1 00:00:01,244 --> 00:00:02,646 Sex and the City is back, guys. After 20 years, 2 00:00:02,746 --> 00:00:03,813 they've started the revival. 3 00:00:03,914 --> 00:00:05,382 Which is a weird name for a thing, 4 00:00:05,482 --> 00:00:06,650 'cause it sounds like it was dead. 5 00:00:06,750 --> 00:00:08,151 Like, it sounds like all the actors were dead. 6 00:00:08,251 --> 00:00:10,921 And then they were like, "Come on, Sarah Jessica, 7 00:00:11,021 --> 00:00:13,023 "come on, we need a few more seasons. 8 00:00:13,123 --> 00:00:16,159 Come on! Don't leave me now." 9 00:00:16,259 --> 00:00:18,728 But yeah, they've done it, and they're all back together. 10 00:00:18,828 --> 00:00:20,297 Um... 11 00:00:20,397 --> 00:00:22,699 it's just, like, I don't know how I feel about revivals. 12 00:00:22,799 --> 00:00:25,535 Like, part of me goes: This is great, 'cause it's nostalgia. 13 00:00:25,635 --> 00:00:27,237 But then part of me thinks, like, they're just tricking us, 14 00:00:27,337 --> 00:00:28,872 because of nostalgia, do you know what I mean? 15 00:00:28,972 --> 00:00:30,907 Like, we're gonna watch it just because... 16 00:00:31,007 --> 00:00:32,676 it reminds us of something. 17 00:00:32,776 --> 00:00:34,544 Doesn't even have to be the real story. 18 00:00:34,644 --> 00:00:36,146 Like, they could bring back Family Matters, 19 00:00:36,246 --> 00:00:38,048 and it could be, like, space aliens, 20 00:00:38,148 --> 00:00:40,083 and we'd be like: Well, there's no Urkel, 21 00:00:40,183 --> 00:00:42,519 but I'll watch just to see how it ends. 22 00:00:42,619 --> 00:00:46,189 (chuckles) The show brings back memories. 23 00:00:46,289 --> 00:00:47,190 Pshoo! Pshoo! Pshoo! 24 00:00:47,290 --> 00:00:48,625 (alien voice): Did I do that? 25 00:00:48,725 --> 00:00:51,528 It's not the same. It's just not the same. 26 00:00:51,628 --> 00:00:54,164 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from the heart of Times Square 27 00:00:54,264 --> 00:00:56,833 in New York City, the only city in America. 28 00:00:56,933 --> 00:00:59,169 It's The Daily Show. 29 00:00:59,269 --> 00:01:02,639 Tonight, the real Hunger Games, 30 00:01:02,739 --> 00:01:04,975 chef José Andrés, 31 00:01:05,108 --> 00:01:07,744 and Lou Llobell! 32 00:01:07,844 --> 00:01:11,781 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah! 33 00:01:11,882 --> 00:01:13,450 Hey! What's going on, everybody? 34 00:01:13,550 --> 00:01:15,452 Welcome to The Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. 35 00:01:15,552 --> 00:01:18,221 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 36 00:01:18,321 --> 00:01:20,790 ♪ ♪ 37 00:01:20,891 --> 00:01:24,127 We kick things off with a story out of Great Britain, 38 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,897 the country where yas queen originated. 39 00:01:26,997 --> 00:01:29,900 When the COVID pandemic first swept the world in 2020, 40 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,503 the UK was one of the countries that were hardest hit. 41 00:01:33,603 --> 00:01:36,406 And it responded with a national lockdown. 42 00:01:36,506 --> 00:01:38,375 All nonessential stores were closed, 43 00:01:38,475 --> 00:01:40,710 public and private gatherings were banned, 44 00:01:40,810 --> 00:01:43,146 and Meghan and Hairy were forced to socially distance 45 00:01:43,179 --> 00:01:45,148 7,000 miles away. 46 00:01:45,248 --> 00:01:47,551 But now we're learning that some of the people 47 00:01:47,651 --> 00:01:51,855 who imposed the lockdown weren't obeying it themselves. 48 00:01:51,955 --> 00:01:53,957 Boris Johnson is facing fierce criticism this morning. 49 00:01:54,057 --> 00:01:57,160 A leaked video shows senior Downing Street staff 50 00:01:57,193 --> 00:01:58,628 joking about a Christmas party 51 00:01:58,728 --> 00:02:00,430 thrown by the British prime minister 52 00:02:00,530 --> 00:02:03,333 during last year's tier 3 COVID lockdown. 53 00:02:03,433 --> 00:02:05,602 This video shows aides rehearsing for a briefing 54 00:02:05,702 --> 00:02:08,271 four days after the alleged party. 55 00:02:39,236 --> 00:02:40,837 The insensitive remarks were recorded 56 00:02:40,937 --> 00:02:43,273 just days after an alleged Christmas celebration 57 00:02:43,373 --> 00:02:45,942 at 10 Downing Street a year ago, 58 00:02:46,042 --> 00:02:48,411 a time when COVID restrictions in the country 59 00:02:48,511 --> 00:02:49,946 banned such gatherings 60 00:02:50,046 --> 00:02:52,616 and while Britain was battling with overflowing hospitals 61 00:02:52,716 --> 00:02:54,784 and rising COVID deaths. 62 00:02:54,885 --> 00:02:57,621 In Parliament, the prime minister addressed the scandal. 63 00:02:57,721 --> 00:03:01,825 -I was also furious to see that clip. -(jeering) 64 00:03:01,925 --> 00:03:04,094 I have been repeatedly assured 65 00:03:04,127 --> 00:03:06,897 since these allegations emerged 66 00:03:06,997 --> 00:03:09,766 -that there was no party and that... -(shouting) 67 00:03:09,866 --> 00:03:12,636 and that no COVID rules were broken. 68 00:03:12,736 --> 00:03:17,107 And that is what I have been repeatedly assured. 69 00:03:17,173 --> 00:03:19,209 We saw them practicing the lie, and now you're gonna tell us 70 00:03:19,309 --> 00:03:20,810 to believe the lie. 71 00:03:20,911 --> 00:03:22,312 (like Johnson): There was no party. 72 00:03:22,412 --> 00:03:24,981 You guys have to believe the thing that we saw is a thing 73 00:03:25,115 --> 00:03:26,182 is not a thing. 74 00:03:26,283 --> 00:03:28,652 It is a thing. Everybody must believe me. 75 00:03:28,752 --> 00:03:30,420 You know, Boris, Boris would be a lot more believable 76 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:31,922 if it didn't look like someone 77 00:03:32,022 --> 00:03:33,924 just pulled him out of a mosh pit. 78 00:03:34,024 --> 00:03:36,293 And, guys, it's not just Boris, by the way. 79 00:03:36,393 --> 00:03:39,362 It feels like every month we catch another politician 80 00:03:39,462 --> 00:03:41,131 breaking their own COVID rules. 81 00:03:41,197 --> 00:03:43,199 Gavin Newsom went to that fancy restaurant. 82 00:03:43,300 --> 00:03:45,702 The mayor of Austin flew to Cabo. 83 00:03:45,802 --> 00:03:48,672 Andrew Cuomo kissed that bat. 84 00:03:48,772 --> 00:03:50,941 At the same time, I get why they broke COVID rules 85 00:03:51,041 --> 00:03:52,208 to have that party. 86 00:03:52,309 --> 00:03:54,244 I mean, people look forward all year long 87 00:03:54,344 --> 00:03:55,912 to the office Christmas party. 88 00:03:56,012 --> 00:03:58,248 It's the only chance you have to hook up with a coworker, 89 00:03:58,348 --> 00:04:00,250 have everyone in the office see it, 90 00:04:00,350 --> 00:04:01,952 and then pretend like it never happened. 91 00:04:02,085 --> 00:04:04,187 It's, like, a hall pass from HR. 92 00:04:04,287 --> 00:04:05,889 But... 93 00:04:05,989 --> 00:04:09,426 the worst part is how they're on video joking about it. 94 00:04:09,526 --> 00:04:11,428 I mean, it's one thing to break your own rules. 95 00:04:11,528 --> 00:04:13,296 It's another thing to laugh about it. 96 00:04:13,396 --> 00:04:16,366 It's yet another thing to videotape it. 97 00:04:16,466 --> 00:04:18,868 It's like they're trying to win the Dumbass Triathlon. 98 00:04:18,969 --> 00:04:20,670 If they manage a scandal that badly, 99 00:04:20,770 --> 00:04:22,706 how do they handle the pandemic? 100 00:04:22,806 --> 00:04:23,807 What? 101 00:04:23,907 --> 00:04:25,108 Even worse? 102 00:04:25,208 --> 00:04:26,343 Total disaster? 103 00:04:26,443 --> 00:04:28,745 Oh. That makes sense. Huh. 104 00:04:28,845 --> 00:04:30,881 I do feel bad for them, you know, 105 00:04:30,981 --> 00:04:33,216 that this whole thing came out a year later, you know? 106 00:04:33,316 --> 00:04:35,552 'Cause this scandal is happening now, 107 00:04:35,652 --> 00:04:37,354 but the video is from a year ago. 108 00:04:37,454 --> 00:04:39,356 'Cause I'm sure after the first six or eight months, 109 00:04:39,456 --> 00:04:41,124 they probably thought it was over, you know? 110 00:04:41,224 --> 00:04:43,026 They probably thought they'd gotten away with it. 111 00:04:43,126 --> 00:04:45,395 It's almost like, imagine if you were at work, 112 00:04:45,495 --> 00:04:47,731 and then your eighth grade teacher walked in like: 113 00:04:47,831 --> 00:04:49,032 We finally tracked down 114 00:04:49,132 --> 00:04:51,668 whose gum that was under the desk, mister! 115 00:04:51,768 --> 00:04:54,204 You're getting two weeks detention! 116 00:04:54,304 --> 00:04:56,506 What? I'm 37. 117 00:04:56,606 --> 00:04:58,508 Do you want it to be three? 118 00:04:58,608 --> 00:05:00,277 But let's move on to a politician 119 00:05:00,377 --> 00:05:01,745 who never even had the chance 120 00:05:01,845 --> 00:05:03,547 to face calls for her resignation: 121 00:05:03,647 --> 00:05:04,948 Hillary Clinton. 122 00:05:05,081 --> 00:05:07,117 Five years after somehow losing an election 123 00:05:07,217 --> 00:05:08,351 to the world's worst person, 124 00:05:08,451 --> 00:05:10,353 Hillary is hoping that her failures 125 00:05:10,453 --> 00:05:13,557 can become a teachable moment for the rest of us. 126 00:05:13,657 --> 00:05:14,925 NEWSWOMAN: Hillary Clinton, for the first time, 127 00:05:15,091 --> 00:05:18,194 sharing the victory speech she hoped to deliver 128 00:05:18,295 --> 00:05:20,430 in the 2016 presidential election. 129 00:05:20,530 --> 00:05:24,367 Clinton revisiting the speech as part of a MasterClass video 130 00:05:24,467 --> 00:05:26,937 being released today on the topic of resilience. 131 00:05:27,103 --> 00:05:30,373 I've never shared this with anybody. 132 00:05:30,473 --> 00:05:32,976 I've never read it out loud. 133 00:05:33,109 --> 00:05:34,477 "My fellow Americans, 134 00:05:34,578 --> 00:05:38,448 "today you sent a message to the whole world. 135 00:05:38,548 --> 00:05:41,484 "Our values endure, 136 00:05:41,585 --> 00:05:44,788 "our democracy stands strong, 137 00:05:44,888 --> 00:05:47,257 "and our motto remains 138 00:05:47,357 --> 00:05:49,826 "e pluribus unum. 139 00:05:49,926 --> 00:05:52,796 Out of many, one." 140 00:05:52,896 --> 00:05:54,764 Oof. 141 00:05:54,864 --> 00:05:56,600 That's brutal. 142 00:05:56,700 --> 00:05:58,368 And the way she's sitting like that 143 00:05:58,468 --> 00:06:00,103 and she's reading it to us, 144 00:06:00,203 --> 00:06:03,173 it's like the world's most depressing fairy tale. 145 00:06:03,273 --> 00:06:04,441 "Once upon a time, 146 00:06:04,541 --> 00:06:07,277 "an ogre crushed the dreams of a princess, 147 00:06:07,377 --> 00:06:10,180 "and nobody lived happily ever after. 148 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:11,815 The end." 149 00:06:11,915 --> 00:06:13,216 But, yes, Hillary Clinton 150 00:06:13,316 --> 00:06:15,418 is giving a MasterClass on resiliency 151 00:06:15,518 --> 00:06:16,987 that's now available everywhere. 152 00:06:17,087 --> 00:06:18,989 Except in Wisconsin, for some reason. 153 00:06:19,089 --> 00:06:21,625 And in it, in it, she reads the victory speech 154 00:06:21,725 --> 00:06:23,360 that she never got to deliver. 155 00:06:23,460 --> 00:06:25,762 And I-I really love how she's like, 156 00:06:25,862 --> 00:06:28,665 "I've never shared this speech with anybody before. 157 00:06:28,765 --> 00:06:30,734 "It was too painful and... 158 00:06:30,834 --> 00:06:32,102 "You're paying me how much? 159 00:06:32,135 --> 00:06:34,905 Oh, well, I guess I could read a few pages." 160 00:06:35,005 --> 00:06:36,306 And, you know, if this is a thing 161 00:06:36,406 --> 00:06:38,108 that we're allowed to do and someone pays you to do it, 162 00:06:38,208 --> 00:06:39,643 I-I also have speeches 163 00:06:39,743 --> 00:06:41,411 that I never got the chance to give. 164 00:06:41,511 --> 00:06:44,147 I've got it right here. 165 00:06:44,247 --> 00:06:48,385 "I'm so honored to be named the MVP of the NBA Finals 166 00:06:48,485 --> 00:06:50,353 "and just days after being awarded 167 00:06:50,453 --> 00:06:53,723 the Nobel Prize for World's Coolest Penis." 168 00:06:53,823 --> 00:06:55,825 And, look, yeah, you have to admit, 169 00:06:55,926 --> 00:06:58,295 it's a little weird to teach a MasterClass 170 00:06:58,395 --> 00:07:00,463 on the biggest loss of your life. 171 00:07:00,564 --> 00:07:02,065 I mean, 'cause there's plenty of things 172 00:07:02,165 --> 00:07:04,601 that Hillary could teach a MasterClass on. 173 00:07:04,701 --> 00:07:06,303 She's kicked ass in so many things. 174 00:07:06,403 --> 00:07:08,371 It could be, like, the inner workings of Congress 175 00:07:08,471 --> 00:07:10,307 or international relations 176 00:07:10,407 --> 00:07:12,943 or, uh, um... 177 00:07:13,076 --> 00:07:16,079 I don't want to say killing Jeffrey Epstein. 178 00:07:16,146 --> 00:07:17,314 Look, I'll say one thing. 179 00:07:17,414 --> 00:07:19,349 You'll never see Donald Trump doing this. 180 00:07:19,449 --> 00:07:21,718 He doesn't write backup speeches, 181 00:07:21,818 --> 00:07:23,720 because whether he wins or loses, 182 00:07:23,820 --> 00:07:25,488 that dude gives the same speech. 183 00:07:25,589 --> 00:07:27,090 "And my legal team 184 00:07:27,190 --> 00:07:30,126 "completely destroyed the prosecution. 185 00:07:30,227 --> 00:07:32,095 "And I won the case. 186 00:07:32,195 --> 00:07:34,664 "Totally won. What? What's that? 187 00:07:34,764 --> 00:07:37,500 "Lights out? Okay, night night, warden. 188 00:07:37,601 --> 00:07:40,170 See you guys mañana." 189 00:07:40,270 --> 00:07:41,638 But let's move on to our top story. 190 00:07:41,738 --> 00:07:43,406 It's the holiday season right now. 191 00:07:43,506 --> 00:07:46,109 You know, that time of year where sexual harassment is okay 192 00:07:46,142 --> 00:07:48,411 if it happens under a parasitic plant. 193 00:07:48,511 --> 00:07:49,846 It's also the time of year 194 00:07:49,946 --> 00:07:51,715 where Americans gather together with their families 195 00:07:51,815 --> 00:07:55,118 to eat as much food as humanly possible. 196 00:07:55,218 --> 00:07:57,120 Yeah, between the Thanksgiving turkey 197 00:07:57,187 --> 00:07:58,755 and the Christmas goose 198 00:07:58,855 --> 00:08:02,058 and the New Year's deep-fried peacock? I don't know. 199 00:08:02,092 --> 00:08:04,828 It seems like every day is another excuse for a giant meal. 200 00:08:04,928 --> 00:08:06,429 I mean, for the whole month, 201 00:08:06,529 --> 00:08:08,298 people are basically playing Tetris with their stomach. 202 00:08:08,398 --> 00:08:11,635 "If I can fit this turkey leg between these two yams, 203 00:08:11,735 --> 00:08:13,069 "maybe I won't puke. 204 00:08:13,136 --> 00:08:15,105 Oh, I did it." (grunts) 205 00:08:15,205 --> 00:08:17,607 Unfortunately, though, every year, there are Americans 206 00:08:17,707 --> 00:08:19,809 who can't participate in this feeding frenzy 207 00:08:19,910 --> 00:08:22,178 because, for them, food is hard to come by. 208 00:08:22,279 --> 00:08:26,349 And this year, there are more hungry people than usual. 209 00:08:26,449 --> 00:08:29,519 NEWSMAN: When COVID-19 swept across the U.S. in 2020, 210 00:08:29,619 --> 00:08:32,422 the need for emergency food assistance exploded, 211 00:08:32,522 --> 00:08:34,691 and that led experts to label hunger 212 00:08:34,791 --> 00:08:36,793 as the secondary pandemic. 213 00:08:36,893 --> 00:08:39,095 Compounding the issue, rising food prices 214 00:08:39,162 --> 00:08:41,865 caused by labor shortages, transportation costs 215 00:08:41,965 --> 00:08:43,833 and supply chain disruptions. 216 00:08:43,934 --> 00:08:47,571 Consumer prices have jumped 6.2% since last year, 217 00:08:47,671 --> 00:08:49,105 a 30-year high, 218 00:08:49,139 --> 00:08:53,209 with the cost of groceries up 5.4% overall. 219 00:08:53,310 --> 00:08:55,345 Some items like beef and bacon 220 00:08:55,445 --> 00:08:57,814 surging by more than 20%. 221 00:08:57,914 --> 00:09:00,951 NEWSMAN 2: An average family of four paying $175 more 222 00:09:01,051 --> 00:09:03,520 for groceries per month than they paid last year. 223 00:09:03,620 --> 00:09:06,289 NEWSWOMAN: Feeding America says 42 million people, 224 00:09:06,389 --> 00:09:07,490 or one in eight, 225 00:09:07,591 --> 00:09:09,659 are going to bed hungry this year. 226 00:09:09,759 --> 00:09:12,762 Yeah, you hear that? That's a terrible, terrible stat. 227 00:09:12,862 --> 00:09:16,499 42 million Americans are going to bed hungry. 228 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:17,968 And nobody... 229 00:09:18,068 --> 00:09:20,604 nobody in America should be going to bed hungry. 230 00:09:20,704 --> 00:09:22,372 You know, you should be going to bed 231 00:09:22,472 --> 00:09:24,174 replaying all the conversations you had all day 232 00:09:24,274 --> 00:09:26,576 and overanalyzing if you said anything wrong. 233 00:09:26,676 --> 00:09:29,479 Plus, going to bed hungry 234 00:09:29,579 --> 00:09:31,348 takes all the fun out of your sex dreams. 235 00:09:31,448 --> 00:09:34,117 'Cause now a shirtless pizza guy shows up at your door, 236 00:09:34,217 --> 00:09:35,919 and your mind is like, "Aw, yeah. 237 00:09:36,086 --> 00:09:37,754 We're gonna eat that pizza." 238 00:09:37,854 --> 00:09:39,289 But this is actually a big problem in America. 239 00:09:39,389 --> 00:09:42,592 It's called food insecurity, which I know sounds 240 00:09:42,692 --> 00:09:45,095 like when a watermelon wears its T-shirt in the swimming pool, 241 00:09:45,161 --> 00:09:47,731 but all it means is that people don't know 242 00:09:47,831 --> 00:09:49,399 where their next meal is coming from. 243 00:09:49,499 --> 00:09:51,668 And, honestly, it makes no sense. 244 00:09:51,768 --> 00:09:54,704 It makes no sense for a country this rich 245 00:09:54,804 --> 00:09:58,909 to have this many hungry people. 246 00:09:59,009 --> 00:10:01,011 Then again, it makes no sense for a country this rich 247 00:10:01,111 --> 00:10:02,445 to have such poor health care 248 00:10:02,546 --> 00:10:04,447 or such poor infrastructure 249 00:10:04,548 --> 00:10:06,116 or such... 250 00:10:06,216 --> 00:10:09,686 Actually, are you guys sure that America's rich? 251 00:10:09,786 --> 00:10:12,289 I'm just saying, is this like a lie that you said at a bar once 252 00:10:12,389 --> 00:10:14,124 and it kind of spun out of control? 253 00:10:14,224 --> 00:10:16,326 Either way, thanks to the pandemic, 254 00:10:16,426 --> 00:10:18,528 inflation and supply chain issues, 255 00:10:18,628 --> 00:10:20,764 this problem is as bad now in America 256 00:10:20,864 --> 00:10:22,399 as it's been in decades. 257 00:10:22,499 --> 00:10:23,900 And it may not come as a surprise 258 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,870 that the groups hit hardest by food insecurity 259 00:10:26,970 --> 00:10:28,338 are the ones that get hit hardest 260 00:10:28,438 --> 00:10:30,173 by basically every problem in America: 261 00:10:30,273 --> 00:10:33,944 minorities, the elderly and the disabled. 262 00:10:34,044 --> 00:10:36,479 But it turns out this problem is so widespread 263 00:10:36,580 --> 00:10:40,116 that it's also hitting a group you might never expect: 264 00:10:40,217 --> 00:10:41,484 the troops. 265 00:10:41,585 --> 00:10:43,887 NEWSMAN: Near Norfolk Air Station Oceana, 266 00:10:43,987 --> 00:10:46,223 you're looking at an American shame-- 267 00:10:46,323 --> 00:10:48,625 the need to feed military families 268 00:10:48,725 --> 00:10:50,560 who can't feed themselves. 269 00:10:50,660 --> 00:10:53,930 160,000 military families fight hunger. 270 00:10:54,030 --> 00:10:55,198 Thank you for your service. 271 00:10:55,298 --> 00:10:56,466 NEWSMAN: Especially vulnerable, 272 00:10:56,566 --> 00:10:58,201 junior enlisted ranks. 273 00:10:58,301 --> 00:11:00,704 Almost 30% of them need help. 274 00:11:00,804 --> 00:11:02,606 The people who serve our country 275 00:11:02,706 --> 00:11:05,175 and sacrifice every single day 276 00:11:05,275 --> 00:11:07,143 have to go to a food pantry 277 00:11:07,244 --> 00:11:09,212 to make sure that their families are fed. 278 00:11:09,312 --> 00:11:12,415 NEWSMAN: Among the causes-- low wages, frequent moves, 279 00:11:12,515 --> 00:11:15,118 high unemployment among military spouses. 280 00:11:15,151 --> 00:11:16,286 How can they focus on the mission 281 00:11:16,386 --> 00:11:18,622 when your family can't even survive? 282 00:11:18,722 --> 00:11:22,125 Yeah, that's right. How can you fight a war if you're hungry? 283 00:11:22,192 --> 00:11:23,593 It's never a good sign for your military 284 00:11:23,693 --> 00:11:24,928 when everyone is trying to get transferred 285 00:11:25,028 --> 00:11:26,630 to Colonel Sanders' unit. 286 00:11:26,730 --> 00:11:28,531 I mean, at-at a certain point, 287 00:11:28,632 --> 00:11:29,900 you realize the other side doesn't even need weapons 288 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,902 to defeat you. They can just hold up a bag of chips. 289 00:11:32,002 --> 00:11:33,169 "Come and join the Taliban. 290 00:11:33,270 --> 00:11:34,504 We have Flamin' Hot." 291 00:11:34,604 --> 00:11:35,939 I mean, for real, think about it-- America spends 292 00:11:36,039 --> 00:11:38,875 over $700 billion a year on the military, 293 00:11:38,975 --> 00:11:40,610 and its soldiers are going hungry? 294 00:11:40,710 --> 00:11:41,945 At the very least, 295 00:11:42,045 --> 00:11:43,813 they could make some of those fighter jets edible. 296 00:11:43,914 --> 00:11:45,348 Half of them can't even fly anyway. 297 00:11:45,448 --> 00:11:46,850 You might as well deep-fry them. 298 00:11:46,950 --> 00:11:48,251 And that's just-just how bad 299 00:11:48,351 --> 00:11:51,288 food insecurity has become in America. 300 00:11:51,388 --> 00:11:53,056 You know? Usually, 301 00:11:53,156 --> 00:11:55,058 when people need help finding a meal, 302 00:11:55,158 --> 00:11:56,626 they can turn to their local food bank. 303 00:11:56,726 --> 00:11:59,429 But it turns out, it turns out things have gotten so bad 304 00:11:59,529 --> 00:12:03,466 that food banks are facing the same problem as everyone else. 305 00:12:03,567 --> 00:12:06,269 Food banks across the nation are facing yet another crisis 306 00:12:06,369 --> 00:12:07,571 just before the holidays. 307 00:12:07,671 --> 00:12:10,507 Organizers say supply chain issues and inflation 308 00:12:10,607 --> 00:12:12,642 have led to a drop in donations. 309 00:12:12,742 --> 00:12:16,146 They say that forced food banks to buy more items on their own 310 00:12:16,246 --> 00:12:17,314 at higher prices. 311 00:12:17,414 --> 00:12:19,182 And, of course, since the pandemic hit, 312 00:12:19,282 --> 00:12:21,418 more people have been leaning on them for help. 313 00:12:21,518 --> 00:12:25,188 We are basically competing with everyone else, as a pantry. 314 00:12:25,288 --> 00:12:26,690 Right? Supermarkets. 315 00:12:26,790 --> 00:12:29,292 Um, you know, the household consumer. 316 00:12:29,392 --> 00:12:31,127 NEWSMAN: At El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, 317 00:12:31,228 --> 00:12:34,130 demand has quadrupled since the pandemic started. 318 00:12:34,197 --> 00:12:36,933 And now truckloads of food just aren't showing up 319 00:12:37,033 --> 00:12:38,335 to their desert community. 320 00:12:38,435 --> 00:12:41,838 So, we are struggling every day to find adequate supply. 321 00:12:41,938 --> 00:12:44,207 And I've never seen anything like this. 322 00:12:44,307 --> 00:12:46,576 NEWSWOMAN: One food bank director told MSNBC 323 00:12:46,676 --> 00:12:49,913 that her food bank usually has 5,000 turkeys in their freezer 324 00:12:50,013 --> 00:12:50,914 this time of the year. 325 00:12:51,014 --> 00:12:52,983 This November, they had five. 326 00:12:53,149 --> 00:12:55,986 Damn. Five turkeys 327 00:12:56,152 --> 00:12:58,822 for thousands of people. 328 00:12:58,922 --> 00:13:00,190 Even Jesus would be like, 329 00:13:00,290 --> 00:13:02,926 "Well, I mean, I do miracles, but this? Come on, guys." 330 00:13:03,093 --> 00:13:04,561 But, yes, the place that helps people 331 00:13:04,661 --> 00:13:07,697 who are struggling to get food is struggling to get food. 332 00:13:07,797 --> 00:13:09,299 Which is a really bad sign. 333 00:13:09,399 --> 00:13:11,701 It's like a fire truck being on fire. 334 00:13:11,801 --> 00:13:14,170 Or a firefighter being stuck up a tree. 335 00:13:14,271 --> 00:13:16,106 "Just go down the way you came up! 336 00:13:16,206 --> 00:13:18,508 Go down the way you went up!" 337 00:13:18,608 --> 00:13:21,111 "I can't! I'm scared!" 338 00:13:21,144 --> 00:13:24,114 So, right now in America, this is a real crisis. 339 00:13:24,180 --> 00:13:27,117 And one person helping to solve this crisis 340 00:13:27,217 --> 00:13:28,885 is Chef José Andrés. 341 00:13:28,985 --> 00:13:30,887 His organization, the World Central Kitchen, 342 00:13:30,987 --> 00:13:33,990 is on the front lines fighting against food insecurity, 343 00:13:34,124 --> 00:13:36,626 and he joins us right now to talk about it. 344 00:13:36,726 --> 00:13:39,930 Chef Andrés, welcome back to The Daily Show. 345 00:13:40,030 --> 00:13:41,197 Thank you for having me. 346 00:13:41,298 --> 00:13:42,732 Um, let's talk about this issue. 347 00:13:42,832 --> 00:13:44,301 It seems like such a paradox. 348 00:13:44,401 --> 00:13:46,369 And-and, honestly, I think, for many people, 349 00:13:46,469 --> 00:13:48,338 their minds don't seem to grasp, 350 00:13:48,438 --> 00:13:50,140 like, not what the problem is 351 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,142 but how there can be a problem in America. 352 00:13:52,242 --> 00:13:55,679 How is it that at least 10% of America's population 353 00:13:55,779 --> 00:13:58,048 is food insecure in a country 354 00:13:58,148 --> 00:14:00,917 where something like 40% of the food goes wasted? 355 00:14:01,084 --> 00:14:02,319 How is this possible? 356 00:14:02,419 --> 00:14:04,788 So, Trevor, this is the conundrum we're facing, 357 00:14:04,888 --> 00:14:07,490 not only in America but around the world. 358 00:14:07,591 --> 00:14:10,093 -Mm. -The problem of hunger is real. 359 00:14:10,126 --> 00:14:13,263 What happened is we don't know people that are hungry, right? 360 00:14:13,363 --> 00:14:15,131 Because if, you and I, we know them, 361 00:14:15,232 --> 00:14:17,334 the problem is fairly simple-- 362 00:14:17,434 --> 00:14:19,436 we share with them what we have 363 00:14:19,536 --> 00:14:21,304 and the problem is solved. 364 00:14:21,404 --> 00:14:23,373 So hunger is a problem 365 00:14:23,473 --> 00:14:26,710 that actually has a very simple solution. 366 00:14:26,810 --> 00:14:29,479 Let's put democracy, let's put our government, 367 00:14:29,579 --> 00:14:32,282 the institutions at the service of making sure 368 00:14:32,382 --> 00:14:34,885 that hunger is a problem of the past. 369 00:14:34,985 --> 00:14:37,921 Because, yes, there's enough food to feed everybody. 370 00:14:38,021 --> 00:14:40,924 We need to make sure that food stops being the problem 371 00:14:41,024 --> 00:14:44,561 but food actually becomes the solution of having, 372 00:14:44,661 --> 00:14:46,796 -you know, a community, a society... -Right, right, right. 373 00:14:46,897 --> 00:14:48,965 ...that keeps looking forward to the future 374 00:14:49,132 --> 00:14:50,367 one plate of food at a time. 375 00:14:50,467 --> 00:14:53,770 Now, have you-- have you come across any specific models 376 00:14:53,870 --> 00:14:55,138 that work better than others? 377 00:14:55,171 --> 00:14:57,007 I mean, you know, you've been in disaster zones 378 00:14:57,140 --> 00:14:58,208 helping people get food, 379 00:14:58,308 --> 00:15:00,544 everywhere from Puerto Rico to-to Texas. 380 00:15:00,644 --> 00:15:02,078 You know, you've been in situations 381 00:15:02,112 --> 00:15:03,346 where people don't have the infrastructure 382 00:15:03,446 --> 00:15:04,514 to get the food, and so, 383 00:15:04,614 --> 00:15:06,082 you have to find a way to build that. 384 00:15:06,149 --> 00:15:08,084 Or there are people who are just food insecure, 385 00:15:08,118 --> 00:15:09,452 and they don't have the meals, 386 00:15:09,553 --> 00:15:10,854 but they do have the infrastructure. 387 00:15:10,954 --> 00:15:14,090 Is there a catch-all that works, 388 00:15:14,190 --> 00:15:15,825 or does each city and each place need 389 00:15:15,926 --> 00:15:17,761 to find something that works for them? 390 00:15:17,861 --> 00:15:20,830 What-what is the solution, from your perspective? 391 00:15:20,931 --> 00:15:22,132 Obviously, it's not one solution 392 00:15:22,232 --> 00:15:24,100 that just covers everything and everywhere. 393 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,904 Every community will need its own response. 394 00:15:28,004 --> 00:15:31,408 But let me show you what we did with World Central Kitchen. 395 00:15:31,508 --> 00:15:34,211 In the moment that the entire restaurant system 396 00:15:34,311 --> 00:15:36,580 was shutting down all across America, 397 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,983 what we did at World Central Kitchen was very simple. 398 00:15:40,116 --> 00:15:43,453 If you need to stop a fire, you send the firefighters. 399 00:15:43,553 --> 00:15:44,854 If you need to feed people, 400 00:15:44,955 --> 00:15:47,791 who you should be putting in charge of achieving this? 401 00:15:47,891 --> 00:15:49,793 Cooks, restaurants. 402 00:15:49,893 --> 00:15:52,629 How many tens of thousands of restaurants 403 00:15:52,729 --> 00:15:54,798 we don't have in America? In the moment 404 00:15:54,898 --> 00:15:56,132 that they were shut down, 405 00:15:56,166 --> 00:15:57,801 what World Central Kitchen did was simple. 406 00:15:57,901 --> 00:15:59,436 Let's partner with them. 407 00:15:59,536 --> 00:16:03,306 We had more than 3,000 restaurants in our system. 408 00:16:03,406 --> 00:16:05,442 -Wow. -And let's-- one restaurant at a time-- 409 00:16:05,542 --> 00:16:08,812 be feeding the elderly homes, the homeless shelters, 410 00:16:08,912 --> 00:16:13,483 the hospitals, who... whatever was in need of a plate of food. 411 00:16:13,583 --> 00:16:16,086 What we did was keeping the system working. 412 00:16:16,186 --> 00:16:20,090 We put the money that people were giving to us 413 00:16:20,190 --> 00:16:22,692 at the service of feeding American people. 414 00:16:22,792 --> 00:16:24,828 We didn't only solve the problem. 415 00:16:24,928 --> 00:16:26,796 We kept the system working. 416 00:16:26,897 --> 00:16:29,399 The restaurants could keep employing their cooks. 417 00:16:29,499 --> 00:16:31,868 The restaurants could keep paying the rent. 418 00:16:31,968 --> 00:16:34,471 The restaurants could keep paying the farmers. 419 00:16:34,571 --> 00:16:37,641 What we did was keeping the system wholly, 420 00:16:37,741 --> 00:16:40,644 -360 degrees, not only feeding the hungry... -Right. 421 00:16:40,744 --> 00:16:43,113 ...but maintaining the economy up and running. 422 00:16:43,146 --> 00:16:45,782 When you look at the challenges that people face, 423 00:16:45,882 --> 00:16:48,652 whether it's food deserts, you know, whether it's trying 424 00:16:48,752 --> 00:16:51,121 to find food banks that give people food 425 00:16:51,221 --> 00:16:52,589 that is actually good for them, 426 00:16:52,689 --> 00:16:54,190 that presents a different challenge. 427 00:16:54,291 --> 00:16:55,325 And I know that that's something 428 00:16:55,425 --> 00:16:56,760 that you're very passionate about. 429 00:16:56,860 --> 00:16:59,229 What can we do to improve those conditions for people 430 00:16:59,329 --> 00:17:01,431 so that they can eat something that can help them? 431 00:17:01,531 --> 00:17:03,300 Let's take a look at something so simple 432 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:04,834 that does so much good. 433 00:17:04,935 --> 00:17:08,071 SNAP-- what people know as food stamps. 434 00:17:08,104 --> 00:17:10,974 When a single mother, maybe with three, four children 435 00:17:11,074 --> 00:17:13,777 that is working outside the home and has to feed their children, 436 00:17:13,877 --> 00:17:17,447 with food stamps, she gets the help she needs 437 00:17:17,547 --> 00:17:19,649 to make sure that puts food on the table 438 00:17:19,749 --> 00:17:22,719 as she can take care of education for the children, 439 00:17:22,819 --> 00:17:26,389 the health issues that they may have, etcetera, etcetera. 440 00:17:26,489 --> 00:17:28,091 But take a look at what happens. 441 00:17:28,191 --> 00:17:34,097 If we only give her money to buy food, and all of a sudden, 442 00:17:34,197 --> 00:17:36,366 in the community that woman lives, 443 00:17:36,466 --> 00:17:39,970 -she has no supermarket to buy fresh foods... -Mm. 444 00:17:40,103 --> 00:17:43,106 and she has to go ten, 20, 30 minutes away 445 00:17:43,206 --> 00:17:46,443 to another community that maybe's a richer community. 446 00:17:46,543 --> 00:17:49,846 If all of a sudden, we make that the federal government 447 00:17:49,946 --> 00:17:53,750 supports the ending of food deserts in America, 448 00:17:53,850 --> 00:17:57,854 that woman will be able to buy locally 449 00:17:57,954 --> 00:18:00,924 with the same money of solving the problem of hunger, 450 00:18:01,057 --> 00:18:04,694 we are helping the economy to become more productive, 451 00:18:04,794 --> 00:18:07,364 creating jobs, helping that woman to live 452 00:18:07,464 --> 00:18:10,300 in a community that actually she's proud of. 453 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,836 All of a sudden, we don't only end hunger, 454 00:18:12,936 --> 00:18:15,138 we don't only end food deserts, 455 00:18:15,238 --> 00:18:18,608 but we make one community at the time better. 456 00:18:18,708 --> 00:18:20,977 This is a way we need to be... start thinking 457 00:18:21,077 --> 00:18:23,980 in smarter ways to end hunger. 458 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,283 Not only you throwing money at the problem... 459 00:18:26,383 --> 00:18:28,752 -Right. -...but investing in smart solutions 460 00:18:28,852 --> 00:18:30,921 that make one community at the time better. 461 00:18:31,087 --> 00:18:32,956 I love that. Man, you're just showing how, 462 00:18:33,089 --> 00:18:36,860 like, the food chain impacts every single aspect of society. 463 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,596 And if we figure that out, we can help to try 464 00:18:39,696 --> 00:18:41,197 and impact more parts of society. 465 00:18:41,298 --> 00:18:42,799 Um, Chef José, thank you so much 466 00:18:42,899 --> 00:18:44,367 for joining me again on the show. 467 00:18:44,467 --> 00:18:45,602 Good luck with everything that you're doing. 468 00:18:45,702 --> 00:18:47,103 You know, at the end of the show, we're going 469 00:18:47,137 --> 00:18:48,638 to give people information on how they can help 470 00:18:48,738 --> 00:18:50,307 with your organization, 471 00:18:50,407 --> 00:18:52,175 which may end up helping them one day. 472 00:18:52,275 --> 00:18:54,110 So thank you so much for taking the time. 473 00:18:54,177 --> 00:18:55,579 Trevor, thank you. 474 00:18:55,679 --> 00:18:58,315 Let's all think about building longer tables, 475 00:18:58,415 --> 00:19:02,385 not higher walls, and the world will be a better place. 476 00:19:02,485 --> 00:19:04,854 Thank you so much, Chef. Have a good one. 477 00:19:04,955 --> 00:19:06,823 All right, when we come back, we'll take a look back 478 00:19:06,923 --> 00:19:10,093 at everyone who ghosted us in 2021. You don't want to miss it. 479 00:19:12,428 --> 00:19:13,729 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 480 00:19:13,829 --> 00:19:15,731 2021 is almost over, and I think we can all agree 481 00:19:15,831 --> 00:19:17,166 that, compared to last year, 482 00:19:17,266 --> 00:19:19,601 it has been a pretty perfect year. 483 00:19:19,702 --> 00:19:21,603 So for the rest of the month, we'll be remembering 484 00:19:21,704 --> 00:19:24,907 all of 2021's best moments in our year-end segment, 485 00:19:25,007 --> 00:19:26,709 A Look Back at 2021: 486 00:19:26,809 --> 00:19:28,978 The Least Bad Year of the Last Two Years. 487 00:19:29,078 --> 00:19:31,347 Tonight, Dulcé Sloan looks back 488 00:19:31,447 --> 00:19:34,350 at all the exits of the year. 489 00:19:34,450 --> 00:19:36,485 ♪ ♪ 490 00:19:41,156 --> 00:19:42,925 Hello, friends! 491 00:19:43,025 --> 00:19:46,061 2021 was a lot of things, but more than anything, 492 00:19:46,161 --> 00:19:48,764 it was the year of exits. 493 00:19:48,864 --> 00:19:50,232 Everyone was exiting something. 494 00:19:50,332 --> 00:19:52,101 People were exiting their jobs. 495 00:19:52,201 --> 00:19:53,836 Deontay Wilder exited consciousness. 496 00:19:53,936 --> 00:19:56,672 Even Bill Cosby got out of jail. 497 00:19:56,772 --> 00:19:59,008 And that was an exit that nobody wanted. 498 00:19:59,108 --> 00:20:01,777 And you might have thought the most expensive exit of the year 499 00:20:01,877 --> 00:20:03,646 was Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce. 500 00:20:03,746 --> 00:20:05,781 But you're forgetting a much bigger separation 501 00:20:05,881 --> 00:20:07,750 that cost more money than Microsoft Boy 502 00:20:07,850 --> 00:20:09,485 could ever dream of. 503 00:20:09,585 --> 00:20:11,587 After nearly 20 years, the last U.S. troops 504 00:20:11,687 --> 00:20:14,523 have left Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. 505 00:20:14,590 --> 00:20:16,392 Obviously, the end of a chapter, 506 00:20:16,525 --> 00:20:18,894 uh, for America's Forever War. 507 00:20:18,994 --> 00:20:20,529 NEWSMAN: The total cost, they've estimated, 508 00:20:20,596 --> 00:20:23,666 is $2.261 trillion. 509 00:20:23,766 --> 00:20:24,967 Damn! 510 00:20:25,067 --> 00:20:27,970 $2.61 trillion? 511 00:20:28,070 --> 00:20:30,172 Oh! I hope America paid for that on a credit card, 512 00:20:30,272 --> 00:20:32,207 because those points will come in handy 513 00:20:32,308 --> 00:20:34,410 when we're booking flights to the next country we invade. 514 00:20:34,543 --> 00:20:37,012 Does Iran take Chase Sapphire? 515 00:20:37,112 --> 00:20:38,847 I guess we'll find out. 516 00:20:38,947 --> 00:20:41,550 But yes, after 20 long years, 517 00:20:41,650 --> 00:20:43,852 the U.S. finally left Afghanistan. 518 00:20:43,952 --> 00:20:45,821 And you know it's really over because America 519 00:20:45,921 --> 00:20:49,325 didn't even "accidentally" leave a toothbrush behind 520 00:20:49,425 --> 00:20:51,660 so we'd have an excuse to go back. 521 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:53,796 "Whoops. Silly me. 522 00:20:53,896 --> 00:20:55,331 "But maybe while I'm over, 523 00:20:55,431 --> 00:20:58,100 we can try some nation-building again?" (chuckles) 524 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,069 And while no breakup is ever easy, 525 00:21:00,169 --> 00:21:02,338 this one was handled especially poorly. 526 00:21:02,438 --> 00:21:04,740 Although not as poorly as my last breakup. 527 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,575 You think Afghanistan was bad? 528 00:21:06,642 --> 00:21:08,944 You try telling me you want to see other people. 529 00:21:09,044 --> 00:21:10,946 You don't need to withdraw from my apartment. 530 00:21:11,046 --> 00:21:12,815 I'm throwing your ass out the window myself. 531 00:21:12,915 --> 00:21:14,116 Where was I? 532 00:21:14,216 --> 00:21:17,086 Oh, yes. While our troops were exiting Afghanistan, 533 00:21:17,186 --> 00:21:21,090 some of the richest Americans couldn't wait to exit America. 534 00:21:21,190 --> 00:21:23,058 And they weren't going to the normal rich people places 535 00:21:23,158 --> 00:21:26,929 like Monaco or Fiji or Jeffrey Epstein's island. 536 00:21:27,029 --> 00:21:30,299 No, they were exiting the Earth's atmosphere. 537 00:21:30,399 --> 00:21:31,967 NEWSMAN: Billionaires in space. 538 00:21:32,067 --> 00:21:36,038 Richard Branson going where no billionaire has gone before. 539 00:21:36,138 --> 00:21:37,339 NEWSMAN 2: 24 hours from now, 540 00:21:37,439 --> 00:21:40,542 Jeff Bezos will be launching to the heavens. 541 00:21:40,609 --> 00:21:42,378 NEWSMAN 3: SpaceX senior director said the company 542 00:21:42,544 --> 00:21:44,313 actually saw an increase in inquiries 543 00:21:44,413 --> 00:21:48,083 from people who wanted to buy a private spacecraft. 544 00:21:48,183 --> 00:21:50,619 So, clearly, there are a lot of rich people out there, 545 00:21:50,719 --> 00:21:52,221 much richer than the rest of us. 546 00:21:52,321 --> 00:21:53,856 Well, first of all, this is relatable. 547 00:21:53,956 --> 00:21:55,324 After a year of lockdown, 548 00:21:55,424 --> 00:21:57,393 I was ready to blast into space, too. 549 00:21:57,559 --> 00:21:59,662 And these billionaires don't even live next to an apartment 550 00:21:59,762 --> 00:22:02,564 with a poodle yapping all damn day! 551 00:22:02,665 --> 00:22:04,366 Just poop in the house, Mr. Sprinkles. 552 00:22:04,466 --> 00:22:07,102 Nobody cares. Your owners is nasty anyway. 553 00:22:07,202 --> 00:22:09,371 Still, can't get these rich dudes to calm down? 554 00:22:09,471 --> 00:22:11,840 I guess, for these guys, you're not rich 555 00:22:11,940 --> 00:22:14,610 unless everyone knows you're rich. 556 00:22:14,710 --> 00:22:17,212 Humans, Martians, Klingons, 557 00:22:17,313 --> 00:22:18,414 them worms from Dune, 558 00:22:18,514 --> 00:22:21,150 whatever the hell Chewbacca is-- everybody! 559 00:22:21,250 --> 00:22:24,520 Now, what I don't understand is why their rockets keep going up 560 00:22:24,553 --> 00:22:26,522 and then landing back on Earth again. 561 00:22:26,555 --> 00:22:28,324 If you're gonna get the (bleep) out, 562 00:22:28,424 --> 00:22:29,825 get the (bleep) out. 563 00:22:29,925 --> 00:22:31,360 You keep coming and going. 564 00:22:31,527 --> 00:22:33,729 Listen, Earth's gonna start charging you a cover charge. 565 00:22:33,829 --> 00:22:35,798 And, no, we're not giving you a wristband either. 566 00:22:35,898 --> 00:22:38,367 You're gonna have to pay every time you come back in. 567 00:22:38,534 --> 00:22:40,569 But not everyone's exit was voluntary. 568 00:22:40,669 --> 00:22:42,771 Take former President Donald Trump. 569 00:22:42,871 --> 00:22:44,173 No, I'm not talking about him getting kicked out 570 00:22:44,273 --> 00:22:45,341 of the White House. 571 00:22:45,441 --> 00:22:46,775 I'm talking about him getting kicked off 572 00:22:46,875 --> 00:22:48,777 of a place he cared about a lot more, 573 00:22:48,877 --> 00:22:49,812 social media. 574 00:22:49,912 --> 00:22:51,113 Well, they did it. 575 00:22:51,213 --> 00:22:53,415 Donald Trump has officially been kicked off Twitter. 576 00:22:53,549 --> 00:22:56,118 In the wake of Wednesday's siege right here at the Capitol, 577 00:22:56,218 --> 00:22:58,220 the social media giant announced late Friday 578 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:00,923 that Trump is now permanently suspended from the platform. 579 00:23:01,023 --> 00:23:02,925 NEWSWOMAN: A long list of social media sites 580 00:23:03,025 --> 00:23:05,461 have now either banned or restricted President Trump, 581 00:23:05,561 --> 00:23:08,831 including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify. 582 00:23:08,931 --> 00:23:11,066 Yeah! Ha-ha! 583 00:23:11,166 --> 00:23:14,269 Trump got booted from basically every social media site 584 00:23:14,370 --> 00:23:15,270 in January. 585 00:23:15,371 --> 00:23:16,505 And you know why. 586 00:23:16,605 --> 00:23:18,040 Which is kind of a shame, 587 00:23:18,140 --> 00:23:20,242 because it deprived us of what might have been 588 00:23:20,342 --> 00:23:23,112 the funniest milk crate challenge of all time. 589 00:23:23,212 --> 00:23:26,515 (overlapping shouting) 590 00:23:26,582 --> 00:23:28,817 (exclaiming, gasping) 591 00:23:28,917 --> 00:23:30,319 (cackles) 592 00:23:30,419 --> 00:23:32,755 I mean, he even got kicked off of Spotify. 593 00:23:32,855 --> 00:23:35,224 I know Trump did a lot of damage as president, 594 00:23:35,324 --> 00:23:37,826 but what could he have possibly done on Spotify? 595 00:23:37,926 --> 00:23:39,862 Were they scared he'd start a podcast? 596 00:23:39,962 --> 00:23:43,132 Because Lord knows, we wouldn't want anyone on Spotify 597 00:23:43,232 --> 00:23:46,335 hyping up middle-aged white men with misinformation. 598 00:23:46,435 --> 00:23:48,404 While billionaires were exiting gravity, 599 00:23:48,537 --> 00:23:50,105 and Trump was exiting Twitter, 600 00:23:50,205 --> 00:23:52,308 Americans were exiting their damn minds. 601 00:23:52,408 --> 00:23:55,911 I know nobody likes wearing masks and getting a shot, 602 00:23:56,011 --> 00:23:57,913 but some of y'all were embarrassing yourselves. 603 00:23:58,013 --> 00:24:00,416 -This is tyranny, and this is wrong? -MAN: Be quiet! 604 00:24:00,549 --> 00:24:02,718 If we don't stand up, it's only gonna get worse. 605 00:24:02,818 --> 00:24:07,589 We don't need a mask! I have a right to my pizza. 606 00:24:07,690 --> 00:24:10,559 You gave me one (bleep) warning. One warning! 607 00:24:10,659 --> 00:24:13,896 (applause and cheering) 608 00:24:13,996 --> 00:24:16,065 Sit! You sit down in that seat, and you stay there. 609 00:24:16,165 --> 00:24:18,634 Joe Biden?! Really! 610 00:24:18,734 --> 00:24:21,971 (growling) 611 00:24:24,940 --> 00:24:26,842 What in the hell?! 612 00:24:26,942 --> 00:24:29,578 When did every American become a mix between 613 00:24:29,678 --> 00:24:30,946 Mel Gibson in Braveheart, 614 00:24:31,046 --> 00:24:33,649 and Mel Gibson after his arrest? 615 00:24:33,749 --> 00:24:36,151 And for what? Because the mask feels itchy 616 00:24:36,251 --> 00:24:38,153 on your shitty goatee? Come on, dude. 617 00:24:38,253 --> 00:24:40,155 I'll tell you who I feel bad for-- 618 00:24:40,255 --> 00:24:42,591 those poor flight attendants. 619 00:24:42,691 --> 00:24:44,526 How do you lose your damn mind to the point 620 00:24:44,626 --> 00:24:45,828 where you assault the person 621 00:24:45,928 --> 00:24:47,997 that's supposed to save you in a plane crash? 622 00:24:48,097 --> 00:24:50,165 I know if somebody got an attitude on my plane, 623 00:24:50,265 --> 00:24:52,401 I have no problem opening the door 624 00:24:52,534 --> 00:24:54,837 and letting their ass get sucked out. (laughs) 625 00:24:54,937 --> 00:24:56,538 You found the right one today. 626 00:24:56,605 --> 00:25:00,442 So there you have it. Those are the biggest exits of 2021. 627 00:25:00,542 --> 00:25:05,147 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to make an exit of my own. 628 00:25:05,247 --> 00:25:07,416 Got to exit my apartment and find a new place. 629 00:25:07,549 --> 00:25:10,686 I'm done living next to Mr. Sprinkles! 630 00:25:10,786 --> 00:25:14,590 You win, you yapping-ass dog! Ugh! 631 00:25:14,690 --> 00:25:17,259 So does anyone know of a one-bedroom apartment 632 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:19,094 where the neighbor is not a poodle? 633 00:25:19,194 --> 00:25:20,763 Two-bedroom? 634 00:25:20,863 --> 00:25:22,197 Three-bedroom? 635 00:25:22,298 --> 00:25:25,234 I have money! I'm currently on TV! 636 00:25:25,334 --> 00:25:26,835 -No? -♪ ♪ 637 00:25:26,935 --> 00:25:29,171 Racist. 638 00:25:29,271 --> 00:25:30,506 Thank you so much for that, Dulcé. 639 00:25:30,606 --> 00:25:31,807 All right, when we come back, we'll be joined 640 00:25:31,907 --> 00:25:34,576 by the star of the new hit show, Foundation, 641 00:25:34,677 --> 00:25:36,812 Lou Llobell. You don't want to miss it. 642 00:25:38,548 --> 00:25:39,916 Welcome back to The Daily Show. My guest tonight 643 00:25:40,016 --> 00:25:41,217 is actor Lou Llobell. 644 00:25:41,317 --> 00:25:42,852 She's here to talk about her starring role 645 00:25:42,952 --> 00:25:46,355 in the new Apple TV+ series Foundation. 646 00:25:46,455 --> 00:25:48,791 Come with me. 647 00:25:48,891 --> 00:25:50,593 We'd be lost out there. 648 00:26:01,037 --> 00:26:03,940 I love you. 649 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:05,708 Go, child. 650 00:26:21,691 --> 00:26:24,260 And then... all hell breaks loose. 651 00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:26,128 Lou Llobell, welcome to the show. 652 00:26:26,229 --> 00:26:28,498 Thank you for having me, Trevor. I'm so happy to be here. 653 00:26:28,598 --> 00:26:30,733 Oh, I'm happy to have you here, because, you know, 654 00:26:30,833 --> 00:26:33,069 it's rare that you meet people, 655 00:26:33,169 --> 00:26:36,205 like, right at the beginning of what I believe will be, 656 00:26:36,305 --> 00:26:37,673 like, just an amazing career. 657 00:26:37,773 --> 00:26:40,243 You're not just a fantastic actor, but you're on a show 658 00:26:40,376 --> 00:26:42,778 that has just been renewed for a second season. 659 00:26:42,879 --> 00:26:44,780 -Congratulations. -Yes. Thank you very much. 660 00:26:44,881 --> 00:26:46,516 Let's start with that. Foundation, the show. 661 00:26:46,616 --> 00:26:48,718 What did you know about it before you auditioned 662 00:26:48,818 --> 00:26:50,720 to be part of, like, this mega-franchise 663 00:26:50,820 --> 00:26:51,921 that Apple is building now? 664 00:26:52,021 --> 00:26:54,023 I mean, I didn't know much about it. 665 00:26:54,123 --> 00:26:55,925 I told my dad, when I got the audition, 666 00:26:56,025 --> 00:26:59,228 that I had this audition for a sci-fi called Foundation, 667 00:26:59,395 --> 00:27:00,963 and he was like... (gasps) 668 00:27:01,063 --> 00:27:02,131 "I love it!" 669 00:27:02,231 --> 00:27:04,033 He had read all the books. He was like, 670 00:27:04,133 --> 00:27:06,035 "You know, me and Asimov have the same PhD," 671 00:27:06,135 --> 00:27:07,537 da-da-da-da-da. 672 00:27:07,637 --> 00:27:09,672 And I think actually that's what got me my second audition, 673 00:27:09,772 --> 00:27:11,274 'cause I mentioned that in the first audition, 674 00:27:11,407 --> 00:27:13,409 -and they were like, "We love that!" -Wow. 675 00:27:13,442 --> 00:27:16,579 And it worked, so thank you, Dad, for that. 676 00:27:16,679 --> 00:27:20,249 (laughs) But yeah, it's so exciting. 677 00:27:20,416 --> 00:27:21,884 So I didn't know this before I started watching it, 678 00:27:21,984 --> 00:27:25,021 but I didn't know that the-the books that it's based on 679 00:27:25,121 --> 00:27:27,089 are actually the books that inspired Star Wars. 680 00:27:27,190 --> 00:27:29,425 -Yeah. -What I love is that your story 681 00:27:29,492 --> 00:27:32,061 is almost as interesting as your character's story. 682 00:27:32,161 --> 00:27:35,031 Because I meet few people 683 00:27:35,131 --> 00:27:38,000 who I think are as much citizens of the world as you are. 684 00:27:38,100 --> 00:27:40,369 You are born in Spain. Your father's Spanish. 685 00:27:40,469 --> 00:27:42,238 -Yeah, I was born in Zimbabwe. -Right? Born in Zimbabwe? 686 00:27:42,371 --> 00:27:43,372 -Yes. -Okay, lived in Spain. 687 00:27:43,472 --> 00:27:44,841 -Mm-hmm. -All right, so, father's Spanish. 688 00:27:44,941 --> 00:27:46,442 -Mom is Zimbabwean. Right. -Zimbabwean. Mm-hmm. 689 00:27:46,542 --> 00:27:48,744 -So you were born in Zimbabwe. Lived in Spain. -Lived... Yeah. 690 00:27:48,845 --> 00:27:50,980 -Then moved to South Africa. -When I was eight. 691 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:52,415 Okay. Then you live in South Africa. 692 00:27:52,515 --> 00:27:53,883 -Then you move to the U.K. -Yeah. 693 00:27:53,983 --> 00:27:55,985 Because, you know, the world... For those who don't know, 694 00:27:56,085 --> 00:27:57,386 Foundation is this... is this... 695 00:27:57,420 --> 00:27:59,088 It's, like, this future dystopian 696 00:27:59,188 --> 00:28:00,490 but not dystopian world 697 00:28:00,590 --> 00:28:03,025 where everything is ending but possibly beginning. 698 00:28:03,125 --> 00:28:05,561 And your character plays, you know, in many ways, 699 00:28:05,661 --> 00:28:07,630 like you said, your version of life. 700 00:28:07,730 --> 00:28:09,899 -She's going to be everywhere. -LLOBELL: For sure. 701 00:28:09,999 --> 00:28:11,434 NOAH: That must have tied in in a cool way. 702 00:28:11,534 --> 00:28:13,636 Yeah, it's-it's pretty amazing. I, uh... 703 00:28:13,736 --> 00:28:16,439 Also, like, leaving home, South Africa... 704 00:28:16,539 --> 00:28:18,474 -Yes, exactly. -...to move to the U.K. 705 00:28:18,574 --> 00:28:20,910 to do this job and to... and to, you know, 706 00:28:21,010 --> 00:28:22,979 work really hard to try and do this, 707 00:28:23,079 --> 00:28:24,981 which I thought is something I wanted to do with my life, 708 00:28:25,081 --> 00:28:26,816 -and I feel very grateful to be here. -Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. 709 00:28:26,916 --> 00:28:30,019 I mean, I'm sure that you have a similar, you know, experience. 710 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:31,454 Like, your career has taken off. 711 00:28:31,554 --> 00:28:33,189 -Right. -I mean, I remember, like, ten years ago... 712 00:28:33,289 --> 00:28:34,624 Sorry, I have to bring this up. 713 00:28:34,724 --> 00:28:36,425 But, like, you did a show in Pietermaritzburg 714 00:28:36,526 --> 00:28:38,628 -where I'm... That's where I grew up. -Yes. 715 00:28:38,728 --> 00:28:41,464 -Uh-huh. -And I remember watching that and being like... 716 00:28:41,564 --> 00:28:44,100 and then watching your career, like, explode. 717 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:45,368 And I was like, "Oh, my goodness." 718 00:28:45,468 --> 00:28:46,903 -Oh, well, thank you. -That's so cool. 719 00:28:47,003 --> 00:28:48,504 -Thank you very much. -Like, you were really a role model, 720 00:28:48,604 --> 00:28:49,872 and it made me believe I could do that, 721 00:28:49,972 --> 00:28:51,407 -coming from a place like South Africa. -Oh, wow. 722 00:28:51,507 --> 00:28:52,875 -You know? And... Yeah. -Thank you very much for that. 723 00:28:52,975 --> 00:28:54,510 -And I'm hoping that I can do... -Had I known that you were 724 00:28:54,610 --> 00:28:55,878 watching my career like that, that I would've thought 725 00:28:55,978 --> 00:28:57,046 it was too much pressure, 726 00:28:57,146 --> 00:28:58,381 and I would've just failed on purpose 727 00:28:58,447 --> 00:28:59,749 -to get out from under the thing. -(laughs) 728 00:28:59,849 --> 00:29:01,184 -But thank you for that. -No, but it's true. 729 00:29:01,284 --> 00:29:02,885 I think, like, people that come from where we come from, 730 00:29:02,985 --> 00:29:06,022 a country like South Africa, it kind of can seem a bit... 731 00:29:06,122 --> 00:29:08,558 you know, that you can't reach the stars 732 00:29:08,658 --> 00:29:10,159 -and reach everything else. -Yeah. Yeah. 733 00:29:10,259 --> 00:29:12,295 And, you know, I hope to be an inspiration 734 00:29:12,395 --> 00:29:14,197 -for people, as well. As you are. -I think... 735 00:29:14,297 --> 00:29:15,965 -I think you are already. Genuinely. -(laughs) 736 00:29:16,065 --> 00:29:17,433 Because that's what I love about, like, Foundation 737 00:29:17,533 --> 00:29:19,402 and the story is it's this world where it's, like, 738 00:29:19,502 --> 00:29:22,205 somebody who is told that they're in a small world, 739 00:29:22,305 --> 00:29:25,007 and small can go on to become something so big. 740 00:29:25,107 --> 00:29:26,742 -Exactly. -You know, you're playing this huge role. 741 00:29:26,843 --> 00:29:28,644 I-I was fascinated by this, though. 742 00:29:28,744 --> 00:29:30,780 Like, is it true that the audition process 743 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,516 -was, like, five days? -Yeah, so, I did, like, three rounds. 744 00:29:33,616 --> 00:29:36,252 And the last one was five days in Ireland in Limerick, 745 00:29:36,419 --> 00:29:37,854 which is a-- if you know Ireland-- 746 00:29:37,954 --> 00:29:40,022 -is a very small, little town. -Right. 747 00:29:40,122 --> 00:29:43,226 Um, and it was six of us going up for the same role. 748 00:29:43,359 --> 00:29:45,361 And we-- Well, they tried to keep us apart, 749 00:29:45,428 --> 00:29:46,562 but we all kind of found each other. 750 00:29:46,662 --> 00:29:49,165 I mean, it's not very difficult in Limerick, 751 00:29:49,265 --> 00:29:50,833 'cause, I mean, there was, like, a bunch 752 00:29:50,933 --> 00:29:53,002 -of us brown girls. -(laughing) 753 00:29:53,102 --> 00:29:54,937 And so we literally came out of the hotel, 754 00:29:55,037 --> 00:29:57,373 and we'd, like, get-- go for breakfast and be like, 755 00:29:57,473 --> 00:29:58,908 -"You?" -"You must be..." 756 00:29:59,008 --> 00:30:01,210 -You know, like the-the Spider-Man meme. -Yes. Yes. 757 00:30:01,377 --> 00:30:03,045 -(laughing) -Um... 758 00:30:03,145 --> 00:30:04,447 And it was amazing. It was-- 759 00:30:04,547 --> 00:30:07,049 Of course, we were all, like, kind of competing. 760 00:30:07,150 --> 00:30:10,219 But we found this, like, weird connection. 761 00:30:10,386 --> 00:30:12,755 Because we were all women of color 762 00:30:12,855 --> 00:30:15,791 in a situation which we don't usually find ourselves. 763 00:30:15,892 --> 00:30:17,727 -Which is, like, in a sci-fi audition. -Yeah. 764 00:30:17,827 --> 00:30:19,028 -Very often. -Especially-- Yeah, yeah. 765 00:30:19,128 --> 00:30:20,296 Um, and there were six of us. 766 00:30:20,396 --> 00:30:22,632 And it was, like, the most incredible, 767 00:30:22,732 --> 00:30:25,034 like, inspiring, you know, thing. 768 00:30:25,134 --> 00:30:26,802 And we would-- We have a group chat. 769 00:30:26,903 --> 00:30:28,738 -We-we... -Wait, like, you-you guys are still friends? 770 00:30:28,838 --> 00:30:30,239 Yeah. We still text, yeah. 771 00:30:30,406 --> 00:30:32,575 And, um, they're all brilliant actresses. 772 00:30:32,675 --> 00:30:35,178 And it was just, like, the most amazing experience. 773 00:30:35,278 --> 00:30:37,046 It was tough and harrowing. 774 00:30:37,146 --> 00:30:38,714 -Right. -(chuckles) Don't get me wrong. 775 00:30:38,815 --> 00:30:40,850 But it was a cool environment, actually. 776 00:30:40,950 --> 00:30:42,451 Let's talk a little bit about that part of it. 777 00:30:42,552 --> 00:30:44,420 Because you have women who are playing roles 778 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:46,155 -that were, in the book, men. -Mm-hmm. 779 00:30:46,255 --> 00:30:48,524 And then, obviously, race almost becomes irrelevant 780 00:30:48,624 --> 00:30:50,927 in the casting of the people, which makes it more interesting. 781 00:30:51,027 --> 00:30:52,662 Was that refreshing for you to play a role 782 00:30:52,762 --> 00:30:54,063 where it was just like, oh, it's about you being 783 00:30:54,163 --> 00:30:56,165 -a math genius who happens to be brown. -Completely. 784 00:30:56,265 --> 00:30:57,567 Exac-- Brown and a woman, 785 00:30:57,667 --> 00:30:59,435 -which I don't think is very, you know... -Right. 786 00:30:59,535 --> 00:31:03,372 And it's amazing to be able to be this powerful woman, 787 00:31:03,472 --> 00:31:06,876 young woman, in this world which is run by white men, 788 00:31:06,976 --> 00:31:09,212 -you know, in that world. -Right, right, right. 789 00:31:09,378 --> 00:31:10,947 -(chuckles) Not this... -Not-not this world, of course. 790 00:31:11,047 --> 00:31:12,248 -Not this world. -No, no, we're talking 791 00:31:12,381 --> 00:31:13,583 -about the fictitious world. -Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 792 00:31:13,683 --> 00:31:15,885 (laughs) But, um, yeah. 793 00:31:15,985 --> 00:31:16,953 So we... (stammers) 794 00:31:17,053 --> 00:31:18,955 And it's amazing to be able to do that 795 00:31:19,055 --> 00:31:21,457 and show that there's power in, like, 796 00:31:21,557 --> 00:31:23,726 working things out with your brain 797 00:31:23,826 --> 00:31:26,662 and not just, like, a physical, you know, 798 00:31:26,762 --> 00:31:29,398 fighting and stuff, which is still pretty cool, I think. 799 00:31:29,499 --> 00:31:31,634 -Yeah. -But yeah. So that was really great. 800 00:31:31,734 --> 00:31:33,269 What I wanted to know is 801 00:31:33,402 --> 00:31:36,739 how many people have noticed you 802 00:31:36,839 --> 00:31:39,375 -playing a cameo in the show? -(chuckles) 803 00:31:39,475 --> 00:31:42,979 -It is you, right? -I'm in the background of episode three. 804 00:31:43,079 --> 00:31:44,647 -Yes. -It's when Hugo, like, flies in 805 00:31:44,747 --> 00:31:47,617 and the kids, like, running past... and they run past me. 806 00:31:47,717 --> 00:31:51,053 -Right. -They did a very good job of making me someone else. 807 00:31:51,154 --> 00:31:53,623 -Okay, okay. Okay. -Because I am not Gaal in that scene. 808 00:31:53,723 --> 00:31:55,992 But I was so desperate to be on that set 809 00:31:56,092 --> 00:31:57,994 because that set was, like, literally life-sized. 810 00:31:58,094 --> 00:31:59,529 You know, none of that was VFX. 811 00:31:59,629 --> 00:32:00,863 Like, except for the ship coming in... 812 00:32:00,963 --> 00:32:02,365 -Yeah. -...it was all, like, real. 813 00:32:02,465 --> 00:32:03,733 -Um... -So you just wanted to go there? 814 00:32:03,833 --> 00:32:05,034 I just wanted to be on that set, 815 00:32:05,134 --> 00:32:07,003 and I begged David Goyer and Alex Graves. 816 00:32:07,103 --> 00:32:09,205 I was like, "Please let me," and they did, 817 00:32:09,372 --> 00:32:12,742 which was amazing. And if you look very carefully, 818 00:32:12,842 --> 00:32:14,877 -you can see me in the background. -I like that. 819 00:32:14,977 --> 00:32:16,145 Thank you so much for joining me on the show. 820 00:32:16,245 --> 00:32:17,380 -Thank you for having me. -And congratulations 821 00:32:17,413 --> 00:32:18,781 -on all your success. -Thank you. 822 00:32:18,881 --> 00:32:20,516 All right, season one of Foundation is available 823 00:32:20,616 --> 00:32:22,251 right now on Apple TV+. 824 00:32:22,385 --> 00:32:23,519 We're gonna take a quick break, 825 00:32:23,619 --> 00:32:25,922 but we'll be right back after this. 826 00:32:29,325 --> 00:32:30,693 Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, 827 00:32:30,794 --> 00:32:32,295 if you liked what you heard from Chef José Andrés 828 00:32:32,395 --> 00:32:34,764 on the show tonight, then please consider supporting 829 00:32:34,864 --> 00:32:36,833 World Central Kitchen. 830 00:32:36,933 --> 00:32:39,402 In the last few years, they've helped communities 831 00:32:39,502 --> 00:32:42,071 around the world feed families in need, 832 00:32:42,172 --> 00:32:44,073 all while supporting thousands 833 00:32:44,174 --> 00:32:46,509 of local restaurants in the process. 834 00:32:46,609 --> 00:32:48,578 So if you want to support this worthy cause, 835 00:32:48,678 --> 00:32:50,246 then please donate at the link below. 836 00:32:50,346 --> 00:32:52,482 Until next time, stay safe out there, 837 00:32:52,582 --> 00:32:56,886 get your vaccine, and remember: follow your dreams. 838 00:32:56,986 --> 00:33:00,490 Even if you fail, you can always teach a masterclass about it. 839 00:33:00,590 --> 00:33:03,827 Now, here it is-- Your Moment of Zen. 840 00:33:03,927 --> 00:33:05,728 ♪ ♪ 841 00:33:05,829 --> 00:33:08,298 NEWSWOMAN: America's crime crisis hits close to home 842 00:33:08,398 --> 00:33:09,833 for us here at Fox. 843 00:33:09,933 --> 00:33:12,135 An arsonist carried out an attack 844 00:33:12,235 --> 00:33:14,938 against this news channel, and, well, 845 00:33:15,038 --> 00:33:16,372 they burned down our Christmas tree. 846 00:33:16,473 --> 00:33:19,442 Welcome to the liberal Democrats' America, 847 00:33:19,542 --> 00:33:21,644 where we burn down Christmas trees. 848 00:33:21,744 --> 00:33:23,179 Who says it's not a hate crime against us? 849 00:33:23,279 --> 00:33:24,447 Against Fox News? 850 00:33:24,547 --> 00:33:25,982 It's not just a Fox News tree. 851 00:33:26,082 --> 00:33:27,417 This was America's tree. 852 00:33:27,517 --> 00:33:29,185 Torching Christmas trees is an attack 853 00:33:29,285 --> 00:33:31,721 on Christianity, obviously. 854 00:33:31,821 --> 00:33:34,124 NEWSWOMAN 3: No one can burn down the spirit of Christmas, 855 00:33:34,224 --> 00:33:36,059 or destroy our resilience. 856 00:33:36,159 --> 00:33:37,427 A new tree is on the way. 857 00:33:37,527 --> 00:33:40,396 Don't worry about us at Fox News, though. We're fine. 858 00:33:40,497 --> 00:33:44,067 It is a big story. It is the cover of the New York Post. 859 00:33:44,167 --> 00:33:46,870 "Treeson!"