Hey, what's going on, everybody? I'm Trevor Noah.
And this is The Daily Social Distancing Show.
Here's a tip for anyone out there
who's trying to get the vaccine right now.
You cannot get vaccinated by making out
with everyone who has had the vaccine.
But it's fun to try.
-Call me, Gladys. -(ding)
Anyway, on tonight's show--
Tom Brady defeats the Packers and father time,
Roy Wood, Jr. defunds the police,
and why you're the one who should really be impeached.
So let's do this, people.
Welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City
to your couch somewhere in the world, this is
The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah.
Let's kick things off with the Super Bowl.
It's the night you open a blue cheese dressing
that you'll end up throwing away in April.
Yesterday, the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the big game
where they'll be facing off
against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
which means we're going to be seeing a very familiar,
very handsome face on the field.
Now to the other big story this morning.
Brady is back in the Super Bowl.
For the tenth time in his career,
Tom Brady is headed to the championship game.
NEWSMAN 2: The NFL's elder statesman is facing off
against one of the youngest in the league--
25-year-old Kansas City superstar Patrick Mahomes,
who took the Chiefs to victory at last year's Super Bowl.
-ANNOUNCER: A touchdown! -NEWSMAN 2: And get this.
When Brady won his first Super Bowl in 2002,
Mahomes was just six years old.
Tom Brady has obviously smashed all kinds of records.
He becomes the oldest Super Bowl quarterback in history
at 43, surpassing... Tom Brady two years ago at 41.
Okay, no. Hell, no!
Tom Brady is immune from aging.
How is he still winning at 43? What is his secret?
I'm only 36, and all my Google searches are like,
"Hips make clicking sound when I walk. Am I dying?"
But it kind of makes sense.
I mean, every sport has to have the one old guy.
All of them.
Even when you play pickup basketball,
there's always that one guy with the gray hair
and the Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt who shows you flames!
You spend the rest of the game debating
if he's actually John Stockton or not.
That guy's at every court.
But still, it is not fair
that Tom Brady is this good and this handsome.
He's going to be in his tenth Super Bowl,
and he looks like this?! No!
That's why I'm starting a Kickstarter today
to pay for him to get plastic surgery to look like this.
It's only fair, people.
I mean, think about it.
The opposing quarterback in this Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes,
was six years old when Tom Brady won his first Super Bowl.
Being good for that long must change
how you interact with kids.
Tom Brady will see his friend's baby
and just start trash-talking it.
"Oh, if you think you're crying now,
just wait until I whoop your ass in 20 years."
But let's move on now to the big news out of Russia.
You know, the country that's currently watching you
through your computer camera.
Last week, opposition leader Alexei Navalny returned
to the country where he was immediately thrown in jail
by Vladimir Putin's police.
But what Putin might not have expected is this response.
NEWSMAN: Massive crowds gathered
in cities across Russia on Saturday, demanding
opposition leader Alexei Navalny be released from jail.
NEWSMAN 2: These were some of the biggest demonstrations
in Russia in years.
NEWSWOMAN: And protests swept
across Russia's 11 time zones,
taking place in 90 cities.
In the capital, Moscow,
an estimated 15,000 demonstrators gathered
in the city center, clashing with police.
NEWSMAN 3: Police in Moscow started making arrests
even before the demonstrators started protesting.
More than a thousand people were detained
in the Russian capital alone, organizers say.
-(women screaming) -3,000, they claim, nationwide.
NEWSMAN 4: Police with batons rushed through crowds
of Navalny supporters who braved temperatures
as low as minus 58 degrees.
Some of the officers were seen beating the protestors.
Some demonstrators fought back, including these people,
who bombarded a group of riot police with snowballs in Moscow.
Wow. Nationwide protests across 11 time zones against Putin.
That's inspiring.
Guys, can we agree on something?
Anybody who protests
in negative 58 degree weather should have their demands heard.
The problem is that protests can get out of hand quickly
when it's that cold.
Because people will be like, "Let's burn down that store."
"Why, comrade? To protest Putin?"
"No, bitch. For heat."
But seriously, though, props to all of those protestors.
Because they're putting a lot of pressure on Vladimir Putin.
And I mean, real pressure,
not Kylie Jenner's shower pressure.
These protesters are widespread enough
that Putin can't just laugh them off.
And yes, that's partly because
Putin isn't sure of how to laugh.
"Ha. Ha. Ha, ha.
Okay, start with smile, then see how I go. Ugh."
And in many ways, Russia is just catching up
with the mood of the moment.
I mean, this has been a huge year
for protests around the world.
America saw the largest protests in its history
against police brutality.
We saw Sars protests in Nigeria,
Iraqis in the streets against corruption.
Now, the Russian people.
If you have a cause that you want to fight for,
this is the year to do it.
People are amped up, baby.
Start a movement!
Yo, (bleep) single-ply toilet paper!
-CROWD: Yes! -Yeah.
(laughs) You see that?
The people are ready to go.
-We're using our hands. -(loud booing)
No? Oh, you thought I meant...? No.
Moving on to the epic battle dominating the news--
King Kong versus Godzilla.
Why do you guys have to fight?
Haven't you heard this is a time for unity?
But also, the epic battle against the coronavirus.
Right now, things are not going great.
The U.S. has really been struggling
to distribute enough vaccines,
hospitals are running short,
appointments are getting cancelled. I mean,
it's not as serious as the shortage
of PlayStation 5s, but it's still pretty bad.
And until people can get vaccinated,
America is going to have to take even more serious steps
to stop the spread of this virus.
NEWSWOMAN: This morning, the U.S. will begin
restricting travel from South Africa,
banning most non-U.S. citizens who have recently traveled
to the country from entering the states,
as well as reimposing the travel ban for Brazil, the U.K.
Ireland and 26 countries across Europe
in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus.
The biggest change will put a new travel ban
in place for people coming from South Africa,
Where a new virus strain has been identified.
NEWSWOMAN 2: Researchers are worried
that the new variant might be better
at evading antibodies and have greater resistance to vaccines.
Okay. I know this is a terrible story, but I can't lie, man.
There's something in me that always gets excited
whenever South Africa gets mentioned on international TV,
even when it's about travel restrictions
because of a highly-contagious plague variant.
I'm like, "Hey, that's where I'm from!
Cool. I'm from there!"
But that's right.
This new variant of coronavirus is the fastest,
most deadly thing out of South Africa since Oscar Pistorius.
So now, America is closing down travel from South Africa.
Honestly, I don't even understand why
anybody would want to come to America right now.
I mean, everything's closed.
What are you going to do when you get here?
"Oh, I can't wait to watch Netflix in a hotel room,
"just like I do at home, but this time,
with a view of Denny's."
But let's move on to our main story.
And, guys, it is so exciting
that we can finally stop spending all our time
talking about Donald Trump's presidency.
Yes, instead, we get to talk about cleaning up the mess
from Donald Trump's presidency.
It's history in the making once again,
as Capitol Hill prepares
for the second Donald Trump impeachment trial.
Once again, the House impeachment managers
will take the long walk across the United States Capitol
to deliver the one article of impeachment
to the United States Senate.
The Senate will conduct a trial
of the impeachment of Donald Trump.
It will be a full trial.
It will be a fair trial.
But make no mistake, there will be a trial,
and when that trial ends, senators will have to decide
if they believe Donald John... Donald John Trump
incited the erection...
insurrection against the United States.
Goddamn!
I knew the Democrats were horny for Trump's impeachment,
but... that was ridiculous.
And you could tell by the look on his face
that Schumer knew that he had blown the entire case.
(like Schumer): He incited this erection...
Oh, damn it. I guess he gets to be president again.
I'm sorry, everybody.
Now Trump's team doesn't even have to present a defense.
They'll just be like, "Yo, you guys remember
"when Schumer said 'erection'? (laughing)
All right, guys, let's get out of here."
And honestly, I can't blame them.
I mean, come on, Schumer, how hard is it
to not say the word "erection"?
You can't afford to be making these kinds of rookie mistakes.
You just defeated Donald Trump in a national erection,
-(snaps fingers) -and you-- aw, damn it!
Now, the last time Donald Trump got impeached,
most Republican senators said they wouldn't convict him
because he hadn't done anything wrong.
But after the Capitol attack, they had to admit that yes,
maybe Trump actually did incite an insurrection.
But they still don't want to impeach him,
because that will make his followers angry.
And have you seen his followers?
I mean, they staged an insurrection.
Which is why, for this impeachment trial,
Republican senators have found a loophole
to let them dodge the issue entirely.
NEWSWOMAN: A chorus of criticism this morning
from Republican senators
ahead of former President Trump's impeachment trial.
Some arguing that since Donald Trump is out of office,
it's out of their hands.
I think the trial is stupid. I think it's counterproductive.
We already have a flaming fire in this country,
and it's like taking a bunch of gasoline
and pouring it on top of the fire.
A trial after the president has left office
is beyond the Senate's constitutional authority.
I think a lot of Americans are gonna think it's strange
that the Senate is spending its time
trying to convict and remove from office
a man who left office a week ago.
If you can impeach a president after they're out of office,
why don't we impeach George Washington?
He owned slaves. Where does this stop?
Okay, first of all, I support impeaching George Washington,
'cause I don't want that guy holding office again.
A slave-owning zombie as president?
That's terrifying! But let's be real, man,
this is one of the most ridiculous arguments ever.
Trump committed crimes on his way out of the door.
So what, the people just have to let it go?
That policy doesn't exist anywhere else.
If you get fired at Best Buy,
they don't just let you steal a TV on the way out.
They don't even let you take that blue shirt with you.
You walk out of there naked.
In fact, you can argue that you have to convict Trump,
because if there's no consequence
for trying to overthrow the government,
then every president will just try it
on their way out of office.
I mean, what's the worst that could happen?
Sack the Capitol, boys!
Oh, it didn't work? Well, I shot my shot.
See you guys in four years, everybody. (chuckles)
Now, saying you can't impeach Trump
because then you'd have to impeach George Washington
is one thing.
But one of Trump's top supporters
had an even wilder argument.
You can't impeach Trump
because then you'd have to impeach e'erbody.
House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy
is facing backlash for new comments that he made
in the wake of the deadly Capitol riot.
I thought the president had some responsibility
when it came to the response.
Um, if you listen to what the president said at the rally,
he said, uh, "Demonstrate peacefully."
I also think everybody across this country
has some responsibility.
Think about four years ago,
after the President Trump was sworn in.
What happened the very next day?
The title was resist, with people walking in the street.
Everyone across the country's responsible?
Everyone across... Whoa, whoa, whoa.
My man, my man, don't bring me into this.
I wasn't even near Washington.
I was busy at home seeing if you could make waffles
out of chocolate bars.
And then I was busy calling the fire department,
'cause the answer is no.
But this is unbelievable.
The GOP is supposed to be
the party of personal responsibility.
Isn't that their thing?
But as soon as their members do something wrong,
they start talking like Buddhists.
(echoing): When you think of the oneness of all things,
then Donald Trump is as guilty as a blooming flower,
or the flowing river.
If we convict Trump, we must convict nature herself.
Om...
Now, you might be asking, why is it so hard
to find Republicans willing to hold Donald Trump responsible
for his actions?
Well, because it turns out that, even out of office,
Trump still has an incredible amount of power
with Republican voters.
And he's petty enough to use it
against anybody who dares cross him.
NEWSWOMAN: The Washington Post reports:
"Trump has entertained the idea of creating a third party,
"called the Patriot Party, and instructed his aides
"to prepare election challenges to lawmakers who crossed him
"in the final weeks in office,
"including Wyoming Republican representative Liz Cheney,
"Georgia governor Brian Kemp,
"Alaska Republican senator Lisa Murkowski,
"and South Carolina Republican representative Tom Rice,
according to people familiar with the plans."
He's, uh, still wanting to exert whatever pressure he can
over the Republican senators who still,
they don't control the fate of his presidency--
that's now over-- but they do control
whether Donald Trump goes down in history
as the first president or former president
ever to be convicted in an impeachment trial.
So I think Trump is looking for any kind of power
that he can still exert over Republicans.
That's right, people, Trump is threatening
to form a new political party as a way to punish Republicans
who betray him.
And you know he's serious,
because he made Jared Kushner google:
"How to start political party."
This shit is on.
And by the way, it seems unfair
to get to pick a name for your party
like "Patriot Party."
Because you got to wait until everyone else
picked boring words, and then you just jump in like,
"Oh, you guys are Democrats and Republicans?
"Cool. We'll be the Explosive Orgasm Party!"
And I'll be honest, I don't actually get Donald Trump.
He just left his job, and he's already out here
trying to form new parties and threaten senators?
I thought if there's anyone who would enjoy retirement,
it's Donald Trump.
I mean, he's basically already been retired
for the last four years.
My man, take some time off. Enjoy Florida. Play some golf!
Spend some time with your...
You know what? Actually, I get it now.
He'd probably want to run again. But the truth is,
Trump doesn't even need to start a third party,
because he's already made the GOP the "Trump Party."
He's basically an erection.
I mean, infection. Damn it, man.
Trump is an infection that took over the Republican Party.
And it turns out there are already new mutant strains
of Trump virus cropping up all over.
NEWSWOMAN: Former White House press secretary
Sarah Huckabee Sanders,
she's trying to get back into the political fray.
She's announcing in a video this morning
she's running for the governor of Arkansas.
That's something former President Trump
suggested she do when she resigned back in 2019,
and Sanders is now emphasizing her experience
working with Donald Trump.
Wow.
What a big day for former Trump staffers.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor.
Stephen Miller found a half-eaten mouse.
The future's looking bright, people.
But yes, Sarah Huckabee Sanders
says that she's gonna be running for governor of Arkansas,
which, based on her track record,
means she's not gonna be running for governor
and there is no state called Arkansas.
And this is exactly why
the Senate needs to convict Donald Trump.
Because I know people hope
that Trump will just go away on his own,
but that's not going to happen.
And if Republicans want to break their party from his grasp,
well, then, they need to hand him
a big, firm rejection.
(exhales) That was close.
All right, we'll be right back after these erections.
I mean, commercials. Damn it! No! Why am I saying that?
Trevor: WELCOME BACK TO THE
DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW.
ONE OF THE BIG RALLYING CRIES OF
THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT
HAS BEEN DEFUND THE POLICE.
BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WELL, A CITY IN OREGON HAS
OFFERED ONE VISION FOR WHAT IT
MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
ROY WOOD, JR. HAS MORE.
IN 2020 THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
MARCHED IN THE STREETS TRYING TO
DE FUND THE POLICE WHICH SOUNDS
SCARY, BUT WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY
MEAN?
THIS REALLY IS AN IDEA TO
ENTIRELY REIMAGINE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND RETHINK HOW WE DO IT.
IT MEANS TAKING MONEY OUT OF
POLICE BUDGETSK AND USING IT TO
FUND DIFFERENT TYPES OF WORKERS
WHO HANDLE SOME 911 CALLS.
KIND OF LIKE HOW BATMAN HAD TO
TAKE A PAY CUT TO FUND THE
JUSTICE LEAGUE.
AND IN EUGENE, OREGON, THEY’RE
GIVING IT A TRIAL RUN WITH A
PROGRAM CALLED CAHOOTS, CAHOOTS
WHAT IS THAT LIKE A CRIME
SOLVING OIL.
ST AN AM CRON IMCALLED CRISIS
ASSISTANT HELPING OUT ON THE
STREETS.
OKAY SO NO OWL.
I SAT DOWN WITH CAHOOTS
ORGANIZER TO FIND OUT HOW THEIR
LITTLE TEST PROJECT IS GOING.
I’M GUESSING YOU STARTED CAHOOTS
A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN EVERYBODY
WAS MARCHING IN THE STREETS.
NO, WE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR
MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
WAIT, 30 YEARS?
WHEN YOUR ORGANIZATION WAS
CREATED THE FRESH PRINCE HADN’T
EVEN LEFT FOR BEL-AIR YET.
OKAY, THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR AWHILE BUT WHAT EXACTLY ARE
THEY DOING.
WHAT TYPE OF 911 CALLS DO YOU
ALL TYPICALLY RESPOND TO, AS A
CAHOOTS AGENT.
IS IT AGENT OR CAHOOTER?
A CAHOOTEE.
WE RESPOND TO NONCRIMINAL AND
NONVIOLENT CALLS FOR SERVICE
THAT COME TO THE 911 LINE IN OUR
AREA.
AND WE RESPOND WITH A CRISIS
WORKER AND AN EMT, INSTEAD OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
YOU STILL GOT GUNS THOUGH,
RIGHT?
NO GUNS, NO TASTERS, NO
PEPPER SPRAY.
NUMB CHUCK, NINJA SAW, SWORD,
BASEBALL BAT.
WHY IS IT WE ASSUME IT WILL
TAKE A WEAPON TO GET SOMEBODY
UP.
I FEEL WHAT YOU ARE SAYING,
BUT EVEN MALL COPS GOT MACE AND
THEY PROTECTING BUILD A BEAR
WORKSHOPS.
BUT WHEREVER LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS ARE
UTILIZING-- UTILIZING MORE AND
MORE EXPENSIVE MILITARY GATHER,
CAHOOTS SAVE A TUN TON OF MONEY.
COMPARED TO THE LOCAL POLICE’S
ANNUAL BUDGET OF 90 MILLION,
CAHOOTS COSTS ABOUT $2 MILLION,
AROUND 2 PERCENT OF THE POLICE
BUDGET BUT CAHOOTS RESPONDS TO
ALMOST 20% OF THE EMERGENCY
CALLS.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL CAHOOTS CALL
LOOK LIKE?
IT IS REALLY ABOUT NEED
MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
AND HELPING THEM GET TO A SPACE
THAT IS MAYBE SAFER, WE STARTED
TALK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,
ITS ANNOYSY AND ARE YOU
OVERWHELM.
LET’S HAVE A SEAT IN THE BACK OF
VAN.
FLA IS KIDNAPPING, THAT IS
KIDNAPPING.
NOT IF THEY CHOOSE TO.
RESPECT NEE, THAT IS
KIDNAPPING.
I DO PROMISE PEOPLE SNACKS IF
THEY GET IN.
WHAT KIND OF.
GRANOLA BAR, SOME WATER.
WE WILL HAVE CLOTHE, TENTS,
SLEEPING BAGS.
YOU HAD ME AT SNACKS AM I’M A
40 YEAR OLD MAN, I WILL GET IN
THE VAN, FOR SOME SNACKS.
BUT BESIDES GRANOLA BARS THEY
HAVE ONE BIG SECRET WEAPON, JUST
BEING CHILL.
USING A TECHNIQUE THEY CALL
DEESCALATION.
DEESCALATION IS A PRACTICE
WHERE YOU ARE ENCOUNTERING
SOMEBODY WHO IS ESCALATEED AND
YOU HELP THEM GET TO A
DEESCALATED SPACE OR A LITTLE
MORE CALM.
WHAT IS THE DEESCALATOR
VERSION OF PEPPER SPRAY, LIKE
TABASCO SAUCE, FLICK THAT IN
SOMEBODY’S EYE?
NO, I NEED TO BE ENGAGED.
I NEED TO SHOW YOU THAT I CARE
ABOUT THE THINGS YOU ARE SAYING
AND FINDING THAT WAY THAT WE CAN
WORK THROUGH THIS CRISIS
TOGETHER.
BUT LATE LEER THEY HAVE BEEN
PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE
RESPONDING TO TERROR.
AMERICA’S RANG REEST AND MOST
DANGEROUS DEMOGRAPHIC.
WE GET A LOT OF CALLS THAT
ARE PLACED TO PUBLIC SAFETY WITH
A CERTAIN OUTCOME IN MIND.
DID YOU SAY-- IT IS A SAFE
PLACE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
WE DO ENCOUNTER SITUATIONS WHERE
FOLKS ARE GOING IN, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE OF RACIST MOTIVATIONS OR
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BIAS AGAINST
DIFFERENT SOCIO ECONOMIC
CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN THOSE
SITUATIONS I THINK THERE ARE TWO
THINGS TO DO.
ONE IS RECOGNIZE WHAT IT WAS
THAT TRIGGERED THAT PERSON TO
MAKE THAT CALL AND THAT IF
THERE.
AND TWO, SLAP THE SHIT OUT OF
THEM.
OR YOU KNOW, MAYBE TRY AND
PRESENT AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM
TO CONFRONT SOME OF THEIR WHITE
FRAGILITY.
I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT NEXT.
BUT ALSO AT THE OTHER END
WITH THE INDIVIDUAL WE ARE
CALLED OUT TO RESPOND TO, WE
HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SAY HEY,
THIS WAS UNFAIR.
WE KNOW THAT YOU DIDN’T HAVE
ACCESS TO BE HERE, WE ARE HERE
NOW, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO
FOR YOU.
SO ESSENTIALLY, KAREN CALLS
911 FOR PROTECTION FROM THE
HOMELESS PERSON, AND THEN Y’ALL
PULL UP, AND PROTECT THE
HOMELESS PERSON FROM KAREN.
BASICALLY.
AND THEN OFFER THEM SNACKS.
EXACTLY.
CAHOOTS IS OUT THERE HELPING
THE HOMELESS AND TROLLING KARENS
BUT I HAD TO SEE IT IN ACTION.
IN A COVID SAFE WAY, OF COURSE.
YOU AREN’T THE COPS.
TECHNICALLY CAN I GET AHOLD
OF THE POLICE BUT I WOULD ONLY
DO SO IF SOMEBODY WAS UNSAFE,
AND I’M IN THE NECESSARILY
SEEING-- SOMEONE AS UNSAFE RIGHT
NOW.
I WAS SO SCARED THAT MARTIN
LUTHER KING, JR. STATUE ACROSS
THE STREET HAS BEEN STARING AT
ME, CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING TO IT
PLEASE.
WELL, MAYBE, I’M HERE TO TALK
WITH YOU RIGHT NOW THOUGH.
HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON
FOR YOU.
EVERY DAY I COME DOWN THE
STREET AND IT IS JUST A BLACK
GUY, AND HE’S JUST STARING AT
ME.
WHERE ARE THE COPS, WHERE IS
YOUR GUN?
WHERE IS ALL THE GOOD STUFF.
I DON’T SEE A THREAT IN THIS
IMMEDIATE SITUATION, DO YOU FEEL
LIKE.
I BET YOU DON’T, I BET YOU
DON’T.
YOU PEOPLE.
WHAT IF YOU WALK DOWN A
DIFFERENT BLOCK.
WHAT IF YOU PUT THE STAT AW
IN A DIFFERENT PLACE, OKAY.
I’M NOT IN CHARGE OF STATUE
PLACEMENT BUT I AM HERE TO HELP
YOU HAVE A BETTER DAY AND IF
THIS IS GOING TO RUIN YOUR DAY,
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.
WOW.
THESE GUYS ARE GOOD.
AND IF CAHOOTS CAN DO ALL OF
THIS FOR $2 MILLION, IMAGINE
WHAT THEY COULD DO WITH 90.
INCREDIBLE.
HOOTIE WHOOO .
Trevor: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT ROY, WHEN WE COME BACK
FORMER NF PLRKS STAR TURNED
ACTOR NNAMDI ASOMUGHA IS JOINING
ME TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE
Trevor: WELCOME BACK IT THE
DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW.
EARLIER TODAY I SMOKE WITH
NNAMDI ASOMUGHA, ONE OF THE BEST
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS EVER TO PLAY
IN THE NFL AND NOW IS HE
CRUSHING IT IN A NEW CAREER AS
AN ACTOR AND PRODUCER. WE TALKED ABOUT HIS NEW FILM AND
SO MUCH MORE.
♪
Trevor: WELCOME TO THE
DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
Trevor: THE LAST TIMING I
SAW YOU WAS IN PERSON IN THE
STUDIO.
I HAVE NOT SEEN YOU SINCE.
I WOULD SEE YOU SOMETIMES AT
EVENTS.
YOU WOULD BE THE ARM CANDY ON
YOUR WIFE KERRY WASHINGTON’S
ARM.
HOW ARE YOU COPING WITH THIS
PANDEMIC?
YEAH, THESE EVENTS THAT I
WOULD SEE YOU AT, I WAS ALWAYS
THE SUPPORT MORE THAN EYE CANDY,
SO I AM ALWAYS HER SUPPORT AT
THOSE EVENTS.
BUT WE ARE-- YOU KNOW, WE’RE
DOING FINE, IT IS A YEAR INTO IT
NOW, ALMOST.
SO THE NEW NORMAL IS IN, I THINK
WE’RE SORT OF GOING WITH THE
PUNCHES AT THIS POINT.
Trevor: RIGHT, I FEEL LIKE
EVERYONE IS FINDING THEIR FEW,
YOU KNOW, JUST MOMENTS OF JOY.
LIKE I KNOW I DO THAT.
I WAIT FOR SPORTING EVENTS.
I WAIT FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
I WAIT FOR A MOVIE TO BE
RELEASED THAT IS WHY I GET
EXCITED WHEN A NEW MOVIE COMES
OUT BECAUSE WE DON’T GET TO
WATCH THEM, WE DON’T GET TO HAVE
DINNER.
WE DON’T GET TO LIVE AS MUCH
LIFE SO BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR
MOVIE ON AMAZON PRIME WHICH IS
GETTING RAIFER REVIEWS, I WANTED
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE SUPER
BOWL.
YEAH.
Trevor: TOM BRADY AGAINST
PATRICK MAHOMES LIKE THE YOUNG
VER US-- VERSUS THE OLD, THE
GREATES OF ALL TIME, AGAINST THE
FUTURER GREATEST, WHERE IS YOUR
MONEY.
THAT IS THE QUESTION THAT YOU
GOT?
Trevor: I WANT TO MAKE IT
INTERESTING.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING INTO
THE STRATEGY.
Trevor: I JUST WANT TO
KNOW, WHERE IS YOUR MONEY FIRST,
WHERE IS YOUR MONEY.
I MEAN I DON’T KNOW HOW AT
AGE 43 YOU SO EVER BET AGAINST
TOM, AT THIS POINT.
IT’S LIKE, EVERY TIME, I MEAN
THERE IS ALWAYS A POINT MIDWAY
THROUGH THE SEASON WHERE EVERY
SINGLE PERSON THAT IS TALKING
ABOUT TOM BRADY SAYS HE’S DONE.
I MEAN I THINK FOR THE LAST TEN
YEARS THAT’S ALWAYS HAPPENED.
AND THEN HE ENDS UP IN THE SUPER
BOWL AT THE END.
SO I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU BET
AGAINST HIM.
Trevor: LET’S TALK ABOUT
YOUR SECRETARY CAREER THOUGH.
YOU KNOW, NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN I
THINK MOVE AS EFFORTLESSLY AS
YOU HAVE FROM THE WORLD OF
SPOTTERS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL TO
THE WORLD OF ACTING AT THE
HIGHEST LEVEL.
ON BROADWAY, PEOPLE WERE BLOWN
AWAY BY YOUR PERFORMANCE.
YOU KNOW, AND THEN WHEN YOU
MOVED IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA
PEOPLE WERE AMAZED AT HOW YOU
JUST SEEMED TO EFFORTLESSLY MOVE
FROM ONE SCRIPT TO THE NEXT,
FROM ONE ROLE TO THE NEXT, YOU
STAR OSMS TESA THOMPSON IN A
LOVE STORY FOR THE AGES IN A
TIME WHERE WE ARE NOT USED TO
SEEING BLACK LEADS TOGETHER, YOU
KNOW, NOT A STORY ABOUT
OPPRESSION OR SLAVERY OR CIVIL
RIGHTS T IS A STORY ABOUT LOVE.
YEAH.
Trevor: WHAT DO YOU THINK
HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST REASON FOR
YOUR SUCCESS IN THIS WORLD?
HOW HAVE YOU MANAGED TO BE THAT
VULNERABLE COMING FROM THE NFL?
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR CALLING IT
SUCCESS BECAUSE IN MY HEAD IT IS
JUST ALWAYS WORK.
SO YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE.
YOU JUST KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO
KEEP GOING.
BUT I DON’T KNOW, I THINK I HAVE
REALIZED THAT I AM A RISK-TAKER.
AND I SAY REALIZE BECAUSE I JUST
HAPPEN TO LOVE SEEING THAT-- I’M
NOT GOING INTO IT SAYING I CAN’T
WAIT TO TAKE THIS RISK.
I JUST HAPPEN TO LOVE THINGS
THAT REQUIRE ME TO TAKE A RISK
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THEM BUT I
DON’T KNOW, I THINK IT’S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
YOU ARE DOING AND JUST GO FOR IT
ANYWAY.
A LOT OF TIMES IN LIFE, YOU
KNOW, I THINK THERE SAY BEAUTY
IN THAT LEVEL OF RISK.
I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY
YOU ARE EITHER GOING TO SUCCEED
OR ARE YOU GOING TO GROW AND I
THINK BOTH OF THOSE ARE WIN.
SO WHY NOT GO AFTER IT.
AND SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE DONE.
AND LUCKILY IT HAS BEEN WORKING
OUT, YOU KNOW, AND I HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO SORT OF BUILD FROM THAT.
Trevor: IT SEEMS IN SOME
WAYS YOUR CHARACTERS HAVE SOME
OF THOSE TRAITS BECAUSE YOU PLAY
A CHARACTER WHO IS A JAZZ
SAXOPHONIST COMING UP, TRYING TO
GET HIS CAREER OFF THE GROUND.
YOU HAVE GOT THIS WOMAN WHO A
ADORES YOU AND LOVES YOU AND
ENCOURAGES YOU TO BE MORE BUT
SHE IS DOING HER THING AS WELL.
IT FEELS IN MANY WAYS LIKE THE
SLIVERS OF YOUR LIFE IN THIS AND
AT THE SAME TIME YOU ARE PLAYING
A COMPLETELY FOREIGN DIFFERENT
CHARACTER.
FIRST OF ALL, IS IT TRUE THAT
YOU SPENT A YEAR LEARNING HOW TO
PLAY THE SAXOPHONE BEFORE THIS
ROLE?
I DID, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I DID.
I MEAN, WE HAD TIME.
WE TOOK THIS SCRIPT AROUND TOWN
AND WE GOT PASSED ON SO OFTEN.
BUT IN THE TIME WE TOOK IT
AROUND WAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A
HALF OR SO BEFORE WE ACTUALLY
SHOT.
I DIDN’T KNOW IF THAT FIRST
GROUP WAS GOING TO SAY YES SO I
NEEDED TO START PLAYING THE
SAXOPHONE SO I COULD LEARN.
THEY SAID NO AND IT TOOK A YEAR
AND A HALF OR SO BUT I JUST
CONTINUED PLAYING BECAUSE YOU
NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT
MOMENT IS GOING TO BE WHEN
SOMEONE IS GOING TO SAY YES.
WE’LL MAKE YOUR MOVIE SO I JUST
KEPT PLAYING AND PLAYING.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
FELL IN LOVE WITH IT AND I WAS
ABLE TO THEN STEP ON SET AND
REALLY, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY PLAY
BUT HAVE FINGERING AND
EVERYTHING DOWN JUST SO THAT IT
COULD BE REAL.
Trevor: WAS THERE A POINT
WHEN YOU WONDERED IF YOU ARE
JUST PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE FOR
NO REASON.
BECAUSE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE A
SCRIPTS WILL GET PICKED UP OR A
MOVIE MADE.
NOW THERE ARE YOU IN THE HOUSE
AND AT SOME POINT PEOPLE ARE
LAKE OH, YOU PLAY THE SAXOPHONE,
IN THE BEGINNING ARE YOU LIKE
YES, FOR MY MOVIE AN A FEW
MONTHS LATER IT IS FOR MY MOVIE,
AT SOME POINT, YEAH, I JUST PLAY
THE SAXOPHONE.
WAS THERE A POINT WHEN YOU
THOUGHT THIS IS JUST ME NOW?
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I MEAN WE WENT THROUGH THAT, I
MEAN IN MY HOUSE TOO, BECAUSE
THE FIRST WEEK LIKE WOW, THE
SAXOPHONE, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE
WAS SORT OF-- AND THOAN I MEAN
AFTER LIKE THREE WEEKS OF
PLAYING IT, JUST LIKE THIS
ANNOYING THING THAT IS IN THE
HOUSE AND LIKE WHEN IS THIS
GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND THEN A YEAR LATER IT STILL
HASN’T HAPPENED.
SO YEAH, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT
OF THAT, AND I ALSO WOULD TRAVEL
WITH THE SAXOPHONE WHEREVER HE
WENT.
Trevor: OH MAN.
THIS WAS A TIME WHEN YOU
COULD GET ON PLANES AND TRAVEL.
AND SO WE WOULD GO TO DIFFERENT
PLACES AND THE SAXOPHONE WOULD
FOLLOW ME.
AND THAT WOULD BE ANNOYING TO
PEOPLE AS WELL BUT-- I BECAME A
SAXOPHONE PLAYER.
Trevor: MY FINAL QUESTION
TO YOU, IF YOU HAD A MAGIC
SLAMP, A GENEIE WAS GOING TO
GRANT YOU ONE WISH, WOULD YOU
WISH FOR AN OSCAR OR WOULD YOU
WISH FOR A SUPER BOWL TITLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I WOULD SAY A
SUPER BOWL TITLE.
HERE IS WHY.
BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE A CHANCE AT
THAT ANY MORE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
LIKE PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME,
DO YOU MISS THE GAME AND DO YOU
MISS, AND I THINK WHEN I FIRST
LEFT, I WOULD SAY NO, NO, NO.
AND NOW IT’S LIKE I MISS IT TO
THE 10th DEGREE BECAUSE ALL
CAN I THINK ABOUT ARE THE MISSED
OPPORTUNITIES, YOU KNOW, IT’S
LIKE I DIDN’T GET TO WIN THE
SUPER BOWL.
I DIDN’T GET TO PLAY IN THE
SUPER BOWL, YOU KNOW, THAT’S
WHAT, THAT IS THE DREAM.
THAT IS WHY YOU WANT TO PLAY.
THAT IS WHY YOU PLAY THE GAME.
SO I THINK I WOULD GO WITH THAT.
YOU ALWAYS WANT WHAT YOU CAN NO
LONGER HAVE.
I THINK.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE
ANSWER.
Trevor: OKAY, MY WISH IF I
HAD IT WOULD BE FOR EVERYONE TO
GET THE VACCINE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
BUT I GUESS WE BOTH HAVE
DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT IDEAS IN
LIFE, AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES US
DIFFERENT HUMAN BEING, WISH FOR
OTHER PEOPLE, BUT YOU CAN
WISH-- .
I WO, THANK SO MUCH FOR
JOINING ME T WAS GREAT SEEING
YOU.
YOU TOO.
GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATS, THE
MOVIE IS AMAZING.
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