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Welcome to The Daily Show.
I'm Trevor Noah.
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The United Kingdom has a new
prime minister to replace
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their new prime minister.
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China celebrates Xi Jinping in
the most awkward way possible.
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And our very own Jordan
Klepper starts a civil war.
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Plus, the one and only
John David Washington
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is joining us on
the show, everybody!
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So let's do this, people.
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Let's jump straight
into today's headlines.
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Before we get into
the big stories,
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let's catch up on a few other
things going on in the world.
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According to the National
Assessment of Educational
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Progress, US students have
suffered a record drop
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in their math scores.
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Now many experts say that the
two years of COVID disruptions
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are to blame for this.
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But in my opinion,
everyone would
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do better if the
smart kids would just
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stop hiding their answers.
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Yeah!
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Loosen up, Angela.
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We get it.
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You study.
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Open it up.
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And I know.
I know.
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I know this is distressing news
for all the parents out there.
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But just remember, this is the
best time to cheat your kids
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out of their allowance.
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They won't know the difference.
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Yeah, 5 plus 2.
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Yeah, that's what you get.
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That's 10.
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Meanwhile, in San Francisco,
officials are coming under
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fire after it came out that
a new public toilet that is
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being [laughs] built in a
popular tourist spot will
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cost the city $1.7 million--
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a single public toilet.
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Yeah, now, before you complain,
remember, this toilet is
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going to be top of the line.
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The seat will come pre peed on.
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And the graffiti on
the walls will be
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written by George RR Martin.
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Wow!
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Oh, in sports news,
the Houston Astros
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swept the Yankees to win a
spot in the World Series.
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And attending the
game-- oh, you're
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going to save those
boos because attending
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the game in New York was
Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
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[booing]
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Yeah, who was greeted by
Yankee fans just like that.
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Yeah, there were a
lot of boos, a lot
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of extended middle fingers,
which at this point, people,
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why does anyone bother?
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Ted Cruz sees those so often.
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He may not even be
offended, right?
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He might just think that's
how people wave now.
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Just like, hi.
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Hello, how are you?
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Hello.
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Hi, Ted Cruz.
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All right, let's move on
to some of the biggest
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stories of the day.
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You know, with food prices
going up, gas prices going up,
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and war crippling
Europe, it may
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be easy to get distracted
by short-term problems
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and lose sight of the long-term
problems that will actually
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kill us all, which
is why climate
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activists are going to extreme
measures to get our attention.
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REPORTER: Another act
of food-infused art
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vandalism, this time
with mashed potatoes.
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That's right.
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Climate change activists tossed
potatoes onto a Claude Monet
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painting at a German museum.
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Look at this.
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Officials there
say the painting--
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it wasn't damaged and that
it's covered by glass.
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Last week, activists
threw tomato soup
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onto Vincent van Gogh's
Sunflowers at the National
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Gallery in London.
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There was some minor
damage to the frame,
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but the painting was unharmed.
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And in both cases,
activists then
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glued their hands to the wall.
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Yeah, increasingly,
around the world,
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climate change activists
are vandalizing
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famous art to bring
attention to climate change.
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First, they splashed food
on a van Gogh, now a Monet.
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They also hit a Jackson
Pollock, but no one noticed.
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And as much as I agree
with the message,
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I don't know if a museum is
the right place to do this.
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Because think about it.
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If you protest in the streets,
everyone knows it's a protest.
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But if anything
happens in a museum,
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half the people are just going
to think it's part of the art.
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You know?
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Yeah, you could be in
front of a painting going,
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I'm having a heart attack!
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They'd be like, ah, very
powerful, very powerful.
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No, help me!
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Ah, yes, the cry for help we
all feel in the modern world.
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Bravo, bravo.
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Also, I feel like
at this point,
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the problem with climate change
isn't a lack of awareness.
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Right?
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It's more the fact
that a ton of people
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just don't give a shit.
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And I stand to be corrected.
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But I just don't think
that those people
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who don't care about climate
change care about fancy art.
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You know?
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I doubt your MAGA uncle
is going to be like, no,
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not Monet's Water Lilies!
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No!
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All right, you win.
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You can tax carbon.
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I agree with you.
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If anything, these
protests might
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bring more publicity to the
art than to climate change.
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Yeah, like, you tell me,
when was the last time
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you thought about Monet?
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And sex dreams don't count.
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[laughter]
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Like, if I was a painting
in a museum right now,
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I would be begging--
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I'd be begging to get
some food thrown on me.
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[laughter]
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Oh, look, look.
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Someone's walking
up to us right now
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with a giant bowl of pudding.
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This could be our big break.
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Oh, the pudding
is-- oh, no, wait.
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They're just eating it.
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Oh.
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What the hell, man?
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Weird snack to
bring to a museum.
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Oh, come on, people.
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I want to go viral.
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Somebody, throw
some food at me.
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You know who I hate?
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The polar bears!
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I hate them, bunch of
Coke-drinking losers.
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They deserve to die!
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Nothing?
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All right, forget it.
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I guess back to staring
at people's butts all day.
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Oh, that's a nice butt.
Look at that one.
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Look at that one.
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Oh.
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All right.
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Let's make like America's
money and move on to China.
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Over the last
decade, Xi Jinping
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has gradually taken full
control of the Chinese
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Communist Party.
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He's put his people in
all of the top positions.
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He's pushed out all
of his top rivals.
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And he is the sole owner of
the password for the country's
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Netflix account.
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Yeah, so no one in China can
watch Dahmer without him.
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He's like, no, don't
watch without me!
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That's one of our
shows together.
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They're like, these are
all our shows together!
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We're communists!
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Anyway-- anyway,
over the weekend,
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President Xi was formally
reupped as communist leader
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of the party, right?
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That's what he was-- for an
unprecedented third term,
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which means he will
rule over the nation
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of 1.4 billion people for
at least another five years.
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And if anyone doubts on
how powerful Xi Jinping
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has become, just look
at how he treated
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China's previous leader.
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China's leader, Xi
Jinping, is beginning
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an historic third
term in office
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after being anointed again
as the head of the country's
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Communist Party.
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But there was an
unexpected twist
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in the normally
highly-choreographed Chinese
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national Congress over the
weekend, when his predecessor
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was escorted off the stage.
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REPORTER: Two aides
appear to remove
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Xi Jinping's predecessor, Hu
Jintao, from the front row.
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Hu appears confused,
even to resist,
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while Xi Jinping
shows zero sympathy.
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Was the 79-year-old Hu unwell?
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Or was it some kind of
political power play?
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We'll probably never
know as the incident
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has already been scrubbed from
Chinese TV and social media.
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God damn.
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Yeah, scrubbed from
social media and TV,
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and did you see that?
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They picked that old man
out and just escorted him.
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They just escorted him out like
he was Kanye at a bar mitzvah.
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[laughter]
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And did you see Xi Jinping?
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What's even wilder,
he's just sitting there
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like he can't do anything.
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Like, the old man
taps him like,
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hey, Xi, you going to do--
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he's the most powerful
person in China.
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And he's like, sorry,
there-- there must
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be some rule or something.
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I'm new here.
I don't know.
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I can't help you.
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I-- I can't do anything.
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I don't even know
what this means.
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Was it supposed
to send a message?
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Was it not?
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Because if it did, I don't
think it worked because nobody
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knows what happened, right?
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They either took this guy away
as some kind of power grab
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or because he just had one
too many Island iced teas.
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We don't know, right?
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Who knows?
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I mean, I guess we do know that
it didn't go according to plan
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because they scrubbed all the
video of it from the internet.
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They wouldn't do that if
they wanted people to see it.
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It's like your browser history.
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Yeah, nobody's clearing
it because they
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donated to charity.
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You know, no one's like,
I can't let my wife
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see what a good person I am.
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I can't!
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So, yeah, this is a
weird, opaque story that
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has left everyone guessing.
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And I guess the only
question I have is,
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can we hire those guys
for whenever Joe Biden
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starts rambling in a speech?
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Can we?
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Just to bring them in, he's
like, (IMITATING BIDEN)
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I passed a student bill
debt with 50 and 100,000
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and 56,000 and 150--
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OK, sir, come on with us.
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Come on.
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Let's take him to
where we hide Kamala.
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Come on.
Let's go.
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[applause]
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All right, finally, let's move
on from China to a country
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where the leadership situation
is a little less secure,
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Great Britain.
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Last week, Liz Truss
announced after just
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44 days in office
she would be stepping
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down as prime minister.
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So she could move on to
becoming that person who
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everyone recognizes,
but they can't
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quite remember from where.
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Like, did we go
to high school--
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oh!
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You were the prime minister!
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Oh, so sorry about that.
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Anyway, can I have two large
popcorns, please, and--
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Anyway, Liz Truss is gone.
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And it looks like the
UK's got a brand new man.
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We begin in the
United Kingdom, which
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is about to get its
third prime minister
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in less than two months.
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Just a short time ago, the
ruling Conservative Party
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announced that former
Finance Minister Rishi
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Sunak won the race
to become party
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leader and prime minister.
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REPORTER: Rishi Sunak
will become this country's
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first ever prime
minister of color, first
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ever Asian prime
minister, and first
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ever Hindu prime minister.
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REPORTER: Rishi Sunak--
not only the first person
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of color to walk through 10
Downing, also the youngest
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prime minister here in
about two centuries, really
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a historic day.
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REPORTER: A former investment
banker, he and his wife
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are reported to be among the
country's richest people.
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It is the greatest
privilege of my life
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to be able to serve
the party I love
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and give back to the
country I owe so much to.
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Yeah, that's right.
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The UK's new prime
minister is former Finance
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Minister Rishi Sunak.
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And he's Indian.
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He's Hindu.
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And he's only 42
years old, which
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means he will probably
serve well into his 42
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and a halves easily.
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[laughter]
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And let's not forget--
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[applause]
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Let's not forget
another important first.
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He's also the first
prime minister
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who's an absolute snack.
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Yeah.
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Oh, look at you, Rishi.
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And before you're
thinking, oh, is he,
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don't forget who came before.
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Don't forget.
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We're moving on up.
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[cheering]
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Now, of course-- of course,
not everyone in the UK
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is happy about Rishi
Sunak taking the top spot
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and making history.
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And it's not because
of his policies
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or because of his personality.
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No, there are some people who
have a problem with something
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else, as this caller
to a British radio show
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so eloquently explained.
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Is the real
problem here, Jerry,
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that Rishi Sunak
is a Brown man,
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and you don't trust him at
the top of this country?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, this guy
has a good point.
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Can you imagine if
white English people
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wanted to rule countries
where no one looked like them?
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Oh, that would never happen.
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Can you imagine that world?
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What would that world be like?
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[cheering]
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[laughs] Now you know
what's so funny to me?
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It's funny how
racists always say,
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oh, colonization was fine.
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It was business--
until they feel
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like they're being colonized.
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Then all of a sudden,
it's like, something
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needs to be done!
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Something needs to be done!
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Not even being colonized--
the guy is British.
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What's wrong with you?
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And if you ask me, British
racists are looking
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at this whole thing all wrong.
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This could be a good
thing for you people.
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After 400 years,
you'll finally get
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to legitimately
blame a Brown person
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for your country's problems.
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You're living your dreams!
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Wake up!
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[applause]
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I mean, there is a part of me--
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there's a part of me
that feels a little
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bad for England's racists.
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00:13:04,818 --> 00:13:07,187
No, because
remember-- remember,
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they voted for
Brexit specifically
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to keep Britain white.
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And that vote started
a seven-year chain
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of dominoes that
has now led directly
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to an Indian Prime Minister.
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[cheering]
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Oh, man.
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Yeah, they're probably
like, (BRITISH ACCENT)
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oh, this is certainly a rich
irony at my expense, isn't it?
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Yeah.
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00:13:37,084 --> 00:13:38,218
And here's the thing.
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Keep in mind, this caller
even says that he is Tory.
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So this is the same
party as Rishi Sunak,
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right, which means
they probably agree
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on all the same policies.
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He just doesn't like
that he's not white,
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which I don't understand.
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I truly don't understand.
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What are you scared of?
Huh?
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What is this caller scared of?
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Does he think Sunak
is going to walk up
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to the podium on his
first day in office
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and be like, (BRITISH ACCENT)
it is the greatest privilege
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of my life to be able to
give back to the country I
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owe so much to.
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And to show my
gratitude, I just
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want to say, (INDIAN
ACCENT) I'm selling
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the entire country to India!
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That's right.
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00:14:06,547 --> 00:14:07,814
Revenge time, you bastards.
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00:14:07,915 --> 00:14:09,183
This was the plan
the whole time.
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00:14:09,283 --> 00:14:11,051
Happy Diwali, mother bitches!
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00:14:11,151 --> 00:14:12,085
[laughter]
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00:14:12,186 --> 00:14:14,755
It's not going to
happen, you racists.
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00:14:14,855 --> 00:14:17,457
All right, that's it
for the headlines.
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Before we go to
break, it's time
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to check in on all the
latest social media trends
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with our very own Ronny
Chieng, everybody!
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[cheering]
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00:14:28,268 --> 00:14:31,438
Hey, Trevor, all right.
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Let's see what's blowing
up social media today.
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We got Taylor Swift,
anti-Semitism,
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Tom Brady, the usual.
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But what's lighting social
media in England up right now
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is the new prime minister
of the week, Rishi Sunak.
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00:14:45,719 --> 00:14:48,956
And I know everyone
is really excited
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00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:51,391
that this is the first
Asian prime minister.
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00:14:51,491 --> 00:14:53,093
But let's be clear.
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00:14:53,193 --> 00:14:55,829
Indians are not Asians, OK?
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00:14:55,929 --> 00:14:56,830
OK?
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00:14:56,930 --> 00:14:59,533
They're still
people, great people.
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00:14:59,633 --> 00:15:02,503
They're just not
Asian people, OK?
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00:15:02,603 --> 00:15:03,504
No, no, no.
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00:15:03,604 --> 00:15:04,905
Answer me this.
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If this guy is Asian, how come
when he became prime minister,
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I felt absolutely nothing?
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00:15:09,209 --> 00:15:11,445
[laughter]
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00:15:11,545 --> 00:15:14,748
I mean, when I was down at Dim
Sum Palace this morning, me
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and the fellas weren't like,
oh, shit, that's me up there!
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00:15:18,452 --> 00:15:20,187
I feel seen.
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00:15:20,287 --> 00:15:22,122
I love how Indians try
to have it both ways,
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00:15:22,222 --> 00:15:24,057
like, being Indian and Asian.
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00:15:24,091 --> 00:15:26,193
Pick a lane, OK?
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00:15:26,293 --> 00:15:28,562
Yeah, I bet if I show
up in a Bollywood film,
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00:15:28,662 --> 00:15:31,198
I'm just going to
blend right in, right?
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00:15:31,298 --> 00:15:32,666
Because we're all
just one people,
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00:15:32,766 --> 00:15:34,935
just having a good time.
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00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:36,703
Also, speaking of
Asians and Indians,
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00:15:36,803 --> 00:15:38,138
real quick, you
mentioned America's
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00:15:38,238 --> 00:15:41,408
math scores were dropping since
COVID or something, right?
428
00:15:41,508 --> 00:15:47,514
I mean, math scores in
America were bad before COVID.
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00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:49,183
How could they get any worse?
430
00:15:49,283 --> 00:15:50,751
Like, the question
used to be, what time
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00:15:50,851 --> 00:15:52,085
did a train leave the station?
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00:15:52,186 --> 00:15:55,822
Now you got to explain
what a [bleep] train is.
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00:15:55,923 --> 00:15:59,259
But the biggest trending story
has got to be the climate
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00:15:59,359 --> 00:16:01,094
change art protester videos.
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00:16:01,195 --> 00:16:04,031
And my question is,
who the hell is doing
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00:16:04,064 --> 00:16:06,600
museum security these days?
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00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:11,438
You see people walking in with
two buckets of mashed potatoes
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00:16:11,538 --> 00:16:16,043
and a high-visibility
vest, and you don't
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think anything is going on.
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00:16:18,045 --> 00:16:19,313
Were you caught by surprise?
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00:16:19,413 --> 00:16:21,849
They're not exactly
sneaking around.
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00:16:21,949 --> 00:16:25,319
I mean, if people show up in
high-visibility construction
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00:16:25,419 --> 00:16:27,054
vest, just keep an
eye on them, OK?
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00:16:27,087 --> 00:16:28,755
Just imagine this Venn diagram.
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00:16:28,856 --> 00:16:30,057
It's real simple.
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00:16:30,157 --> 00:16:31,725
In one circle,
you've got people
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00:16:31,825 --> 00:16:33,093
wearing construction vests.
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00:16:33,193 --> 00:16:35,629
In the other circle, you've
got people with no upper body
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00:16:35,729 --> 00:16:37,097
strength, OK?
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00:16:37,197 --> 00:16:40,334
Now, when they overlap
in the middle there,
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00:16:40,434 --> 00:16:42,202
those are climate activists.
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00:16:42,302 --> 00:16:43,737
[cheering]
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00:16:43,837 --> 00:16:48,609
OK?
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00:16:48,709 --> 00:16:52,212
Make sure you check every
cavity for sloppy joes.
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00:16:52,312 --> 00:16:54,882
Also, the worst part
is this painting
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00:16:54,982 --> 00:16:56,116
wasn't even expecting it.
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00:16:56,216 --> 00:16:58,552
At least throw it at a
painting that's ready.
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00:16:58,652 --> 00:17:02,489
I mean, see, this guy
knows some bad shit's
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00:17:02,589 --> 00:17:04,858
about to go down.
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00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:05,859
All right, what
are you even doing?
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00:17:06,026 --> 00:17:06,860
What?
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00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:07,861
Throwing guacamole
at art isn't going
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00:17:08,028 --> 00:17:09,363
to change anything, all right?
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00:17:09,463 --> 00:17:10,664
The only people
who care about art
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00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:12,199
are pretentious douchebags.
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00:17:12,299 --> 00:17:13,433
Like, check out
this tweet I found
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00:17:13,534 --> 00:17:15,068
online for some random
moron, all right?
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00:17:15,169 --> 00:17:16,069
Look.
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00:17:16,170 --> 00:17:17,070
Look at this all.
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00:17:17,171 --> 00:17:18,772
Oh my god.
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00:17:18,872 --> 00:17:20,340
At the Louvre.
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00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,309
I saw Mona Lisa
for the first time.
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00:17:22,409 --> 00:17:23,577
Is she smiling or not?
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00:17:23,677 --> 00:17:24,578
It's so powerful.
475
00:17:24,678 --> 00:17:25,612
Everyone should see.
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00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:27,781
[laughter]
477
00:17:27,881 --> 00:17:31,285
Oh, really?
478
00:17:31,385 --> 00:17:36,256
You think everyone should see
the most famous painting ever?
479
00:17:36,356 --> 00:17:38,158
What a great discovery.
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00:17:38,258 --> 00:17:40,194
I mean, I wonder what
else this guy likes.
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00:17:40,294 --> 00:17:42,062
You like the Beatles,
Breaking Bad?
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00:17:42,095 --> 00:17:43,063
Let me guess.
483
00:17:43,096 --> 00:17:44,498
You gave Oxygen five stars.
484
00:17:44,598 --> 00:17:47,534
I mean, how basic
can a bitch get?
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00:17:47,634 --> 00:17:48,702
Whoever he is.
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00:17:48,802 --> 00:17:49,803
Back to you, Trevor.
487
00:17:49,903 --> 00:17:51,171
[cheering]
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00:17:51,271 --> 00:17:52,272
I think that
was a great tweet.
489
00:17:52,372 --> 00:17:54,174
Ronny Chieng, everybody.
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00:17:54,274 --> 00:17:56,109
All right, when we come
back, Jordan Klepper
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00:17:56,210 --> 00:17:57,744
figures out what
side of the civil war
492
00:17:57,845 --> 00:17:58,745
your state is going to be on.
493
00:17:58,846 --> 00:17:59,913
So don't go away.
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00:18:00,013 --> 00:18:03,684
[cheering]
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00:18:08,297 --> 00:18:14,737
[applause]
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00:18:15,738 --> 00:18:18,007
Welcome back to
The Daily Show.
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You know, there's no
question-- there's
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00:18:21,110 --> 00:18:23,279
no question that
America is becoming
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00:18:23,379 --> 00:18:25,014
more and more polarized.
500
00:18:25,114 --> 00:18:26,816
And it has a lot of
people wondering--
501
00:18:26,916 --> 00:18:29,819
could this division
turn into violence?
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00:18:29,919 --> 00:18:33,389
Well, we sent Jordan Klepper
to find out for another episode
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of "Fingers the Pulse."
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00:18:34,824 --> 00:18:41,397
[music playing]
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JORDAN KLEPPER
(VOICEOVER): When you've
506
00:18:42,798 --> 00:18:44,533
been to as many
rallies as I have,
507
00:18:44,633 --> 00:18:47,169
you get used to hearing
things you don't encounter
508
00:18:47,269 --> 00:18:49,472
in everyday life,
like "Go to hell,"
509
00:18:49,572 --> 00:18:51,040
and "Klepper is a bitch."
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00:18:51,140 --> 00:18:52,575
But lately, the.
crowds have been
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00:18:52,675 --> 00:18:55,077
coalescing around
one particular idea
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00:18:55,177 --> 00:18:56,579
that nobody wants to hear
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00:18:56,679 --> 00:18:57,847
- Civil War.
- Civil War.
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00:18:57,947 --> 00:18:59,015
- Civil War.
- Civil War.
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00:18:59,115 --> 00:19:00,116
Civil War.
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JORDAN KLEPPER (VOICEOVER):
The Civil War--
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00:19:01,550 --> 00:19:03,285
our country's bitter
attempt at divorce
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00:19:03,386 --> 00:19:05,821
that ended with mom and dad
back together in a state
519
00:19:05,921 --> 00:19:06,922
of constant resentment.
520
00:19:07,023 --> 00:19:09,392
43% of Americans
think it's very
521
00:19:09,492 --> 00:19:11,894
likely there's a Civil
War in the next decade.
522
00:19:11,927 --> 00:19:13,029
OK.
523
00:19:13,129 --> 00:19:14,463
I'm going to be perfectly
straight up and honest.
524
00:19:14,563 --> 00:19:15,998
It's going to happen
much sooner than that.
525
00:19:16,098 --> 00:19:17,199
How soon?
526
00:19:17,299 --> 00:19:19,368
Because I have an Airbnb
rented in the Outer Banks.
527
00:19:19,468 --> 00:19:20,903
JORDAN KLEPPER (VOICEOVER):
But it turns out
528
00:19:20,936 --> 00:19:23,973
a lot of Americans think this
way and not just your uncle
529
00:19:24,073 --> 00:19:26,108
who has been hoarding
weapons and Vienna sausages
530
00:19:26,208 --> 00:19:27,309
in his basement bunker.
531
00:19:27,410 --> 00:19:29,912
Even sitting members of
Congress, like January 6
532
00:19:30,012 --> 00:19:31,647
Committee Member
Adam Kinzinger.
533
00:19:31,747 --> 00:19:34,583
How close are we
to another Civil War?
534
00:19:34,684 --> 00:19:36,552
I think we're closer
than we'd like to think.
535
00:19:36,652 --> 00:19:38,454
And I used to be afraid
to talk about it.
536
00:19:38,554 --> 00:19:40,022
Now I think it's important
for us to talk about it.
537
00:19:40,122 --> 00:19:41,023
To talk about a Civil War?
538
00:19:41,123 --> 00:19:42,324
Yeah.
539
00:19:42,425 --> 00:19:44,226
Because I think we have to
be aware of where we're at.
540
00:19:44,326 --> 00:19:45,961
I don't think it's going
to be North and South
541
00:19:46,062 --> 00:19:47,229
with large marching armies.
542
00:19:47,329 --> 00:19:49,598
You know, if I
live in Illinois,
543
00:19:49,699 --> 00:19:52,301
there's going to be Republicans
and Democrats in Illinois.
544
00:19:52,401 --> 00:19:53,936
I do think it could
get violent easily.
545
00:19:53,969 --> 00:19:54,937
I mean, that's scary.
546
00:19:54,970 --> 00:19:56,205
That is scary.
547
00:19:56,305 --> 00:19:57,973
JORDAN KLEPPER (VOICEOVER):
If a sitting representative
548
00:19:58,074 --> 00:20:00,142
like Kinzinger thinks a
second Civil War is possible,
549
00:20:00,242 --> 00:20:02,144
it's something we need
to take seriously.
550
00:20:02,244 --> 00:20:04,213
So I decided to
gather Americans
551
00:20:04,313 --> 00:20:06,949
in one of our most sacred
traditions of civic unity--
552
00:20:06,982 --> 00:20:09,218
the corporate focus
group, bringing together
553
00:20:09,318 --> 00:20:11,754
conservatives and
liberals in purple Arizona
554
00:20:11,887 --> 00:20:14,390
who all think Civil War
is a real possibility.
555
00:20:14,490 --> 00:20:16,125
The Civil War is tomorrow.
556
00:20:16,225 --> 00:20:18,160
What is the skill set you
bring to the battlefield?
557
00:20:18,260 --> 00:20:19,428
Well, I'm good with a gun.
558
00:20:19,528 --> 00:20:20,730
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
559
00:20:20,896 --> 00:20:21,731
OK.
560
00:20:21,897 --> 00:20:23,399
James?
561
00:20:23,499 --> 00:20:24,600
[laughs] I have
survival skills.
562
00:20:24,700 --> 00:20:25,901
I was in the military.
563
00:20:25,935 --> 00:20:27,703
I know how to shoot a
weapon, hand-to-hand combat
564
00:20:27,803 --> 00:20:28,938
if I have to.
565
00:20:29,038 --> 00:20:31,707
I could stick you with a
knife and not cry about it.
566
00:20:31,807 --> 00:20:33,042
[laughs]
567
00:20:33,142 --> 00:20:35,011
We're laughing about sticking
people with a knife, but--
568
00:20:35,111 --> 00:20:36,045
OK.
Lansing, what skills?
569
00:20:36,145 --> 00:20:37,046
Leadership
JORDAN KLEPPER: Leadership?
570
00:20:37,146 --> 00:20:38,347
Yeah.
571
00:20:38,447 --> 00:20:39,915
I just feel there's going
to need to be some leaders.
572
00:20:39,949 --> 00:20:41,584
Bo, what skills do you have?
573
00:20:41,684 --> 00:20:43,452
Critical thinking.
574
00:20:43,552 --> 00:20:45,187
Jesus, for all of
the liberals in here,
575
00:20:45,287 --> 00:20:47,923
we have a leader and
a critical thinker.
576
00:20:47,957 --> 00:20:49,525
This is why the blue
side is [bleep]..
577
00:20:49,625 --> 00:20:51,260
JORDAN KLEPPER (VOICEOVER):
But if America was going
578
00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:54,330
to be divided in a Civil War,
where would the modern day
579
00:20:54,430 --> 00:20:55,931
Mason-Dixon Line fall?
580
00:20:55,965 --> 00:20:58,367
It was time for a
state-by-state fantasy draft--
581
00:20:58,467 --> 00:21:00,336
well, nightmare draft.
582
00:21:00,436 --> 00:21:01,604
JORDAN KLEPPER:
We've terraformed
583
00:21:01,704 --> 00:21:04,974
the states that have been
red and blue to create
584
00:21:05,074 --> 00:21:07,143
one land mass.
585
00:21:07,243 --> 00:21:08,711
Who sees himself as
conservative part
586
00:21:08,878 --> 00:21:11,447
of the red map here?
587
00:21:11,547 --> 00:21:13,549
Are these the states
you would want?
588
00:21:13,649 --> 00:21:15,518
Oh, I much prefer
the red states.
589
00:21:15,618 --> 00:21:16,786
What breaks your heart?
590
00:21:16,886 --> 00:21:17,787
What are you going to miss?
591
00:21:17,887 --> 00:21:20,056
Well, Arizona--
isn't that supposed
592
00:21:20,156 --> 00:21:21,223
to be a red state now?
593
00:21:21,323 --> 00:21:22,792
Let's say we
give you Arizona.
594
00:21:22,892 --> 00:21:23,893
Where do you want to travel to?
595
00:21:23,993 --> 00:21:25,895
Well, I love California.
596
00:21:25,928 --> 00:21:27,730
But it's turned into
such a shithole.
597
00:21:27,897 --> 00:21:28,964
Let's be fair.
598
00:21:29,065 --> 00:21:31,200
As a red state guy, the blue
state has the best food.
599
00:21:31,300 --> 00:21:32,201
Oh, yeah.
600
00:21:32,301 --> 00:21:33,202
Right.
601
00:21:33,302 --> 00:21:34,770
Bo, what would you miss?
602
00:21:34,904 --> 00:21:36,238
Not a ton.
603
00:21:36,339 --> 00:21:38,341
As a liberal,
you're feeling pretty
604
00:21:38,441 --> 00:21:39,608
good about the states you get.
605
00:21:39,709 --> 00:21:40,943
Honestly, I feel all right.
606
00:21:41,043 --> 00:21:41,944
We got Hawaii.
607
00:21:42,044 --> 00:21:43,546
JORDAN KLEPPER:
You do have Hawaii.
608
00:21:43,646 --> 00:21:44,747
James, what are you missing?
609
00:21:44,914 --> 00:21:46,215
You're going to be in this
red conglomerate, right?
610
00:21:46,315 --> 00:21:48,017
Well, the family's from
back east in Ohio, so, yeah,
611
00:21:48,117 --> 00:21:49,018
I mean-- that would be.
612
00:21:49,118 --> 00:21:50,052
You'd miss Ohio?
613
00:21:50,152 --> 00:21:51,687
I wouldn't trade
Cleveland for anything.
614
00:21:51,787 --> 00:21:53,289
I'd trade Texas
for California
615
00:21:53,389 --> 00:21:55,024
so I can go to San Diego.
- OK.
616
00:21:55,124 --> 00:21:56,025
Any other trades?
617
00:21:56,125 --> 00:21:57,493
Texas for California--
blue side,
618
00:21:57,593 --> 00:21:58,494
would you allow that trade?
619
00:21:58,594 --> 00:22:00,162
I'll take Austin
for Cleveland,
620
00:22:00,262 --> 00:22:01,297
but I don't need all of Texas.
621
00:22:01,397 --> 00:22:02,665
We'll do an Austin
for Cleveland.
622
00:22:02,765 --> 00:22:04,000
I don't want Cleveland.
He's in Cleveland.
623
00:22:04,100 --> 00:22:05,001
I want San Diego.
624
00:22:05,101 --> 00:22:06,535
What will you give
up for San Diego?
625
00:22:06,635 --> 00:22:08,938
I would give up Florida.
626
00:22:09,038 --> 00:22:10,206
No thanks.
627
00:22:10,306 --> 00:22:11,507
There's no takers on Florida?
628
00:22:11,607 --> 00:22:12,508
No.
629
00:22:12,608 --> 00:22:13,542
JORDAN KLEPPER (VOICEOVER): OK.
630
00:22:13,642 --> 00:22:15,211
So I guess the ocean
can have Florida,
631
00:22:15,311 --> 00:22:17,980
which is helpful because it
will probably take it anyway.
632
00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,750
And now that we have our newly
divided States of America,
633
00:22:20,883 --> 00:22:23,319
we get to draft some
new constitutions.
634
00:22:23,419 --> 00:22:26,956
If there is a new America,
you're going to need new laws.
635
00:22:27,056 --> 00:22:29,158
Are there any laws you
would want to change?
636
00:22:29,258 --> 00:22:32,294
Get rid of the petty ones.
637
00:22:32,395 --> 00:22:33,896
I mean, there's lots of
petty laws out there.
638
00:22:33,929 --> 00:22:35,631
I mean, if you pee
in public, I mean,
639
00:22:35,731 --> 00:22:37,633
are you really going to be
in the sex crime registry
640
00:22:37,733 --> 00:22:38,701
now because you peed in public?
641
00:22:38,801 --> 00:22:39,702
It's stupid.
642
00:22:39,802 --> 00:22:41,003
It's a crack in the system.
643
00:22:41,103 --> 00:22:43,339
That's the first law
that comes to head?
644
00:22:43,439 --> 00:22:44,707
It's the petty laws.
645
00:22:44,807 --> 00:22:48,010
You get put in the federal
sex crimes registry
646
00:22:48,110 --> 00:22:49,945
if you take a leak outside.
647
00:22:50,046 --> 00:22:50,946
It's just pretty dumb.
648
00:22:51,047 --> 00:22:51,947
That's just an example.
649
00:22:52,048 --> 00:22:54,216
We just talked
about a Civil War
650
00:22:54,316 --> 00:22:55,217
tearing this country in two.
651
00:22:55,317 --> 00:22:56,485
[laughter]
652
00:22:56,585 --> 00:22:58,020
You finally get your way--
- Well, you know, I mean--
653
00:22:58,120 --> 00:22:59,121
--and the first
law that jumps
654
00:22:59,221 --> 00:23:02,258
to mind is peeing in public.
655
00:23:02,358 --> 00:23:03,726
Does your side
not have toilets?
656
00:23:03,826 --> 00:23:05,161
JORDAN KLEPPER (VOICEOVER):
With the vision
657
00:23:05,261 --> 00:23:08,230
of the new Confederacy already
collapsing under the burden
658
00:23:08,331 --> 00:23:09,932
of sewage
infrastructure, I thought
659
00:23:10,032 --> 00:23:11,867
it was time to cut
to the chase and ask
660
00:23:11,901 --> 00:23:12,968
the biggest question of all.
661
00:23:13,069 --> 00:23:14,537
Which side wins?
662
00:23:14,637 --> 00:23:15,538
We all lose.
663
00:23:15,638 --> 00:23:16,872
We all lose, yeah.
664
00:23:16,972 --> 00:23:18,107
There's no winning there.
665
00:23:18,207 --> 00:23:24,780
What if one side loses
and then refuses to concede?
666
00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:25,881
JORDAN KLEPPER
(VOICEOVER): Well,
667
00:23:25,981 --> 00:23:27,216
I don't know if
I feel any better
668
00:23:27,316 --> 00:23:28,551
about the future of America.
669
00:23:28,651 --> 00:23:31,253
But for now, at least
we still have elections.
670
00:23:31,354 --> 00:23:34,724
In fact, check out my new
half hour special where I dive
671
00:23:34,890 --> 00:23:37,693
into the midterms and ask
the very important question--
672
00:23:37,793 --> 00:23:40,062
democracy, we still cool?
673
00:23:40,162 --> 00:23:42,631
If you knew you got fewer
votes, you wouldn't concede.
674
00:23:42,732 --> 00:23:43,766
What is conceding mean?
675
00:23:43,899 --> 00:23:44,767
Yeah.
676
00:23:44,900 --> 00:23:45,901
It means accepting loss.
677
00:23:45,968 --> 00:23:46,902
- No.
- No.
678
00:23:47,003 --> 00:23:47,903
Why?
679
00:23:48,004 --> 00:23:49,505
Is democracy [bleep]?
680
00:23:49,605 --> 00:23:53,209
We can be [bleep] tomorrow
if the wrong thing happens.
681
00:23:53,309 --> 00:23:54,310
You were there January 6.
682
00:23:54,410 --> 00:23:56,112
It was the most
beautiful thing I ever saw.
683
00:23:56,212 --> 00:23:58,681
Birds chirping, police
officers screaming.
684
00:23:58,781 --> 00:23:59,749
No.
685
00:23:59,915 --> 00:24:06,255
[music playing]
686
00:24:06,355 --> 00:24:07,256
[applause]
687
00:24:07,356 --> 00:24:08,391
Thank you so much for that.
688
00:24:08,491 --> 00:24:09,392
Jordan Klepper, everybody.
689
00:24:09,492 --> 00:24:10,860
Before to check out--
690
00:24:10,893 --> 00:24:13,396
be sure to check out Jordan's
special next Tuesday at 11:30
691
00:24:13,496 --> 00:24:14,864
right after this show.
All right.
692
00:24:14,897 --> 00:24:16,065
Stay tuned because
when we come back,
693
00:24:16,165 --> 00:24:17,500
John David Washington
will be joining
694
00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,735
me right here on this spot.
695
00:24:19,869 --> 00:24:22,872
[applause]
696
00:24:33,149 --> 00:24:34,384
Welcome back to
The Daily Show.
697
00:24:34,484 --> 00:24:36,552
My guest tonight is an
actor you know from films
698
00:24:36,653 --> 00:24:38,621
like Black Klansman and Tenet.
699
00:24:38,721 --> 00:24:40,356
He's here tonight
to talk about making
700
00:24:40,456 --> 00:24:43,159
his Broadway debut in
a revival of August
701
00:24:43,259 --> 00:24:44,894
Wilson's The Piano Lesson.
702
00:24:44,994 --> 00:24:47,797
Please welcome John
David Washington.
703
00:24:47,897 --> 00:24:54,537
[music playing]
704
00:24:55,538 --> 00:25:02,211
TREVOR NOAH: Welcome back.
705
00:25:03,980 --> 00:25:05,481
John David Washington.
- Hello.
706
00:25:05,581 --> 00:25:06,683
Welcome back to
The Daily Show.
707
00:25:06,783 --> 00:25:08,451
Thanks for having me.
Glad to be back.
708
00:25:08,551 --> 00:25:10,486
It's been a while
since you've been here.
709
00:25:10,586 --> 00:25:12,288
I think it was maybe 2019.
710
00:25:12,388 --> 00:25:13,489
Yeah.
711
00:25:13,589 --> 00:25:15,191
TREVOR NOAH: It was Black
Klansman at the time.
712
00:25:15,291 --> 00:25:18,828
And I mean, you have just
ascended, consistently
713
00:25:18,928 --> 00:25:19,896
and constantly.
714
00:25:19,996 --> 00:25:22,598
Tenet phenomenal,
absolutely for the part
715
00:25:22,699 --> 00:25:24,200
that we could understand.
Because some of it--
716
00:25:24,300 --> 00:25:25,201
Yeah, right.
717
00:25:25,301 --> 00:25:26,369
Let me ask you,
though, before we get
718
00:25:26,469 --> 00:25:27,503
into what you're doing now.
719
00:25:27,603 --> 00:25:30,506
Like did you guys know
what was-- of course,
720
00:25:30,606 --> 00:25:31,641
I loved the movie.
721
00:25:31,741 --> 00:25:33,009
I love-- no
genuinely, I love all
722
00:25:33,109 --> 00:25:34,077
of Christopher Nolan's films.
723
00:25:34,177 --> 00:25:35,511
And I watch it, and
I watch it again.
724
00:25:35,612 --> 00:25:36,713
I watch this first
time to enjoy it,
725
00:25:36,846 --> 00:25:39,849
second time to understand
what's happening.
726
00:25:39,916 --> 00:25:42,151
But then there's like parts in
it where people are (MUMBLING)
727
00:25:42,251 --> 00:25:45,521
and then you guys run
and (VOCALIZATIONS).
728
00:25:45,622 --> 00:25:46,856
So when you guys
are in the scene,
729
00:25:46,956 --> 00:25:47,857
can you hear each other?
730
00:25:47,957 --> 00:25:51,394
Do you know what's happening?
731
00:25:51,494 --> 00:25:52,462
I don't listen.
732
00:25:52,562 --> 00:25:54,530
Look, Christopher
Nolan's always watching.
733
00:25:54,631 --> 00:25:56,766
So I'm going to
say, yeah, totally.
734
00:25:56,866 --> 00:25:58,101
Totally was in control,
knew everything.
735
00:25:58,201 --> 00:25:59,602
I knew every plot point.
736
00:25:59,702 --> 00:26:00,870
I knew everything
that was going on.
737
00:26:00,970 --> 00:26:02,372
Yeah, that's another
thing I wondered.
738
00:26:02,472 --> 00:26:04,874
Do you understand the movie
when you're in the movie?
739
00:26:04,974 --> 00:26:06,709
Like when you're
doing the stuff
740
00:26:06,876 --> 00:26:09,412
and backwards is
happening to you and--
741
00:26:09,512 --> 00:26:10,747
because you're convincing.
742
00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,882
I didn't watch it and go,
John David Washington doesn't
743
00:26:12,982 --> 00:26:13,950
know what's happening here.
744
00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:15,485
- Yeah, you believed me?
- I believed you.
745
00:26:15,585 --> 00:26:16,486
Oh, thank God.
746
00:26:16,586 --> 00:26:17,520
That means I did a good job.
747
00:26:17,620 --> 00:26:18,655
You did an amazing job.
748
00:26:18,755 --> 00:26:20,623
You know, I mean,
honestly, there was a lot
749
00:26:20,723 --> 00:26:21,924
of training that went into it.
750
00:26:22,025 --> 00:26:23,960
So the physicality of
it, learning how to fight
751
00:26:24,060 --> 00:26:25,128
backwards.
TREVOR NOAH: Right.
752
00:26:25,228 --> 00:26:27,230
Blink backwards, walk
backwards, all that stuff.
753
00:26:27,330 --> 00:26:29,132
I mean, it was like backwards
fighting school we went to.
754
00:26:29,232 --> 00:26:30,333
TREVOR NOAH: No way.
755
00:26:30,433 --> 00:26:31,934
So we trained for like a
month, a month and change.
756
00:26:32,035 --> 00:26:33,703
And so once I got
it into my body,
757
00:26:33,836 --> 00:26:35,204
I felt it was actually
helping me understand
758
00:26:35,305 --> 00:26:36,906
the plot a little more
and then opening up
759
00:26:37,006 --> 00:26:38,708
the world and the possibilities
of what Christopher
760
00:26:38,841 --> 00:26:40,043
Nolan was trying to do.
761
00:26:40,143 --> 00:26:40,943
TREVOR NOAH: That's probably
why you were so good at it.
762
00:26:41,044 --> 00:26:42,145
Thank you.
763
00:26:42,245 --> 00:26:43,613
I feel like I feel like
you're good at everything
764
00:26:43,713 --> 00:26:46,082
because you immerse yourself.
765
00:26:46,182 --> 00:26:47,450
Go in, yeah.
766
00:26:47,550 --> 00:26:48,484
In Ballers, you were amazing.
767
00:26:48,584 --> 00:26:49,852
One of my favorite
parts of the show.
768
00:26:49,953 --> 00:26:51,454
But then I found out
you played football.
769
00:26:51,554 --> 00:26:52,855
- I did.
- In college.
770
00:26:52,889 --> 00:26:54,023
I was like, that's cheating.
I didn't know that.
771
00:26:54,123 --> 00:26:55,191
But I'm nothing
like that guy.
772
00:26:55,291 --> 00:26:56,960
Ricky Jerret, we are
not alike at all.
773
00:26:57,060 --> 00:26:57,961
- But still.
- It don't count.
774
00:26:58,061 --> 00:26:58,962
I mean--
775
00:26:59,062 --> 00:27:00,029
But still.
776
00:27:00,129 --> 00:27:01,998
Acting, brother.
777
00:27:02,098 --> 00:27:02,999
Oh my God.
778
00:27:03,099 --> 00:27:05,969
You immerse
yourself in your roles
779
00:27:06,069 --> 00:27:07,136
in a really powerful way.
780
00:27:07,236 --> 00:27:09,038
I mean, it's why you get
accolade after accolade.
781
00:27:09,138 --> 00:27:10,506
People love seeing
you on the screen.
782
00:27:10,606 --> 00:27:12,241
But now you're
moving into Broadway,
783
00:27:12,342 --> 00:27:15,411
which every actor has
said across the board
784
00:27:15,511 --> 00:27:17,213
is terrifying.
- Oh my goodness.
785
00:27:17,313 --> 00:27:18,314
Why would you do this?
786
00:27:18,414 --> 00:27:21,651
It's-- totally, it's
a full contact sport.
787
00:27:21,751 --> 00:27:23,553
I wanted to challenge myself.
788
00:27:23,653 --> 00:27:28,057
It was about trying
to test my abilities
789
00:27:28,157 --> 00:27:29,959
and trying to
grow as an artist.
790
00:27:30,059 --> 00:27:31,094
I wanted to keep searching.
791
00:27:31,194 --> 00:27:33,463
And I dove, you
know, I dove head in.
792
00:27:33,563 --> 00:27:34,897
I was going for it.
793
00:27:34,998 --> 00:27:37,834
I felt like the words
of August Wilson
794
00:27:37,867 --> 00:27:39,235
would lead me to
the promised land.
795
00:27:39,335 --> 00:27:40,970
There was a character that
I really loved and enjoyed
796
00:27:41,070 --> 00:27:41,971
every time I read it.
797
00:27:42,071 --> 00:27:42,972
TREVOR NOAH: Wow.
798
00:27:43,072 --> 00:27:44,607
And so just
wanting to explore
799
00:27:44,707 --> 00:27:46,609
and see how far I can go with
my abilities and what I
800
00:27:46,709 --> 00:27:48,011
can learn.
801
00:27:48,111 --> 00:27:51,648
I feel like I'm in grad school
really, with LaTanya Jackson,
802
00:27:51,748 --> 00:27:54,217
our leader, our
director, and Sam Jackson
803
00:27:54,317 --> 00:27:55,418
who originated the role.
804
00:27:55,518 --> 00:27:57,754
He played boy Willie in 1987.
805
00:27:57,854 --> 00:27:59,455
So here I am with
him every night,
806
00:27:59,555 --> 00:28:01,591
and he's playing
the uncle role now.
807
00:28:01,691 --> 00:28:03,226
But I'm looking at
him across the stage,
808
00:28:03,326 --> 00:28:04,594
like, I know you
originated this role.
809
00:28:04,694 --> 00:28:05,995
I'm doing my best, Unc.
810
00:28:06,095 --> 00:28:08,064
But it was a way that-- and
he's been so supportive.
811
00:28:08,164 --> 00:28:11,000
And seeing just the
entire cast, you know.
812
00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:13,336
So it's been a
learning, a very great
813
00:28:13,436 --> 00:28:14,504
learning situation for me.
814
00:28:14,604 --> 00:28:16,873
And it's been life
changing, what I'm learning.
815
00:28:16,939 --> 00:28:18,941
I can't imagine how
surreal that must be for you.
816
00:28:19,042 --> 00:28:22,679
Because as you said, Samuel L
Jackson originated the role.
817
00:28:22,779 --> 00:28:24,013
His wife is directing it.
818
00:28:24,113 --> 00:28:26,582
She's making her directorial
debut on Broadway, right?
819
00:28:26,683 --> 00:28:30,019
So this is like a family
affair, but it's legends only.
820
00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:31,487
And if you are playing--
821
00:28:31,587 --> 00:28:34,157
you're playing the role that
he originated across from him,
822
00:28:34,257 --> 00:28:35,191
but he's now playing the uncle.
823
00:28:35,291 --> 00:28:37,193
And it's this really
fascinating story
824
00:28:37,293 --> 00:28:38,928
on multiple levels
about a family
825
00:28:39,028 --> 00:28:40,630
arguing about an heirloom.
826
00:28:40,730 --> 00:28:41,965
And I don't want to
spoil it for people.
827
00:28:42,065 --> 00:28:44,500
But it really is
the question of what
828
00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,569
does a family need to
keep in order to maintain
829
00:28:46,669 --> 00:28:47,570
themselves as a family?
830
00:28:47,670 --> 00:28:49,405
And can they let
go of those things
831
00:28:49,505 --> 00:28:52,008
and still respect
where they come from?
832
00:28:52,108 --> 00:28:56,846
It feels pertinent to you
on a personal level as well
833
00:28:56,913 --> 00:29:00,116
as a character because you grew
up around Samuel L Jackson,
834
00:29:00,216 --> 00:29:01,551
didn't you?
- I did.
835
00:29:01,651 --> 00:29:02,685
I did.
836
00:29:02,852 --> 00:29:06,756
Well, I've reexamined
the word inheritance.
837
00:29:06,856 --> 00:29:09,959
And learning how to
work hard for something,
838
00:29:10,059 --> 00:29:13,329
learning how to act, I think,
is something that I feel
839
00:29:13,429 --> 00:29:14,631
like I've inherited in a way.
840
00:29:14,731 --> 00:29:17,300
And through this process,
learning how to make choices
841
00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:19,902
on stage, how to immerse
yourself in the role,
842
00:29:20,003 --> 00:29:21,471
and to just the work ethic.
843
00:29:21,571 --> 00:29:22,639
It's something
that you can learn.
844
00:29:22,739 --> 00:29:24,440
You can learn how to work hard.
845
00:29:24,540 --> 00:29:26,576
And that's what I've
been discovering
846
00:29:26,676 --> 00:29:28,645
a lot on in this process.
847
00:29:28,811 --> 00:29:30,680
Would you say would
being on Broadway is
848
00:29:30,813 --> 00:29:32,015
harder than being on film?
849
00:29:32,115 --> 00:29:33,816
Or let me ask it
to you differently.
850
00:29:33,850 --> 00:29:36,686
What are the harder
aspects of doing Broadway
851
00:29:36,819 --> 00:29:39,322
as opposed to being on camera?
852
00:29:39,422 --> 00:29:42,058
It's harder in that it's
every night, different crowds.
853
00:29:42,158 --> 00:29:45,295
You got to deliver sometimes
two shows on Wednesday,
854
00:29:45,395 --> 00:29:46,429
two shows on Saturday.
855
00:29:46,529 --> 00:29:49,098
So you have to deliver
sometimes twice a day.
856
00:29:49,198 --> 00:29:52,068
And you know, and
you have to be on it.
857
00:29:52,168 --> 00:29:55,004
You have to have the
same energy every night.
858
00:29:55,104 --> 00:29:56,873
And it's not like you
can yell, cut, and let
859
00:29:56,973 --> 00:29:57,874
me start that over, crowd.
860
00:29:57,974 --> 00:29:58,875
Let me wait.
861
00:29:58,975 --> 00:30:00,076
There's none of that happening.
862
00:30:00,176 --> 00:30:01,311
You got to go.
863
00:30:01,411 --> 00:30:02,345
They are waiting on you.
864
00:30:02,445 --> 00:30:03,713
You got to go.
865
00:30:03,846 --> 00:30:07,850
So it's something that I
think it builds you up.
866
00:30:07,917 --> 00:30:09,953
To me, I have more
courage in trying things
867
00:30:10,053 --> 00:30:13,489
when I get back to film
because of this experience.
868
00:30:13,589 --> 00:30:16,859
You've always talked about
how you were reticent when it
869
00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:18,227
came to getting into acting.
870
00:30:18,328 --> 00:30:21,564
You had this idea of like your
father is Denzel Washington.
871
00:30:21,664 --> 00:30:23,366
I mean, we go, this
is one of the greatest
872
00:30:23,466 --> 00:30:25,702
actors who has ever lived
on this planet, right?
873
00:30:25,868 --> 00:30:27,203
One of the greatest
to ever do it.
874
00:30:27,303 --> 00:30:28,571
And then you step
into the game.
875
00:30:28,671 --> 00:30:30,273
And you've always said you
didn't want to at first.
876
00:30:30,373 --> 00:30:32,208
You're like, this
feels like a burden.
877
00:30:32,308 --> 00:30:34,410
But everyone can agree,
you've stepped into it.
878
00:30:34,510 --> 00:30:35,812
You've made it your own.
879
00:30:35,845 --> 00:30:38,214
You still have characteristics
that remind us of your dad
880
00:30:38,314 --> 00:30:39,816
because you are his son.
881
00:30:39,849 --> 00:30:42,285
But what's that journey
been like for you
882
00:30:42,385 --> 00:30:44,821
in finding your own,
but also accepting
883
00:30:44,921 --> 00:30:47,123
your heirloom, like
the piece that you've
884
00:30:47,223 --> 00:30:48,591
inherited from him?
885
00:30:48,691 --> 00:30:51,361
I'm finding it
with every project.
886
00:30:51,461 --> 00:30:55,131
You know, Spike Lee helped
me find my identity.
887
00:30:55,231 --> 00:30:57,400
Christopher Nolan helped
me find my identity.
888
00:30:57,500 --> 00:31:00,069
This play, in so many ways, is
helping me find my identity.
889
00:31:00,169 --> 00:31:04,841
What my process even is and
what like different power
890
00:31:04,874 --> 00:31:07,010
spots on stage and how
I relate to characters
891
00:31:07,110 --> 00:31:09,379
and what my way in
is-- all those things
892
00:31:09,479 --> 00:31:11,381
I'm discovering on my journey.
893
00:31:11,481 --> 00:31:14,250
And the support I've
gotten from the directors
894
00:31:14,350 --> 00:31:18,855
I just named have been just
so important for my growth
895
00:31:18,888 --> 00:31:20,089
and for my confidence.
896
00:31:20,189 --> 00:31:21,624
And the support I've
gotten from my family.
897
00:31:21,724 --> 00:31:24,394
You know, no handouts.
898
00:31:24,494 --> 00:31:25,495
I've been working very hard.
899
00:31:25,595 --> 00:31:26,696
I've worked very
hard on this play,
900
00:31:26,863 --> 00:31:29,399
and I'm proud of what
we're doing with it.
901
00:31:29,499 --> 00:31:30,466
You see it.
902
00:31:30,566 --> 00:31:32,268
You can tell when
somebody's passionate
903
00:31:32,368 --> 00:31:34,871
and when they work beyond where
they ever thought they could.
904
00:31:34,971 --> 00:31:36,172
You always put the effort in.
905
00:31:36,272 --> 00:31:37,273
It always comes across.
906
00:31:37,373 --> 00:31:38,875
The play is also fascinating.
907
00:31:38,975 --> 00:31:40,410
It's a great story
that is being
908
00:31:40,510 --> 00:31:43,179
told by great people, great
actors, a great director.
909
00:31:43,279 --> 00:31:45,381
And one thing that
surprised me about the play
910
00:31:45,481 --> 00:31:48,318
is that it's also,
as the director says,
911
00:31:48,418 --> 00:31:50,353
it's like this is
also a ghost story.
912
00:31:50,453 --> 00:31:51,321
Yeah.
913
00:31:51,421 --> 00:31:53,089
And I found myself
thinking, in life,
914
00:31:53,189 --> 00:31:56,492
there are two types of ghosts--
the ghosts that we carry,
915
00:31:56,592 --> 00:31:58,861
almost like a-- and then
there are like ghosts ghosts.
916
00:31:58,962 --> 00:32:00,430
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
917
00:32:00,530 --> 00:32:01,431
No, you know what I mean.
918
00:32:01,531 --> 00:32:02,632
There's like ghost ghosts.
919
00:32:02,732 --> 00:32:04,267
Do you believe in ghosts?
- Absolutely.
920
00:32:04,367 --> 00:32:06,202
Yeah, Halloween's always--
I mean, I love Halloween.
921
00:32:06,302 --> 00:32:07,704
But I definitely
sleep with the light
922
00:32:07,837 --> 00:32:09,973
on around this time of year.
923
00:32:10,073 --> 00:32:11,207
So I don't mess around.
924
00:32:11,307 --> 00:32:12,442
I don't play with
that ghost stuff.
925
00:32:12,542 --> 00:32:13,443
It's real.
926
00:32:13,543 --> 00:32:15,845
You superstitious like that?
927
00:32:15,912 --> 00:32:19,449
Yep.
928
00:32:19,549 --> 00:32:20,550
Yes I am.
929
00:32:20,650 --> 00:32:23,686
You know, it's like,
put that nightlight on.
930
00:32:23,853 --> 00:32:25,421
I believe in ghosts.
931
00:32:25,521 --> 00:32:29,025
But it's also-- this play,
yes, it's a ghost story.
932
00:32:29,125 --> 00:32:30,893
It's also incredibly funny.
933
00:32:30,994 --> 00:32:32,629
It's got a lot of humor in it.
934
00:32:32,795 --> 00:32:33,896
I mean, August
Wilson is a genius.
935
00:32:33,997 --> 00:32:35,231
TREVOR NOAH: Yes.
936
00:32:35,331 --> 00:32:39,235
And it's loaded with family
situations and dynamics that
937
00:32:39,335 --> 00:32:41,270
are universal, not just the
African American experience,
938
00:32:41,371 --> 00:32:42,805
but a universal experience.
939
00:32:42,872 --> 00:32:46,175
And family arguments, you know,
nephew and uncle dynamics,
940
00:32:46,275 --> 00:32:47,176
sister and brother things.
941
00:32:47,276 --> 00:32:49,078
So there's so
many things and so
942
00:32:49,178 --> 00:32:51,814
many themes in this
story that are relatable,
943
00:32:51,881 --> 00:32:52,849
which is what I love about it.
944
00:32:52,949 --> 00:32:54,117
I think it's relatable.
945
00:32:54,217 --> 00:32:56,085
I think it's a
continued celebration
946
00:32:56,185 --> 00:32:59,155
of Black excellence in
Broadway, which we've seen
947
00:32:59,255 --> 00:33:02,725
in everything from Slave
Play through to Strange Loop
948
00:33:02,825 --> 00:33:04,260
through to like all of the--
- Topdog/Underdog.
949
00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,195
- Yeah, exactly.
- It's a great time right now.
950
00:33:06,296 --> 00:33:07,630
It's been growing,
and it's a great time.
951
00:33:07,730 --> 00:33:09,265
And I'll recommend
everybody go and watch it.
952
00:33:09,365 --> 00:33:11,601
Because when will you
ever get the opportunity
953
00:33:11,701 --> 00:33:15,004
to be almost this close to John
David Washington and Samuel
954
00:33:15,104 --> 00:33:16,372
L Jackson at the same time?
955
00:33:16,472 --> 00:33:18,141
Thank you so much
for joining the show.
956
00:33:18,241 --> 00:33:19,542
Thank you so much.
957
00:33:19,642 --> 00:33:20,843
Great seeing you again.
958
00:33:20,910 --> 00:33:22,078
John David
Washington, everybody.
959
00:33:22,178 --> 00:33:23,713
We have to take a quick break.
960
00:33:23,846 --> 00:33:25,348
We'll be right back after this.
961
00:33:25,448 --> 00:33:26,549
All right, brother.
962
00:33:26,649 --> 00:33:28,785
Thank you, man.
963
00:33:34,957 --> 00:33:37,493
[applause]
964
00:33:37,593 --> 00:33:39,595
Well, that's our
show for tonight.
965
00:33:39,695 --> 00:33:41,664
But, before we
go-- before we go--
966
00:33:41,764 --> 00:33:44,633
before we go, peaceful
protesters in Iran
967
00:33:44,734 --> 00:33:46,402
are risking their
lives to be heard.
968
00:33:46,502 --> 00:33:48,304
The Center for
Human Rights in Iran
969
00:33:48,404 --> 00:33:50,306
is helping to bring
their voices to the
970
00:33:50,406 --> 00:33:52,108
important international stage.
971
00:33:52,208 --> 00:33:55,011
And it provides legal aid
for political prisoners
972
00:33:55,111 --> 00:33:56,278
and victims of violence.
973
00:33:56,379 --> 00:33:59,115
So, please, if you
can, all you need to do
974
00:33:59,215 --> 00:34:01,183
is follow the link below
to help them in their work.
975
00:34:01,283 --> 00:34:02,885
Until next time,
stay safe out there.
976
00:34:02,985 --> 00:34:05,221
And remember, if
you're really hungry
977
00:34:05,321 --> 00:34:06,756
but don't want to
spend any money,
978
00:34:06,856 --> 00:34:09,892
just pretend you're
a painting and wait.
979
00:34:09,992 --> 00:34:11,627
Now here it is,
your moment of zen.
980
00:34:11,727 --> 00:34:13,129
[applause]
981
00:34:13,229 --> 00:34:20,202
[music playing]
982
00:34:21,704 --> 00:34:23,205
Do you support Bono solo?
983
00:34:23,305 --> 00:34:25,441
Would you go see him?
984
00:34:25,541 --> 00:34:26,776
Sure.
985
00:34:26,876 --> 00:34:30,680
I haven't listened to any of
his new music that is solo.
986
00:34:30,780 --> 00:34:32,782
It's definitely
worth investigating.
987
00:34:32,882 --> 00:34:36,819
If it's anywhere near as good
as U2, yeah, sure I would.
988
00:34:36,919 --> 00:34:38,654
I usually like the
band as a whole.
989
00:34:38,754 --> 00:34:41,390
Look, Van Halen wasn't
as good when they
990
00:34:41,557 --> 00:34:43,192
got rid of David Lee Roth.
991
00:34:43,292 --> 00:34:46,262
And I'm not sure U2 will be
as good when it's just Bono,
992
00:34:46,362 --> 00:34:47,296
but I'll check it out.
993
00:34:47,396 --> 00:34:50,466
[music playing]