♪ ♪ 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, DESI LYDIC! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] Desi: WELCOME TO "THE DAILY SHOW!"
I'M DESI LYDIC AND I AM SO HAPPY I GET TO HOST "THE DAILY SHOW" THIS WEEK. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
GOD, I'M SO EXCITED, I JUST PEED MYSELF A LITTLE. I'M JUST KIDDING. IT WAS A LOT OF PEE.
WE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT, SO LET'S GET INTO HEADLINES! ♪ ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] LET'S KICK THINGS OFF WITH SOMETHING I SAW TODAY AND I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
OKAY, SO LAST MONTH, BUD LIGHT DID A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN WITH TRANSGENDER INFLUENCER DYLAN MULVANEY.
AND CONSERVATIVES ABSOLUTELY LOST THEIR SHIT OVER IT. THEY WERE FILMING THEMSELVES SHOOTING CANS, RUNNING OVER
CANS, HITTING CANS WITH A BASEBALL BAT. IT WAS LIKE A "SAW" MOVIE BUT STARRING BUD LIGHT.
NOW THEIR MELTDOWN HAS EVEN ITS OWN MERCH. AMERICA PRESENTS REAL WOMEN OF POLITICS.
♪ REAL WOMEN OF POLITICS ♪ ♪ REAL WOMEN DON'T HAVE TO FAKE IT ♪ REAL WOMEN.
DOING REAL THINGS. ♪ REAL WOMEN WORK TOO HARD FOR THIS ♪ SOME BIG COMPANIES CAN'T TELL
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REAL AND FAKE ANYMORE. ♪ REAL PEOPLE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ♪
THAT'S WHY WE'RE INTRODUCING THE REAL WOMEN OF POLITICS KOOZIE. AND IF IT COVERS UP THE LABEL OF
A BIG WOKE COMPANY -- WELL, THAT WORKS TOO. ♪ REAL WOMEN OF POLITICS ♪ DESI: WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE HELL? LIKE, I'M SORRY, BUT CAN YOU REALLY IMAGINE CONSERVATIVE MEN
USING THIS THING? I MEAN, MAYBE AS A POCKET [BLEEP] BUT THAT'S IT! "WELL, I'M OUT FISHIN' SO THIS
KAY IVEY FLESHLIGHT HAS GOT TO GET THE JOB DONE!" I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD MISS THE OLD BEER COMMERCIALS.
I MEAN, SURE, THEY WERE A LOT OF BOOBS BUT AT LEAST THEY WEREN'T LIKE, "THESE BOOBS ARE BIOLOGICAL BOOBS."
THAT MADE NO SENSE. LIKE, WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THAT WOMAN SHOVING A GIANT FISH INTO A TINY BOX?
IS THAT SOMETHING REAL WOMEN DO? IT WASN'T EVEN NEAR THE SEA. IT WAS IN A CLOSET! WHAT IS A FISH DOING IN A
CLOSET? EVEN THAT ACTOR HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. SHE WAS LIKE,
"PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS FOR PORN, AND NOT SOME WEIRD SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS AD." AND THIS SHOULD BE OBVIOUS, BUT
I AM SO SICK OF THIS TRANS WOMEN ARE NOT REAL WOMEN. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] HAVING A VAGINA DOES NOT
MAKE YOU A WOMEN. HAVING A CRIPPLING FEAR OF USING TOO MANY EXCLAMATION POINTS IN AN EMAIL,
THAT IS WHAT MAKES YOU A WOMAN. [APPLAUSE] LET'S MOVE ONTO THE BIG STORY ROCKING THE MEDIA WORLD TODAY.
YOU KNOW THAT STUPID LOOK THAT IS ALWAYS ON TUCKER CARLSON'S FACE? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
WELL, TODAY, HE HAS A GOOD REASON FOR IT. THIS JUST INTO CNN. TUCKER CARLSON IS OUT AT
FOX NEWS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] THE RIGHT-WING NETWORK JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE TWO HAVE
PARTED WAYS. CNN SENIOR MEDIA REPORTER, OLIVER DARCY, IS HERE WITH MORE ON THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING? HE WAS OUT ON FRIDAY. WILL WE SEE HIM SAY GOOD-BYE? WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE HIM
SAY GOODBYE. THIS IS REALLY STUNNING NEWS COMING FROM FOX. THEY SAY HIS LAST SHOW WAS
APRIL 21ST. THEY PUT OUT A VERY SHORT STATEMENT. THEY SAY THEY THANK HIM FOR HIS
SERVICE. AND THAT'S IT. THAT IS ALL WE KNOW RIGHT NOW. Desi: WOW.
WOW. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A NETWORK THAT IS SO OPPOSED TO GENDER AFFIRMING SURGERY JUST CUT OFF
THEIR OWN DICK. [LAUGHTER AND CHEERING] THOUGH, APPARENTLY, TUCKER WAS FORCED OUT BY RUPERT MURDOCH,
WHICH IS PRETTY IRONIC. TUCKER SPENT SO MANY YEARS SAYING THAT MEXICAN PEOPLE WERE COMING TO TAKE OUR JOBS AWAY.
TURNS OUT, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORRYING ABOUT AUSTRALIANS. AND WE STILL DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT LED RUPERT MURDOCH TO FIRE
HIS NETWORK'S BIGGEST STAR, BUT REPORTEDLY, HE WAS CONCERNED OVER CARLSON'S CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT JANUARY 6TH.
SO LET THIS BE A LESSON TO EVERYBODY. IF YOU TRY TO TOPPLE AMERICA'S DEMOCRACY, YOU CAN STAY ON TV
FOR TWO MORE YEARS AND THAT'S IT! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] FOR WHATEVER THE REASON WAS,
TUCKER'S FIRING IS GOING TO LEAVE A HUGE WHITE POWER VACUUM AT FOX. AND I AM GLAD HE IS GONE.
BUT IF I'M BEING HONEST, I'M ALSO A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO NEXT. IT'S LIKE, AFTER PAPA JOHN GOT
FIRED. YOU JUST KNEW HE WAS THERE SOMEWHERE WORKING ON A PIZZA THAT GIVES YOU EVEN WORSE
DIARRHEA. BY THE WAY, TUCKER CARLSON ISN'T THE ONLY CABLE NEWS ANCHOR TO GET THE AX.
CNN JUST FIRED DON LEMON AFTER 17 NEW YEAR'S EVE BLACKOUTS -- SORRY. YEARS OF SERVICE.
SO IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH DAY TO BE A NEWS ANCHOR ON CABLE. SORRY. SORRY, WHAT'S THAT?
OH, I AM ALSO BEING FIRED? OH. THAT WAS FAST. OKAY.
GUESS I'LL PACK UP MY THINGS. STAPLER. SCISSORS. [AUDIENCE REACTS SADLY]
PHOTOS. AW, MY GIANT FISH. [APPLAUSE] THE BOX IS TOO SMALL.
CALL ME A GIRLY GIRL. [BLEEP] THIS. I JUST GOT HERE. I'M FINISHING THIS OUT!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AH, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO TWITTER. THE APP THAT EVEN QUIBI FEELS BAD FOR.
NOW, IF YOU'RE NOT ON TWITTER, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'RE RIGHT. BUT YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT TWITTER USED TO VERIFY PROMINENT
ACCOUNTS WITH A BLUE CHECKMARK, SO PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE FOOLED BY SOME FAKE DESI LYDIC CRYPTO SCAM, AND WILL INSTEAD GO
TO MY ACCOUNT TO FALL FOR MY REAL CRYPTO SCAM. DESI COIN: I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS, EITHER!
BUT A FEW DAYS AGO, TWITTER OWNER ELON MUSK ANNOUNCED THAT IF FAMOUS ACCOUNTS WANT A BLUE CHECKMARK, THEY NEED TO SIGN UP
FOR TWITTER BLUE AND PAY $8 A MONTH FOR IT. AND SO FAR, IT'S NOT GOING WELL. TWITTER'S BLUE CHECKMARK SAGA
SEEMINGLY WON'T END AFTER ELON MUSK REMOVED LEGACY VERIFICATIONS. NOT MANY PEOPLE SEEM TOO KEEN ON
BUYING TWITTER BLUE, BUT IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, THOSE CHECKMARKS STARTED POPPING UP AGAIN AND WITH THEM A NOTE SAYING THAT
THOSE USERS BOUGHT TWITTER BLUE. BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM, MANY INSIST THEY DID NOT BUY TWITTER BLUE.
EVEN THE ACCOUNTS OF LATE CELEBRITIES, LIKE PELE OR KOBE BRYANT, SAY THAT THEY PURCHASED TWITTER BLUE EVEN
THOUGH THEY PASSED AWAY, OF COURSE, LONG BEFORE ITS INCEPTION. EVEN THE ACCOUNT FOR THE
AUSCHWITZ MEMORIAL CLARIFIED IN A TWEET THAT IT, QUOTE, "NEVER SUBSCRIBED AND PAID FOR THE TWITTER BLUE AS IT MIGHT BE
IMPLIED." Desi: WOW. YOU KNOW YOUR PRODUCT HAS A BAD REPUTATION WHEN
THE AUSCHWITZ MEMORIAL IS LIKE, "HEY, CAN WE TABLE THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE FOR A SECOND? SOMETHING WORSE JUST POPPED UP."
THAT'S RIGHT. AFTER NOBODY WANTED TO BUY A BLUE CHECK, ELON DECIDED TO FORCE IT ON BIG
ACCOUNTS AGAINST THEIR WILL. THEY EVEN FORCED DEAD PEOPLE TO GET IT. PELE, KOBE BRYANT, JOE BIDEN.
I AM JOKING. HE'S NOT DEAD. LOOK AT HIM. WELL, DON'T LOOK AT HIM.
BUT HE'S NOT DEAD. AND THE CELEBRITIES WHO ARE ALIVE ARE ROASTING TWITTER BLUE TO THEIR MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS.
NOBODY WANTS THIS THING. THE BLUE CHECKMARK IS NOW ELON MUSK'S LEAST POPULAR PRODUCT.
AND THIS GUY MAKES A CAR THAT RUNS OVER CHILDREN. [AUDIENCE REACTS] LET'S MOVE ONTO SOME SAD NEWS
FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR A TRASH CAN FOR THEIR DORM ROOM. WE TURN TO THE END OF AN ERA. ANOTHER POPULAR RETAILER GOING
OUT OF BUSINESS, BED BATH & BEYOND. FOR DECADES, A GO-TO FOR HOME AND COLLEGE DORM SUPPLIES WITH
THOSE BIG BLUE COUPONS. WELL, IT FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY YESTERDAY. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCING IT WILL
NOW BEGIN WINDING DOWN OPERATIONS. THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL TRY TO SELL SOME OR ALL OF ITS
BUSINESS. Desi: OH, NO. WHERE AM I GOING TO GO TO FEEL TOWELS BEFORE I BUY THEM ON
AMAZON? FOR MORE ON BED BATH & BEYOND'S BANKRUPTCY, WE TURN TO ROY WOOD JR. LIVE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] HEY, DESI. Desi: AT BED BATH & BEYOND. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
ROY. I AM HERE. IN THE STORE. Desi: WHAT IS THE MOOD LIKE
THERE? IT'S SAD, DESI. THE EMPLOYEES ARE MISERABLE, NOBODY'S STOCKING THE SHELVES,
THE CUSTOMERS LOOK LIKE THEY'VE GIVEN UP ON LIFE. PRETTY MUCH A STANDARD DAY HERE. Desi: WOW, YOU DON'T SEEM TOO
UPSET THAT IT'S GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. ARE YOU KIDDING? THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT'S
EVER HAPPENED TO ME. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOURS OF MY LIFE I'VE LOST IN THIS PLACE WAITING FOR MY GIRL TO PICK OUT
A BLENDER? "OH, THIS ONE IS GOOD FOR SMOOTHIES," JUST PICK ONE! THE SHIT IS GOING TO BREAK INTO
CODY'S ANYWAY. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE IN THE STORE ANYWAY. I WISH I WOULD'VE KNOWN YOU WERE
THIS TYPE OF SHOPPER BEFORE WE GOT TOGETHER. SORRY ABOUT THAT, DESI. Desi: THAT'S OKAY, ROY.
PUTTING ASIDE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE A WHIPPED LITTLE BITCH, WHAT DO YOU THINK WENT WRONG WITH BED BATH & BEYOND?
WHAT DIDN'T GO WRONG? FIRST OFF, FIRST OFF, THESE COUPONS! THOSE COUPONS WERE INSANE.
"BUY ONE, GET EIGHT FREE!" "FREE REFRIGERATOR WITH ANY PURCHASE." AND THIS ONE:
"BUY THREE CAN OPENERS AND WE WILL SUCK YOUR DICK." "BUY THREE CAN OPENERS AND WE WILL SUCK YOUR [BLEEP]."
FIRST OFF, WHICH EMPLOYEE IS DOING THE SUCKING? AND IT JUST DOESN'T ADD UP. THIS STORE IS TOO THURSDAY.
I DON'T WANT TO SHOP IN A STORE THAT'S DESPERATE. I WANT TO GO TO CVS. I WANT TO SHOP AT A STORE THAT
DON'T EVEN WANT ME THERE. YOU WALK INTO CVS AND YOU ARE ALL ALONE. CVS IS PRACTICALLY DARING YOU TO
FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR YOUR SHIT. Desi: YOU ARE RIGHT. THEY OFFERED A LOT OF DISCOUNTS. THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TO TAKE DOWN
AN ENTIRE RETAIL CHAIN, IS IT? NO, IT WASN'T JUST THAT. ALSO, BED BATH & BEYOND, THEY SOLD TOO MUCH STUFF.
EVERY TIME I WALK IN HERE, I SEE SOMETHING I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED. CORNCOB HOLDERS.
OKAY, BUT CORNCOB HOLDER HOLDERS. GEORGE FOREMAN GRILLS, MUHAMMAD ALI FRYERS,
MIKE TYSON DUVETS. THEY SELL WINE GLASSES WITHOUT STEMS! BITCH, THAT IS A COP
! THAT IS A CUP! THAT IS THE IMPORTANT LESSON, DESI, IF YOU GIVE PEOPLE TOO
MANY OPTIONS -- I GOT TO RUN. I GOT TO PAY FOR THESE THREE CAN OPENERS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Desi: WAIT, WAIT. YOU ARE USING THE BLOW JOB COUPON? NO, I'M USING THE CANOPENER
COUPON AND IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, AND ON MY BIRTHDAY, YOU GET A CAN OPENER. Desi: OH, BOY.
ROY WOOD JR., EVERYBODY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] WHEN WE COME BACK, I'M GOING TO TALK TO AMERICA'S LITTLEST
CEOs, SO DON'T GO AWAY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪ IT IS DESI LYDIC WEEK! LET'S GO! ♪ ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] Desi: WELCOME BACK TO "THE DAILY SHOW." IN THE LAST FEW DECADES, WOMEN
HAVE MADE BIG STRIDES IN THE WORKPLACE. WE ARE NO LONGER GETTING HARASSED WHILE WEARING BIG, UGLY
SHOULDER PADS. AT 2023. NOW WE ARE GETTING HARASSED WHILE WEARING SUPER COOL
SHOULDER PADS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, CORPORATE WOMEN STILL FACE CHALLENGES. WHEN IT COMES TO THE CEOs
OF THE LARGEST COMPANIES, WOMEN ARE STILL VASTLY UNDERREPRESENTED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 38 FEMALE
CEOs IN THE S&P 500, AND WOMEN CEOs ARE 45% MORE LIKELY TO BE FIRED THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS.
THERE'S ALSO EVIDENCE THAT WOMEN WHO ARE APPOINTED TO THE TOP JOB AREN'T NECESSARILY SET UP FOR SUCCESS.
HIGH LEVEL WOMEN ARE OFTEN PROMOTED DURING A TIME OF CRISIS. IT'S A PHENOMENON CALLED
THE GLASS CLIFF. WOMEN WHO NEGOTIATE ARE 67% MORE LIKELY THAN WOMEN WHO DON'T TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK THAT THEIR
PERSONAL STYLE IS INTIMIDATING, TOO AGGRESSIVE, OR BOSSY. WHEN WOMEN HAVE A CHILD, THEIR EARNINGS DECLINE FOR EACH
CHILD BY 4%. WOW. WHEREAS MEN, THERE'S A FATHERHOOD BONUS, AND THEY
ACTUALLY EARN MORE WHEN THEY HAVE CHILDREN. IT'S CALLED THE MOTHERHOOD PENALTY.
Desi: THAT'S RIGHT. [BOOS] YEAH. IT'S REALLY HARD TO BE A WOMAN
IN THE CORPORATE WORLD. THEY DIDN'T EVEN MENTION THE FACT THAT THE OFFICE IS ALWAYS SO FREAKING COLD!
IT IS NO WONDER WOMEN HAVE TO WORK HARDER. IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL KEEP US WARM!
WITH ALL THE CHALLENGES WOMEN ARE FACING IN THE WORKPLACE, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO OFFER SOME MENTORSHIP TO THE
NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE LEADERS. TAKE A LOOK. HI, EVERYBODY.
HELLO! Desi: HI. MY NAME IS DESI. AND TODAY, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
HOW TO CLIMB YOUR WAY TO THE TOP OF THE CORPORATE LADDER, JUST LIKE THE BOYS. AND SOMETIMES, IT MEANS PLAYING
DIRTY. AND SOMETIMES, IT'S GOING TO BE AN UPHILL BATTLE. ALL RIGHT?
LOOK TO THE PERSON TO YOUR RIGHT. NOW LOOK AT THE PERSON TO YOUR LEFT.
OKAY? WE ARE STILL LEARNING RIGHTS AND LAUGHS. BY THE END OF TODAY, ONLY ONE OF
YOU WILL REMAIN. YES. WE DON'T WANT TO BE BOYS BUT WE SHOULD BE LIKE THE BOYS?
WE DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THE BOYS BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE LIKE, EMPOWERED WOMEN! WE'RE GOING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED,
THEN WE ARE GOING TO GET MONEY AND WE ARE GOING TO PUT IT IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET MORE MONEY.
Desi: YEAH, BECAUSE YOU WORK FOR IT! AND I THINK, WHAT IS THE KEY TAKE AWAY?
IS THAT WE WANT... TO BEAT THE BOYS. Desi: YEAH, BUT WE WANT TO FILL OUR POCKETS WITH...
MONEY! MONEY! Desi: OKAY. WHO HERE KNOWS WHAT A CEO IS?
A! NOBODY KNOWS THEY ARE COSTLY WHEN YOU ARE UP. YOU WANT TO BE A CEO?
UM, [LAUGHTER] Desi: DO YOU KNOW WHAT A CEO IS? NO.
Desi: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS. Desi: THE BOSS.
SO YOU KNOW HOW A TEACHER IS THE LEADER OF A CLASSROOM, AND THEY ARE IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM?
IT IS JUST LIKE THAT, EXCEPT THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES.
SO OKAY, PART OF MAKING IT TO THE TOP OF CORPORATE AMERICA IS KNOWING HOW TO NEGOTIATE FOR YOURSELF.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? NO. Desi: WHAT DOES IT NEED TO NEGOTIATE?
UHH... IT'S ME WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT NEGOTIATING FOR A RAISE IS THAT YOU ARE TOUTING
YOUR COMPLIMENTS. WHAT CHORES HAVE YOU BEEN DOING LATELY? HAVE YOU BEEN ADDING VALUE TO
YOUR FAMILY? HAVE YOU BEEN HELPING YOUR BROTHER TIE HIS SHOES? THAT IS MENTORSHIP.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TIE HIS SHOES. [LAUGHS] Desi: DO YOU KNOW HOW TO
SUB ON A PAIR OF PUMPS? YES. Desi: THEN IT DOESN'T MATTER.
DO ANY OF YOU WANT TO BE MOMMIES? MOMMIES? YES!
I WANT TO BE A MOMMY. Desi: WONDERFUL. THAT WILL BE $40,000 UPFRONT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
Desi: IT IS CALLED THE MOMMY TAX. NOBODY HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY!
Desi: I LIKE THE ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE BUT NO, IT IS A HARD AND FAST FORWARD TO GRANT. OKAY.
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF CEOs. HAS ANYONE HERE HEARD OF ELIZABETH HOLMES OR ANNA DALBY? IS ANNA DELVY THE PERSON WHO
PRETENDED TO BE A RUSSIAN ERIS OR WHATEVER? Desi: WHY, YES, SHE IS. YOU ARE MY PRIZED STUDENT.
HERE'S A LESSON WE LEARNED. YOU ONLY KNOW THE NAMES OF THE WOMEN WHO HAVE DONE ILLEGAL THINGS.
OKAY. BELL, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE NOW OUR NEW CEO. THAT THE PREVIOUS CEO MADE.
WHY? YOU SAID BEING A CEO WAS A GOOD THING. Desi: YES.
IT IS. BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS FAIR. I AM NOT PICKING THAT UP. Desi: YOU NEGOTIATE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] Desi: ALL RIGHT. STAY TUNED BECAUSE WHEN WE COME BACK, CATHERINE REITMAN WILL BE
JOINING ME ON THE SHOW. DON'T GO AWAY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Desi: WELCOME BACK TO
"THE DAILY SHOW."
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS THE CREATOR
AND STAR OF THE HIT NETFLIX
COMEDY SERIES "WORKIN’ MOMS."
>> YOU’RE THE BOSS.
DO YOU WANT TO START?
>> WHY DON’T YOU GO AHEAD?
>> ACTUALLY, BEFORE EITHER YOU
START...
>> WHAT ARE YOU --
♪ ♪
GO AHEAD.
>> UH, OKAY, WELL...
>> NO, NO.
LOOK AT ME WHILE I’M LISTENING.
>> Desi: PLEASE WELCOME MY
GOOD FRIEND, CATHERINE REITMAN!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
OH, MY GOSH!
OH, MY GOODNESS!
LOOK AT THIS!
SO CATHERINE AND I MET HOW MANY
YEARS AGO?
JUST A FEW.
>> TWO OR THREE.
WE’RE SO YOUNG!
>> Desi: WE ARE SO YOUNG.
WAY FRESH AND YOUNG.
WE MET DOING A HIDDEN CAMERA
PRANK SHOW.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> Desi: THAT I BELIEVE NBC
CALLED THEIR WORST PRIME TIME
RATINGS IN HISTORY.
[LAUGHTER]
I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE SAID
THAT.
YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE ACTORS WHO
HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE TOTAL STAND
OUT IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN IN, YOU ARE SO DAMN FUNNY,
YOU ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING,
STEAL EVERY SCENE.
BUT NOW, SUDDENLY, THERE IS THIS
BABY OF YOURS, SEVEN SEASONS --
>> ISN’T IT CRAZY?
>> Desi: OF "WORKIN’ MOMS," 83
EPISODES.
>> YEP.
DROPPING ON NETFLIX THIS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Desi: AND YOU CREATED IT,
YOU STAR IN IT, YOU DIRECT IT,
YOU EXECUTIVE PRODUCE IT.
WHAT IS IT LIKE SEEING YOUR BABY
ALL GROWN UP LIKE THAT?
>> IT IS WILD.
I ENTERED THE SHOW THINKING, I
WILL PROBABLY GET ONE SEASON.
I WILL JUST TRY TO BE AS
AUTHENTIC AS I CAN, TELL ALL
MY STORIES, CRAM IT INTO ONE
SEASON, AND EACH SEASON THAT WE
GOT PICKED UP FOR ANOTHER ONE, I
WAS IN DISBELIEF.
I STILL AM.
>> Desi: IT IS SO GOOD, IT IS
SO FUNNY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Desi: GENUINELY, I KNOW YOU
ARE A FRIEND, IT FEELS LIKE YOU.
YOU CAN TELL YOU PUT SO MUCH OF
YOURSELF INTO IT.
YOU COVER, JUST IN THIS -- I MAY
HAVE SNUCK A FEW EPISODES LAST
SEASON BECAUSE I GOT A FRIEND --
>> GOT A HOOK UP.
DON’T BE ASKING ME.
>> Desi: AND JUST IN THIS
SEASON, YOU EXPLORE SO MANY
THEMES AND ISSUES THAT ARE SO
IMPORTANT.
YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE STORY LINE ON
THE MALE BIRTH CONTROL PILL.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> Desi: YOU EXPLORED
DESTIGMATIZING SHAME IN FEMALE
SEXUALITY, MARRIAGE RUTS, THE
COMPLEXITIES OF FEMALE
FRIENDSHIPS.
HOW DO YOU GET IDEAS FOR THE
STORIES?
>> I GUESS I JUST LIVE, YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN?
>> Desi: YEAH, JUST A DAY IN THE
LIFE OF A WOMAN.
>> I’M SURE YOUR AUDIENCE WOULD
SPEAK TO THIS.
HAVING A KID AND JUST WATCHING
THIS INCREDIBLE SHOW TONIGHT AND
SEEING ALL THE HORRIFYING
STATISTICS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO
GO BACK TO WORK KNOWING THAT YOU
WILL BE LOOKED AT DIFFERENTLY
FOR BEING A MOTHER, SO
PARALYZING THE TERRIBLE FOR ME.
I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW I HAD
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION WHEN I
STARTED THE SHOW, AND GETTING
THROUGH IT, I HAD A 3-MONTH-OLD
WHEN WE STARTED SHOOTING.
AND WHEN WE WRAPPED THE SHOW AND
I ALL OF A SUDDEN REALIZED, I
FEEL LIKE I WHITE KNUCKLED
THROUGH IT, I DON’T THINK I TOOK
A BREATH UNTIL THEY SAID CUT THE
LAST TIME.
>> Desi: YEAH.
AND THAT WAS PART OF THE
INSPIRATION FOR THE SHOW, HAVING
GONE THROUGH THAT AND THINKING,
THERE AREN’T SHOWS OUT THERE
THAT REALLY DIVE INTO THESE
TOPICS?
>> THERE SURE ARE MORE NOW.
SEVEN YEARS AGO, IT WAS A
WASTELAND.
I COULDN’T FIND ANY STORY LINE,
MEANING THE MAIN PLOT POINT OF
THE SHOW, ABOUT A WOMAN WHO
HAPPENED TO BE A MOTHER AND
WORK.
I MEAN, LOOK, ON "WORKIN’ MOMS,"
THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF TIME WHERE
YOU SEE THE FEMALE CHARACTERS
WITH THEIR KIDS IS, LIKE, 5%.
THIS IS ABOUT WOMEN BEING
SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF THE
NURSERY.
IT’S A WOMAN IN THE WORKPLACE
SHOW.
THEY’VE GOT TO JUGGLE IT ALL AND
HAVE IT ALL, WHETHER IT IS
POSSILE OR NOT.
>> Desi: DO YOU THINK IT IS
POSSIBLE?
[LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH!
[LAUGHTER AND CHEERING]
>> Desi: TOTALLY!
[LAUGHTER]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I LOVE YOU.
I REALLY DO.
YOU CAN WATCH THE SEVENTH SEASON
AND THE FINAL SEASON OF
"WORKIN’ MOMS" ON APRIL 26TH ON
NETFLIX.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK
BREAK BUT WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK
AFTER THIS.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> Desi: THAT’S OUR SHOW FOR
TONIGHT, BUT BEFORE WE GO:
PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING DRESS
FOR SUCCESS.
THEY PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE
AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO HELP
WOMEN SUCCEED IN THE WORKPLACE.
IF YOU CAN SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR
WORK, PLEASE DONATE AT THE LINK
BELOW.
NOW, HERE IT IS.
YOUR "MOMENT OF ZEN."
>> SO WE DON’T WISH ANYONE ILL
REALLY, AND TELEVISION BUSINESS,
IT’S A VOLATILE BUSINESS, YOU
DON’T EVER WANT TO REFER
SOMEONE’S FIRING.
DON LEMON IS DUMB AND KIND OF
CRAZY AND HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN,
AND THAT A SORT OF THE APPEAL.
IF YOU PUT SOMEONE WHO IS DUMB
AND KIND OF CRAZY ON TV, YOU
EXPECT THEM TO SAY DUMB AND KIND