1 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:03,270 NARRATOR: Coming to you from New 2 00:00:03,370 --> 00:00:07,207 York City, the only city in America, it's The Daily Show! 3 00:00:07,307 --> 00:00:11,678 Tonight, election day is almost here, 4 00:00:11,778 --> 00:00:14,348 investigating the poll-worker shortage, 5 00:00:14,448 --> 00:00:16,884 and Gabriel Iglesias. 6 00:00:16,984 --> 00:00:21,588 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 7 00:00:21,688 --> 00:00:28,662 [cheering, applause] 8 00:00:38,639 --> 00:00:39,573 What's going on, everybody? 9 00:00:39,673 --> 00:00:40,574 Welcome to The Daily Show. 10 00:00:40,674 --> 00:00:41,575 I'm Trevor Noah. 11 00:00:41,675 --> 00:00:42,809 Thank you so much for tuning in. 12 00:00:42,910 --> 00:00:45,445 Thank you so much for coming out in person! 13 00:00:45,546 --> 00:00:47,247 We're back. We're in New York City. 14 00:00:47,347 --> 00:00:48,248 We're in the studio. 15 00:00:48,348 --> 00:00:49,249 Take a seat, everybody! 16 00:00:49,349 --> 00:00:50,350 Let's do this! 17 00:00:50,450 --> 00:00:52,386 We've got a massive pre-election show for 18 00:00:52,486 --> 00:00:53,520 you tonight. 19 00:00:53,620 --> 00:00:56,123 Donald Trump is coming for Ron DeSantis. 20 00:00:56,223 --> 00:00:59,059 Democrats are more nervous than a chihuahua in a rainstorm. 21 00:00:59,159 --> 00:01:01,528 And I guess everyone has a good relationship 22 00:01:01,628 --> 00:01:03,830 with their fathers, because no one wants to work the polls. 23 00:01:03,931 --> 00:01:05,132 So let's do this, people. 24 00:01:05,232 --> 00:01:07,768 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 25 00:01:07,868 --> 00:01:13,941 [cheering, applause] 26 00:01:14,074 --> 00:01:15,075 All right. 27 00:01:15,142 --> 00:01:16,443 Before we get into the big stories, 28 00:01:16,543 --> 00:01:18,979 let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world, 29 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:22,816 starting with our old friend COVID 19. 30 00:01:22,916 --> 00:01:24,918 According to the CDC, there are now 31 00:01:25,085 --> 00:01:30,991 six new variants, all competing to become the dominant strain 32 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:33,460 this winter. 33 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,896 What they don't realize is that they're all competing 34 00:01:35,996 --> 00:01:38,332 with a strain that's already infected most of the country, 35 00:01:38,432 --> 00:01:40,200 called the "I don't give a shit about 36 00:01:40,300 --> 00:01:43,370 any of this any more" strain. 37 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:46,306 [applause] 38 00:01:46,406 --> 00:01:48,842 You know, honestly, I feel a little 39 00:01:48,942 --> 00:01:51,011 bad for the variant that becomes dominant now, 40 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:52,212 you know? 41 00:01:52,312 --> 00:01:54,147 Yeah, because like, everyone has stopped caring. 42 00:01:54,248 --> 00:01:56,450 It's kind of like, if you won an early season of American 43 00:01:56,550 --> 00:01:57,784 Idol, then you were famous. 44 00:01:57,885 --> 00:02:01,054 But if you win season 34 now, this is just 45 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:03,423 a story you tell your coworkers at the coffee machine, 46 00:02:03,524 --> 00:02:04,558 you know? 47 00:02:04,658 --> 00:02:07,127 It's like-- (SINGING) I'll have mine decaf. 48 00:02:07,227 --> 00:02:08,795 I don't know if you saw me last night. 49 00:02:08,896 --> 00:02:10,063 I won the American Idol-- 50 00:02:10,097 --> 00:02:11,265 OK, I'll have that report to you soon. 51 00:02:11,365 --> 00:02:13,100 Thank you, sir. 52 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,236 But remember, all those COVID variants competing 53 00:02:16,336 --> 00:02:17,237 against each other right now-- 54 00:02:17,337 --> 00:02:18,705 I just want you to remember, it's 55 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:21,108 not about winning or losing. 56 00:02:21,208 --> 00:02:23,377 It's about this, all right? 57 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:25,546 Getting into someone's lungs and ruining their week. 58 00:02:25,646 --> 00:02:27,481 Remember that. 59 00:02:27,581 --> 00:02:29,783 In social media news, on Friday, 60 00:02:29,883 --> 00:02:33,720 Elon Musk kicked off his new job as the head of Twitter-- 61 00:02:33,820 --> 00:02:35,489 [loud booing] 62 00:02:35,589 --> 00:02:37,958 By-- by laying off-- 63 00:02:38,091 --> 00:02:39,893 [laughter] 64 00:02:39,993 --> 00:02:44,464 I like how you built your "booo". 65 00:02:44,565 --> 00:02:45,666 He kicked off as the head of Twitter 66 00:02:45,766 --> 00:02:47,801 by laying off half of the workforce. 67 00:02:47,901 --> 00:02:48,802 Yeah. 68 00:02:48,902 --> 00:02:50,337 Even fired the bird. 69 00:02:50,437 --> 00:02:52,773 It was terrible. 70 00:02:52,873 --> 00:02:55,342 It was last seen in a parking lot [bleep] for worms. 71 00:02:55,442 --> 00:02:56,977 [laughter] 72 00:02:57,110 --> 00:02:58,111 Oh, relax, relax. 73 00:02:58,178 --> 00:02:59,513 A dick is just a bigger worm. 74 00:02:59,613 --> 00:03:01,114 But it turns out-- 75 00:03:01,215 --> 00:03:03,283 it turns out Musk got a little ahead of himself, 76 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:05,085 because this morning, he's reportedly 77 00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:10,090 trying to rehire dozens of people that he just fired, 78 00:03:10,190 --> 00:03:12,125 after realizing that he actually needs them. 79 00:03:12,226 --> 00:03:13,126 And I'm going to be-- 80 00:03:13,227 --> 00:03:14,127 I'm going to be honest. 81 00:03:14,228 --> 00:03:15,596 I'm going to put it out there. 82 00:03:15,696 --> 00:03:17,364 If he's handling Twitter like this, 83 00:03:17,464 --> 00:03:19,833 I don't know how comfortable I would be going with this dude 84 00:03:19,933 --> 00:03:21,869 to Mars, you know? 85 00:03:21,969 --> 00:03:24,104 Yeah, I don't want Elon walking into my cabin one day, 86 00:03:24,204 --> 00:03:26,206 like hey, guys, it turns out I accidentally 87 00:03:26,306 --> 00:03:29,109 fired the team that was bringing the oxygen. 88 00:03:29,209 --> 00:03:32,079 But we'll be fine if we just stop breathing for 69 months. 89 00:03:32,145 --> 00:03:33,080 Ha, ha. 90 00:03:33,146 --> 00:03:34,081 Ha-- 91 00:03:34,147 --> 00:03:36,683 [gasping for air] 92 00:03:36,783 --> 00:03:37,918 Oh, and-- 93 00:03:38,085 --> 00:03:40,354 [applause] 94 00:03:40,454 --> 00:03:42,089 In sports news-- in sports news, 95 00:03:42,189 --> 00:03:45,192 congratulations to the Houston Astros, who beat-- 96 00:03:45,292 --> 00:03:47,394 who beat the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday 97 00:03:47,494 --> 00:03:49,162 to win the 2022 World Series. 98 00:03:49,263 --> 00:03:50,163 Yes. 99 00:03:50,264 --> 00:03:52,733 And this was great news for Texas, 100 00:03:52,833 --> 00:03:59,840 except for all the people who had to see Ted Cruz smile. 101 00:04:01,775 --> 00:04:03,610 And I feel bad for the people in Philly. 102 00:04:03,710 --> 00:04:06,947 They're blackout drunk, fighting in the streets. 103 00:04:07,047 --> 00:04:10,617 And then, they had to watch their team lose. 104 00:04:10,717 --> 00:04:11,952 All right. 105 00:04:12,052 --> 00:04:13,520 Let's move on to some of the biggest stories of the day-- 106 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:16,056 starting, once again, with the midterm election. 107 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:17,624 It's that time in American politics 108 00:04:17,724 --> 00:04:19,092 where the voters get to send their order 109 00:04:19,193 --> 00:04:21,161 back to the kitchen, because they don't like how it tastes. 110 00:04:21,261 --> 00:04:22,696 Mm, too much inflation. 111 00:04:22,796 --> 00:04:25,265 Anyway, with the big day happening tomorrow, 112 00:04:25,365 --> 00:04:26,433 it's time for us to catch up on all 113 00:04:26,533 --> 00:04:28,502 the latest updates in our ongoing coverage 114 00:04:28,602 --> 00:04:32,773 of "Votedemic 2022." 115 00:04:32,873 --> 00:04:36,577 [cheering, applause] 116 00:04:36,677 --> 00:04:38,579 So here we are, people. 117 00:04:38,679 --> 00:04:40,747 After months of campaign speeches, TV ads, 118 00:04:40,848 --> 00:04:42,549 spam texts, and fundraising emails, 119 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:44,818 the midterms end tomorrow. 120 00:04:44,918 --> 00:04:47,221 And I'm glad, especially because I won't be getting 121 00:04:47,321 --> 00:04:48,488 any more of those spam texts. 122 00:04:48,589 --> 00:04:50,691 They were killing me, especially the ones that start 123 00:04:50,791 --> 00:04:52,860 like a booty call, you know? 124 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,194 Yeah, it'd be like, hey, Trevor, you up? 125 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:55,929 I'd be like, yeah. 126 00:04:56,096 --> 00:04:56,964 To save the Senate? 127 00:04:57,097 --> 00:05:01,168 Aww! 128 00:05:01,268 --> 00:05:03,036 But tomorrow, it all ends. 129 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:06,139 And with so many tight races, both parties 130 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,575 are pulling out all the stops. 131 00:05:08,675 --> 00:05:11,178 REPORTER: Down to the wire, a wall-to-wall weekend 132 00:05:11,278 --> 00:05:13,547 of campaigning in the battlegrounds, candidates 133 00:05:13,647 --> 00:05:15,415 locked in neck-and-neck battles, 134 00:05:15,516 --> 00:05:16,950 bringing out the big guns. 135 00:05:17,050 --> 00:05:19,052 REPORTER: The biggest names from both parties fanning out 136 00:05:19,119 --> 00:05:21,054 across the battleground states that will 137 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:22,723 decide control of Congress. 138 00:05:22,823 --> 00:05:24,591 REPORTER: Three presidents, past and present, 139 00:05:24,691 --> 00:05:27,761 flooding Pennsylvania, holding dueling campaign rallies. 140 00:05:27,861 --> 00:05:30,063 BARACK OBAMA: Fundamental rights are on the ballot. 141 00:05:30,097 --> 00:05:32,766 Democracy itself is on the ballot! 142 00:05:32,866 --> 00:05:33,834 The stakes are high! 143 00:05:33,934 --> 00:05:35,369 REPORTER: Now, even Oprah Winfrey 144 00:05:35,469 --> 00:05:37,271 has now jumped into this race. 145 00:05:37,371 --> 00:05:40,440 She discovered Dr. Oz, worked with him for years, 146 00:05:40,541 --> 00:05:43,343 but now announcing her endorsement of Fetterman. 147 00:05:43,443 --> 00:05:44,711 But I will tell you all this. 148 00:05:44,811 --> 00:05:46,547 If I lived in Pennsylvania, I would 149 00:05:46,647 --> 00:05:49,216 have already cast my vote for John Fetterman, 150 00:05:49,316 --> 00:05:50,484 for many reasons. 151 00:05:50,584 --> 00:05:52,486 Wow. 152 00:05:52,586 --> 00:05:56,924 Oprah Winfrey, coming out. 153 00:05:57,090 --> 00:05:59,660 And not just coming out-- she came out against Dr. 154 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:04,398 Oz, the man she created, the TV doctor she made famous. 155 00:06:04,498 --> 00:06:05,666 And that's always how it goes, people. 156 00:06:05,766 --> 00:06:07,434 At some point in life, you have to kill 157 00:06:07,534 --> 00:06:09,670 the monster you create. 158 00:06:09,770 --> 00:06:13,907 Yeah, Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, Obi-Wan and Anakin, 159 00:06:14,041 --> 00:06:16,743 parents and their kids-- 160 00:06:16,844 --> 00:06:18,812 every parent knows the day will eventually come when you have 161 00:06:18,912 --> 00:06:21,048 to fight your children to the death to determine who will 162 00:06:21,114 --> 00:06:24,284 control the remote control. 163 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:26,453 But still, Oprah going for Fetterman 164 00:06:26,553 --> 00:06:28,856 must have broken Dr. Oz's heart. 165 00:06:28,956 --> 00:06:33,327 Luckily, he has the perfect cure for that. 166 00:06:33,427 --> 00:06:37,064 Dr. Oz's Broken Heart dietary supplement. 167 00:06:37,164 --> 00:06:39,600 It'll enhance your mood and only turn your poop 168 00:06:39,700 --> 00:06:41,635 yellow some of the time. 169 00:06:41,735 --> 00:06:48,709 Get it now, before the FDA outlaws it again. 170 00:06:50,444 --> 00:06:51,345 It's not just Oprah. 171 00:06:51,445 --> 00:06:52,412 It's not just Oprah. 172 00:06:52,513 --> 00:06:53,747 The Democrats are bringing everyone out-- 173 00:06:53,847 --> 00:06:56,283 Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, which, you have to admit, 174 00:06:56,383 --> 00:06:57,985 is bad news for the Democrats. 175 00:06:58,085 --> 00:06:59,820 Because the bigger names that you bring out 176 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:02,389 to support you in the midterms means the worse 177 00:07:02,489 --> 00:07:03,524 you're doing, right? 178 00:07:03,624 --> 00:07:05,092 Like, if I was a Democrat in Pennsylvania, 179 00:07:05,192 --> 00:07:06,193 this would be making me nervous. 180 00:07:06,293 --> 00:07:07,628 You know, it would just be like, guess what? 181 00:07:07,728 --> 00:07:09,062 Obama is coming to the rally tonight. 182 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:10,364 Oh, boy! 183 00:07:10,464 --> 00:07:11,565 And he's bringing Beyonce. 184 00:07:11,665 --> 00:07:14,935 Ah, shit, we're so screwed. 185 00:07:15,035 --> 00:07:17,638 And the truth is, Democrats are nervous right now. 186 00:07:17,738 --> 00:07:19,306 Because they've got a lot stacked up 187 00:07:19,406 --> 00:07:20,440 against them in this election. 188 00:07:20,541 --> 00:07:22,042 Inflation is high. 189 00:07:22,075 --> 00:07:23,076 Crime is up. 190 00:07:23,177 --> 00:07:25,846 Pickleball is taking over for some reason. 191 00:07:25,946 --> 00:07:27,915 And all of that is sending Democrats 192 00:07:28,048 --> 00:07:30,417 into full-on panic mode. 193 00:07:30,517 --> 00:07:33,387 President Biden is warning that American democracy 194 00:07:33,487 --> 00:07:34,555 is at risk. 195 00:07:34,655 --> 00:07:36,423 But it may not be enough to stop 196 00:07:36,523 --> 00:07:37,958 a red wave tomorrow night. 197 00:07:38,058 --> 00:07:39,793 EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE: A lot of Democrats, whether they're 198 00:07:39,893 --> 00:07:41,929 elected officials, party leaders, strategists, 199 00:07:42,062 --> 00:07:44,865 are panicked, that they feel like things 200 00:07:44,965 --> 00:07:47,234 are not going well for them in the midterms right now. 201 00:07:47,334 --> 00:07:49,636 REPORTER: President Biden, heading to traditionally blue 202 00:07:49,736 --> 00:07:52,139 Maryland today, after a stop Sunday 203 00:07:52,239 --> 00:07:54,608 in another Democratic stronghold, New York. 204 00:07:54,708 --> 00:07:55,609 Vote! 205 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:56,677 Get out the vote! 206 00:07:56,777 --> 00:07:57,878 Now! 207 00:07:57,978 --> 00:07:59,646 REPORTER: The President giving a last-minute boost 208 00:07:59,746 --> 00:08:01,515 to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, 209 00:08:01,615 --> 00:08:04,184 running in a now-unexpectedly-tight race 210 00:08:04,284 --> 00:08:06,520 against Congressman Lee Zeldin in a state 211 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:08,922 that hasn't elected a Republican governor in 212 00:08:09,022 --> 00:08:10,090 two decades. 213 00:08:10,190 --> 00:08:11,859 Yeah, that's how bleak it is looking 214 00:08:12,025 --> 00:08:13,260 for Democrats right now. 215 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:18,065 They're scrambling to salvage a governor's race in New York-- 216 00:08:18,165 --> 00:08:19,900 New York, which is crazy. 217 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:22,035 New York is supposed to be a given for the Democrats. 218 00:08:22,102 --> 00:08:23,203 You know? 219 00:08:23,303 --> 00:08:25,539 This is like having to beg your stalker to like one 220 00:08:25,639 --> 00:08:27,241 of your posts on Instagram. 221 00:08:27,341 --> 00:08:28,876 It's like come on, man! 222 00:08:29,042 --> 00:08:32,179 My feet are in this one! 223 00:08:32,279 --> 00:08:35,115 Yeah, no, it's just not doing it for me anymore. 224 00:08:35,215 --> 00:08:37,784 So yeah, the expectations are that Republicans are going 225 00:08:37,885 --> 00:08:40,754 to have a very good election and that Democrats 226 00:08:40,854 --> 00:08:42,055 are in deep trouble. 227 00:08:42,122 --> 00:08:44,091 But keep in mind, keep in mind, that's all based on the 228 00:08:44,191 --> 00:08:45,325 polls, which-- 229 00:08:45,425 --> 00:08:47,761 I'll be honest-- bugs me about American politics. 230 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:50,531 Because polls are just, like, an idea, 231 00:08:50,631 --> 00:08:53,233 like what a person says, what they maybe are going to do. 232 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:54,935 And that's why they're often wrong. 233 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,537 In fact, these days, it feels like they're wrong 234 00:08:56,637 --> 00:08:58,372 a lot more than they're right. 235 00:08:58,472 --> 00:09:00,641 And if you went by the polls in the last election-- like, 236 00:09:00,741 --> 00:09:02,009 think about it. 237 00:09:02,109 --> 00:09:03,777 Susan Collins would have lost her election by six points. 238 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:05,846 Instead, she won it by nine. 239 00:09:06,013 --> 00:09:08,415 And Lindsey Graham was tied in the polls, 240 00:09:08,515 --> 00:09:10,517 but instead, he destroyed his opponents. 241 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:13,187 And according to the polls, Joe Biden was supposed 242 00:09:13,287 --> 00:09:14,254 to win by eight points. 243 00:09:14,354 --> 00:09:16,123 Instead, he had to steal the election. 244 00:09:16,223 --> 00:09:21,028 I mean, you don't know! 245 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:22,329 And there are a lot of reasons. 246 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:23,430 There are a lot of reasons why the polls could be off, 247 00:09:23,530 --> 00:09:24,431 you know? You don't know. 248 00:09:24,531 --> 00:09:26,033 Maybe the pollsters are biased. 249 00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:27,668 Maybe people who are answering are 250 00:09:27,768 --> 00:09:29,102 answering sarcastically, like, oh, I'd 251 00:09:29,203 --> 00:09:30,938 love to vote for Joe Biden. 252 00:09:31,038 --> 00:09:32,039 But the poll doesn't get that. 253 00:09:32,139 --> 00:09:33,273 Or maybe the polls could be wrong, 254 00:09:33,373 --> 00:09:34,741 because the only people who answer the polls 255 00:09:34,842 --> 00:09:36,276 are the craziest people ever! 256 00:09:36,376 --> 00:09:37,344 Have you ever answered a poll? 257 00:09:37,444 --> 00:09:38,412 Huh? No. 258 00:09:38,512 --> 00:09:39,479 Yeah. 259 00:09:39,580 --> 00:09:40,781 If you get a call from an unknown number, 260 00:09:40,881 --> 00:09:42,816 you don't answer. 261 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:44,151 What are you, a creep? 262 00:09:44,251 --> 00:09:46,353 In fact, any time a pollster gets someone to participate, 263 00:09:46,453 --> 00:09:48,655 the next call is probably to the police. 264 00:09:48,755 --> 00:09:49,890 It's just like, hello, 9-1-1? 265 00:09:50,057 --> 00:09:51,491 Yeah, someone just picked up my call 266 00:09:51,592 --> 00:09:52,793 and spoke to me for 10 minutes. 267 00:09:52,893 --> 00:09:54,394 You should go check their freezer for body parts. 268 00:09:54,494 --> 00:09:57,397 Yeah, it's worrying. 269 00:09:57,497 --> 00:09:59,466 But even though the 2022 election isn't over yet, 270 00:09:59,566 --> 00:10:04,438 it looks like the 2024 campaign might already be underway. 271 00:10:04,538 --> 00:10:06,340 According to reports, Donald Trump 272 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:10,277 is planning to announce another run for president as 273 00:10:10,377 --> 00:10:12,346 soon as the midterms are over. 274 00:10:12,446 --> 00:10:13,580 [booing] 275 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:17,084 Yeah, but he's going to wait for the midterms first. 276 00:10:17,184 --> 00:10:18,986 Because he wants to do the responsible thing 277 00:10:19,086 --> 00:10:21,455 and see if his election deniers get into power, 278 00:10:21,555 --> 00:10:22,756 so they can steal the election for him. 279 00:10:22,856 --> 00:10:24,391 He's waiting. It's good. 280 00:10:24,491 --> 00:10:26,260 And even though he hasn't officially announced that he's 281 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,196 running yet, Trump is already taking shots at some 282 00:10:29,296 --> 00:10:32,266 of his rivals in the GOP. 283 00:10:32,366 --> 00:10:33,433 REPORTER: Donald Trump, meanwhile, 284 00:10:33,534 --> 00:10:35,035 and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis 285 00:10:35,135 --> 00:10:38,372 held competing rallies in the state of Florida yesterday. 286 00:10:38,472 --> 00:10:41,775 While Trump urged Floridians to vote for DeSantis in his race 287 00:10:41,875 --> 00:10:44,011 against Democrat Charlie Crist, the former President 288 00:10:44,111 --> 00:10:45,946 also took a swipe at the Governor 289 00:10:46,046 --> 00:10:48,382 as a potential 2024 opponent. 290 00:10:48,482 --> 00:10:49,950 DONALD TRUMP: We're winning big, big, big 291 00:10:50,050 --> 00:10:53,587 in the Republican Party for the nomination like nobody's 292 00:10:53,687 --> 00:10:55,756 ever seen before. 293 00:10:55,856 --> 00:10:57,024 Let's say-- there it is-- 294 00:10:57,124 --> 00:11:02,863 Trump at 71, Ron De Sanctimonious at 10%, 295 00:11:02,963 --> 00:11:06,767 Mike Pence at 7-- oh, Mike is doing better than I thought. 296 00:11:06,867 --> 00:11:07,768 Yeah. 297 00:11:07,868 --> 00:11:09,203 I thought he'd be dead by now. 298 00:11:09,303 --> 00:11:11,071 I guess there's always next time. 299 00:11:11,104 --> 00:11:12,806 He's doing better. 300 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:15,075 By the way, I love how Trump always 301 00:11:15,175 --> 00:11:19,313 gives speeches on the tarmac right in front of his plane. 302 00:11:19,413 --> 00:11:21,248 Have you noticed how he does-- like, the door is open. 303 00:11:21,348 --> 00:11:22,649 The-- it's almost like he doesn't 304 00:11:22,749 --> 00:11:25,919 want to spend one second longer than needed with those people. 305 00:11:26,086 --> 00:11:27,487 He's just like, keep the engine running! 306 00:11:27,588 --> 00:11:29,089 I want to leave this shithole town 307 00:11:29,156 --> 00:11:30,123 as soon as I say good night! 308 00:11:30,224 --> 00:11:32,125 In fact, just dangle me from a helicopter 309 00:11:32,226 --> 00:11:33,427 and pull me up when I'm done! 310 00:11:33,527 --> 00:11:35,095 I want to get out of here before these rednecks 311 00:11:35,195 --> 00:11:36,096 can touch me! 312 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:37,397 You saw what they did to Mike Pence! 313 00:11:37,497 --> 00:11:40,400 These people are dangerous! 314 00:11:40,501 --> 00:11:41,835 But the reason that speech is going viral 315 00:11:41,935 --> 00:11:44,104 is because of that bitchy little swipe 316 00:11:44,137 --> 00:11:46,440 at Ron De Sanctimonious. 317 00:11:46,540 --> 00:11:47,441 Yeah, you saw that? 318 00:11:47,541 --> 00:11:49,276 Breaking out a classic Trump nickname? 319 00:11:49,376 --> 00:11:50,744 I mean, at least we think it was a nickname. 320 00:11:50,844 --> 00:11:52,746 It could have just been Trump trying to say DeSantis. 321 00:11:52,846 --> 00:11:53,947 You know him. 322 00:11:54,114 --> 00:11:57,951 De Sanctinonia-- De Nonius. 323 00:11:58,118 --> 00:11:59,887 And what makes the story even better 324 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:03,090 is that apparently, Trump has been privately testing 325 00:12:03,190 --> 00:12:06,159 nicknames for Ron DeSantis. 326 00:12:06,260 --> 00:12:07,294 Yeah. 327 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:08,862 Which is amazing to me. 328 00:12:08,962 --> 00:12:11,164 The man is at a meeting with his team of lawyers, 329 00:12:11,265 --> 00:12:13,467 and he's like, all right, all right, enough of all the ways 330 00:12:13,567 --> 00:12:14,635 that I could go to jail. 331 00:12:14,735 --> 00:12:16,336 What do you guys like better-- 332 00:12:16,436 --> 00:12:19,773 Ron De Sanctimonious or Ron De Shithead? 333 00:12:19,873 --> 00:12:23,076 Which one? 334 00:12:23,143 --> 00:12:25,412 [cheering, applause] 335 00:12:25,512 --> 00:12:32,519 Right now-- Right now, it looks like a Trump-versus-DeSantis 336 00:12:33,587 --> 00:12:35,856 feud is breaking out into the open. 337 00:12:35,956 --> 00:12:38,926 And usually, when two men fight in Florida, 338 00:12:39,092 --> 00:12:40,394 it's at a Margaritaville at 1:00 AM. 339 00:12:40,494 --> 00:12:44,097 But this-- this is a lot more high-stakes, which is probably 340 00:12:44,131 --> 00:12:46,633 why a lot of Republicans are upset with Trump 341 00:12:46,733 --> 00:12:48,335 for going after DeSantis. 342 00:12:48,435 --> 00:12:49,436 Yeah. 343 00:12:49,536 --> 00:12:51,104 Because they're like, what are you doing? 344 00:12:51,171 --> 00:12:52,673 We love Ron DeSantis. 345 00:12:52,773 --> 00:12:54,007 He's our guy. 346 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:55,108 And Trump is like, yeah, I know. 347 00:12:55,175 --> 00:12:57,411 That's why I hate him. 348 00:12:57,511 --> 00:12:58,846 Because you see, people don't realize 349 00:12:58,946 --> 00:13:00,380 that's the one thing Trump hates more 350 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,482 than anything-- is anyone having what he thinks 351 00:13:02,583 --> 00:13:03,550 should be his spotlight. 352 00:13:03,650 --> 00:13:05,352 That might be the thing that destroys 353 00:13:05,452 --> 00:13:07,454 the Republican chances in 2024. 354 00:13:07,554 --> 00:13:12,226 Donald Trump cannot stand not being the center of attention. 355 00:13:12,326 --> 00:13:15,062 Yeah, I bet he got jealous when his kids were born. 356 00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:16,196 You know? 357 00:13:16,296 --> 00:13:17,598 It's like, congratulations, it's a boy. 358 00:13:17,698 --> 00:13:19,066 He's like, I'm also a boy! 359 00:13:19,099 --> 00:13:21,935 And I've been a boy much longer! 360 00:13:22,069 --> 00:13:23,070 So long. 361 00:13:23,170 --> 00:13:25,672 Many people [inaudible] best boy of all time. 362 00:13:25,772 --> 00:13:27,140 All right. That's it for the headlines. 363 00:13:27,241 --> 00:13:28,642 Before we go to a quick break, let's check in 364 00:13:28,742 --> 00:13:30,244 on the stop market with our finance expert, 365 00:13:30,344 --> 00:13:32,179 Michael Kosta, everybody! 366 00:13:32,279 --> 00:13:35,782 [cheering, applause] 367 00:13:35,883 --> 00:13:38,785 Michael, crazy, crazy times in the economy. 368 00:13:38,886 --> 00:13:40,821 What is happening in the market today? 369 00:13:40,921 --> 00:13:42,990 I am crushing it. 370 00:13:43,090 --> 00:13:45,726 I mean, also, I bet big on the World Series. 371 00:13:45,826 --> 00:13:46,827 I did. 372 00:13:46,927 --> 00:13:49,096 Some of you think sports betting seems risky, 373 00:13:49,196 --> 00:13:50,330 but not the way I do it. 374 00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:51,331 OK? 375 00:13:51,431 --> 00:13:52,633 Here's what I did. 376 00:13:52,733 --> 00:13:55,102 I bet on the Astros, and I hedged against the Phillies. 377 00:13:55,135 --> 00:13:57,371 So I actually won on both sides, 378 00:13:57,471 --> 00:14:00,774 then I packaged the winnings into a credit default swap 379 00:14:00,874 --> 00:14:03,410 that I sold off to a retirement community 380 00:14:03,510 --> 00:14:05,679 in exchange for equity into their homes. 381 00:14:05,779 --> 00:14:08,115 Now, it's comp-- it's complicated, 382 00:14:08,215 --> 00:14:09,583 but all you need to know is that I 383 00:14:09,683 --> 00:14:12,152 own most of your grandmothers' houses now. 384 00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:13,287 OK? 385 00:14:13,387 --> 00:14:14,955 It's called finance, all right? 386 00:14:15,055 --> 00:14:17,791 Now, I got a hot tip for you, so pay attention, OK? 387 00:14:17,891 --> 00:14:18,859 I got a hot tip for you. 388 00:14:18,959 --> 00:14:20,894 But first, let's get to this chart, OK? 389 00:14:21,061 --> 00:14:23,664 Look, this is Twitter going private, 390 00:14:23,764 --> 00:14:25,832 and this is the biggest thing to happen 391 00:14:25,933 --> 00:14:28,569 to Wall Street since the cocaine shortage of '96. 392 00:14:28,669 --> 00:14:29,570 All right? 393 00:14:29,670 --> 00:14:31,471 Yeah, I was there, Trevor. 394 00:14:31,572 --> 00:14:33,774 It was the scariest hour and a half of my life. 395 00:14:33,874 --> 00:14:34,842 OK? 396 00:14:34,942 --> 00:14:39,880 Now, Twitter was a publicly traded company, 397 00:14:39,980 --> 00:14:43,517 and then after this right here, it's private. 398 00:14:43,617 --> 00:14:44,518 OK? 399 00:14:44,618 --> 00:14:46,653 Does everybody understand that? 400 00:14:46,753 --> 00:14:50,090 Public, private. 401 00:14:50,157 --> 00:14:51,124 All right? 402 00:14:51,225 --> 00:14:54,361 Your opinion matters here, because you're 403 00:14:54,461 --> 00:14:56,096 a member of the public. 404 00:14:56,129 --> 00:14:58,565 But then, after a single owner took over, 405 00:14:58,665 --> 00:15:02,636 everybody can shut the [bleep] up about Twitter, OK? 406 00:15:02,736 --> 00:15:04,905 Unless you have $44 billion. 407 00:15:05,038 --> 00:15:06,073 It doesn't matter what you think. 408 00:15:06,173 --> 00:15:07,140 It's what Twitter-- 409 00:15:07,241 --> 00:15:08,575 Trevor, what do you think about Twitter? 410 00:15:08,675 --> 00:15:09,643 Well, I think-- 411 00:15:09,743 --> 00:15:11,645 It doesn't matter what you think, Trevor! 412 00:15:11,745 --> 00:15:12,646 OK? 413 00:15:12,746 --> 00:15:13,647 OK? 414 00:15:13,747 --> 00:15:14,781 [cheering, applause] 415 00:15:14,882 --> 00:15:15,782 Yeah. 416 00:15:15,883 --> 00:15:17,351 I hate to do it. 417 00:15:17,451 --> 00:15:19,820 It doesn't matter what anybody thinks 418 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,054 about Twitter, all right? 419 00:15:21,154 --> 00:15:25,292 Now, here's what I think about Twitter. 420 00:15:25,392 --> 00:15:27,728 Elon Musk is having a tough time with Twitter right now, 421 00:15:27,828 --> 00:15:29,062 and here's how we know that, Trevor. 422 00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:31,965 Because everyone on Twitter is talking about Twitter. 423 00:15:32,065 --> 00:15:33,333 That's not good, OK? 424 00:15:33,433 --> 00:15:34,735 It's like in my house. 425 00:15:34,835 --> 00:15:36,436 When things are going great, I'm talking 426 00:15:36,537 --> 00:15:37,905 shit about the neighbors. 427 00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:40,073 But when my wife sits me down and says, 428 00:15:40,140 --> 00:15:42,976 we need to talk about us, well, obviously, 429 00:15:43,076 --> 00:15:44,344 she did something wrong. 430 00:15:44,444 --> 00:15:45,546 OK? 431 00:15:45,646 --> 00:15:49,082 And now, everyone's questioning Elon's decisions 432 00:15:49,116 --> 00:15:50,851 and what he's doing, but let's not forget, 433 00:15:50,951 --> 00:15:53,720 the man has 10 kids, right? 434 00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:55,856 You know how overwhelming that is? 435 00:15:55,956 --> 00:15:57,457 I have one kid. 436 00:15:57,558 --> 00:15:59,693 Last night, my hair was in pigtails. 437 00:15:59,793 --> 00:16:03,030 I'm wearing lipstick, singing the Frozen theme song. 438 00:16:03,130 --> 00:16:05,933 My son is 17 years old, all right? 439 00:16:06,033 --> 00:16:12,306 But the point is, kids drive you crazy. 440 00:16:12,406 --> 00:16:13,841 I mean, look what Elon did. 441 00:16:13,941 --> 00:16:17,044 He fired people, and now, he's hiring the fired people back. 442 00:16:17,077 --> 00:16:19,146 He begged advertisers to stay. 443 00:16:19,246 --> 00:16:21,114 Now, he's threatening them if they leave. 444 00:16:21,215 --> 00:16:23,116 But of course advertisers want to leave. 445 00:16:23,217 --> 00:16:24,685 Twitter's getting too toxic. 446 00:16:24,785 --> 00:16:26,787 Can you imagine if you're a brand now, 447 00:16:26,887 --> 00:16:28,488 you don't want to be on the timeline. 448 00:16:28,589 --> 00:16:33,093 It's like, Nazi, Nazi, cheese doodles, Nazi, Nazi. 449 00:16:33,193 --> 00:16:35,829 You at least wanted to be like, Cheez doodles, Nazi, 450 00:16:35,929 --> 00:16:37,097 Nazi, Nazi. 451 00:16:37,197 --> 00:16:39,166 OK, look, look, look, look. 452 00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:41,935 The tricky situation that Elon finds himself in 453 00:16:42,069 --> 00:16:44,505 is that Twitter is private now. 454 00:16:44,605 --> 00:16:45,639 Remember? 455 00:16:45,739 --> 00:16:47,107 This is the part of the chart where I told us 456 00:16:47,207 --> 00:16:48,942 to shut the [bleep] up, right? 457 00:16:49,076 --> 00:16:53,347 But it's a platform that only runs on public opinions. 458 00:16:53,447 --> 00:16:57,184 So if everyone leaves Twitter, it's worthless, which brings 459 00:16:57,284 --> 00:16:59,453 me to my hot tip, all right? 460 00:16:59,553 --> 00:17:03,190 If you have $44 billion, just keep it. 461 00:17:03,290 --> 00:17:05,526 [laughter] 462 00:17:05,626 --> 00:17:07,594 [cheering, applause] 463 00:17:07,694 --> 00:17:08,829 Yeah. 464 00:17:08,929 --> 00:17:10,397 It's a great tip for all the people with $44 billion. 465 00:17:10,497 --> 00:17:12,065 Michael Kosta, everybody, all right! 466 00:17:12,165 --> 00:17:13,767 When we come back, Desi Lydic-- 467 00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:15,702 we'll find out even more reasons to be 468 00:17:15,802 --> 00:17:16,837 worried about the election. 469 00:17:16,937 --> 00:17:18,272 Don't go away. 470 00:17:18,372 --> 00:17:21,441 [cheering, applause] 471 00:17:27,595 --> 00:17:33,735 [audience cheering] 472 00:17:33,835 --> 00:17:36,337 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 473 00:17:36,437 --> 00:17:40,675 After two years of voter fraud accusations and Capitol riots, 474 00:17:40,775 --> 00:17:43,211 it's no surprise that Americans have become less 475 00:17:43,311 --> 00:17:45,146 confident in their elections. 476 00:17:45,246 --> 00:17:47,715 But as Desi Lydic discovers in her new series, 477 00:17:47,815 --> 00:17:50,551 America's election infrastructure may be in even 478 00:17:50,652 --> 00:17:53,688 worse shape than you think. 479 00:17:53,788 --> 00:17:54,722 Hello again. 480 00:17:54,822 --> 00:17:55,990 I'm Desi Lydic. 481 00:17:56,090 --> 00:17:58,192 Elections-- they're a good gauge 482 00:17:58,293 --> 00:18:00,695 for measuring who your class considers the smartest, 483 00:18:00,795 --> 00:18:02,163 prettiest, and coolest. 484 00:18:02,263 --> 00:18:04,065 Unless you're up against Rachel Pearson, 485 00:18:04,165 --> 00:18:05,934 who just brought everyone cupcakes, because her dad 486 00:18:06,034 --> 00:18:07,201 is rich. 487 00:18:07,302 --> 00:18:10,338 But is our election system as foolproof as we think? 488 00:18:10,438 --> 00:18:13,207 I continue to investigate in my ongoing Pulitzer 489 00:18:13,308 --> 00:18:17,045 grab of a segment, "Votedemic 2020: Our Crumbling 490 00:18:17,145 --> 00:18:19,881 Election Infrastructure." 491 00:18:19,981 --> 00:18:21,783 [bleep] you, Rachel. 492 00:18:21,883 --> 00:18:24,352 Previously, I explored the paper shortage that could 493 00:18:24,452 --> 00:18:25,553 affect ballots this election. 494 00:18:25,653 --> 00:18:26,554 That's you. 495 00:18:26,654 --> 00:18:27,989 But something tells me that's not 496 00:18:28,089 --> 00:18:29,958 the only problem we're facing. 497 00:18:30,058 --> 00:18:32,160 I'm back with Tammy at Democracy Fund-- 498 00:18:32,260 --> 00:18:34,696 Tammy, we got to talk. 499 00:18:34,829 --> 00:18:38,433 --to find out what else could go wrong. 500 00:18:38,533 --> 00:18:40,535 So last time, we discussed pre-election. 501 00:18:40,635 --> 00:18:42,470 What about election day itself? 502 00:18:42,570 --> 00:18:43,605 What are we looking at? 503 00:18:43,705 --> 00:18:45,907 We don't have enough poll workers. 504 00:18:46,007 --> 00:18:46,975 What? 505 00:18:47,075 --> 00:18:48,843 So part of the challenge with poll workers 506 00:18:48,910 --> 00:18:50,478 is that we need hundreds of thousands 507 00:18:50,578 --> 00:18:52,013 of them every election. 508 00:18:52,113 --> 00:18:54,515 And in this moment, we have a lot of people that are saying 509 00:18:54,616 --> 00:18:55,650 they don't want to come back. 510 00:18:55,750 --> 00:18:58,853 Some of our former poll workers are aging out. 511 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:02,156 We don't have as many young people stepping in. 512 00:19:02,256 --> 00:19:05,593 And part of that is because of the incivility 513 00:19:05,693 --> 00:19:07,595 that we have around elections right now. 514 00:19:07,695 --> 00:19:10,265 People are being threatened, and they're not really 515 00:19:10,365 --> 00:19:13,868 wanting to serve in a role where they subject themselves 516 00:19:13,935 --> 00:19:17,338 to the onslaught of ridicule, sometimes 517 00:19:17,438 --> 00:19:19,507 from their fellow community members. 518 00:19:19,607 --> 00:19:21,175 Yeah, if they wanted to do that, they would 519 00:19:21,276 --> 00:19:23,011 become comedians. 520 00:19:23,111 --> 00:19:24,112 Just kidding. 521 00:19:24,212 --> 00:19:25,146 But Tammy's right. 522 00:19:25,246 --> 00:19:26,914 It's becoming harder and harder to find 523 00:19:27,015 --> 00:19:28,416 Americans to be poll workers. 524 00:19:28,516 --> 00:19:30,018 JANE SLUSSER: We have a poll-worker shortage 525 00:19:30,118 --> 00:19:31,019 in this country. 526 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:32,287 There's a poll-worker shortage-- 527 00:19:32,387 --> 00:19:34,555 Because of the constant barrage of harassment 528 00:19:34,656 --> 00:19:36,624 at our office, a lot of us across the state are 529 00:19:36,724 --> 00:19:37,825 worried about how it will affect 530 00:19:37,925 --> 00:19:39,527 even poll-worker recruitment. 531 00:19:39,627 --> 00:19:40,828 DESI LYDIC: And under these conditions, 532 00:19:40,929 --> 00:19:43,064 why would anybody want to work the polls? 533 00:19:43,164 --> 00:19:46,935 In elections, it tends to really be all about the food. 534 00:19:47,035 --> 00:19:50,305 So if you talk to poll workers, the election day potluck-- 535 00:19:50,405 --> 00:19:51,306 There's a potluck? 536 00:19:51,406 --> 00:19:54,742 You will not believe their enthusiasm 537 00:19:54,842 --> 00:19:57,478 around the topic, who should bring what, 538 00:19:57,578 --> 00:19:58,846 who doesn't bring enough. 539 00:19:58,880 --> 00:19:59,847 I love a potluck. 540 00:19:59,881 --> 00:20:01,316 I love a potluck. 541 00:20:01,416 --> 00:20:04,018 I needed to find out more about this potluck-- 542 00:20:04,118 --> 00:20:05,520 uh-- poll worker problem. 543 00:20:05,620 --> 00:20:08,156 So I'm in Maryland, one of the many states with low poll 544 00:20:08,256 --> 00:20:09,857 worker numbers, to talk with election 545 00:20:09,924 --> 00:20:12,126 director Tracy Dickerson. 546 00:20:12,226 --> 00:20:14,662 Can you explain to me what a poll worker does? 547 00:20:14,762 --> 00:20:16,864 A poll worker is our first line of defense. 548 00:20:16,898 --> 00:20:18,967 Without them, we cannot run an election. 549 00:20:19,067 --> 00:20:20,168 They check in voters. 550 00:20:20,268 --> 00:20:21,302 They issue ballots. 551 00:20:21,402 --> 00:20:24,872 And they also maintain the integrity 552 00:20:24,906 --> 00:20:26,007 part of the election. 553 00:20:26,107 --> 00:20:27,542 Do you ever, just for fun, try to get people 554 00:20:27,642 --> 00:20:29,210 to vote one way or the other? 555 00:20:29,310 --> 00:20:30,912 No, we don't do that in here. 556 00:20:31,012 --> 00:20:33,481 We're election officials, and we're 100% nonpartisan. 557 00:20:33,581 --> 00:20:34,482 Right. 558 00:20:34,582 --> 00:20:35,483 Nonpartisan. 559 00:20:35,583 --> 00:20:37,819 Completely nonpartisan. 560 00:20:37,919 --> 00:20:38,886 TRACY DICKERSON: Absolutely not. 561 00:20:38,987 --> 00:20:40,388 We take it serious. 562 00:20:40,488 --> 00:20:43,024 It's serious. 563 00:20:43,124 --> 00:20:45,393 We-- we don't joke about that in here. 564 00:20:45,493 --> 00:20:46,928 No, no, no, I wouldn't-- 565 00:20:47,028 --> 00:20:48,830 I wouldn't joke. 566 00:20:48,896 --> 00:20:50,164 Stop winking. 567 00:20:50,265 --> 00:20:51,366 OK. 568 00:20:51,466 --> 00:20:53,167 Why are we experiencing poll-worker shortages 569 00:20:53,268 --> 00:20:54,168 right now? 570 00:20:54,269 --> 00:20:56,704 It-- it's hard to say. 571 00:20:56,838 --> 00:21:00,541 The atmosphere in elections has drastically changed. 572 00:21:00,642 --> 00:21:03,011 Some poll workers receive threats. 573 00:21:03,111 --> 00:21:06,848 Or when people come in to vote, they get stuff thrown at them. 574 00:21:06,914 --> 00:21:08,850 I don't know if that is an issue. 575 00:21:08,950 --> 00:21:12,253 But they're in dire need. 576 00:21:12,353 --> 00:21:14,555 And I believe they're in dire need across the country. 577 00:21:14,656 --> 00:21:17,859 Have you tried offering some perks, stock options, 578 00:21:17,959 --> 00:21:19,961 401(k), that sort of thing? 579 00:21:20,061 --> 00:21:22,297 Unfortunately, poll workers are 580 00:21:22,397 --> 00:21:25,066 only, more or less, volunteer. 581 00:21:25,166 --> 00:21:27,869 So people basically do it for their community, 582 00:21:27,969 --> 00:21:30,338 because their job is so important, and you cannot 583 00:21:30,438 --> 00:21:32,006 run an election without them. 584 00:21:32,106 --> 00:21:33,341 Gosh. 585 00:21:33,441 --> 00:21:36,511 So would you say this is a thankless job or an incredibly 586 00:21:36,611 --> 00:21:38,813 thankless job? 587 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,083 Yeah, it's a thankless job, because nobody thinks about it 588 00:21:42,183 --> 00:21:43,384 until it's an election year. 589 00:21:43,484 --> 00:21:46,821 And they just assume that the polling places show up, 590 00:21:46,921 --> 00:21:48,156 and that they're just there. 591 00:21:48,256 --> 00:21:51,826 Someone should come along and just say, thank you. 592 00:21:51,926 --> 00:21:53,494 Just say, thank you. 593 00:21:53,595 --> 00:21:54,929 And someone will. 594 00:21:55,029 --> 00:21:56,531 Because you deserve it. 595 00:21:56,631 --> 00:21:58,566 I appreciate that. 596 00:21:58,666 --> 00:21:59,567 Thank you. 597 00:21:59,667 --> 00:22:01,970 You're welcome. 598 00:22:02,070 --> 00:22:05,206 I heard that there's a potluck happening, where people 599 00:22:05,306 --> 00:22:06,841 bring a lot of delicious food? 600 00:22:06,908 --> 00:22:08,409 Is that-- is that true? 601 00:22:08,509 --> 00:22:09,410 Absolutely. 602 00:22:09,510 --> 00:22:11,212 They actually set up full-fledged 603 00:22:11,312 --> 00:22:12,413 banquet-type meals. 604 00:22:12,513 --> 00:22:13,915 Is that free to the public? 605 00:22:14,015 --> 00:22:16,417 No, it's basically-- it's for the poll workers. 606 00:22:16,517 --> 00:22:17,418 Right. 607 00:22:17,518 --> 00:22:19,854 And how do I become a poll worker? 608 00:22:19,921 --> 00:22:21,522 You could sign up and take training. 609 00:22:21,623 --> 00:22:22,991 Oh, damn it. 610 00:22:23,091 --> 00:22:24,125 OK. 611 00:22:24,225 --> 00:22:26,261 I decided to give poll-worker training a try 612 00:22:26,361 --> 00:22:27,629 and was learning a lot. 613 00:22:27,795 --> 00:22:29,564 But when it came to the most important 614 00:22:29,664 --> 00:22:30,598 part of poll-working-- 615 00:22:30,698 --> 00:22:33,034 I heard there was a potluck situation. 616 00:22:33,134 --> 00:22:34,168 When does that start up? 617 00:22:34,269 --> 00:22:35,637 Does that start now? 618 00:22:35,803 --> 00:22:39,707 Potluck could happen on Monday night or election day. 619 00:22:39,807 --> 00:22:41,509 So that's not happening today. 620 00:22:41,609 --> 00:22:42,677 Not today. 621 00:22:42,810 --> 00:22:44,646 DESI LYDIC: OK, so if potlucks aren't going 622 00:22:44,812 --> 00:22:46,948 to save democracy, what is? 623 00:22:47,048 --> 00:22:48,116 My name is Joe Plenzler. 624 00:22:48,216 --> 00:22:49,851 I'm a veteran, and I'm also a board 625 00:22:49,951 --> 00:22:50,985 member with Vet The Vote. 626 00:22:51,085 --> 00:22:52,287 What is Vet The Vote? 627 00:22:52,387 --> 00:22:55,223 So Vet The Vote is a nationwide public awareness 628 00:22:55,323 --> 00:22:57,625 campaign to recruit 100,000 election 629 00:22:57,725 --> 00:22:59,227 poll workers this year. 630 00:22:59,327 --> 00:23:01,162 What have you learned from being a poll worker? 631 00:23:01,262 --> 00:23:04,198 If anyone doubts, like, how polling stations are run 632 00:23:04,299 --> 00:23:05,833 or the outcomes of elections, I'm like, 633 00:23:05,900 --> 00:23:07,368 come in and see the process. 634 00:23:07,468 --> 00:23:08,903 You'll see the two-party integrity 635 00:23:09,003 --> 00:23:10,004 around every voting machine. 636 00:23:10,104 --> 00:23:11,439 I mean, if you come in the door a skeptic, 637 00:23:11,539 --> 00:23:12,941 you're going to leave a believer, guaranteed. 638 00:23:13,041 --> 00:23:15,209 And coming from the military, being a poll worker 639 00:23:15,310 --> 00:23:16,244 is kind of like the same thing. 640 00:23:16,344 --> 00:23:18,413 I mean, you're helping your community, 641 00:23:18,513 --> 00:23:21,316 not at the level of politics, but at the level of civics, 642 00:23:21,416 --> 00:23:23,251 to make some democracy. 643 00:23:23,351 --> 00:23:24,485 I'm convinced. 644 00:23:24,585 --> 00:23:26,487 I wasn't actually convinced, but I'm 645 00:23:26,587 --> 00:23:30,358 a sucker for a power vest, so I decided to finish my training. 646 00:23:30,458 --> 00:23:31,392 This is pretty high-tech. 647 00:23:31,492 --> 00:23:33,528 This is some hacker stuff right here. 648 00:23:33,628 --> 00:23:34,862 We don't say that around here. 649 00:23:34,963 --> 00:23:35,930 Sorry. 650 00:23:36,030 --> 00:23:37,398 WADE BESWICK: So this is a zero report, 651 00:23:37,498 --> 00:23:40,435 and this shows to the public that this machine has arrived 652 00:23:40,535 --> 00:23:41,636 at the polling place in the state, 653 00:23:41,803 --> 00:23:43,705 that it left this building with zero votes on it. 654 00:23:43,805 --> 00:23:47,976 So this much paper is required to show zero votes. 655 00:23:48,076 --> 00:23:50,078 Correct. 656 00:23:50,178 --> 00:23:51,813 I know why there's a paper shortage. 657 00:23:51,846 --> 00:23:54,015 I may not have been able to fix our broken voting system-- 658 00:23:54,115 --> 00:23:55,016 Just like this? 659 00:23:55,116 --> 00:23:56,217 WADE BESWICK: Just like that. 660 00:23:56,317 --> 00:23:58,886 [machine beeping] 661 00:23:58,987 --> 00:24:00,288 I broke it. 662 00:24:00,388 --> 00:24:02,991 But I will say that if voting goes smoothly in your county, 663 00:24:03,091 --> 00:24:05,326 you have a poll worker to thank. 664 00:24:05,426 --> 00:24:06,728 [audience applause] 665 00:24:06,828 --> 00:24:07,895 Thank you so much for that, Desi! 666 00:24:07,996 --> 00:24:09,063 All right, stay tuned. 667 00:24:09,163 --> 00:24:10,531 Because when we come back, international comedy 668 00:24:10,632 --> 00:24:13,201 superstar Gabriel Iglesias will be joining me on the stage. 669 00:24:13,301 --> 00:24:15,003 You don't want to miss this. 670 00:24:15,103 --> 00:24:18,139 [cheering, applause] 671 00:24:25,446 --> 00:24:31,586 [cheering] 672 00:24:31,686 --> 00:24:33,020 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 673 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:36,757 My guest tonight is the first comedian to perform 674 00:24:36,858 --> 00:24:39,660 and sell out Dodger Stadium. 675 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:41,863 He's here to talk about his new standup 676 00:24:41,963 --> 00:24:43,998 special, "Stadium Fluffy," which 677 00:24:44,098 --> 00:24:45,867 is streaming now on Netflix. 678 00:24:45,967 --> 00:24:48,202 I'm not a comedian who's divisive. 679 00:24:48,302 --> 00:24:52,273 That's why I don't talk about politics, religion, or 680 00:24:52,373 --> 00:24:55,009 sports, OK? 681 00:24:55,109 --> 00:24:58,045 Because all three will divide people. 682 00:24:58,145 --> 00:25:01,282 That's why I talk about food. 683 00:25:01,382 --> 00:25:04,619 Because food brings people together. 684 00:25:04,719 --> 00:25:09,557 [cheering] 685 00:25:09,657 --> 00:25:13,294 That's right, unless you're vegan, in which case 686 00:25:13,394 --> 00:25:14,295 you can leave right now. 687 00:25:14,395 --> 00:25:15,296 I don't give a shit. 688 00:25:15,396 --> 00:25:16,697 I really don't. 689 00:25:16,797 --> 00:25:18,232 Please, welcome Gabriel Iglesias! 690 00:25:18,332 --> 00:25:21,169 [cheering] 691 00:25:21,269 --> 00:25:28,276 [music playing] 692 00:25:36,417 --> 00:25:37,785 Woo. 693 00:25:37,885 --> 00:25:40,855 Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias. 694 00:25:40,955 --> 00:25:41,923 What's up? 695 00:25:42,056 --> 00:25:45,059 [cheering] 696 00:25:45,126 --> 00:25:46,427 - Welcome to The Daily Show. - Thank you. 697 00:25:46,527 --> 00:25:47,428 This is awesome. 698 00:25:47,528 --> 00:25:48,529 This is ridiculous, right? 699 00:25:48,629 --> 00:25:49,964 Yeah, it only took seven years. 700 00:25:50,064 --> 00:25:51,065 [laughs] 701 00:25:51,132 --> 00:25:53,234 No, no, no, don't even try that with me. 702 00:25:53,334 --> 00:25:54,468 Don't even try that with me. 703 00:25:54,569 --> 00:25:56,204 I invited you from the moment I got this job. 704 00:25:56,304 --> 00:25:58,072 I was like, yo, Fluffy, you going to come on the show. 705 00:25:58,105 --> 00:26:00,842 You are maybe the busiest person in comedy 706 00:26:00,942 --> 00:26:02,877 that I know of because you're always on the road. 707 00:26:02,977 --> 00:26:05,079 You're doing massive shows, and now 708 00:26:05,146 --> 00:26:06,080 massive is an understatement. 709 00:26:06,147 --> 00:26:07,415 Let's start with that. 710 00:26:07,515 --> 00:26:09,317 Congratulations, first of all, not just selling out Dodger 711 00:26:09,417 --> 00:26:11,619 Stadium, selling it out twice. 712 00:26:11,719 --> 00:26:17,859 [cheering] 713 00:26:17,959 --> 00:26:19,560 Like, what does that even feel like? 714 00:26:19,660 --> 00:26:20,795 Man, as far as-- 715 00:26:20,895 --> 00:26:21,963 I mean, it's surreal. 716 00:26:22,096 --> 00:26:23,197 It's very surreal. 717 00:26:23,297 --> 00:26:24,799 It's like-- it's the biggest thing I've ever done, 718 00:26:24,899 --> 00:26:26,200 and I did it at home, you know? 719 00:26:26,300 --> 00:26:28,169 It was just-- it was the greatest night of my life, 720 00:26:28,269 --> 00:26:29,704 and it was documented. TREVOR NOAH: That's beautiful. 721 00:26:29,804 --> 00:26:30,938 Yeah. 722 00:26:31,038 --> 00:26:32,139 TREVOR NOAH: That is-- when you're performing, like, 723 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:33,307 I would love to know because-- 724 00:26:33,407 --> 00:26:35,309 for those who don't know-- so Gabriel Iglesias 725 00:26:35,409 --> 00:26:36,944 is one of my favorite people in the world, 726 00:26:37,044 --> 00:26:38,746 like, not just as a comedian, but as a human. 727 00:26:38,846 --> 00:26:40,648 When I first came to the US, right, 728 00:26:40,748 --> 00:26:41,782 he came to one of my shows. 729 00:26:41,883 --> 00:26:43,050 No one knew who I was. 730 00:26:43,117 --> 00:26:45,586 Came to one of my shows, waited till everybody left. 731 00:26:45,686 --> 00:26:47,788 I was like, oh, this guy's like a creep. 732 00:26:47,889 --> 00:26:51,959 [laughter] 733 00:26:52,059 --> 00:26:53,227 Everyone was gone. 734 00:26:53,327 --> 00:26:54,795 And then he came up to me from the back of the room. 735 00:26:54,896 --> 00:26:56,063 And he's like, hey, Trevor. 736 00:26:56,164 --> 00:26:57,165 And I was like, yeah? 737 00:26:57,265 --> 00:26:59,233 And he's like, my name is Gabriel Iglesias. 738 00:26:59,333 --> 00:27:01,369 You don't know who I am, but I'm a comedian out here. 739 00:27:01,469 --> 00:27:02,870 And I think you're very funny. 740 00:27:02,970 --> 00:27:04,572 And I'd love for you to come on the road with me. 741 00:27:04,672 --> 00:27:05,706 I know you're big in South Africa, 742 00:27:05,806 --> 00:27:06,974 but no one knows you here. 743 00:27:07,074 --> 00:27:08,809 So I don't want to offend you. 744 00:27:08,910 --> 00:27:10,545 And you took me out on the road with you, 745 00:27:10,645 --> 00:27:13,247 and truly, that may be some of like-- some 746 00:27:13,347 --> 00:27:15,683 of my favorite memories I've ever had in life. 747 00:27:15,783 --> 00:27:17,819 You took me to El Paso, Texas. 748 00:27:17,919 --> 00:27:20,755 You took me to Erie, Pennsylvania. 749 00:27:20,855 --> 00:27:22,590 You took me to-- 750 00:27:22,690 --> 00:27:25,293 and so, like, what I'd love to know 751 00:27:25,393 --> 00:27:26,694 is how it feels to perform. 752 00:27:26,794 --> 00:27:29,530 Because what I love about your journey is there is no club 753 00:27:29,630 --> 00:27:30,598 you haven't been in. 754 00:27:30,698 --> 00:27:32,033 There's no theater you haven't performed 755 00:27:32,133 --> 00:27:33,134 in all over the world. 756 00:27:33,234 --> 00:27:34,869 And now it's stadiums. 757 00:27:35,036 --> 00:27:36,938 Like, what's different about a stadium that you love? 758 00:27:37,038 --> 00:27:38,272 And then what is the thing that you miss 759 00:27:38,372 --> 00:27:40,374 about a tiny, little club? 760 00:27:40,474 --> 00:27:41,676 What's awesome about a stadium is, 761 00:27:41,776 --> 00:27:43,211 first of all, just saying you're at a stadium. 762 00:27:43,311 --> 00:27:45,046 Because now you're like, oh, look, 763 00:27:45,079 --> 00:27:46,747 it's like a Mexican Tay-Tay you know what I mean? 764 00:27:46,848 --> 00:27:49,817 [laughter] 765 00:27:49,917 --> 00:27:51,919 He's doing Stadium and then, of course, clubs, 766 00:27:52,053 --> 00:27:52,920 it's very intimate. 767 00:27:53,054 --> 00:27:53,955 It's instant, you know? 768 00:27:54,055 --> 00:27:55,056 It's right there. 769 00:27:55,089 --> 00:27:56,157 It's very, very nice. 770 00:27:56,257 --> 00:27:58,059 And so there's, of course, pros and cons to both. 771 00:27:58,159 --> 00:27:59,360 Right. 772 00:27:59,460 --> 00:28:01,562 But, I mean, I don't know where it's going to go now. 773 00:28:01,662 --> 00:28:03,664 But I feel like it's only-- 774 00:28:03,764 --> 00:28:04,899 it's not even going up. 775 00:28:05,066 --> 00:28:07,602 You've been consistently successful every single year 776 00:28:07,702 --> 00:28:08,936 around the world. 777 00:28:09,070 --> 00:28:10,905 As I started going to other countries, 778 00:28:11,072 --> 00:28:12,673 people would tell me they came to my shows 779 00:28:12,773 --> 00:28:15,076 because they saw us together doing something. 780 00:28:15,109 --> 00:28:17,912 You've traveled to multiple countries way 781 00:28:18,079 --> 00:28:20,781 before other American comedians even have. 782 00:28:20,882 --> 00:28:23,584 Like, what do you think is part of your success? 783 00:28:23,684 --> 00:28:25,353 Why do people love Fluffy so much? 784 00:28:25,453 --> 00:28:27,221 Even that name, like, that nickname, Fluffy, 785 00:28:27,321 --> 00:28:31,025 has become synonymous with-- it's become a joyous nickname. 786 00:28:31,125 --> 00:28:32,627 I think it's just one of those, you know what? 787 00:28:32,727 --> 00:28:33,628 I'm? A fish out of water. 788 00:28:33,728 --> 00:28:34,629 I share stories. 789 00:28:34,729 --> 00:28:36,164 I try not to get in people's faces. 790 00:28:36,264 --> 00:28:37,198 It's always a good time. 791 00:28:37,298 --> 00:28:38,499 I'm not trying to preach to you. 792 00:28:38,599 --> 00:28:40,034 I'm not trying to tell you what shot to take. 793 00:28:40,101 --> 00:28:41,435 I'm not trying to tell you who to vote for. 794 00:28:41,536 --> 00:28:42,870 I'm not trying to tell you how to live your life. 795 00:28:43,037 --> 00:28:43,871 I'm just sharing stories. 796 00:28:44,038 --> 00:28:45,273 And people can relate to that. 797 00:28:45,373 --> 00:28:47,542 TREVOR NOAH: You have one of the most diverse audiences 798 00:28:47,642 --> 00:28:48,543 I've ever come across. 799 00:28:48,643 --> 00:28:49,911 You bring people together. 800 00:28:50,044 --> 00:28:52,380 You've always enjoyed sharing your heritage. you know? 801 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:53,648 You'll do jokes. 802 00:28:53,748 --> 00:28:54,816 Some of them will be in Spanish, 803 00:28:54,916 --> 00:28:55,950 but then you'll play with English. 804 00:28:56,050 --> 00:28:57,151 You'll mess around in the audience. 805 00:28:57,251 --> 00:28:58,820 That's what I loved about being on tour with you. 806 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:00,588 When you look at the rest of the world now, 807 00:29:00,688 --> 00:29:01,889 do you still have places you dream 808 00:29:02,056 --> 00:29:04,826 of going to and performing in, or have you done it all? 809 00:29:04,926 --> 00:29:06,294 I want to go to South Africa. 810 00:29:06,394 --> 00:29:08,396 [cheering] 811 00:29:08,496 --> 00:29:09,397 TREVOR NOAH: I'll take you. 812 00:29:09,497 --> 00:29:10,398 And that's why I'm talking to you. 813 00:29:10,498 --> 00:29:11,599 TREVOR NOAH: This guy, I'll take you. 814 00:29:11,699 --> 00:29:12,867 That's why I'm telling the man. 815 00:29:12,967 --> 00:29:14,535 I thought you were going to something difficult. 816 00:29:14,635 --> 00:29:15,903 No, I've pretty much been everywhere. 817 00:29:16,070 --> 00:29:17,171 But South Africa has always been that one-- 818 00:29:17,271 --> 00:29:18,172 Well, you've never been South Africa? 819 00:29:18,272 --> 00:29:19,173 I've never been to South Africa. 820 00:29:19,273 --> 00:29:20,274 Oh, Fluffy, we're going to take 821 00:29:20,374 --> 00:29:21,275 you to South Africa, Fluffito. 822 00:29:21,375 --> 00:29:22,543 Fluffito, hey. 823 00:29:22,643 --> 00:29:24,278 My man, Fluffy, you play games. 824 00:29:24,378 --> 00:29:26,047 You play games. - I've never been. 825 00:29:26,147 --> 00:29:27,248 I would love to go. 826 00:29:27,348 --> 00:29:28,816 And I think you're the perfect person to take me. 827 00:29:28,916 --> 00:29:29,917 TREVOR NOAH: I'll take you. - Just saying. 828 00:29:30,017 --> 00:29:31,786 Let's go. [cheering] 829 00:29:31,886 --> 00:29:33,654 The other things you're doing in the world, 830 00:29:33,754 --> 00:29:36,390 I feel like I hear your voice in everything from Space 831 00:29:36,491 --> 00:29:40,161 Jam to Paw Patrol to-- like, I hear your voice-- you do a lot 832 00:29:40,261 --> 00:29:41,195 of voice work, don't you? 833 00:29:41,295 --> 00:29:42,196 A lot of voiceover work, yeah. 834 00:29:42,296 --> 00:29:43,197 Yeah. 835 00:29:43,297 --> 00:29:44,198 COVID, man, I had to do something. 836 00:29:44,298 --> 00:29:45,533 [laughter] 837 00:29:45,633 --> 00:29:46,901 Because you can do every voice as well. 838 00:29:47,034 --> 00:29:48,102 Yeah, I did a lot of-- 839 00:29:48,202 --> 00:29:50,738 I did, like, three movies from home during 2020. 840 00:29:50,838 --> 00:29:52,473 - Like, you watched them? - No, I did three mo-- 841 00:29:52,573 --> 00:29:53,875 - Oh, OK. - I did three-- 842 00:29:54,041 --> 00:29:55,710 I was like, Fluffy, I did, like, 20 movies from home. 843 00:29:55,810 --> 00:29:57,345 What do you mean? [laughter] 844 00:29:57,445 --> 00:29:58,479 I recorded voice-- 845 00:29:58,579 --> 00:30:00,381 I did voiceover three films while I was home. 846 00:30:00,481 --> 00:30:01,382 Right. 847 00:30:01,482 --> 00:30:02,783 And you got to be careful. 848 00:30:02,884 --> 00:30:04,519 You got to be specific because if you say you work from home 849 00:30:04,619 --> 00:30:06,654 doing videos, they think you have an OnlyFans 850 00:30:06,754 --> 00:30:08,055 or something, right? TREVOR NOAH: [laughs] 851 00:30:08,156 --> 00:30:09,056 Don't get me wrong. 852 00:30:09,157 --> 00:30:10,258 I could get paid doing that too. 853 00:30:10,358 --> 00:30:11,792 [laughter] 854 00:30:11,893 --> 00:30:12,793 Yeah. 855 00:30:12,894 --> 00:30:18,966 [cheering] 856 00:30:19,066 --> 00:30:19,967 Oh, man. 857 00:30:20,067 --> 00:30:20,968 Yeah. 858 00:30:21,068 --> 00:30:22,069 Oh, OK, so you got the movies. 859 00:30:22,136 --> 00:30:23,171 Wait. 860 00:30:23,271 --> 00:30:24,839 I heard that you're also working on a new show 861 00:30:25,006 --> 00:30:25,840 now, right? 862 00:30:26,007 --> 00:30:27,008 Are you doing something else? 863 00:30:27,041 --> 00:30:28,776 Doing something for Netflix, yes, a new film 864 00:30:28,876 --> 00:30:29,777 called I, Chihuahua. 865 00:30:29,877 --> 00:30:30,811 It's a story that-- 866 00:30:30,912 --> 00:30:31,813 you know-- 867 00:30:31,913 --> 00:30:33,548 [laughter] 868 00:30:33,648 --> 00:30:35,016 Well, you've got to give context as well. 869 00:30:35,082 --> 00:30:36,417 You've got-- I mean, you've always 870 00:30:36,517 --> 00:30:37,885 been a lover of chihuahuas. 871 00:30:38,019 --> 00:30:39,687 Yes, I have a couple of them. 872 00:30:39,787 --> 00:30:42,089 I didn't bring them because, you know, yeah, freaking-- 873 00:30:42,190 --> 00:30:43,191 TREVOR NOAH: Mm-hmm. 874 00:30:43,291 --> 00:30:45,193 But, no, yeah, this is this thing, that's 875 00:30:45,293 --> 00:30:49,363 project I'm working on with the producer and writer of a film 876 00:30:49,463 --> 00:30:51,666 called Book of Life and Maya and the Three. 877 00:30:51,766 --> 00:30:54,168 We got together, George, and we just we started 878 00:30:54,268 --> 00:30:55,369 coming up with this idea. 879 00:30:55,469 --> 00:30:57,205 And, yeah, it's coming out next year, 880 00:30:57,305 --> 00:30:58,539 hopefully, fingers crossed. 881 00:30:58,639 --> 00:31:01,676 [cheering] 882 00:31:01,776 --> 00:31:02,810 I'm just so happy. 883 00:31:02,910 --> 00:31:04,579 Netflix says yes, but sometimes they say no. 884 00:31:04,679 --> 00:31:06,214 But most of the time they say yes, which is cool. 885 00:31:06,314 --> 00:31:07,715 I feel like everyone should say yes to you. 886 00:31:07,815 --> 00:31:09,851 You're one of the nicest, most wonderful 887 00:31:09,951 --> 00:31:12,286 human beings who I've had the pleasure of meeting. 888 00:31:12,386 --> 00:31:14,622 You're always kind to comedians. 889 00:31:14,722 --> 00:31:15,690 When they're on the road, you'll 890 00:31:15,790 --> 00:31:17,258 bring out comics who are struggling, 891 00:31:17,358 --> 00:31:18,426 and then you'll give them a leg up. 892 00:31:18,526 --> 00:31:19,861 Audiences will get to know them. 893 00:31:19,961 --> 00:31:24,298 I would love to know, who's the comedian who shaped your life? 894 00:31:24,398 --> 00:31:26,367 Or not even the comedian, who's the person who, like, whenever 895 00:31:26,467 --> 00:31:29,203 you look back and go, man, if it wasn't for them, 896 00:31:29,303 --> 00:31:31,606 this journey wouldn't be the same? 897 00:31:31,706 --> 00:31:32,773 That's my mom. 898 00:31:32,874 --> 00:31:33,774 That's my mom. 899 00:31:33,875 --> 00:31:35,009 [applause] 900 00:31:35,042 --> 00:31:39,747 Yeah. 901 00:31:39,847 --> 00:31:41,749 She was the one who would always say, help others. 902 00:31:41,849 --> 00:31:42,917 But at the same time, she's like, 903 00:31:43,017 --> 00:31:44,685 but that's too much help. 904 00:31:44,785 --> 00:31:45,920 Too much. Let them go. 905 00:31:46,020 --> 00:31:46,921 Let them go. 906 00:31:47,021 --> 00:31:48,589 [speaking spanish] 907 00:31:48,689 --> 00:31:51,192 [laughter] 908 00:31:51,292 --> 00:31:53,427 I mean, early on, it was one of those things where I just 909 00:31:53,528 --> 00:31:54,595 started going on the road. 910 00:31:54,695 --> 00:31:56,330 And no one told me to be nice to people. 911 00:31:56,430 --> 00:31:58,032 No one said, hey, help this guy out or take 912 00:31:58,099 --> 00:31:59,233 this person on the road. 913 00:31:59,333 --> 00:32:00,902 It was just like, you know, when I came up to you, 914 00:32:01,035 --> 00:32:02,036 I knew you were hysterical. 915 00:32:02,103 --> 00:32:03,437 And you seemed really cool when I met you. 916 00:32:03,538 --> 00:32:05,039 So I said, hey, come on. You like Taco Bell? 917 00:32:05,072 --> 00:32:06,274 Because you're going to eat a lot of it 918 00:32:06,374 --> 00:32:07,808 if you go on the road. 919 00:32:07,909 --> 00:32:08,943 And-- [laughs] 920 00:32:09,043 --> 00:32:09,944 You think he's joking. 921 00:32:10,044 --> 00:32:11,112 So my favorite-- 922 00:32:11,212 --> 00:32:12,280 [laughter] 923 00:32:12,380 --> 00:32:14,682 My favorite part of being on tour with Fluffy 924 00:32:14,782 --> 00:32:16,784 was how we would eat. 925 00:32:16,884 --> 00:32:18,553 So-- no, because, like, we would 926 00:32:18,653 --> 00:32:19,554 eat at a different place. 927 00:32:19,654 --> 00:32:21,255 Remember, I hadn't eaten at most 928 00:32:21,355 --> 00:32:22,657 takeout places in America. 929 00:32:22,757 --> 00:32:24,792 And so we'd stop in all of these random cities. 930 00:32:24,892 --> 00:32:26,427 And then every night, Fluffy would look at me, 931 00:32:26,527 --> 00:32:29,197 and he'd-- like, there was this joke that I was telling. 932 00:32:29,297 --> 00:32:32,333 Like, one of the jokes had the word "namin" in it. 933 00:32:32,433 --> 00:32:33,434 So then he'd be like, hey, Namin. 934 00:32:33,534 --> 00:32:34,502 That's what he'd call me, right? 935 00:32:34,602 --> 00:32:35,603 So it was like, Fluffito, Namin. 936 00:32:35,703 --> 00:32:36,604 So we'd go there. 937 00:32:36,704 --> 00:32:37,672 And be like, Namin. 938 00:32:37,772 --> 00:32:39,273 He'd be like, you want to get Taco Bell? 939 00:32:39,373 --> 00:32:40,474 Then I was like, what's Taco Bell? 940 00:32:40,575 --> 00:32:43,444 And they'd be like, you never had Taco Bell? 941 00:32:43,544 --> 00:32:45,413 And we went to Taco Bell. 942 00:32:45,513 --> 00:32:47,014 It was a group of us, but still, 943 00:32:47,114 --> 00:32:52,653 we bought $100 worth of Taco Bell, which, 944 00:32:52,753 --> 00:32:58,025 for those who like-- it was bags and bags of-- and, like, 945 00:32:58,125 --> 00:33:00,695 I mean, I walked out of Tac-- 946 00:33:00,795 --> 00:33:03,097 I felt like that scene, Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. 947 00:33:03,197 --> 00:33:05,032 [laughter] 948 00:33:05,066 --> 00:33:08,169 I've never had that much food. 949 00:33:08,269 --> 00:33:10,071 And I remember, like, I walked back to the tour bus. 950 00:33:10,171 --> 00:33:11,506 And I looked at you, and you looked at me. 951 00:33:11,606 --> 00:33:12,507 And I just had the bags. 952 00:33:12,607 --> 00:33:16,043 [laughter] 953 00:33:16,143 --> 00:33:17,044 Man-- 954 00:33:17,144 --> 00:33:18,212 You never lived like this. 955 00:33:18,312 --> 00:33:19,447 I've never lived like this. 956 00:33:19,547 --> 00:33:20,548 I've never lived like this. 957 00:33:20,648 --> 00:33:22,416 It's been an absolute pleasure having you. 958 00:33:22,517 --> 00:33:24,485 I'm glad I could have on because, genuinely, 959 00:33:24,585 --> 00:33:25,820 you've been-- you're so busy. 960 00:33:25,987 --> 00:33:27,989 You basically came in just for this, which I appreciate. 961 00:33:28,055 --> 00:33:29,056 You know? 962 00:33:29,157 --> 00:33:30,691 This is-- no, genuinely, this guy has-- like, 963 00:33:30,791 --> 00:33:31,792 he changed my life. 964 00:33:31,893 --> 00:33:33,094 He's one of my favorite people in the world. 965 00:33:33,194 --> 00:33:34,195 Thank you so much for being here. 966 00:33:34,295 --> 00:33:35,496 Thank you for being in my life, Fluffy. 967 00:33:35,596 --> 00:33:36,531 [cheering] 968 00:33:36,631 --> 00:33:37,532 Great seeing you, my man. 969 00:33:37,632 --> 00:33:39,433 I'll see you on the road now. 970 00:33:39,534 --> 00:33:41,068 - South Africa. - I'll see you on the road. 971 00:33:41,169 --> 00:33:42,103 South Africa. - South Africa. 972 00:33:42,203 --> 00:33:43,704 You said it on camera, so it's happening. 973 00:33:43,804 --> 00:33:45,173 Gabriel Iglesias, everybody. 974 00:33:45,273 --> 00:33:47,008 We're going to take a quick break. 975 00:33:47,074 --> 00:33:48,776 But we'll be right back after this. 976 00:33:48,876 --> 00:33:52,814 [cheering] 977 00:33:55,750 --> 00:34:01,222 [cheering] 978 00:34:01,322 --> 00:34:02,423 Well, that's our show for tonight. 979 00:34:02,524 --> 00:34:05,827 But before we go, tomorrow is election day. 980 00:34:05,927 --> 00:34:08,696 So if you haven't already, make your plan to vote. 981 00:34:08,797 --> 00:34:11,699 You can find your polling location at vote.org. 982 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:13,802 So get on out there and make your voice heard. 983 00:34:13,902 --> 00:34:16,004 Also, stay tuned because Jordan Klepper 984 00:34:16,104 --> 00:34:18,373 is about to finger the midterms in his latest special. 985 00:34:18,473 --> 00:34:20,909 Now here it is, your Moment of Zen. 986 00:34:21,009 --> 00:34:22,377 [cheering] 987 00:34:22,477 --> 00:34:24,345 [music playing] 988 00:34:24,445 --> 00:34:26,247 Live television, gang. 989 00:34:26,347 --> 00:34:27,382 That's live TV for you. 990 00:34:27,482 --> 00:34:28,383 Excuse me. 991 00:34:28,483 --> 00:34:29,918 My kids are here. Live television. 992 00:34:30,018 --> 00:34:31,820 We'll do it live. [bleep] it! 993 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:32,821 They were-- 994 00:34:32,921 --> 00:34:36,458 [speaking spanish]