1 00:00:00,534 --> 00:00:01,902 [theme music] 2 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:03,270 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New 3 00:00:03,370 --> 00:00:07,608 York City, the only city in America, it's The Daily Show. 4 00:00:07,708 --> 00:00:12,179 Tonight, Colorado considers legalizing mushrooms, 5 00:00:12,279 --> 00:00:17,284 Twitter is full of fakes, and Jordan Peele. 6 00:00:17,384 --> 00:00:21,154 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 7 00:00:21,255 --> 00:00:28,262 [cheering] 8 00:00:36,403 --> 00:00:37,771 Hey, what's going on, everybody? 9 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:38,772 Welcome to The Daily Show. 10 00:00:38,872 --> 00:00:39,773 I'm Trevor Noah. 11 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:41,608 Thank you so much for tuning in. 12 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:43,210 Thank you for coming out in person. 13 00:00:43,310 --> 00:00:44,578 Thank you for being here. 14 00:00:44,678 --> 00:00:46,613 Thank you so much for being here Thank you for being here. 15 00:00:46,713 --> 00:00:47,614 Take a seat, everybody. 16 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:48,615 Let's do it. 17 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:49,683 Take a seat. 18 00:00:49,783 --> 00:00:50,851 Take a seat. 19 00:00:50,951 --> 00:00:52,386 We've got a fun show lined up for you tonight. 20 00:00:52,486 --> 00:00:54,888 The midterms are getting people high. 21 00:00:54,988 --> 00:00:57,491 Sean Penn just won the war in Ukraine. 22 00:00:57,591 --> 00:01:00,928 And thanks to Elon Musk, now you can be Elon Musk. 23 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:03,130 Plus, the one and only Jordan Peele 24 00:01:03,230 --> 00:01:05,065 is joining us on the show, everybody! 25 00:01:05,098 --> 00:01:06,400 So let's do this, people. 26 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:08,735 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 27 00:01:08,836 --> 00:01:12,072 [music playing] 28 00:01:12,172 --> 00:01:17,377 [cheering] 29 00:01:17,477 --> 00:01:19,847 All right, people, I'm going to be honest. 30 00:01:19,947 --> 00:01:21,248 With all the news happening right now, 31 00:01:21,348 --> 00:01:25,085 I don't think we have enough space in today's show. 32 00:01:25,152 --> 00:01:26,453 And I tried-- I tried everything. 33 00:01:26,553 --> 00:01:27,454 I promise you. 34 00:01:27,554 --> 00:01:29,122 I even put the news in the laundry, 35 00:01:29,223 --> 00:01:30,123 hoping it would shrink. 36 00:01:30,224 --> 00:01:31,825 But then it just came out cleaner 37 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:32,960 and smelling like lavender. 38 00:01:33,093 --> 00:01:36,663 And we still don't have enough time for it all. 39 00:01:36,763 --> 00:01:39,099 Fortunately, not enough time is just 40 00:01:39,199 --> 00:01:41,335 enough time for a segment we call Ain't Nobody 41 00:01:41,435 --> 00:01:42,336 Got Time for That. 42 00:01:42,436 --> 00:01:45,205 [music playing] 43 00:01:45,305 --> 00:01:46,607 [cheering] 44 00:01:46,707 --> 00:01:49,009 All right, let's kick things off with the midterm 45 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:51,478 elections, a night so disappointing for Republicans, 46 00:01:51,578 --> 00:01:53,947 Mitch McConnell is flying his jowls at half mast. 47 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:55,482 [laughter] 48 00:01:55,582 --> 00:01:58,185 As of right now, there are several big races that 49 00:01:58,285 --> 00:01:59,820 are still too close to call. 50 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:03,657 For instance, will Republican Adam Laxalt hold onto his lead 51 00:02:03,757 --> 00:02:05,058 in the Nevada Senate race? 52 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:08,061 Will Lauren Boebert squeak one out in Colorado? 53 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:10,063 Will election denier Kari Lake accept 54 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:12,466 the results if she loses the Arizona governor's race? 55 00:02:12,566 --> 00:02:15,202 Or will she try to hang whoever Arizona's Mike Pence is? 56 00:02:15,302 --> 00:02:16,837 Nobody knows. 57 00:02:16,937 --> 00:02:19,373 And one reason it's so hard to predict the results 58 00:02:19,473 --> 00:02:22,509 is that Americans cast ballots in so many different ways. 59 00:02:22,609 --> 00:02:24,211 And they all come in differently and 60 00:02:24,311 --> 00:02:25,779 separately, right? 61 00:02:25,879 --> 00:02:29,349 Democrats tend to vote early by mail or dropbox. 62 00:02:29,449 --> 00:02:32,986 Republicans show up on Election Day or use military ballots. 63 00:02:33,086 --> 00:02:35,689 And Herschel Walker votes the way he fathers 64 00:02:35,789 --> 00:02:37,157 his children, absentee. 65 00:02:37,257 --> 00:02:41,428 But there is one unfinished race 66 00:02:41,528 --> 00:02:44,798 that's not all that close, and it's a real trip. 67 00:02:44,898 --> 00:02:47,367 We are still watching proposition 122, 68 00:02:47,467 --> 00:02:48,802 which appears likely to pass. 69 00:02:48,902 --> 00:02:51,438 And if it does, Colorado would essentially legalize 70 00:02:51,538 --> 00:02:52,906 psychedelic mushrooms. 71 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:55,242 Passing the proposition would decriminalize 72 00:02:55,342 --> 00:02:56,877 personal possession right away. 73 00:02:56,977 --> 00:02:59,413 And then it would allow licensed medical facilities 74 00:02:59,513 --> 00:03:02,816 to administer the natural medicine starting in 2024. 75 00:03:02,916 --> 00:03:04,184 Yeah, that's right. 76 00:03:04,284 --> 00:03:07,087 After being one of the first states to legalize marijuana, 77 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:08,589 Colorado is now one of the first states 78 00:03:08,689 --> 00:03:10,057 to legalize mushrooms. 79 00:03:10,157 --> 00:03:11,058 And I think it's great. 80 00:03:11,158 --> 00:03:12,292 I think it is. 81 00:03:12,392 --> 00:03:15,162 Yeah, because instead of creating a drug underworld, 82 00:03:15,262 --> 00:03:17,431 Colorado is bringing everything out into the open, you know? 83 00:03:17,531 --> 00:03:18,432 You can legalize it. 84 00:03:18,532 --> 00:03:19,433 You can regulate it. 85 00:03:19,533 --> 00:03:20,701 It's like those parents who give 86 00:03:20,801 --> 00:03:22,069 their kids wine with dinner. 87 00:03:22,135 --> 00:03:23,403 You know? 88 00:03:23,504 --> 00:03:25,606 They're just like, yeah, I'd rather they be drunk in front 89 00:03:25,706 --> 00:03:27,374 of me because it's safer. 90 00:03:27,474 --> 00:03:29,610 And also it's funny to watch them bumping into things. 91 00:03:29,710 --> 00:03:32,946 Go, look at you, Tyler. 92 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:33,914 And I know right now-- 93 00:03:34,081 --> 00:03:35,549 I know right now there are some people 94 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:37,818 seeing this law going into effect, and they're panicking. 95 00:03:37,918 --> 00:03:39,553 They're like, shrooms are going to be legal? 96 00:03:39,653 --> 00:03:40,621 What? 97 00:03:40,721 --> 00:03:42,122 And I'm like, but, hey, hey, just relax. 98 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:43,624 Relax. 99 00:03:43,724 --> 00:03:45,192 Breathe. 100 00:03:45,292 --> 00:03:47,294 You're going to be just fine. 101 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:52,299 Just drink more water and listen to some Enya, OK? 102 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:57,104 Enya, Enya, Enya-- it's a weird name. 103 00:03:57,171 --> 00:03:58,105 I'm freaking out again! 104 00:03:58,172 --> 00:04:00,240 [shouts] 105 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:02,242 But, personally, I'm all for drug laws 106 00:04:02,342 --> 00:04:03,777 getting less restrictive. 107 00:04:03,877 --> 00:04:06,113 And if they do officially legalize shrooms, 108 00:04:06,213 --> 00:04:08,482 I'm also excited for their next ballot measure. 109 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:10,584 Why are my hands so big? 110 00:04:10,684 --> 00:04:11,618 [laughter] 111 00:04:11,718 --> 00:04:12,953 Now if we had more time, we could 112 00:04:13,053 --> 00:04:14,087 talk about whether the acceptance 113 00:04:14,188 --> 00:04:16,423 of recreational drug use can lead to increased 114 00:04:16,523 --> 00:04:18,192 understanding of the therapeutic value 115 00:04:18,292 --> 00:04:20,894 of psychedelics or how weird it is that drugs are 116 00:04:21,061 --> 00:04:23,497 like the one illegal thing we get to vote on to make legal, 117 00:04:23,597 --> 00:04:24,698 you know? 118 00:04:24,798 --> 00:04:26,733 Like, why don't we legalize jaywalking, or even 119 00:04:26,834 --> 00:04:28,068 better, jaydriving? 120 00:04:28,168 --> 00:04:29,703 Why do the pedestrians have the sidewalks 121 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:31,371 all to themselves, huh? 122 00:04:31,471 --> 00:04:32,806 But we don't have the time for any of that. 123 00:04:32,906 --> 00:04:35,609 Because while the US is abandoning the war on drugs, 124 00:04:35,709 --> 00:04:38,512 Ukraine is still fighting its war with Russia. 125 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:40,814 And its leader just got some really 126 00:04:40,914 --> 00:04:43,083 strange military assistance. 127 00:04:43,183 --> 00:04:45,252 REPORTER: The actor Sean Penn, most often 128 00:04:45,352 --> 00:04:47,287 doing the unpredictable, he did it again, 129 00:04:47,387 --> 00:04:50,190 this time loaning his Oscar to the president of Ukraine. 130 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:51,525 But it comes with a condition. 131 00:04:51,625 --> 00:04:53,894 Video posted online shows Penn handing 132 00:04:53,994 --> 00:04:56,096 the Oscar to Ukrainian President Zelensky. 133 00:04:56,196 --> 00:04:59,099 He said Zelensky can keep it until Ukraine 134 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:00,801 wins the war against Russia. 135 00:05:00,901 --> 00:05:02,636 Penn has visited Ukraine several times 136 00:05:02,736 --> 00:05:04,638 since the fighting began last February. 137 00:05:04,738 --> 00:05:07,207 If I know this is here with you, 138 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:09,710 then I'll feel better and stronger for the fight. 139 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:13,413 So great, great honor, but until we win. 140 00:05:13,514 --> 00:05:15,649 When you win, bring it back to Malibu. 141 00:05:15,749 --> 00:05:17,184 - Correct, great. - Yes. 142 00:05:17,284 --> 00:05:18,285 OK. 143 00:05:18,385 --> 00:05:25,392 [laughter] 144 00:05:31,565 --> 00:05:35,302 I don't even know how to process this information. 145 00:05:35,402 --> 00:05:37,337 Am I on mushrooms? 146 00:05:37,437 --> 00:05:38,805 Is it happening already? 147 00:05:38,906 --> 00:05:40,574 Like, I really-- I don't get it. 148 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:45,679 How does the Oscar help Zelensky fight the war? 149 00:05:45,779 --> 00:05:47,481 He just wants to use it as a weapon? 150 00:05:47,581 --> 00:05:49,116 I mean, if that's the case, at least give him two 151 00:05:49,216 --> 00:05:51,718 so he can use them like nunchucks, like on a chain, 152 00:05:51,818 --> 00:05:52,920 you know? 153 00:05:53,086 --> 00:05:54,621 And it would be strange enough if he just gave him 154 00:05:54,721 --> 00:05:55,756 an Oscar to help win the war. 155 00:05:55,856 --> 00:05:58,292 But he wants Zelensky to return it? 156 00:05:58,392 --> 00:05:59,426 That was the weird part for me. 157 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:02,162 He's like, make sure you bring this back to me. 158 00:06:02,262 --> 00:06:03,363 That's a lot of responsibility. 159 00:06:03,463 --> 00:06:05,432 The man is already running a war against Russia. 160 00:06:05,532 --> 00:06:07,201 Now he's going to make sure that nothing 161 00:06:07,301 --> 00:06:09,536 happens to Sean Penn's Oscar. 162 00:06:09,636 --> 00:06:11,271 Just like air raid sirens are going off. 163 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:12,606 They're like, quickly, sir, quickly, 164 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:13,674 everyone get to the bunker. 165 00:06:13,774 --> 00:06:14,708 He's like, I'm coming. 166 00:06:14,808 --> 00:06:16,210 I just need to find Sean Penn's Oscar. 167 00:06:16,310 --> 00:06:18,278 [shouts] He needs it back! 168 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:20,514 He needs it back! 169 00:06:20,614 --> 00:06:21,715 The only way I think this could work 170 00:06:21,815 --> 00:06:24,151 is if Zelensky gave the Oscar to Putin. 171 00:06:24,251 --> 00:06:26,420 And then while Putin gave the acceptance speech, 172 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,455 the music just played him off, and then he 173 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:29,523 had to leave Ukraine. Oh, wait. 174 00:06:29,623 --> 00:06:30,524 I wasn't finished. 175 00:06:30,624 --> 00:06:31,525 OK, good night. 176 00:06:31,625 --> 00:06:33,827 Goodbye, everybody. 177 00:06:33,927 --> 00:06:35,395 I actually hope that Zelensky is 178 00:06:35,495 --> 00:06:38,131 a fan of Sean Penn's movies. 179 00:06:38,232 --> 00:06:39,967 Because we don't know what else happened there. 180 00:06:40,067 --> 00:06:42,436 It might have gotten really awkward. 181 00:06:42,536 --> 00:06:45,672 You know, Sean Penn is like, here, I want you to have 182 00:06:45,772 --> 00:06:50,143 my Best Actor Oscar for Milk. 183 00:06:50,244 --> 00:06:55,282 (IMITATING ZELENSKY) Yes, yes, one of my favorite film. 184 00:06:55,382 --> 00:06:58,485 I remember watching it and thinking, 185 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:00,587 wow, that is lot of milk. 186 00:07:00,687 --> 00:07:02,689 [laughter] 187 00:07:02,789 --> 00:07:07,027 No way you can drink all that milk. 188 00:07:07,060 --> 00:07:10,163 Powerful story. 189 00:07:10,264 --> 00:07:11,932 Now, if we had more time, we could 190 00:07:12,032 --> 00:07:14,434 talk about the other major development in the war, which 191 00:07:14,535 --> 00:07:18,105 is that Russia was just forced into another embarrassing 192 00:07:18,205 --> 00:07:19,873 retreat from a major Ukrainian city, 193 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:21,108 probably because they heard Ukraine 194 00:07:21,208 --> 00:07:22,176 has Sean Penn's Oscar now. 195 00:07:22,276 --> 00:07:23,377 But we don't have the time for that. 196 00:07:23,477 --> 00:07:25,112 Because right now the one thing being 197 00:07:25,212 --> 00:07:28,582 mismanaged worse than Putin's war is Elon Musk's websites. 198 00:07:28,682 --> 00:07:30,217 Well, Twitter has officially debuted 199 00:07:30,317 --> 00:07:31,685 it's verified blue checkmarks. 200 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:34,154 And the feature is already causing a lot of confusion. 201 00:07:34,254 --> 00:07:37,357 Subscribers who pay the $8 monthly fee are now entitled 202 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:40,294 to some additional perks, namely the blue check mark 203 00:07:40,394 --> 00:07:42,796 previously reserved for verified accounts. 204 00:07:42,896 --> 00:07:44,731 The problem is some of those users 205 00:07:44,831 --> 00:07:46,800 are using their newly-acquired verification 206 00:07:46,900 --> 00:07:49,536 to impersonate celebrities and other public figures. 207 00:07:49,636 --> 00:07:51,705 REPORTER: Someone pretending to be LeBron James 208 00:07:51,805 --> 00:07:53,807 tweeted, I am officially requesting 209 00:07:53,907 --> 00:07:55,275 a trade from the Lakers. 210 00:07:55,375 --> 00:07:57,477 An account that appeared to be from the pharmaceutical 211 00:07:57,578 --> 00:08:00,214 company Eli Lilly announced that all insulin 212 00:08:00,314 --> 00:08:01,381 would now be free. 213 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:04,151 Meanwhile, a user impersonating George W. Bush 214 00:08:04,251 --> 00:08:06,687 declared, I miss killing Iraqis. 215 00:08:06,787 --> 00:08:09,756 And a fake account for Nintendo simply tweeted a picture 216 00:08:09,857 --> 00:08:11,925 of Mario giving the finger. 217 00:08:12,025 --> 00:08:13,126 [laughter] 218 00:08:13,227 --> 00:08:15,262 Oh, no. 219 00:08:15,362 --> 00:08:18,065 Because anyone can buy verification, 220 00:08:18,165 --> 00:08:20,534 they're now impersonating famous people. 221 00:08:20,634 --> 00:08:23,470 Who could have seen this coming? 222 00:08:23,570 --> 00:08:24,471 What? 223 00:08:24,571 --> 00:08:25,606 Everyone? 224 00:08:25,706 --> 00:08:26,707 Wow. 225 00:08:26,807 --> 00:08:31,478 Where were you guys $44 billion ago? 226 00:08:31,578 --> 00:08:32,713 Look, I'm going to be honest, and I'm 227 00:08:32,813 --> 00:08:33,814 going to be blunt here. 228 00:08:33,914 --> 00:08:36,817 Elon Musk is running Twitter into the ground. 229 00:08:36,917 --> 00:08:38,752 And it's the best Twitter's ever been. 230 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:39,786 [laughter] 231 00:08:39,887 --> 00:08:40,954 Are you kidding me? 232 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:43,323 [cheering] 233 00:08:43,423 --> 00:08:45,425 Fake LeBron leaving LA, Mario flipping 234 00:08:45,526 --> 00:08:49,162 the bird, George Bush telling us how he really feels. 235 00:08:49,263 --> 00:08:53,300 The thing is an absolute train wreck, and I'm here for it. 236 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,235 The only reason we know that that wasn't the real Mario 237 00:08:55,335 --> 00:08:57,504 was because Mario would never flip someone the bird. 238 00:08:57,604 --> 00:08:58,639 He's Italian. 239 00:08:58,739 --> 00:08:59,640 Come on. 240 00:08:59,740 --> 00:09:01,008 Yeah, he'd probably do this, right? 241 00:09:01,074 --> 00:09:02,009 Or this. 242 00:09:02,075 --> 00:09:03,043 He's like, (ITALIAN ACCENT) hey, 243 00:09:03,143 --> 00:09:04,444 Koopa, tell your mother I said hello, huh? 244 00:09:04,545 --> 00:09:06,280 [laughter] 245 00:09:06,380 --> 00:09:07,281 But who knows? 246 00:09:07,381 --> 00:09:08,415 Who knows? 247 00:09:08,515 --> 00:09:10,184 Maybe all of this verified real, fake people 248 00:09:10,284 --> 00:09:12,286 on Twitter chaos is actually part of Elon's plan. 249 00:09:12,386 --> 00:09:14,354 Yeah, maybe this is what he's doing on purpose. 250 00:09:14,454 --> 00:09:16,690 Soon, no one will a real account from a fake account. 251 00:09:16,790 --> 00:09:18,325 And then he'll be like, guys, did you 252 00:09:18,425 --> 00:09:21,795 see someone impersonated me and spent $44 billion on Twitter? 253 00:09:21,895 --> 00:09:23,197 That was crazy. 254 00:09:23,297 --> 00:09:25,365 Well, I'm just going to take my money and be on my way. 255 00:09:25,465 --> 00:09:26,433 OK, bye-bye now. 256 00:09:26,533 --> 00:09:27,901 Bye-bye. 257 00:09:28,035 --> 00:09:29,169 Now, if we had the time, we could 258 00:09:29,269 --> 00:09:31,171 discuss how this verified fiasco 259 00:09:31,271 --> 00:09:32,172 isn't just hurting Twitter. 260 00:09:32,272 --> 00:09:34,041 It's also damaging Tesla's stock. 261 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:36,777 Or we could definitely talk about how Rihanna just 262 00:09:36,877 --> 00:09:39,112 said on Twitter that she wanted me to perform 263 00:09:39,213 --> 00:09:40,547 with her at the Super Bowl. 264 00:09:40,647 --> 00:09:42,683 And, no, it's not a fake account because she even asked 265 00:09:42,783 --> 00:09:44,718 for my Social Security number. 266 00:09:44,818 --> 00:09:46,153 But we don't have the time for any of that. 267 00:09:46,253 --> 00:09:47,788 Because while Twitter is faking celebrities, 268 00:09:47,888 --> 00:09:51,058 a real celebrity is in trouble for faking his life. 269 00:09:51,158 --> 00:09:54,461 Vogue is suing rappers Drake and 21 Savage 270 00:09:54,561 --> 00:09:56,597 for using a fake cover story to promote 271 00:09:56,697 --> 00:09:58,866 their new album, Her Loss. 272 00:09:58,966 --> 00:10:00,701 So back in October, Drake shared 273 00:10:00,801 --> 00:10:03,770 what appeared to be a Vogue magazine cover featuring 274 00:10:03,871 --> 00:10:07,441 himself and 21 Savage with the caption, "Me and My Brother," 275 00:10:07,541 --> 00:10:09,710 on the newsstand tomorrow, thanking Vogue editors 276 00:10:09,810 --> 00:10:10,777 for their support. 277 00:10:10,878 --> 00:10:12,212 Well, apparently, they did not like this 278 00:10:12,312 --> 00:10:14,781 because the publishers-- they filed a complaint 279 00:10:14,882 --> 00:10:17,284 in federal court this week, saying the stunt 280 00:10:17,384 --> 00:10:20,320 was an infringement of the company's trademark. 281 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:24,191 So far, no comment on the lawsuit from Drake or 282 00:10:24,291 --> 00:10:25,359 21 Savage. 283 00:10:25,459 --> 00:10:26,493 Yeah, that's right. 284 00:10:26,593 --> 00:10:30,898 Vogue is suing Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million 285 00:10:30,998 --> 00:10:33,967 for photoshopping themselves onto the cover 286 00:10:34,067 --> 00:10:37,304 of the magazine, which, to be honest, 287 00:10:37,404 --> 00:10:40,207 I don't know if Vogue has a case here. 288 00:10:40,307 --> 00:10:42,609 You can clearly tell that this was a fake cover. 289 00:10:42,709 --> 00:10:44,878 I mean, Vogue lighting Black people properly, 290 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:45,979 this is clearly not real. 291 00:10:46,079 --> 00:10:47,247 [laughter] 292 00:10:47,347 --> 00:10:49,449 We'll know it's parody. 293 00:10:49,550 --> 00:10:51,752 But the beef is very real. 294 00:10:51,852 --> 00:10:53,820 The biggest name in magazines is 295 00:10:53,921 --> 00:10:55,689 going up against the biggest name in hip hop. 296 00:10:55,789 --> 00:10:56,924 That's no joke. 297 00:10:57,024 --> 00:10:58,158 This hasn't happened since Tupac 298 00:10:58,258 --> 00:10:59,526 got shot by Reader's Digest. 299 00:10:59,626 --> 00:11:01,295 That shit was no game. 300 00:11:01,395 --> 00:11:03,497 Now, just for context, this Vogue cover 301 00:11:03,597 --> 00:11:05,399 wasn't the only fake promotion Drake and 21 Savage 302 00:11:05,499 --> 00:11:06,400 have been doing, right? 303 00:11:06,500 --> 00:11:08,068 He also released a fake interview 304 00:11:08,101 --> 00:11:11,672 with Howard Stern, a fake SNL performance, a fake appearance 305 00:11:11,772 --> 00:11:14,408 on NPR, like Tiny Desk, which is a little 306 00:11:14,508 --> 00:11:17,611 weird because he's Drake. 307 00:11:17,711 --> 00:11:20,247 He doesn't have to fake any of these things, you know? 308 00:11:20,347 --> 00:11:21,348 It's so weird to me. 309 00:11:21,448 --> 00:11:22,716 It's like, Drake, if you want to be on NPR, 310 00:11:22,816 --> 00:11:25,853 I'm pretty sure you can be on NPR. 311 00:11:25,953 --> 00:11:27,788 This would be like Obama photoshopping himself 312 00:11:27,888 --> 00:11:29,256 at a Buffalo Wild Wings. 313 00:11:29,356 --> 00:11:30,457 You know? 314 00:11:30,557 --> 00:11:32,092 It's just like, (IMITATING OBAMA) look, Michelle, 315 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:33,527 it almost looks like I was actually there. 316 00:11:33,627 --> 00:11:35,128 How cool would that be? 317 00:11:35,229 --> 00:11:36,163 But, man, you're the president. 318 00:11:36,263 --> 00:11:37,965 You can go to a Buffalo Wild Wings! 319 00:11:38,098 --> 00:11:42,636 [applause] 320 00:11:42,736 --> 00:11:45,405 Now, if we had the time, we could talk about how Vogue has 321 00:11:45,506 --> 00:11:48,642 inadvertently given Drake and 21 Savage way more than $4 322 00:11:48,742 --> 00:11:50,644 million worth of publicity by suing them, 323 00:11:50,744 --> 00:11:52,012 making this the most successful marketing 324 00:11:52,112 --> 00:11:53,614 campaign ever for their brand. 325 00:11:53,714 --> 00:11:55,516 But we don't have time to talk about that. 326 00:11:55,616 --> 00:11:57,451 Because we have some brands who would like 327 00:11:57,551 --> 00:11:59,186 to tell you about some very real products 328 00:11:59,286 --> 00:12:00,153 they'd like to sell you. 329 00:12:00,254 --> 00:12:01,255 We'll be right back. 330 00:12:01,355 --> 00:12:05,058 [cheering] 331 00:12:10,935 --> 00:12:16,073 [cheering] 332 00:12:16,173 --> 00:12:18,409 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 333 00:12:18,509 --> 00:12:21,345 Tomorrow is Veterans Day in America. 334 00:12:21,445 --> 00:12:24,115 And to commemorate it, we look at a group of veterans who 335 00:12:24,215 --> 00:12:27,218 sometimes get looked over in another edition of Ronny 336 00:12:27,318 --> 00:12:29,553 Chieng teaches you about Asians. 337 00:12:29,653 --> 00:12:31,989 [music playing] 338 00:12:32,089 --> 00:12:32,990 [bell] 339 00:12:33,090 --> 00:12:35,126 Hello, class, thanks for coming. 340 00:12:35,226 --> 00:12:36,594 Although you really had no choice, 341 00:12:36,694 --> 00:12:38,162 since if you don't come to school in America, 342 00:12:38,262 --> 00:12:39,864 your parents get arrested. 343 00:12:39,964 --> 00:12:41,365 Today we're going to learn about some 344 00:12:41,465 --> 00:12:43,968 of the great Asian veterans in US history. 345 00:12:44,068 --> 00:12:46,403 Because Asians have served in the US military 346 00:12:46,504 --> 00:12:49,907 for almost as long as America has fought in wars, which 347 00:12:50,007 --> 00:12:51,742 is basically the whole time. 348 00:12:51,842 --> 00:12:55,146 America loves war so much, it wants to have its babies, 349 00:12:55,246 --> 00:12:57,515 and then send those babies to go fight in the next war. 350 00:12:57,615 --> 00:13:00,084 Anyway, first up is Augustin Feliciano, 351 00:13:00,184 --> 00:13:06,423 who fought in the War of 1812, which happened in-- 352 00:13:06,524 --> 00:13:09,393 see now, let's see here-- oh, huh, the teacher's guide 353 00:13:09,493 --> 00:13:12,363 doesn't actually say, so nice going, morons. 354 00:13:12,463 --> 00:13:14,298 Feliciano was the first Filipino 355 00:13:14,398 --> 00:13:15,933 to serve in the US Navy. 356 00:13:16,033 --> 00:13:18,836 But before he sailed with the Navy, he sailed with pirates. 357 00:13:18,936 --> 00:13:20,137 That's right. 358 00:13:20,237 --> 00:13:24,575 American history has Asian veterans and Asian pirates. 359 00:13:24,675 --> 00:13:26,710 I'm blowing your frickin' mind today. 360 00:13:26,811 --> 00:13:29,447 What's next, Asian werewolves? 361 00:13:29,547 --> 00:13:31,415 No, that's beneath us. 362 00:13:31,515 --> 00:13:34,552 Let's fast forward to America's Civil War, the first one, 363 00:13:34,685 --> 00:13:36,253 not the one currently happening every day 364 00:13:36,353 --> 00:13:37,455 in your Twitter feed. 365 00:13:37,555 --> 00:13:39,423 The Civil War is where Chinese-American soldiers 366 00:13:39,523 --> 00:13:40,991 began to make their mark. 367 00:13:41,091 --> 00:13:42,960 Of the roughly 200 Chinese-Americans 368 00:13:43,060 --> 00:13:45,996 living in the Eastern US at the time, 58 of them 369 00:13:46,096 --> 00:13:47,131 served in the war. 370 00:13:47,231 --> 00:13:49,533 That's 58 out of 200. 371 00:13:49,700 --> 00:13:53,104 Can you calculate the percentage from that number? 372 00:13:53,204 --> 00:13:54,105 It's easy. 373 00:13:54,205 --> 00:13:55,272 You just cross out the zeros. 374 00:13:55,372 --> 00:13:56,440 You move the decimal point over. 375 00:13:56,540 --> 00:13:58,242 You flip the whole thing. You multiply by 100. 376 00:13:58,342 --> 00:14:00,478 And you plug your [bleep] phone and use a calculator. 377 00:14:00,578 --> 00:14:03,814 Math is easy, especially for me, a teacher. 378 00:14:03,914 --> 00:14:06,717 One of the most distinguished Chinese Civil War vets 379 00:14:06,817 --> 00:14:08,219 was Joseph Pierce. 380 00:14:08,319 --> 00:14:10,955 He rose in the ranks to corporal, the highest rank 381 00:14:11,055 --> 00:14:13,324 of any Chinese-American in the Union Army, 382 00:14:13,424 --> 00:14:15,793 which I can also relate to because I 383 00:14:15,893 --> 00:14:18,462 am the highest ranking Asian at The Daily Show. 384 00:14:18,562 --> 00:14:22,366 Though, sadly, I do not have as many confirmed kills. 385 00:14:22,466 --> 00:14:24,168 And, yeah, there were white soldiers 386 00:14:24,268 --> 00:14:27,671 in the 1800s who were taking orders from an Asian guy. 387 00:14:27,738 --> 00:14:31,008 Because those guys were #allies. 388 00:14:31,108 --> 00:14:34,044 And they didn't even need to brag about it on Instagram. 389 00:14:34,145 --> 00:14:36,680 All right, Julia, we get it. 390 00:14:36,714 --> 00:14:38,415 You taught your dog Cantonese. 391 00:14:38,516 --> 00:14:41,085 But not every veteran got what they deserve. 392 00:14:41,185 --> 00:14:43,354 Edward Day Cohota was a Chinese immigrant 393 00:14:43,454 --> 00:14:45,222 adopted by an American ship captain 394 00:14:45,322 --> 00:14:46,524 who found the Civil War, and then 395 00:14:46,690 --> 00:14:48,292 served for another 26 years. 396 00:14:48,392 --> 00:14:51,562 But get this-- America still refused to make him a citizen. 397 00:14:51,695 --> 00:14:52,797 Do you believe that? 398 00:14:52,897 --> 00:14:54,899 I mean, this guy risked his life in the military 399 00:14:54,999 --> 00:14:56,467 for almost 30 years. 400 00:14:56,567 --> 00:14:58,836 Most citizens never do anything close to that. 401 00:14:58,936 --> 00:15:00,471 They automatically get citizenship 402 00:15:00,571 --> 00:15:02,606 just by getting pooped out of their mom's butt. 403 00:15:02,706 --> 00:15:03,607 That's right. 404 00:15:03,707 --> 00:15:05,376 I threw in some sex ed for free. 405 00:15:05,476 --> 00:15:06,377 You're welcome. 406 00:15:06,477 --> 00:15:08,379 Let's move on to World War I and one 407 00:15:08,479 --> 00:15:11,482 of its greatest Asian-American heroes, Lau Sing Kee. 408 00:15:11,649 --> 00:15:14,552 He was a runner, which means he ran messages to the front line 409 00:15:14,652 --> 00:15:16,954 all while dodging gunfire and flamethrowers. 410 00:15:17,054 --> 00:15:18,055 That's right. 411 00:15:18,155 --> 00:15:21,025 This guy risked his life to send messages. 412 00:15:21,125 --> 00:15:23,494 I hope this makes you grateful for texting. 413 00:15:23,661 --> 00:15:27,031 In fact, I wish this was still how we had to send messages. 414 00:15:27,131 --> 00:15:28,199 You'd probably think twice if you 415 00:15:28,299 --> 00:15:30,101 had to run across a battlefield to get someone 416 00:15:30,201 --> 00:15:32,136 a picture of your dick. 417 00:15:32,236 --> 00:15:34,438 Now let's turn to World War II, which 418 00:15:34,538 --> 00:15:37,341 saw Asian-American heroes like Daniel Inouye, who fought 419 00:15:37,441 --> 00:15:40,678 in the 442nd Regiment, a unit made up completely 420 00:15:40,711 --> 00:15:44,248 of soldiers of Japanese descent and one of the most decorated 421 00:15:44,348 --> 00:15:47,284 regiments in military history. 422 00:15:47,384 --> 00:15:48,986 During a combat mission in France, 423 00:15:49,086 --> 00:15:51,455 Inouye escaped death when a bullet to his chest 424 00:15:51,555 --> 00:15:54,225 was blocked by two silver dollars. 425 00:15:54,325 --> 00:15:57,161 Try doing that with Bitcoin, you crypto bitches. 426 00:15:57,261 --> 00:16:00,331 Daniel Inouye is why I carry two silver dollars in 427 00:16:00,431 --> 00:16:04,368 my breast pocket at all times. 428 00:16:04,468 --> 00:16:05,369 Wait. 429 00:16:05,469 --> 00:16:06,871 Where are they? 430 00:16:06,971 --> 00:16:09,173 Oh, yeah, I got that vending machine Coke. 431 00:16:09,273 --> 00:16:12,276 OK, nobody shoot me until I can get to the bullion exchange. 432 00:16:12,376 --> 00:16:14,211 Even after his military service, 433 00:16:14,311 --> 00:16:17,715 Inouye went on to serve 50 years in Congress. 434 00:16:17,815 --> 00:16:19,950 So congrats to him on finding the only job 435 00:16:20,050 --> 00:16:21,552 worse than combat. 436 00:16:21,652 --> 00:16:23,287 But maybe the biggest Asian badass 437 00:16:23,387 --> 00:16:26,490 to come out of World War II was captain Nieves Fernandez, 438 00:16:26,657 --> 00:16:29,960 a Filipino schoolteacher who became a guerrilla warfare 439 00:16:30,060 --> 00:16:32,129 fighter and led a squadron that killed 440 00:16:32,229 --> 00:16:34,732 over 200 Japanese soldiers. 441 00:16:34,832 --> 00:16:35,966 You hear that, class? 442 00:16:36,066 --> 00:16:38,936 Schoolteachers can become guerrilla assassins. 443 00:16:39,036 --> 00:16:41,439 Do not mess with us. 444 00:16:41,539 --> 00:16:43,541 Ow, goddamn, that's sharp. 445 00:16:43,674 --> 00:16:45,709 The last veteran we're going to learn about today 446 00:16:45,810 --> 00:16:49,046 is a living legend, and not how that term is usually used, 447 00:16:49,146 --> 00:16:51,816 like if your friend Jake wins a stupid flip cup tournament. 448 00:16:51,916 --> 00:16:55,085 I mean, an actual legend, Tammy Duckworth. 449 00:16:55,186 --> 00:16:57,855 She served as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot in Iraq 450 00:16:57,955 --> 00:17:00,291 until 2004, when her aircraft was hit 451 00:17:00,391 --> 00:17:02,293 by a rocket-propelled grenade. 452 00:17:02,393 --> 00:17:05,062 She lost her legs and partial use of her right arm. 453 00:17:05,162 --> 00:17:08,265 For her sacrifice, she was honored with a Purple Heart. 454 00:17:08,365 --> 00:17:09,834 I don't know why it's purple. 455 00:17:09,934 --> 00:17:13,204 I guess whoever designed it was a huge Prince fan. 456 00:17:13,304 --> 00:17:15,239 But her service didn't end with the military. 457 00:17:15,339 --> 00:17:17,007 She went on to become the first Thai 458 00:17:17,108 --> 00:17:20,544 American woman and disabled woman elected to Congress. 459 00:17:20,644 --> 00:17:22,279 She also became the first woman to bring 460 00:17:22,379 --> 00:17:24,215 a baby onto the Senate floor. 461 00:17:24,315 --> 00:17:26,317 Although it definitely wasn't the first diaper. 462 00:17:26,417 --> 00:17:28,419 Those dudes are old as shit. 463 00:17:28,519 --> 00:17:31,989 So, class, in conclusion, from now on, when you think 464 00:17:32,089 --> 00:17:34,058 of Asians in American history, don't just 465 00:17:34,158 --> 00:17:35,926 think of railroads and that [bleep] guy 466 00:17:36,026 --> 00:17:38,529 from Breakfast at Tiffany's who isn't actually Asian. 467 00:17:38,662 --> 00:17:40,764 Think of Tammy Duckworth, Lau Sing 468 00:17:40,865 --> 00:17:45,202 Kee, and Nieves Fernandez, who Kill Billed half an army. 469 00:17:45,302 --> 00:17:48,305 Speaking of which, I got to go tend to this neck wound. 470 00:17:48,405 --> 00:17:50,107 Knowing how cheap these school districts are, 471 00:17:50,207 --> 00:17:52,376 I probably have lead poisoning. 472 00:17:52,476 --> 00:17:54,245 Class dismissed. 473 00:17:54,345 --> 00:17:55,813 [cheering] 474 00:17:55,913 --> 00:17:57,014 Thank you so much for that, Ronny. 475 00:17:57,114 --> 00:17:58,682 All right, stay tuned, because when we come back, 476 00:17:58,783 --> 00:18:01,051 the one and only Jordan Peele will be joining 477 00:18:01,152 --> 00:18:02,052 me right here on the show. 478 00:18:02,153 --> 00:18:03,254 You don't want to miss it. 479 00:18:03,354 --> 00:18:06,490 [cheering] 480 00:18:08,325 --> 00:18:12,596 [cheering] 481 00:18:12,696 --> 00:18:14,631 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 482 00:18:14,732 --> 00:18:17,668 My guest tonight is an Academy Award winner, 483 00:18:17,768 --> 00:18:20,637 who created the hit films Get Out, Us, and, most 484 00:18:20,738 --> 00:18:22,206 recently, Nope. 485 00:18:22,306 --> 00:18:26,243 He's here to talk about his new Spotify original audio horror 486 00:18:26,343 --> 00:18:28,612 series called Quiet Part Loud. 487 00:18:28,712 --> 00:18:30,681 Please, welcome Jordan Peele. 488 00:18:30,781 --> 00:18:33,617 [cheering] 489 00:18:33,717 --> 00:18:40,724 [music playing] 490 00:18:52,403 --> 00:18:53,570 That feels good. 491 00:18:53,670 --> 00:19:00,644 That feels-- that feels absolutely wonderful. 492 00:19:01,879 --> 00:19:04,081 Feels appropriate. 493 00:19:04,181 --> 00:19:05,082 You think so? 494 00:19:05,182 --> 00:19:06,817 Feels appropriate. 495 00:19:06,917 --> 00:19:08,819 That's what we're going-- it's just going to be half an hour 496 00:19:08,919 --> 00:19:09,820 of applause for you. 497 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:11,722 That's overwhelming. 498 00:19:11,822 --> 00:19:13,023 That's an overwhelming response. 499 00:19:13,123 --> 00:19:14,091 That's what you deserve. 500 00:19:14,191 --> 00:19:15,092 That's how you make people feel. 501 00:19:15,192 --> 00:19:16,427 That's what you deserve. 502 00:19:16,527 --> 00:19:17,828 No, that's what you deserve, my friend, and I mean that. 503 00:19:17,928 --> 00:19:20,264 [cheering] 504 00:19:20,364 --> 00:19:21,432 I mean this honestly. 505 00:19:21,532 --> 00:19:22,633 I mean this honestly. 506 00:19:22,733 --> 00:19:26,003 You know, I was scrolling on my TV the other day. 507 00:19:26,103 --> 00:19:27,838 And, you know, I was bouncing around everything 508 00:19:27,938 --> 00:19:30,374 between, like, YouTube, and then going to Netflix, 509 00:19:30,474 --> 00:19:31,942 and then bouncing, like, different apps 510 00:19:32,042 --> 00:19:34,712 and watching-- it's amazing to see the impact that you 511 00:19:34,812 --> 00:19:36,080 have had on the culture. 512 00:19:36,180 --> 00:19:39,650 Obviously-- no, really, with Key and Peele, 513 00:19:39,750 --> 00:19:42,086 some of the funniest moments and ideas 514 00:19:42,186 --> 00:19:44,354 still existing on TikTok, kids loving them today, 515 00:19:44,455 --> 00:19:46,690 and then you move into, like, what you did with Keanu, 516 00:19:46,790 --> 00:19:48,292 and then the new range of movies. 517 00:19:48,392 --> 00:19:49,460 I do want to understand this. 518 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:50,594 JORDAN PEELE: OK. 519 00:19:50,694 --> 00:19:52,129 You're one of the funniest people out there. 520 00:19:52,229 --> 00:19:53,964 You were for a very long time putting out 521 00:19:53,997 --> 00:19:55,032 some of the funniest content. 522 00:19:55,132 --> 00:19:58,335 And now it's just like scary shit. 523 00:19:58,435 --> 00:19:59,803 [laughter] 524 00:19:59,970 --> 00:20:00,804 Is this for balance? 525 00:20:00,971 --> 00:20:03,207 What happened? 526 00:20:03,307 --> 00:20:05,109 Is it weird that I think it's funny? 527 00:20:05,209 --> 00:20:06,243 [laughter] 528 00:20:06,343 --> 00:20:07,378 Is it? 529 00:20:07,478 --> 00:20:11,081 You know, I think the comedy part of my career 530 00:20:11,181 --> 00:20:12,416 is still going. 531 00:20:12,516 --> 00:20:13,784 I think it's still active. 532 00:20:13,917 --> 00:20:14,752 TREVOR NOAH: Wow. 533 00:20:14,918 --> 00:20:16,520 And part of that-- 534 00:20:16,620 --> 00:20:19,690 I talk about it as sort of like the difference between comedy 535 00:20:19,790 --> 00:20:21,792 and horror is the music. 536 00:20:21,925 --> 00:20:23,193 And it really does-- 537 00:20:23,293 --> 00:20:24,561 it does feel like that. 538 00:20:24,661 --> 00:20:25,696 When we-- 539 00:20:25,796 --> 00:20:27,297 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 540 00:20:27,398 --> 00:20:28,298 [laughter] 541 00:20:28,399 --> 00:20:29,299 What are you-- 542 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:30,801 Now I'm picturing the scene in Get 543 00:20:30,934 --> 00:20:33,070 Out where the guy's running-- 544 00:20:33,170 --> 00:20:34,638 like, you know when he's running at the camera, 545 00:20:34,738 --> 00:20:36,407 and he's like head on. But now I'm picturing like-- 546 00:20:36,507 --> 00:20:37,408 [harmonizing circus music] 547 00:20:37,508 --> 00:20:38,642 [laughter] 548 00:20:38,742 --> 00:20:39,643 I mean-- 549 00:20:39,743 --> 00:20:41,111 Just like Benny Hill, and it's funny. 550 00:20:41,211 --> 00:20:42,112 It's funny. 551 00:20:42,212 --> 00:20:43,313 And it's very funny. 552 00:20:43,414 --> 00:20:44,982 And I could have done that. 553 00:20:45,082 --> 00:20:46,850 I was at the finish line with that film. 554 00:20:46,950 --> 00:20:47,951 - [laughs] - I could have gone either way. 555 00:20:48,018 --> 00:20:49,720 It would have been a very different film. 556 00:20:49,820 --> 00:20:51,522 But thank you for saying that. 557 00:20:51,622 --> 00:20:53,957 Yeah, no, I love comedy. 558 00:20:54,058 --> 00:20:58,095 It became very complex somehow, making comedy 559 00:20:58,195 --> 00:21:00,297 in this world as it is complex, I think, 560 00:21:00,397 --> 00:21:02,132 making anything or getting anything accomplished 561 00:21:02,232 --> 00:21:03,167 in this world right now. 562 00:21:03,267 --> 00:21:04,568 It feels like you were the only person 563 00:21:04,668 --> 00:21:08,372 who wasn't surprised about the filmmaker you would turn into. 564 00:21:08,472 --> 00:21:09,473 And I think it's because you came 565 00:21:09,573 --> 00:21:10,674 from this world of sketch. 566 00:21:10,774 --> 00:21:12,976 And sketch always seems unplanned and unprepared. 567 00:21:13,077 --> 00:21:14,511 It seems off the cuff. 568 00:21:14,611 --> 00:21:16,413 But there's so much work that goes into it. 569 00:21:16,513 --> 00:21:20,084 And now you've turned into-- or rather you've been revealed 570 00:21:20,184 --> 00:21:23,320 to us as this film maker. 571 00:21:23,420 --> 00:21:24,922 Like, when I was watching Nope, you're 572 00:21:24,988 --> 00:21:26,457 sitting in that movie theater. 573 00:21:26,557 --> 00:21:28,192 Nobody knows what's going to happen, 574 00:21:28,292 --> 00:21:29,927 why it's going to happen, how it's going to happen. 575 00:21:29,993 --> 00:21:31,428 You successfully got people to not 576 00:21:31,528 --> 00:21:33,130 spoil any of the plot points. 577 00:21:33,230 --> 00:21:34,698 I don't know how you did that. 578 00:21:34,798 --> 00:21:36,633 Because people who saw, they're like, have you seen Nope? 579 00:21:36,734 --> 00:21:38,168 I was like, no, I haven't. How is it? 580 00:21:38,268 --> 00:21:39,203 They're like, mm. 581 00:21:39,303 --> 00:21:40,204 Nope. 582 00:21:40,304 --> 00:21:41,672 [laughter] 583 00:21:41,772 --> 00:21:42,806 Yeah, yeah. 584 00:21:42,940 --> 00:21:44,675 But you create, like-- you create a feeling. 585 00:21:44,775 --> 00:21:45,776 Thank you. 586 00:21:45,943 --> 00:21:49,646 Well, I just have this love of my audience. 587 00:21:49,747 --> 00:21:52,182 And I think what my audience has been telling 588 00:21:52,282 --> 00:21:54,685 me and responding to is that very thing is 589 00:21:54,785 --> 00:21:57,821 something that they love and that they're 590 00:21:57,955 --> 00:21:59,289 going to show up for it. 591 00:21:59,390 --> 00:22:04,962 And so when-- and you say I knew. 592 00:22:04,995 --> 00:22:07,131 When I made-- when I wrote Get Out, 593 00:22:07,231 --> 00:22:09,666 I didn't even know if they would let me direct it. 594 00:22:09,767 --> 00:22:10,667 I didn't-- 595 00:22:10,768 --> 00:22:11,802 TREVOR NOAH: For real? 596 00:22:11,902 --> 00:22:15,906 Yeah, that's how much has changed in my life. 597 00:22:16,006 --> 00:22:17,808 You know, I was trying to push this thing. 598 00:22:17,908 --> 00:22:20,978 And so I-- luckily, I found a wonderful home and 599 00:22:21,078 --> 00:22:22,713 wonderful producers for it. 600 00:22:22,813 --> 00:22:26,550 But when I made Nope, then I was like, 601 00:22:26,650 --> 00:22:28,552 OK, now hold on a second. 602 00:22:28,652 --> 00:22:31,255 They're going to let me direct a film. 603 00:22:31,355 --> 00:22:33,490 They're going to let me direct a big movie. 604 00:22:33,590 --> 00:22:34,491 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 605 00:22:34,591 --> 00:22:36,326 And so there's a responsibility there. 606 00:22:36,427 --> 00:22:37,628 Is there a pressure? 607 00:22:37,728 --> 00:22:40,464 Do you ever feel the weight of your own pressure? 608 00:22:40,564 --> 00:22:43,734 Because Get Out is one of the greatest movies 609 00:22:43,834 --> 00:22:44,768 that has ever been made. 610 00:22:44,935 --> 00:22:46,537 From that moment onwards, everyone 611 00:22:46,637 --> 00:22:50,207 is expecting you to create the greatest movie ever made. 612 00:22:50,307 --> 00:22:51,575 There's always going to be that pressure. 613 00:22:51,675 --> 00:22:52,643 There's always going to be the criticism. 614 00:22:52,743 --> 00:22:53,944 There's always going to be the critics. 615 00:22:54,044 --> 00:22:56,413 Do you feel that as well, or do you find yourself just 616 00:22:56,513 --> 00:22:57,948 making what you want to make? 617 00:22:57,981 --> 00:23:00,217 Well, you know, a lot of people hate Get Out. 618 00:23:00,317 --> 00:23:01,218 And there's a certain-- 619 00:23:01,318 --> 00:23:02,219 TREVOR NOAH: Who are these people? 620 00:23:02,319 --> 00:23:03,220 Well, they're out there. 621 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:04,555 [laughter] They are out there. 622 00:23:04,655 --> 00:23:05,622 TREVOR NOAH: Oh, wow, OK. 623 00:23:05,723 --> 00:23:09,693 I get-- I still get hate from that era. 624 00:23:09,793 --> 00:23:11,495 I mean, there's a lot of people that don't like 625 00:23:11,595 --> 00:23:15,232 the agency that it brought-- 626 00:23:15,332 --> 00:23:16,233 Interesting. 627 00:23:16,333 --> 00:23:17,601 --me and other people. 628 00:23:17,701 --> 00:23:18,902 I truly feel that. 629 00:23:19,002 --> 00:23:22,005 And so, you know-- 630 00:23:22,106 --> 00:23:23,574 and in Key and Peele as well. 631 00:23:23,674 --> 00:23:26,276 You realize people are going to respond. 632 00:23:26,377 --> 00:23:28,912 But there's always going to be people who don't respond, 633 00:23:29,012 --> 00:23:30,214 and that's OK. 634 00:23:30,314 --> 00:23:32,950 That's part of the adventure of doing something risky, 635 00:23:33,050 --> 00:23:34,518 doing something you're not supposed 636 00:23:34,618 --> 00:23:36,920 to do is that you're going to be pissing people off. 637 00:23:36,954 --> 00:23:37,921 But that's OK. 638 00:23:38,021 --> 00:23:39,189 TREVOR NOAH: I wonder if some people are 639 00:23:39,289 --> 00:23:40,924 pissed off at what you illuminate in the stories 640 00:23:40,958 --> 00:23:42,059 that you tell. 641 00:23:42,159 --> 00:23:44,194 Because it's one thing to create a horror movie. 642 00:23:44,294 --> 00:23:46,830 It's one thing to create thrill and suspense. 643 00:23:46,930 --> 00:23:51,668 It's another thing to weave into that story everything 644 00:23:51,769 --> 00:23:54,338 that we're experiencing in real life, you know? 645 00:23:54,438 --> 00:23:55,939 There are themes of race. 646 00:23:56,006 --> 00:23:58,442 There are themes of gender. 647 00:23:58,542 --> 00:24:00,411 There are themes-- like, everything 648 00:24:00,511 --> 00:24:01,945 is encapsulated in a story. 649 00:24:02,012 --> 00:24:04,181 It's like you went and went, what if there's racism, 650 00:24:04,281 --> 00:24:05,949 and what if there's sexism, and what if there's 651 00:24:05,983 --> 00:24:07,284 also a monster, which seems-- 652 00:24:07,384 --> 00:24:08,285 [laughter] 653 00:24:08,385 --> 00:24:09,286 You know? 654 00:24:09,386 --> 00:24:10,954 Which is very much the real world. 655 00:24:11,055 --> 00:24:13,590 It's, once again, a documentary, but no. 656 00:24:13,690 --> 00:24:17,661 I-- yeah, you know, I mean, this one 657 00:24:17,761 --> 00:24:21,498 wanted to be about this idea that was sort of forming 658 00:24:21,598 --> 00:24:23,167 in my head that there's some people, 659 00:24:23,267 --> 00:24:25,169 there are some things in this world 660 00:24:25,269 --> 00:24:27,137 that are these bad miracles. 661 00:24:27,237 --> 00:24:32,609 These are these things that are so entertaining that we're 662 00:24:32,710 --> 00:24:34,244 blinded to the danger of them. 663 00:24:34,344 --> 00:24:35,579 TREVOR NOAH: Wow. 664 00:24:35,679 --> 00:24:39,383 And so I wanted to make a film about the human response 665 00:24:39,483 --> 00:24:41,919 to these things and how we interact with it 666 00:24:42,019 --> 00:24:44,588 and how we will chase it off a cliff. 667 00:24:44,688 --> 00:24:45,923 TREVOR NOAH: Wow. 668 00:24:46,023 --> 00:24:47,091 You do that with everything though. 669 00:24:47,191 --> 00:24:49,760 Because when they told me you had a podcast, 670 00:24:49,927 --> 00:24:51,462 I thought you were going to be interviewing people 671 00:24:51,562 --> 00:24:52,730 or there's going to be a conversation. 672 00:24:52,830 --> 00:24:55,999 They're like, no, he made a horror podcast. 673 00:24:56,100 --> 00:24:57,000 So-- 674 00:24:57,101 --> 00:24:58,936 I was like, but that's not possible. 675 00:24:59,036 --> 00:25:00,070 And then they send it to me, and I 676 00:25:00,170 --> 00:25:02,840 was like, oh, this is terrifying because I 677 00:25:02,940 --> 00:25:04,675 just have to use my ears. 678 00:25:04,775 --> 00:25:05,743 We actually have a clip. 679 00:25:05,843 --> 00:25:06,677 Here, we can play a little bit for you. 680 00:25:06,777 --> 00:25:07,678 Just listen to it. 681 00:25:07,778 --> 00:25:08,645 Even close your eyes if you want. 682 00:25:08,746 --> 00:25:09,680 Listen. 683 00:25:09,780 --> 00:25:11,315 OPERATOR: 911, what is your emergency? 684 00:25:11,415 --> 00:25:14,151 RICK: I-- I-- I need to report a-- an accident. 685 00:25:14,251 --> 00:25:15,953 This guy-- he's hurt his head. 686 00:25:16,053 --> 00:25:16,954 There's a lot of blood. 687 00:25:17,054 --> 00:25:18,288 OPERATOR: Is he still breathing, sir? 688 00:25:18,389 --> 00:25:19,656 RICK: Uh, I'm not sure if he-- 689 00:25:19,757 --> 00:25:20,791 [gasping] 690 00:25:20,891 --> 00:25:22,960 Yes, yes, he's definitely still breathing. 691 00:25:23,060 --> 00:25:25,262 His head-- his head looks like it's cracked. 692 00:25:25,362 --> 00:25:27,097 Jesus, there's blood everywhere. 693 00:25:27,197 --> 00:25:29,133 OPERATOR: That's what heads do, Rick. 694 00:25:29,233 --> 00:25:30,134 RICK: I'm sorry. 695 00:25:30,234 --> 00:25:31,135 What? 696 00:25:31,235 --> 00:25:33,437 OPERATOR: (CREEPY VOICE) Bleed. 697 00:25:33,537 --> 00:25:34,438 [distant creepy laugh] 698 00:25:34,538 --> 00:25:35,906 [phone tone] 699 00:25:35,973 --> 00:25:38,108 [applause] 700 00:25:38,208 --> 00:25:45,015 So think, important to say, directed by Mimi O'Donnell, 701 00:25:45,115 --> 00:25:46,316 brilliantly directed. 702 00:25:46,417 --> 00:25:49,186 This was something all of us at Monkeypaw Productions 703 00:25:49,286 --> 00:25:50,587 were very excited about, like, trying 704 00:25:50,687 --> 00:25:53,690 to make the scariest horror podcast of all time. 705 00:25:53,791 --> 00:25:54,692 And-- 706 00:25:54,792 --> 00:25:55,926 TREVOR NOAH: Do you know what people 707 00:25:55,993 --> 00:25:57,094 normally use podcasts for? 708 00:25:57,194 --> 00:25:58,362 [laughter] 709 00:25:58,462 --> 00:25:59,363 Are you familiar-- 710 00:25:59,463 --> 00:26:00,364 It's sort of like you're driving. 711 00:26:00,464 --> 00:26:01,565 You're on, like, a drive. 712 00:26:01,665 --> 00:26:04,535 You know, some people play podcasts go to sleep. 713 00:26:04,635 --> 00:26:05,602 I've heard of this. 714 00:26:05,703 --> 00:26:07,071 And then this slides into your playlist. 715 00:26:07,171 --> 00:26:08,672 You know, and this is something 716 00:26:08,772 --> 00:26:11,742 we talk about in horror all the time, which 717 00:26:11,875 --> 00:26:13,944 is this idea that it's the things you don't 718 00:26:14,044 --> 00:26:15,245 see that are the scariest. 719 00:26:15,345 --> 00:26:16,714 TREVOR NOAH: It is terrifying because you've 720 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,883 created this podcast that is essentially-- it sounds real. 721 00:26:19,983 --> 00:26:23,687 It sounds like an actual conspiracy theorist. 722 00:26:23,787 --> 00:26:27,057 And we're following him and his journey of creating this radio 723 00:26:27,157 --> 00:26:29,893 show that sort of sets in a pre-Trump world. 724 00:26:29,927 --> 00:26:32,162 And he's talking about everything that's happening. 725 00:26:32,262 --> 00:26:33,664 He's digging into conspiracies. 726 00:26:33,764 --> 00:26:36,700 And it feels too real, Jordan. 727 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,603 And this is brilliant, and Tracy Letts wonderfully 728 00:26:39,703 --> 00:26:41,472 plays this character. 729 00:26:41,572 --> 00:26:44,908 And this whole Faustian thing, it ends up being-- 730 00:26:45,008 --> 00:26:47,911 I'm not going to give away what is going on. 731 00:26:47,978 --> 00:26:49,012 But then-- - Whatever it is. 732 00:26:49,113 --> 00:26:49,980 Yeah. 733 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,916 But there's something of-- yeah. 734 00:26:53,016 --> 00:26:53,917 Because-- 735 00:26:54,017 --> 00:26:54,918 Yeah. 736 00:26:55,018 --> 00:26:56,820 --as discussed, we need to-- 737 00:26:56,920 --> 00:27:00,357 but it's a story that needs to be told in the sound medium 738 00:27:00,457 --> 00:27:05,496 because there is a sound element to this parasite. 739 00:27:05,596 --> 00:27:08,866 And it's scary. 740 00:27:08,899 --> 00:27:10,134 I say this all the time. 741 00:27:10,234 --> 00:27:12,603 When you tell your stories-- and this is something that I 742 00:27:12,703 --> 00:27:15,105 feel you've always done-- whether it's in a sketch, 743 00:27:15,205 --> 00:27:17,708 whether it's in a movie, and now even in a podcast, 744 00:27:17,875 --> 00:27:21,211 it feels like you are commenting on the aspects 745 00:27:21,311 --> 00:27:24,348 of the world that we oftentimes take for granted or ignore. 746 00:27:24,448 --> 00:27:26,750 Because they're almost seamlessly happening to us. 747 00:27:26,884 --> 00:27:27,885 And you take them. 748 00:27:27,951 --> 00:27:29,086 You amplify them. 749 00:27:29,186 --> 00:27:31,155 And then it becomes a horror we can't look away from. 750 00:27:31,255 --> 00:27:32,956 Like, why do you think it's important for us 751 00:27:33,057 --> 00:27:35,359 to focus on those moments, to focus on what's 752 00:27:35,459 --> 00:27:36,727 happening in real life? 753 00:27:36,894 --> 00:27:38,762 Well, it is. 754 00:27:38,896 --> 00:27:41,365 It's important for us to pay attention 755 00:27:41,465 --> 00:27:44,168 to the real-life monsters. 756 00:27:44,268 --> 00:27:47,805 And I think it's important to-- 757 00:27:47,905 --> 00:27:51,642 and it's important for us to feel fear as it is. 758 00:27:51,742 --> 00:27:53,610 So much of this-- 759 00:27:53,711 --> 00:27:56,513 so much of this doomscrolling and stuff, 760 00:27:56,613 --> 00:28:00,184 it really is about us-- 761 00:28:00,284 --> 00:28:02,352 the fact that fear is something we bury. 762 00:28:02,453 --> 00:28:03,921 Fear is something that we don't like. 763 00:28:04,021 --> 00:28:05,389 We don't like that feeling. 764 00:28:05,489 --> 00:28:09,026 We will convert it into ang-- other things. 765 00:28:09,126 --> 00:28:10,027 TREVOR NOAH: Yeah, yeah. 766 00:28:10,127 --> 00:28:12,062 And so, anyway-- 767 00:28:12,162 --> 00:28:13,564 TREVOR NOAH: And so it numbs us as we scroll. 768 00:28:13,664 --> 00:28:14,665 Yeah. - Yes. 769 00:28:14,765 --> 00:28:17,301 So-- yeah. 770 00:28:17,401 --> 00:28:19,470 [laughter] 771 00:28:19,570 --> 00:28:21,939 Did I answer-- did I answer the question with that? 772 00:28:22,039 --> 00:28:23,173 I-- 773 00:28:23,273 --> 00:28:25,175 Well, can I just say, I've loved everything 774 00:28:25,275 --> 00:28:26,176 that you've created. 775 00:28:26,276 --> 00:28:29,747 I enjoy how original your art is. 776 00:28:29,847 --> 00:28:33,917 I also really appreciate how you work with the talent 777 00:28:34,017 --> 00:28:34,918 that you work with. 778 00:28:35,018 --> 00:28:36,153 I mean, Keke Palmer-- 779 00:28:36,253 --> 00:28:37,488 people have been loving her forever. 780 00:28:37,588 --> 00:28:38,822 [cheering] 781 00:28:38,922 --> 00:28:41,425 To see her in the movie, to see what you did with her-- 782 00:28:41,525 --> 00:28:44,595 obviously, Daniel-- we've loved him since forever. 783 00:28:44,695 --> 00:28:46,764 You don't just create a story. 784 00:28:46,864 --> 00:28:48,298 You also create stars. 785 00:28:48,399 --> 00:28:50,034 You also give people an opportunity 786 00:28:50,134 --> 00:28:51,035 to shine on the screen. 787 00:28:51,135 --> 00:28:53,103 And I would love to know what you 788 00:28:53,203 --> 00:28:56,273 look for in these performers that you think will-- 789 00:28:56,373 --> 00:28:57,775 I mean, as it does-- successfully 790 00:28:57,875 --> 00:29:00,110 convey the feelings that you're trying to get to the people? 791 00:29:00,210 --> 00:29:02,112 Well, you know, first of all, I'm also-- 792 00:29:02,212 --> 00:29:05,282 I'm trying to hitch my wagon to these moving trains, right? 793 00:29:05,382 --> 00:29:07,451 I'm trying to find people who are 794 00:29:07,551 --> 00:29:11,355 ready to do their greatest role, you know, 795 00:29:11,455 --> 00:29:12,823 and in that perfect place. 796 00:29:12,923 --> 00:29:14,758 So I very much-- 797 00:29:14,925 --> 00:29:17,661 I'm so thankful that the Daniels 798 00:29:17,761 --> 00:29:20,664 and the Kekes of the world will come out and do it. 799 00:29:20,764 --> 00:29:22,099 But I'm also looking for somebody 800 00:29:22,199 --> 00:29:26,403 who is really smart enough to take 801 00:29:26,503 --> 00:29:27,504 over the character for me. 802 00:29:27,604 --> 00:29:29,807 I do the work to build this character up 803 00:29:29,940 --> 00:29:31,175 to a certain point. 804 00:29:31,275 --> 00:29:34,812 And then I need somebody to come in and become the expert. 805 00:29:34,945 --> 00:29:37,848 So I can ask them, how does Emerald feel? 806 00:29:37,948 --> 00:29:39,717 And she can answer that question. 807 00:29:39,817 --> 00:29:41,285 We can kind of move from there. 808 00:29:41,385 --> 00:29:44,154 And so, you know, I have the privilege 809 00:29:44,254 --> 00:29:46,623 of working with people like Daniel 810 00:29:46,724 --> 00:29:50,294 and like Keke, who are just the best actors in the world. 811 00:29:50,394 --> 00:29:51,829 And then we have the privilege of enjoying 812 00:29:51,962 --> 00:29:53,230 everything that you all create together, 813 00:29:53,330 --> 00:29:54,431 the privilege of having on the show. 814 00:29:54,531 --> 00:29:55,432 Thank you, my friend. 815 00:29:55,532 --> 00:29:56,567 Absolute, absolute joy. 816 00:29:56,667 --> 00:29:58,502 Thank you again. 817 00:29:58,602 --> 00:30:00,070 Jordan Peele, everybody. 818 00:30:00,170 --> 00:30:01,205 We're going to take a quick break. 819 00:30:01,305 --> 00:30:03,107 But we'll be right back after this. 820 00:30:03,207 --> 00:30:06,577 [cheering] 821 00:30:10,447 --> 00:30:11,681 Well, that's our show for tonight. 822 00:30:11,782 --> 00:30:12,783 Charlamagne is up next. 823 00:30:12,883 --> 00:30:14,985 Now here it is, your moment of zen. 824 00:30:15,085 --> 00:30:17,254 Why did Dr. Oz lose? 825 00:30:17,354 --> 00:30:20,757 Well, it looks like, according to the exit polling, 826 00:30:20,857 --> 00:30:23,627 it's because Fetterman won.