531 Because think about it. 79 00:03:17,631 --> 00:03:19,366 They think they have a specific purpose 80 00:03:19,466 --> 00:03:22,169 to blow up in glorious combat, but then, 81 00:03:22,269 --> 00:03:24,071 they just end up being used for a show. 82 00:03:24,104 --> 00:03:26,206 It must hurt their feelings. 83 00:03:26,306 --> 00:03:27,641 It's like being a condom 84 00:03:27,741 --> 00:03:29,743 that gets put on a banana for sex ed class. 85 00:03:29,843 --> 00:03:33,213 -(laughter) -I was meant for greater things, damn it! 86 00:03:36,116 --> 00:03:37,684 No, but joking aside, though, joking aside, 87 00:03:37,784 --> 00:03:39,086 I want to be serious for a moment here 88 00:03:39,119 --> 00:03:41,188 because let me get this straight. 89 00:03:41,288 --> 00:03:43,657 North Korea and South Korea 90 00:03:43,757 --> 00:03:47,728 and the United States are now launching missile after missile 91 00:03:47,828 --> 00:03:49,162 into the ocean, 92 00:03:49,263 --> 00:03:52,699 but I'm not allowed to use plastic straws? Huh? 93 00:03:52,799 --> 00:03:54,468 Is that right? Is that right? 94 00:03:54,568 --> 00:03:56,570 I'm out here trying to do my part 95 00:03:56,670 --> 00:03:59,873 using a straw that dissolves the second I put it into my drink. 96 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,643 The second I put it in. 97 00:04:02,743 --> 00:04:04,778 It's gone. 98 00:04:08,282 --> 00:04:09,683 I don't even know what I'm drinking in. 99 00:04:09,783 --> 00:04:13,120 "What are you having, Trevor?" Oh, a tequila paper mache. 100 00:04:13,220 --> 00:04:14,488 Yeah, I saved a turtle-- 101 00:04:14,588 --> 00:04:17,224 the one that got shot by a ballistic missile! 102 00:04:19,226 --> 00:04:21,828 And what does the ocean have to do with our beef, huh? 103 00:04:21,929 --> 00:04:24,932 Those creatures are down there just trying to live their lives. 104 00:04:25,065 --> 00:04:27,801 They don't need to deal with missiles from human conflicts. 105 00:04:27,901 --> 00:04:29,369 Can you imagine what it's like for them? 106 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:35,542 (Jamaican accent): Ariel, life is better under the sea. 107 00:04:35,642 --> 00:04:37,444 We rule in the waves, 108 00:04:37,544 --> 00:04:39,313 the fish swim in the seaweed. 109 00:04:39,413 --> 00:04:41,315 We're-- 110 00:04:41,415 --> 00:04:43,917 Aah! Aah! 111 00:04:44,084 --> 00:04:48,088 Oh, no! Oh, no! Everybody's dead. 112 00:04:48,155 --> 00:04:50,257 Everybody's dead! 113 00:04:50,357 --> 00:04:51,725 The fish are all dead under the sea. 114 00:04:51,825 --> 00:04:54,928 Ariel don't got no legs or a head. 115 00:04:55,095 --> 00:04:56,997 And the worst part is having my accent 116 00:04:57,097 --> 00:04:59,533 makes me sound jolly even when I'm not. 117 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:02,069 This is where I wish I was from Germany. 118 00:05:02,169 --> 00:05:03,937 This accent doesn't convey the tragedy 119 00:05:04,037 --> 00:05:06,039 of this terrible crime that's happened 120 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:08,542 under the sea! 121 00:05:19,653 --> 00:05:20,554 (regular accent): But enough about those 122 00:05:20,654 --> 00:05:22,890 North Korean missile strikes. 123 00:05:23,056 --> 00:05:24,525 There are bigger threats here at home, people, 124 00:05:24,625 --> 00:05:26,059 that we need to deal with. 125 00:05:26,093 --> 00:05:27,528 And, yes, I'm talking about 126 00:05:27,628 --> 00:05:30,631 the danger of trans children playing sports. 127 00:05:30,731 --> 00:05:32,900 Which, luckily, lawmakers in Ohio 128 00:05:33,066 --> 00:05:36,336 are ready to take a really hard look at. 129 00:05:36,436 --> 00:05:38,305 So, as we enter Pride Month, 130 00:05:38,405 --> 00:05:40,607 the GOP-controlled Ohio state legislature 131 00:05:40,707 --> 00:05:43,777 passing one of the most extreme trans sports bans 132 00:05:43,877 --> 00:05:45,078 we've seen to date. 133 00:05:45,179 --> 00:05:48,382 Uh, that bill including a shocking provision 134 00:05:48,482 --> 00:05:51,418 that calls for examining the genitals 135 00:05:51,518 --> 00:05:55,122 of female athletes who are "accused of being trans." 136 00:05:55,222 --> 00:05:57,591 NEWSWOMAN: The proposed rules would prohibit any trans girl 137 00:05:57,691 --> 00:06:00,027 from competing with cisgender girls. 138 00:06:00,060 --> 00:06:02,062 It also has a verification requirement 139 00:06:02,162 --> 00:06:04,898 if I somebody is accused of being trans. 140 00:06:05,032 --> 00:06:07,801 The bill says if someone is suspected to be trans, 141 00:06:07,901 --> 00:06:09,503 she must go through evaluations 142 00:06:09,603 --> 00:06:12,139 of her external and internal genitalia, 143 00:06:12,239 --> 00:06:15,576 testosterone levels and genetic makeup. 144 00:06:15,676 --> 00:06:17,678 Yeah, that's right, America, you asked lawmakers 145 00:06:17,778 --> 00:06:20,113 to protect your kids from guns, and they said, 146 00:06:20,214 --> 00:06:23,217 "We got you. We're gonna look at your kids' genitals." 147 00:06:23,317 --> 00:06:26,220 Uh, I feel like there was a miscommunication there. 148 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:27,955 Because, which one do you think is more traumatizing 149 00:06:28,055 --> 00:06:29,456 to your kid? Honest question. 150 00:06:29,556 --> 00:06:31,491 What do you think's more traumatizing to a child: 151 00:06:31,592 --> 00:06:33,827 them losing a race in high school 152 00:06:33,927 --> 00:06:35,395 or them winning the race 153 00:06:35,495 --> 00:06:37,531 and then having to get probed by a doctor 154 00:06:37,631 --> 00:06:40,300 to see if their genitals are, what, the right size? 155 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,135 Because it's bad enough to target trans girls, but you- 156 00:06:42,236 --> 00:06:44,872 you understand this law actually targets all girls, right? 157 00:06:44,972 --> 00:06:47,841 Or at least all the girls who are "too good" at the sport. 158 00:06:47,941 --> 00:06:50,143 Yeah, 'cause you know how this is gonna turn out. 159 00:06:50,244 --> 00:06:52,613 I've seen enough American parents beating each other up 160 00:06:52,713 --> 00:06:53,981 at Little League games to know 161 00:06:54,081 --> 00:06:55,949 that this is gonna be weaponized to win a game. 162 00:06:56,083 --> 00:06:57,684 It's only a matter of time before a softball pitcher 163 00:06:57,784 --> 00:07:00,020 strikes out three girls in a row and then a parent's gonna 164 00:07:00,053 --> 00:07:02,022 rush the field like, "Genital check! 165 00:07:02,122 --> 00:07:05,559 "No way she's throwing 95 with two X chromosomes! 166 00:07:05,659 --> 00:07:09,029 No ways! Show me that (bleep)!" 167 00:07:09,062 --> 00:07:10,497 "Dad!" 168 00:07:12,599 --> 00:07:15,169 Who are they gonna find to do these examinations, huh? 169 00:07:15,269 --> 00:07:17,137 Who's even gonna do this? What, every dude 170 00:07:17,237 --> 00:07:19,339 wearing one of those "female body inspector" T-shirts? 171 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:21,041 Are they gonna be drafted into service now? 172 00:07:21,141 --> 00:07:22,442 "No, it was just a joke. 173 00:07:22,543 --> 00:07:24,444 I don't actually have any training in this area." 174 00:07:24,545 --> 00:07:26,046 (laughter) 175 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:27,214 So, obviously, you understand 176 00:07:27,314 --> 00:07:28,382 why there's backlash to this bill. 177 00:07:28,482 --> 00:07:31,185 In fact, some doctors in Ohio are saying 178 00:07:31,285 --> 00:07:34,154 that they refuse to investigate children's genitals 179 00:07:34,254 --> 00:07:36,190 as part of this law. Yeah. 180 00:07:36,290 --> 00:07:40,060 -(cheering and applause) -Which is good, but... 181 00:07:42,296 --> 00:07:43,664 I mean... 182 00:07:45,299 --> 00:07:47,334 I also don't agree with it, you know. 183 00:07:47,434 --> 00:07:48,836 If they wanted to stand back 184 00:07:48,936 --> 00:07:50,237 and do nothing to keep our kids safe, 185 00:07:50,337 --> 00:07:51,872 then they should have become police officers. 186 00:07:51,972 --> 00:07:54,074 -All right, finally... -(audience gasps, murmurs) 187 00:07:54,174 --> 00:07:56,310 -(cheering and applause) -Too true? 188 00:07:56,410 --> 00:07:59,112 -Too real? -(laughter) 189 00:07:59,213 --> 00:08:00,914 All right, finally, as you may know, 190 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:02,149 a couple of weeks from now, 191 00:08:02,249 --> 00:08:04,017 America will be celebrating Juneteenth, 192 00:08:04,051 --> 00:08:06,854 the holiday commemorating the end of slavery. 193 00:08:07,020 --> 00:08:08,522 Or, as Tucker Carlson would put it, 194 00:08:08,622 --> 00:08:10,424 the day millions of African Americans 195 00:08:10,524 --> 00:08:14,061 became unemployed. Is that progress? 196 00:08:14,161 --> 00:08:17,698 Anyway, because Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, 197 00:08:17,798 --> 00:08:19,800 more people are celebrating than ever before. 198 00:08:19,900 --> 00:08:21,335 The only problem is 199 00:08:21,435 --> 00:08:25,105 not everyone knows the best way to celebrate. 200 00:08:25,205 --> 00:08:27,774 NEWSWOMAN: Walmart is under fire for selling Juneteenth products 201 00:08:27,875 --> 00:08:30,444 that some people say are tone-deaf and insensitive. 202 00:08:30,544 --> 00:08:33,614 The products have been lambasted by many online 203 00:08:33,714 --> 00:08:35,682 after pictures of Juneteenth ice cream 204 00:08:35,782 --> 00:08:37,384 and party supplies surfaced. 205 00:08:37,484 --> 00:08:39,319 The Children's Museum of Indianapolis 206 00:08:39,419 --> 00:08:41,588 is apologizing after backlash 207 00:08:41,688 --> 00:08:45,492 to a Juneteenth-inspired food item in its cafeteria. 208 00:08:45,592 --> 00:08:49,062 The museum offered the Juneteenth watermelon salad. 209 00:08:49,096 --> 00:08:51,365 The museum released a statement saying in part, 210 00:08:51,465 --> 00:08:53,333 "As a museum, we apologize 211 00:08:53,433 --> 00:08:55,169 "and acknowledge the negative impact 212 00:08:55,269 --> 00:08:58,438 that stereotypes have on communities of color." 213 00:08:58,539 --> 00:09:01,074 Oh, this shit pisses me off so much. 214 00:09:01,175 --> 00:09:03,877 How are you gonna make a Juneteenth ice cream? Huh?! 215 00:09:04,011 --> 00:09:05,679 I hope they took it all off the shelves 216 00:09:05,779 --> 00:09:07,714 and they got rid of it. In fact, I don't trust them. 217 00:09:07,814 --> 00:09:10,184 I hope they send it here to The Daily Show, 218 00:09:10,284 --> 00:09:12,386 and I'll-I'll deal with it personally. 219 00:09:12,486 --> 00:09:14,021 Oh, every single one of those ice... 220 00:09:14,087 --> 00:09:15,556 And any other ideas they have for ice cream, 221 00:09:15,656 --> 00:09:16,790 they better send them here. 222 00:09:16,890 --> 00:09:18,058 (laughter and applause) 223 00:09:18,158 --> 00:09:20,194 Just what a random... What are you doing? 224 00:09:20,294 --> 00:09:22,029 What are doing? 225 00:09:24,631 --> 00:09:27,034 You know, apart from the watermelon, 226 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:28,235 Black people stereotypes, 227 00:09:28,335 --> 00:09:30,037 it's amazing to me how America does this. 228 00:09:30,103 --> 00:09:32,539 Like, they turn every meaningful holiday 229 00:09:32,639 --> 00:09:34,908 into an excuse to spend money. 230 00:09:35,042 --> 00:09:37,144 Like, that's part of the problem here. 231 00:09:37,244 --> 00:09:40,948 You don't need to sell things for Juneteenth. 232 00:09:41,048 --> 00:09:43,283 Juneteenth wasn't even a mainstream thing last year. 233 00:09:43,383 --> 00:09:44,551 Think about it. But now, already, 234 00:09:44,651 --> 00:09:45,752 they've turned it into a day of merch. 235 00:09:45,853 --> 00:09:48,055 And-and look, I mean, I-I'm not hating. 236 00:09:48,121 --> 00:09:50,524 You know? We-we do it, too, here on the show. 237 00:09:50,624 --> 00:09:52,893 Yeah. I mean, this whole segment is brought to you 238 00:09:53,060 --> 00:09:56,763 by Taco Bell's brand-new flaming Juneteenth gorditas. 239 00:09:56,864 --> 00:09:59,766 Taco Bell: emancipate your taste buds. 240 00:09:59,867 --> 00:10:01,568 -(bell rings) -(grunting) 241 00:10:01,668 --> 00:10:03,537 (cheering and applause) 242 00:10:04,538 --> 00:10:05,839 All right, that's it for the headlines. 243 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:08,208 But before we go, let's check in on traffic 244 00:10:08,308 --> 00:10:10,043 with our very own Roy Wood Jr., everybody! 245 00:10:10,143 --> 00:10:11,945 (cheering and applause) 246 00:10:12,045 --> 00:10:14,314 -Hello. -What up, Roy? 247 00:10:14,414 --> 00:10:15,716 What's up, man? 248 00:10:15,816 --> 00:10:17,584 -Good to see you, Roy. Good to see you. -Yeah, man. 249 00:10:17,684 --> 00:10:19,152 Good to be here. 250 00:10:19,253 --> 00:10:20,721 -Good to be here, man. -So, uh, 251 00:10:20,821 --> 00:10:22,589 let's jump into it, Roy. What's happening in the traffic? 252 00:10:22,689 --> 00:10:24,491 Let's jump into these roads. R-Real quick, though, 253 00:10:24,591 --> 00:10:26,627 before do I the traffic, 254 00:10:26,727 --> 00:10:29,363 you got something you want to say to me? 255 00:10:29,463 --> 00:10:31,698 Uh, uh, good evening, Roy. 256 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:33,300 You don't... You don't have nothing to say to me? 257 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:34,635 -Nothing like... -Like-like what? 258 00:10:34,735 --> 00:10:35,969 Like I was right? 259 00:10:36,069 --> 00:10:37,538 You don't... You don't... You don't... 260 00:10:37,638 --> 00:10:39,173 You don't want to tell me I was right? 261 00:10:39,273 --> 00:10:41,041 About... You-you remember what I said last week? 262 00:10:41,141 --> 00:10:42,910 -On the show? -Yes, on the show. 263 00:10:43,010 --> 00:10:45,179 Remember last week, we was talking about the-the... 264 00:10:45,279 --> 00:10:48,081 Biden was sending all the weapons to Ukraine and Russia 265 00:10:48,182 --> 00:10:49,583 -and all that. -Oh, yeah, the Russian... The Russians, yeah. 266 00:10:49,683 --> 00:10:51,418 And I said all we had to do to get Russia to slow down 267 00:10:51,518 --> 00:10:53,453 was just buck a couple of missiles in the air. 268 00:10:53,554 --> 00:10:55,622 Pop, pop, pop. 269 00:10:55,722 --> 00:10:56,990 And then what'd North Korea do? 270 00:10:57,090 --> 00:10:57,991 What'd they do? 271 00:10:58,091 --> 00:10:59,226 They shot the missiles. 272 00:10:59,326 --> 00:11:01,328 -And then what'd we do? -Shot the missiles back. 273 00:11:01,428 --> 00:11:03,230 Did North Korea shoot a missile back after we shot that missile 274 00:11:03,330 --> 00:11:05,132 after they shot their missile? 275 00:11:05,232 --> 00:11:06,466 -No, they did not. -I was right. 276 00:11:06,567 --> 00:11:07,935 That's what I told you. 277 00:11:08,068 --> 00:11:09,136 -I was right. -(cheering and applause) 278 00:11:09,236 --> 00:11:10,938 And you don't remember that. 279 00:11:11,071 --> 00:11:12,339 -No, you... -No, but you're looking-- 280 00:11:12,439 --> 00:11:14,508 Show him the picture! Show him the picture! 281 00:11:14,608 --> 00:11:17,110 -What... -That's me. 282 00:11:17,211 --> 00:11:19,279 That's me being right last week. 283 00:11:20,247 --> 00:11:21,949 That's me last week being right. 284 00:11:22,082 --> 00:11:23,350 That is you being right. 285 00:11:23,450 --> 00:11:26,553 -Yeah, man. I got some-- lot-lot of good ideas, man. -Yeah. 286 00:11:26,653 --> 00:11:28,222 -Seems-seems like a good idea. -Well, it's a good thing 287 00:11:28,322 --> 00:11:29,823 that somebody from the Biden administration 288 00:11:29,923 --> 00:11:32,826 is watching this show and got that idea from me. 289 00:11:32,926 --> 00:11:35,395 And then went and shot the missiles back at North Korea. 290 00:11:35,495 --> 00:11:36,697 I don't-- I don't know if that's happening. 291 00:11:36,797 --> 00:11:38,098 That's what you supposed to do. 292 00:11:38,198 --> 00:11:40,100 When somebody act bad, you supposed to bup, bup. 293 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,235 It's like Boyz n the Hood. 294 00:11:41,335 --> 00:11:42,669 -I keep telling you. -Oh, yeah. Back-- 295 00:11:42,769 --> 00:11:44,104 -It's Boyz-- It's exactly like... -It's like Ice Cube 296 00:11:44,137 --> 00:11:45,606 in Boyz n the Hood. "We got a problem here? 297 00:11:45,706 --> 00:11:47,274 We got a problem?" 298 00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:48,642 Matter of fact, let me talk to Biden. Which one-- 299 00:11:48,742 --> 00:11:50,711 Give me one of them cameras. The-the-- J-Joe Biden, 300 00:11:50,811 --> 00:11:52,379 shoot another missile. 301 00:11:52,479 --> 00:11:54,381 -What? No. -Shoot another missile. Let 'em know. 302 00:11:54,481 --> 00:11:56,884 I got a lot of ideas, man. I got a lot of ideas. 303 00:11:56,984 --> 00:11:58,752 You're just gonna tell him to shoot-- No. No more missiles. 304 00:11:58,852 --> 00:12:00,554 I didn't say hit the country. Just, you know, phoom, 305 00:12:00,654 --> 00:12:02,055 like, right past, you know? 306 00:12:02,155 --> 00:12:03,824 (laughs) No. 307 00:12:03,924 --> 00:12:05,626 No. No more missiles. 308 00:12:05,726 --> 00:12:06,727 What's-what's happening in the traffic? 309 00:12:06,827 --> 00:12:07,961 Oh, you want the traffic. That's my bad. 310 00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:09,296 Want to do the traffic. 311 00:12:09,396 --> 00:12:11,064 The-- Here's the thing about that watermelon salad. 312 00:12:11,164 --> 00:12:12,900 Yes. 313 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:14,968 First of all, this is part of the problem 314 00:12:15,068 --> 00:12:17,070 with them trying to get CRT out of schools. 315 00:12:17,104 --> 00:12:19,306 Now they're just slapping it on all the food 316 00:12:19,406 --> 00:12:21,575 and trying to sneak Black history on you... 317 00:12:21,675 --> 00:12:23,777 -(laughs) -...in the middle of the damn day 318 00:12:23,877 --> 00:12:25,078 while you trying to eat some salad. 319 00:12:25,145 --> 00:12:27,080 And that-that's just too much, man. 320 00:12:27,181 --> 00:12:29,283 So you-you don't want a Juneteenth salad? 321 00:12:29,383 --> 00:12:33,086 No. (stammers) What-what I-- what I feel, dawg, is that... 322 00:12:33,153 --> 00:12:34,821 we tried with Juneteenth. We tried. 323 00:12:34,922 --> 00:12:36,890 -Okay. -We tried to celebrate it collectively as a group. 324 00:12:36,990 --> 00:12:38,225 It didn't work. We got to give it back to Black people. 325 00:12:38,325 --> 00:12:40,694 This is just ours and we'll just take it 326 00:12:40,794 --> 00:12:42,529 and we'll just celebrate it by ourself, 327 00:12:42,629 --> 00:12:45,332 -with nobody else involved. -(cheering and applause) 328 00:12:45,432 --> 00:12:47,334 It's just certain stuff that just got to stay Black. 329 00:12:47,434 --> 00:12:48,902 We just got to keep it Black. We tried. 330 00:12:49,002 --> 00:12:50,604 (stammers) Certain stuff is just for us. 331 00:12:50,704 --> 00:12:51,872 It just-- Don't make a share. 332 00:12:51,972 --> 00:12:53,473 We got to keep Juneteenth. Got to keep Kwanzaa. 333 00:12:53,574 --> 00:12:54,875 We got to keep Essence Festival. 334 00:12:54,975 --> 00:12:55,876 We'll take Bobby Brown. 335 00:12:55,976 --> 00:12:58,545 Just certain stuff is ours. 336 00:12:58,645 --> 00:12:59,880 It's just ours. 337 00:13:00,047 --> 00:13:03,517 So the-the holiday would only be for Black Americans then? 338 00:13:03,617 --> 00:13:05,052 No, it's not f... 339 00:13:05,085 --> 00:13:06,186 It's like... (stammers) 340 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:08,455 It's our holiday. It's-it's separate, 341 00:13:08,555 --> 00:13:11,458 but it's... equal. 342 00:13:13,594 --> 00:13:14,928 See? You're trying to throw me off. 343 00:13:15,062 --> 00:13:16,697 -This is all I'm saying, man. -I-I didn't say anything. 344 00:13:16,797 --> 00:13:18,232 -I just asked a question. -No, all I'm s-- all I'm saying 345 00:13:18,332 --> 00:13:21,101 is that you don't have to put history in everything. 346 00:13:21,201 --> 00:13:22,169 The salad looked good. 347 00:13:22,269 --> 00:13:23,804 That's the thing that was so sad about it. 348 00:13:23,904 --> 00:13:26,073 Had the little feta cheese. It had the vinaigrette in there. 349 00:13:26,106 --> 00:13:28,208 -I saw that. -You didn't have to put "Juneteenth" on it. 350 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:30,177 All-- You had me at "watermelon." 351 00:13:30,277 --> 00:13:32,346 -(laughs) -(cheering and applause) 352 00:13:32,446 --> 00:13:33,947 That's all you had to do. 353 00:13:38,785 --> 00:13:40,120 But it's cool. 354 00:13:40,220 --> 00:13:41,555 It's cool. 355 00:13:41,655 --> 00:13:43,390 I'm-a do the traffic. You want me to do the traffic, man? 356 00:13:43,490 --> 00:13:45,526 -I... -Oh, man. 357 00:13:45,626 --> 00:13:47,227 Do we even have time for traffic? 358 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:48,395 No, we... 359 00:13:48,495 --> 00:13:50,163 I mean, it's traffic, man. If you live here, 360 00:13:50,264 --> 00:13:52,633 then don't-- it's messed up. If you... 361 00:13:53,734 --> 00:13:55,836 If you know where that is, then you know not to go there. 362 00:13:55,936 --> 00:13:57,404 Don't go there. 363 00:13:59,106 --> 00:14:00,040 Back to you. 364 00:14:00,073 --> 00:14:01,842 (cheering and applause) 365 00:14:01,942 --> 00:14:03,610 Thank you so much. Roy Wood Jr. 366 00:14:03,710 --> 00:14:05,179 When we come back, we're gonna be taking a look 367 00:14:05,279 --> 00:14:07,481 at L.A.'s biggest casting decision. 368 00:14:07,581 --> 00:14:09,483 You don't want to miss it. (laughing) 369 00:14:09,583 --> 00:14:11,618 (cheering and applause) 370 00:14:17,138 --> 00:14:19,173 (applause and cheering) 371 00:14:25,579 --> 00:14:27,515 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 372 00:14:27,615 --> 00:14:31,652 The midterm elections are five months away, which means 373 00:14:31,752 --> 00:14:33,054 you still have five months 374 00:14:33,154 --> 00:14:35,623 to figure out who your congressperson is. 375 00:14:35,723 --> 00:14:39,593 But midterm primary season is already in full swing, 376 00:14:39,694 --> 00:14:42,897 and in Los Angeles tomorrow, there is a major election 377 00:14:42,997 --> 00:14:45,299 that will likely decide who the next mayor is. 378 00:14:45,399 --> 00:14:47,268 So, let's see what's going on in L.A. 379 00:14:47,368 --> 00:14:50,938 in our ongoing coverage of Votedemic 2022. 380 00:14:51,038 --> 00:14:52,940 ♪ ♪ 381 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:57,011 (applause and cheering) 382 00:14:57,111 --> 00:14:59,380 Los Angeles-- it's the best place to live 383 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,283 if you like sunshine, good vibes and the occasional earthquake. 384 00:15:02,383 --> 00:15:05,186 Whoa! I got to tweet that. 385 00:15:05,286 --> 00:15:07,555 Now, as America's second biggest city 386 00:15:07,655 --> 00:15:10,624 and its number one producer of disgruntled Lakers supporters, 387 00:15:10,725 --> 00:15:14,462 they, for the last eight years, have been led by Eric Garcetti, 388 00:15:14,562 --> 00:15:17,465 but now's he leaving, because, you see, 389 00:15:17,565 --> 00:15:18,999 being a mayor was a side gig he was doing 390 00:15:19,100 --> 00:15:20,668 until he finally landed an acting role 391 00:15:20,768 --> 00:15:22,536 on Grey's Anatomy. It's very exciting. Yeah. 392 00:15:22,636 --> 00:15:24,005 He's the guy who comes in screaming, 393 00:15:24,105 --> 00:15:25,673 "Is this the hospital?!" 394 00:15:25,773 --> 00:15:27,241 Gripping performance. 395 00:15:27,274 --> 00:15:29,377 Which means it's now time for L.A. to pick a new mayor, 396 00:15:29,477 --> 00:15:32,146 and when this race began, there was a clear frontrunner-- 397 00:15:32,246 --> 00:15:34,148 Congresswoman Karen Bass, right? 398 00:15:34,248 --> 00:15:35,783 She has a decade of experience in congress, 399 00:15:35,883 --> 00:15:38,152 and a couple years ago, she was nearly picked 400 00:15:38,252 --> 00:15:41,088 to be Joe Biden's vice president. Yeah. 401 00:15:41,255 --> 00:15:43,891 -She was this close to ruining her life. -(laughter) 402 00:15:43,991 --> 00:15:48,062 Now, now, Congresswoman Bass has the full support 403 00:15:48,162 --> 00:15:50,331 of the party establishment in this race. 404 00:15:50,431 --> 00:15:52,633 And that meant that she was going to win. 405 00:15:52,733 --> 00:15:55,436 For much of the campaign, she had a clear lead in the polls. 406 00:15:55,536 --> 00:15:58,906 But that was all until this happened. 407 00:15:59,006 --> 00:16:01,175 NEWSWOMAN: 63-year-old billionaire developer 408 00:16:01,275 --> 00:16:04,378 and philanthropist Rick Caruso is joining a crowded field 409 00:16:04,478 --> 00:16:07,114 of candidates who intend to run for L.A. mayor. 410 00:16:07,281 --> 00:16:09,116 Caruso is well-known for his real estate company 411 00:16:09,283 --> 00:16:10,584 that built shopping areas 412 00:16:10,685 --> 00:16:12,553 like The Grove and Americana at Brand. 413 00:16:12,653 --> 00:16:15,089 NEWSWOMAN 2: One of the world's most successful developers. 414 00:16:15,189 --> 00:16:17,658 His crown jewel-- The Grove at Farmer's Market. 415 00:16:17,758 --> 00:16:19,393 The shopping mecca is said to draw 416 00:16:19,493 --> 00:16:21,328 more people than Disneyland. 417 00:16:21,429 --> 00:16:23,397 NEWSMAN: Caruso used to be a Republican 418 00:16:23,497 --> 00:16:25,599 and only changed his registration to Democrat 419 00:16:25,700 --> 00:16:27,635 one month before announcing his run. 420 00:16:27,735 --> 00:16:29,770 I really want to reinvent the Democratic Party 421 00:16:29,870 --> 00:16:33,674 to go back to what it was, I think, 30 years ago. 422 00:16:33,774 --> 00:16:35,876 Can I... can I ask you an honest question? 423 00:16:35,976 --> 00:16:37,745 Why do so many politicians want 424 00:16:37,845 --> 00:16:39,814 to go back in time, but never forward? 425 00:16:39,914 --> 00:16:42,116 -Like, they always say that. -(applause and cheering) 426 00:16:42,249 --> 00:16:43,951 "I want to go back." 427 00:16:44,051 --> 00:16:47,288 "Take the Democratic party back 30 years." 428 00:16:47,388 --> 00:16:49,490 "Make America great again." 429 00:16:49,590 --> 00:16:51,258 "Bring back the good old days." 430 00:16:51,359 --> 00:16:53,294 People, we already tried the past. 431 00:16:53,394 --> 00:16:55,963 That is how we ended up here. You realize that? 432 00:16:56,063 --> 00:16:57,932 Like, for once, I want a politician to say, 433 00:16:58,032 --> 00:16:59,934 "I don't want to go 30 years in the past. 434 00:17:00,034 --> 00:17:01,535 "I want to go 30 years into the future, 435 00:17:01,635 --> 00:17:03,304 when there's no more flooding 436 00:17:03,404 --> 00:17:05,806 "because global warming boiled off all the water! 437 00:17:05,906 --> 00:17:09,110 Aah! Aah!" 438 00:17:09,276 --> 00:17:10,578 But I'm not surprised Rick Caruso 439 00:17:10,678 --> 00:17:11,846 wants to go back 30 years, though. 440 00:17:11,946 --> 00:17:14,148 Remember, he makes malls. 30 years ago 441 00:17:14,281 --> 00:17:16,283 was a great time for mall developers. 442 00:17:16,384 --> 00:17:17,885 Yeah, back in the '90s, you remember that? 443 00:17:17,985 --> 00:17:19,353 People spent all day at the mall. 444 00:17:19,453 --> 00:17:21,288 You'd spend hours there, shopping, eating, 445 00:17:21,389 --> 00:17:24,658 sitting in the massage chair at The Sharper Image 446 00:17:24,759 --> 00:17:27,595 with no intention of ever buying anything. 447 00:17:27,695 --> 00:17:29,430 But then you would ask a lot of questions 448 00:17:29,530 --> 00:17:31,399 to make it seem like you might. You'd just be like, 449 00:17:31,499 --> 00:17:34,101 "So, does-does it also do the lower torso? Uh-huh? Yeah? 450 00:17:34,235 --> 00:17:36,537 "Oh. Oh, yeah. And what's the power wattage? 451 00:17:36,637 --> 00:17:38,272 "Oh, okay, cool. What-what time do you close? 452 00:17:38,372 --> 00:17:39,974 "You know, I'm gonna go and grab-- I can't carry the ch-- 453 00:17:40,074 --> 00:17:41,308 "I'll come back. I'm ju-I'm-ju- 454 00:17:41,409 --> 00:17:42,576 "Yeah, I'll be ba-- I want to make sure 455 00:17:42,677 --> 00:17:44,245 "you get the commission. Yeah, yeah, thank you, 456 00:17:44,278 --> 00:17:45,846 thank you very much, thank you, thank you." 457 00:17:47,882 --> 00:17:49,850 Hard to believe that place went out of business. 458 00:17:49,950 --> 00:17:52,086 So, billionaire Rick Caruso, 459 00:17:52,253 --> 00:17:55,956 a longtime Republican who turned Democrat just for this election, 460 00:17:56,057 --> 00:17:58,926 is now running neck-and-neck with a liberal politician 461 00:17:59,026 --> 00:18:00,594 everyone expected to win. 462 00:18:00,695 --> 00:18:02,830 And if you are wondering how that could happen 463 00:18:02,930 --> 00:18:04,365 in Los Angeles, a city so liberal 464 00:18:04,465 --> 00:18:06,300 you can legally marry your electric car, 465 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,502 well, it's because 466 00:18:08,602 --> 00:18:11,939 he has a ton of money and a very clear message. 467 00:18:12,039 --> 00:18:14,442 The most expensive race in the country, 468 00:18:14,542 --> 00:18:17,011 uh, Rick Caruso spending more than any other candidate 469 00:18:17,111 --> 00:18:19,013 in any race anywhere. 470 00:18:19,113 --> 00:18:21,115 NEWSMAN: Rick Caruso spent nearly $40 million, 471 00:18:21,215 --> 00:18:22,950 much of it his own money. Meanwhile, 472 00:18:23,050 --> 00:18:24,685 Congresswoman Karen Bass and the other candidates 473 00:18:24,785 --> 00:18:26,220 have spent very little. 474 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,757 NEWSMAN 2: He's achieved air supremacy on television spots, 475 00:18:29,857 --> 00:18:32,259 most of them focusing on the top two issues 476 00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:34,662 voters care about, according to the poll: 477 00:18:34,762 --> 00:18:36,731 crime and homelessness. 478 00:18:36,831 --> 00:18:40,735 ANNOUNCER: Murder up 54%. Nearly 1,500 shooting victims. 479 00:18:40,835 --> 00:18:44,505 A wave of property crime. There's one candidate for mayor 480 00:18:44,605 --> 00:18:52,680 who can turn it around. Rick Caruso. 481 00:18:52,780 --> 00:18:53,714 NEWSMAN 3: Caruso's stance on public safety is resonating, 482 00:18:53,814 --> 00:18:54,849 as he has four times the support 483 00:18:54,949 --> 00:18:56,117 to address the rise in crime over Bass. 484 00:18:56,250 --> 00:18:58,652 Normally, I would vote for Karen Bass, but I think 485 00:18:58,753 --> 00:19:00,521 I'm leaning toward Caruso. 486 00:19:00,621 --> 00:19:03,758 NEWSWOMAN: Why? He thinks the biggest issue in L.A. is... 487 00:19:03,858 --> 00:19:05,593 LACOUR: Getting these people off the streets. 488 00:19:05,693 --> 00:19:07,361 NEWSWOMAN: And you think Caruso will-will do that? 489 00:19:07,461 --> 00:19:08,529 Yeah. 490 00:19:08,629 --> 00:19:10,865 Yeah, that's right, Caruso has surged 491 00:19:10,965 --> 00:19:13,634 to the top of the pack with a focus on crime and especially 492 00:19:13,734 --> 00:19:17,371 homelessness, which is a top concern of L.A. voters. 493 00:19:17,471 --> 00:19:18,773 And I guess, I mean, it makes sense 494 00:19:18,873 --> 00:19:20,775 that they think the mall guy can solve the problem. 495 00:19:20,875 --> 00:19:22,743 Malls solve a lot of America's problems. 496 00:19:22,843 --> 00:19:25,946 Problems like how can we get people to eat Sbarro's? 497 00:19:26,047 --> 00:19:27,448 -You know? -(laughter and applause) 498 00:19:27,548 --> 00:19:28,916 And just to be clear, just to be clear, 499 00:19:29,016 --> 00:19:30,885 Karen Bass also wants to tackle homelessness, 500 00:19:30,985 --> 00:19:34,488 but Caruso has made it the centerpiece of his campaign, 501 00:19:34,588 --> 00:19:37,925 spending a record of nearly $40 million 502 00:19:38,025 --> 00:19:39,694 getting his message out. 503 00:19:39,794 --> 00:19:41,762 And we all know if you put a lot of ads out there, 504 00:19:41,862 --> 00:19:43,297 your message is gonna get into people's heads. 505 00:19:43,397 --> 00:19:45,933 You can't control it. It's like those State Farm ads. 506 00:19:46,033 --> 00:19:48,235 You see them all the time, all the time, all the time, 507 00:19:48,269 --> 00:19:50,438 and so it's inevitable that sooner or later, 508 00:19:50,538 --> 00:19:51,772 I'm gonna start having sex dreams 509 00:19:51,872 --> 00:19:53,974 about Jake from State Farm. It's gonna happen. 510 00:19:54,075 --> 00:19:56,844 Yeah. Oh, judge... You judge me like I'm the only one. 511 00:19:56,944 --> 00:19:58,679 (laughter and applause) 512 00:19:58,779 --> 00:20:02,116 Still better than my GEICO dream. 513 00:20:02,249 --> 00:20:04,118 But... 514 00:20:04,251 --> 00:20:07,355 Even after being bombarded by all of those ads, 515 00:20:07,455 --> 00:20:10,424 some L.A. voters may still be a little wary 516 00:20:10,524 --> 00:20:12,593 of a guy who has no political experience 517 00:20:12,693 --> 00:20:14,261 and might be a closet Republican, 518 00:20:14,362 --> 00:20:17,031 which is why Caruso has also brought out 519 00:20:17,198 --> 00:20:20,201 the one thing people in L.A. trust more than anything else: 520 00:20:20,267 --> 00:20:21,869 celebrities. 521 00:20:21,969 --> 00:20:23,004 NEWSMAN: Major celebrity endorsement 522 00:20:23,104 --> 00:20:24,338 in the race for L.A. mayor. 523 00:20:24,438 --> 00:20:26,974 Oscar winner and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow 524 00:20:27,074 --> 00:20:28,209 throwing her support 525 00:20:28,309 --> 00:20:29,944 behind billionaire developer Rick Caruso. 526 00:20:30,044 --> 00:20:33,214 L.A. is experiencing a tough time right now. 527 00:20:33,314 --> 00:20:36,784 So that is why I am endorsing my old friend Rick Caruso. 528 00:20:36,884 --> 00:20:38,719 NEWSMAN 2: Musician and rap artist Snoop Dogg 529 00:20:38,819 --> 00:20:41,489 today endorsed businessman Rick Caruso. 530 00:20:41,589 --> 00:20:44,058 There's no question. I endorse the real, and that is real. 531 00:20:44,225 --> 00:20:45,326 The Latino vote 532 00:20:45,426 --> 00:20:47,661 is gonna be especially important in this race. 533 00:20:47,762 --> 00:20:49,797 George Lopez, uh, the comedian, 534 00:20:49,897 --> 00:20:53,034 uh, coming out on Twitter, backing Caruso. 535 00:20:53,134 --> 00:20:55,236 Rick Caruso did get a big endorsement 536 00:20:55,269 --> 00:20:57,304 from a very familiar face. 537 00:20:57,405 --> 00:21:00,574 A blonde Kim Kardashian there saying she believes Rick Caruso 538 00:21:00,675 --> 00:21:02,510 can help solve L.A.'s crime crisis. 539 00:21:02,610 --> 00:21:05,346 If you guys are out voting, um, 540 00:21:05,446 --> 00:21:08,249 Rick Caruso is my choice, 541 00:21:08,315 --> 00:21:11,886 and I really believe that he will make a difference, 542 00:21:11,986 --> 00:21:14,088 and that gives me hope. 543 00:21:14,255 --> 00:21:17,258 Did she say, "If you guys are out voting"? 544 00:21:17,358 --> 00:21:20,561 That's-that's a fun way to, like, campaign for someone. 545 00:21:20,661 --> 00:21:22,630 Like, it's almost like she wants to endorse Caruso, 546 00:21:22,730 --> 00:21:24,432 but she doesn't want to come off too strong, you know? 547 00:21:24,532 --> 00:21:27,268 She's like, "I'm not saying, like, go vote for him, 548 00:21:27,368 --> 00:21:29,537 "but if you guys happen to, like, pass, 549 00:21:29,637 --> 00:21:31,205 "like, a voting booth, 550 00:21:31,272 --> 00:21:34,608 "then I guess feel free to, like, vote for him or whatever. 551 00:21:34,709 --> 00:21:36,277 Like..." 552 00:21:36,377 --> 00:21:38,379 (laughs) Like, it's such a weird way to do it. 553 00:21:38,479 --> 00:21:40,514 (cheering and applause) 554 00:21:41,716 --> 00:21:43,951 Yeah, like, Kim Kardashian is great at a lot of things, 555 00:21:44,051 --> 00:21:46,754 but I don't know if I'd ever want her leading me into battle. 556 00:21:46,854 --> 00:21:48,889 Can you imagine that attitude in Braveheart? 557 00:21:48,989 --> 00:21:50,725 "Sons of Scotland! 558 00:21:50,825 --> 00:21:54,995 "If you guys are gonna be, like, fighting any wars today, 559 00:21:55,096 --> 00:21:58,399 "personally, I would fight against the English, 560 00:21:58,499 --> 00:22:01,435 "because, like, maybe they might take our lives, 561 00:22:01,535 --> 00:22:05,406 but maybe we shouldn't, like, take our freedom, too!" 562 00:22:05,506 --> 00:22:07,541 (cheering and applause) 563 00:22:10,644 --> 00:22:13,748 So, thanks to Caruso's huge spending advantage, 564 00:22:13,848 --> 00:22:15,616 his celebrity endorsements and his focus 565 00:22:15,716 --> 00:22:18,419 on quality-of-life issues for people who aren't homeless, 566 00:22:18,519 --> 00:22:21,689 this election looks like it's going down to the wire. 567 00:22:21,789 --> 00:22:23,357 Now, it is a primary, yes. 568 00:22:23,457 --> 00:22:24,892 But here's the thing-- in California, 569 00:22:24,992 --> 00:22:28,496 if anyone wins 50% of the vote in the primary, 570 00:22:28,596 --> 00:22:30,031 the race is automatically over. 571 00:22:30,197 --> 00:22:32,233 Yeah, that person is the new mayor. 572 00:22:32,333 --> 00:22:35,636 So every vote is going to count. 573 00:22:35,736 --> 00:22:38,372 Which, if you listen to L.A. voters, 574 00:22:38,472 --> 00:22:40,708 isn't necessarily a good thing. 575 00:22:40,808 --> 00:22:42,810 NEWSWOMAN: Despite several high-profile debates 576 00:22:42,910 --> 00:22:45,046 and one candidate running lots of ads... 577 00:22:45,212 --> 00:22:46,847 -I'm running for mayor. -...people we interviewed 578 00:22:46,947 --> 00:22:50,317 in L.A. County struggled to name a single candidate. 579 00:22:50,418 --> 00:22:52,386 Are you familiar with the candidates for mayor? 580 00:22:52,486 --> 00:22:54,789 -Uh, I am not, unfortunately. Sorry. -Me neither. 581 00:22:54,889 --> 00:22:56,857 Candidates, I'm not sure, but I prefer the one 582 00:22:56,957 --> 00:22:58,626 that we have now. Newsom. 583 00:22:58,726 --> 00:23:01,228 -He's the governor. -Oh, the governor? Oh, I'm sorry. 584 00:23:01,295 --> 00:23:03,230 Yeah, I don't know anything about the mayor then. 585 00:23:03,264 --> 00:23:05,466 No, only Gavin probably, right? (chuckles) 586 00:23:05,566 --> 00:23:07,001 -Gavin is the governor. -Oh, he's the governor? 587 00:23:07,101 --> 00:23:08,803 Oh, mayor? No. See? I'm way off. 588 00:23:08,903 --> 00:23:10,571 Do you like the current mayor? 589 00:23:10,671 --> 00:23:12,573 Gavin Newsom? 590 00:23:12,673 --> 00:23:14,241 Or-- See? You guys. 591 00:23:14,342 --> 00:23:16,177 (laughing) 592 00:23:16,210 --> 00:23:17,178 I'm sorry. 593 00:23:17,244 --> 00:23:18,612 Damn. 594 00:23:18,713 --> 00:23:20,281 Forget knowing who's running for mayor. 595 00:23:20,381 --> 00:23:22,283 A lot of people in Los Angeles don't even seem to know 596 00:23:22,383 --> 00:23:24,285 that there is a mayor? 597 00:23:26,187 --> 00:23:28,823 Like, I thought $40 million in ads sounded like a lot before, 598 00:23:28,923 --> 00:23:31,192 but now I'm thinking it's not enough. Like... 599 00:23:31,258 --> 00:23:32,626 And-and forget just TV ads. 600 00:23:32,727 --> 00:23:34,395 I feel like Caruso should probably be doing most 601 00:23:34,495 --> 00:23:37,231 of his advertising on rolling papers, judging by those people. 602 00:23:37,331 --> 00:23:38,866 It's just like, "Caruso for-- 603 00:23:38,966 --> 00:23:40,434 Oh. Oh, boy." 604 00:23:40,534 --> 00:23:41,802 (laughter, applause) 605 00:23:41,902 --> 00:23:43,504 So... 606 00:23:44,638 --> 00:23:45,940 That right there 607 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,209 is the current state of the race for mayor in Los Angeles-- 608 00:23:48,309 --> 00:23:51,012 a lifelong politician going up against a lifelong businessman. 609 00:23:51,112 --> 00:23:52,680 And I'm not gonna tell you who to vote for, 610 00:23:52,780 --> 00:23:54,315 but, at the very least, 611 00:23:54,415 --> 00:23:56,384 if you guys are gonna vote, 612 00:23:56,484 --> 00:23:59,553 I would say definitely make sure that you're voting for the mayor 613 00:23:59,653 --> 00:24:02,089 and not the governor who already has a job. 614 00:24:02,223 --> 00:24:03,491 All right, stay tuned. 615 00:24:03,591 --> 00:24:05,726 After the break, we're gonna be joined by Bobby Brown. 616 00:24:05,826 --> 00:24:07,128 You don't want to miss it. 617 00:24:07,228 --> 00:24:09,263 -(chuckles) -(cheering and applause) 618 00:24:17,832 --> 00:24:19,867 (applause and cheering) 619 00:24:23,371 --> 00:24:24,906 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 620 00:24:25,006 --> 00:24:27,742 My guest tonight is R&B legend Bobby Brown. 621 00:24:27,842 --> 00:24:30,678 He's here to talk about his eventful life and career, 622 00:24:30,778 --> 00:24:34,382 as well as the new show Bobby Brown: Every Little Step. 623 00:24:34,482 --> 00:24:38,920 I was probably the premier dancer in Boston. 624 00:24:39,020 --> 00:24:40,555 I won many battles. 625 00:24:40,655 --> 00:24:42,924 I see myself in Cassius 626 00:24:43,024 --> 00:24:45,026 so much when he dances because 627 00:24:45,126 --> 00:24:49,230 he has these long legs, and I had the same long legs. 628 00:24:49,330 --> 00:24:50,765 And he's just incredible. 629 00:24:50,865 --> 00:24:55,803 But I think Cassius taking ballroom is beneficial because 630 00:24:55,903 --> 00:24:57,472 he wants to do plays, musical theater. 631 00:24:57,572 --> 00:25:00,408 And I want him to be all around. 632 00:25:00,508 --> 00:25:02,410 Please welcome Bobby Brown. 633 00:25:02,510 --> 00:25:04,545 -(applause and cheering) -♪ ♪ 634 00:25:09,417 --> 00:25:11,586 -(mumbles) -Thank you. 635 00:25:20,061 --> 00:25:21,596 -How you doing? -Mr. Bobby Brown. 636 00:25:21,696 --> 00:25:22,997 How you doing? 637 00:25:23,097 --> 00:25:25,033 -The man, the myth, the legend. -(laughing): Yeah. 638 00:25:25,133 --> 00:25:28,803 There are few people who have had more of an impact on society 639 00:25:28,903 --> 00:25:31,039 and just, like, culture as a whole as you have. 640 00:25:31,139 --> 00:25:32,373 You know, I was listening 641 00:25:32,473 --> 00:25:33,975 to your discography just before coming. 642 00:25:34,075 --> 00:25:35,376 I was like, "This is wild." 643 00:25:35,476 --> 00:25:37,378 You just... you just made the music of lifetimes. 644 00:25:37,478 --> 00:25:39,447 -Oh, thank you. I appreciate it. -Does that ever sink in 645 00:25:39,547 --> 00:25:41,115 for you sometimes when you just realize, like, you... 646 00:25:41,215 --> 00:25:43,317 how many children were made to your music? 647 00:25:43,418 --> 00:25:45,253 -Ah. (laughs) -(laughter) 648 00:25:45,353 --> 00:25:48,189 Now that you say it that way. 649 00:25:48,289 --> 00:25:51,426 Yeah, kind of... kind of, uh, jars the mind. 650 00:25:51,526 --> 00:25:53,094 -Right? Right? It's-it's... -Yeah. 651 00:25:53,194 --> 00:25:56,064 You know, your, um... your biography just came out, 652 00:25:56,164 --> 00:25:59,233 -you know, documentary about your life. -Yes. 653 00:25:59,334 --> 00:26:01,736 And one thing that really struck me about this story-- 654 00:26:01,836 --> 00:26:03,671 and you've been really candid over the past few years. 655 00:26:03,771 --> 00:26:05,440 You know, you wrote your memoir. 656 00:26:05,540 --> 00:26:06,808 You've released this biography. 657 00:26:06,941 --> 00:26:08,509 You've got this story about your family now. 658 00:26:08,609 --> 00:26:11,112 -Is how little we knew about you -Mm-hmm. 659 00:26:11,212 --> 00:26:14,615 ...and how much we knew about the little that we knew. 660 00:26:14,716 --> 00:26:16,884 -Right. -You know, we know Bobby Brown in one dimension, 661 00:26:16,951 --> 00:26:19,487 the bad boy. You know, we know about all the terrible things 662 00:26:19,587 --> 00:26:22,323 that happened in life, but it feels like sometimes, 663 00:26:22,423 --> 00:26:24,359 the context wasn't there. 664 00:26:24,459 --> 00:26:25,993 You know, it wasn't, "Bobby Brown made a mistake." 665 00:26:26,094 --> 00:26:27,729 It was, "Bobby Brown is just a bad person." 666 00:26:27,895 --> 00:26:29,130 Do you feel like now there's more 667 00:26:29,230 --> 00:26:31,099 -of a vindication happening in your life? -Well, 668 00:26:31,199 --> 00:26:35,436 yes, um, I got a chance to explain myself, 669 00:26:35,536 --> 00:26:37,305 to speak about myself. 670 00:26:37,405 --> 00:26:41,275 Um, that's what the, you know, documentary was about. 671 00:26:41,376 --> 00:26:45,947 It was about me getting, um, the chance to speak, you know, 672 00:26:46,047 --> 00:26:48,449 um, clearly and truthfully 673 00:26:48,549 --> 00:26:51,052 -about everything in my life. -Right. 674 00:26:51,152 --> 00:26:53,321 And, um, I'm glad I did it. 675 00:26:53,421 --> 00:26:55,289 You've-you've had an eventful life as well, you know? 676 00:26:55,390 --> 00:26:57,225 Oh, yeah. We've-we've lived some of it with you 677 00:26:57,325 --> 00:27:00,128 from the outside, you know, with-with misinformed opinions. 678 00:27:00,228 --> 00:27:02,497 What would you say is one of the biggest misconceptions 679 00:27:02,597 --> 00:27:04,932 about you, as Bobby Brown the man, 680 00:27:04,999 --> 00:27:07,969 that you wish people knew about you as a person? 681 00:27:08,069 --> 00:27:11,539 Uh... that I'm-I'm just a softie. 682 00:27:11,639 --> 00:27:13,274 I'm really not-- 683 00:27:13,374 --> 00:27:15,943 I'm really not a bad boy. 684 00:27:15,977 --> 00:27:17,912 Um... onstage, 685 00:27:18,012 --> 00:27:21,249 -Now, onstage, I'm a bad boy. -Oh, okay, okay. 686 00:27:21,349 --> 00:27:22,884 BROWN: Onstage, I'm a bad boy, but offstage, 687 00:27:22,950 --> 00:27:24,886 I'm really quiet. 688 00:27:24,986 --> 00:27:26,120 You-you, uh, you're back onsta-- 689 00:27:26,220 --> 00:27:28,122 Congratulations. It was, uh, 30... 30 tour dates? 690 00:27:28,222 --> 00:27:30,358 -30 tour dates, yeah, -Congratulations 691 00:27:30,458 --> 00:27:32,193 -with New Edition, yeah. -on that. 692 00:27:32,293 --> 00:27:34,595 -Sold out. Sold out. -New Edition-- Sold out as well. 693 00:27:34,696 --> 00:27:36,898 -Sold out, as well, yeah. -That must have been 694 00:27:36,931 --> 00:27:39,567 quite a journey for you, because, I mean, when you 695 00:27:39,667 --> 00:27:42,170 started out, how old were you guys for your first tour? 696 00:27:42,270 --> 00:27:44,072 -14. -14 years old. 697 00:27:44,172 --> 00:27:47,408 -40 years ago. Yeah. -That is wild. 698 00:27:47,508 --> 00:27:49,110 -That is really, really wild. -40 years ago. 699 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:50,411 Is there, like, a change, now, 700 00:27:50,511 --> 00:27:52,447 when you're performing, can you feel it? 701 00:27:52,547 --> 00:27:55,550 Uh... now it's a job. 702 00:27:55,650 --> 00:27:57,919 -It's a job? -It's a job now. 703 00:27:57,952 --> 00:27:59,587 Before, it was just, you know, fun. 704 00:27:59,687 --> 00:28:01,222 -Right, right. -It was just like, you know, we just 705 00:28:01,322 --> 00:28:04,258 loved being on stage. But now it's work, you know. 706 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:06,761 You got to have a lot of Bengay after the show. 707 00:28:06,928 --> 00:28:09,030 (both laughing) 708 00:28:11,165 --> 00:28:13,001 A lot of Icy Hot. 709 00:28:15,069 --> 00:28:19,173 You know, what I-what I love about the tour is the story. 710 00:28:19,273 --> 00:28:22,176 Um... and what I mean by "the story"-- 711 00:28:22,276 --> 00:28:24,479 it's-it's the fullness of your story. 712 00:28:24,579 --> 00:28:27,882 You know, Bobby Brown is somebody who's given people 713 00:28:27,949 --> 00:28:29,884 a lot of joy, and then has also experienced 714 00:28:29,917 --> 00:28:31,619 -a lot of grief and sadness, you know? -Yes. 715 00:28:31,719 --> 00:28:33,921 You-You've never claimed to be a saint. 716 00:28:34,022 --> 00:28:35,356 You know, you've gone-you've gone through your moments 717 00:28:35,456 --> 00:28:37,525 where you have to be accountable for your actions. 718 00:28:37,625 --> 00:28:39,761 But one thing I feel that's different now in the world 719 00:28:39,894 --> 00:28:42,263 -is how people deal with addiction. -Yeah. 720 00:28:42,363 --> 00:28:44,098 And you've really been open about your journey 721 00:28:44,198 --> 00:28:45,466 to s-- you know, to staying sober. 722 00:28:45,566 --> 00:28:47,468 You-You've talked about how hard it is. 723 00:28:47,568 --> 00:28:49,570 You've talked about how much you work at it. 724 00:28:49,671 --> 00:28:51,272 Why did you open up and do you feel that people 725 00:28:51,372 --> 00:28:54,275 accept your story or-or see you slightly different now? 726 00:28:54,375 --> 00:28:56,344 Well, it's a everyday... everyday job, you know? 727 00:28:56,444 --> 00:28:59,681 It's a everyday situation. Um, I work hard 728 00:28:59,781 --> 00:29:02,483 at, every day, not picking up a drink, you know? 729 00:29:02,583 --> 00:29:05,653 Um, that's something that I've have been, 730 00:29:05,753 --> 00:29:08,523 uh, working on for years, you know? 731 00:29:08,623 --> 00:29:10,992 And, Um, just recently, 732 00:29:11,092 --> 00:29:13,628 finding the love of my life, my wife, 733 00:29:13,728 --> 00:29:17,365 and having all these new kids, um, 734 00:29:17,465 --> 00:29:21,569 -it's just something that, um, I feel-- -(scattered laughter) 735 00:29:21,669 --> 00:29:24,672 -Why'd you laugh? (laughs) -(laughs) 736 00:29:24,772 --> 00:29:28,109 Um, it's something that I have to do, you know, 737 00:29:28,209 --> 00:29:29,877 -for myself and for my family. -Yeah. 738 00:29:29,977 --> 00:29:31,713 You know? And it makes me feel good, you know? 739 00:29:31,879 --> 00:29:33,247 -I've... -We see that... We see that on the show. 740 00:29:33,348 --> 00:29:35,717 You-you have a... 741 00:29:35,883 --> 00:29:38,519 a joy that can only come from a certain place. 742 00:29:38,619 --> 00:29:41,255 You have a newfound love in your life. 743 00:29:41,356 --> 00:29:43,024 -Yes. -How did you deal 744 00:29:43,124 --> 00:29:44,992 with a lot of the grief that you experienced? 745 00:29:45,093 --> 00:29:47,395 You know, you were somebody who lost, uh, you know, 746 00:29:47,495 --> 00:29:49,230 an ex-wife who you loved, who the world loved. 747 00:29:49,330 --> 00:29:50,665 -Yeah. -You know, you're somebody who suffered 748 00:29:50,765 --> 00:29:52,800 the loss of two children, I think something no parent 749 00:29:52,900 --> 00:29:54,802 ever wants to go through nor can imagine going through. 750 00:29:54,902 --> 00:29:56,804 -Mm-mm. I don't wish that on anybody. -Right, right. 751 00:29:56,904 --> 00:30:00,141 And-and you have had to learn how to find life 752 00:30:00,241 --> 00:30:01,909 -on the other side of grief. -Mm-hmm. 753 00:30:02,010 --> 00:30:03,211 How did you do that, 754 00:30:03,311 --> 00:30:05,313 and how do you continuously try to do that? 755 00:30:05,413 --> 00:30:08,649 Lots of prayer. Lots of therapy. 756 00:30:08,750 --> 00:30:12,520 Um, I'm in therapy, you know, at least twice a week. 757 00:30:12,620 --> 00:30:14,222 Um... 758 00:30:14,322 --> 00:30:17,358 And praying. Praying and the love of my family, 759 00:30:17,458 --> 00:30:19,360 the love of my wife and my kids. 760 00:30:19,460 --> 00:30:22,697 Um, they... That just does it for me. 761 00:30:22,864 --> 00:30:24,165 It really feels like it's made a difference. 762 00:30:24,265 --> 00:30:26,034 You know, seeing you... I-In the biography, 763 00:30:26,134 --> 00:30:28,603 you know, we see you with-with your old group. 764 00:30:28,703 --> 00:30:30,204 -You know, you see New Edition back together. -Mm-hmm. 765 00:30:30,304 --> 00:30:31,572 I even love the moments where some... 766 00:30:31,673 --> 00:30:32,940 You know, there's one part 767 00:30:33,041 --> 00:30:34,609 where I think it's DeVoe who says to you, he goes... 768 00:30:34,709 --> 00:30:36,511 He's like, "Man, remember how... what an asshole you were 769 00:30:36,611 --> 00:30:38,179 -on this tour?" And you guys... -(laughing) 770 00:30:38,279 --> 00:30:39,714 And you guys laugh about it, and you share, 771 00:30:39,881 --> 00:30:43,184 and it feels like you-you've all grown. You've all matured. 772 00:30:43,284 --> 00:30:44,886 -Yes. -I mean, I know you-you both share a bond 773 00:30:44,986 --> 00:30:46,554 in-in, you know, in becoming sober, 774 00:30:46,654 --> 00:30:49,090 but if you could go back... 775 00:30:49,190 --> 00:30:50,958 I mean, obviously, life has happened the way it's happened. 776 00:30:51,059 --> 00:30:52,560 -Mm. -But if there's one small thing 777 00:30:52,660 --> 00:30:53,728 at the beginning of your career 778 00:30:53,895 --> 00:30:55,063 that you could have said to Bobby Brown, 779 00:30:55,163 --> 00:30:56,631 "Hey, watch out for this," what would it have been? 780 00:30:56,731 --> 00:31:00,134 Um, I would just tell myself to take my time, 781 00:31:00,234 --> 00:31:02,570 -because I grew up way too fast. -Mm. 782 00:31:02,670 --> 00:31:05,239 Um, being 14 and being on the road, 783 00:31:05,340 --> 00:31:08,009 being away from your family, you get into things. 784 00:31:08,109 --> 00:31:10,511 -Right. -Especially as a child, you know? 785 00:31:10,611 --> 00:31:13,448 Um, I got into way too many things 786 00:31:13,548 --> 00:31:16,417 too quickly in life, and, uh, I'm just... 787 00:31:16,517 --> 00:31:19,120 You know, I'm-I'm not... 788 00:31:19,220 --> 00:31:20,755 I'm not mad about it 789 00:31:20,855 --> 00:31:23,024 because I wouldn't be the man that I am today 790 00:31:23,124 --> 00:31:24,759 without experiencing 791 00:31:24,859 --> 00:31:26,594 all of the things that I've experienced. 792 00:31:26,694 --> 00:31:29,664 But, um, I'm just grateful today, 793 00:31:29,764 --> 00:31:31,466 you know, and that's the plus. 794 00:31:31,566 --> 00:31:32,967 It is a plus. 795 00:31:33,067 --> 00:31:34,869 It's good to have you here to talk to you, you know? 796 00:31:34,902 --> 00:31:36,237 -Yes. -It's good to see you. 797 00:31:36,337 --> 00:31:37,872 It's good to see you living, enjoying your family. 798 00:31:37,972 --> 00:31:41,609 So, what-what's your hope for the future, then? 799 00:31:41,709 --> 00:31:43,544 You know, Bobby Brown, I feel like we've seen 800 00:31:43,644 --> 00:31:45,480 have maybe two to three 801 00:31:45,580 --> 00:31:47,348 different, you know, phases of your life, 802 00:31:47,448 --> 00:31:48,916 which everyone has in different ways. 803 00:31:49,017 --> 00:31:51,185 -Right. -You know, we've seen the young Bobby Brown. 804 00:31:51,285 --> 00:31:52,887 Well, I wasn't born, but you know what I mean. 805 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,556 -Um, we've-we've seen... -(laughing) 806 00:31:55,656 --> 00:31:57,592 -We've seen... (laughs) -Wow, that... 807 00:31:57,692 --> 00:31:59,360 -(laughing) -No. 808 00:31:59,460 --> 00:32:01,129 You know, I don't want to act like I was there. 809 00:32:01,229 --> 00:32:02,397 I don't want to act like I was-- But I'm saying, 810 00:32:02,497 --> 00:32:03,731 you know, we've seen that Bobby Brown. 811 00:32:03,898 --> 00:32:05,166 We've seen Bobby Brown go through the tumultuous times. 812 00:32:05,266 --> 00:32:07,268 Now we're seeing this Bobby Brown-- therapy, prayer, 813 00:32:07,368 --> 00:32:10,138 family that-- you know, everyone who sees you sees that love. 814 00:32:10,238 --> 00:32:12,173 What do you hope this-this next chapter in your life 815 00:32:12,273 --> 00:32:13,274 will be all about? 816 00:32:13,374 --> 00:32:14,742 Uh, just positivity. 817 00:32:14,909 --> 00:32:17,478 -Mm. -You know? Just positive things going on. 818 00:32:17,578 --> 00:32:19,681 I just want to, uh, 819 00:32:19,847 --> 00:32:22,350 go about life with, um... 820 00:32:22,450 --> 00:32:25,420 -Yeah. Just positive. You know? -Right, right. 821 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:29,323 Long as I keep myself surrounded by positive people, 822 00:32:29,424 --> 00:32:31,359 I'll be positive, so... 823 00:32:31,459 --> 00:32:33,227 I just want the positivity in my life. 824 00:32:33,327 --> 00:32:34,962 And you bring that into people's lives as well, man. 825 00:32:35,063 --> 00:32:36,464 Thank you. Congratulations on your journey. 826 00:32:36,564 --> 00:32:37,765 -Thank you so much. -For real, man. 827 00:32:37,865 --> 00:32:39,200 -I appreciate you. -Congrats on what you've done. 828 00:32:39,300 --> 00:32:41,336 -You got it. -Keep going-- every single day, Bobby. 829 00:32:41,436 --> 00:32:42,937 -All right, brother. -We want to keep you around, man. 830 00:32:43,037 --> 00:32:44,138 -All right. -Every single day. 831 00:32:44,238 --> 00:32:45,440 (cheering and applause) 832 00:32:45,540 --> 00:32:47,208 Bobby Brown: Every Little Step airs Tuesdays 833 00:32:47,308 --> 00:32:48,576 on the A&E Network. 834 00:32:48,676 --> 00:32:50,478 And Biography: Bobby Brown is available on demand 835 00:32:50,578 --> 00:32:53,281 or to stream on the A&E app and AETV.com. 836 00:32:53,381 --> 00:32:55,049 We're gonna take a quick break, but we'll be right back 837 00:32:55,149 --> 00:32:57,185 -after this. -(cheering and applause) 838 00:33:03,921 --> 00:33:05,956 (cheering and applause) 839 00:33:09,660 --> 00:33:12,162 Well, that's our show for tonight. 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