♪ Announcer: FROM NEW YORK CITY, THE ONLY CITY IN AMERICA...
IT'S THE SHOW THAT INVENTED NEWS. THIS IS "THE DAILY SHOW" WITH YOUR HOST, LESLIE JONES!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] Leslie: YEAH!
WHAT'S GOING ON, EVERYBODY? THANK YOU! THANK YOU! [LAUGHS]
WELCOME TO "THE DAILY SHOW!" I'M LESLIE JONES! AND THIS IS MY LAST NIGHT MAKIN' THIS DESK MY BITCH!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] SO LET'S GET TO THESE HEADLINES! ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
OKAY, YOU GUYS. WHO IN HERE IS EXCITED ABOUT RIHANNA AT THE SUPER BOWL? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
SO PUMPED. YES! EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY!
EVERYBODY'S EXCITED. EVERYBODY'S EXCITED. WELL, ALMOST EVERYBODY. SPORTSCASTER
STEPHEN A. SMITH LEARNS THE HARD WAY YOU BETTER WATCH WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT RIHANNA. MEMBERS OF THE RIHANNA NAVY,
AS THEY'VE KNOWN, HAVE BEEN GUNNING FOR HIM ALL DAY LONG FOLLOWING HIS APPEARANCE ON "THE SHERRI SHEPHERD SHOW,"
TAKE A LISTEN. ARE YOU EXCITED FOR THIS HALFTIME SHOW? I DON'T WANT TO SAY I'M NOT
EXCITED. SHE'S FANTASTIC. THERE'S ONE THING SHE'S NOT. SHE AIN'T BEYONCE.
[BOOS] I KNOW SHE'S NOT BEYONCE, BUT WAIT A MINUTE, HOLD ON, HOLD ON --
Leslie: DUDE, NO! WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO YOURSELF? YOU KNOW WHAT, STEPHEN A. SMITH,
YOU NEED TO ACT LIKE YOUR HAIR LINE AND THE [BLEEP] OFF! [APPLAUSE] NOW THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT HE DID
APOLOGIZE. THE BAD NEWS IS, HIS APOLOGY. I WANT RIHANNA TO KNOW, YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR.
YOUR SENSATIONAL. AND YOU ARE A WORTHY PERSON TO BE DOING THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW.
I APOLOGIZE FOR CREATING WHATEVER BROUHAHA COMES OF THIS. I GOT TO BE MORE CAREFUL WITH PEOPLE TWISTING AND TURNING INTO
SOMETHING IT AIN'T. MY BAD ON THAT. NOW I GOT TO GO. GOOD LUCK, SWEETIE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU PERFORM. [BOOS] Leslie: OH OH, HOW DARE YOU
CALL RIHANNA SWEETIE? YOU CALLING HER SWEETIE LIKE YOU KNOW HER? SHE DON'T KNOW YOU.
BUT YOU KNOW WHO SHE DOES KNOW? BEYONCE! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AND NEITHER ONE OF THESE LADIES
NEEDS YOUR OPINION, SWEETIE. WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE AND IT BACK OF THAT DARK ASS BUS.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON. NOW EVERYBODY, THIS HERE IS THE "THE DAILY SHOW."
I KNOW THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE OUT HERE THINKING, AS SHE EVER GOING TO TALK ABOUT POLICY, OR IS SHE GOING TO SPEND ALL WEEK SAYING
"PUSSY PUSSY PUSSY"? WELL, DON'T WORRY, I TAKE THIS JOB SERIOUSLY. YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT THE
DEBT CEILING? I WILL TALK ABOUT THE DEBT CEILING. SO THE DEBT CEILING IS KIND OF
LIKE AMERICA'S PUSSY. [APPLAUSE] FOUR PUSSIES IN A ROW. I LOVE IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I'LL LET THE NEWS EXPLAIN IT. THE U.S. HAS HAD THE NATIONAL DEBT LIMIT.
ONCE THE U.S. HITS THE UPPER LIMIT OF WHAT IT COULD LEGALLY BORROW TO RUN THE GOVERNMENT, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT NOW
STARTS JUGGLING WITH "EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES." DEFERRING INVESTMENTS INTO IMPORTANT RETIREMENT FUNDS, FOR
EXAMPLE, FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS. VARIOUS ACCOUNTING MOVES COULD BUY SOME TIME, AND KEEP THE BILLS PAID UNTIL MAYBE JUNE.
Leslie: DAMN, AMERICA IS BROKE AS HELL! AMERICA IS SO BROKEN, THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT HAVE TO RESORT
TO EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES, LIKE TAXING THE RICH, OR NOT GOING TO WAR ALL THE TIME. YOU KNOW, CRAZY SHIT LIKE THAT!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] BUT HERE IS MY QUESTION. WHERE THE [BLEEP] IS THE MONEY GOING?
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SHOW FOR IT? WE HAVE A HOMELESS CRISIS, WE'VE GOT MEDICAL BILLS.
WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING? YOU KNOW WHAT -- EXACTLY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME THAT
BIDEN HAS SPENT IT ON DEVELOPING A "BLACK PANTHER" SUIT. NOW I AM STILL A LITTLE LOST WITH THIS DEBT CEILING CRISIS,
BUT LUCKY FOR ME, I KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME EXPLAIN IT. Y'ALL GIVE IT UP FOR DESI LYDIC!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] DESI! THANK YOU! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
ALL RIGHT, LESLIE, I GOT YOU. NO THE DEBT CEILING MIGHT SEEM COMPLICATED BUT LET'S THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THIS.
SAY YOU HAVE OPENED A CHASE SAPPHIRE CARD WITH A $10,000 LIMIT, AND YOU FACTORED OUT ON, I DON'T KNOW,
GUCCI HANDBAGS AND LASER FACIALS. THEN, YOU GET SCREWED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR KID'S
GLASSES BECAUSE HIS DUMB TEACHER SAYS HE'S HAVING TROUBLE READING IN CLASS. AND WHEN YOU CAN'T GET THAT
TEACHER FIRED, YOU HAVE TO GET THE BANK TO RAISE YOUR CREDIT LIMIT, OR ELSE YOUR HUSBAND WILL FIND OUT AND YOU PROMISED HIM
YOU WERE DONE STEALING CREDIT CARD NUMBERS. AND THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THE SITUATION AMERICA IS IN.
[APPLAUSE] Leslie: DID THAT HAPPEN TO YOU? THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES.
I'M JUST SAYING AMERICA IS IN A BIT OF FINANCIAL TROUBLE AND YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET IN TOO DEEP. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE HOW WE ALL
HAVE GAMBLING DEBTS. Leslie: UH, NO, I DON'T HAVE GAMBLING DEBTS. NO, I DON'T EITHER!
BUT LET'S SAY, HYPOTHETICALLY, THAT I OWED A LOT OF MONEY TO THE RUSSIAN MOB BECAUSE I WAS CONVINCED THAT THIS WAS THE
SEASON THE KNICKS WOULD TURN IT AROUND. Leslie: DESI, DESI, EVERYONE KNOWS THE KNICKS WILL
NEVER TURN IT AROUND! WELL, YEAH, THAT'S OBVIOUS NOW. THE POINT IS, SOMETIMES YOU NEED
TO FIND MORE MONEY AND FAST. JUST LIKE AMERICA DOES. AND UNTIL THEN, AMERICA WILL HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO PAY THE
BILLS. LIKE SELLING ONE OF ITS KIDNEYS, OR BEGGING FOR VENMO DONATIONS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
BUT LOOK, IT'S OKAY. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO STRESS BECAUSE OF IT DOESN'T WORK, AMERICA CAN ALWAYS GET OUT OF
DEBT BY RUNNING TO MEXICO AND CHANGING ITS NAME. THE ONE THING YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IS YOU DON'T WANT THE NAME
TO BE TOO SIMILAR. LIKE, YOU CAN'T GO FROM ANASTASIA TO ANNA MARIA. YOU CAN AND THEY GO FROM
ANASTASIA TO DESI. Leslie: IS THAT WITH YOU DID? [LAUGHS]
OH, MY GOD, NO, OF COURSE NOT. ANASTASIA IS DEAD. YEAH.
SHE DIED IN A HORRIFIC CAR FIRE AND HER REMAINS WERE TOO CHARRED TO BE IDENTIFIED. Leslie: DESI, IF YOU NEED
MONEY, YOU KNOW I COULD HELP YOU, RIGHT? OH, LESLIE, THAT MEANS A LOT, BUT NO.
I WOULD NEVER BEG YOU FOR MONEY ON A SHOW THAT THE IRS WATCHES. AND IF I DID DO THAT, IT CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE FOR THIS
AMOUNT. Leslie: DAMN, WHAT DID YOU DO, BUY TWITTER? NO, I AM NOT THAT WASTEFUL.
BUT MAYBE YOU CAN SPOT ME JUST A LITTLE BIT SO I DON'T GET TO MY PINKIES BROKEN A GUN? Leslie: OKAY, LOOK, DESI, I
CAN PAY A LITTLE BIT OF THIS BUT YOU GOT TO PROMISE ME THAT YOU DO NOT GAMBLE IT. LESLIE...
I PROMISE YOU, I WILL NOT GAMBLE IT AWAY. Leslie: OKAY, ALL RIGHT. I AM PUTTING IT ON THE GIANTS
THIS WEEKEND. THAT IS NOT A GAMBLE. THAT IS A WALK! THAT IS A LOCK!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] Leslie: OH, MAN. Y'ALL, GIVE IT UP FOR DESI LYDIC!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] WHEN WE COME BACK, I'M GONNA TALK TO THE FELLAS SO DON'T GO AWAY.
GIRL, WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE][CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Leslie: WELCOME BACK TO
"THE DAILY SHOW"!
LISTEN, I WATCH THE NEWS FOR
THREE REASONS: WEATHER, TRAFFIC,
AND MICHAEL STRAHAN’S SEXY-ASSAND MICHAEL STRAHAN’S SEXY-ASS MOUTH.
MMM, MMM, MMM!
YOU GOT TO BLUR THAT OUT.
YOU CAN’T SHOW THAT SEXY HOLE ON
TV!
I’M TRYING TO RUN A TV SHOW OVER
HERE!
BUT EVERY TIME I TURN ON THEBUT EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE NEWS, THERE’S ONE THING I SEE
MORE THAN ANYTHING:
MEN LOSING THEIR SHIT.
>> ANOTHER SHOCKING INCIDENT ON
A PLANE AS TWO PASSENGERS DUKE
IT OUT RIGHT BEFORE TAKEOFF.
>> A MAN WENT ON A BOTTLE
BREAKING RAMPAGE.
STORE WORKERS SAY A CUSTOMER GOT
IRATE WHEN THEY REFUSED TO SELL
HIM LIQUOR AT A DISCOUNT.
>> IT’S A SHOCKING ROAD RAGE
INCIDENT GOING VIRAL.
THESE TWO KNUCKLEHEADS ARE
FIGHTING LIKE MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS
IN BATTLE.
>> Leslie: WHY DOES EVERY GUY>> Leslie: WHY DOES EVERY GUY I THINK IF HE GETS A SWORD IN
HIS HAND, HE IS GOING TO
AUTOMATICALLY BE STEPHEN
SEGAL?
BUT WHEN HE ACTUALLY GETS IT IN
HIS HAND, HE’S LIKE JERRY LEWIS.HIS HAND, HE’S LIKE JERRY LEWIS. [LAUGHS]
"I’M GOING TO HIT YOU IN THE
BACK!"
IT’S CRAZY, THOUGH.IT’S CRAZY, THOUGH. THIS STUFF IS HAPPENING ALL THE
TIME.
EVERY NIGHT ON THE NEWS,
LESTER HOLT HAS TO SHOUT:
"WORLDSTAR!"
AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF MEN WHO
CAN’T CONTROL THEIR ANGER!
MEN!
WHY ARE YOU SO MAD?
YOU NEED TO CALM YO ASS DAYOU NEED TO CALM YO ASS DA [BLEEP] DOWN!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
BUT SINCE YOU CAN’T DO IT
YOURSELVES, I DECIDED I’M GONNA
HELP YOU CALM DOWN,HELP YOU CALM DOWN, IN TONIGHT’S INSTALLMENT OF
"LONG STORY SHORT."
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
NOW WE KNOW THAT WOMEN ARE GOING
THROUGH IT, BUT WE HAVE TOTHROUGH IT, BUT WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MEN ARE GOING
THROUGH IT TOO.
YOU GUYS ARE ANGRY, YOU ARE
DEPRESSED, AND YOU ARE LONELY.
IN FACT, 15% OF MEN SAY THEY
HAVE ZERO -- ZERO FRIENDS.
AND THE OTHER 85%?AND THE OTHER 85%? THEY DON’T HAVE FRIENDS EITHER,
BUT THEY WERE TOO SAD TO FILL
OUT THE SURVEY!
NO FRIENDS!
I MEAN, WOMEN GOT OUR PROBLEMS
BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE SOME HOME
GIRLS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING?
WE GOT THEM.
BUT MEN HAVE NOBODY.
SO WHAT DO THEY DO?
THEY TAKE ALL THOSE EMOTIONS AND
THEY BOTTLE THAT SHIT UP.
AND THEN THEY THROW THAT BOTTLE
AT THE CASHIER!
NOW LUCKILY, THERE IS A TOOL
THAT CAN HELP YOU WITH ALL OF
THIS: THERAPY!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THERAPY IS AMAZING!
YOU PAY SOMEONE TO UNLOAD ALL
YOUR BULLSHIT ON THEM.
THEY’RE LIKE PROSTITUTES FOR
THE FEELINGS!THE FEELINGS! THE PROBLEM IS, MEN DON’T USE
IT!
IN FACT, THEY’RE ALMOST HALF AS
LIKELY TO GO TO THERAPY AS
WOMEN.
MEN OUT HERE TREATING THERAPY
LIKE NICK CANNON TREATS CONDOMS.
THEY’RE HERE TO HELP YOU, NICK.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
WHY WON’T YOU USE THEM?
GODDAMN IT, NICK!
GODDAMN IT!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THE QUESTION IS, WHY WON’T YOU
MEN GO TO THERAPY?
I THINK THE SAME REASON YOU
WON’T EAT A POPSICLE IN FRONT OF
ANYBODY, BECAUSE YOU’RE SCARED
THEY’LL THINK YOU A LITTLE
BITCH.
>> HERAPY WORKS FOR WOMEN BUT
IT DOES NOT WORK FOR MEN.IT DOES NOT WORK FOR MEN. >> SITTING AROUND TALKING ABOUT
YOUR FEELINGS ISN’T GONNA DO
SHIT FOR YOU.
[BLEEP] HOW YOU FEEL, GO TO THE
GYM, LIFT HEAVY WEIGHTS, BE A
MAN.MAN. >> THERAPY IS NOT ACTION.
THERAPY IS SITTING AND CRYINGTHERAPY IS SITTING AND CRYING AND COMPLAINING.
IF YOU FEEL DEPRESSED, YOU GO TO
THE GYM, YOU DO SOMETHING, YOU
DON’T SIT AND CRY ABOUT IT.
[BOOS]
>> Leslie: EW!
ANDREW TATE!
WEREN’T YOU JUST ARRESTED FOR
SELLING BITCHES?
IF ANYONE NEEDS THERAPY, IT’S
THIS NAKED ASS HOTDOG!
SO [BLEEP] OFF!
AND WHAT’S THIS "BE A MAN" SHIT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK BEING A MAN
IS?
CAUSE THAT’S NOT WHAT WOMENCAUSE THAT’S NOT WHAT WOMEN THINK IT IS!
BEING A MAN MEANS TAKING CARE OF
YOUR MENTAL HEALTH JUST AS MUCH
AS YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR
PHYSICAL HEALTH.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THESE DUDES WILL USE EVERYTHINGTHESE DUDES WILL USE EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THERAPY EXCEPT ACTUAL
THERAPY.THERAPY. THEY’RE LIKE, "RUNNING IS MY
THERAPY."
NO!
RUNNING IS RUNNING!
THERAPY NEEDS TO BE YOUR
THERAPY!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
EVERYONE -- I MEAN, EVERYONE I
KNOW WHO DOES MARATHONS IS
[BLEEP] UP.
IF THEY WERE AT PEACE WITH
THEY WOULDN’T BE RUNNING UNTIL
THEY PISSED THEMSELVES.
THEY’D BE AT HOME WATCHING
NETFLIX LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE!
BUT WE KNOW WHY MEN THINK THIS
WAY.
CAUSE STARTING FROM A YOUNG AGE,
WE TEACH THEM THAT THEY CAN’T
HAVE FEELINGS.
>> WE ARE TAUGHT AT A REALLY
YOUNG AGE: DON’T CRY, HAVE NOYOUNG AGE: DON’T CRY, HAVE NO FEAR.FEAR. >> WHEN YOU CRY, DOES IT MAKE
YOU FEEL LIKE A FAILURE?
>> THERE’S THAT -- THAT’S THAT>> THERE’S THAT -- THAT’S THAT SENSE OF SITTING THERE GOING,
WHY AM I CRYING?
I SHOULDN’T BE CRYING ABOUT
THIS.
>> THERE WAS THIS ONE TIME I WAS
WITH MY FRIEND, HE LOOKED AT ME,
STARTED CRYING.
HE JUST SAID, I THINK I JUSTHE JUST SAID, I THINK I JUST NEED A HUG.
AND WE, I HUGGED HIM ANDAND WE, I HUGGED HIM AND AFTERWARDS, WE BOTH LOOKED AT
EACH OTHER AND WE WERE LIKE,
WE’RE NEVER GONNA SAY ANYTHING
TO ANYONE.
>> Leslie: THAT SAD!
Y’ALL SEE THAT!
Y’ALL SEE WHAT YOU MEN ARE
TEACHING THESE BOYS!
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I NEED TWO MEN TO HUG RIGHT NOW.
THAT’S RIGHT!THAT’S RIGHT! THAT’S RIGHT!
HUG!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
WHOO!
THIS DESK MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I
GOT POWER!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
BUT A HUG?
THAT IS WHAT MEN WANT TO KEEP
PRIVATE?PRIVATE? BUT YOU’LL AIRDROP YOURBUT YOU’LL AIRDROP YOUR DICK PICS TO STRANGERS ON THEDICK PICS TO STRANGERS ON THE SUBWAY.
PRIORITIES, FELLAS!
BUT LOOK, IF MEN’S ISSUES ONLY
AFFECTED THEMSELVES, I’D STAY
THE HELL OUT OF THEIR BUSINESS.
BUT THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT MEN
NOT GOING TO THERAPY IS
AFFECTING WOMEN, OKAY?
DEPRESSED MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO
COMMIT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THEY
ARE MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT ABUSE,
PLACE, INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE
THERAPIST, THEY USING DATES LIKETHERAPIST, THEY USING DATES LIKE THERAPY!
YEAH.YEAH. YEAH.
EVERY WOMAN IN HERE KNOWS WHAT
I’M TALKING ABOUT!
SOME DUDE YOU JUST MET ON TINDER
TELLING YOU ABOUT HOW HIS DAD
LOVES HIS BROTHER MORE.
WELL, GIVE ME YOUR BROTHER’S
NUMBER THEN!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
MAYBE I’LL LIKE HIM BETTER, TOO!
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT MAKING ME
HORNY!
YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD TALK TO
SOMEONE, BUT A PROFESSIONAL, NOTSOMEONE, BUT A PROFESSIONAL, NOT ME.
AND WHAT’S SO MESSED UP, IS EVEN
IF THE DATE GOES WELL, GUESS
WHAT!
MEN WITH DEPRESSION ARE TWICE AS
LIKELY TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH
THEIR DICK!
WHICH SHOULDN’T BE A SURPRISE.WHICH SHOULDN’T BE A SURPRISE. IF YOU’RE DEPRESSED, YOU’RE
DICK’S GONNA BE SAD, TOO.
[LAUGHS]
IF YOU’RE WALKING AROUND
MISERABLE, YOUR DICK IS ALSO
GONNA BE LIKE, "SWING LOW, SWEET
CHARIOT...
NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE
SEEN..."
IF YOU LIKE THOSE SONGS, YOU CAN
CHECK OUT MY PLAYLIST, "SAD BE
28" -- SAD DICK
ON SPOTIFY.ON SPOTIFY. SO LONG STORY SHORT, MEN:
GO TO THERAPY!GO TO THERAPY! PLEASE!
IT’S OKAY!IT’S OKAY! ALL RIGHT.
STAY TUNED BECAUSE COMING UP ISSTAY TUNED BECAUSE COMING UP IS CHARLAMAGNE!
AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT HE
THINKS ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Leslie: WELCOME BACK TO
"THE DAILY SHOW"!
MY GUEST TODAY IS A RADIO LEGEND
AND AUTHOR AND LEADING VOICE INAND AUTHOR AND LEADING VOICE IN MENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSION.
YOU KNOW HIM FROM
"THE BREAKFAST CLUB" ON THE
iHEARTRADIO.
PLEASE WELCOME
CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
>> WHAT UP, LESLIE?
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
WHAT’S HAPPENING, WHAT’S
HAPPENING, WHAT’S HAPPENING?
HEY!
WHAT UP, LESLIE?
>> Leslie: MAN, WE HAVE NEVER
GOT TO ACTUALLY MEET.
WE’VE BEEN IN THE SAME PLACES,WE’VE BEEN IN THE SAME PLACES, WE CROSSED PATHS.
HAVE WE EVER MET?
>> WE SAID HI TO EACH OTHER
BACKSTAGE AT "SNL."
>> Leslie: YES, BABY.
I AM SO GLAD TO FINALLY GET TO
TALK TO YOU.TALK TO YOU. >> YOU LOOK VERY AT HOME HERE.
>> Leslie: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.MUCH. >> ABSOLUTELY.>> ABSOLUTELY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Leslie: I’M TRYING.
>> I MUST SAY, HAVING A
DEPRESSED DICK PLAYLIST IS NUTS.DEPRESSED DICK PLAYLIST IS NUTS. JESUS CHRIST.
>> Leslie: WOULD YOU PLAY IT
ON THE SHOW IS THE QUESTION?
>> IT WOULD BE SOFT AND SUBTLE.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Leslie: WELL, OKAY, LET’S
JUST GET INTO IT.
NOW I WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN TO ME,
WHY DO YOU THINK MEN ARE SO
SCARED OF THERAPY?
>> OH, MAN, I THINK IT IS
SOCIETAL, YOU KNOW?
FOR ME, IT CAME FROM MY FATHER,
BECAUSE MY FATHER, HE WENT TO
THERAPY TWO OR THREE TIMES A
WEEK, AND MY FATHER, HE WAS ON
TEN TO 12 DIFFERENT MEDICATIONSTEN TO 12 DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS FOR HIS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BUT
HE NEVER TOLD ME THAT.
I DIDN’T FIND THAT OUT UNTIL
NOVEMBER OF 2018 AFTER I WROTE A
BOOK ABOUT IT AND AFTER I
STARTED DISCUSSING MY OWN
ISSUES.
I REMEMBER ASKING MY MOM, LIKE,
MOM, DID YOU KNOW DAD WAS GOING
THROUGH ALL OF THAT?THROUGH ALL OF THAT? SHE SAID, I THOUGHT HE WAS
PLAYING CRAZY TO GET A CHECK.
THAT IS WHAT THEY DID IN THE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THEY
WOULD GIVE HIM A CHECK BECAUSE
THEY COULDN’T FIGURE OUT WHAT HE
WAS GOING THROUGH.
I WAS LIKE, I WAS DEALING WITHI WAS LIKE, I WAS DEALING WITH ANXIETY MY WHOLE LIFE, DEALING
WITH BOUTS OF DEPRESSION.
IF HE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT
BACK THEN, THEN I WOULD’VE HAD
THE TOOLS MUCH, MUCH EARLIER.
BUT WHAT I DO, I LEARNED THIS
FROM MY THERAPIST, YOU GOT TO
GIVE YOUR PARENTS GRACE.
YOU GOT TO GIVE YOUR PARENTS
GRACE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
YOU’VE GOT TO GIVE THEM GRACE
BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING THE BEST
THEY COULD WITH WHAT THEY HAD,
LIKE, WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT
WE ARE THE FIRST GENERATION THAT
HAS THE LUXURY OF HEALING.
THAT GENERATION, THEY WERE
SCRATCHING AND SURVIVING.
>> Leslie: ABSOLUTELY.
>> LISTEN, I LOVE MY FATHER.
I LOVE HIM TO DEATH BUT I SAW
MYSELF TURNING INTO HIM.
AND I SAW MYSELF, YOU KNOW,
REALLY INDULGING IN THE DRUGS,
REALLY INDULGING IN THE ALCOHOL,REALLY INDULGING IN THE ALCOHOL, REALLY INDULGING IN OTHER WOMEN,
NOT TREATING MY WOMAN THE WAY I
NEEDED TO.
I WAS LIKE, YO, FOR SOMEBODYI WAS LIKE, YO, FOR SOMEBODY THAT I THOUGHT I RESENTED
BECAUSE OF HOW I SAW HIM
TREATING MY MOM, I AM BECOMING
JUST LIKE HIM.
>> Leslie: DO YOU THINK THAT
IS WHY BLACK MEN DON’T TALKIS WHY BLACK MEN DON’T TALK ABOUT THERAPY?ABOUT THERAPY? THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE
SNATCHING ON THEMSELVES?
>> [LAUGHS]
I THINK WE JUST DON’T BEI THINK WE JUST DON’T BE HAVING THE TOOLS, WE DON’T BE
HAVING THE RESOURCES.
I THINK WE HAVE IT NOW BECAUSE
WE ARE HAVING MOREWE ARE HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> Leslie: SO WHAT WOULD YOU
SAY RIGHT NOW, WHAT WILL BE THE
THING THAT YOU WOULD TELL RIGHTTHING THAT YOU WOULD TELL RIGHT NOW TO TELL MEN TO GO TO
THERAPY?
WHAT WILL BE YOURWHAT WILL BE YOUR INSPIRATIONAL -- WHAT WOULD YOU
SAY TO ALL THE MEN RIGHT NOW?
>> I WOULD SAY, THE LIFE YOU
SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.
BECAUSE I SAW WHAT YOU WERE
SAYING ABOUT MEN AND BEING
VIOLENT, YEAH, I THINK WE DO A
LOT OF PROJECTING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I THINK WE HAVEN’T DEALT WITHI THINK WE HAVEN’T DEALT WITH OUR PAIN, WE HAVEN’T DEALT WITH
OUR HURT, SO WE END UP
PROJECTING THAT PAIN AND THAT
HURT ONTO OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW?
AND THERAPY IS REALLY JUST ONE
PART OF IT.
I GOT A GOOD FRIEND, I GOT TO
SALUTE HER, HER NAME IS DEBBIESALUTE HER, HER NAME IS DEBBIE BROWN.
DEBBIE ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT
THERAPY WILL GIVE YOU THE
LANGUAGE AND GIVE YOU THE
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU ARE
GOING THROUGH BUT YOU ACTUALLY
HAVE TO GO OUT AND DO THINGS
THAT HELP YOU HEAL.THAT HELP YOU HEAL. YOU KNOW?
BECAUSE IT IS ONE THING TO BE
ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT.ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT. BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO
ACTUALLY HEAL WHAT YOU ARE
DEALING WITH?
IF WE DON’T ACTUALLY DEAL WITH
OUR ISSUES AND ACTUALLY SEEK
SOME HEALING, WE JUST GOING TO
KEEP PROJECTING THAT PAIN AND
HURT ON OTHER PEOPLE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Leslie: AMEN.
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
WE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK BUT WEWE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK BUT WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, LESLIE.
♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Leslie: WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT BUT BEFORE WE GO: AND THAT'S IT FOR ME THIS WEEK.
I HAD A GREAT TIME. THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR LAUGHING AT MY JOKES AND MAKING ME FEEL SO WELCOME!
IF YOU MISS ME -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU MISS ME, YOU CAN LISTEN TO MY PODCAST CALLED THE [BLEEP]
WITH LESLIE JONES AND I WILL BE ON TOUR SOON, SO IF YOU WANT TO FIND DATES, THEY ARE ON MY INSTAGRAM, CHECK THEM OUT.
BUT MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL STICK AROUND BECAUSE NEXT WEEK, YOUR HOST IS GOING TO BE WANDA SYKES! YES!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] NOW HERE IS YOUR "MOMENT¶¶¶¶ "MOMENT OF ZEN." WE WILL FIND OUT SHORTLY.
THE FA CUP WINNERS, AND THE STUDIO TONIGHT, WASN'T EXPECTING THAT NOISE. [LAUGHS]
THE COVERAGE ALONGSIDE STEVE BAUER. ALLEN? ♪