All right.
Next point wins.
I got next.
[laughter]
[music playing]
[cheering]
[groans]
I think you'd knock them out.
What the hell is wrong with you?
It's John Collins's fault. He gave me a head nod.
It was a head nod hello, not a head nod
shoot the ball from halfcourt.
How was I supposed to know that?
So what, I can't head not at people?
Look, either way, you guys both need
to stick around so we can get your info
for liability purposes.
Liability?
[music playing]
[theme music]
ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from Atlanta,
the last cool place to stop before you get to Florida,
it's The Daily Show.
Tonight, the final stretch of the campaign trail,
Georgia's voting obstacles, and Dominique Wilkins.
This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
[cheering]
What's going on, Atlanta?
Welcome to the show, everybody!
Thank you so much for coming out.
Good to see you.
Thank you so much for being here.
This is it, our final night in Atlanta.
We made it.
Thank you so much for tuning in.
Thank you for coming out.
Take a seat.
Take a seat, everybody.
Oh, this has been fun.
Welcome to it, the final night of The Daily Show
in Atlanta, Georgia, everybody-- in Atlanta!
Oh, and I can feel--
I can feel the city starting to seep into my bones.
I can feel it, you know?
It feels good.
Yeah, I'm starting to become more and more Atlanta,
even the way I say it.
When I got here, every time I said--
I'll say Atlanta.
I would say Atlanta.
I'm in Atlanta, Atlanta.
And then I started noticing, all of a sudden, I was like,
"Atlana," "Atlana."
[cheering]
The T was gone.
The T started fading away.
Yeah, by the time I leave, I'll just be like Lana, Lana, Lana.
Yeah, now I understand how mumble rap was invented here.
I get it.
You're just trying to shrink all the words.
[mumbling] Atlanta.
[mumbling] I get it now.
Oh, and we've had so much fun.
It has been so much fun.
We've eaten the food.
We've gone out.
We've seen the sights and the sounds.
Yesterday we went out as a whole group.
We went to Magic City, you know?
[cheering]
Oh.
Yeah, I will say, worst magicians ever.
[laughter]
Only thing that disappeared was my money.
[laughter]
And I will say, we came to Atlanta to have a good time,
and I have not been disappointed.
We have not been disappointed.
In fact, we've been lucky that we came when we came.
Because this has been a really momentous week in that freedom
has been achieved in Atlanta.
And I think you know what I'm talking about.
As of this week, the Atlanta zoo
has announced that people are once again allowed to bring
their guns when they visit.
And I was like, wow, you really don't mess around with Second
Amendment in this town, huh?
The whole South, even at the zoo, people are strapped.
Yeah, just packing their lunch, being like,
and bring the Glock.
You never know.
Just walking in like, yeah, now let's
see that parrot say something.
Say something!
(IMITATING PARROT) Say something.
Yeah, say something!
(IMITATING PARROT) Say something.
Yeah, that's right.
(IMITATING PARROT) That's right.
Yeah, you're pretty cool, parrot.
And if you ignore all the terrible reasons, I mean,
having guns at the zoo is actually a really great idea,
you know?
Think about how many times you've been disappointed.
You go to the zoo, and what happens?
The animals are sleeping when you get there.
Not anymore.
You just walk up to that enclosure.
Pow, pow, pow, pow, pow!
Aw, the panda's awake now.
Look at him.
Oh, look at him running for cover.
You know, the only way you could get more exciting
is if they said, it's not just the people, right?
They should go all the way.
They should give the animals guns too.
I think that's what we should do, right?
I mean, they're the ones who are going to be there.
It's only fair to them.
Give them guns as well.
See what happens.
Huh?
It's going to be exciting.
Every single exhibit is going to turn
into a Mexican standoff.
Those people walking in like, honey, honey, honey,
keep the kids behind me.
Keep the kids behind-- stay cool.
Stay cool.
Penguins, stay cool.
Hey, hey, sloths, no sudden moves, no sudden moves.
Snakes, let me see those hands!
All right, nobody needs to go extinct today.
[explosion]
[cheering]
Atlanta!
Now-- now, look, obviously-- obviously,
other than the armed animals, the reason we're here
and the reason we're excited to be here
is because the midterms are around the corner.
Right?
With everybody focusing on Georgia,
five days away, and your races are coming down to the wire.
Can I tell you?
All right?
Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock,
neck and neck, which is wild.
Means that something happens, Herschel Walker could
be elected Senator next week.
[booing]
Yeah, I mean, I also hope it doesn't happen.
I mean, that would be crazy.
Herschel Walker as a Senator, can you imagine how that would
mesh with the whole Capitol?
Take your child to work day is going to feel
like another insurrection.
[laughter]
People are just going to be like,
they're storming the Capitol! Oh, no, wait.
Wait. It's Herschel Walker's kids.
It's all of his kids.
He's like, (IMITATING WALKER) allegedly my kids.
[laughter]
You know, this whole midterm campaign
has gotten so extreme.
It almost feels like Republicans are running
a political science experiment just
to see how crazy a candidate can be and still
get people to vote for them.
It almost feels like that.
[applause]
What can they do before people say,
no, I wouldn't vote for them?
It's almost like Mitch McConnell is just
in the lab, just working away like, (IMITATING MCCONNELL)
all right, they voted for Herschel Walker.
Let's try a bag of wet spaghetti next.
Rah.
See if they go for that.
And I don't know if you've seen this,
but Herschel Walker has gone from beefing with reality
to beefing with Barack Obama.
I don't know if you've seen this.
Yeah, they've got a thing going back
because, obviously, Obama roasted him in Georgia, right,
over the weekend.
And then Walking shot back.
He shot back that he could quote, "put his résumé
up against Obama's any time."
[laughter]
First of all, it wouldn't even matter if Walker's résumé was
more impressive than Obama's because Obama's has
a line in his résumé that says, not crazy.
That carries a lot of weight in a job interview.
But, also, Obama was president!
People, he was president for two terms.
Herschel Walker can't even carry any of his pregnancies
to two terms.
What are you talking about?
[cheering]
Are you serious right now?
I'm kidding.
His résumé is impressive.
I mean, any résumé is impressive when
you can just make it up, right? (IMITATING
WALKER) I was a cop.
I was an FBI agent, a ballerina.
I discovered nitrogen. I also am nitrogen.
The list goes on and on.
But, yeah, Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail.
He's back out there, trying to get people whipped up,
trying to get the people voting.
All right?
He's hitting all the swing states around the country.
And last night-- last night, both Obama and President Biden
made big speeches about how there is a lot more at stake
in this election than which party
gets to use the good bathroom at the Senate.
Folks can win if we don't do our part.
And if you've got an election denier
serving as your governor, as your Senator,
as your Secretary of State, as your attorney general,
then democracy as we know it may not survive in Arizona.
That's not an exaggeration.
That is a fact.
This year, I hope you'll make the future of our democracy
an important part of your decision to vote
and how you vote.
In our bones, we know democracy at risk-- is at risk.
[laughter]
What?
I heard what he said though.
He said, in our bones, we know democracy--
that means we're screwed.
Yeah, whenever an old person feels
something in their bones, it means a storm's a coming.
[cheering]
I feel it in my bones.
It's either that or osteoporosis,
but I think it's a storm.
By the way, I love seeing Biden and Obama both doing
speeches back to back.
No, because sometimes you think that you're imagining it.
You're like, Obama had more energy,
and then when you see it, you're like,
no, they have very different energies that they bring.
It's almost like seeing a before and after of a NyQuil
commercial, you know?
[laughter]
Yeah, and I'm not saying that, like,
either one is better or worse.
It's like a level of excitement.
Basically, Obama is the Beyoncé concert,
and then, like, Biden is the traffic on the way home.
Do you know what I mean?
[laughter]
That's what it feels like.
Actually, you know what?
Actually, Obama is like me, right, before every dinner
I had in Atlanta this week.
And then Biden is like me after every dinner
I had in Atlanta this week.
Yeah, I would walk into Busy Bee, and I'd be like,
let's do this.
I'm going to dominate this fried chicken plate.
And then after, I'd be like, I do not
feel confident about the future of my stomach.
I can feel it in my bones.
[laughter]
But, look, however they're saying it--
however they're saying it, Obama
and Biden are making the same point, and it's a salient one.
This election is about whether America wants
to continue being a democracy.
All right?
And that's actually a tough sell, believe it or not.
It really is.
Because, ironically, democracy isn't what's on people's minds
right now, right?
People are paying more for groceries.
They're paying more for gas, right?
And Democrats are going, yeah, we know
that sucks, but democracy.
And voters are like, can I eat democracy?
Can I fill my tank with democracy?
It's a challenge. It really is.
And it's a challenge because if you think about it, humans,
we didn't evolve like this, right?
Humans didn't evolve to think long term, right?
If you think about it, we're designed
to put long-term problems over immediate problems.
That's just how we are.
The caveman was worried about the saber-tooth tiger,
was worried about surviving.
That guy survived.
Saber-tooth tiger, survived.
The caveman who was sitting in the cave
like, hmm, I wonder how we could
make our hunting practices more sustainable,
that guy died, right?
He was right, but he died.
And this is one of the flaws of democracy.
It's a weird flaw when you consider it, right?
It's not just the fact that it can fall at any time,
but it's also the fact that the people who are antidemocracy
can use democracy to get into power, and then end democracy.
And if you want to see a silly example of how
unpredictable voting can be, look
at what happened when people got
to vote on what their election sticker should look like.
A sticker design contest that went viral this year
is making good on its promise to an Ulster County teen.
A few months ago, the county's I voted sticker
contest made headlines.
All great designs, but one just happened to get
some national attention.
REPORTER 1: Hudson Rowan's design--
you can see it right there--
REPORTER 2: Oh my gosh.
REPORTER 1: --came away with more than 90% of the vote.
Man, that is crazy looking.
REPORTER 2: That's awesome.
REPORTER 1: Officially becoming the county's new I
voted sticker for the 2022 November election.
See?
[applause]
See?
That's what can happen.
And, I mean, I do love this.
Don't get me wrong.
I've always wanted to see Rudy Giuliani's baby pictures.
But-- but this is what can happen.
And you heard what they said.
You heard what they said.
This sticker got 90% of the vote.
You realize there's no politician who gets
that kind of support, right?
But, you know, this competition got me thinking.
People go so crazy over these stickers
that, in fact, I think we should use that, you know?
What we should do is we should use that energy.
There's so many people who only vote for the sticker.
I know some people who are like, oh, I can't wait to vote
so I can get the sticker.
Like, what about the election?
Ah, I just want that sticker.
[laughter]
Maybe we should use that enthusiasm
to save that democracy, right?
You can use it to save democracy.
In addition to an I voted sticker, from now on,
they should also have an I accept the results
of the election sticker. Yeah?
That way--
[cheering]
That way, the day after the election,
when somebody is like, you know,
the vote was stolen by robot pedophiles, you'll be like,
[shouts] you want this sticker?
And be like, oh, Mike Pence is lucky I like
stickers more than his neck.
I'll take it.
All right, we're going to take a quick break.
When we come back, we're going to take
a sneak peek at America's hottest voting competition.
You don't want to miss it.
We're in Atlanta, the final night!
Thank you, everybody.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
[cheering]
[applause]
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
Georgia's state Republicans have passed several voting
restrictions in the past year, which is both bad news
and good news, surprisingly.
The bad news is that the restrictions make
voting in Georgia much harder.
The good news is that it has led to America's
hottest new competition show.
Hello to you at home.
I'm Roy Wood Jr. She's Desi Lydic.
And we are welcoming you to the most electrifying
challenge in all of democracy.
That's right, Roy.
We are live at the Fulton County Middle School,
where ballot casting warriors are ready to vote their hearts
out, but only-- only if they can overcome the grueling
and somehow legal obstacles placed before them.
This is Georgia Ninja Voter.
I'm sorry.
I thought-- I thought I was going to take that line.
No, take it.
OK.
This is Georgia--
[music playing]
All right, Desi, let's meet today's voters.
DESI LYDIC: Marietta's own Trey Johnson.
This guy is a beast with a ballot.
ROY WOOD JR: Fun fact about Trey, Desi, his first vote
was for Obama, and he's been disappointed ever since.
Next, we've got Mabel Simmons.
You know she never misses a vote
because church and elections are the only thing
on her calendar.
DESI LYDIC: Not even her grandkids birthdays?
ROY WOOD JR: Nope, she's got those memorized, all 12.
That is way too many children.
I know.
DESI LYDIC: Rookie voter alert.
Georgia Tech sophomore Christiana Saunders has
entered the electoral arena.
This meticulous biochemistry major has checked
her registration four--
count that-- four times.
But will it be enough?
Roy, as you know, voting is the cornerstone of democracy,
but that doesn't mean it's easy.
No, it isn't, Desi.
Georgia has closed hundreds of polling locations
in the past decade.
So your first obstacle is getting
to yours before it shuts down.
[buzzer sounds]
DESI LYDIC: Oof.
That is why I mail in.
DESI LYDIC: And if by some miracle there
polling place is still open, these voters
need to endure the unnecessary brutality of the line.
[screams] Jesus.
Oh.
Mabel.
Oh, calling to Jesus, but Jesus ain't home.
These voters are some of the most well-trained
in the entire country, but that might not
be enough to overcome some new rules this year,
like the aqua disqualifier.
[alarm blaring]
Sorry, water handouts are now illegal.
It almost sounds made up, but it's real.
Now remember, you don't have to vote on Election Day.
That's true, Desi.
You can always use a drop box.
But, first, you got to find one.
Got to find one.
See, Roy, Georgia got rid of so many drop boxes since 2020,
but I'm sure the ones they kept are good enough, right?
ROY WOOD JR: OK, she's up.
And she's down.
Oh, but a second effort by the contestant.
DESI LYDIC: So close.
She was not close at all.
DESI LYDIC: This course really shows no mercy, Roy.
Yes, unless you're voting in the suburbs, then
it's actually pretty easy.
[music playing]
Let's go!
[music playing]
Woo!
So good luck to all our voters this year.
Good luck.
I'm Desi Lydic.
This is Roy Wood Jr. And remember to go to the
bathroom first.
I was in line at the polls so long last election
I pissed my pants.
Yeah, that's right.
Can you do both?
You did both, right?
[music playing]
[applause]
Roy Wood Jr. and Desi Lydic, everybody.
Thank you so much to all the contestants.
All right, stay tuned because when we come back,
Atlanta legend Dominique Wilkins will be joining
me right here on the show.
You don't want to miss it.
[applause]
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
My guest tonight is an NBA Hall of Famer known
as the human highlight film.
He's currently vice president of basketball operations
for the Atlanta Hawks and board chairman of the organization
Culture City.
Please welcome Dominique Wilkins.
[music playing]
The man, the myth, the legend.
Welcome to The Daily Show. - Thank you.
Glad to be here, man.
It is such an honor to have you on the show.
Although, you know, I told my brother.
I said, you know, we're having Dominique Wilkins on the show.
And he was like, this is amazing.
He's a legend. You know, he loves basketball.
And then I said to him, yeah, his nickname
is the human highlight film.
And he said, he should change it
to the human, like, TikTok or human YouTube
because no one watches film anymore.
The kids-- the kids don't know what that is,
but they still know your dunks, though.
How does it feel to do something
so well that regardless of the generation,
people still recognize you as one of the greats, one
of the greatest to ever do it.
You know--
[applause]
You know, I always believed--
I always believed when you play, you play for the people.
And because the people who make you who you are.
And I've been that way ever since I was in high school
that, you know, I played as hard as I could.
And I only knew how to play at one speed,
and that was all out.
And it was the way that we looked at each other,
the way we competed back in those days.
I mean, you had no nights off.
So you had to bring your a-game every single night.
The game has completely changed because players now
have an outside influence, you know, as opposed
to what your generation had.
I mean, you see the news--
even just recently, you know, the Brooklyn
Nets saying, OK, you know, Steve Nash, it's time for you
to go.
And people saying, wow, are we really living in the era
where players have more power than the team slash the coach?
And, you know, not even commenting on that story,
it seems like sports has changed,
or the NBA has changed in terms of where the power lies.
Do you think it's good for the game?
I think it's good things and bad things--
OK.
--about it.
You know, I really admire these guys kind of, you know,
having their own destiny, creating
their own destiny to do something-- something
great for themselves.
And they do have a lot more power
than we had because we didn't-- we
didn't go to different teams.
We played at one organization, you know, most of our career.
And I got to say, I was proud to play in Atlanta
for most of my career.
[applause]
Because I could have went to other--
I could have went to other teams and played,
but I wanted to win here.
It didn't happen.
But when I look back on it, I don't have any regrets.
So, you know, I love the fact that they had their own power.
Now as things back in our day I loved more just
from a competition standpoint when, you know,
you've got to play against Magic Johnson one night,
Jordan one night, Doctor Jay one night.
This was every single night.
So it was tough every night out.
And so I had to make sure that I was focused.
I had to make sure our team was focused
to compete on the level that, you know,
the organization expected.
And so, for me, Atlanta really made me who I-- the people
here in Atlanta, you guys made me who I am.
[applause]
I feel like--
I feel like-- I feel like the native son here, you know?
And I've never left.
And even though I played in other teams
and went away for a short time, I never really left Atlanta.
And Atlanta is my home, even though I'm not from here.
I love that. I love that.
You've made it your home and you've created
so much in that new home.
I would love to talk about what you do outside of basketball,
even though it ties into sport as a whole.
And in particular, talking about Culture City.
You're now, as you said, part of an organization that really
is tasked with more inclusivity, finding
people who have venues or areas of their world
and their lives that don't cater to them.
You know, it feels like this becomes the second competition
for you to engage in.
What is your end goal?
What do you hope society as a whole will get to?
Well, you know, healthcare is kind of my calling now.
And, you know, I didn't realize how much
that meant to me until my daughter was
affected by a special needs.
And Culture City has been that organization standing on
the wall for so many people.
We have over 1,200 venues around the world
that we've trained people how to deal with people who
dealing with special needs.
And most of the people--
the majority of the people have hidden disabilities.
So it's a lot of hidden disabilities, visible
disabilities, PTSD, autism.
All these different things that we deal with every day.
But we take those problems head on,
and we help people change their lives.
And it's all about finding healthy options.
Dominique Wilkins, thank you so
much for coming on the show. - I appreciate you, brother.
It was an absolute pleasure having you.
And congratulations on everything that you do.
I really appreciate it.
Dominique Wilkins, everybody.
All right, we're going to take a quick break,
but we'll be right back after this.
Thank you so much.
Absolute pleasure.
[applause]
Well, that's our show for tonight.
And that's us in Atlanta for the week.
Thank you so much for tuning in.
Thank you for coming out.
Thank you so much to the Tabernacle
Theater and the city of Atlanta for having us as your guest.
We had an incredible time, and we can't wait to come back.
Now here it is-- your moment of zen.
[applause]