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Does anybody here
celebrate winter?
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-MAN: Boo!
-Yeah?
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I noticed a lot
of people complaining.
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I always find this amusing.
I don't know why.
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I feel like Americans do this
more than anyone.
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A lot of people complaining
that the weather isn't
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what it's supposed to be.
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Like, literally,
people today were like,
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"It's, like... it's, like,
60 degrees outside.
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This is not winter in New York.
This is not."
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Then I'm like, "Are you...
are you complaining?"
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And people are always like,
"It's not... Yeah.
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It's not supposed to be this."
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I'm like,
"Yeah, but who-who said?"
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Do you know what I mean?
It's, like, a weird thing.
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Like, people are like,
"It wasn't supposed to rain."
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Is your mom Mother Nature?
Who...?
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Like, who gives you this?
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'Cause people... And then,
and then, this was really fun.
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So, in the office,
people were arguing today.
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They were like, "Oh,
could this be the beginning
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"like, of people getting used
to climate change?
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"Like, New York is supposed
to be freezing cold
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"at this time of the year,
but it's not.
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"And then, could that mean
that, like,
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"summer just stops having snow?
And what would that mean?
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Could you still have Christmas?"
And I was like,
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"You do realize
half of the world
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has a sunny Christmas, right?"
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It's, like, a thing.
It's normal.
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Like, where I'm from,
Santa can wear shorts.
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It's optional. In fact, like,
most of the time when I...
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When I was growing up, and I saw
the way he was dressed,
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I was like, "Yo, this guy, just
Juicy Couture all the time?"
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-(laughter) -It seems like
a very strange clothing choice.
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I was like, "Yo, my man's
out here in velour suits."
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The nice thing about having
a summer Christmas for Americans
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is you get to bring back all
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of your controversial Christmas
songs. You realize that.
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Like...
♪ Baby, it's cold... ♪
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Now, it's not cold.
She can leave.
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-(laughter)
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We never had that problem
in South Africa.
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In South Africa,
it was just like,
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♪ Baby, it's warm ♪
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♪ Okay, I'm going now. ♪
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ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from
the heart of Times Square
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in New York City,
the only city in America, it's
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The Daily Show.
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Tonight-- Olympics boycott,
sort of,
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Texas does it all this year,
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and Mahershala Ali.
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This is The Daily Show
with Trevor Noah.
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Hey,
what's going on, everybody?
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Welcome to The Daily Show.
I'm Trevor Noah.
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And joining me
for today's headlines is
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my very good friend
Roy wood, Jr.
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What's going on, Roy?
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South Africa,
what's going on with you, man?
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Oh, man,
so good to see you, man.
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-This is nice.
-You, too, man.
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I got Christmas spirit.
Make sure you give me a gift.
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Wow. I've never heard anybody
say it like that, but okay.
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-Yeah.
-Yeah, Merry Christmas to...
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That's what we do over here--
give gifts.
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Yeah, but I mean, normally,
people would say like,
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"Ah, Christmas spirit.
I have a gift for you."
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And now you-you want me
to give...
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I need to see what your gift is
first, and then,
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you know, then I go from there.
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This is one hell of a spirit.
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In Africa, we just say
"Those are demons."
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All right, let's jump
right into today headlines.
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♪ ♪
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We kick things off with Omicron,
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the reason you need to adjust
your 2022 mask budget.
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The new variant has now been
found in 17 American states.
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Yeah, and honestly,
by the time you see this,
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it'll probably be up to,
like, 80 states.
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Now, there is some good news.
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Dr. Fauci says
that while it's still too early
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to know for sure, it looks like
Omicron spreads more easily
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than Delta,
but may be less severe.
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Yeah. Which means COVID might
have watered itself down
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so it could reach more people.
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Like the Ice Cube
of corona variants.
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And that would be amazing
if it's true.
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I mean, like, if COVID just
made people sick
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instead of killing them, I mean,
that would be a game changer.
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You know, it's still not great,
but it's better.
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Imagine if Freddy Krueger
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started giving teenagers
diarrhea
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instead of killing them.
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That's a major improvement
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and a really weird movie.
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Don't you get it, man?
If you poop in your dreams,
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you poop in your bed.
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I guess I'll just
wash the sheets?
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Oh, yeah, it's gonna be
a whole laundry day.
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Still, even if that turns out
to be true,
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nobody wants another big wave of
COVID cases. Nobody wants that.
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Which is why today,
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced
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that New York City will be
the first city in the country
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to require all private employees
to be vaccinated.
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Yeah, which means
you can feel better now knowing
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that the guy selling you your
fake vaccine card on the corner,
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well, he's also gonna
to be vaccinated.
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And thanks to fears of Omicron,
there's now a surge in demand
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for vaccines
all over the world.
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Although, not for everyone.
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A dentist in Italy
is in hot water for trying
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to get his COVID vaccine
in a fake arm, and...
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NEWSWOMAN 2:
He turned up for the shot
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with a fake arm
covering his real arm,
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hoping
the nurse wouldn't notice.
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But when the nurse
rolled up his sleeve,
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she found the skin rubbery,
cold and the pigment too light.
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(Bua speaking
foreign language)
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TRANSLATOR:
He gave me a half smile
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and asked me to pretend
I didn't know anything
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and to give him
the vaccine anyway.
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And I realized that he
was wearing a silicon bodysuit.
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The silicon bodysuit
the nurse is talking about
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would have looked
something like this.
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There are several of them
online for sale.
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(chuckles):
So wait, so wait.
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This dude just put on
a fake suit,
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like he was starring
in House of Gucci,
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and then he thought that
that would fool a nurse?
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My man, nurses put needles
in arms all day.
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They know what a real arm
feels like.
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Like, if a nurse feels
cold, rubbery skin,
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they're definitely going to be
like, "Wait a minute,
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I already gave Mitch McConnell
his shot. Who are you?"
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Not to mention this is Italy--
that is the hardest place
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to pull off a fake arm.
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'Ey! How come-a you
not moving your hands around
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when you talk?
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Ah, I'm-a one of those Italians
who doesn't-a do that.
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I let my mouth do the talking.
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Ah. There is no such-a thing.
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Look, man, to be fair, guys,
you can't be that mad
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at a dentist
for lying to a doctor.
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I mean, how many times have you
gone to your dentist and said:
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Oh, yeah, I definitely floss,
many times a day.
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He learned it from us,
you know what I mean?
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I got to say this, though, man.
I respect the ingenuity.
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These people are getting
more and more creative.
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These folks have come a long way
from drinking bleach.
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-(laughing)
-You've got to respect that.
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You started
with the drinking the bleach,
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then there was a little bit
of the horse medicine,
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and then there was
fake vaccine cards,
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and now my man
just got a whole arm on.
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That is what we need
to start selling, dawg.
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-Fake arms?
-(bleep) yeah, fake arms!
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I don't want
to encourage them, Roy.
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Hell yeah, fake arms-- that
is what we should start selling.
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What do you mean
not encourage them?
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It's money.
It's money to be made.
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People are willing to pay
top doll...
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This man bought a whole
butt naked suit on the Internet
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to keep from getting the shot.
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Y...
(laughing)
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You missing out
on the money, man,
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You know I'm right, though,
you know I'm right.
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-I don't know about that.
-Okay.
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All right,
let's move on from COVID
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to the other big event
that sweeps the whole world.
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The Olympics.
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It's when all the nations
of the world compete
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to see
who has the best steroids.
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They're also a chance
for countries
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to come together in harmony
despite their differences.
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But sometimes
there are some differences
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that are too big to set aside.
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And that's when it's time
to play a new Olympic sport:
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hardball.
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NEWSWOMAN:
Now to more breaking news.
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The U.S. Will not send
any diplomatic representatives
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to the Beijing
2022 Winter Olympics.
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Press secretary
Jen Psaki announced the boycott,
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citing China's ongoing genocide
and human rights abuses.
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In the past, first ladies,
even presidents
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have led the U.S. delegation
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to the Olympics, but this move
by the Biden administration
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will mean no U.S.
government officials attend,
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in protest
of China's human rights abuses.
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American athletes, however, will
still be allowed to compete.
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Wow, wow, wow, wow. That's huge.
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There will be
no American government officials
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at the Olympics.
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Which means
if they want to watch us,
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they'll have to do it
the way the rest of us do:
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by turning on the TV
and then getting bored
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after three minutes
and then turning it off.
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And it's a real shame
that the American officials
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won't be at the Olympics,
because, you realize,
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Kamala Harris was about
to become the first Black woman
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to ever watch a hockey game.
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But, I mean, honestly,
it doesn't surprise me
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that Joe Biden would do this,
doesn't surprise me at all.
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For one thing, he cares deeply
about human rights.
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For another, he's 79 years old.
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He's not about to fly
across 12 time zones
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to watch a bunch of Norwegians
sweep an ice rink.
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That is the one cool reason
to be president, right?
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Most of us, if we
don't want to do something,
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we have to come up
with some lame excuse,
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and then everybody else
shows up and talks
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about how we didn't come,
but if you are president,
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you can just be like:
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Diplomatic boycott!
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No one is allowed to attend
Emily's birthday brunch.
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Now, the reason the U.S.
is doing this diplomatic boycott
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of the Olympics
is to protest China's abuses
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against the Uighurs, right?
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Which is the U.S. government
has declared a genocide.
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And when you think about it,
it's a little weird
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to accuse an Olympic host
of genocide,
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but then still send all of
your athletes to that country.
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I mean, it's genocide.
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At least pull out
the bobsled team.
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'Cause now all are you're doing
is saying:
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You know all our boring people?
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Well, we're not sending them.
That is the punishment.
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Like, if Biden really wanted
to punish China,
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he shouldn't withhold
government officials.
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No. He should send
government official...
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In fact, you know what,
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he should send the ones
nobody can stand.
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Yeah. If you want
to get back at China,
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you have Marjorie Taylor Greene
in the stands.
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"The only way a speed skater
could move that quickly
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is with Jewish magnets!"
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"Uh, okay,
we'll let the Uighurs go.
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Please, just take her back."
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Fir-First off,
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with all this global warming,
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ain't but, like,
six Winter Olympics left.
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They should have gone.
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-(laughs)
-There ain't that many
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Winter Olympics left
in the first place.
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And the bigger question I have
for you, and you might know this
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'cause you-you
more international than me.
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What does a diplomat do?
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They just show up and they go,
"Hey, man, America's good.
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We're good. America.
Make sure you like Amer..."
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-They-they... -That's
essentially a diplomat's job.
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Then they're an influencer.
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They're just
a political influencer.
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That's what you do.
You influence the country.
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Honestly, if you want to make
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the Winter Olympics
more exciting...
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This what they need to do
after that.
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They need to do
the summer events in the winter.
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That's how you get
the Winter Olympics popping.
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I don't know shit
about no bobsled,
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but I love track and field.
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Oh, you the fastest person
on the track?
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Let's add some ice.
See what you do now.
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(laughing)
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I'm-a email the IOC.
You know I'm right.
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-I'm gonna hit 'em up
real quick. -Actually,
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I would want to watch
those Olympics.
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You telling me Michael Phelps
in ice water...
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You telling me
that's not entertaining?
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Michael Phelps in ice water.
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Michael Phelps on ice
is even more entertaining.
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-Just sliding across the...
Just... -(laughing)
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Yeah, right?
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All right,
let's move on to our next story,
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which is about jobs.
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They're how we pass the time
until we die.
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Over the past few months,
more people
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have been quitting their jobs
than ever before.
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But while that's going on,
some people
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are still becoming unemployed
the old-fashioned way
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by getting fired.
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And one CEO
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just came up with a new
and terrible way to do it.
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A web boss had some brutal news
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for more than 900 of his...
of his workers
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who had just joined him
on a Zoom call.
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"You're fired."
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Less than four weeks
from Christmas.
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Dumped via Zoom.
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The mortgage start-up Better.com
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fired nine percent
of the workforce
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in a Zoom call that lasted less
than three minutes.
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Thank you for joining. Um...
292
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I come to you
with not great news.
293
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This is the second time
in my career I'm doing this,
294
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and I do not, do not want
to do this.
295
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The last time I did it, I cried.
296
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Um, this time,
I hope to be stronger.
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If you're on this call,
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you are...
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part of the unlucky group
being laid off.
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Your employment here
is terminated,
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effective immediately.
302
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Okay, first of all,
you can't say,
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"If you're on this call,
you're unlucky enough..."
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Like the call
was an optional thing
305
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and then people
got tricked into it.
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That's some bullshit.
If you're on this call--
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or I'm not on this call--
am I still fired?
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(bleep) out of here, man.
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900 people
getting fired at once.
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That's not a firing,
that's a rapture.
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I mean, a big group firing
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is the most impersonal thing
you can do.
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If you respect an employee,
you should have the decency
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to sit down
and tell them to their face
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why you think they suck.
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And to be fired over Zoom
is especially tough
317
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because, I mean, you can't
storm out all dramatic.
318
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You know?
If you're fired in the office,
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you get to be like, "You'll be
working for me one day!"
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Bang!
321
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But on Zoom,
you have to be like,
322
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"You'll all be working
for me one day!
323
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"Wait, where's the... Leave...
324
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"Leave me... No, that's...
325
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"Gallery view. That's m-mute.
326
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"Am I... Am I gone?
327
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"No. Okay. You'll all be
working for me one day.
328
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"Hold on. Hey, how do I...
329
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"How do I quit the thing?
330
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"How do I... Ah.
331
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"Can Dennis help me with this?
332
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"Can we get Dennis to help me...
I can't...
333
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"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
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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
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made it all about himself,
as well.
338
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"Oh, this is so tough.
339
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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
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"There, there, it's okay.
I am expendable.
343
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I get it. I get it."
344
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I mean, not to mention,
I don't think anyone
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should ever get fired
before Christmas.
346
00:12:57,010 --> 00:12:58,478
You know,
it totally ruins the season.
347
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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
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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
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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
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If you put me on the Zoom
with 900 other people,
364
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I'm-a come fight you.
365
00:13:35,115 --> 00:13:36,617
So you're saying,
if I let you go,
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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.
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00:13:50,664 --> 00:13:52,299
I got to fight you.
373
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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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00:14:34,875 --> 00:14:38,312
drug injection sites
in hope of preventing overdoses.
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00:14:38,412 --> 00:14:41,181
The locations will allow people
to use drugs,
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including heroin, under the care
of medical professionals,
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while giving them access
to treatment.
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00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:48,856
The city says that
the supervised injection sites
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will provide users with a safer
place to administer drugs
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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
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than just injection
happens there.
398
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Addicts are allowed
to smoke crack in the room
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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
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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,
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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."
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00:18:03,483 --> 00:18:06,052
Tonight, Ronny Chieng looks back
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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!