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What kids are reading.
And Jenny Slate.
This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
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What's going on, everybody. Welcome to The Daily Show.
I'm Trevor Noah. Thank you so much for tuning in.
Thank you for coming out in person.
Thank you, every single one of you.
Take a seat, let's do this.
We've got a jam-packed show for you tonight.
Sesame Street is trying to spell "sorry,"
Dulcé Sloan reads us a bedtime story,
and good news: interracial marriage
might finally be legal,
which means my parents are about to (bleep).
So, let's do this, people,
let's jump straight into today's headlines.
♪ ♪
Okay. Let's kick things off
with some big news coming out of Washington, D.C.
Now, everyone is still shell shocked
by the Supreme Court's recent decision
to overturn Roe v. Wade, right?
And although this made conservatives happy
because they finally made government small enough
to fit inside a woman's vagina,
everyone else was pretty furious.
And people weren't just angry at the Supreme Court.
No, they were pissed at Democrats
because they didn't codify Roe v. Wade.
And I don't know about you, but I haven't said "codified"
this much in my entire life.
We just say it like it's normal, like,
"Codify-- did they codify?" "You didn't codify."
"They should have codif--"
"Did you codify your Starbucks order?" "I did."
Well, it turns out that same Supreme Court ruling
that struck down Roe v. Wade-- it also opened the door
to future rulings that could overturn other rights.
Right? Things like the right to gay marriage.
Uh, interracial marriage.
And contraception.
All of which are based on the right to privacy,
just like Roe v. Wade.
Which is why now Democrats are trying to learn their lesson
and protect those rights before Clarence Thomas gets to them.
NEWSWOMAN: A historic moment on LGBTQ rights.
-The bill is passed. -NEWSWOMAN: Nearly 50 House Republicans
joined all Democrats to write
same sex and interracial marriage into federal law.
The vote comes amid growing concerns that
a conservative Supreme Court
could nullify marriage equality.
Still, 157 Republicans
voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.
Democrats believe that the government has no place
between you and the person you love.
The House has officially passed a bill
legalizing gay and interracial marriage,
which is a great victory for 1995.
Because-- because, let's be honest,
it's really strange to be diving back into this debate
that we thought was resolved in 2015. Right?
This is weird that they're like, "We're doing it now."
What do you mean, now? What's next--
we gonna start arguing about that dress again?
Is that what we're doing? 'Cause it's over, guys.
It's over. We decided a long time ago
it's blue and black, all right?
And anyone who thinks it's white and gold is a Nazi.
Yeah, I said it. Gonna see those colors. Nothing in there.
Also, it's even weirder that 157 Republicans
voted against this bill.
Like, you voted agai--
So you're on the record now
against interracial marriage?
Like, look, I-I know mixed couples have ruined your lives
for the past few years, but I-I think it's time
to let that go.
I mean, I don't even know what the argument is
against gay marriage. What's the argument?
You know, when it became legal in 2015, conservatives
all said, "Oh, America is gonna fall apart when this happens."
And, yeah, it kind of did,
but that's not 'cause of gay marriage.
So, the bill passed in the House, okay?
But there's a chance it might never even reach the Senate.
Because, according to one top Democratic senator,
the Senate has "more priorities than we have time."
And I-I never understand is,
what-- you don't have time?
How long does it take? Huh?
Should gay marriage be legal?
Yes, boom. Voted, done.
That was-that was, like, what-- three seconds, maybe?
I-I can do another one. Look how much time I have.
Uh, should interracial marriage be legal?
Boom, bam. Yes. There. There we go, done.
That's two votes. Uh, let's go again.
Should interracial marriage be mandatory?
Uh, this one's a little bit harder, but, uh...
I'm gonna say yeah, let's do it. All the babies will be
super cute, done. You see that?
Three votes, we're in.
You don't have the time.
And speaking of Democrats having messed-up priorities,
you know how there are all these, um, Republican candidates
running for office right now who believe that the election
was stolen from Trump by Italian space aliens
hacking the voting machines?
Well, some of those MAGA heads
are starting to win their nominations.
And you'll never guess who's helping them out.
NEWSWOMAN: Another election denier has just secured
the Republican primary for governor in Maryland.
Trump-backed candidate Dan Cox, known for
stoking election fraud fears
and actually encouraging former President Trump
to seize voting machines will face off
against the Democratic nominee there in November.
NEWSWOMAN 2: In an apparent effort to meddle
with the Maryland race,
the Democratic Governors Association
paid for this ad,
touting Dan Cox, a pro-Trump candidate.
NEWSWOMAN 3 (reading):
Yeah. Believe it or not,
Democrats are actually helping
these extreme candidates win the nomination,
because they're assuming
that they're too crazy to win the general election.
Yes. It's a plan that has never backfired
in the history of America for the last five years.
Yeah, I can't see how that could go wrong.
And, look, on the one hand, I get it. I get it. Right?
It's the classic "get some ass
by standing next to the ugliest person at the bar" strategy.
I understand that.
But...
this strategy assumes
that Democrats will run a competent campaign
against these people.
That's a big assumption.
I don't know about you guys.
I don't trust the Democrats to run a race properly.
These are the only people who will try to shoot fish
in a barrel and somehow end up with the fish shooting them.
"Aah! Nemo got the gun!
I thought I had it, but Nemo got the gun!"
Not to mention, the stakes are so high.
Think about if this thing backfires, right?
Democrats use their money to help crazy Republicans
win their part of the race.
And if it backfires, what happens?
'Cause, right now, there's Democrats out there saying,
"If this maniac gets into office,
"it'll spell the end of democracy as we know it.
"But, on the other hand, running against him
"gives me a four-point boost in the polls,
so let's roll the dice, baby. Let's do it!"
Democrats forget--
not everyone pays attention to politics.
Right? Not everyone is super informed
about who the candidates are.
Yeah, you might be like, "Oh, he's crazy.
Everyone will see it." No, a lot of people,
they just show up and they vote.
They just-- They'll be like, "Okay, yeah,
Repub-Republican, Democrat." That's all they vote on.
Or they just vote based on the name they like best.
Yeah. I mean, how do you think Barack Obama got elected?
Yeah. A lot of people were like,
"Yo, this white dude's got a crazy-ass name.
"I'm gonna vote for him. Mm.
Wait, what?!"
All right, finally, let's move on
from the potential downfall of democracy
to a more lighthearted story about Sesame Street.
They're racist.
(laughter)
Or at least that's what they're being accused of
after a video at their theme park went viral.
NEWSMAN: Sesame Street, a place of inclusion
and learning for generations of kids.
But Sesame Place, the theme park based on characters
from the iconic children's TV show,
is issuing an apology this morning
after backlash from this video
showing two young Black girls seemingly snubbed
by a performer dressed as Rosita
at the Sesame Place theme park near Philadelphia.
Sesame Place initially released a statement saying
that the costumes characters wear
sometimes make it difficult for them to see,
adding the Rosita performer did not intentionally ignore
the girls and is devastated about the misunderstanding.
But that statement wasn't good enough for many on social media
who expressed outrage.
Now other parents are sharing their own videos
that they say show similar instances
of their children being treated rudely compared to others,
all seeming to show similar bias by characters at the park.
As a result, Sesame Place has issued a second statement saying
that they are committed to making this right,
adding they "will conduct training for our employees
"so they better understand, recognize and deliver
"an inclusive, equitable
and entertaining experience for our guests."
This is some bullshit.
These little girls are getting snubbed
by Rosita?
She's not even a top-ten Muppet.
Yeah, l-like if Elmo or Big Bird snubs you,
then, yeah, I get it. I get it. They're big-time.
But Rosita?
That's like getting snubbed by Hawkeye.
My man, you should be honored to take a selfie with me,
you Robin Hood-ass mother(bleep).
(applause)
How's Rosita gonna ditch those kids?
And just as an aside though,
I don't know if this is racism or not,
but can we take a... a step back
and appreciate how ironic this outrage is?
'Cause, basically, what people are saying is,
"Why won't this total stranger touch my kids?
"They touched the other kids! Touch my kids!
"Guy in a furry suit that I don't know,
touch my children!"
You know, what got me here is this--
Sesame Place's explanation for this whole thing
was-was-was weird,
because their excuse was that it wasn't racism--
it's just that the costumes
make it hard to see at lower levels.
But...
that's where the kids are.
Why would you design a costume for kids
that can't see most kids?
Huh? These guys are like, "Look,
"we're more than happy to give hugs to any children
who are LeBron's height or taller, okay?"
I mean, if you can't see at lower levels,
wh-what happens with the employees in the parks?
Like, they must be so confused.
Every day, they're just going out. They're like,
"Damn, no kids again?
"Just a bunch of adult weirdos all by themselves.
What's going on here?"
There's also a disconnect between the things
Sesame Place is saying.
Because if this was just an innocent misunderstanding,
then why is Sesame Place gonna add bias training?
Hmm? 'Cause either it was a mistake
or it was racism. Can't be both.
You know? It feels like, now, that's what companies do.
They just go, like, "Oh, we're gonna do bias training."
That's-that's what they say just to get people off their backs.
"Yeah, we're gonna do bias training.
"We're gonna read some Ta-Nehisi Coates again.
We got this. Ah, we'll be fine."
'Cause what are they teaching them in the bias training?
What is the bias training?
"Hey, um... so, um...
so, you see the Black kids?"
"Yeah, yeah."
"Yeah, that's all you have to do-- see the Black kids."
(applause)
All right, that's it for the headlines,
but before we go to a break,
let's check in on all the latest social media trends
with our very own Ronny Chieng, everybody!
(applause and cheering)
Ronny Chieng. Good to see your face.
So good to see you.
All right, Trevor.
So, so... so, Ronny, uh,
what's, uh... what's happening online, man?
Oh. Oh, you really want to know? You really want to know?
You guys really want to know what's trending online?
(applause and cheering)
You want to know what stupid bullshit
is trending on social media
that we're all going to forget about tomorrow, right?
Because it's important. It is so important.
All right. All right, let's start with the...
the toxic cesspool that is Twitter, all right?
What's-what's trending on Twitter?
Surprise me. Surprise me.
Oh. Oh, Bennifer.
-Oh, Bennifer got married again. -(laughter)
Oh. Oh, Bennifer got married again!
Big deal. People get married every day.
These guys got married in Vegas, okay?
They didn't even put in any effort.
For all we know, they were drunk.
Okay, and now because, what, two 60-year-old drunk people
got married by Elvis,
now the whole world's gonna talk about it. Oh.
I mean, they broke my heart the first time.
And-and now you just want me to, what,
just believe in love again, huh?
Jenny... from the block?
And Ben Affleck from... Dogma?
(laughter)
Look, please. I'm not getting invested
in this again, all right? Let's just...
Let's just see what's trending on Instagram, all right?
Instagram! Oh, what's on the Gram now?
Let's-let's... let...
Oh, wait. Let me guess.
Let me guess what's on Instagram.
Oh, is it just the stuff that was trending
-on TikTok two weeks ago? -(laughter)
What's the matter, Instagrammers?
You don't have your own ideas? What happened?
You ran out of pictures of your feet in the sand?
Why don't you take a picture of your book next
to your avocado toast with some flowers on it?
All right, let's just go
straight to the source of the arbiter of human culture now.
That is TikTok, right?
That is where all our culture comes from--
what's trending on TikTok these days.
Oh, it's this big trend called, uh, uh,
"The Put Your Shoes On Challenge."
It's where... it's where a parent tricks their kid
into thinking they have to help them fight another parent
and their kid, okay?
So, let's just watch this clip,
but hang on to your final brain cells.
-(laughter) -Okay? Because this one sounds dumb as shit.
-WOMAN: Put your shoes on now. -Why?
Because I'm gonna go fight this girl,
and if her son comes out, I need you to fight him.
Okay.
I'm gonna beat her eye up.
Mama.
I will be like this and bop.
I will knock her head off.
(laughter, groaning)
Okay, you know what? You know what?
I think I change my mind on this one, okay?
'Cause when I first heard about this,
I thought it was a terrible idea because it's the Internet.
But you know what? I actually do support child violence, okay?
-NOAH (laughing): What? -So, I'm all for this.
But the only bad thing that I can see about this challenge
-is that you don't actually get to see the fights. -(laughter)
Yo, let's see the fights, man. Commit to the bit, okay?
I want to see some blood.
Even if your kid isn't good at fighting, you as the adult,
when you're fighting, you can use your kid as a weapon, right?
'Cause they're... they're small enough to fight with.
You got a skinny kid? Yo, just toss them like a spear.
All right? You got a toddler?
Yo, canon ball. Just canon ball them.
You got twins? You got twins, just connect them by the head,
and now you got nunchucks, all right?
Okay? And now, I know.
I already know people in the comment section--
I can already hear them just complaining.
"Oh, this is bad parenting.
"You can't encourage fighting with your kid.
It's bad parenting." Well, you know what?
If your kid is willing to fight for you,
no questions asked, that means you are a great parent, right?
-(applause and cheering) -That's right.
Now, on the other hand, if you're...
If you tell your kid, "Hey, let's go fight,"
and your kid's like, "Hey, wait a minute.
Let's hear both sides,"
that means you (bleep) up, all right?
I mean, look at me. Look at me. I love my mom, okay?
I love my mom so much, I'd beat the shit out
of any baby for my mom, right? Yeah, I see a baby.
I'm like, "Yo, don't even get out of the stroller.
"Do not even get out of the stroller, all right?
Yeah. 'Cause Mama Chieng says hi." Boom!
Yeah, straight in the umbilical cord.
Yeah. Boom! That's right. Back to you, Trevor.
-(grunting) -Back to me. Are you...?
(grunting)
Fight babies all day. Come on.
-Nine to 24 months, anytime. -(laughter, groaning)
Well, good luck with that. Ronny Chieng, everybody.
(applause and cheering)
Something tells me he doesn't like social media.
All right, when we come back, Dulcé Sloan has some beef
with The Cat in the Hat. You don't want to miss it.
-You can't fight babies. -(applause and cheering)
(cheering, applause)
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
We-we all remember our favorite books from when we were kids.
I mean, unless were you born after 2000--
then we all remember our favorite YouTube videos.
But those classic children's books
had a big blind spot that you might have never noticed.
And Dulcé Sloan points it out in another episode of Dul-Sayin'.
♪ ♪
Yo, who cares about Spot? There are snakes in this house!
Get out of there!
Oh. (short chuckle) Hello friends.
Didn't see you there. Just doing a little light reading.
I know some of you might be wondering,
"Dulcé, why are you reading a children's book?"
And to you I say
why are you minding a Black woman's business?
But if you must know, I'm reading these kids books
because of how important they are.
The fact is children's books play a big role
in shaping our views as adults, whether it's about race,
culture or proper pooping etiquette.
But one of the areas that influence kids the most
is gender roles, and that's a big problem.
Because when it comes to gender,
most of these books are more outdated
than a pair of JNCO Jeans.
I mean, why were they so big?
Were you trying to sneak Kevin Hart into the movie?
'Cause chances are he's already in it.
But speaking of little people, this is something we should
all be paying attention to, because by the age of seven,
children's ideas about what they can be when they grow up
are already formed.
And what do you think those ideas are gonna be
when they've been reading books like this?
Dick and Jane, the book series that almost every first grader
was reading in the 1950s and '60s.
And it was notorious
for portraying stereotypical gender roles.
Look at that-- the dad and the brother
are out playing with Spot
and the mom is inside cleaning up spots.
I mean, what is that-- a puddle of pee?
Was R. Kelly their dinner guest?
And look at poor Jane in this one.
She can't even have a little fun
without doing some chores?
Can't a girl just roller-skate? She has to sweep, too?
What's next, she's gonna have to jump rope
while making a sandwich?
But this Leave It to Beaver bullshit
wasn't just happening in the 1950s.
Even in the '90s,
the four main jobs women and girls held in picture books
were scullery maid, daughter,
princess, and mother,
while men and boys got to be things like detective,
aircraft inventor, and knight.
And let me just say,
I've been on dating apps for a long time now,
and I've never met an "aircraft inventor."
If there's a man claiming that on his profile,
chances are the only thing he's invented is debt.
And it's not just men and women
getting boxed into old-school careers.
These books are teaching them how they're supposed to behave
in just day-to-day life.
You can see this in one the most famous children's books
of all time, The Cat in the Hat.
It features a little boy and his sister Sally.
And while the little boy is the narrator,
Sally doesn't get to talk at all.
She doesn't get to do anything!
She just follows her brother around
like she's the Grim Reaper and he's Joe Biden.
The only action she does get to do
is get tangled up in a kite string.
So she's not allowed to talk and she's clumsy?
And just look at how many books are dedicated to finding Waldo.
But no one is asking, "Where's Wanda?"
And she's been missing for 20 years now.
You'd think you could escape this problem
by just reading children's books about animals.
But nope.
Even in those books, the main animal character is male
way more often than female.
So, basically,
if you want kids to learn equal gender representation
from animals, you got to take 'em to the zoo.
But good luck with that,
'cause then you'll have to explain
why these animals are in jail.
And the stereotypes go all the way to plants.
Just look at The Giving Tree.
The tree is female-coded and acts as a caregiver
to the human male character.
That motherly tree gave that boy everything--
shade, apples,
even wood to build a home.
And what did he do to pay her back?
Turned her into Ikea furniture.
Mm.
And while things are starting to improve,
there's still a long way to go.
Just back in 2017,
the best seller list of children's books
was still skewing way more male.
It was like the kid section of Barnes & Noble was curated
by Joe Rogan fans.
So even though most of the books at the children's library
perpetuate these old-fashioned gender ideas,
the good news is, the options get better every year
as authors work hard to break these norms
and depict women as inventors and scientists,
or as strong and brave.
I'm doing my part, and I wrote a children's book myself.
It's a classic tale, but with a female character
who breaks gender norms. It's called
No Broke Dick and Jane by Dulcé Sloan.
(clears throat)
The end.
See, it's easy to write children's stories
that show women can be strong, confident,
and hold romantic partners to higher financial standards.
So, let's give our children the Janes they deserve,
not the broke Dicks they've been getting.
♪ ♪
(applause and cheering)
Thank you so much for that, Dulcé Sloan.
All right, stay tuned because when we come back,
Jenny Slate will be joining me right here.
Don't go away.
(applause and cheering)
(cheering)
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
My guest tonight is actor, writer
and comedian Jenny Slate.
She's here to talk about her new film
Marcel the Shell with Shoes on.
This is my stockpile.
All right, so, you got your basics here.
I got a couple of almonds.
I have a dozen peanuts. It's basically your dry goods.
You got a craisin with raisins, but the craisin
sits to the side because it is a treat.
-Uh... -MAN: This-is this an inhaler?
(sighs) It's, like-- it's, like, a slide or something.
Like, I don't even actually
-know what this is. -Where did you get that from?
From one of the people that stayed here for a night.
-What? -Did y-- did you take anything from me?
(gulps)
MAN: What is wrong with you? (chuckles)
I didn't know.
Please welcome Jenny Slate.
-♪ ♪ -(cheering, applause)
Jenny Slate, welcome back to The Daily Show.
-Thanks for having me back. -Um, I'm-I'm so delighted
to have you back, especially for this project,
because, you know, I had heard nothing
-about this movie as an idea, as a concept. -Mm-hmm.
I didn't know about it when it went viral,
but I was sitting in-in the movie theater--
I'll never forget this-- and you know, they're playing
-all the trailers. -Yes.
And it was interesting, 'cause all the trailers that came on
were for, like, action movies, 'cause I think I was watching
Everything Everywhere All At Once,
-which you were also in, by the way. -Yes.
-That's true. -Right. So, I'm sitting there,
watching the trailers, trailers, it's like, action movie,
action movie, action movie, and then the shell comes on...
-Sure -and everyone in the movie theater was just like, "Ah...
Ah." And we-we instantly fell in love,
and I remember going, "What-- Who-who made this?
What is this? Who-who came up with it?"
And everybody loves it. Just like, almost, like,
100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Everyone is raving
about the movie, so first things first: congratulations.
-Thank you. Thank you. -(cheering, applause) -And...
secondly...
-let's get into the how behind all of this. -Sure.
If someone said to me, "You're gonna make a movie
about a shell with a little,
-like, googly eye..." -Yeah.
I'd be like, "I don't think this is gonna work."
And yet... it-it works.
Take it from the beginning.
-Please explain the concept to me. -Okay, sure.
So, um... (chuckles)
I also think you're right-- there's
absolutely no way to pitch this movie.
Um, and it's a big vote for, like,
if you have an idea and you're not sure
how to explain it, maybe just
-try to find a way to do it. Um-- -I love that.
Yeah, and I-I think--
So, I was, like, doing the voice first.
Um, I was with
Dean Fleischer-Camp, who I-- directed this film.
And he and I were at a wedding and, uh, we were
sharing a hotel room with, like, four other people
because we were trying to save money.
-It was about 12 years ago. -So, wait, this--
that means it's a destination wedding.
It-it was Connecticut.
Take it or leave it, you know?
That's what they chose. Yeah. Um,
and we were-we were sharing a room with a bunch of friends.
I may have been having some cocktails.
-You know, we'll never know. -Okay, okay.
We'll never know. Uh, but, uh,
it was really squished in there, and I started being like,
like, doing this little voice. Like, being like,
(as Marcel): "You guys are, like,
really, really stepping on me" and stuff like that.
It's hard to hear. But anyway, I was doing it.
Um, and Dean was like,
"You know, I have to make a short film
"for my friend's comedy show. Could I interview you
in that character, whatever that is?" And I was like,
"Yeah, 'cause I lo-I love an interview, honestly."
I was like, "Yes, anybody asking anything, for sure."
And so, um, he asked me some questions
and the character started to emerge.
He did the character design, he stuck a googly eye
-and a shell and, you know, -Yes.
glued the shoes and everything. And we had this
sort of, like, interview-based short film
that we ended up putting it on the Internet
because someone at the comedy show was like,
"Could you put this online? I want to show it to my mom."
Um, and we just thought this, like--
these two people might see it.
-And... -It was a lot more than two people.
-It was a lot more. -It was-- it was more-- A lot--
-Millions more than two people saw it. -Yeah. Yeah.
It was, like, over 36 million people.
-(cheering and applause) -Yeah. -Right?
I know.
And so...
I mean, at that point, the story's not-- It's not done.
It's not like it's like, "Oh, 36 million, then it's a movie."
-Right. -Because it-it took you seven years to turn this
into the feature film.
Yeah. Yeah, it, um...
The-the film itself took seven years.
We first started with the audio recording.
And a lot of it was, like, improvised.
And then we would write, uh, scenes based on the improv
and, uh, eventually ended up with a script.
That took about three years.
And then we did the live-action shoot
-and then the stop-motion. -Right.
And it's gor-- The way they move is gorgeous as well.
It's, like, just, like, little, tiny, little, like,
-hoppy, steppy, you know? -Yeah, yeah.
I like that it is-- Our-our animation director,
Kirsten Lepore, made, like, such beautiful animation.
-It's not super smooth, you know? -Yes. Yeah.
It's just real enough that, like,
you could almost see it out of the corner of your eye.
Can I tell you, what-what I love about this story--
First of all, there are very few original movies
-that you watch these days, right? -Mmm.
Movies will be, like, oh, the sequel of the sequel
-of the sequel or the prequel before the sequel, right? -Yeah.
-Got to get that prequel. -And then-- You got to get
-the prequel in. Um... -Find out about it.
And then the spin-off and then the spin-off
-to the sequel prequel. But-but this is... -(laughs)
It's such an original idea,
and it's-it's surprisingly heart-wrenching.
I never thought I would watch a movie where--
Obviously, you're laughing. I was like, "I'm gonna laugh,
'cause the shell, you know, with the eye."
-But then... -Yeah.
But then there's moments where I'm just like, "Hmm.
-Oh, the shell." -(laughing)
It's-it's a really emotional story that you've told.
It's-it's a feel-good story as well.
Yeah, yeah. I think, um,
one thing that I'm interested in is, like,
how those can exist at once.
I know, like, I certainly live that way--
that I can experience, like, grief and loss
while also trying to live a-a life
-that feels satisfying on a daily basis. -Mm-hmm.
-Mm-hmm. -And, um, that is, like, one of the things
that's built into the film.
And I think, um...
I think it is funny,
and I think also there are a lot of adults
that end up crying during the movie.
-(soft awwing) -Which is good. I think it's good. -Oh, yeah.
And everybody made a noise.
-Yeah, yeah. -(laughter)
I think it's good. I think more adults should be crying
-in more movies. Um... -I think so.
The-the stories that I feel like you-you like to tell
don't just involve, like, voices and, you know...
and heartwarming issues, but it's like
there's something that I feel connects you
or-or that you're attracted to
in telling an adult story to kids
that's almost secretly going to adults, you know?
I-I wonder, are you gonna-- are you gonna do more of this?
Are you gonna make any-- You know, do you have any dreams,
for instance, of making any kids' shows or...?
Yeah. Well, first of all, yes, I do.
And I think you're right. I do like stuff like that.
Because I feel like...
children are actually capable of, like,
feeling huge, vibrant, and-and sometimes overwhelming feelings.
-Mm-hmm. -And it's-it's good to, like, give them a space
to try that out and say,
"Yeah, you're, like, really strong enough to do this."
But, also, there are so many adults
who weren't given that opportunity.
So it's nice for them to see something where they see,
like, a young or small thing
really making it work in that way.
But, um, I think--
You know, I would really like it if I had my own show
for children and people.
-Um, I-I grew up, like... -What-what would it be?
Like, I think it would be nice--
I-I like to say
somewhere between Pee-wee and Mr. Rogers.
(laughter)
-But with a woman. Yeah. -Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Yeah. I don't want to give it to a man.
I want it to be me.
-Yeah. (laughs) -You take it. -(cheering)
-Are you kidding me? No. -Sorry, I want it. Yeah, I want it.
-There's no sorry. There's no sorry. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Um... So, I-I, uh...
I love animation.
Um, I've always been a fan of you,
because I-I love people who do different voices
-in-in... -Mm-hmm.
Because, like, that's what animation is.
You-You've done everything. You know... (stammers)
You've done this. Uh, you know, you did, um...
You were in, um...
I want to say it was, uh, Big Mouth.
-And I want to say it was Zootopia as well. -Yeah. Yeah.
Yes. And, every time, your voice changes slightly.
When did you... when did you start doing that?
Is this, like, a thing you've had your whole life?
I think so. It's... Yeah.
It's sort of like that's... Have you...?
It's like, have you had this weird mole
your whole life or something?
-You know, it's like have you had this? -Okay...
Is this...? Has all...? Have you always...? Yeah, yeah.
-No, no, this is great. No, no. I'm more like... -But yeah.
I'll tell you why. Because, um, I've been trying...
-You put those away. -I've been trying...
-I've been trying to make a TV show, like, here. -Uh-oh.
Like, a few of my... So, I just, you know? And then,
what I was trying to do... what I was trying to do is...
(applause)
I was hoping we could... we could do, like, a little...
-like, a little scene for my show. -Yeah.
-I'm gonna... 'Cause I'm gonna pitch it 'cause... -So...
Now you showed me how successful it could be, I'm gonna...
-Okay. -So you can be... you can be Handy, the sanitizer.
-Okay. -Um, or you can be Bluey, the drink thing.
Um, or you can be, um, Stan, the stapler.
-Oh, Stan! -Yeah.
Uh, yeah.
-Okay, I'll be Stan. Fine. And then, um... -Okay, okay.
-Yeah, so... -I'll move these so you can see everything clearly.
-Do I...? Hold on. Let me... -There we go.
-Oh, you're doing that. You got it. -Okay. Cool. Great.
Oh, wait. I'll go into that shot.
-I know how cameras work. -Look at this.
-I can be here. -This is the film...?
Wait. Where's that...? Where's that thing?
Put... Yeah, get... Uh, the eyes. All right.
-Oh, you're getting my back. -All right, we got...
-Yeah, okay. -And then we need these eyes turning as which way?
Oh, there, there. Oh, there. That's the one. That's the one.
That's the one.
-All right, cool. All right, cool. -Okay.
I'm gonna figure out what's happening here. They are...
Give me a place where they are, people.
-WOMAN: Chicago! -They're in Chicago?
-They're in Chicago. -That's very specific.
Very specific. All right.
And what are they trying to do in Chicago?
-MAN: They're going to the circus. -Go to the circus?
-Okay. -Okay, okay. All right.
They're in Chicago, and they're trying to go to the circus.
But they can't because why?
-WOMAN: It's hot right now. -(audience shouting responses)
-It's hot right now? -It's too... -WOMAN: Car broke down.
-They're car broke down. -Car broke down. All right.
They're in Chicago, they're trying to go to the circus,
-but the car broke down. All right. -Okay.
All right, I'm... Okay, I'm ready with. All right. (mutters)
-(Noah groaning) -Stan?
-(groaning) -Stan, calm down. Stan?
Stan, I just need you to calm down for one moment.
Oh, I can't calm down. The car... the car is broken!
-Aah! Aah! Aah! -(laughter)
How are we going to get to the circus now?
Can I admit something to you, Stan?
Oh, go ahead.
I broke the car because I don't want to go to the circus
'cause I don't want everybody to pump my darn head.
-What?! What?! -(laughter)
I told you my dream was to go to the circus,
and you broke the car?! You know how hard it is
-for a stapler to buy a car?! -(laughter)
That was the first car I ever bought!
How could you do that to me?
I didn't know that it was your first automobile, first of all.
-(groans) -Secondly, Stan, you know that
whenever we go anywhere, people pump my head.
-(laughter, applause) -Yeah. Yeah.
And you know what? You know what? That's life.
That's life. Look at you.
You've been a hand sanitizer for, what?
A few years of the pandemic, and you're tired?
You know how long people having been playing with my head?
-(laughter) -Huh? Huh? Huh?
Stan, these last few years have been really hard for me.
A lot of people have been pumping my head.
They don't ask. I've had to re...
-What are you doing? -(English accent): Uh, guys?
-What? -I ordered an Uber.
We don't need to have this fight.
-(laughter) -NOAH: And scene. We got it.
-We got it. -We sold 'em.
We're making millions.
All right, people,
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
is now playing in theatres nationwide.
Go watch the movie and take your kids.
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but we'll be right back after this.
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