1 00:00:01,201 --> 00:00:02,970 Well, hey, what's going on, everybody. I'm Trevor Noah, 2 00:00:03,003 --> 00:00:05,506 and this is The Daily Social Distancing Show. 3 00:00:05,539 --> 00:00:08,175 Today is February 15, 4 00:00:08,208 --> 00:00:10,644 which means it's President's Day. 5 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:14,481 And if you forgot to get your president a gift, don't worry, 6 00:00:14,515 --> 00:00:16,316 all those valentines teddy bears at the gas station 7 00:00:16,350 --> 00:00:19,119 are on sale right now. 8 00:00:19,152 --> 00:00:20,554 Anyway, on tonight's show, 9 00:00:20,587 --> 00:00:22,656 how Stonehenge gentrified England, 10 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:25,225 COVID is now made in the USA, 11 00:00:25,259 --> 00:00:28,128 and you're invited to Donald Trump's victory party. 12 00:00:28,161 --> 00:00:31,465 Plus, Neil Patrick Harris is joining us on the show. 13 00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:32,966 So let's do this, people. 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,569 Welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 15 00:00:35,602 --> 00:00:39,239 -? ? -ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City 16 00:00:39,273 --> 00:00:42,276 to your couch somewhere in the world, this is 17 00:00:42,309 --> 00:00:45,345 The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. 18 00:00:48,415 --> 00:00:50,817 Let's kick things off with Stonehenge. 19 00:00:50,851 --> 00:00:53,654 England's second-oldest national treasure. 20 00:00:53,687 --> 00:00:57,157 For centuries people have been visiting Stonehenge, 21 00:00:57,191 --> 00:00:59,626 even though no one knows for sure what it means. 22 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:03,063 It's basically the ancient version of a Kanye West tweet. 23 00:01:03,096 --> 00:01:05,799 But now we're learning that if you tried to visit Stonehenge 24 00:01:05,832 --> 00:01:08,068 when it first went up, 25 00:01:08,101 --> 00:01:10,938 you might not have found it there in the same place. 26 00:01:10,971 --> 00:01:12,873 A dramatic discovery has linked Stonehenge 27 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:14,942 to its original site in Wales. 28 00:01:14,975 --> 00:01:17,311 Archaeologists from University College London 29 00:01:17,344 --> 00:01:21,148 uncovered the remains of an ancient stone circle in Wales, 30 00:01:21,181 --> 00:01:24,518 and supports the theory that the monument was dismantled there 31 00:01:24,551 --> 00:01:26,520 and then dragged over 140 miles 32 00:01:26,553 --> 00:01:28,956 to Wiltshire, England. 33 00:01:28,989 --> 00:01:31,959 Okay, I'm sorry, but that is incredible. 34 00:01:31,992 --> 00:01:35,462 Stonehenge was moved 140 miles? 35 00:01:35,495 --> 00:01:36,697 How? 36 00:01:36,730 --> 00:01:38,498 And also why? 37 00:01:38,532 --> 00:01:40,534 What was the difference between a field in Wales 38 00:01:40,567 --> 00:01:42,669 and a field in England in prehistoric times? 39 00:01:42,703 --> 00:01:43,804 No one was like, 40 00:01:43,837 --> 00:01:45,973 (English accent): "The schools are much better there. 41 00:01:46,006 --> 00:01:49,076 Plus, there are so many good restaurants you can walk to." 42 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:51,812 (regular accent): But at least now we finally understand 43 00:01:51,845 --> 00:01:53,714 why Stonehenge looks so weird. 44 00:01:53,747 --> 00:01:56,149 It's because they took the whole thing apart, 45 00:01:56,183 --> 00:01:58,519 brought it to England, and then realized 46 00:01:58,552 --> 00:02:00,754 they forgot to bring the instructions. 47 00:02:00,787 --> 00:02:02,422 I mean, without those, you're screwed. 48 00:02:02,456 --> 00:02:05,158 (English accent): Uh, maybe the stone goes here. 49 00:02:05,192 --> 00:02:07,461 Well, why do we have so many screws left over? 50 00:02:07,494 --> 00:02:09,162 Do-do you put them... I think 51 00:02:09,196 --> 00:02:10,964 they're supposed to be next to each other. 52 00:02:10,998 --> 00:02:12,866 (regular accent): Either way, I think it's incredible 53 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:16,436 that they were able to move those giant stones. 54 00:02:16,470 --> 00:02:18,172 But I also feel really bad for whoever 55 00:02:18,205 --> 00:02:19,973 they roped into helping them. 56 00:02:20,007 --> 00:02:23,443 'Cause back then there were no good excuses to bail on things. 57 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:25,746 I would love to help you out moving the stones, 58 00:02:25,779 --> 00:02:28,615 but I have a cello, um, recital tomorrow. 59 00:02:28,649 --> 00:02:30,617 Cellos don't exist yet. 60 00:02:30,651 --> 00:02:33,820 Yep, you're right, I will see you there to move the stones. 61 00:02:33,854 --> 00:02:36,456 But let's move on now to the coronavirus pandemic. 62 00:02:36,490 --> 00:02:39,693 The reason you got a fake ID saying that you're 65. 63 00:02:39,726 --> 00:02:43,297 For weeks, the big fear has been about the dangerous variants 64 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:47,067 of the virus from the UK and South Africa 65 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:49,403 that are now spreading around the globe. 66 00:02:49,436 --> 00:02:51,271 But now the United States 67 00:02:51,305 --> 00:02:53,974 is getting some mutations of its own. 68 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:56,143 NEWSWOMAN: This morning, growing concerns about variants 69 00:02:56,176 --> 00:02:58,378 of the coronavirus. The New York Times reports 70 00:02:58,412 --> 00:03:01,748 doctors have now found seven variants of the virus 71 00:03:01,782 --> 00:03:05,586 that originated in the U.S., spotlighting the urgent need 72 00:03:05,619 --> 00:03:08,856 for better tracking of cases and mutations. 73 00:03:08,889 --> 00:03:11,291 All of these variants had the same exact mutation. 74 00:03:11,325 --> 00:03:14,094 Now, that could just be a coincidence, 75 00:03:14,127 --> 00:03:17,364 but some researchers are worried that could this mean 76 00:03:17,397 --> 00:03:20,567 that the virus is getting smarter and adapting? 77 00:03:20,601 --> 00:03:24,037 That's right, people. There are now variants of the coronavirus 78 00:03:24,071 --> 00:03:26,640 that were made in the United States. 79 00:03:26,673 --> 00:03:30,944 Which means these new coronas don't even believe in corona. 80 00:03:30,978 --> 00:03:34,348 And what's depressing to realize is that throughout the pandemic, 81 00:03:34,381 --> 00:03:37,684 the virus has been getting smarter and smarter 82 00:03:37,718 --> 00:03:39,887 while us humans only seem to be getting 83 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,490 less brain good-gooder. Less brain... 84 00:03:43,524 --> 00:03:44,491 Less good-brained. 85 00:03:44,525 --> 00:03:46,226 And let's be honest. 86 00:03:46,260 --> 00:03:47,461 This is kind of our fault, people. 87 00:03:47,494 --> 00:03:50,464 We as humans let this virus spread so easily 88 00:03:50,497 --> 00:03:53,967 that we gave it lots of chances to mutate and evolve. 89 00:03:54,001 --> 00:03:56,703 You know, it's like what happened with alternative milks. 90 00:03:56,737 --> 00:03:59,139 We let soy milk slide, then almond milk, 91 00:03:59,173 --> 00:04:01,708 then oat milk. And now we're, like, 92 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:03,310 two months away from the barista asking us 93 00:04:03,343 --> 00:04:05,078 if we want fish milk. 94 00:04:05,112 --> 00:04:07,080 And, yeah, I do want some fish milk, please. 95 00:04:07,114 --> 00:04:09,550 So the pandemic is moving into a new phase, 96 00:04:09,583 --> 00:04:10,984 but we're still learning a lot about how 97 00:04:11,018 --> 00:04:14,821 so many things went wrong up until now. 98 00:04:14,855 --> 00:04:16,590 And it looks like one person that many of us 99 00:04:16,623 --> 00:04:18,358 gave a lot of credit to 100 00:04:18,392 --> 00:04:20,694 might have been hiding some things. 101 00:04:20,727 --> 00:04:23,463 NEWSWOMAN: Growing fallout for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo 102 00:04:23,497 --> 00:04:25,365 and his administration 103 00:04:25,399 --> 00:04:28,969 over withholding COVID death toll numbers in nursing homes. 104 00:04:29,002 --> 00:04:31,271 The growing scrutiny comes just weeks after 105 00:04:31,305 --> 00:04:33,540 New York Attorney General Letitia James 106 00:04:33,574 --> 00:04:36,977 released a report claiming the state had undercounted 107 00:04:37,010 --> 00:04:39,446 nursing home deaths by as much as 50%. 108 00:04:39,479 --> 00:04:41,882 State health officials acknowledge the death toll 109 00:04:41,915 --> 00:04:46,119 was more than 15,000, much higher than originally reported. 110 00:04:46,153 --> 00:04:48,322 NEWSWOMAN 2: A top Cuomo admitted withholding data 111 00:04:48,355 --> 00:04:51,124 for months over concerns the Trump justice department 112 00:04:51,158 --> 00:04:53,327 might use the info against them. 113 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,829 NEWSWOMAN 3: Those comments sparked immediate backlash 114 00:04:55,863 --> 00:04:58,799 among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. 115 00:04:58,832 --> 00:05:00,801 NEWSWOMAN 4: State Republicans going so far as to say 116 00:05:00,834 --> 00:05:02,603 he should be impeached. 117 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:04,404 Wow. 118 00:05:04,438 --> 00:05:06,740 Really, Governor Cuomo? 119 00:05:06,773 --> 00:05:08,642 You lowered your own numbers 120 00:05:08,675 --> 00:05:10,544 to make yourself look better? 121 00:05:10,577 --> 00:05:12,079 Whew. 122 00:05:12,112 --> 00:05:15,549 Guess who just got uninvited to my 29th birthday next week. 123 00:05:15,582 --> 00:05:17,784 And the explanation for this... 124 00:05:17,818 --> 00:05:19,653 the explanation that they're going with is that they thought 125 00:05:19,686 --> 00:05:21,922 the Trump administration would 126 00:05:21,955 --> 00:05:25,092 use the high nursing home deaths against them. 127 00:05:25,125 --> 00:05:27,094 Which, yeah. 128 00:05:27,127 --> 00:05:28,762 Usually, if you're not doing a good job, 129 00:05:28,795 --> 00:05:32,332 it gets used against you. That's the whole point of data. 130 00:05:32,366 --> 00:05:34,201 This would be like if the Kansas City Chiefs said, 131 00:05:34,234 --> 00:05:35,802 "Come on, you're gonna look at the scoreboard? 132 00:05:35,836 --> 00:05:37,271 "Isn't it enough that I'm telling you 133 00:05:37,304 --> 00:05:39,339 that I won the Super Bowl? Come on." 134 00:05:39,373 --> 00:05:41,542 And when you think about it, messing with COVID numbers 135 00:05:41,575 --> 00:05:44,311 to make yourself look better is just about 136 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:46,613 the Trumpiest thing that you can do. 137 00:05:46,647 --> 00:05:48,482 Which is ironic, since the main reason 138 00:05:48,515 --> 00:05:50,717 Cuomo became a pandemic hero is that 139 00:05:50,751 --> 00:05:53,620 he was giving "informative," coherent press conferences 140 00:05:53,654 --> 00:05:56,323 while Trump was trying to inject people with bleach. 141 00:05:56,356 --> 00:05:59,092 It's like, if you take a bowl of Chef Boyardee 142 00:05:59,126 --> 00:06:00,861 and put it next to a bowl of worms, 143 00:06:00,894 --> 00:06:03,463 the fact it's next to something so disgusting 144 00:06:03,497 --> 00:06:06,767 makes those worms look really delicious. 145 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,169 Like, look, man, I don't care what anybody says, 146 00:06:09,203 --> 00:06:12,840 for me, you cannot justify "doing the wrong thing" 147 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:16,009 because you say "Oh, Trump might have or might not have 148 00:06:16,043 --> 00:06:19,246 or will or wh..." No. You did the wrong thing. 149 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:22,316 Hey, Batman, did you kill those innocent people? 150 00:06:22,349 --> 00:06:23,851 I had to do it. You should have seen 151 00:06:23,884 --> 00:06:25,552 what the Joker was gonna do to them. 152 00:06:25,586 --> 00:06:26,987 Like, worse than kill them? 153 00:06:27,020 --> 00:06:28,322 No further questions. 154 00:06:28,355 --> 00:06:29,957 But let's move on now from a governor 155 00:06:29,990 --> 00:06:32,159 who might be getting impeached to a president 156 00:06:32,192 --> 00:06:34,061 who just beat impeachment 157 00:06:34,094 --> 00:06:37,564 in our final installment, probably, 158 00:06:37,598 --> 00:06:40,567 of The Magical, Wonderful Road to Impeachment. 159 00:06:40,601 --> 00:06:42,636 ? ? 160 00:06:46,073 --> 00:06:48,709 That's probably presidential harassment. 161 00:06:49,877 --> 00:06:51,512 Impeachment. 162 00:06:51,545 --> 00:06:53,213 It's the most presidential thing 163 00:06:53,247 --> 00:06:55,349 Donald Trump has ever done. 164 00:06:55,382 --> 00:06:57,518 And after a full week of arguments 165 00:06:57,551 --> 00:06:59,887 in Trump's second senate trial, 166 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:02,422 it all came down to this. 167 00:07:02,456 --> 00:07:04,124 NEWSWOMAN: Former president Donald Trump tonight 168 00:07:04,157 --> 00:07:06,326 declared not guilty of the impeachment charge 169 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,796 he incited insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. 170 00:07:09,830 --> 00:07:12,666 And he is hereby acquitted 171 00:07:12,699 --> 00:07:14,968 of the charge in said article. 172 00:07:15,002 --> 00:07:17,104 NEWSWOMAN: Seven Republican senators voting with Democrats 173 00:07:17,137 --> 00:07:19,306 to convict, 57 to 43. 174 00:07:19,339 --> 00:07:22,843 The most bipartisan Senate impeachment vote in history, 175 00:07:22,876 --> 00:07:26,313 but far short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict. 176 00:07:26,346 --> 00:07:28,782 Yes. The bad news for Donald Trump 177 00:07:28,815 --> 00:07:31,084 is that seven members of his own party 178 00:07:31,118 --> 00:07:34,454 said that he was guilty-- which is unprecedented. 179 00:07:34,488 --> 00:07:37,591 The good news for him is it wasn't enough, 180 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:40,227 so Trump is free to go, baby! 181 00:07:40,260 --> 00:07:43,263 2024, here we come! (imitates air horn) 182 00:07:43,297 --> 00:07:45,999 Ooh, and we gettin' the whole crew back together. 183 00:07:46,033 --> 00:07:48,101 Steve Bannon, Jared Kushner, that dude with the horns, 184 00:07:48,135 --> 00:07:50,470 Mike Pence-- sorry about trying to get you killed. 185 00:07:50,504 --> 00:07:53,974 But that's in the past now-- let's do this! 186 00:07:54,007 --> 00:07:56,276 And true to his form, Trump got acquitted 187 00:07:56,310 --> 00:07:58,378 43 to 57. 188 00:07:58,412 --> 00:08:00,581 This dude just loves losing the popular vote. 189 00:08:00,614 --> 00:08:02,649 And I get... I get that it's disappointing 190 00:08:02,683 --> 00:08:06,386 for a lot of people, but we should know this by now-- 191 00:08:06,420 --> 00:08:07,888 this is what Trump does. 192 00:08:07,921 --> 00:08:10,390 He wiggles his way out of accountability. 193 00:08:10,424 --> 00:08:12,860 Trying to hold Trump responsible for his crimes 194 00:08:12,893 --> 00:08:14,428 is like trying to kill a fruit fly. 195 00:08:14,461 --> 00:08:15,696 It's just, like... 196 00:08:15,729 --> 00:08:17,831 Aha! I got it this time. 197 00:08:17,865 --> 00:08:19,833 Then you open your hands, he's not even there. 198 00:08:19,867 --> 00:08:21,902 He's already halfway across the room, 199 00:08:21,935 --> 00:08:23,637 sitting on your girlfriend's boob. 200 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:25,572 And this was actually a bit of a tricky situation 201 00:08:25,606 --> 00:08:28,709 for Republicans, because polls show that most Americans 202 00:08:28,742 --> 00:08:31,879 don't like Trump and think he should have been convicted. 203 00:08:31,912 --> 00:08:35,015 But the GOP base still loves Trump 204 00:08:35,048 --> 00:08:38,452 and would turn against anyone who votes against him 205 00:08:38,485 --> 00:08:41,154 faster than Buffy fans turned on Josh Whedon. 206 00:08:41,188 --> 00:08:44,758 So to make everybody happy, senators came up 207 00:08:44,791 --> 00:08:47,160 with a really amazing and bullshit excuse 208 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:49,162 that even if Trump was guilty, 209 00:08:49,196 --> 00:08:51,164 they couldn't do anything about it, 210 00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:54,001 because he's already out of office. 211 00:08:54,034 --> 00:08:57,070 And nobody rolled around in that bullshit more 212 00:08:57,104 --> 00:08:59,907 than my man, Mitch McConnell. 213 00:08:59,940 --> 00:09:02,176 There's no question-- none-- 214 00:09:02,209 --> 00:09:05,779 that President Trump is practically 215 00:09:05,812 --> 00:09:08,882 and morally responsible 216 00:09:08,916 --> 00:09:12,953 for provoking the events of the day. 217 00:09:12,986 --> 00:09:16,089 We have no power to convict and disqualify 218 00:09:16,123 --> 00:09:19,826 a former office holder who is now a private citizen. 219 00:09:19,860 --> 00:09:25,632 As an ordinary citizen, unless the state of limitations is run, 220 00:09:25,666 --> 00:09:27,835 still liable for everything he did 221 00:09:27,868 --> 00:09:30,971 while he's in office. 222 00:09:31,004 --> 00:09:34,107 Didn't get away with anything, yet. 223 00:09:34,141 --> 00:09:36,944 Yet. 224 00:09:36,977 --> 00:09:40,480 We have a criminal justice system in this country. 225 00:09:40,514 --> 00:09:42,716 We have civil litigation. 226 00:09:42,749 --> 00:09:44,852 And former presidents are not immune 227 00:09:44,885 --> 00:09:48,021 from being accountable by either one. 228 00:09:48,055 --> 00:09:49,489 Wow. 229 00:09:49,523 --> 00:09:53,227 Yet another profile in courage from Mitch McConnell. 230 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:56,496 Basically, what he's saying is, Trump caused the riot, 231 00:09:56,530 --> 00:10:00,734 Trump is super guilty, and Mitch just hopes that someday 232 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:03,604 someone else will do something about it. 233 00:10:03,637 --> 00:10:05,038 Whew. 234 00:10:05,072 --> 00:10:07,708 I mean, look, nobody's actually buying this explanation. 235 00:10:07,741 --> 00:10:10,711 Out of anyone, Mitch McConnell is the one person 236 00:10:10,744 --> 00:10:12,946 who always finds a way to get things done 237 00:10:12,980 --> 00:10:15,115 if he wants to get it done. 238 00:10:15,148 --> 00:10:17,117 This dude is so effective, he has federal judges 239 00:10:17,150 --> 00:10:18,452 on the French Supreme Court. 240 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:20,320 (French accent): I don't know how he got here, 241 00:10:20,354 --> 00:10:23,357 but the law is the law, so electric cars are illegal. 242 00:10:23,390 --> 00:10:26,994 But now, all of a sudden, Mitch is coming up with excuses 243 00:10:27,027 --> 00:10:30,697 just so that he doesn't have to take a stand. 244 00:10:30,731 --> 00:10:34,201 And I just have one question, Senator McConnell. 245 00:10:34,234 --> 00:10:37,004 How can you even look at yourself? 246 00:10:37,037 --> 00:10:39,473 Uh, I never have, Trevor. Every time I look in the mirror, 247 00:10:39,506 --> 00:10:41,041 it kills itself. 248 00:10:41,074 --> 00:10:43,110 Oh. Okay. 249 00:10:43,143 --> 00:10:46,046 But thanks to Mitch and 42 other Republicans, 250 00:10:46,079 --> 00:10:49,683 Donald Trump managed to beat off the charges against him. 251 00:10:49,716 --> 00:10:53,987 And now his friends and family are beating off in general. 252 00:10:54,021 --> 00:10:55,989 NEWSMAN: This was a big win for Team Trump. 253 00:10:56,023 --> 00:10:58,192 The former president's taking a victory lap, 254 00:10:58,225 --> 00:11:00,928 not showing any signs of remorse or regret. 255 00:11:00,961 --> 00:11:03,030 After yesterday's verdict, Trump attorney Michael van der Veen 256 00:11:03,063 --> 00:11:05,098 was seen fist-bumping another member of the defense, 257 00:11:05,132 --> 00:11:07,835 saying, "We're going to Disney World," 258 00:11:07,868 --> 00:11:10,604 as if they had just won the Super Bowl. 259 00:11:10,637 --> 00:11:13,841 NEWSWOMAN: Mr. Trump's son Eric posting this on Twitter. 260 00:11:13,874 --> 00:11:15,909 Two-nothing. 261 00:11:15,943 --> 00:11:17,911 Now, that's what I'm talking about. 262 00:11:17,945 --> 00:11:20,047 Two and oh! 263 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,883 Obama never even won a single impeachment. 264 00:11:22,916 --> 00:11:24,651 Shit's embarrassing. 265 00:11:24,685 --> 00:11:27,921 I mean, say what you want, but Trump is the acquittal GOAT. 266 00:11:27,955 --> 00:11:31,124 Sorry, O.J., You had a good run, but Trump got acquitted twice. 267 00:11:31,158 --> 00:11:33,493 And he's responsible for more deaths. 268 00:11:33,527 --> 00:11:36,196 And you might think two and oh is as good as it gets. 269 00:11:36,230 --> 00:11:38,966 But I think Trump might even have a third impeachment in him. 270 00:11:38,999 --> 00:11:41,101 Eight months from now, Congress could just be like, 271 00:11:41,134 --> 00:11:42,703 "Aw, damn it, we just found out 272 00:11:42,736 --> 00:11:46,006 that Trump sold the Declaration of Independence on eBay!" 273 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,442 "Well, I hope someone does something about it, 274 00:11:48,475 --> 00:11:50,077 but I vote to acquit." 275 00:11:50,110 --> 00:11:51,378 "Damn it, Mitch!" 276 00:11:51,411 --> 00:11:53,647 But for now, if you're celebrating 277 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:55,516 alongside Team Trump, 278 00:11:55,549 --> 00:11:57,985 and you want to remember this day forever, 279 00:11:58,018 --> 00:12:00,821 well, here's an offer you won't want to miss. 280 00:12:00,854 --> 00:12:03,123 ANNOUNCER: It's official-- President Trump has won 281 00:12:03,156 --> 00:12:05,325 his second impeachment trial, 282 00:12:05,359 --> 00:12:06,560 on technical grounds, 283 00:12:06,593 --> 00:12:10,597 and now you can celebrate with the president 284 00:12:10,631 --> 00:12:13,300 with the new Trump Acquittal Collection, 285 00:12:13,333 --> 00:12:16,570 including the official Acquittal T-shirt, 286 00:12:16,603 --> 00:12:17,971 the official Acquittal Blanket, 287 00:12:18,005 --> 00:12:21,475 and the official Acquittal Coffee Mug. 288 00:12:21,508 --> 00:12:23,877 Order now, and you'll get real copies 289 00:12:23,911 --> 00:12:26,613 of the Trump defense's used trial notes. 290 00:12:26,647 --> 00:12:28,749 All purchases come with a baseball bat 291 00:12:28,782 --> 00:12:30,484 and flex cuffs, 292 00:12:30,517 --> 00:12:34,054 for the next time we march on the Capitol peacefully. 293 00:12:34,087 --> 00:12:35,455 Wink, wink. 294 00:12:35,489 --> 00:12:38,125 Let's say sometime this spring. Be there. 295 00:12:38,158 --> 00:12:40,060 We'll be wild. 296 00:12:40,093 --> 00:12:42,062 Oh, man, I'm getting the hoodie! 297 00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:43,564 All right, when we come back, 298 00:12:43,597 --> 00:12:45,566 our correspondents tell us what they learned 299 00:12:45,599 --> 00:12:47,100 during the pandemic. 300 00:12:47,134 --> 00:12:49,903 And Neil Patrick Harris is joining me on the show. 301 00:12:49,937 --> 00:12:50,003 So don't go away. 302 00:12:52,404 --> 00:12:54,473 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 303 00:12:54,506 --> 00:12:57,042 Although COVID is still a huge danger, 304 00:12:57,075 --> 00:12:59,711 the vaccine rollout is giving us all hope 305 00:12:59,745 --> 00:13:02,380 that the end of the pandemic is in sight. 306 00:13:02,414 --> 00:13:04,116 And with that in mind, 307 00:13:04,149 --> 00:13:06,485 Roy Wood Jr. gathered some of the news team 308 00:13:06,518 --> 00:13:09,855 to check in on how they spent their pandemic. 309 00:13:09,888 --> 00:13:11,957 Guys, the vaccine's on its way, 310 00:13:11,990 --> 00:13:13,792 the pandemic's almost over, so let's take stock. 311 00:13:13,825 --> 00:13:16,194 I know we've all been locked up for about a year now. 312 00:13:16,228 --> 00:13:18,163 -How is everybody doing? -You know, Roy, 313 00:13:18,196 --> 00:13:21,133 all this extra time at home really hasn't been that bad. 314 00:13:21,166 --> 00:13:23,435 I took up crochet, and it's actually kind of fun. 315 00:13:23,468 --> 00:13:25,771 Whoa. Are you gonna make me a scarf? 316 00:13:25,804 --> 00:13:28,540 Yeah, totally, right after I finish off these mittens. 317 00:13:28,573 --> 00:13:29,741 (whispers): Wow. 318 00:13:29,775 --> 00:13:31,743 Michael, what have you been up to? 319 00:13:31,777 --> 00:13:34,413 Well, you guys know I always wanted to paint. 320 00:13:34,446 --> 00:13:36,314 -Uh, yeah. -Uh, yeah. 321 00:13:36,348 --> 00:13:38,583 Well, this year I took up oil painting. 322 00:13:38,617 --> 00:13:41,586 Wow! Oh, my God, that's amazing. 323 00:13:41,620 --> 00:13:44,756 Seriously, Kosta, those are impressive. 324 00:13:44,790 --> 00:13:46,892 Man, I'm so inspired now. 325 00:13:46,925 --> 00:13:51,129 (playing piano rag) 326 00:13:51,163 --> 00:13:53,064 Taught myself how to play piano. 327 00:13:53,098 --> 00:13:54,599 Bought this one on eBay. 328 00:13:54,633 --> 00:13:56,735 Fixed it up using a YouTube tutorial. 329 00:13:56,768 --> 00:13:59,538 -Sounds good, right? -Roy, that is killer. 330 00:13:59,571 --> 00:14:01,606 I love it. 331 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,208 -(piano rag ends) -So, Ronny, 332 00:14:03,241 --> 00:14:06,912 what have you been up to all this time? 333 00:14:06,945 --> 00:14:09,247 Nothing. I just basically sat here. 334 00:14:09,281 --> 00:14:12,217 Oh. Okay. Yeah, like... like meditation. 335 00:14:12,250 --> 00:14:15,353 -Yeah, yeah. -No. 336 00:14:15,387 --> 00:14:18,223 Just, like, freaking out in silence for nine months. 337 00:14:18,256 --> 00:14:19,357 LYDIC: Okay. 338 00:14:19,391 --> 00:14:22,427 Well, that's cool, Ronnie. 339 00:14:22,461 --> 00:14:24,396 Michael, is that a schooner? 340 00:14:24,429 --> 00:14:28,166 It is. Oh, my God, Desi, you really know your sailboats. 341 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,570 Yeah, well, I spent a week in June studying wooden ships. 342 00:14:31,603 --> 00:14:34,206 Oh, my God. Well, then, you're gonna love this. 343 00:14:34,239 --> 00:14:37,709 -It's the USS Constitution. -Oh, my God. 344 00:14:37,743 --> 00:14:40,112 -The only wooden ship... -It's the only wooden ship... 345 00:14:40,145 --> 00:14:42,581 BOTH: ...still in commission by the U.S. Navy. 346 00:14:42,614 --> 00:14:44,049 -(chuckles): Yeah. -What the hell? 347 00:14:44,082 --> 00:14:46,585 What is wrong with you guys? What kind of maniac 348 00:14:46,618 --> 00:14:48,887 uses the apocalypse for self-improvement? 349 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:50,489 Well, guilty as charged. 350 00:14:50,522 --> 00:14:52,224 I'm rocking a six-pack now. 351 00:14:52,257 --> 00:14:53,725 Oh, yeah. 352 00:14:53,759 --> 00:14:55,594 (grunts) Never felt better. 353 00:14:55,627 --> 00:14:57,963 I made some changes, too. Totally revamped my diet. 354 00:14:57,996 --> 00:14:59,698 Got rid of all the refined sugars. 355 00:14:59,731 --> 00:15:02,734 Ronnie, if you want, I'll mail you some of my bread recipes. 356 00:15:02,768 --> 00:15:05,437 No. I don't want to make goddamn bread at home. 357 00:15:05,470 --> 00:15:06,905 So many problems are in the world. 358 00:15:06,938 --> 00:15:08,673 They're not going away just by making some focaccia. 359 00:15:08,707 --> 00:15:11,243 Actually, it's... (Italian accent): Focaccia. 360 00:15:11,276 --> 00:15:12,911 (normal voice): I also learned Italian. 361 00:15:12,944 --> 00:15:14,646 You know, one of the biggest knitting communities 362 00:15:14,679 --> 00:15:15,981 is in Tuscany. 363 00:15:16,014 --> 00:15:18,283 Uh, shout-out to my ladies in the old country. 364 00:15:18,316 --> 00:15:20,352 (speaks Italian) 365 00:15:20,385 --> 00:15:21,720 Oh, my God, I love Italy. 366 00:15:21,753 --> 00:15:24,656 It's actually the setting for my third novel. 367 00:15:24,689 --> 00:15:25,924 It's about a Venetian prince 368 00:15:25,957 --> 00:15:27,759 who fell out of favor with the pope 369 00:15:27,793 --> 00:15:30,762 but then finds true love with a stable maid called Rosaria. 370 00:15:30,796 --> 00:15:33,031 Shut the (bleep) up. 371 00:15:33,064 --> 00:15:35,434 Okay? Who had the energy to do all this? 372 00:15:35,467 --> 00:15:38,236 I cut my hair once in May, and it was a disaster. 373 00:15:38,270 --> 00:15:40,572 And that was it. I spent the rest of the time 374 00:15:40,605 --> 00:15:41,973 looking at houses on Zillow 375 00:15:42,007 --> 00:15:43,575 in random towns all over the country. 376 00:15:43,608 --> 00:15:45,577 Oh. Any towns you like? 377 00:15:45,610 --> 00:15:47,746 No. 378 00:15:47,779 --> 00:15:50,315 Casper, Wyoming. 379 00:15:50,348 --> 00:15:52,784 Oh, yeah. 82601. 380 00:15:52,818 --> 00:15:54,252 What? 381 00:15:54,286 --> 00:15:55,754 That's the zip code for Casper, Wyoming. 382 00:15:55,787 --> 00:15:57,823 I memorized the whole country back in April. 383 00:15:57,856 --> 00:15:59,558 Ugh, wasn't April a mess? 384 00:15:59,591 --> 00:16:02,594 The only thing I managed to do was learn telekinesis. 385 00:16:06,164 --> 00:16:09,000 Wow. Okay. 386 00:16:09,034 --> 00:16:11,937 Great. You guys did stuff. 387 00:16:11,970 --> 00:16:13,405 Somehow. 388 00:16:13,438 --> 00:16:15,173 Looks like I wasted my year. 389 00:16:15,207 --> 00:16:16,742 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Ronnie. 390 00:16:16,775 --> 00:16:19,244 Ronnie, don't be so hard on yourself, okay? 391 00:16:19,277 --> 00:16:20,579 Look, I'm not a psychiatrist. 392 00:16:20,612 --> 00:16:23,248 I have another semester before I become one. 393 00:16:23,281 --> 00:16:26,051 But I think the important thing to remember in these times 394 00:16:26,084 --> 00:16:28,620 is that the biggest accomplishment we can make 395 00:16:28,653 --> 00:16:30,555 is survival. 396 00:16:30,589 --> 00:16:32,390 And you've done that, Ronnie. 397 00:16:32,424 --> 00:16:33,692 So you should be proud. 398 00:16:33,725 --> 00:16:35,827 Hold your head up high. 399 00:16:35,861 --> 00:16:37,395 You did it, man. 400 00:16:37,429 --> 00:16:41,333 Yeah, you're-you're right. I-I did survive. 401 00:16:41,366 --> 00:16:43,935 Yeah, but wait, wait. Ronnie, just a second. 402 00:16:44,970 --> 00:16:46,505 Done. 403 00:16:47,539 --> 00:16:50,108 Damn, Kosta. That's awesome. 404 00:16:50,142 --> 00:16:52,444 Aw, you look so sad. 405 00:16:52,477 --> 00:16:55,180 Oh, I know. He does. Got me feeling... 406 00:16:55,213 --> 00:16:57,516 (playing wistful music on piano) 407 00:16:57,549 --> 00:16:59,551 Hmm. 408 00:16:59,584 --> 00:17:03,054 Okay, so, great talking to you guys, as usual. 409 00:17:03,088 --> 00:17:05,290 I'm gonna go stare at my ceiling until June. 410 00:17:05,323 --> 00:17:07,325 -Bye, Ronnie. -(playing upbeat music on piano) 411 00:17:09,795 --> 00:17:11,163 I'm with you, Ronnie. 412 00:17:11,196 --> 00:17:13,732 I barely learned any new languages myself. 413 00:17:13,765 --> 00:17:15,333 All right, when we come back, 414 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:18,103 Neil Patrick Harris is joining us on the show, 415 00:17:18,136 --> 00:17:20,005 so don't go away. 416 00:17:20,038 --> 00:17:22,474 We have a moral obligation 417 00:17:22,507 --> 00:17:24,042 to admit the world's poor, they tell us, 418 00:17:24,076 --> 00:17:25,911 even if it makes our own country 419 00:17:25,944 --> 00:17:27,345 -poorer and dirtier. -(chime) 420 00:17:27,379 --> 00:17:29,648 -What is hate speech? -(ding) 421 00:17:29,681 --> 00:17:31,049 All cultures are equal 422 00:17:31,083 --> 00:17:32,617 -except that they're not all equal. -(chime) 423 00:17:32,651 --> 00:17:35,387 -What is a white supremacist? -(ding) 424 00:17:35,420 --> 00:17:37,522 Well, I'm, like, extraordinarily loaded 425 00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:39,658 just from, like, money I, you know, inherited. 426 00:17:39,691 --> 00:17:41,226 -I've never needed to work. -(chime) 427 00:17:41,259 --> 00:17:44,229 -What, precisely, is privilege? -(ding) 428 00:17:44,262 --> 00:17:45,564 Our civilization is superior, 429 00:17:45,597 --> 00:17:46,765 -and we need to defend it. -(chime) 430 00:17:46,798 --> 00:17:49,468 -What exactly is a nationalist? -(chime) 431 00:17:49,501 --> 00:17:50,902 Our leaders are weak. 432 00:17:50,936 --> 00:17:53,538 If you let people spray-paint obscenities on city hall, 433 00:17:53,572 --> 00:17:55,574 pretty soon, they are overturning cop cars. 434 00:17:55,607 --> 00:17:57,442 -Weakness invites aggression. -(chime) 435 00:17:57,476 --> 00:17:59,344 -What is a fascist? -(ding) 436 00:17:59,377 --> 00:18:01,213 There was no physical evidence that George Floyd 437 00:18:01,246 --> 00:18:02,748 -was murdered by a cop. -(chime) 438 00:18:02,781 --> 00:18:05,650 -What exactly is this disinformation? -(ding) 439 00:18:05,684 --> 00:18:07,252 All right, I got to go. You should stick 440 00:18:07,285 --> 00:18:09,354 -to the thigh-high boots. You're better at that. -(chime) 441 00:18:09,387 --> 00:18:10,822 -Is that sexism? -(ding) 442 00:18:10,856 --> 00:18:11,957 This may be a lot of things, 443 00:18:11,990 --> 00:18:13,325 this moment we're living through, 444 00:18:13,358 --> 00:18:15,427 but it is definitely not about Black lives. 445 00:18:15,460 --> 00:18:17,963 And remember that when they come for you, 446 00:18:17,996 --> 00:18:19,431 and at this rate, they will. -(chime) 447 00:18:19,464 --> 00:18:21,967 -Who exactly is the fear mongrel? -(ding) 448 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,435 Iraq is a crappy place 449 00:18:23,468 --> 00:18:25,303 -filled with a bunch of, you know... -MAN: Yeah. 450 00:18:25,337 --> 00:18:27,406 -CARLSON: ...semiliterate primitive monkeys. -(chime) 451 00:18:27,439 --> 00:18:27,506 -Who's the racist here? -(ding) 452 00:18:31,009 --> 00:18:32,977 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 453 00:18:33,011 --> 00:18:34,913 Earlier today, I spoke 454 00:18:34,946 --> 00:18:37,549 with award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris. 455 00:18:37,582 --> 00:18:39,951 We talked about his new limited series 456 00:18:39,984 --> 00:18:43,321 that explores the beginning of the AIDS crisis in the U.K. 457 00:18:43,355 --> 00:18:46,591 and working with Nicolas Cage. 458 00:18:46,624 --> 00:18:49,060 They've taken him into hospital. 459 00:18:49,094 --> 00:18:51,596 Oh. Sorry. 460 00:18:52,630 --> 00:18:54,933 Is he all right? 461 00:18:54,966 --> 00:18:56,768 Yeah, fuss over nothing. 462 00:18:58,970 --> 00:19:00,972 They said it was pneumonia. 463 00:19:01,005 --> 00:19:03,441 Then they said it was like something you get from birds 464 00:19:03,475 --> 00:19:05,243 in his lungs. 465 00:19:05,276 --> 00:19:06,711 They said it was strange. 466 00:19:06,745 --> 00:19:09,781 They said it was some kind of psittacosis. 467 00:19:09,814 --> 00:19:12,217 -What, like you get in parrots? -That's what they said. 468 00:19:13,918 --> 00:19:15,820 You haven't gone a parrot, though, do you? 469 00:19:15,854 --> 00:19:18,390 Of course I haven't got a (bleep) parrot. 470 00:19:18,423 --> 00:19:19,791 Neil Patrick Harris, 471 00:19:19,824 --> 00:19:21,893 welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 472 00:19:21,926 --> 00:19:23,495 Thank you so much, man. 473 00:19:23,528 --> 00:19:24,863 This is my first time on the show. 474 00:19:24,896 --> 00:19:26,531 I'm excited and a little bit nervous. 475 00:19:26,564 --> 00:19:28,533 Oh, well, how can you be nerv... I'm the one 476 00:19:28,566 --> 00:19:30,168 who should be nervous, because, I mean, like 477 00:19:30,201 --> 00:19:32,337 Neil Patrick Harris has touched 478 00:19:32,370 --> 00:19:36,307 so many of the greatest shows and movies 479 00:19:36,341 --> 00:19:38,743 and productions and everything that we know of. 480 00:19:38,777 --> 00:19:41,212 I always find myself wondering, in a career like yours, 481 00:19:41,246 --> 00:19:44,015 do you think you have the Midas touch, 482 00:19:44,049 --> 00:19:45,750 or do you just know where Midas is 483 00:19:45,784 --> 00:19:47,185 and what he's about to touch? 484 00:19:47,218 --> 00:19:50,488 (laughs) Man, that's so flattering. 485 00:19:50,522 --> 00:19:53,291 I-I like to sort of see 486 00:19:53,324 --> 00:19:55,727 if I can live in Kevin Bacon's wake. 487 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,096 (both laugh) 488 00:19:58,129 --> 00:20:01,399 And be a few degrees away from the real man 489 00:20:01,433 --> 00:20:03,368 who's a few degrees away from everyone. 490 00:20:03,401 --> 00:20:06,304 I'm old, mate. I-I've been around for a while 491 00:20:06,337 --> 00:20:08,006 doing a lot of disparate things. 492 00:20:08,039 --> 00:20:10,342 So, thankfully, I get to keep working 493 00:20:10,375 --> 00:20:14,312 in, like, weird ways I never imagined. 494 00:20:14,346 --> 00:20:15,747 -Right. -Acting, sure. 495 00:20:15,780 --> 00:20:18,950 Uh, but, like, hosting award shows? Weird. 496 00:20:18,983 --> 00:20:20,385 Never part of the plot. 497 00:20:20,418 --> 00:20:22,120 Writing books? Weird. 498 00:20:22,153 --> 00:20:23,722 Like, I just do weird stuff lately, 499 00:20:23,755 --> 00:20:25,957 so, you know, it is what it is. 500 00:20:25,990 --> 00:20:27,158 You-You've historically just been 501 00:20:27,192 --> 00:20:28,393 one of the most busy people out there. 502 00:20:28,426 --> 00:20:30,261 Like-like you said, writing, singing, 503 00:20:30,295 --> 00:20:32,530 performing on Broadway, acting in movies, 504 00:20:32,564 --> 00:20:34,065 TV shows, hosting shows. 505 00:20:34,099 --> 00:20:36,301 So, what have you been doing at the height of the pandemic? 506 00:20:36,334 --> 00:20:38,069 Because there was a period where nobody could work. 507 00:20:38,103 --> 00:20:41,206 -So, what were you doing? -Yeah, well, I was working 508 00:20:41,239 --> 00:20:43,274 right as the pandemic started. 509 00:20:43,308 --> 00:20:46,478 I was filming The Matrix 4 in San Francisco. 510 00:20:46,511 --> 00:20:48,346 And that was right when everything 511 00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:50,248 started being a little bit cuckoo 512 00:20:50,281 --> 00:20:51,850 -at the beginning of last year. -Right. 513 00:20:51,883 --> 00:20:54,352 And then I... We came home, 514 00:20:54,386 --> 00:20:55,720 were about to head to Berlin 515 00:20:55,754 --> 00:20:57,689 to film the second half of the movie there, 516 00:20:57,722 --> 00:21:00,892 and, uh, the lockdown happened, 517 00:21:00,925 --> 00:21:02,894 so that got held for a while. 518 00:21:02,927 --> 00:21:04,763 I got COVID. 519 00:21:04,796 --> 00:21:08,767 My husband, our kids, we all got COVID early on. 520 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,436 And so we were just hunkered down. 521 00:21:11,469 --> 00:21:12,804 We were fine. 522 00:21:12,837 --> 00:21:15,473 Like, medium on a-- on a-- 523 00:21:15,507 --> 00:21:19,544 On a spicy level, we were, like, a four. 524 00:21:19,577 --> 00:21:20,945 And then-- So then we were-- 525 00:21:20,979 --> 00:21:22,814 We had antibodies and we felt fine, 526 00:21:22,847 --> 00:21:24,749 so we weren't, y-you know, 527 00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:28,253 um, as nervous as-as some people around us were. 528 00:21:28,286 --> 00:21:29,688 But we just kept to ourselves. 529 00:21:29,721 --> 00:21:32,023 Um... I'd been working a bit, 530 00:21:32,057 --> 00:21:33,625 so it was actually kind of nice to exist. 531 00:21:33,658 --> 00:21:35,827 We were kind of-- We had finished renovating a place 532 00:21:35,860 --> 00:21:38,129 and we were able to move in. 533 00:21:38,163 --> 00:21:39,597 And, I don't know, I-I thought-- 534 00:21:39,631 --> 00:21:42,467 We have ten-year-old kids, my husband and I, 535 00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:45,070 and-and, uh... and I think it's important 536 00:21:45,103 --> 00:21:46,971 to be showing them 537 00:21:47,005 --> 00:21:50,208 the positive aspects of this as much as the negative. 538 00:21:50,241 --> 00:21:51,710 This is normal to them. 539 00:21:51,743 --> 00:21:53,211 -Mm-hmm. -It's not-- It's a little abnormal 540 00:21:53,244 --> 00:21:55,680 but it's not super weird, like it is to adults. 541 00:21:55,714 --> 00:21:59,150 So we've been just acknowledging that this is what it is 542 00:21:59,184 --> 00:22:00,719 and spending time together, 543 00:22:00,752 --> 00:22:02,153 sitting in each other's sauce 544 00:22:02,187 --> 00:22:04,289 and trying to break up fights. 545 00:22:04,322 --> 00:22:09,027 And I really feel like I know my family more than I ever have. 546 00:22:09,060 --> 00:22:10,528 And that's chaotic, 547 00:22:10,562 --> 00:22:12,263 but it's also kind of fantastic, 548 00:22:12,297 --> 00:22:13,565 so I've been-- I've been blessed. 549 00:22:13,598 --> 00:22:16,835 Then I went to Berlin, filmed more, uh, of that movie. 550 00:22:16,868 --> 00:22:19,537 I went to Budapest and filmed a movie with Nicolas Cage. 551 00:22:19,571 --> 00:22:21,439 Oh, nice. Why-why do you-- 552 00:22:21,473 --> 00:22:23,108 Yeah, why do you s-sound surprised about it? 553 00:22:23,141 --> 00:22:24,943 You're like, "I went to Budapest." (stammers) 554 00:22:24,976 --> 00:22:27,078 It sounds like you were, like-- It was a stopover flight 555 00:22:27,112 --> 00:22:28,880 and then, all of a sudden, you were in a movie with Nicolas-- 556 00:22:28,913 --> 00:22:30,515 The way you said it. It was like, "I-I was in Budapest. 557 00:22:30,548 --> 00:22:32,050 Then I was in a movie with Nicolas Cage?" 558 00:22:32,083 --> 00:22:34,185 Because I had just finished being in Berlin, Germany, 559 00:22:34,219 --> 00:22:35,587 filming a big, giant movie. 560 00:22:35,620 --> 00:22:37,856 And I thought that was super cool and I can now, 561 00:22:37,889 --> 00:22:39,457 you know, sit back with my family for a while. 562 00:22:39,491 --> 00:22:41,359 And then I got an e-mail asking if I wanted to go 563 00:22:41,393 --> 00:22:44,729 to Budapest, Hungary, and film a Nicolas Cage movie. 564 00:22:44,763 --> 00:22:46,331 Never met the guy. 565 00:22:46,364 --> 00:22:49,167 Never thought I'd really be in Nicolas Cage's orbit. 566 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,236 And in the middle of the pandemic. 567 00:22:51,269 --> 00:22:53,038 Budapest is completely locked down. 568 00:22:53,071 --> 00:22:57,909 It was one of those fly there for multiple days of quarantine, 569 00:22:57,942 --> 00:22:59,644 -film for two days and split. -Yes, yes, yes. 570 00:22:59,678 --> 00:23:01,379 I was there in this hotel. 571 00:23:01,413 --> 00:23:03,214 Everything. No restaurants were open. 572 00:23:03,248 --> 00:23:04,916 -It was really strange, right? -Oh, yeah, no. 573 00:23:04,949 --> 00:23:07,986 So just a weird time to be traveling the globe, 574 00:23:08,019 --> 00:23:11,022 filming things, right now, this last year. 575 00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:13,591 But I did it. It's a comedy. It was super fun. 576 00:23:13,625 --> 00:23:15,894 And, uh, Nicolas Cage is as lovely 577 00:23:15,927 --> 00:23:17,829 as you would imagine Nicolas Cage could be. 578 00:23:17,862 --> 00:23:20,065 -Have you met him before? -I love that. I love-- I-I haven't. 579 00:23:20,098 --> 00:23:21,499 I haven't. But I also haven't been to Budapest. 580 00:23:21,533 --> 00:23:22,834 So maybe that's how it happens, 581 00:23:22,867 --> 00:23:24,369 is, like, I go to Budapest 582 00:23:24,402 --> 00:23:25,837 and then I'll be in a movie with Nicolas Cage. 583 00:23:25,870 --> 00:23:28,640 -Best VIP room ever. -(laughs) 584 00:23:28,673 --> 00:23:30,842 Um, let's talk about, uh, 585 00:23:30,875 --> 00:23:33,745 your new show that's gonna be premiering on, uh, HBO Max. 586 00:23:33,778 --> 00:23:35,580 It's already, um, aired 587 00:23:35,613 --> 00:23:37,415 on the other side of, uh-- of the Atlantic 588 00:23:37,449 --> 00:23:39,484 to really, really, really great receptions, 589 00:23:39,517 --> 00:23:42,287 and that's a show called It's a Sin. 590 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,689 A beautiful and powerful story. 591 00:23:44,723 --> 00:23:47,759 Talk me a little through what this show is about. 592 00:23:47,792 --> 00:23:49,561 Well, it... (exhales) 593 00:23:49,594 --> 00:23:51,262 It sort of does-does two things. 594 00:23:51,296 --> 00:23:54,332 It's-it's written and produced by Russell T Davies, 595 00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:56,167 and he's prolific. 596 00:23:56,201 --> 00:23:57,769 He did Years and Years, 597 00:23:57,802 --> 00:24:00,705 A Very English Scandal, Dr. Who. 598 00:24:00,739 --> 00:24:04,209 He's done great-- The original Queer as Folk in the U.K. 599 00:24:04,242 --> 00:24:06,144 And then he wanted to do something 600 00:24:06,177 --> 00:24:07,645 that was more personal to him. 601 00:24:07,679 --> 00:24:11,583 And so he wanted to do a five-part, sort of, 602 00:24:11,616 --> 00:24:15,186 larger story about HIV/AIDS and how it came into the U.K. 603 00:24:15,220 --> 00:24:17,822 after it had been in the States in the '80s. 604 00:24:17,856 --> 00:24:21,092 And no one had-- has really written that story. 605 00:24:21,126 --> 00:24:23,261 And so that's kind of the dynamic of it. 606 00:24:23,294 --> 00:24:25,397 It's-it's a limited series. 607 00:24:25,430 --> 00:24:27,399 It follows these... 608 00:24:27,432 --> 00:24:29,501 people on the edge of adulthood 609 00:24:29,534 --> 00:24:32,737 from various parts of the U.K. that come together in London. 610 00:24:32,771 --> 00:24:36,574 And you're watching them all live these exciting lives 611 00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:39,711 of possibility and you really like them. 612 00:24:39,744 --> 00:24:41,646 And yet you're also watching knowing 613 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,581 that this big... 614 00:24:43,615 --> 00:24:47,652 -shadow is slowly coming over everyone. -Yeah. 615 00:24:47,686 --> 00:24:50,989 And so it's very emotional. 616 00:24:51,022 --> 00:24:53,725 It's very... uh, educational 617 00:24:53,758 --> 00:24:55,994 but not in a really pejorative, 618 00:24:56,027 --> 00:24:58,730 kind of, um, lecture-y way. 619 00:24:58,763 --> 00:25:03,001 Your f-- You want these people to screw each other literally 620 00:25:03,034 --> 00:25:05,003 and have fun and dance, you know? 621 00:25:05,036 --> 00:25:06,871 And yet you know what's happening. 622 00:25:06,905 --> 00:25:08,073 You know what's coming. 623 00:25:08,106 --> 00:25:10,108 -So it's a really interesting dynamic. -Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 624 00:25:10,141 --> 00:25:12,310 Um, I play the mentor to one of the kids, 625 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:15,113 a Savile Row tailor guy who's living kind of, 626 00:25:15,146 --> 00:25:17,148 um, lovely, monogamous, 627 00:25:17,182 --> 00:25:20,618 old-school, same-sex, uh, couplehood life, 628 00:25:20,652 --> 00:25:24,022 uh, and is an example to one of the kids, uh, in the thing. 629 00:25:24,055 --> 00:25:26,157 So I-- My part's not gigantic, 630 00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:31,162 but it's been really exciting to be a part of a piece of art 631 00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:34,099 that turns into an education 632 00:25:34,132 --> 00:25:37,302 in a way that people are responding to legitimately well. 633 00:25:37,335 --> 00:25:39,904 My job is actor. 634 00:25:39,938 --> 00:25:43,475 I don't feel comfortable in the role of educator. 635 00:25:43,508 --> 00:25:46,211 -Right. -I'm not-- I'm not very educated. (chuckles) 636 00:25:46,244 --> 00:25:49,547 So when I am able to be a part of something 637 00:25:49,581 --> 00:25:51,449 where people can be effective, 638 00:25:51,483 --> 00:25:54,953 where a generation who lived in the world of HIV/AIDS 639 00:25:54,986 --> 00:25:58,490 can really have a profound experience 640 00:25:58,523 --> 00:26:00,959 reliving things that they had experienced, 641 00:26:00,992 --> 00:26:02,627 but, more importantly, Trevor, 642 00:26:02,660 --> 00:26:04,929 to have a younger generation that, quite frankly, 643 00:26:04,963 --> 00:26:07,298 doesn't really know much at all about HIV/AIDS, 644 00:26:07,332 --> 00:26:10,402 that really legitimately doesn't know any of it 645 00:26:10,435 --> 00:26:12,470 and how it happened and how it came to be 646 00:26:12,504 --> 00:26:14,005 and what it means now. 647 00:26:14,039 --> 00:26:16,274 Because, essentially, you can have, 648 00:26:16,307 --> 00:26:18,410 you know, unprotected sex, 649 00:26:18,443 --> 00:26:20,445 catch it, take a pill, you should be fine. 650 00:26:20,478 --> 00:26:22,514 Like, a lot of younger generation, 651 00:26:22,547 --> 00:26:23,782 that's all they know from it. 652 00:26:23,815 --> 00:26:25,617 So to be able to educate 653 00:26:25,650 --> 00:26:27,719 in a way that's still kind of vibrant, 654 00:26:27,752 --> 00:26:29,654 that's-- like, that's a really-- 655 00:26:29,688 --> 00:26:32,190 that's a really nice notch to have on a belt. 656 00:26:32,223 --> 00:26:33,458 It's a beautiful story. 657 00:26:33,491 --> 00:26:37,696 And, you know, some-some of the comments I've seen about it, 658 00:26:37,729 --> 00:26:39,230 especially from the U.K., 659 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:41,066 have been many of the feelings I had 660 00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:44,402 when just watching the first episode was-was that 661 00:26:44,436 --> 00:26:47,138 it's interesting to explore the paradox 662 00:26:47,172 --> 00:26:49,541 of the joy that was contained in a world 663 00:26:49,574 --> 00:26:51,743 that was overshadowed, as you said earlier, 664 00:26:51,776 --> 00:26:54,346 by-by this ominous feeling. 665 00:26:54,379 --> 00:26:56,214 It feels like that was important to show as well. 666 00:26:56,247 --> 00:26:58,416 Because sometimes stories tell one side of the story. 667 00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,885 Very sad or only happy. 668 00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:04,022 This seemed like it was a complicated reality 669 00:27:04,055 --> 00:27:05,123 of what it was. 670 00:27:05,156 --> 00:27:06,491 That's very well said. 671 00:27:06,524 --> 00:27:09,661 And-and that's what I think is so great about it. 672 00:27:09,694 --> 00:27:11,863 Because the '80s were that-- 673 00:27:11,896 --> 00:27:14,165 you know, had that kind of heartbeat to it. 674 00:27:14,199 --> 00:27:16,768 And there's lots of scenes with people dancing in nightclubs, 675 00:27:16,801 --> 00:27:20,105 and it's-it's- there's a sexiness to it, you know? 676 00:27:20,138 --> 00:27:23,074 So you also-- You-you get intoxicated by that. 677 00:27:23,108 --> 00:27:26,244 And yet, at the same time, there's this... 678 00:27:26,277 --> 00:27:28,980 there's this voice on-- o-over your shoulder, 679 00:27:29,014 --> 00:27:30,348 whispering in your ear, saying, 680 00:27:30,382 --> 00:27:33,818 -"Don't forget, this is about HIV/AIDS." -Right. 681 00:27:33,852 --> 00:27:35,954 And it's a very serious topic. 682 00:27:35,987 --> 00:27:38,356 And so, as you go, it's... 683 00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:41,359 (sighs) Your-your concern for the people and-- 684 00:27:41,393 --> 00:27:43,828 Yes, obviously, without spoiling anything, 685 00:27:43,862 --> 00:27:46,664 not everyone in the cast survives, 686 00:27:46,698 --> 00:27:51,669 because that's sort of part of the-the storytelling. 687 00:27:51,703 --> 00:27:53,872 And then-- But even in episode one, 688 00:27:53,905 --> 00:27:57,208 wondering who all these people with great futures, 689 00:27:57,242 --> 00:28:00,478 wondering who's gonna mess up and how and what's gonna-- 690 00:28:00,512 --> 00:28:02,047 like, who's gonna survive, 691 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:06,051 it's a very treacherous tightrope of a show. 692 00:28:06,084 --> 00:28:08,953 I don't know. I-I think Russell T Davies 693 00:28:08,987 --> 00:28:12,624 has-has had extraordinary writing 694 00:28:12,657 --> 00:28:14,292 after extraordinary writing. 695 00:28:14,325 --> 00:28:18,797 He's-- He-he makes content that is really, really vital. 696 00:28:18,830 --> 00:28:21,032 And, uh-- And this is no different. 697 00:28:21,066 --> 00:28:23,468 Yeah, it's, uh, it's really been well-received, 698 00:28:23,501 --> 00:28:26,971 um, in the U.K., and when it premieres in the U.S., 699 00:28:27,005 --> 00:28:28,673 it's gonna be interesting to see, you know, 700 00:28:28,707 --> 00:28:30,308 how people resonate with the story and what they feel 701 00:28:30,342 --> 00:28:31,910 about it. Before I let you go, 702 00:28:31,943 --> 00:28:34,379 I would love to know how you worked on your accent, 703 00:28:34,412 --> 00:28:36,815 because one of the, one of the... (stammers) 704 00:28:36,848 --> 00:28:40,251 the feuds that's constantly, uh, you know, brewing 705 00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:41,986 between the U.S. and the U.K. 706 00:28:42,020 --> 00:28:44,089 is how people do the other's accents. 707 00:28:44,122 --> 00:28:47,092 Everyone loved your accent-- how did you work on it? 708 00:28:47,125 --> 00:28:51,196 Um, I have a pretty decent ear for accents, 709 00:28:51,229 --> 00:28:53,832 but I really didn't want to rely on that, 710 00:28:53,865 --> 00:28:56,167 -so there was a dialectician that I worked with -Uh-huh. 711 00:28:56,201 --> 00:28:58,703 a fair amount, we went through the entire script. 712 00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:02,741 We sort of decided what type of person 713 00:29:02,774 --> 00:29:05,343 -he was... -Right. Did you, did you, like, do that thing, 714 00:29:05,377 --> 00:29:07,012 where you, like, live in, like, were you walking 715 00:29:07,045 --> 00:29:08,480 around your house, like, (English accent): "I would like 716 00:29:08,513 --> 00:29:10,181 -some tea, please?" -(laughs) 717 00:29:10,215 --> 00:29:12,851 No, I went... I went about a week early 718 00:29:12,884 --> 00:29:15,920 to walk around and just kind of sit at pubs and listen 719 00:29:15,954 --> 00:29:19,891 to people so that, like, my ear was just in-in-in line-- 720 00:29:19,924 --> 00:29:21,593 but the hardest part, to be honest, 721 00:29:21,626 --> 00:29:23,762 was when we were filming... my accent... 722 00:29:23,795 --> 00:29:25,897 I was fine with my accent as written, 723 00:29:25,930 --> 00:29:28,967 but then between takes, I wasn't sure whether I should maintain 724 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,469 the accent or whether I should drop it, because I didn't want 725 00:29:31,503 --> 00:29:33,938 to seem like this weird method actor that, like, is always 726 00:29:33,972 --> 00:29:36,908 in character, always speaking with a posh British accent. 727 00:29:36,941 --> 00:29:39,411 And yet it seemed like it was equally strange 728 00:29:39,444 --> 00:29:41,179 -To just flip out of it, right? -to drop it and talk 729 00:29:41,212 --> 00:29:43,481 with hard Rs, uh, the whole time in Manchester, 730 00:29:43,515 --> 00:29:45,450 where everyone's talking like... 731 00:29:45,483 --> 00:29:48,086 and so I just kind of split the, split the difference. 732 00:29:48,119 --> 00:29:50,355 I probably talked more like a Brit than an American 733 00:29:50,388 --> 00:29:52,657 just-just to make it easier on myself. 734 00:29:52,691 --> 00:29:55,694 But, no, man, I have a massive talent crush 735 00:29:55,727 --> 00:29:58,596 on the U.K.-- I think the work that they do, uh, 736 00:29:58,630 --> 00:30:00,899 on television, I think that the work that they do on film 737 00:30:00,932 --> 00:30:03,368 and on stage is-is, uh, 738 00:30:03,401 --> 00:30:06,271 really exciting and really, uh, 739 00:30:06,304 --> 00:30:09,307 um, important and I've always wanted to be a part 740 00:30:09,340 --> 00:30:13,144 of something like that, so I was very conscientious 741 00:30:13,178 --> 00:30:15,747 about not just yawning and faking my way 742 00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:17,148 through an accent, for sure. 743 00:30:17,182 --> 00:30:18,750 Well, just judging by the reviews, 744 00:30:18,783 --> 00:30:20,352 I can safely say they've also got a crush on you. 745 00:30:20,385 --> 00:30:22,854 Uh, Neil Patrick Harris, thank you for joining me on the show. 746 00:30:22,887 --> 00:30:25,490 Congratulations on another fantastic project and, uh, 747 00:30:25,523 --> 00:30:27,592 here's to the next Budapest, my friend. 748 00:30:27,625 --> 00:30:29,461 Uh, cheers, man-- we'll see you soon, I appreciate it. 749 00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:32,497 Don't forget, you can watch all episodes 750 00:30:32,530 --> 00:30:36,901 of It's a Sin on HBO Max starting February 18. 751 00:30:36,935 --> 00:30:38,536 All right, we're gonna take a quick break. 752 00:30:38,570 --> 00:30:38,636 But we'll be right back after this. 753 00:30:41,672 --> 00:30:43,674 Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, 754 00:30:43,707 --> 00:30:46,043 The Daily Show is proud to launch 755 00:30:46,076 --> 00:30:48,379 our monochrome collection. 756 00:30:48,412 --> 00:30:50,080 It's a new line of clothing and gear 757 00:30:50,114 --> 00:30:52,750 and 100% of its proceeds will be donated 758 00:30:52,783 --> 00:30:55,252 to The Equal Justice Initiative. 759 00:30:55,285 --> 00:30:57,855 The EJI is a great organization that works 760 00:30:57,888 --> 00:31:00,090 to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment 761 00:31:00,124 --> 00:31:02,192 and racial inequality. 762 00:31:02,226 --> 00:31:05,162 So if you want to check it out, scan the QR code below 763 00:31:05,195 --> 00:31:09,867 or head to dailyshow.com/collection 764 00:31:09,900 --> 00:31:14,004 and you can support EJI and look fresh at the same time. 765 00:31:14,038 --> 00:31:15,739 That's why we did it. 766 00:31:15,773 --> 00:31:17,574 Do something good and then you get something good. 767 00:31:17,608 --> 00:31:19,677 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there, 768 00:31:19,710 --> 00:31:21,612 wear a mask and remember, 769 00:31:21,645 --> 00:31:24,648 if you're moving Stonehenge, lift with your knees. 770 00:31:24,682 --> 00:31:27,718 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 771 00:31:27,751 --> 00:31:30,354 You need to be where you need to be by lunch today, 772 00:31:30,387 --> 00:31:31,989 if not, earlier than that. 773 00:31:32,022 --> 00:31:34,024 I know it's Sunday, you want to go to church. 774 00:31:34,058 --> 00:31:36,093 Today is not the day to go to church. 775 00:31:36,126 --> 00:31:37,995 Do it virtually because you may get stuck 776 00:31:38,028 --> 00:31:40,264 at the church house and if it's Valentine's-- 777 00:31:40,297 --> 00:31:42,700 Today's Valentine's Day, if you don't like the person 778 00:31:42,733 --> 00:31:45,069 that you're with, you might as well go ahead, leave right now, 779 00:31:45,102 --> 00:31:47,004 'cause it ain't gonna be good for you, 'cause you may not 780 00:31:47,037 --> 00:31:47,104 be able to leave until about Wednesday.