1 00:00:01,401 --> 00:00:03,136 The, uh, you know the Spotify Wrapped thing that came out? 2 00:00:03,237 --> 00:00:04,404 They did that with emojis, for no reason. 3 00:00:04,505 --> 00:00:05,772 Like, no one asked for it. And they were like, 4 00:00:05,873 --> 00:00:08,308 "Here are the most popular emojis ever." 5 00:00:08,408 --> 00:00:10,544 And, like, one of the most popular is, like, 6 00:00:10,644 --> 00:00:11,945 the crying face ones. 7 00:00:12,045 --> 00:00:13,780 But it's, like, all the crying ones. 8 00:00:13,881 --> 00:00:15,816 Like, crying laughing, crying crying, 9 00:00:15,916 --> 00:00:17,251 sort of crying, cry... 10 00:00:17,351 --> 00:00:19,319 Like, if... those crying things are confusing. 11 00:00:19,419 --> 00:00:20,621 Do you know what I mean? 12 00:00:20,721 --> 00:00:22,523 'Cause, like, I can't tell which ones are, like, 13 00:00:22,623 --> 00:00:24,324 crying crying any... you know what I mean? 14 00:00:24,424 --> 00:00:26,159 Like, people will be like, "My grandma died. 15 00:00:26,260 --> 00:00:29,096 Ha-ha-ha-ha!" That's what it seems like. 16 00:00:29,196 --> 00:00:30,631 It always seems wrong. 17 00:00:30,731 --> 00:00:32,633 Also, like, you can't have a best emojis 18 00:00:32,733 --> 00:00:34,434 or, like, the most used, 'cause they always put 19 00:00:34,535 --> 00:00:37,037 the recently used ones up front, 20 00:00:37,137 --> 00:00:39,473 and the reason we use them is 'cause we're lazy. 21 00:00:39,573 --> 00:00:41,408 Like, that's not actually an accurate representation 22 00:00:41,508 --> 00:00:43,277 of what you think of, like, your friend's spaghetti. 23 00:00:43,377 --> 00:00:45,245 You know what I'm saying? You just chose that emoji 24 00:00:45,345 --> 00:00:46,380 'cause it was there. 25 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:47,881 You're like, "Yeah." Hot eyes. 26 00:00:47,981 --> 00:00:49,716 That's not how you feel about the spaghetti. 27 00:00:49,816 --> 00:00:51,752 You're just not gonna go look for spaghetti deep down. 28 00:00:51,852 --> 00:00:53,754 You're like: I'm just lazy. Put hot eyes, 29 00:00:53,854 --> 00:00:56,523 and then, like, the skull. That's how I felt. 30 00:00:56,623 --> 00:01:00,227 The spaghetti was loving and it killed. I don't know. 31 00:01:00,327 --> 00:01:02,963 My favorite emoji is the praying hands one. 32 00:01:03,063 --> 00:01:05,832 I think it's the most versatile. You can use it for anything. 33 00:01:05,933 --> 00:01:08,268 You can be like: Hey, girl, you up? 34 00:01:08,368 --> 00:01:10,838 You know what I mean? You can be like: Hey. 35 00:01:10,938 --> 00:01:13,674 I heard your grandmother passed away. 36 00:01:13,774 --> 00:01:15,075 You know? Yeah. 37 00:01:15,108 --> 00:01:17,077 She up? 38 00:01:17,177 --> 00:01:19,279 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from the heart of Times Square 39 00:01:19,379 --> 00:01:22,482 in New York City, the only city in America, 40 00:01:22,583 --> 00:01:24,451 it's The Daily Show. 41 00:01:24,551 --> 00:01:27,487 Tonight, hasta la vista, Merkel, 42 00:01:27,588 --> 00:01:30,524 the power couples of 2021, 43 00:01:30,624 --> 00:01:33,594 and William Jackson Harper. 44 00:01:33,694 --> 00:01:37,998 This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah! 45 00:01:38,098 --> 00:01:39,666 Hey! What's going on, everybody? 46 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:41,502 Welcome to The Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. 47 00:01:41,602 --> 00:01:44,338 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 48 00:01:44,438 --> 00:01:46,440 ♪ ♪ 49 00:01:46,540 --> 00:01:51,011 We kick things off with Omicron, the worst Transformer ever. 50 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:53,614 So it was a car and then it became a virus? 51 00:01:53,714 --> 00:01:55,449 Yesterday, the first case was identified 52 00:01:55,549 --> 00:01:57,317 right here in the United States, 53 00:01:57,417 --> 00:02:00,320 and it didn't take long for the sequel to come out. 54 00:02:00,420 --> 00:02:02,756 We do begin this hour with breaking news on the pandemic. 55 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:05,225 The second confirmed case of the Omicron variant 56 00:02:05,325 --> 00:02:07,494 in the United States has just been confirmed, 57 00:02:07,594 --> 00:02:09,296 this one in Minnesota. 58 00:02:09,396 --> 00:02:11,064 We don't know much about the patient yet, 59 00:02:11,098 --> 00:02:13,800 except that they had only traveled domestically. 60 00:02:13,901 --> 00:02:17,304 NEWSMAN: Health officials say the man developed mild symptoms 61 00:02:17,404 --> 00:02:20,607 on November 22 after going to an anime convention 62 00:02:20,707 --> 00:02:22,342 in New York City. 63 00:02:22,442 --> 00:02:24,678 53,000 people attended that event 64 00:02:24,778 --> 00:02:27,314 between November 19 and the 21st. 65 00:02:27,414 --> 00:02:29,082 Well, now the city wants those attendees 66 00:02:29,149 --> 00:02:30,851 to get a COVID test immediately, 67 00:02:30,951 --> 00:02:33,353 wear face masks, and practice social distancing 68 00:02:33,453 --> 00:02:35,923 until they get their test results back. 69 00:02:36,089 --> 00:02:38,659 That's right. One of the first U.S. cases 70 00:02:38,759 --> 00:02:41,995 of the new COVID variant may be an adult man 71 00:02:42,095 --> 00:02:44,364 who attended an anime convention. 72 00:02:44,464 --> 00:02:45,866 I mean, which is good. 73 00:02:45,966 --> 00:02:48,735 At least we know that it's not transmitted via eye contact. 74 00:02:48,836 --> 00:02:50,504 No, but I'm kidding, I'm kidding, I'm kidding. 75 00:02:50,604 --> 00:02:51,839 I love anime. Honestly, I do. 76 00:02:51,939 --> 00:02:53,407 In fact, when I heard about this, 77 00:02:53,507 --> 00:02:56,977 I wondered if the guy got infected in anime style. 78 00:02:57,110 --> 00:02:58,679 (groans) It's Omicron! 79 00:02:58,779 --> 00:03:01,648 Its power is stronger than any other variant I've ever seen! 80 00:03:01,748 --> 00:03:03,350 It's got so many spikes! 81 00:03:03,450 --> 00:03:05,719 Aah! I should have gotten a booster shot! 82 00:03:05,819 --> 00:03:08,121 Oh, if I don't breathe, maybe I can survive. 83 00:03:08,222 --> 00:03:10,390 Oh... ooh... 84 00:03:10,490 --> 00:03:12,759 ooh... ooh... 85 00:03:16,063 --> 00:03:17,731 But, people, please remember this, please remember this. 86 00:03:17,831 --> 00:03:19,066 We shouldn't be surprised 87 00:03:19,099 --> 00:03:21,702 when we find more and more cases, okay? 88 00:03:21,802 --> 00:03:24,338 Because Omicron is like those microscopic bugs 89 00:03:24,438 --> 00:03:25,906 that live in your eyelashes. 90 00:03:26,073 --> 00:03:29,309 Even if you don't see them, you know that they're there. 91 00:03:29,409 --> 00:03:31,345 Yeah. Laughing at you. 92 00:03:31,445 --> 00:03:34,081 About all the spiders that crawl into your mouth while you sleep. 93 00:03:34,147 --> 00:03:36,149 And also, don't forget, don't forget this-- 94 00:03:36,250 --> 00:03:39,353 we have no idea if Omicron is actually that bad. 95 00:03:39,453 --> 00:03:41,321 But what I mean by that is, we don't know 96 00:03:41,421 --> 00:03:43,323 if it might spread more easily or, you know, 97 00:03:43,423 --> 00:03:45,092 we don't know if it'll be more deadly-- 98 00:03:45,192 --> 00:03:46,760 it's just too early to know. 99 00:03:46,860 --> 00:03:48,595 And I hate to sound like someone describing 100 00:03:48,695 --> 00:03:51,164 every streaming show right now, but you got to stick with it 101 00:03:51,265 --> 00:03:53,634 past the first couple of weeks and see where it goes. 102 00:03:53,734 --> 00:03:56,503 You know? But anyway, let's move on from COVID 103 00:03:56,603 --> 00:03:58,572 to America's other national pastime-- 104 00:03:58,672 --> 00:04:00,174 baseball. 105 00:04:00,274 --> 00:04:02,176 The only sport you can think about to yourself 106 00:04:02,276 --> 00:04:03,777 to stop from orgasming. 107 00:04:03,877 --> 00:04:05,045 Yeah. 108 00:04:05,078 --> 00:04:07,214 Sorry, hockey. You too sexy. 109 00:04:07,314 --> 00:04:09,149 In some ways, being a baseball player 110 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:10,851 is unlike any other job in the world. 111 00:04:10,951 --> 00:04:12,953 I mean, for one thing, if your entire office 112 00:04:13,053 --> 00:04:14,922 got into a brawl, you wouldn't go back to work 113 00:04:15,055 --> 00:04:16,790 five minutes later like nothing happened. 114 00:04:16,890 --> 00:04:20,661 But also, being a baseball player is still a job. 115 00:04:20,761 --> 00:04:22,863 Which means that sometimes they get into disagreements 116 00:04:22,963 --> 00:04:24,965 with their bosses. 117 00:04:25,065 --> 00:04:26,967 And now one of those disagreements 118 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:30,070 has shut down the entire league. 119 00:04:30,170 --> 00:04:32,139 Breaking news from the world of sports overnight. 120 00:04:32,239 --> 00:04:34,074 For the first time in more than 25 years, 121 00:04:34,107 --> 00:04:36,777 Major League Baseball is now in a work stoppage. 122 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:40,147 Owners locking out players after months of failed talks 123 00:04:40,247 --> 00:04:41,782 toward a new labor contract. 124 00:04:41,882 --> 00:04:43,450 The biggest economic issues right now 125 00:04:43,550 --> 00:04:44,918 between MLB and the union 126 00:04:45,085 --> 00:04:48,222 have to do with when players become free agents 127 00:04:48,322 --> 00:04:50,090 and how much they get paid. 128 00:04:50,190 --> 00:04:51,425 NEWSMAN: Players Association 129 00:04:51,525 --> 00:04:54,361 wants young stars to get paid sooner 130 00:04:54,461 --> 00:04:56,597 and not be restricted to teams 131 00:04:56,697 --> 00:04:58,332 for the first six years of their career. 132 00:04:58,432 --> 00:05:00,400 NEWSMAN 2: Now, the lockout freezes all league business 133 00:05:00,501 --> 00:05:01,602 until an agreement is reached. 134 00:05:01,702 --> 00:05:02,803 That means no trades, 135 00:05:02,903 --> 00:05:04,771 no more free agent signings, 136 00:05:04,872 --> 00:05:07,307 and no players are allowed inside club facilities. 137 00:05:07,407 --> 00:05:11,044 And if you go to MLB.com or your favorite team's website, 138 00:05:11,078 --> 00:05:14,181 you're gonna notice all images and videos of players 139 00:05:14,281 --> 00:05:17,184 have been completely removed. 140 00:05:17,284 --> 00:05:20,120 They took all the players' photos 141 00:05:20,220 --> 00:05:22,356 off the MLB website. 142 00:05:22,456 --> 00:05:25,092 You know who's feeling great about this right now, yeah? 143 00:05:25,192 --> 00:05:27,694 Anyone who collects baseball cards. 144 00:05:27,794 --> 00:05:29,062 "Well, well, well, 145 00:05:29,096 --> 00:05:30,464 "you guys said there was no reason 146 00:05:30,564 --> 00:05:33,066 "for me to have a photo of Albert Pujols, 147 00:05:33,133 --> 00:05:35,235 but now I'm the only guy who knows what he looks like." 148 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:37,871 (laughs) 149 00:05:37,971 --> 00:05:40,641 Same time, though, this is all happening in the off-season, 150 00:05:40,741 --> 00:05:42,109 so there's plenty of time for them 151 00:05:42,209 --> 00:05:44,178 to work out their differences before the season starts. 152 00:05:44,278 --> 00:05:46,280 You know, this is like a haunted house owner 153 00:05:46,380 --> 00:05:48,081 getting tough with the employees in July. 154 00:05:48,115 --> 00:05:49,683 It doesn't really matter. 155 00:05:49,783 --> 00:05:51,485 And you know they're gonna work something out, 156 00:05:51,585 --> 00:05:53,453 because both sides need each other. 157 00:05:53,554 --> 00:05:57,124 Like, the MLB, they can't go out and hire regular people. 158 00:05:57,224 --> 00:05:59,459 We all saw how that turned out with 50 Cent. 159 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,196 And baseball players, they have no skills 160 00:06:02,296 --> 00:06:04,164 that translate to other jobs. 161 00:06:04,264 --> 00:06:07,034 "Yeah, I'm looking for a position 162 00:06:07,134 --> 00:06:08,602 "where I can stand around doing nothing 163 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:10,737 "for most of the day, but then every 20 minutes, 164 00:06:10,838 --> 00:06:12,873 "something comes at my head really fast. 165 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,042 "Yeah. Also, I want to be able to slap anyone's ass 166 00:06:15,142 --> 00:06:16,476 whenever I like." 167 00:06:16,577 --> 00:06:18,445 All right, let's move on to our top story. 168 00:06:18,545 --> 00:06:20,514 It's about Germany, 169 00:06:20,614 --> 00:06:22,482 the country whose idea of a good time 170 00:06:22,583 --> 00:06:24,384 is fermented cabbage. 171 00:06:24,484 --> 00:06:26,486 Mmm. Das ist wunderbar. 172 00:06:26,587 --> 00:06:29,056 For nearly two decades, 173 00:06:29,089 --> 00:06:33,060 Germany has been led by just one person. 174 00:06:33,093 --> 00:06:35,062 But today, 175 00:06:35,162 --> 00:06:38,365 she said her final auf Wiedersehen. 176 00:06:38,465 --> 00:06:39,666 NEWSWOMAN: She is arguably 177 00:06:39,766 --> 00:06:41,735 the most powerful woman in the world, 178 00:06:41,835 --> 00:06:44,104 but now, after 16 years at the helm 179 00:06:44,204 --> 00:06:46,507 of one of the world's largest economies, 180 00:06:46,607 --> 00:06:49,943 Angela Merkel is leaving Germany's highest office. 181 00:06:50,077 --> 00:06:52,212 And the stakes couldn't be higher. 182 00:06:52,312 --> 00:06:55,148 Who will provide the stability and economic success 183 00:06:55,249 --> 00:06:56,750 she has overseen? 184 00:06:56,850 --> 00:06:58,552 NEWSWOMAN 2: You know who really finds it hard 185 00:06:58,652 --> 00:07:01,021 to imagine German politics after this election? 186 00:07:01,088 --> 00:07:02,623 Generation Merkel, 187 00:07:02,723 --> 00:07:05,459 Germans who've never known another prime minister 188 00:07:05,559 --> 00:07:07,694 their whole young lives. 189 00:07:07,794 --> 00:07:09,429 NEWSMAN: They call her Mutti or Mom. 190 00:07:09,530 --> 00:07:11,698 Now, as Mutti is leaving the chancellery, 191 00:07:11,798 --> 00:07:13,867 Germany is out of its comfort zone. 192 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:15,402 NEWSWOMAN 3: She leaves by choice, 193 00:07:15,502 --> 00:07:19,173 still enjoying a remarkable 70% approval rating. 194 00:07:19,273 --> 00:07:21,108 NEWSWOMAN 4: As her 16-year tenure 195 00:07:21,208 --> 00:07:23,043 as chancellor comes to a close, 196 00:07:23,076 --> 00:07:25,379 Germany celebrated her time in office 197 00:07:25,479 --> 00:07:28,081 with a traditional military ceremony. 198 00:07:28,182 --> 00:07:30,050 ♪ ♪ 199 00:07:30,083 --> 00:07:32,319 -Yo, Germany, what the (bleep)? -(laughter) 200 00:07:32,419 --> 00:07:35,556 Yo, am I the only one who picked up the Nazi vibes there? 201 00:07:35,656 --> 00:07:37,057 The torches and shit? 202 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:38,725 Yo, you guys better stop before you reach Poland. 203 00:07:38,825 --> 00:07:41,061 We're watching you. Just casually like, 204 00:07:41,094 --> 00:07:43,497 "We do this all the time." No, you don't! 205 00:07:43,597 --> 00:07:45,065 Anyway, it's pretty crazy 206 00:07:45,132 --> 00:07:48,068 that Merkel was in power for 16 years. 207 00:07:48,135 --> 00:07:51,238 I mean, to give you some perspective on how long that is, 208 00:07:51,338 --> 00:07:53,807 when Merkel first became chancellor, 209 00:07:53,907 --> 00:07:56,276 Pharrell Williams looked like this. 210 00:07:56,376 --> 00:07:58,212 And now when she's leaving, 211 00:07:58,312 --> 00:08:01,114 Pharrell looks like this. 212 00:08:01,215 --> 00:08:02,583 Okay, that wasn't very helpful, 213 00:08:02,683 --> 00:08:05,252 but a lot of time has passed is what I'm trying to say. 214 00:08:05,352 --> 00:08:07,588 And what's really remarkable is that after all that time, 215 00:08:07,688 --> 00:08:09,890 she still has a 70% approval rating. 216 00:08:10,023 --> 00:08:12,025 Guys, usually the only time a world leader leaves 217 00:08:12,125 --> 00:08:13,460 with that high of an approval rating 218 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,462 is because they killed everyone that didn't approve. 219 00:08:15,562 --> 00:08:17,264 In fact, I feel bad for the chancellor 220 00:08:17,364 --> 00:08:20,334 who has to replace her and try to win over all the kids 221 00:08:20,434 --> 00:08:22,569 who've only known Angela in their lives. 222 00:08:22,669 --> 00:08:24,805 You know? It's like they're getting a new stepdad. 223 00:08:24,905 --> 00:08:28,208 "You can't tell me what to do! You're not my real chancellor!" 224 00:08:28,308 --> 00:08:31,078 "I know I can never replace your chancellor, 225 00:08:31,178 --> 00:08:34,548 but maybe, just maybe, I can be your friend." 226 00:08:34,648 --> 00:08:36,183 Now, through her 16 years in power, 227 00:08:36,283 --> 00:08:38,485 Merkel has never been the type of leader 228 00:08:38,585 --> 00:08:40,053 to try and grab the headlines. Never. 229 00:08:40,153 --> 00:08:42,923 In fact, you might be watching this right now 230 00:08:43,056 --> 00:08:45,792 realizing that even though she's been around 231 00:08:45,893 --> 00:08:47,427 as long as Grey's Anatomy, 232 00:08:47,528 --> 00:08:49,596 you don't really know much about her. 233 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:51,565 Like, where did she come from? 234 00:08:51,665 --> 00:08:55,068 And why is everyone so freaked out about her leaving? 235 00:08:55,135 --> 00:08:57,337 Well, let's find out in another installment 236 00:08:57,437 --> 00:09:00,040 of If You Don't Know, Now You Know. 237 00:09:00,140 --> 00:09:02,109 ♪ ♪ 238 00:09:07,848 --> 00:09:10,918 Angela Merkel has been one of the most powerful 239 00:09:11,018 --> 00:09:15,255 and influential people on the planet for a long time now. 240 00:09:15,355 --> 00:09:19,126 She was even Time's Person of the Year in 2015, 241 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:20,694 which is impressive considering 242 00:09:20,794 --> 00:09:23,797 that that was the year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. 243 00:09:23,897 --> 00:09:25,465 I think. 244 00:09:25,566 --> 00:09:26,700 Look, I don't really know. 245 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,602 The pandemic has warped my sense of time. 246 00:09:28,702 --> 00:09:30,604 And-and this is something, this is something 247 00:09:30,704 --> 00:09:33,173 early in her career that nobody would have seen coming. 248 00:09:33,273 --> 00:09:35,375 Because when she started out in politics, 249 00:09:35,475 --> 00:09:38,378 she was underestimated by everybody. 250 00:09:38,478 --> 00:09:40,747 NEWSWOMAN: The fall of the Berlin Wall 251 00:09:40,848 --> 00:09:43,417 led to the rise of her political career. 252 00:09:43,517 --> 00:09:46,053 A shy figure thrown into the spotlight, 253 00:09:46,153 --> 00:09:48,722 This mousy figure who blushed readily 254 00:09:48,822 --> 00:09:50,958 and was mocked as "the milkmaid." 255 00:09:51,058 --> 00:09:52,693 NEWSWOMAN 2: Merkel had an astonishing rise 256 00:09:52,793 --> 00:09:55,062 through German politics because her mentor, 257 00:09:55,128 --> 00:09:57,397 the long-serving Chancellor Helmut Kohl, 258 00:09:57,497 --> 00:09:59,399 had pragmatically needed a woman 259 00:09:59,499 --> 00:10:02,603 and someone from the former East Germany in his cabinet. 260 00:10:02,703 --> 00:10:04,404 But the political novice revealed 261 00:10:04,505 --> 00:10:06,273 both a politically lethal streak 262 00:10:06,373 --> 00:10:09,076 and a capacity to outplay her male rivals. 263 00:10:09,176 --> 00:10:10,577 NEWSMAN: She had a knack for toppling those 264 00:10:10,677 --> 00:10:12,012 who underestimated her. 265 00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:14,915 Her mentor, the formidable Chancellor Helmut Kohl, 266 00:10:15,015 --> 00:10:18,085 used to tease her for her provincial manners. 267 00:10:18,185 --> 00:10:19,586 And yet, within a decade, 268 00:10:19,686 --> 00:10:22,022 she was calling for his resignation 269 00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:24,324 as he faced allegations of corruption. 270 00:10:24,424 --> 00:10:25,726 By 2005, 271 00:10:25,826 --> 00:10:28,562 she'd become the country's first female chancellor. 272 00:10:28,662 --> 00:10:30,163 (translated): Who would have thought the highest office 273 00:10:30,264 --> 00:10:32,733 would go to a woman so soon? 274 00:10:32,833 --> 00:10:34,635 (applause) 275 00:10:34,735 --> 00:10:36,003 Yeah. 276 00:10:36,103 --> 00:10:40,541 Germany elected a female leader long before America did. 277 00:10:40,641 --> 00:10:41,942 But, I mean, that's no surprise. 278 00:10:42,042 --> 00:10:45,279 Germans have always embraced diversity. 279 00:10:45,379 --> 00:10:47,281 Like, you could look back at the last, say, 280 00:10:47,381 --> 00:10:49,316 76 and a half years of German history 281 00:10:49,416 --> 00:10:50,984 and you can see that that's true. 282 00:10:51,084 --> 00:10:53,854 And her rise, her rise is especially unexpected 283 00:10:53,954 --> 00:10:57,057 considering how little people thought of her when she started. 284 00:10:57,157 --> 00:11:00,627 I mean, to be the butt of jokes from her peers, 285 00:11:00,727 --> 00:11:02,095 that must have hurt, 286 00:11:02,196 --> 00:11:04,331 especially because Germans only make one joke a year 287 00:11:04,431 --> 00:11:06,066 and then they saved it for her? 288 00:11:06,099 --> 00:11:08,468 "Okay, milkmaid, that was funny, ja? 289 00:11:08,569 --> 00:11:10,337 "Ha-ha, milkmaid. (laughs) 290 00:11:10,437 --> 00:11:12,406 "Okay, no more laughing! 291 00:11:12,506 --> 00:11:13,807 Back to work." 292 00:11:13,907 --> 00:11:15,709 But if there's one thing we've learned from movies, 293 00:11:15,809 --> 00:11:18,278 it's that you should never underestimate 294 00:11:18,378 --> 00:11:21,081 the shy, mousy woman. 295 00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:22,683 I mean, She's All That, 296 00:11:22,783 --> 00:11:24,151 The Devil Wears Prada, 297 00:11:24,251 --> 00:11:26,887 The Blair Witch-- they all ended up winning. 298 00:11:26,987 --> 00:11:28,255 Here's the thing though-- 299 00:11:28,355 --> 00:11:30,490 long after she established herself as a global force, 300 00:11:30,591 --> 00:11:33,594 Merkel still had to contend with fellow world leaders 301 00:11:33,694 --> 00:11:35,429 who didn't treat her like an equal. 302 00:11:35,529 --> 00:11:38,165 And, coincidentally, they were all dudes. 303 00:11:38,265 --> 00:11:40,100 NEWSWOMAN: Berlusconi arrived at a summit 304 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,503 with his cell phone plastered to his ear, 305 00:11:42,603 --> 00:11:45,706 leaving his hostess, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 306 00:11:45,806 --> 00:11:47,207 on hold. 307 00:11:47,307 --> 00:11:50,444 Chancellor Merkel greeted other leaders and waited. 308 00:11:50,544 --> 00:11:53,847 After about eight and a half minutes, she gave up and left. 309 00:11:53,947 --> 00:11:55,849 NEWSMAN: She managed to reset Germany's relationship 310 00:11:55,949 --> 00:11:57,484 with George W. Bush. 311 00:11:57,584 --> 00:12:01,188 But Bush's warmth and respect often came off as cloying. 312 00:12:01,288 --> 00:12:04,057 The moment that seemed to sum up their odd couple relationship, 313 00:12:04,091 --> 00:12:07,794 Bush's over-friendly backrub at a Saint Petersburg summit. 314 00:12:07,895 --> 00:12:09,930 If President Bush could be too touchy, 315 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:14,368 President Trump famously refused to even shake Merkel's hand. 316 00:12:14,468 --> 00:12:16,503 (shutters clicking) 317 00:12:20,908 --> 00:12:23,210 NEWSMAN 2: Several years ago, Putin brought a large dog 318 00:12:23,310 --> 00:12:24,645 to a meeting with Merkel, 319 00:12:24,745 --> 00:12:26,280 apparently wanting to test her, 320 00:12:26,380 --> 00:12:28,282 knowing she has a fear of dogs. 321 00:12:28,382 --> 00:12:30,284 She was terrified, says one analyst, 322 00:12:30,384 --> 00:12:31,618 but didn't flinch. 323 00:12:31,718 --> 00:12:33,620 NEWSMAN 3: She was still able to joke about it 324 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,422 in fluent Russian. 325 00:12:35,522 --> 00:12:37,157 Goddamn. 326 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:40,294 I like dogs and that dog scared me. 327 00:12:40,394 --> 00:12:41,461 I mean, look at the size of that thing. 328 00:12:41,562 --> 00:12:43,130 It's like an evil Clifford. 329 00:12:43,230 --> 00:12:44,631 And, obviously, bringing a dog to that meeting 330 00:12:44,731 --> 00:12:46,099 was a dirty move by Putin, you know? 331 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,235 But, on the other hand, he didn't cover it in poison first, 332 00:12:48,335 --> 00:12:52,506 so, by Putin's standards, that is some good diplomacy. 333 00:12:52,606 --> 00:12:54,775 And as for Trump, a lot of people blamed him. 334 00:12:54,875 --> 00:12:56,276 They were like, "He didn't want to shake hands with her." 335 00:12:56,376 --> 00:12:57,578 No. 336 00:12:57,678 --> 00:12:59,112 He just learned his lesson. 337 00:12:59,146 --> 00:13:01,381 When he reaches his hand out, he doesn't know what it'll grab. 338 00:13:01,481 --> 00:13:04,718 I can't control it, folks, so now I keep it here. 339 00:13:04,818 --> 00:13:05,853 For real, though, the way 340 00:13:05,953 --> 00:13:07,888 these leaders treated her is embarrassing. 341 00:13:08,055 --> 00:13:09,823 I mean, imagine being the head of one 342 00:13:09,923 --> 00:13:12,059 of the most politically powerful countries in the world, 343 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,361 and still, everyone is treating you 344 00:13:14,461 --> 00:13:16,263 like you're in an episode of Mad Men. 345 00:13:16,363 --> 00:13:17,631 And you can't even really do anything about it, 346 00:13:17,731 --> 00:13:19,867 because there's no HR for world leaders. 347 00:13:19,967 --> 00:13:21,201 What are you going to do, tell the U.N. 348 00:13:21,301 --> 00:13:22,569 that someone rubbed your shoulders? 349 00:13:22,669 --> 00:13:24,371 I mean, they don't even do anything 350 00:13:24,471 --> 00:13:25,839 when there's a genocide. 351 00:13:25,939 --> 00:13:28,575 "we're going to issue a forceful statement about... 352 00:13:28,675 --> 00:13:30,210 "Sorry. What? It was vetoed? 353 00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:33,146 "Okay, well, we tried. All right, next up, climate change. 354 00:13:33,247 --> 00:13:36,149 It... What? Vetoed, as well? Okay, well, we tried." 355 00:13:36,250 --> 00:13:37,718 Now, luckily, as a German, 356 00:13:37,818 --> 00:13:40,988 Merkel wasn't fazed by the sausage fests. 357 00:13:41,088 --> 00:13:42,489 But even more importantly, 358 00:13:42,589 --> 00:13:44,391 she faced down crisis after crisis, 359 00:13:44,491 --> 00:13:46,527 and she got Germany and the whole of Europe 360 00:13:46,627 --> 00:13:48,595 through to the other side. 361 00:13:48,695 --> 00:13:51,265 NEWSWOMAN: Many in Europe saw Merkel as a steady hand 362 00:13:51,365 --> 00:13:52,766 in times of crisis. 363 00:13:52,866 --> 00:13:55,869 In critical moments, Angela was that lady, 364 00:13:55,969 --> 00:14:01,341 that madame who intervened and helped us to find the solution. 365 00:14:01,441 --> 00:14:03,777 NEWSMAN: Angela Merkel, lauded as a bulwark of Europe, 366 00:14:03,877 --> 00:14:08,182 helping save it from imploding during the 2009 debt crisis. 367 00:14:08,282 --> 00:14:11,051 Angela Merkel, for 16 years, has kept their country 368 00:14:11,084 --> 00:14:12,386 -in kind of a bubble. -Yup. 369 00:14:12,486 --> 00:14:14,955 All those turmoils in the world was spared to the Germans. 370 00:14:15,055 --> 00:14:16,723 There was no economic slump. There was nothing. 371 00:14:25,399 --> 00:14:27,634 NEWSMAN 2: Merkel showed her resolve in 2015 372 00:14:27,734 --> 00:14:30,237 when she allowed more than a million refugees, 373 00:14:30,337 --> 00:14:33,941 most fleeing from Syria's civil war, to cross into Germany. 374 00:14:34,074 --> 00:14:36,710 It was later heavily criticized by those who believed 375 00:14:36,810 --> 00:14:38,512 Germany was overburdened. 376 00:14:38,612 --> 00:14:40,547 Merkel's answer to her critics was 377 00:14:40,647 --> 00:14:42,950 "Wir schaffen das." "We can manage." 378 00:14:43,083 --> 00:14:45,786 NEWSMAN 3: Merkel was originally planning to step down in 2017, 379 00:14:45,886 --> 00:14:49,556 but thought better of it after a populist was elected president. 380 00:14:49,656 --> 00:14:52,159 NEWSMAN 4: Merkel conferred with outgoing President Obama 381 00:14:52,259 --> 00:14:54,394 about the decision to run for another term, 382 00:14:54,494 --> 00:14:57,164 something she now felt compelled to do because of Trump. 383 00:14:57,264 --> 00:14:59,266 At the end of their final meeting together, 384 00:14:59,366 --> 00:15:00,901 the president remembered, 385 00:15:01,034 --> 00:15:03,036 "a single tear appearing in her eyes." 386 00:15:03,136 --> 00:15:06,940 The president later saying, "Angela-- she's all alone." 387 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,943 Oh, you got to feel bad for Merkel. 388 00:15:10,043 --> 00:15:12,479 Because Trump won, she felt 389 00:15:12,579 --> 00:15:15,249 she had to stick around way longer than she wanted. 390 00:15:15,349 --> 00:15:17,918 I mean, no one could understand what that feels like, 391 00:15:18,051 --> 00:15:19,686 except maybe Melania. 392 00:15:19,786 --> 00:15:21,488 And that just goes to show you how insane it was 393 00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:23,056 that Trump got elected. 394 00:15:23,090 --> 00:15:24,525 Like, if you get a job, 395 00:15:24,625 --> 00:15:26,326 and someone all the way in Germany is like, 396 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:27,861 "Oh, mein Gott. 397 00:15:27,961 --> 00:15:30,531 This certainly changes my life plans," 398 00:15:30,631 --> 00:15:32,366 that is saying something about you. 399 00:15:32,466 --> 00:15:34,902 I mean, what it's saying is that Trump was terrifying. 400 00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:37,371 And in a way, he was also very inspirational. 401 00:15:37,471 --> 00:15:39,873 I mean, he inspired Merkel to run. 402 00:15:39,973 --> 00:15:42,976 He inspired Biden to run. 403 00:15:43,076 --> 00:15:45,112 He inspired Mike Pence to run... 404 00:15:45,212 --> 00:15:47,281 away from Trump supporters who were trying to hang him. 405 00:15:47,381 --> 00:15:50,951 "Please don't. Mother says we save that for my birthdays." 406 00:15:51,084 --> 00:15:52,753 But this is why Germany and the rest of Europe 407 00:15:52,853 --> 00:15:54,087 are a little freaked out 408 00:15:54,188 --> 00:15:55,722 about not having Merkel around anymore, right? 409 00:15:55,822 --> 00:15:58,091 Whatever the crisis was-- whether it was refugees 410 00:15:58,125 --> 00:16:00,093 or the economy or a crisis of democracy-- 411 00:16:00,194 --> 00:16:03,197 she was the calm and stabilizing force 412 00:16:03,297 --> 00:16:05,365 that kept everything from falling apart. 413 00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:08,101 She's like the Cardi B feature on any rap song. 414 00:16:08,202 --> 00:16:10,237 No matter how bad the beat or the other rappers, 415 00:16:10,337 --> 00:16:12,739 you know Cardi B's gonna bring the fire and save that song. 416 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,142 Yeah, like, if Cardi B featured on the "National Anthem," 417 00:16:15,242 --> 00:16:16,476 even Colin Kaepernick would be like, 418 00:16:16,577 --> 00:16:17,845 "All right, I got to stand for this part." 419 00:16:17,945 --> 00:16:20,848 ♪ Wap, wap, wap, and the home of the brave. ♪ 420 00:16:20,948 --> 00:16:24,952 So, Chancellor Merkel, congratulations on a long career 421 00:16:25,052 --> 00:16:26,954 of being Europe's designated driver. 422 00:16:27,054 --> 00:16:29,556 You kept things stable, you stood up for democracy, 423 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:32,759 and you never once, never once appeared 424 00:16:32,860 --> 00:16:34,661 on Jeffrey Epstein's flight logs, 425 00:16:34,761 --> 00:16:37,264 which is really hard for a world leader to pull off. 426 00:16:37,364 --> 00:16:40,267 So, after 16 years of holding the global system together, 427 00:16:40,367 --> 00:16:41,869 you deserve to relax. 428 00:16:41,969 --> 00:16:44,271 Take a load off and go and get a massage. 429 00:16:44,371 --> 00:16:47,241 A massage you actually want this time. 430 00:16:47,341 --> 00:16:48,642 All right, when we come back, 431 00:16:48,742 --> 00:16:51,845 we'll look at the power couples of 2021. 432 00:16:51,945 --> 00:16:53,247 You don't want to miss it. 433 00:16:56,717 --> 00:16:58,018 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 434 00:16:58,118 --> 00:17:00,854 2021 is almost over, 435 00:17:00,954 --> 00:17:03,857 and I think we can all agree that, compared to last year, 436 00:17:03,957 --> 00:17:06,193 it's been a perfect year. 437 00:17:06,293 --> 00:17:08,228 So for the rest of the month, we'll be remembering 438 00:17:08,328 --> 00:17:11,031 all of its best moments in our year-end segment 439 00:17:11,131 --> 00:17:15,969 A Look Back at 2021: The Least Bad Year of the Last Two Years. 440 00:17:16,069 --> 00:17:19,239 Tonight, Desi Lydic looks back at the power couples 441 00:17:19,339 --> 00:17:21,174 of 2021. 442 00:17:21,275 --> 00:17:23,010 ♪ ♪ 443 00:17:28,749 --> 00:17:32,085 If 2020 was the year of being cooped up alone, 444 00:17:32,185 --> 00:17:36,790 then 2021 was the year of blossoming romance. 445 00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:38,592 And not just for boring, average people. 446 00:17:38,692 --> 00:17:41,228 I'm talking about celebrities. 447 00:17:41,328 --> 00:17:43,063 The people I stalk on the Internet, 448 00:17:43,163 --> 00:17:44,965 and sometimes in real life. 449 00:17:45,065 --> 00:17:47,501 But not all celebrity pairs are created equal, 450 00:17:47,601 --> 00:17:50,037 so let's count down the best of the year 451 00:17:50,137 --> 00:17:53,840 in Desi Lydic's 2021 Power Couple Countdown. 452 00:17:53,941 --> 00:17:56,209 ♪ ♪ 453 00:17:56,310 --> 00:17:58,445 Coming in at number five 454 00:17:58,545 --> 00:18:01,114 is number 2.0. 455 00:18:01,214 --> 00:18:04,618 Specifically Bennifer 2.0. 456 00:18:04,718 --> 00:18:07,187 NEWSMAN: Ben Affleck has reportedly rekindled his romance 457 00:18:07,287 --> 00:18:09,256 with Jennifer Lopez. 458 00:18:09,356 --> 00:18:11,525 Bennifer 2.0 back in action 459 00:18:11,625 --> 00:18:16,029 17 years after the A-listers called off their engagement. 460 00:18:16,129 --> 00:18:17,431 NEWSWOMAN: The couple out of town this weekend 461 00:18:17,531 --> 00:18:19,099 in Saint-Tropez, France, 462 00:18:19,199 --> 00:18:22,903 celebrating Jennifer's 52nd birthday on a yacht. 463 00:18:23,003 --> 00:18:24,404 What the hell? 464 00:18:24,504 --> 00:18:26,373 She's 52? 465 00:18:26,473 --> 00:18:28,342 Years? 466 00:18:28,442 --> 00:18:30,444 I didn't look that young at 52 months. 467 00:18:30,544 --> 00:18:33,213 What the (bleep) is she eating? 468 00:18:33,313 --> 00:18:36,516 It is so great to see Ben and Jenn back together. 469 00:18:36,617 --> 00:18:39,753 Ben is now the most important person in her life. 470 00:18:39,853 --> 00:18:41,855 Aside from that witch who cast a spell 471 00:18:41,955 --> 00:18:43,690 to keep her young forever. 472 00:18:43,857 --> 00:18:46,260 Goddamn it, J.Lo, give me her number! 473 00:18:47,261 --> 00:18:49,863 This couple would have been higher on my list, 474 00:18:49,896 --> 00:18:53,166 but the only problem I have is, I hate the name Bennifer. 475 00:18:53,267 --> 00:18:56,136 If it were up to me, I would've gone with Lo-flac 476 00:18:56,236 --> 00:18:58,939 or, even better, Af-pez. 477 00:18:59,039 --> 00:19:01,008 Now, that's sexy. 478 00:19:01,108 --> 00:19:03,610 And, really, nothing is more exciting 479 00:19:03,710 --> 00:19:07,180 than rekindling a relationship from 17 years ago. 480 00:19:07,281 --> 00:19:08,882 In fact, 481 00:19:08,982 --> 00:19:11,685 I'm gonna try that, too. Excuse me. 482 00:19:15,689 --> 00:19:18,258 Yes, hi. Is Matt there? 483 00:19:18,358 --> 00:19:20,160 It's Desi. 484 00:19:20,260 --> 00:19:22,562 He and I dated back in 2004. 485 00:19:22,663 --> 00:19:25,499 It was a pretty spicy summer. 486 00:19:25,599 --> 00:19:27,100 (chuckles) 487 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,503 Oh, he did? 488 00:19:29,603 --> 00:19:32,306 I'm so sorry for your loss. 489 00:19:36,109 --> 00:19:37,377 Well, I guess 490 00:19:37,477 --> 00:19:40,013 I can kiss my Af-pez dreams goodbye. (chuckles) 491 00:19:40,113 --> 00:19:42,916 Power couple number four: 492 00:19:43,016 --> 00:19:45,919 it's Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly. 493 00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:49,089 They're one of my favorite couples of 2021 494 00:19:49,189 --> 00:19:52,693 because they like to make-a the intercourse-a. 495 00:19:52,859 --> 00:19:54,394 If you've been on social media recently, 496 00:19:54,494 --> 00:19:57,397 you've probably noticed that Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly 497 00:19:57,497 --> 00:19:59,800 can't keep their hands off of each other. 498 00:19:59,833 --> 00:20:03,303 NEWSMAN: MGK says their romance is both ecstasy and agony. 499 00:20:03,403 --> 00:20:04,938 Megan says on her Instagram, though, 500 00:20:05,038 --> 00:20:07,274 that their sex life is so explosive, 501 00:20:07,374 --> 00:20:11,211 it would basically make the devil blush. 502 00:20:11,311 --> 00:20:14,181 Damn! These two are so hot, 503 00:20:14,281 --> 00:20:17,251 they had an entire meeting about them at COP26. 504 00:20:17,351 --> 00:20:21,421 Got to love how these two just put it out there in 2021. 505 00:20:21,521 --> 00:20:23,090 The masks came off. 506 00:20:23,190 --> 00:20:24,992 The tongues came out. 507 00:20:25,092 --> 00:20:28,095 Then the masks came back on again because of Delta, 508 00:20:28,195 --> 00:20:31,198 but the tongue stayed out, so the mask got all wet. 509 00:20:31,298 --> 00:20:33,100 It was gross. 510 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,837 2021's number three most powerful couple 511 00:20:36,870 --> 00:20:39,206 isn't a couple but a throuple. 512 00:20:39,306 --> 00:20:43,043 That's right, I'm talking Prince Harry, Meghan Markle 513 00:20:43,143 --> 00:20:45,345 and Oprah. 514 00:20:45,445 --> 00:20:46,713 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 515 00:20:46,847 --> 00:20:48,749 historic and groundbreaking interview 516 00:20:48,849 --> 00:20:50,751 with the one, the only Oprah Winfrey. 517 00:20:50,851 --> 00:20:53,654 To call it revealing would be an understatement. 518 00:20:53,754 --> 00:20:56,456 The couple lobbed shock after shock. 519 00:20:56,556 --> 00:20:57,791 And it seemed just when you thought it couldn't get 520 00:20:57,891 --> 00:20:59,493 any more shocking, it did. 521 00:20:59,593 --> 00:21:00,928 Were you silent 522 00:21:01,028 --> 00:21:03,130 or were you silenced? 523 00:21:04,564 --> 00:21:05,532 The latter. 524 00:21:05,632 --> 00:21:06,967 NEWSWOMAN: Meghan telling Oprah 525 00:21:07,067 --> 00:21:10,904 there was concern over Baby Archie's skin color. 526 00:21:11,004 --> 00:21:13,807 Concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be 527 00:21:13,907 --> 00:21:15,142 when he's born. 528 00:21:18,011 --> 00:21:19,246 What? 529 00:21:20,380 --> 00:21:21,949 What? 530 00:21:22,049 --> 00:21:24,818 This was the most intense conversation 531 00:21:24,885 --> 00:21:27,421 I have ever seen happen on patio furniture. 532 00:21:27,521 --> 00:21:30,390 And my parents told me they were getting a divorce in a hammock. 533 00:21:30,490 --> 00:21:32,259 And although this relationship 534 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:34,962 only lasted as long as the interview itself, 535 00:21:35,062 --> 00:21:39,099 the world will always have the memes to remember it by. 536 00:21:39,199 --> 00:21:43,737 I, however, have something else to remember it by. 537 00:21:43,837 --> 00:21:46,640 I snuck on the set and stole the table plant. (chuckles) 538 00:21:46,740 --> 00:21:48,508 (sniffs) Ow. 539 00:21:48,609 --> 00:21:50,243 At number two, 540 00:21:50,344 --> 00:21:52,412 we've got a couple so powerful, 541 00:21:52,512 --> 00:21:54,681 they don't even need to be together. 542 00:21:54,848 --> 00:21:56,683 Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. 543 00:21:56,783 --> 00:21:59,553 Because sometimes love is deeply passionate, 544 00:21:59,653 --> 00:22:02,789 but, other times, it's unapologetically moderate. 545 00:22:02,823 --> 00:22:03,924 NEWSWOMAN: All eyes are watching 546 00:22:04,024 --> 00:22:06,793 the two hold-out Democratic senators, 547 00:22:06,860 --> 00:22:10,430 Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. 548 00:22:10,530 --> 00:22:12,299 Sinema and Manchin, obviously, in the Senate, 549 00:22:12,399 --> 00:22:13,967 they hold the keys in the 50-50 Senate. 550 00:22:14,067 --> 00:22:15,702 NEWSMAN: Manchin opposes spending. 551 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:17,804 Sinema opposes taxes. 552 00:22:17,871 --> 00:22:19,806 They make a lovely couple. 553 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,808 In fact, they're the number one power couple 554 00:22:21,908 --> 00:22:23,810 in Washington, D.C., today. 555 00:22:23,877 --> 00:22:26,213 That's right. Everyone was talking 556 00:22:26,313 --> 00:22:28,282 about these two Senate sweethearts 557 00:22:28,382 --> 00:22:31,318 because they love grinding... 558 00:22:31,418 --> 00:22:33,453 everything to a halt. 559 00:22:33,553 --> 00:22:36,890 And these two really proved that opposites attract. 560 00:22:36,990 --> 00:22:39,159 He's an old West Virginia man. 561 00:22:39,259 --> 00:22:42,229 She's a business Katy Perry from Arizona. 562 00:22:42,329 --> 00:22:44,865 He's from blue-collar coal country. 563 00:22:44,965 --> 00:22:49,002 She wore a blue collar on that denim vest for some reason. 564 00:22:49,102 --> 00:22:51,738 But they came together over their shared love 565 00:22:51,838 --> 00:22:53,373 of tantric legislating. 566 00:22:53,473 --> 00:22:57,110 No matter how much you beg for clean energy subsidies, 567 00:22:57,210 --> 00:22:59,880 a wealth tax, or paid family leave, 568 00:22:59,980 --> 00:23:03,050 these "build back" blockers can make negotiations last 569 00:23:03,150 --> 00:23:04,985 all... year... 570 00:23:05,085 --> 00:23:08,188 long. Mmm. 571 00:23:08,288 --> 00:23:11,858 So thanks to these two, Americans don't have paid leave. 572 00:23:11,959 --> 00:23:13,894 But I'll tell you what. 573 00:23:13,994 --> 00:23:16,496 You can't pay me any amount of money 574 00:23:16,597 --> 00:23:19,600 to leave this studio. (laughs) 575 00:23:19,700 --> 00:23:23,003 They have me chained to the set. 576 00:23:23,103 --> 00:23:27,240 And finally, coming to you from halfway around the globe, 577 00:23:27,341 --> 00:23:31,912 my number one power couple of 2021: 578 00:23:32,012 --> 00:23:33,313 the Suez Canal 579 00:23:33,413 --> 00:23:36,483 and that huge container ship that got stuck in it. 580 00:23:36,583 --> 00:23:40,721 Everyone in the world was wanting these two to break up. 581 00:23:40,821 --> 00:23:44,057 And guess what? That only made it hotter. 582 00:23:44,157 --> 00:23:48,195 For six and a half days, they just kept at it. 583 00:23:48,295 --> 00:23:52,132 PDA alert-- turns out they like when people watch. 584 00:23:52,232 --> 00:23:54,835 Now, let's take a closer look at these two love birds. 585 00:23:54,901 --> 00:23:57,638 And just a warning-- you should take the kids out of the room 586 00:23:57,771 --> 00:24:00,307 because this might get a little graphic. 587 00:24:00,407 --> 00:24:06,580 Ooh! These two really put the "anal" in "c-anal." 588 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,650 That's a sexy way you pronounce "canal." 589 00:24:09,783 --> 00:24:12,786 Sadly, they have been separated for a few months now, 590 00:24:12,853 --> 00:24:14,588 but it leaves the world asking, 591 00:24:14,688 --> 00:24:18,125 is there still unfinished business between these two? 592 00:24:18,225 --> 00:24:21,495 Who could possibly fill that canal's void? 593 00:24:21,595 --> 00:24:24,531 Ah, it's Pete Davidson, of course. 594 00:24:24,631 --> 00:24:27,367 He really does have that big ship energy. 595 00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:30,037 Mmm. 596 00:24:30,137 --> 00:24:31,638 Well, thanks for joining me. 597 00:24:31,805 --> 00:24:35,909 That's it for "Desi Lydic's 2021 Power Couple Countdown." 598 00:24:36,009 --> 00:24:37,244 Now, if you'll excuse me, 599 00:24:37,344 --> 00:24:39,713 I'm gonna go make a deal with that witch. 600 00:24:39,813 --> 00:24:42,482 Who needs a soul when you can have abs like that at 52? 601 00:24:42,583 --> 00:24:44,284 Holy shit. 602 00:24:44,384 --> 00:24:46,887 Goddamn it. Guys. 603 00:24:46,987 --> 00:24:48,822 Oh! Oh, come on! 604 00:24:48,889 --> 00:24:51,458 ♪ ♪ 605 00:24:51,558 --> 00:24:53,894 Thank you so much, Desi. All right, when we come back, 606 00:24:53,994 --> 00:24:56,964 the star of the hit show Love Life, William Jackson Harper, 607 00:24:57,064 --> 00:24:59,900 will be joining me right here in the studio, so don't go away. 608 00:25:01,806 --> 00:25:03,107 Welcome back to The Daily Show. My guest tonight 609 00:25:03,207 --> 00:25:05,609 is Emmy-nominated actor William Jackson Harper. 610 00:25:05,709 --> 00:25:08,112 He's here to talk about starring in the second season 611 00:25:08,212 --> 00:25:12,349 of the HBO Max anthology series Love Life. 612 00:25:12,450 --> 00:25:14,118 I-I got to go to sleep. 613 00:25:14,218 --> 00:25:16,120 -Good night. -Good night. 614 00:25:19,056 --> 00:25:20,724 Unless you want to have sex. 615 00:25:20,825 --> 00:25:22,593 Oh. 616 00:25:23,561 --> 00:25:25,396 Yeah. Yeah. 617 00:25:35,239 --> 00:25:36,674 I'm really tired. 618 00:25:36,774 --> 00:25:38,476 (both laugh) 619 00:25:38,576 --> 00:25:40,811 It's okay. As soon as I decided, I was like... 620 00:25:40,911 --> 00:25:44,248 Um, but, uh, but tomorrow, though. 621 00:25:44,348 --> 00:25:45,616 #Smooth. 622 00:25:45,716 --> 00:25:47,017 (laughter) 623 00:25:47,118 --> 00:25:49,019 -Yeah, man, that's me. -What's going on, William? 624 00:25:49,120 --> 00:25:50,821 -Welcome to the show. -Oh, thanks for having me. 625 00:25:50,921 --> 00:25:52,289 Thank you very much for being here, man. 626 00:25:52,389 --> 00:25:54,558 Congratulations, first of all, on getting that Emmy nomination. 627 00:25:54,658 --> 00:25:56,393 -I mean, you know... -Yeah. Yeah. 628 00:25:56,494 --> 00:26:00,064 That was a wild ride for you, because, if the story is true, 629 00:26:00,164 --> 00:26:01,298 you were about to quit acting 630 00:26:01,398 --> 00:26:03,167 before all of this happened to you, right? 631 00:26:03,267 --> 00:26:04,735 I was kind of on the brink, yeah, yeah. 632 00:26:04,835 --> 00:26:06,637 You know, the industry had me on the ropes. 633 00:26:06,737 --> 00:26:08,172 -Right. -I was, uh, you know, 634 00:26:08,272 --> 00:26:09,640 catching a lot of left hooks. 635 00:26:09,707 --> 00:26:12,243 But yeah, it was, uh, yeah, Good Place came along 636 00:26:12,343 --> 00:26:14,779 at exactly the right time and just sort of, like, 637 00:26:14,879 --> 00:26:16,981 -rescued me, you know? -And you just went from one thing 638 00:26:17,081 --> 00:26:19,483 -Yeah. -to the next thing to... Do you still have that thing 639 00:26:19,650 --> 00:26:21,152 where you go, "It might go away," 640 00:26:21,252 --> 00:26:23,053 or have you settled into the world of like, 641 00:26:23,154 --> 00:26:24,922 "Okay, I think I'm safe right now"? 642 00:26:25,022 --> 00:26:26,657 Oh, no, no, no. I'm not settled at all. 643 00:26:26,724 --> 00:26:28,859 Like, I'm afraid at all times. 644 00:26:28,959 --> 00:26:31,262 -Yeah, no, I always think it's gonna go away, you know? -Right. 645 00:26:31,362 --> 00:26:34,398 Um, just because it's, uh, just the nature of the business. 646 00:26:34,498 --> 00:26:35,766 -You know? It's just... -I feel you. Yeah. 647 00:26:35,866 --> 00:26:37,201 -Yeah. -It's always sort of... 648 00:26:37,301 --> 00:26:39,537 -You know, it's moment to moment, so yeah. -Yeah. 649 00:26:39,670 --> 00:26:41,005 Well, you're doing well moment to moment, man. 650 00:26:41,105 --> 00:26:42,573 You know, like, people loved you in Good Place. 651 00:26:42,673 --> 00:26:44,442 And then, obviously, Love Life has come along. 652 00:26:44,542 --> 00:26:45,776 And what's-what's cool about the story... 653 00:26:45,876 --> 00:26:47,278 We had Anna Kendrick on to talk about it. 654 00:26:47,378 --> 00:26:49,380 -Yeah. -It's, like, it's really rare to see a show 655 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,049 where you meet a character, you know the character, 656 00:26:52,149 --> 00:26:53,317 and they're the lead. 657 00:26:53,417 --> 00:26:54,952 And you have these people around them in the show. 658 00:26:55,052 --> 00:26:56,320 And the second season comes along, 659 00:26:56,420 --> 00:26:58,055 and you think the show's gonna go in one direction, 660 00:26:58,155 --> 00:26:59,457 -and all of a sudden it flips. -Right. 661 00:26:59,557 --> 00:27:00,758 NOAH: Then we start following your character, 662 00:27:00,858 --> 00:27:02,426 who lives, in my opinion, 663 00:27:02,526 --> 00:27:04,762 -one of the messiest love lives I've ever seen. -(laughs) 664 00:27:04,862 --> 00:27:08,866 Yeah. Yeah, Marcus is a hot mess in all the ways. 665 00:27:08,966 --> 00:27:10,301 But, I mean, I-I... 666 00:27:10,401 --> 00:27:12,703 You know, it-it feels really human to me. 667 00:27:12,803 --> 00:27:15,639 I feel like, you know, there's something about, uh... 668 00:27:15,740 --> 00:27:17,508 you know, the genre of rom-com 669 00:27:17,641 --> 00:27:19,310 where, you know, like, you know, your central character 670 00:27:19,410 --> 00:27:20,644 is always so sympathetic 671 00:27:20,745 --> 00:27:22,079 and everything is happening to them. 672 00:27:22,179 --> 00:27:23,781 But I feel like in life, 673 00:27:23,881 --> 00:27:25,549 you know, when you're going through something like that, 674 00:27:25,649 --> 00:27:29,920 you are partly responsible if not mostly responsible 675 00:27:30,020 --> 00:27:32,990 for a lot of the-the drama that's coming your way. 676 00:27:33,090 --> 00:27:35,526 And, so, you know, I-I wanted to sort of... 677 00:27:35,659 --> 00:27:36,827 You know, especially as we were 678 00:27:36,927 --> 00:27:38,329 sort of, like, crafting the story 679 00:27:38,429 --> 00:27:39,730 and sort of figuring, you know, everything out, 680 00:27:39,830 --> 00:27:42,166 I just wanted to, like, really lean into that 681 00:27:42,266 --> 00:27:44,568 and not have it be something where it's like, 682 00:27:44,668 --> 00:27:46,437 "Oh, we just feel bad for the guy." 683 00:27:46,537 --> 00:27:48,139 It's like, "Oh, I'm... 684 00:27:48,239 --> 00:27:50,174 -I'm not sure I like this dude." -That's interesting. 685 00:27:50,274 --> 00:27:51,675 But he feels... You know, but he feels real. 686 00:27:51,776 --> 00:27:53,077 Well, let's talk a little bit about that, then. 687 00:27:53,177 --> 00:27:54,678 Like, the crafting of the story. Because you're not... 688 00:27:54,745 --> 00:27:56,414 You're not just, you know, the lead actor in this. 689 00:27:56,514 --> 00:27:57,948 -You're also producing, correct? -Yeah. 690 00:27:58,048 --> 00:28:00,484 So you-- so you're part of the journey in terms of, like, 691 00:28:00,618 --> 00:28:02,520 figuring out where the show's gonna go and how it's gonna go. 692 00:28:02,620 --> 00:28:05,656 -Right. -What I-- What I really loved watching it is 693 00:28:05,756 --> 00:28:08,626 it-it's not often that you will watch a-a show 694 00:28:08,692 --> 00:28:11,028 where you will have a Black character 695 00:28:11,128 --> 00:28:13,097 or Black love onscreen 696 00:28:13,197 --> 00:28:16,033 that isn't, like, you know, just chaotic and hectic. 697 00:28:16,133 --> 00:28:17,635 -Right. -You know, there are moments where, you know, 698 00:28:17,668 --> 00:28:19,637 w-we're watching your character go from being divorced 699 00:28:19,737 --> 00:28:22,006 to this new world of trying to find love again 700 00:28:22,106 --> 00:28:23,974 -and being in this space. But there was just... -Mm-hmm. 701 00:28:24,075 --> 00:28:25,910 There were really cool, calm moments where you're just like, 702 00:28:26,010 --> 00:28:28,446 "Oh, yeah, this is what most relationships are," 703 00:28:28,546 --> 00:28:30,414 -and that is just the nothing... -Yeah. 704 00:28:30,514 --> 00:28:32,650 -...between the valleys and the peaks. -Yeah. Yeah. 705 00:28:32,716 --> 00:28:34,418 -And that's what makes it really interesting. -Yeah. 706 00:28:34,518 --> 00:28:37,421 And... (stammers) that's also very adult. 707 00:28:37,521 --> 00:28:40,091 Also that-- You know... 708 00:28:40,191 --> 00:28:42,493 that sort of rut that you can hit... (chuckles) 709 00:28:42,660 --> 00:28:43,828 which is sort of like, you know-- 710 00:28:43,928 --> 00:28:45,496 sort of heralds the end of something 711 00:28:45,663 --> 00:28:47,298 -or the beginning of something else. -Right. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 712 00:28:47,398 --> 00:28:49,567 Um, and how... 713 00:28:49,667 --> 00:28:51,836 how ill at ease we can become in those moments, 714 00:28:51,936 --> 00:28:52,970 you know, where it's just like, 715 00:28:53,070 --> 00:28:55,172 "Oh, like, the excitement is gone. 716 00:28:55,272 --> 00:28:56,907 "Aah, is that okay? 717 00:28:57,007 --> 00:28:59,210 "Am I supposed to be doing something different? 718 00:28:59,310 --> 00:29:03,280 Am I entitled to feel, uh, dissatisfied with this moment?" 719 00:29:03,380 --> 00:29:05,616 You know? And I-I think that Marcus is sort of, like, 720 00:29:05,649 --> 00:29:08,085 going through all of that and questioning all of that, 721 00:29:08,185 --> 00:29:11,255 -as-as much as he's questioning his own identity. -Right. 722 00:29:11,355 --> 00:29:13,624 You know? Uh, 'cause, you know, when you leave a marriage, 723 00:29:13,691 --> 00:29:15,059 when you leave a long relationship like that, 724 00:29:15,159 --> 00:29:17,428 a piece of you leaves as well. 725 00:29:17,528 --> 00:29:19,296 -Oh, man. -And so, you know, 726 00:29:19,396 --> 00:29:21,632 he's, like, putting this all back together 727 00:29:21,665 --> 00:29:24,001 as he's-- as he's dating people, 728 00:29:24,101 --> 00:29:25,503 -which is not... -(laughs) 729 00:29:25,636 --> 00:29:27,438 ...not-not-a recipe for success. 730 00:29:27,538 --> 00:29:29,240 When you look at the journey that you've been on, 731 00:29:29,340 --> 00:29:30,374 you're at the beginning, man. 732 00:29:30,474 --> 00:29:31,675 You know, this journey will hopefully 733 00:29:31,776 --> 00:29:33,077 be long and successful. 734 00:29:33,177 --> 00:29:35,179 What do you hope to achieve as, like, a thespian? 735 00:29:35,279 --> 00:29:36,914 'Cause you aren't just, like, an actor. 736 00:29:37,014 --> 00:29:38,449 You're one of those people I go like, 737 00:29:38,549 --> 00:29:41,352 "Wow. This person has acted." You know, you're a thespian. 738 00:29:41,452 --> 00:29:43,187 -You know, your spine got all straight? -Oh, you have to. 739 00:29:43,287 --> 00:29:44,488 -Yeah, you're doing it. -You know what I mean? 740 00:29:44,655 --> 00:29:47,091 Yeah. Um, you know, man, I-I really... 741 00:29:47,191 --> 00:29:49,160 I'm just chasing interesting parts and things 742 00:29:49,260 --> 00:29:50,828 that are going to be tough to do. 743 00:29:50,928 --> 00:29:53,130 You know, I think the thing about Love Life was 744 00:29:53,230 --> 00:29:57,268 I... I wasn't sure that I was up to tackling this job. 745 00:29:57,368 --> 00:30:00,137 -Really? -You know, like it was something that I'm like, 746 00:30:00,237 --> 00:30:03,808 "I-I've never been, like, the center of something 747 00:30:03,908 --> 00:30:07,411 on camera like that." And so, um, I... 748 00:30:07,511 --> 00:30:09,914 That was frightening, and in a way, it felt... 749 00:30:10,014 --> 00:30:12,416 I felt like a young man again, you know. Like, I felt like, 750 00:30:12,516 --> 00:30:14,852 "Oh, wow. Like, I'm a little out of my depth." 751 00:30:14,952 --> 00:30:16,887 I'm open to... I'm open to anything, you know? 752 00:30:16,987 --> 00:30:21,625 Anything that is going to scare me to do, I want to do it. 753 00:30:21,659 --> 00:30:23,828 I love that. That's your motto for your career. 754 00:30:23,928 --> 00:30:26,063 -That's my motto for sex. -(laughs) 755 00:30:26,163 --> 00:30:28,065 -I appreciate that, man. -Yeah. Oh, yeah. 756 00:30:28,165 --> 00:30:29,934 My dude, thank you so much for joining me on the show. 757 00:30:30,034 --> 00:30:31,335 -Thanks for having me. -Congratulations 758 00:30:31,435 --> 00:30:32,736 on an amazing season, man. I hope to see you more. 759 00:30:32,837 --> 00:30:34,371 -Thanks, man. -All right, Love Life 760 00:30:34,472 --> 00:30:35,773 season two, is streaming right now on HBO Max. 761 00:30:35,873 --> 00:30:37,775 We're gonna take a quick break, 762 00:30:37,875 --> 00:30:39,343 but we'll be right back after this. 763 00:30:39,443 --> 00:30:40,678 -Thank you, man. -Oh, thanks, man. 764 00:30:40,778 --> 00:30:42,046 Yeah, man, it's a lot of fun, for real. 765 00:30:42,146 --> 00:30:43,681 Yeah, I appreciate it, appreciate it. 766 00:30:45,849 --> 00:30:47,117 Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, 767 00:30:47,217 --> 00:30:49,153 please consider supporting "Choose Love." 768 00:30:49,253 --> 00:30:51,655 They work to provide refugees and displaced people 769 00:30:51,755 --> 00:30:54,391 with everything from lifesaving search-and-rescue boats 770 00:30:54,491 --> 00:30:56,694 to food and even legal advice. 771 00:30:56,794 --> 00:31:00,064 At the link below, you can go to the Choose Love store 772 00:31:00,164 --> 00:31:02,933 and buy essential emergency items and services 773 00:31:03,033 --> 00:31:06,103 for the refugees who need them-- everything, diapers, hot meals, 774 00:31:06,203 --> 00:31:08,806 medical services and so much more. 775 00:31:08,906 --> 00:31:10,207 So, if you'd like to support Choose Love, 776 00:31:10,307 --> 00:31:12,543 then please check out the link below. 777 00:31:12,643 --> 00:31:15,679 Also, if you're in San Diego or Los Angeles this weekend, 778 00:31:15,779 --> 00:31:18,582 my Back to Abnormal comedy tour is going to be in your city. 779 00:31:18,682 --> 00:31:20,985 Head to backtoabnormaltour.com to get your tickets. 780 00:31:21,085 --> 00:31:23,420 Until next time, stay safe out there, get your vaccine. 781 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:28,225 And remember, if you love anime, you might have Omicron. 782 00:31:28,325 --> 00:31:32,262 Oh, no! It's coming for me again! Aah! 783 00:31:32,363 --> 00:31:34,865 Now, here it is-- Your Moment of Zen! 784 00:31:34,965 --> 00:31:37,601 (man speaking German) 785 00:31:40,537 --> 00:31:42,506 "Stayin Alive" from the Bee Gees. 786 00:31:42,606 --> 00:31:44,274 (speaking German) 787 00:31:44,375 --> 00:31:49,613 ♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive. ♪