1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:02,402 Does anybody here celebrate winter? 2 00:00:02,503 --> 00:00:04,371 -MAN: Boo! -Yeah? 3 00:00:04,471 --> 00:00:07,007 I noticed a lot of people complaining. 4 00:00:07,107 --> 00:00:08,976 I always find this amusing. I don't know why. 5 00:00:09,076 --> 00:00:10,878 I feel like Americans do this more than anyone. 6 00:00:10,978 --> 00:00:12,880 A lot of people complaining that the weather isn't 7 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:14,281 what it's supposed to be. 8 00:00:14,381 --> 00:00:16,116 Like, literally, people today were like, 9 00:00:16,216 --> 00:00:18,118 "It's, like... it's, like, 60 degrees outside. 10 00:00:18,218 --> 00:00:20,320 This is not winter in New York. This is not." 11 00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:22,356 Then I'm like, "Are you... are you complaining?" 12 00:00:22,456 --> 00:00:23,957 And people are always like, "It's not... Yeah. 13 00:00:24,057 --> 00:00:25,359 It's not supposed to be this." 14 00:00:25,459 --> 00:00:27,961 I'm like, "Yeah, but who-who said?" 15 00:00:28,061 --> 00:00:29,763 Do you know what I mean? It's, like, a weird thing. 16 00:00:29,863 --> 00:00:31,365 Like, people are like, "It wasn't supposed to rain." 17 00:00:31,465 --> 00:00:33,066 Is your mom Mother Nature? Who...? 18 00:00:33,166 --> 00:00:34,601 Like, who gives you this? 19 00:00:34,701 --> 00:00:37,504 'Cause people... And then, and then, this was really fun. 20 00:00:37,604 --> 00:00:39,206 So, in the office, people were arguing today. 21 00:00:39,306 --> 00:00:41,275 They were like, "Oh, could this be the beginning 22 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:43,644 "like, of people getting used to climate change? 23 00:00:43,744 --> 00:00:45,179 "Like, New York is supposed to be freezing cold 24 00:00:45,279 --> 00:00:46,880 "at this time of the year, but it's not. 25 00:00:46,980 --> 00:00:48,882 "And then, could that mean that, like, 26 00:00:48,982 --> 00:00:52,019 "summer just stops having snow? And what would that mean? 27 00:00:52,119 --> 00:00:54,688 Could you still have Christmas?" And I was like, 28 00:00:54,788 --> 00:00:56,723 "You do realize half of the world 29 00:00:56,823 --> 00:00:58,792 has a sunny Christmas, right?" 30 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:00,694 It's, like, a thing. It's normal. 31 00:01:00,794 --> 00:01:02,129 Like, where I'm from, Santa can wear shorts. 32 00:01:02,229 --> 00:01:05,065 It's optional. In fact, like, most of the time when I... 33 00:01:05,165 --> 00:01:06,733 When I was growing up, and I saw the way he was dressed, 34 00:01:06,834 --> 00:01:09,503 I was like, "Yo, this guy, just Juicy Couture all the time?" 35 00:01:09,603 --> 00:01:12,873 -(laughter) -It seems like a very strange clothing choice. 36 00:01:12,973 --> 00:01:16,243 I was like, "Yo, my man's out here in velour suits." 37 00:01:16,343 --> 00:01:18,679 The nice thing about having a summer Christmas for Americans 38 00:01:18,779 --> 00:01:20,113 is you get to bring back all 39 00:01:20,214 --> 00:01:21,748 of your controversial Christmas songs. You realize that. 40 00:01:21,849 --> 00:01:23,650 Like... ♪ Baby, it's cold... ♪ 41 00:01:23,750 --> 00:01:25,752 Now, it's not cold. She can leave. 42 00:01:25,853 --> 00:01:28,188 -(laughter) -Yeah. 43 00:01:28,288 --> 00:01:29,523 We never had that problem in South Africa. 44 00:01:29,623 --> 00:01:31,091 In South Africa, it was just like, 45 00:01:31,158 --> 00:01:32,392 ♪ Baby, it's warm ♪ 46 00:01:32,492 --> 00:01:34,428 ♪ Okay, I'm going now. ♪ 47 00:01:34,528 --> 00:01:37,097 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from the heart of Times Square 48 00:01:37,197 --> 00:01:40,267 in New York City, the only city in America, it's 49 00:01:40,367 --> 00:01:42,102 The Daily Show. 50 00:01:42,202 --> 00:01:45,606 Tonight-- Olympics boycott, sort of, 51 00:01:45,706 --> 00:01:48,909 Texas does it all this year, 52 00:01:49,009 --> 00:01:50,811 and Mahershala Ali. 53 00:01:50,911 --> 00:01:55,849 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 54 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:57,251 Hey, what's going on, everybody? 55 00:01:57,351 --> 00:01:59,419 Welcome to The Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. 56 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:00,954 And joining me for today's headlines is 57 00:02:01,054 --> 00:02:02,489 my very good friend Roy wood, Jr. 58 00:02:02,589 --> 00:02:04,491 What's going on, Roy? 59 00:02:04,591 --> 00:02:05,859 South Africa, what's going on with you, man? 60 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:07,227 Oh, man, so good to see you, man. 61 00:02:07,327 --> 00:02:08,695 -This is nice. -You, too, man. 62 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:12,065 I got Christmas spirit. Make sure you give me a gift. 63 00:02:12,165 --> 00:02:13,634 Wow. I've never heard anybody say it like that, but okay. 64 00:02:13,734 --> 00:02:15,636 -Yeah. -Yeah, Merry Christmas to... 65 00:02:15,736 --> 00:02:17,070 That's what we do over here-- give gifts. 66 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:18,438 Yeah, but I mean, normally, people would say like, 67 00:02:18,539 --> 00:02:20,073 "Ah, Christmas spirit. I have a gift for you." 68 00:02:20,140 --> 00:02:21,542 And now you-you want me to give... 69 00:02:21,642 --> 00:02:23,277 I need to see what your gift is first, and then, 70 00:02:23,377 --> 00:02:25,512 you know, then I go from there. 71 00:02:25,612 --> 00:02:27,314 This is one hell of a spirit. 72 00:02:27,414 --> 00:02:30,217 In Africa, we just say "Those are demons." 73 00:02:30,317 --> 00:02:32,486 All right, let's jump right into today headlines. 74 00:02:32,586 --> 00:02:35,088 ♪ ♪ 75 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:37,291 We kick things off with Omicron, 76 00:02:37,391 --> 00:02:40,360 the reason you need to adjust your 2022 mask budget. 77 00:02:40,460 --> 00:02:45,399 The new variant has now been found in 17 American states. 78 00:02:45,499 --> 00:02:48,202 Yeah, and honestly, by the time you see this, 79 00:02:48,302 --> 00:02:50,737 it'll probably be up to, like, 80 states. 80 00:02:50,838 --> 00:02:52,906 Now, there is some good news. 81 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:54,975 Dr. Fauci says that while it's still too early 82 00:02:55,108 --> 00:02:59,546 to know for sure, it looks like Omicron spreads more easily 83 00:02:59,646 --> 00:03:01,648 than Delta, but may be less severe. 84 00:03:01,748 --> 00:03:06,286 Yeah. Which means COVID might have watered itself down 85 00:03:06,386 --> 00:03:08,288 so it could reach more people. 86 00:03:08,388 --> 00:03:11,191 Like the Ice Cube of corona variants. 87 00:03:11,291 --> 00:03:12,759 And that would be amazing if it's true. 88 00:03:12,860 --> 00:03:14,461 I mean, like, if COVID just made people sick 89 00:03:14,561 --> 00:03:16,630 instead of killing them, I mean, that would be a game changer. 90 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:19,700 You know, it's still not great, but it's better. 91 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,168 Imagine if Freddy Krueger 92 00:03:21,268 --> 00:03:22,503 started giving teenagers diarrhea 93 00:03:22,603 --> 00:03:23,871 instead of killing them. 94 00:03:23,971 --> 00:03:25,305 That's a major improvement 95 00:03:25,405 --> 00:03:27,074 and a really weird movie. 96 00:03:27,107 --> 00:03:30,844 Don't you get it, man? If you poop in your dreams, 97 00:03:30,944 --> 00:03:33,380 you poop in your bed. 98 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,684 I guess I'll just wash the sheets? 99 00:03:37,784 --> 00:03:41,455 Oh, yeah, it's gonna be a whole laundry day. 100 00:03:41,555 --> 00:03:44,091 Still, even if that turns out to be true, 101 00:03:44,157 --> 00:03:47,227 nobody wants another big wave of COVID cases. Nobody wants that. 102 00:03:47,327 --> 00:03:49,363 Which is why today, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced 103 00:03:49,463 --> 00:03:51,465 that New York City will be the first city in the country 104 00:03:51,565 --> 00:03:55,536 to require all private employees to be vaccinated. 105 00:03:55,636 --> 00:03:58,672 Yeah, which means you can feel better now knowing 106 00:03:58,772 --> 00:04:01,408 that the guy selling you your fake vaccine card on the corner, 107 00:04:01,508 --> 00:04:03,410 well, he's also gonna to be vaccinated. 108 00:04:03,510 --> 00:04:06,914 And thanks to fears of Omicron, there's now a surge in demand 109 00:04:07,047 --> 00:04:09,082 for vaccines all over the world. 110 00:04:09,183 --> 00:04:11,418 Although, not for everyone. 111 00:04:11,518 --> 00:04:14,588 A dentist in Italy is in hot water for trying 112 00:04:14,688 --> 00:04:18,091 to get his COVID vaccine in a fake arm, and... 113 00:04:18,192 --> 00:04:19,393 NEWSWOMAN 2: He turned up for the shot 114 00:04:19,493 --> 00:04:22,062 with a fake arm covering his real arm, 115 00:04:22,162 --> 00:04:24,298 hoping the nurse wouldn't notice. 116 00:04:24,398 --> 00:04:26,433 But when the nurse rolled up his sleeve, 117 00:04:26,533 --> 00:04:31,104 she found the skin rubbery, cold and the pigment too light. 118 00:04:31,205 --> 00:04:32,606 (Bua speaking foreign language) 119 00:04:32,706 --> 00:04:34,541 TRANSLATOR: He gave me a half smile 120 00:04:34,641 --> 00:04:36,543 and asked me to pretend I didn't know anything 121 00:04:36,643 --> 00:04:38,312 and to give him the vaccine anyway. 122 00:04:38,412 --> 00:04:41,815 And I realized that he was wearing a silicon bodysuit. 123 00:04:41,915 --> 00:04:43,951 The silicon bodysuit the nurse is talking about 124 00:04:44,084 --> 00:04:45,786 would have looked something like this. 125 00:04:45,886 --> 00:04:48,222 There are several of them online for sale. 126 00:04:48,322 --> 00:04:49,756 (chuckles): So wait, so wait. 127 00:04:49,857 --> 00:04:52,192 This dude just put on a fake suit, 128 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:54,361 like he was starring in House of Gucci, 129 00:04:54,461 --> 00:04:57,297 and then he thought that that would fool a nurse? 130 00:04:57,397 --> 00:05:00,667 My man, nurses put needles in arms all day. 131 00:05:00,767 --> 00:05:02,636 They know what a real arm feels like. 132 00:05:02,736 --> 00:05:05,639 Like, if a nurse feels cold, rubbery skin, 133 00:05:05,739 --> 00:05:07,808 they're definitely going to be like, "Wait a minute, 134 00:05:07,908 --> 00:05:11,345 I already gave Mitch McConnell his shot. Who are you?" 135 00:05:11,445 --> 00:05:14,081 Not to mention this is Italy-- that is the hardest place 136 00:05:14,181 --> 00:05:16,049 to pull off a fake arm. 137 00:05:16,083 --> 00:05:18,385 'Ey! How come-a you not moving your hands around 138 00:05:18,485 --> 00:05:19,887 when you talk? 139 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:22,856 Ah, I'm-a one of those Italians who doesn't-a do that. 140 00:05:22,956 --> 00:05:25,058 I let my mouth do the talking. 141 00:05:25,158 --> 00:05:27,661 Ah. There is no such-a thing. 142 00:05:27,761 --> 00:05:30,397 Look, man, to be fair, guys, you can't be that mad 143 00:05:30,497 --> 00:05:32,933 at a dentist for lying to a doctor. 144 00:05:33,066 --> 00:05:36,069 I mean, how many times have you gone to your dentist and said: 145 00:05:36,170 --> 00:05:39,306 Oh, yeah, I definitely floss, many times a day. 146 00:05:39,406 --> 00:05:41,408 He learned it from us, you know what I mean? 147 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:44,945 I got to say this, though, man. I respect the ingenuity. 148 00:05:45,078 --> 00:05:47,214 These people are getting more and more creative. 149 00:05:47,314 --> 00:05:50,384 These folks have come a long way from drinking bleach. 150 00:05:50,484 --> 00:05:52,419 -(laughing) -You've got to respect that. 151 00:05:52,519 --> 00:05:54,454 You started with the drinking the bleach, 152 00:05:54,555 --> 00:05:56,390 then there was a little bit of the horse medicine, 153 00:05:56,490 --> 00:05:58,091 and then there was fake vaccine cards, 154 00:05:58,192 --> 00:06:00,027 and now my man just got a whole arm on. 155 00:06:00,093 --> 00:06:02,029 That is what we need to start selling, dawg. 156 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:04,498 -Fake arms? -(bleep) yeah, fake arms! 157 00:06:04,598 --> 00:06:06,633 I don't want to encourage them, Roy. 158 00:06:06,733 --> 00:06:09,670 Hell yeah, fake arms-- that is what we should start selling. 159 00:06:09,770 --> 00:06:11,672 What do you mean not encourage them? 160 00:06:11,772 --> 00:06:13,874 It's money. It's money to be made. 161 00:06:14,041 --> 00:06:15,709 People are willing to pay top doll... 162 00:06:15,809 --> 00:06:17,911 This man bought a whole butt naked suit on the Internet 163 00:06:18,045 --> 00:06:19,947 to keep from getting the shot. 164 00:06:20,047 --> 00:06:21,915 Y... (laughing) 165 00:06:22,049 --> 00:06:23,717 You missing out on the money, man, 166 00:06:23,817 --> 00:06:26,420 You know I'm right, though, you know I'm right. 167 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,055 -I don't know about that. -Okay. 168 00:06:28,155 --> 00:06:29,690 All right, let's move on from COVID 169 00:06:29,790 --> 00:06:32,125 to the other big event that sweeps the whole world. 170 00:06:32,226 --> 00:06:33,760 The Olympics. 171 00:06:33,861 --> 00:06:35,762 It's when all the nations of the world compete 172 00:06:35,863 --> 00:06:38,332 to see who has the best steroids. 173 00:06:38,432 --> 00:06:41,068 They're also a chance for countries 174 00:06:41,134 --> 00:06:43,904 to come together in harmony despite their differences. 175 00:06:44,071 --> 00:06:46,106 But sometimes there are some differences 176 00:06:46,206 --> 00:06:48,909 that are too big to set aside. 177 00:06:49,076 --> 00:06:51,345 And that's when it's time to play a new Olympic sport: 178 00:06:51,445 --> 00:06:52,679 hardball. 179 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:54,081 NEWSWOMAN: Now to more breaking news. 180 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:56,316 The U.S. Will not send any diplomatic representatives 181 00:06:56,416 --> 00:06:59,686 to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. 182 00:06:59,786 --> 00:07:01,822 Press secretary Jen Psaki announced the boycott, 183 00:07:01,922 --> 00:07:05,626 citing China's ongoing genocide and human rights abuses. 184 00:07:05,726 --> 00:07:07,828 In the past, first ladies, even presidents 185 00:07:07,928 --> 00:07:09,796 have led the U.S. delegation 186 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:12,599 to the Olympics, but this move by the Biden administration 187 00:07:12,699 --> 00:07:15,469 will mean no U.S. government officials attend, 188 00:07:15,569 --> 00:07:18,038 in protest of China's human rights abuses. 189 00:07:18,105 --> 00:07:22,309 American athletes, however, will still be allowed to compete. 190 00:07:22,409 --> 00:07:24,278 Wow, wow, wow, wow. That's huge. 191 00:07:24,378 --> 00:07:26,680 There will be no American government officials 192 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:28,148 at the Olympics. 193 00:07:28,248 --> 00:07:30,117 Which means if they want to watch us, 194 00:07:30,217 --> 00:07:32,052 they'll have to do it the way the rest of us do: 195 00:07:32,085 --> 00:07:33,787 by turning on the TV and then getting bored 196 00:07:33,887 --> 00:07:35,455 after three minutes and then turning it off. 197 00:07:35,556 --> 00:07:37,391 And it's a real shame that the American officials 198 00:07:37,491 --> 00:07:39,526 won't be at the Olympics, because, you realize, 199 00:07:39,626 --> 00:07:42,462 Kamala Harris was about to become the first Black woman 200 00:07:42,563 --> 00:07:44,798 to ever watch a hockey game. 201 00:07:46,667 --> 00:07:48,569 But, I mean, honestly, it doesn't surprise me 202 00:07:48,669 --> 00:07:50,671 that Joe Biden would do this, doesn't surprise me at all. 203 00:07:50,771 --> 00:07:53,540 For one thing, he cares deeply about human rights. 204 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,376 For another, he's 79 years old. 205 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:58,912 He's not about to fly across 12 time zones 206 00:07:59,079 --> 00:08:02,216 to watch a bunch of Norwegians sweep an ice rink. 207 00:08:02,316 --> 00:08:04,618 That is the one cool reason to be president, right? 208 00:08:04,718 --> 00:08:06,620 Most of us, if we don't want to do something, 209 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:08,522 we have to come up with some lame excuse, 210 00:08:08,622 --> 00:08:10,524 and then everybody else shows up and talks 211 00:08:10,624 --> 00:08:12,559 about how we didn't come, but if you are president, 212 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:14,161 you can just be like: 213 00:08:14,261 --> 00:08:15,495 Diplomatic boycott! 214 00:08:15,596 --> 00:08:17,931 No one is allowed to attend Emily's birthday brunch. 215 00:08:18,031 --> 00:08:21,502 Now, the reason the U.S. is doing this diplomatic boycott 216 00:08:21,602 --> 00:08:24,037 of the Olympics is to protest China's abuses 217 00:08:24,071 --> 00:08:26,173 against the Uighurs, right? 218 00:08:26,273 --> 00:08:29,276 Which is the U.S. government has declared a genocide. 219 00:08:29,376 --> 00:08:33,080 And when you think about it, it's a little weird 220 00:08:33,180 --> 00:08:35,716 to accuse an Olympic host of genocide, 221 00:08:35,816 --> 00:08:39,786 but then still send all of your athletes to that country. 222 00:08:39,887 --> 00:08:42,322 I mean, it's genocide. 223 00:08:42,422 --> 00:08:44,291 At least pull out the bobsled team. 224 00:08:44,391 --> 00:08:46,126 'Cause now all are you're doing is saying: 225 00:08:46,226 --> 00:08:47,794 You know all our boring people? 226 00:08:47,895 --> 00:08:49,763 Well, we're not sending them. That is the punishment. 227 00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:51,465 Like, if Biden really wanted to punish China, 228 00:08:51,565 --> 00:08:53,433 he shouldn't withhold government officials. 229 00:08:53,534 --> 00:08:54,902 No. He should send government official... 230 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,069 In fact, you know what, 231 00:08:56,136 --> 00:08:57,838 he should send the ones nobody can stand. 232 00:08:57,938 --> 00:08:59,706 Yeah. If you want to get back at China, 233 00:08:59,806 --> 00:09:02,709 you have Marjorie Taylor Greene in the stands. 234 00:09:02,809 --> 00:09:05,779 "The only way a speed skater could move that quickly 235 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:08,715 is with Jewish magnets!" 236 00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:10,551 "Uh, okay, we'll let the Uighurs go. 237 00:09:10,651 --> 00:09:12,319 Please, just take her back." 238 00:09:13,287 --> 00:09:14,855 Fir-First off, 239 00:09:15,022 --> 00:09:16,356 with all this global warming, 240 00:09:16,456 --> 00:09:18,225 ain't but, like, six Winter Olympics left. 241 00:09:18,325 --> 00:09:19,526 They should have gone. 242 00:09:19,626 --> 00:09:21,228 -(laughs) -There ain't that many 243 00:09:21,328 --> 00:09:23,497 Winter Olympics left in the first place. 244 00:09:23,597 --> 00:09:25,699 And the bigger question I have for you, and you might know this 245 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:27,634 'cause you-you more international than me. 246 00:09:27,734 --> 00:09:29,736 What does a diplomat do? 247 00:09:29,837 --> 00:09:33,207 They just show up and they go, "Hey, man, America's good. 248 00:09:33,307 --> 00:09:35,442 We're good. America. Make sure you like Amer..." 249 00:09:35,542 --> 00:09:37,110 -They-they... -That's essentially a diplomat's job. 250 00:09:37,211 --> 00:09:38,812 Then they're an influencer. 251 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:41,248 They're just a political influencer. 252 00:09:41,348 --> 00:09:43,383 That's what you do. You influence the country. 253 00:09:43,483 --> 00:09:45,052 Honestly, if you want to make 254 00:09:45,152 --> 00:09:46,220 the Winter Olympics more exciting... 255 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:47,888 This what they need to do after that. 256 00:09:48,055 --> 00:09:51,058 They need to do the summer events in the winter. 257 00:09:51,124 --> 00:09:53,760 That's how you get the Winter Olympics popping. 258 00:09:53,861 --> 00:09:55,762 I don't know shit about no bobsled, 259 00:09:55,863 --> 00:09:57,631 but I love track and field. 260 00:09:57,731 --> 00:09:59,533 Oh, you the fastest person on the track? 261 00:09:59,633 --> 00:10:01,835 Let's add some ice. See what you do now. 262 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:04,238 (laughing) 263 00:10:04,338 --> 00:10:06,940 I'm-a email the IOC. You know I'm right. 264 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,275 -I'm gonna hit 'em up real quick. -Actually, 265 00:10:08,375 --> 00:10:09,610 I would want to watch those Olympics. 266 00:10:09,710 --> 00:10:11,111 You telling me Michael Phelps in ice water... 267 00:10:11,211 --> 00:10:12,713 You telling me that's not entertaining? 268 00:10:12,813 --> 00:10:14,481 Michael Phelps in ice water. 269 00:10:14,581 --> 00:10:17,084 Michael Phelps on ice is even more entertaining. 270 00:10:17,184 --> 00:10:19,553 -Just sliding across the... Just... -(laughing) 271 00:10:19,653 --> 00:10:20,787 Yeah, right? 272 00:10:20,888 --> 00:10:22,155 All right, let's move on to our next story, 273 00:10:22,256 --> 00:10:23,590 which is about jobs. 274 00:10:23,690 --> 00:10:25,926 They're how we pass the time until we die. 275 00:10:26,026 --> 00:10:27,928 Over the past few months, more people 276 00:10:28,028 --> 00:10:29,930 have been quitting their jobs than ever before. 277 00:10:30,030 --> 00:10:31,865 But while that's going on, some people 278 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:35,435 are still becoming unemployed the old-fashioned way 279 00:10:35,536 --> 00:10:36,703 by getting fired. 280 00:10:36,803 --> 00:10:38,105 And one CEO 281 00:10:38,205 --> 00:10:41,842 just came up with a new and terrible way to do it. 282 00:10:41,942 --> 00:10:43,810 A web boss had some brutal news 283 00:10:43,911 --> 00:10:46,180 for more than 900 of his... of his workers 284 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,248 who had just joined him on a Zoom call. 285 00:10:48,348 --> 00:10:49,483 "You're fired." 286 00:10:49,583 --> 00:10:51,618 Less than four weeks from Christmas. 287 00:10:51,718 --> 00:10:53,253 Dumped via Zoom. 288 00:10:53,353 --> 00:10:54,521 The mortgage start-up Better.com 289 00:10:54,621 --> 00:10:56,323 fired nine percent of the workforce 290 00:10:56,423 --> 00:10:59,359 in a Zoom call that lasted less than three minutes. 291 00:10:59,459 --> 00:11:02,095 Thank you for joining. Um... 292 00:11:02,196 --> 00:11:05,699 I come to you with not great news. 293 00:11:05,799 --> 00:11:08,068 This is the second time in my career I'm doing this, 294 00:11:08,101 --> 00:11:10,938 and I do not, do not want to do this. 295 00:11:11,071 --> 00:11:13,373 The last time I did it, I cried. 296 00:11:13,473 --> 00:11:16,276 Um, this time, I hope to be stronger. 297 00:11:16,376 --> 00:11:18,879 If you're on this call, 298 00:11:18,979 --> 00:11:20,781 you are... 299 00:11:20,881 --> 00:11:24,484 part of the unlucky group being laid off. 300 00:11:24,585 --> 00:11:27,387 Your employment here is terminated, 301 00:11:27,487 --> 00:11:29,556 effective immediately. 302 00:11:29,656 --> 00:11:31,892 Okay, first of all, you can't say, 303 00:11:31,992 --> 00:11:34,094 "If you're on this call, you're unlucky enough..." 304 00:11:34,127 --> 00:11:35,696 Like the call was an optional thing 305 00:11:35,796 --> 00:11:37,097 and then people got tricked into it. 306 00:11:37,197 --> 00:11:38,966 That's some bullshit. If you're on this call-- 307 00:11:39,099 --> 00:11:41,301 or I'm not on this call-- am I still fired? 308 00:11:41,401 --> 00:11:43,103 (bleep) out of here, man. 309 00:11:43,170 --> 00:11:44,838 900 people getting fired at once. 310 00:11:44,938 --> 00:11:47,007 That's not a firing, that's a rapture. 311 00:11:47,107 --> 00:11:48,742 I mean, a big group firing 312 00:11:48,842 --> 00:11:50,577 is the most impersonal thing you can do. 313 00:11:50,677 --> 00:11:53,146 If you respect an employee, you should have the decency 314 00:11:53,247 --> 00:11:55,616 to sit down and tell them to their face 315 00:11:55,716 --> 00:11:57,951 why you think they suck. 316 00:11:58,118 --> 00:12:00,120 And to be fired over Zoom is especially tough 317 00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:02,155 because, I mean, you can't storm out all dramatic. 318 00:12:02,256 --> 00:12:03,557 You know? If you're fired in the office, 319 00:12:03,657 --> 00:12:06,293 you get to be like, "You'll be working for me one day!" 320 00:12:06,393 --> 00:12:07,494 Bang! 321 00:12:07,594 --> 00:12:08,896 But on Zoom, you have to be like, 322 00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:10,898 "You'll all be working for me one day! 323 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:13,200 "Wait, where's the... Leave... 324 00:12:13,300 --> 00:12:14,735 "Leave me... No, that's... 325 00:12:14,835 --> 00:12:17,337 "Gallery view. That's m-mute. 326 00:12:17,437 --> 00:12:19,606 "Am I... Am I gone? 327 00:12:19,706 --> 00:12:22,442 "No. Okay. You'll all be working for me one day. 328 00:12:22,543 --> 00:12:24,077 "Hold on. Hey, how do I... 329 00:12:24,144 --> 00:12:26,213 "How do I quit the thing? 330 00:12:26,313 --> 00:12:27,948 "How do I... Ah. 331 00:12:28,081 --> 00:12:29,917 "Can Dennis help me with this? 332 00:12:30,083 --> 00:12:31,985 "Can we get Dennis to help me... I can't... 333 00:12:32,085 --> 00:12:34,555 "Yeah, the button's not working for me to leave. 334 00:12:34,655 --> 00:12:37,090 "Oh, man. I hope you guys are working for me one day 335 00:12:37,191 --> 00:12:39,226 so you can help me with this kind of stuff." 336 00:12:39,326 --> 00:12:40,894 You know, the worst part for me was how the CEO 337 00:12:40,994 --> 00:12:42,429 made it all about himself, as well. 338 00:12:42,529 --> 00:12:44,164 "Oh, this is so tough. 339 00:12:44,264 --> 00:12:45,933 I hope I don't cry again." 340 00:12:46,099 --> 00:12:47,467 What-what are the people supposed to do, 341 00:12:47,568 --> 00:12:48,902 comfort you for firing them? 342 00:12:49,002 --> 00:12:51,205 "There, there, it's okay. I am expendable. 343 00:12:51,305 --> 00:12:52,973 I get it. I get it." 344 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:54,975 I mean, not to mention, I don't think anyone 345 00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,910 should ever get fired before Christmas. 346 00:12:57,010 --> 00:12:58,478 You know, it totally ruins the season. 347 00:12:58,579 --> 00:13:00,147 If you're gonna fire someone on a holiday, 348 00:13:00,247 --> 00:13:01,748 you do it on Valentine's Day. 349 00:13:01,849 --> 00:13:03,884 Yeah. That way, at least you give them an excuse. 350 00:13:04,051 --> 00:13:05,152 "Baby, I would've gotten you something, 351 00:13:05,252 --> 00:13:07,621 but my boss set me free." 352 00:13:07,721 --> 00:13:09,623 I'll tell you what you need happening. 353 00:13:09,723 --> 00:13:12,426 You need to start letting these employees fight their bosses. 354 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:15,896 That's how you straighten this out. 355 00:13:16,063 --> 00:13:18,665 He a CEO. He can... He can be found. 356 00:13:18,765 --> 00:13:20,801 Pull up on his house on Christmas 357 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:22,636 and ask him outside like a gentleman. 358 00:13:22,736 --> 00:13:23,804 Go, "Let's fight." 359 00:13:23,904 --> 00:13:25,939 Uh, we're not encouraging this. 360 00:13:26,073 --> 00:13:27,674 This is just an idea and a concept. 361 00:13:27,774 --> 00:13:29,309 You can say... Speak for yourself. 362 00:13:29,409 --> 00:13:31,111 I'm telling you what I would do if I was on... 363 00:13:31,211 --> 00:13:33,480 If you put me on the Zoom with 900 other people, 364 00:13:33,580 --> 00:13:35,082 I'm-a come fight you. 365 00:13:35,115 --> 00:13:36,617 So you're saying, if I let you go, 366 00:13:36,717 --> 00:13:37,985 you-you're gonna come and fight me? 367 00:13:38,085 --> 00:13:41,421 Absolutely. If you-- In front of 899 other people? Yes. 368 00:13:41,522 --> 00:13:43,457 That's 900 people. That's disrespect. 369 00:13:43,557 --> 00:13:46,527 Squid Game was 450 people. 370 00:13:46,627 --> 00:13:48,762 This is two Squid Games. 371 00:13:48,862 --> 00:13:50,564 Two Squid Games' worth of disrespect. 372 00:13:50,664 --> 00:13:52,299 I got to fight you. 373 00:13:52,399 --> 00:13:53,667 Them the rules. Look, I don't know what y'all do 374 00:13:53,767 --> 00:13:55,402 in South Africa. I'm from Birmingham, Alabama, 375 00:13:55,502 --> 00:13:57,171 and I'm-a fight you. 376 00:13:57,271 --> 00:14:00,407 I don't think we have mass Zoom firings in South Africa. 377 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,544 How y'all fire people over there? 378 00:14:03,644 --> 00:14:06,180 Well, we first have to find the jobs for them. 379 00:14:08,682 --> 00:14:10,951 You're right. You right. 380 00:14:11,051 --> 00:14:13,787 All right, and, finally, let's talk about heroin, 381 00:14:13,887 --> 00:14:15,656 the only injection with a worse reputation 382 00:14:15,756 --> 00:14:17,524 than the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. 383 00:14:17,624 --> 00:14:20,561 Heroin addiction is a big problem all over the U.S. 384 00:14:20,661 --> 00:14:21,962 In fact, here in New York City, 385 00:14:22,062 --> 00:14:25,699 around 2,000 people die of drug overdoses every year. 386 00:14:25,799 --> 00:14:29,102 But now New York is the first place in America 387 00:14:29,203 --> 00:14:32,439 to try a new way to save some of those lives. 388 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:34,775 New York City has opened the first-in-the-nation 389 00:14:34,875 --> 00:14:38,312 drug injection sites in hope of preventing overdoses. 390 00:14:38,412 --> 00:14:41,181 The locations will allow people to use drugs, 391 00:14:41,281 --> 00:14:44,351 including heroin, under the care of medical professionals, 392 00:14:44,451 --> 00:14:46,253 while giving them access to treatment. 393 00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:48,856 The city says that the supervised injection sites 394 00:14:48,956 --> 00:14:52,192 will provide users with a safer place to administer drugs 395 00:14:52,292 --> 00:14:54,094 and get medical care if they overdose. 396 00:14:54,161 --> 00:14:55,863 NEWSMAN: And it turns out that, uh, there's more 397 00:14:55,963 --> 00:14:58,365 than just injection happens there. 398 00:14:58,465 --> 00:15:01,034 Addicts are allowed to smoke crack in the room 399 00:15:01,134 --> 00:15:03,070 if they choose to-to do that. 400 00:15:03,170 --> 00:15:05,339 The director of one of the sites told The Post 401 00:15:05,439 --> 00:15:08,809 people are allowed to bring the substance they prefer. 402 00:15:08,909 --> 00:15:11,745 Mayor de Blasio says five drug overdoses 403 00:15:11,845 --> 00:15:13,680 were reversed during the first day 404 00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:17,050 of two new safe injection sites being opened in the city. 405 00:15:17,117 --> 00:15:18,552 Yes! That's right, people. 406 00:15:18,652 --> 00:15:21,522 The same way that cocaine addicts have their own street, 407 00:15:21,622 --> 00:15:23,457 now heroin addicts have a safe place 408 00:15:23,557 --> 00:15:25,092 where they can do their drugs. 409 00:15:25,192 --> 00:15:27,094 And I know this is controversial-- I know it is-- 410 00:15:27,194 --> 00:15:28,929 but I think that this is a great idea. 411 00:15:29,062 --> 00:15:32,266 And it's the exact opposite of an idea that I had. 412 00:15:32,366 --> 00:15:34,067 Yeah, I pitched the city an idea where I said 413 00:15:34,168 --> 00:15:36,570 we should open a clinic where people could smoke weed 414 00:15:36,670 --> 00:15:38,906 for the first time. Yeah. And then, after two puffs, 415 00:15:39,072 --> 00:15:41,074 I would jump in and be like, "C-Can you guys hear that? 416 00:15:41,175 --> 00:15:42,476 "Oh, shit. Can you guys hear that? 417 00:15:42,576 --> 00:15:44,311 "Oh, man. I think they're coming. I think they're coming. 418 00:15:44,411 --> 00:15:45,913 All right, have a good one, y'all." 419 00:15:46,079 --> 00:15:48,749 Just to, like, you know, inspire the high. 420 00:15:48,849 --> 00:15:50,617 In fact, I think they should do harm reduction like this 421 00:15:50,717 --> 00:15:52,219 for everything that puts people in danger, 422 00:15:52,319 --> 00:15:53,654 not just drugs. 423 00:15:53,754 --> 00:15:55,088 Like, they-they should have a site 424 00:15:55,155 --> 00:15:57,124 where people can go and text their ex. 425 00:15:57,224 --> 00:15:58,625 'Cause you know it's a bad idea. 426 00:15:58,725 --> 00:15:59,860 You know something's gonna go wrong. 427 00:16:00,027 --> 00:16:00,794 But it would be better if someone was looking 428 00:16:00,894 --> 00:16:02,663 over your shoulder, helping you. 429 00:16:02,763 --> 00:16:05,032 You know? Just like, "No, no, no. Too thirsty, too thirsty. 430 00:16:05,132 --> 00:16:07,434 "A-Also, you-you misspelled 'vagina.' 431 00:16:07,534 --> 00:16:09,870 Yeah, yeah. It's-it's not with a 'J.' Yeah." 432 00:16:10,037 --> 00:16:11,104 Here's my theory. I actually think 433 00:16:11,205 --> 00:16:13,373 that this is gonna get people off of drugs. 434 00:16:13,473 --> 00:16:14,708 I've seen people saying, like, 435 00:16:14,808 --> 00:16:16,643 "The city's gonna make more drug addicts. It's gon... " 436 00:16:16,743 --> 00:16:18,245 No, guys, it's not. 437 00:16:18,345 --> 00:16:19,513 This is gonna get them off drugs. 438 00:16:19,613 --> 00:16:21,782 Because if the city is running this thing, 439 00:16:21,882 --> 00:16:25,052 it's gonna take forever to get high there. 440 00:16:25,085 --> 00:16:26,887 Gonna be in line for six hours. 441 00:16:27,054 --> 00:16:28,822 Make you fill out all kinds of forms. 442 00:16:28,922 --> 00:16:30,691 You know, when you finally get up to the window, 443 00:16:30,791 --> 00:16:32,226 the woman behind the counter will be like, 444 00:16:32,326 --> 00:16:35,128 "Scuse me, sir, this isn't the line for doing crack. 445 00:16:35,229 --> 00:16:37,164 "You need to be in that line, okay? 446 00:16:37,264 --> 00:16:39,666 And you need to fill out the blue form, okay?" 447 00:16:39,766 --> 00:16:41,368 "The blue form? Where-where do I get that one?" 448 00:16:41,468 --> 00:16:44,104 "You got to bring it from home, sir. Okay?" 449 00:16:44,204 --> 00:16:45,873 "Oh, screw this. I'm just gonna get clean." 450 00:16:45,973 --> 00:16:49,510 "Okay, you need the pink form for that one, honey. All right?" 451 00:16:49,610 --> 00:16:52,513 Man, you see a drug den-- 452 00:16:52,613 --> 00:16:55,749 I see a cheap hotel. 453 00:16:55,849 --> 00:16:58,452 I see a cheap place to go take a nap. 454 00:16:58,552 --> 00:17:00,587 I ain't even got to fool with Airbnb no more. 455 00:17:00,687 --> 00:17:02,723 All you got to do is go in there and convince them 456 00:17:02,823 --> 00:17:05,926 that you on drugs and you get a nap. 457 00:17:06,026 --> 00:17:07,127 That's what they said, right? 458 00:17:07,227 --> 00:17:08,328 "Come in here, do your drugs, 459 00:17:08,428 --> 00:17:10,330 -rest, relax, enjoy your high." -Yeah. 460 00:17:10,430 --> 00:17:12,132 That ain't nothing but a nap room. 461 00:17:12,232 --> 00:17:14,868 All I need is a fake arm to put my crack needle in. 462 00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:17,237 (laughing) 463 00:17:17,337 --> 00:17:19,173 I think they would notice. 464 00:17:19,273 --> 00:17:20,741 No. They don't do the injections. 465 00:17:20,841 --> 00:17:22,209 That probably cost $10 extra. 466 00:17:22,309 --> 00:17:24,444 So I'll self-inject into my fake arm 467 00:17:24,545 --> 00:17:26,113 and pretend to be on crack. 468 00:17:26,213 --> 00:17:28,215 You couldn't just go nap at a park? 469 00:17:28,315 --> 00:17:31,118 No, that's dangerous. There's people out there doing drugs. 470 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:33,887 All right, when we come back, 471 00:17:34,054 --> 00:17:38,158 we'll find out why Texas was the state that embodied 2021. 472 00:17:38,258 --> 00:17:41,195 And Mahershala Ali is joining me on the show. 473 00:17:41,295 --> 00:17:42,663 So don't go away. 474 00:17:45,465 --> 00:17:46,933 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 475 00:17:47,033 --> 00:17:49,802 2021 is almost over, and I think we can all agree 476 00:17:49,903 --> 00:17:53,439 that compared to last year, it has been a pretty perfect year. 477 00:17:53,539 --> 00:17:54,741 So for the rest of the month, 478 00:17:54,841 --> 00:17:57,710 we'll be remembering all of 2021's best moments 479 00:17:57,810 --> 00:18:00,980 in our year-end segment "A Look Back at 2021, 480 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,383 the Least Bad Year of the Last Two Years." 481 00:18:03,483 --> 00:18:06,052 Tonight, Ronny Chieng looks back 482 00:18:06,152 --> 00:18:10,890 at how 2021 was the year for the state of Texas. 483 00:18:10,990 --> 00:18:13,026 ♪ ♪ 484 00:18:18,164 --> 00:18:21,267 Howdy, partners. I'm here in Texas, 485 00:18:21,367 --> 00:18:26,406 the state that grabbed 2021 by the horns and made it its bitch. 486 00:18:26,506 --> 00:18:28,575 -Yee-haw. -(horse neighs) 487 00:18:28,675 --> 00:18:31,311 Everything that happened this year happened in Texas. 488 00:18:31,411 --> 00:18:35,248 The border crisis, QAnon resurrecting JFK, Jr., 489 00:18:35,348 --> 00:18:39,886 me developing a crippling dependency on brisket. 490 00:18:39,986 --> 00:18:42,555 Mmm. 491 00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:45,625 Of course Texas wouldn't have had such a big year 492 00:18:45,725 --> 00:18:48,061 without its governor, Greg Abbott. 493 00:18:48,161 --> 00:18:51,097 He banned mask mandates, he banned vaccine mandates, 494 00:18:51,197 --> 00:18:53,866 he banned vaccine cards because the best way 495 00:18:53,967 --> 00:18:56,135 to fight COVID is with freedom 496 00:18:56,236 --> 00:18:57,971 and ICU beds, 497 00:18:58,071 --> 00:19:00,240 but we ran out because of all the COVID. 498 00:19:00,340 --> 00:19:01,908 Pew, pew, pew, pew, pew! 499 00:19:02,008 --> 00:19:03,176 (gunshot) 500 00:19:03,276 --> 00:19:05,178 And maybe some Texas haters will say 501 00:19:05,278 --> 00:19:08,648 that Abbott didn't do enough to suppress COVID cases. 502 00:19:08,748 --> 00:19:10,483 Well, sorry. He was too busy 503 00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:12,485 trying to suppress something else. 504 00:19:12,585 --> 00:19:15,521 NEWSMAN: If enacted, the Texas voting legislation would end 505 00:19:15,622 --> 00:19:17,824 drive-thru and 24-hour voting, 506 00:19:17,924 --> 00:19:21,094 including prohibiting Sunday voting before 1:00 p.m., 507 00:19:21,194 --> 00:19:24,397 which critics say unfairly impacts Black voters. 508 00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:25,665 What's at stake then? 509 00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:29,369 Effectively, the voting rights of Black Texans. 510 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:31,537 Did somebody say steak? 511 00:19:33,239 --> 00:19:34,374 Mmm. 512 00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:36,009 (gunshot) 513 00:19:36,109 --> 00:19:38,211 That's right, you other bitch-ass states. 514 00:19:38,311 --> 00:19:39,979 Everything is bigger in Texas, 515 00:19:40,079 --> 00:19:43,383 especially the lines to vote in Black communities. 516 00:19:43,516 --> 00:19:45,118 And if you're one of those wimp states 517 00:19:45,218 --> 00:19:47,253 who say, "Oh, there's no such thing as voter fraud," 518 00:19:47,353 --> 00:19:49,656 why don't you put your money where your mouth is? 519 00:19:49,756 --> 00:19:53,059 Because Texas did. 520 00:19:53,159 --> 00:19:54,694 Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a Trump ally, 521 00:19:54,794 --> 00:19:57,530 had promised to pay up to a million dollars 522 00:19:57,630 --> 00:20:01,601 if anyone came forward with examples of voter fraud, 523 00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:03,736 fraud, he said, that existed with no evidence. 524 00:20:03,836 --> 00:20:06,205 And he's now made the first payout. 525 00:20:06,306 --> 00:20:08,841 But, in an ironic and expensive twist, 526 00:20:08,942 --> 00:20:12,712 it was fraud being committed on behalf of Republicans. 527 00:20:12,812 --> 00:20:15,481 So here is the first check for $25,000. 528 00:20:15,582 --> 00:20:17,483 It went to a poll worker in Pennsylvania 529 00:20:17,584 --> 00:20:20,753 who reported a Republican who voted twice. 530 00:20:20,853 --> 00:20:23,356 Yeah, see? That totally proved his point. 531 00:20:23,489 --> 00:20:27,560 In kind of the way that was the exact opposite of his point. 532 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:29,596 And the best part of this Texas bounty story? 533 00:20:29,696 --> 00:20:34,334 It's not even the only Texas bounty story from 2021. 534 00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:37,604 Let's lasso in that second bounty story now. 535 00:20:41,507 --> 00:20:44,510 Aw, shit, that's the third TV this week. 536 00:20:44,611 --> 00:20:46,613 Just play the clip. 537 00:20:46,713 --> 00:20:49,782 The nation's most restrictive abortion law is now in effect 538 00:20:49,882 --> 00:20:53,586 in Texas after the Supreme Court ignored a request to block it. 539 00:20:53,686 --> 00:20:56,956 The measure bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy 540 00:20:57,056 --> 00:21:00,526 and makes no exceptions for incest or rape. 541 00:21:00,627 --> 00:21:02,562 What's unique about this law is that it's enforced 542 00:21:02,662 --> 00:21:04,230 by private parties, not by government officials. 543 00:21:04,330 --> 00:21:07,300 That means private citizens can sue anyone 544 00:21:07,467 --> 00:21:09,469 who aids or abets an unlawful abortion, 545 00:21:09,502 --> 00:21:11,471 from the doctors who perform them 546 00:21:11,537 --> 00:21:14,741 to drivers who take women to the clinic. 547 00:21:14,841 --> 00:21:17,343 Okay, this law may be horrible for women, 548 00:21:17,477 --> 00:21:21,180 but you got to admit, it's great for the wanted poster industry. 549 00:21:21,281 --> 00:21:23,616 And that's, like, 90% of Texas's economy. 550 00:21:23,716 --> 00:21:25,985 And say what you want, but what other state 551 00:21:26,085 --> 00:21:27,520 would have had the balls 552 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:30,223 to turn their entire population into snitches? 553 00:21:30,323 --> 00:21:32,392 Not Rhode Island. 554 00:21:32,492 --> 00:21:33,793 [bleep] you, Rhode Island. 555 00:21:33,893 --> 00:21:36,696 The fact is, Texas was a powerhouse all year long, 556 00:21:36,796 --> 00:21:40,066 even when they didn't have power in their house. 557 00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:41,401 Millions in Texas tonight 558 00:21:41,501 --> 00:21:44,037 are living a freezing nightmare without power, 559 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:46,105 huddled against subfreezing temperatures. 560 00:21:46,205 --> 00:21:48,141 NEWSMAN: Nowhere is harder hit than Texas, 561 00:21:48,241 --> 00:21:50,810 where more than three million homes and businesses 562 00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:52,612 are without power and heat. 563 00:21:52,712 --> 00:21:55,848 The electrical grid simply can't handle the demand. 564 00:21:55,949 --> 00:21:57,550 Texas is on its own power grid, 565 00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:59,352 and that has a lot of people asking 566 00:21:59,452 --> 00:22:02,889 why was the state that's known to produce energy 567 00:22:02,989 --> 00:22:05,892 so unprepared for this crisis? 568 00:22:05,992 --> 00:22:09,062 That's right. Thanks to Texas's independent power grid, 569 00:22:09,162 --> 00:22:11,898 the energy capital of America had no energy. 570 00:22:11,998 --> 00:22:12,966 This past year, 571 00:22:13,066 --> 00:22:15,301 Texas was even number one at irony. 572 00:22:15,468 --> 00:22:17,737 Pipes were bursting. Cell phone towers were down. 573 00:22:17,837 --> 00:22:20,607 People couldn't even put gas into their horsies. 574 00:22:20,707 --> 00:22:23,109 But who cares? Here in Texas, 575 00:22:23,209 --> 00:22:26,980 we're so tough, we don't even need electricity. 576 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,382 (screams) Oh, God! 577 00:22:29,482 --> 00:22:32,852 Somebody, please help! I-I don't want to die a virgin! 578 00:22:34,554 --> 00:22:37,991 Oh. Oh, I'm a... Hey. Um... 579 00:22:38,091 --> 00:22:41,494 The point is as epic as 2021 was for Texas, 580 00:22:41,561 --> 00:22:43,162 it was also a tough time. 581 00:22:43,263 --> 00:22:46,933 And when things got tough, the Ted Cruzs got going. 582 00:22:47,033 --> 00:22:49,602 NEWSWOMAN: Republican senator from Texas Ted Cruz 583 00:22:49,702 --> 00:22:52,472 faces growing backlash for leaving his home state 584 00:22:52,572 --> 00:22:53,907 and flying to Cancún 585 00:22:54,007 --> 00:22:55,942 while Texans were dealing with this crisis. 586 00:22:56,042 --> 00:22:57,577 NEWSWOMAN 2: The embattled Texas senator 587 00:22:57,677 --> 00:23:00,246 first claimed he was merely escorting his family 588 00:23:00,346 --> 00:23:03,049 to Cancún for a vacation and coming right back. 589 00:23:03,149 --> 00:23:05,818 But leaked texts from his wife, Heidi, 590 00:23:05,919 --> 00:23:08,121 appear to show the entire Cruz family 591 00:23:08,221 --> 00:23:10,757 was planning to stay in Mexico through the weekend 592 00:23:10,857 --> 00:23:12,592 to escape the bitter cold 593 00:23:12,692 --> 00:23:15,295 wreaking havoc in Texas. 594 00:23:15,461 --> 00:23:17,030 That's right. Here in the Wild West, 595 00:23:17,130 --> 00:23:19,666 you either die or you ride off into the sunset. 596 00:23:19,766 --> 00:23:22,201 And Ted Cruz rode off into the sunset 597 00:23:22,302 --> 00:23:24,270 while people in his state died. 598 00:23:24,370 --> 00:23:25,905 He's the ultimate Texan, 599 00:23:26,005 --> 00:23:29,042 which is why I got to take my hat off to you, Ted Cruz. 600 00:23:31,644 --> 00:23:33,346 Uh-oh. Another power outage. 601 00:23:33,479 --> 00:23:35,148 That's my cue to skedaddle. 602 00:23:35,248 --> 00:23:37,784 Fare-thee-well, 2021. 603 00:23:37,884 --> 00:23:41,254 Uh, I will see you next year 604 00:23:41,354 --> 00:23:43,056 in Cancún. 605 00:23:45,625 --> 00:23:47,594 Yeehaw! 606 00:23:47,694 --> 00:23:48,895 Thank you so much for that, Ronny. All right, 607 00:23:48,995 --> 00:23:50,463 when we come back, Mahershala Ali 608 00:23:50,563 --> 00:23:51,998 will be joining me right here in the studio. 609 00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:53,299 You don't want to miss it. 610 00:23:54,868 --> 00:23:56,002 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 611 00:23:56,102 --> 00:23:57,203 My guest tonight is award-winning actor 612 00:23:57,304 --> 00:23:58,738 and producer Mahershala Ali. 613 00:23:58,838 --> 00:24:01,374 He's here to talk about his brand-new film, Swan Song. 614 00:24:01,474 --> 00:24:03,510 ♪ ♪ 615 00:24:07,614 --> 00:24:09,582 Molecularly regenerated. 616 00:24:09,683 --> 00:24:12,919 Mapped to your DNA. 617 00:24:13,019 --> 00:24:17,590 Cameron Turner to the molecule. 618 00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:30,637 -Mahershala Ali, welcome back to the show. -Yes. 619 00:24:30,737 --> 00:24:32,706 -Thanks for having me. -You know, you are 620 00:24:32,806 --> 00:24:34,741 not just one of my favorite human beings, 621 00:24:34,841 --> 00:24:36,776 one of favorite actors, but you're also one 622 00:24:36,876 --> 00:24:39,446 of the-the most calming forces in my life. 623 00:24:39,546 --> 00:24:41,781 -I'll take that. Uh, thank you. -Yeah. 624 00:24:41,881 --> 00:24:43,817 I was thinking about that today 625 00:24:43,917 --> 00:24:45,118 -before the interview. I was like... -Thank you. 626 00:24:45,218 --> 00:24:46,753 "I don't think I know anybody..." 627 00:24:46,853 --> 00:24:47,988 Like, if I was in a plane crash, 628 00:24:48,088 --> 00:24:49,489 -which I wouldn't want to be... -Right. 629 00:24:49,589 --> 00:24:52,225 ...I would hope to be in that with you because I feel 630 00:24:52,325 --> 00:24:54,294 you would be the ultimate calm. I've never seen you panic. 631 00:24:54,394 --> 00:24:55,996 -We could die calmly together. -Yeah, just calmly. 632 00:24:56,096 --> 00:24:57,664 I feel like you would look over at me, and you'd be like, 633 00:24:57,764 --> 00:24:59,332 -"Well, Trevor, it's over." -This is it. 634 00:24:59,432 --> 00:25:01,034 -This is it. -(laughing) You know what I mean? 635 00:25:01,134 --> 00:25:02,636 -Oh. -You've just got that calming spirit. 636 00:25:02,736 --> 00:25:04,070 -Welcome back to the show. -Thank you. Thank you. 637 00:25:04,170 --> 00:25:05,772 -Good to be here, man. Yeah. -Yeah, man, the last time 638 00:25:05,872 --> 00:25:07,774 you were here, you... I mean, you were just on your way 639 00:25:07,874 --> 00:25:10,043 to one the most successful journeys of all time. 640 00:25:10,143 --> 00:25:11,878 Since the last time you've been on the show, 641 00:25:11,911 --> 00:25:15,148 you have won-- what is it-- two Oscars, an Emmy, a Golden Globe. 642 00:25:15,248 --> 00:25:16,783 You know, whether it's House of Cards, 643 00:25:16,883 --> 00:25:19,219 whether it's True Detective, whether it's been Moonlight, 644 00:25:19,319 --> 00:25:21,988 everything you have touched has turned to gold. 645 00:25:22,088 --> 00:25:23,790 -You know, it's been a whirlwind. -Yeah. 646 00:25:23,890 --> 00:25:25,325 And I want to know what it's been like for you. 647 00:25:25,425 --> 00:25:26,526 We've enjoyed watching you. 648 00:25:26,626 --> 00:25:27,894 -Yeah. -What has it been like for you? 649 00:25:27,927 --> 00:25:29,396 Well, hearing you say it all, 650 00:25:29,496 --> 00:25:31,197 it's just a great reminder to be grateful. 651 00:25:31,297 --> 00:25:36,102 -Yeah. -You know, um, I... I have had an opportunity 652 00:25:36,202 --> 00:25:39,706 to work on some amazing projects with amazing people. 653 00:25:39,806 --> 00:25:41,608 Wonderful actors. 654 00:25:41,708 --> 00:25:45,812 And that's the... that-that has been the dream for me. 655 00:25:45,912 --> 00:25:48,348 Um, and this moment, specifically, 656 00:25:48,448 --> 00:25:52,285 all of that building up, to an opportunity to... 657 00:25:52,385 --> 00:25:55,021 -to play this role and lead a film... -Right. 658 00:25:55,121 --> 00:26:00,193 and work opposite of Naomie Harris and Glenn Close and... 659 00:26:00,293 --> 00:26:02,762 It's pretty phenomenal, you know? 660 00:26:02,862 --> 00:26:03,930 I feel very blessed. 661 00:26:04,030 --> 00:26:06,900 When you looked at creating this story, 662 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:08,902 -you know, it's one thing to act in a film, -Yeah. 663 00:26:09,002 --> 00:26:10,570 it's one thing to be part of the cast, 664 00:26:10,670 --> 00:26:13,106 but that extra weight that comes with being the producer, 665 00:26:13,206 --> 00:26:15,275 that extra weight that comes with being, really, 666 00:26:15,375 --> 00:26:16,943 -Mm. -the force behind the movie, 667 00:26:17,043 --> 00:26:19,245 like, did that add more pressure to you, 668 00:26:19,346 --> 00:26:21,481 or did you enjoy the creative power 669 00:26:21,581 --> 00:26:23,416 that it gave you over the project? 670 00:26:23,516 --> 00:26:25,385 You know what, I don't think it added more pressure, 671 00:26:25,485 --> 00:26:28,655 because I feel that pressure without the power anyway. 672 00:26:28,755 --> 00:26:31,558 -Oh, okay. -So you feel that... 673 00:26:31,658 --> 00:26:33,893 you feel... you feel that there's decisions being made 674 00:26:33,994 --> 00:26:35,729 and the film is gonna be impacted, 675 00:26:35,895 --> 00:26:37,964 you're gonna be impacted personally as an actor, 676 00:26:38,064 --> 00:26:41,067 however this turns out, without the producer's title 677 00:26:41,167 --> 00:26:43,670 and without the influence of a producer. 678 00:26:43,770 --> 00:26:46,239 So at least, when you have the title 679 00:26:46,339 --> 00:26:48,408 and you have a seat at the table, 680 00:26:48,508 --> 00:26:50,510 -Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. -uh, there's a opportunity 681 00:26:50,610 --> 00:26:53,580 for you to make that pressure more active. 682 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,216 And you can say: Hey, I think we should maybe, 683 00:26:56,316 --> 00:26:59,119 you know, think about this person in that position. 684 00:26:59,219 --> 00:27:02,188 -Right, right, right. -Or: What are we doing about... 685 00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:04,991 you know, uh, the sound cue or the edit 686 00:27:05,091 --> 00:27:07,527 or whatever, like, any of those ideas 687 00:27:07,627 --> 00:27:10,463 that pop up where you may have to sit in a theater 688 00:27:10,563 --> 00:27:12,866 and watch it and feel like, "Ah, that could have been different," 689 00:27:12,932 --> 00:27:15,435 in the process of making the film, you have a voice... 690 00:27:15,535 --> 00:27:17,537 -there now. -You've used the voice well, man. 691 00:27:17,637 --> 00:27:19,572 -Swan Song is fantastic. -Thank you. Thank you. 692 00:27:19,673 --> 00:27:21,408 Like, I'm a big fan of sci-fi. 693 00:27:21,508 --> 00:27:23,043 I'm a big fan of, you know, the thrillers, 694 00:27:23,143 --> 00:27:24,744 or the ideas that come with them. 695 00:27:24,878 --> 00:27:27,080 And this movie, it felt like it was taking me 696 00:27:27,180 --> 00:27:29,649 on multiple journeys, and it felt like an allegory 697 00:27:29,749 --> 00:27:31,718 about life and family as a whole, you know? 698 00:27:31,885 --> 00:27:33,987 -Yeah. -I don't spoil this for people, 699 00:27:34,087 --> 00:27:37,757 but you play a man who receives a terminal diagnosis, 700 00:27:37,891 --> 00:27:40,660 -Yeah. -and his life is ostensibly over. 701 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,363 -Yeah. -But he has the opportunity and the choice 702 00:27:43,463 --> 00:27:45,632 to decide whether or not to just go out, 703 00:27:45,732 --> 00:27:47,300 -Yeah. -or to clone himself 704 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,302 so his family doesn't have to go through that suffering. 705 00:27:49,402 --> 00:27:50,670 -Yes. -I mean, the premise is insane, 706 00:27:50,770 --> 00:27:54,240 -but it speaks to, like, larger concepts of life. -Yeah. 707 00:27:54,341 --> 00:27:55,475 It does. It does. 708 00:27:55,575 --> 00:27:57,377 And... And it's a very... 709 00:27:57,477 --> 00:27:58,845 That's what drew me to the project, 710 00:27:58,878 --> 00:28:01,381 was this... the premise and the dilemma. 711 00:28:01,481 --> 00:28:04,417 But I think what really kind of locked me in 712 00:28:04,517 --> 00:28:06,486 was just how human the story felt. 713 00:28:06,586 --> 00:28:10,623 -Yeah. -And the fact that it was in the not too distant future, 714 00:28:10,724 --> 00:28:13,460 so all of the tech and the sci-fi of it all 715 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:15,028 is very, very relatable, 716 00:28:15,128 --> 00:28:18,398 and it didn't get in the way of-of the human issue, 717 00:28:18,498 --> 00:28:20,100 -the human dilemma. -Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. 718 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,102 Um, and, so... 719 00:28:22,202 --> 00:28:23,703 And-and it's funny. 720 00:28:23,870 --> 00:28:27,007 So, just going throughout this journey with this character, 721 00:28:27,107 --> 00:28:28,875 you kind of get to a point at the end of it 722 00:28:28,908 --> 00:28:31,111 where you go like, "Well, what is the answer in all this? 723 00:28:31,211 --> 00:28:32,412 Is it just to clone yourself?" 724 00:28:32,512 --> 00:28:34,881 And I... And I think, you know, 725 00:28:34,914 --> 00:28:37,417 for me, what I ended up walking away from with it 726 00:28:37,517 --> 00:28:40,387 is that... is that it's about being as present as possible 727 00:28:40,487 --> 00:28:42,122 in the life that we have 728 00:28:42,222 --> 00:28:44,758 and-and trying our best to... 729 00:28:44,891 --> 00:28:46,893 to meet the potential that's in us 730 00:28:46,993 --> 00:28:48,628 and-and to wake that up. You know? 731 00:28:48,728 --> 00:28:50,797 We don't have to necessarily have a death sentence, 732 00:28:50,897 --> 00:28:53,833 um, or be aware of this ticking clock 733 00:28:53,900 --> 00:28:55,835 -to-to wake up our potential. -Yeah. 734 00:28:55,902 --> 00:28:58,238 You know, when I... When I was watching the film, 735 00:28:58,338 --> 00:29:01,007 I couldn't help thinking about some of the conversations 736 00:29:01,107 --> 00:29:02,676 I've had with you and some of the things 737 00:29:02,842 --> 00:29:05,245 I've heard you say in and around time 738 00:29:05,345 --> 00:29:07,180 and how we spend it as human beings. 739 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,883 I remember one of the things that stuck with me the most 740 00:29:09,983 --> 00:29:12,752 is just as your-your star was shooting, 741 00:29:12,852 --> 00:29:14,721 just as your name was buzzing everywhere, 742 00:29:14,854 --> 00:29:16,923 you very clearly stated 743 00:29:17,023 --> 00:29:20,393 that, "Hey, I'm-I'm also trying to win an Oscar with my family." 744 00:29:20,493 --> 00:29:22,062 To me, the real definition of success 745 00:29:22,162 --> 00:29:24,864 is-is being able to be... 746 00:29:24,898 --> 00:29:27,200 to be whole in every aspect of your life. 747 00:29:27,300 --> 00:29:28,668 -Right, right, right. -So, I think the career thing 748 00:29:28,768 --> 00:29:31,204 that everybody sees is beautiful and-and amazing and shiny, 749 00:29:31,304 --> 00:29:33,673 but it's... You got to be... 750 00:29:33,773 --> 00:29:35,475 What are the other parts of yourself 751 00:29:35,575 --> 00:29:37,777 that-that you have to be fulfilled in? 752 00:29:37,877 --> 00:29:40,347 And who are the other people that need to know your presence? 753 00:29:40,447 --> 00:29:42,582 And, to me, that is... that is success. 754 00:29:42,682 --> 00:29:45,785 So, it-it doesn't necessarily come with a trophy. 755 00:29:45,885 --> 00:29:48,321 You know? But it-it does come in that fulfillment. 756 00:29:48,421 --> 00:29:49,889 I honestly love the journey that you're on, 757 00:29:49,990 --> 00:29:51,891 you know, because it... it's wonderful to watch, 758 00:29:51,958 --> 00:29:53,360 and it seems like you're enjoying it, as well, 759 00:29:53,460 --> 00:29:54,661 whether it's fashion, 760 00:29:54,828 --> 00:29:56,329 you know, whether it's movies or television, 761 00:29:56,429 --> 00:29:58,264 -behind the camera, in front of the camera. -Yeah. 762 00:29:58,365 --> 00:30:00,166 I'm not gonna lie, one of my favorite-- 763 00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:01,701 just favorite things of all time 764 00:30:01,835 --> 00:30:03,303 -was seeing that you're gonna play Blade. -Yeah. 765 00:30:03,403 --> 00:30:04,971 That, that, for me-- 766 00:30:05,071 --> 00:30:07,073 You know, Blade-- I don't know about you, 767 00:30:07,173 --> 00:30:09,843 but Blade was easily one of my favorite movies of all time. 768 00:30:09,876 --> 00:30:11,044 Yeah, it was great. 769 00:30:11,144 --> 00:30:12,712 -It was great. -And then I saw you, and I was like, 770 00:30:12,846 --> 00:30:16,182 -"Of course! The man was made for the role." -Yeah. 771 00:30:16,282 --> 00:30:17,384 And Wesley. 772 00:30:17,484 --> 00:30:18,652 -Obviously. Just... -No, but, I mean, yes. 773 00:30:18,752 --> 00:30:20,220 But, I mean, you-- it seems like the natural... 774 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:22,555 No, no. Just meaning, like, about what was great about it 775 00:30:22,656 --> 00:30:25,125 was just seeing Wesley do his thing 776 00:30:25,225 --> 00:30:28,061 and-and introduce that character to the world 777 00:30:28,161 --> 00:30:29,763 and-and to see the things 778 00:30:29,863 --> 00:30:33,066 -that have-have spawned off from it. -Right. 779 00:30:33,166 --> 00:30:37,103 You know? So, um, yeah, I'm, uh... 780 00:30:37,203 --> 00:30:40,273 I-I just really appreciate 781 00:30:40,373 --> 00:30:42,976 the love and care and energy 782 00:30:43,076 --> 00:30:44,577 -that goes into those projects. -Yeah. 783 00:30:44,678 --> 00:30:46,446 -Yeah. -That goes into the Marvel projects. 784 00:30:46,546 --> 00:30:48,048 Are you excited to kick people? 785 00:30:48,148 --> 00:30:50,583 -(laughs) Yes. I'm excited to... -You don't kick many people 786 00:30:50,684 --> 00:30:52,018 -in your movies. -I don't get to kick people in the movies. 787 00:30:52,118 --> 00:30:53,620 -I'm always doing a drama where... -Exactly. 788 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:55,822 -Where there isn't-- there isn't kicking or punching. -I mean, 789 00:30:55,855 --> 00:30:57,524 -there's gonna be some kicking. -There's gonna be some kicking. 790 00:30:57,624 --> 00:30:58,825 -You know what I'm saying? -There's gonna be some kicking. 791 00:30:58,892 --> 00:30:59,993 I feel like this will be, like, a moment 792 00:31:00,093 --> 00:31:01,928 where Mahershala gets to be like, "Oh, 793 00:31:02,028 --> 00:31:04,297 I haven't kicked people in a while in my life. This..." 794 00:31:04,397 --> 00:31:06,633 -(laughs) -I'm ready to kick somebody. 795 00:31:06,733 --> 00:31:08,835 Yeah, you-- When do you start the training and when-- 796 00:31:08,868 --> 00:31:10,904 -'Cause I know that's such a long process. -Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 797 00:31:11,004 --> 00:31:13,073 -Have you started yet? -We're in pro-- We're-we're in process. 798 00:31:13,173 --> 00:31:15,575 -And are you-- are you good with it? Are you... -(stammers) 799 00:31:15,675 --> 00:31:17,677 -I better get good at it. I'm-I'm... -I'm-I'm pr-- 800 00:31:17,844 --> 00:31:19,879 -If you give me a sword... -Yes. 801 00:31:19,980 --> 00:31:22,849 ...I'm not good but I look good. 802 00:31:22,916 --> 00:31:24,451 -Okay. Okay. -You know what I'm-- So what I used to do 803 00:31:24,551 --> 00:31:25,552 as a kid is I'll take-- I'd take the sword. 804 00:31:25,652 --> 00:31:26,953 'Cause you're gonna have to-- This move 805 00:31:27,053 --> 00:31:28,321 -is the most important move with the sword. -Yes. Yes. 806 00:31:28,421 --> 00:31:30,590 That thing. Right? Yeah, and then I would do that. 807 00:31:30,690 --> 00:31:32,459 And then I would always, like, smash things in the house 808 00:31:32,559 --> 00:31:35,295 and my mom would-- but my mom would say, "You looked good, 809 00:31:35,395 --> 00:31:36,596 -and then you messed my shit up." -Yes. 810 00:31:36,696 --> 00:31:38,031 -Got you. -But I looked good just before that moment. 811 00:31:38,131 --> 00:31:39,332 -You know what I'm saying? -Got you. We'll put you 812 00:31:39,432 --> 00:31:40,934 -in an empty space. -This is what I'm talking about. 813 00:31:41,034 --> 00:31:42,102 -Nothing to smash. -This is why you're a producer, 814 00:31:42,202 --> 00:31:43,937 -Mahershala Ali. -Just green screens around. 815 00:31:44,037 --> 00:31:45,138 This is what I'm talking about-- 816 00:31:45,238 --> 00:31:46,506 finding a way to make the actor shine. 817 00:31:46,606 --> 00:31:48,041 Yo, man, thank you for joining me on the show. 818 00:31:48,141 --> 00:31:49,909 -Thank you, brother. -Thank you for blessing us continuously. 819 00:31:50,010 --> 00:31:51,244 -Blessings to you and your family. -Thank you. 820 00:31:51,344 --> 00:31:52,445 -Thank you for having me. -I appreciate you, my dude. 821 00:31:52,545 --> 00:31:53,680 -Appreciate you. -Great seeing you again, man. 822 00:31:53,813 --> 00:31:55,081 -Yes, great seeing you. -All right, people, 823 00:31:55,181 --> 00:31:57,651 Swan Song will premiere in U.S. theaters 824 00:31:57,817 --> 00:32:00,487 and globally on Apple TV+ on December 17. 825 00:32:00,587 --> 00:32:02,355 You want to watch it. Trust me. You want to watch this thing. 826 00:32:02,455 --> 00:32:03,623 All right, we're gonna take a quick break, 827 00:32:03,723 --> 00:32:05,992 but we'll be right back after this. 828 00:32:06,092 --> 00:32:07,093 Yeah, man, always a pleasure. 829 00:32:07,193 --> 00:32:08,128 -Thank you, Trevor. -For real, man. 830 00:32:11,114 --> 00:32:12,548 Well, that's our show for tonight, but, before we go, 831 00:32:12,649 --> 00:32:15,585 a quick reminder-- The Daily Show has a new podcast 832 00:32:15,685 --> 00:32:17,754 called Beyond the Scenes, 833 00:32:17,854 --> 00:32:19,656 where Roy Wood Jr. and special guests 834 00:32:19,756 --> 00:32:22,325 go deeper into the topics that we cover on the show 835 00:32:22,425 --> 00:32:24,661 and discuss how the show gets made. 836 00:32:24,761 --> 00:32:26,562 Basically, you know how when you order a milkshake, 837 00:32:26,663 --> 00:32:28,731 they sometimes give you that extra cup on the side 838 00:32:28,831 --> 00:32:30,266 with more milkshake in it? 839 00:32:30,366 --> 00:32:32,669 Well, that's Beyond the Scenes. Yeah. 840 00:32:32,769 --> 00:32:35,371 So go listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts. 841 00:32:35,471 --> 00:32:37,607 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there, 842 00:32:37,707 --> 00:32:39,342 get your vaccine and, remember, 843 00:32:39,442 --> 00:32:41,244 if you're watching this show, 844 00:32:41,344 --> 00:32:45,081 you are part of the unlucky group being laid off. 845 00:32:45,181 --> 00:32:47,717 I just hope I don't cry. (sniffles) 846 00:32:47,817 --> 00:32:49,986 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 847 00:32:50,086 --> 00:32:51,621 That was so hard for me. 848 00:32:51,721 --> 00:32:53,756 (scream singing) 849 00:32:55,558 --> 00:32:57,860 -Just move out of my way, man. -I'm-I'm not in your way. 850 00:32:57,961 --> 00:32:59,629 Let-let me tell y'all something right now. 851 00:32:59,729 --> 00:33:01,364 Just on my single box. 852 00:33:01,464 --> 00:33:03,099 -I don't want to hear that! -♪ ♪ 853 00:33:03,199 --> 00:33:05,501 From Julius Randle! 854 00:33:05,601 --> 00:33:07,370 With all due respect, shut the hell up! 855 00:33:07,470 --> 00:33:08,771 I don't want to hear that! 856 00:33:08,871 --> 00:33:10,740 I watched this game last night! 857 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:14,077 Let me be very, very clear about what I'm about to say. 858 00:33:14,177 --> 00:33:16,045 I was actually proud of the Knicks. 859 00:33:16,145 --> 00:33:18,848 All you do is play basketball! 860 00:33:18,948 --> 00:33:20,416 That's your only job! 861 00:33:20,516 --> 00:33:22,418 You can't get a damn left hand? 862 00:33:22,518 --> 00:33:24,053 It ain't Brooklyn!