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What is Christmas
without money changing hands?
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Think about it.
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Imagine Santa's coming
to your house. To do what?
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Just eat cookies
and tell you he was there.
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The whole point is
he's delivering the gifts.
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The gifts are bought with money.
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Christmas is a celebration
of capitalism.
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Jesus, when he was born,
what did the people do?
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They brought gifts.
Didn't come there empty-handed
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'cause they were wise men.
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They knew. You come there
like a broke-ass bitch.
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Oh, the son of God has been
born. "What did you bring?"
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"Oh, I didn't think
I needed to bring anything."
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No, it's the other way around.
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Christmas is all about giving.
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First thing you do
is you give things to people.
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They bought him the most
expensive gifts, as well.
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Gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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It's not about that.
It's about investment.
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You buy them shit that they
can use, like, later on in life.
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I'm sick of people
buying babies baby things.
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Babies can't use baby things.
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"Oh, I bought you,
like, a jumper."
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Like, they buy, like, a onesie.
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The child has outgrown it
in two months.
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Buy kids functional things.
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I buy babies Bitcoin.
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-(crew laughs)
-That's what I do.
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If your baby gets born,
your baby's got Bitcoin.
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Yeah, you can thank me
in 20 years.
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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,
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it's The Daily Show.
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Tonight, COVID ain't playing,
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Kwanzaa is coming,
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and Jodie Turner-Smith.
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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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Let's jump straight
into today's headlines.
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We kick things off with Omicron.
It's the reason
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Santa ain't coming
into your house this year.
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You can find your gifts
in the front yard.
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Today, Dr. Fauci announced
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that three doses
of the current vaccines
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offer good enough protection
against Omicron
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that, as of now, we don't need
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any new
Omicron-specific vaccines.
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And that, my friends,
is great news.
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You know? It's like finding out
that your old charger
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works with your new phone.
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And this is actually good news
for anti-vaxxers
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'cause that means, like,
your old conspiracy theories
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will work for Omicron, too.
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Yeah. You don't have to think
of new conspiracy theories,
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'cause that shit is hard. Like,
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"Oh,
this-this new Omicron vaccine
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"is gonna, uh,
make your blood, uh, gay?
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Oh, man, this is hard."
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But just because the
current vaccines seem effective
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doesn't mean that Omicron isn't
turning into a big problem.
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You see, the CDC says
that it could soon lead
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to a major COVID wave
in America.
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And it looks like when it comes
to America's sports leagues,
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that wave is already here.
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Professional sports
are being hit hard
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by a surge in COVID cases.
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A League source
tells CNN that 28 NFL players
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tested positive yesterday.
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That's in addition to 37 players
testing positive on Monday.
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The two-day total
more than doubles
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the number of cases
in previous two weeks.
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The NHL postponing
its ninth game this season
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because of multiple players
testing positive.
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And in the NBA,
a plethora of players
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will miss time
as a result of being placed
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in the League's
Health and Safety Protocols.
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31 players are on the list
according to CBS Sports,
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including Bucks star
Giannis Antetokounmpo,
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the reigning Finals MVP.
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He'll be out for tonight's game
against the Pacers.
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In Brooklyn, the Nets,
they were nearly forced
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to cancel their matchup
with the Raptors.
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Seven players in the NBA's
Health and Safety Protocols,
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including
superstar James Harden.
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They had the League minimum
eight players available
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for this game.
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NEWSMAN: Almost nobody
on the Brooklyn bench tonight
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at Barclays Center.
Look at that.
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Oh, no,
not this shit again, guys.
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Not this shit again!
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I mean, you remember
what happened last time, right?
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One week, we were all like,
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"Huh, lots of NBA players
getting COVID."
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And then the next week,
we were all at home,
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showering
with our Amazon packages.
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I mean,
so many players in the NBA
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are getting COVID right now
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that they're gonna have
to change the logo.
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In fact, there's so many players
who have COVID
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that I actually feel bad
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for all the players
who don't have it.
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'Cause, I mean, that's
one hell of a way to find out
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that everyone on the team
was hanging out without you.
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The one thing I don't think
they should be doing
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is canceling games.
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Yeah, I said it.
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'Cause everyone hates it.
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And I get that the teams
barely have any players left,
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but, like,
just make them play anyway.
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I mean, I don't know about you,
but I would watch the hell out
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of a basketball game
that was one-on-five.
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Can you imagine watching
a football team
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where the quarterback has no one
to protect him? (chuckles)
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What?
The Giants already do that?
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Wow. That doesn't seem safe.
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In fact, this might end up
being great for the fans.
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Because y-you know how,
deep down inside,
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when you're at a game,
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you always hope,
you always hope, secretly,
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that the coach is gonna look up
into the stands and be like,
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"Hey.
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We need you
to help us win this game."
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I mean, that's the real reason
people wear jerseys, you know?
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You got to be prepared.
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Well, now everyone
is so short on players,
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that might actually happen.
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Although, knowing
how quickly Omicron spreads,
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it'll probably be like,
"Hey, you! Come help us win!
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"Just get a quick COVID test
and he can come in!
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"What? Oh,
he's also got Omicron.
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"Ah, look at you, loser.
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"Yeah, you suck.
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You got Omicron
and you don't play basketball."
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I'll tell you what I'm not
looking forward to though,
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is hearing what the old-timers
have to say about this
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at the barber shop. 'Cause
you know they're gonna go in.
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"Man, NBA players these days
are soft.
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"Patrick Ewing would never let
Omicron's spike proteins
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"penetrate
his cellular membranes.
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Shit."
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But let's move on from corona
to something else
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that goes after your body
without permission,
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Andrew Cuomo.
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Back when he was governor,
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Cuomo took a break from getting
people in nursing homes killed
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to write a book
about how brilliantly
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he was handling the pandemic.
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And that book made him
very, very rich.
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At least until now.
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Former New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo
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is facing new troubles
this morning.
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A state ethics panel ruled
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that Cuomo must now repay
$5.1 million
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that he earned from a book
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that he wrote
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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That book was a memoir
on the handling of the pandemic.
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The panel determined
Cuomo used state resources
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and government staffers
to help prepare that book,
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even though his lawyer
previously said otherwise.
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The $5 million bill
must be repaid by next month.
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But, uh, some of those funds
have already been donated
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to charity and also added
in a trust for his daughters.
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Oh, well, I mean,
if the money's in a trust fund
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for your adult daughters,
just keep that.
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But the money to charity?
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He's gonna have
to give that back.
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I actually feel bad
for the charities though.
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I mean, losing that money
right before Christmas?
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"I'm sorry, orphans,
no presents this year
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"because Governor Cuomo
used the office printer.
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I know. I know."
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But, yes,
Cuomo may have to give back
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all $5 million
of his book money.
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Which is fine by me.
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I mean, I don't understand why
politicians are writing books
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while they're in office
in the first place.
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You're just kind of flaunting
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how you got distracted
with a side gig.
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Honestly, between being governor
and writing this book,
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it's a wonder that he found time
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to sexually harass anyone
at all.
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You know, the bigger issue here
for me, actually,
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when I think about it
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is, like, the money shouldn't
go back to the government
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just because he used
government resources.
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No, the money should go back
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because he wasn't doing
the thing!
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If you write a book about
a thing that you weren't doing,
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then you shouldn't get
the money for the book,
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'cause it wasn't real.
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If we found out that the person
who wrote the Kama Sutra
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was a virgin, I'd be like,
"Yo. Yo, money back.
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"All the money back.
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"You were just-- No wonder.
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"No, no one's legs
goes like that.
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"Just made this shit up.
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"Just making-- You were
just like, 'Eh, put your legs
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"and then the other legs.'
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I-I had a hernia
because of your shit, man."
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Anyway, let's move on.
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For the last few months,
we've been talking
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about how millions of people
around the country
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have been quitting
their dead-end jobs
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to pursue their true passions.
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Yeah. You might find this hard
to believe,
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but most peoples' dream job
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is not being berated
by a customer at Applebee's.
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So, people are quitting
to write that screenplay
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or start that small business
or-or whatever their dream is.
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And one enterprising young woman
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is making headlines
for selling something
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that everyone else
gives away for free.
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NEWSMAN: Reality star Stephanie
Matto of 90 Day Fiancé
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has gone viral in a TikTok
where she claims
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to have earned over $90,000
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selling her farts in a jar
for $500 each.
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MATTO: Hey, guys,
today I'm going to show you
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a day in the life of a girl
who sells her farts in a jar.
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So, I like to get things rolling
with some beans,
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a protein muffin,
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sometimes even a yogurt--
less sugar is better,
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some hard-boiled eggs.
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While I was wait for those farts
to develop, I like to read.
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I'm very smart, love to read.
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And then after I'm ready to go,
I go ahead
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and, you know,
do my work, do my job.
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I don't need
to show you that, guys.
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But I like to add in
little flower pedals.
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I feel like they attach the
scent and make it last longer.
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And when I'm finally finished
with my jar,
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I like
to leave a personalized note.
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Hmm. The smell of success.
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America truly is the
greatest country in the world.
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And props to this woman.
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Props to her
for making that money.
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And, look, no,
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this isn't the carbon-capture
technology we were hoping for,
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but I guess if everyone did it,
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we could solve climate change.
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Yeah. Why didn't you think
of this, Greta?
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Now, look, I know a lot
of people will see this story
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and wonder, who the hell is
blowing hundreds of dollars
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on a fart?
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But, I mean,
it's no dumber than NFTs.
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People are dropping
a million dollars on things
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that don't even exist.
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At least with a fart jar,
you get to keep the jar.
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So I'm not gonna judge anybody
for buying one of these jars.
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You are into what you're into.
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What I will say
I am confused about
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is what you actually do with
the fart jar once you have it.
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Like, do you open the jar
right away and just get one hit?
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(sniffing)
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Or do you keep it
in its packaging forever,
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like a collectible?
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Or do you keep it
for a few years
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and then open it on
a special occasion? Just like,
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"Hey, honey, great news.
I finally got that promotion.
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How about we celebrate
with a jar of chateau de poo?"
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"It's 2021.
It was a great year.
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"Everyone was stuck inside.
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Powerful farts."
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The only thing
that bothers me about this
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is how expensive the farts are.
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I mean, for $500?
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Shit. That jar better work
like a large Coke at the cinema.
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Every time I bring it back,
I better get a free refill.
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"Do the thing, lady.
Do the thing."
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Yo, 'cause at $500 a fart,
there's gonna be a lot of people
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out there who can't afford
to buy a fart of their own.
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And I don't care what
anybody says. That's not right.
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-(gentle piano music plays)
-The fact is, people,
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fart inequality's
a growing issue right now,
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and it affects millions
of people around the world.
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Which is why, if you can,
I'm asking you
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to consider donating to the
International Flatulence Fund.
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Because nobody should have
to deal with the shame
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and embarrassment
of telling their children
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that there will be no farts
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under the Christmas tree
this year.
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Thank you.
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All right,
let's move on to something else.
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All month long,
we've been looking back at 2021:
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the least bad year
of the last two years.
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We've remembered
the highs, the lows,
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and those six weeks this summer
that kind of felt normal.
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Yeah. There was even
this one day in July
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I forgot to wash my hands.
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Crazy, I know. Crazy.
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And now that 2021
is almost over,
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we wanted to take a look
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at what was really
on people's minds this year.
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So, first, I searched deep
within myself, and I...
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I got no results.
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So then, we asked Google--
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hashtag ad--
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and they gave us all
the trending questions
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and moments and people that
the world searched for in 2021.
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So, tonight,
let's take a look at 2021
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through the questions
we asked the Internet
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in our final
year-in-review segment:
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"The Year in Search."
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♪ ♪
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The first thing I want to start
with is that Google also sent us
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the year's trending searches
about me.
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Yeah. like,
"How tall is Trevor Noah?"
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Well, I'll tell you.
My doctor says I'm five 11,
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but six two is my goal height.
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I'm hoping to hit it next year.
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They also searched, "What accent
does Trevor Noah have?"
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Obviously, I'm Australian.
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But ever since
I got hit in the head,
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I've started talking like this.
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Luckily, though...
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(Australian accent): I've
been going to speech therapy,
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and I'm slowly getting better,
mate.
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But what I really learned
from the Year in Search
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is that 2021 was a year
of healing.
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And everyone had a lot
to heal from.
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There was
the coronavirus itself.
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The trauma
of the past two years.
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Personally, I had to heal
from all the muscles I pulled
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from hugging people again.
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It had been so long. My body
wasn't used to that motion.
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And part of healing
was getting back into the world.
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We finally got to spend time
with our families again.
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And as a wise philosopher
once said,
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(like Diesel):
It's all about family.
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And the reason we were able
to start living our lives again
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was thanks to the vaccine.
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Because vaccines in America
are readily available now.
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But... you have to remember,
when they first dropped,
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everyone was trying to get them
all at once.
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I had to constantly refresh
a website
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to book an appointment
at a stadium.
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It was like I was trying to buy
my immune system
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Beyoncé tickets.
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Yes, we were still dealing
with the pandemic,
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but as the world reopened,
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we had to take on
other challenges as well.
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And that included taking care
of our mental health.
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This year,
it felt that the conversation
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about mental health
has been destigmatized.
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Thanks, in part,
to people like Naomi Osaka
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and Simone Biles, who spoke out
about their own struggles.
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They both showed
how important it is
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to put your mental health first.
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Because if Simone Biles
can take a mental health day
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from the Olympics, you can
cancel those "catch-up" drinks
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with your friends
you haven't seen in three years.
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In fact, I'll let you in
on a little secret.
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They want to cancel, too.
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Another step people took
toward healing this year
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was searching
for a better work-life balance.
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Because 2021 made people
reconsider work.
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Do you have to work in person?
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Or can you stay remote?
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Is it time to look
for something new?
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If you do go back,
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can you pull off being
a hat person from now on?
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00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,669
I say if the pandemic made you
a Kangol guy,
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live your truth.
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00:14:21,271 --> 00:14:22,405
This was just one of the ways
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people tried
to come back stronger.
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We strived
to be more resilient...
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and to get our voices back.
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Which, for some, was a metaphor.
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00:14:30,113 --> 00:14:32,749
But maybe for some people
it was literal.
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00:14:32,849 --> 00:14:34,851
Maybe they lost their voice
from COVID.
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Maybe they traded it
to a sea witch
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in exchange for true love
or, better yet,
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a pair of Yeezys.
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00:14:41,858 --> 00:14:43,860
And when it came to people
getting their voices back,
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it was a big year.
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00:14:45,629 --> 00:14:48,798
Meghan and Harry told
their story to Oprah.
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00:14:48,899 --> 00:14:50,567
Britney Spears was freed
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from her family's
unjust conservatorship.
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00:14:52,969 --> 00:14:54,704
She's free, people!
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00:14:54,804 --> 00:14:56,907
She can say and do
whatever she wants now.
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00:14:57,007 --> 00:14:58,775
She can even see
that snake again.
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It's been 20 years.
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And people
weren't just interested
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in healing their own lives
this year.
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They wanted to heal the nation
and the world.
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Whether it was
Black Lives Matter,
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LGBTQ rights,
fighting anti-Semitism,
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00:15:10,453 --> 00:15:14,090
or stopping violence
against Asian people.
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00:15:14,124 --> 00:15:15,792
Except in the movie Shang-Chi,
391
00:15:15,892 --> 00:15:17,861
because that movie was dope.
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00:15:17,961 --> 00:15:20,096
And let's be honest,
superhero movies need fighting.
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00:15:20,163 --> 00:15:22,098
Can't have all the characters
being like:
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I guess we'll just talk
through our problems.
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May I please have the Ten Rings?
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I asked nicely.
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00:15:28,672 --> 00:15:30,874
We also spent 2021
trying to heal the planet, too,
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00:15:30,974 --> 00:15:32,709
because climate change
is one thing
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that definitely didn't quit
its job after COVID.
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And so many people
did their part,
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00:15:36,780 --> 00:15:39,015
from the world leaders
at the COP26 climate summit
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to your aunt, who regifted you
the socks you gave her
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00:15:42,319 --> 00:15:44,287
for her birthday last year.
404
00:15:44,387 --> 00:15:46,556
It's not rude-- it's
reducing her carbon footprint.
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00:15:46,656 --> 00:15:49,292
So that was 2021,
a year of healing
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and recovery, and hopefully,
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00:15:51,795 --> 00:15:55,966
it'll put us all on the
right track for a great 2022.
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When we come back,
Dulcé Sloan takes a look
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at a holiday
you might have forgotten.
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00:16:01,071 --> 00:16:04,741
But first, here's a look
at Google's Year in Search.
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Welcome back to The Daily Show.
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We all know the sights
of the holiday season.
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Christmas trees, menorahs,
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00:16:12,827 --> 00:16:16,263
frat guys in Santa costumes
passed out in their own puke.
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00:16:16,363 --> 00:16:19,900
But you might also see
one of these.
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What is it?
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Well, Dulcé Sloan explains
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in another episode of Dul-Sayin.
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'Twas the night before Kwanzaa,
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00:16:27,775 --> 00:16:30,244
and all through the house,
everybody was asking,
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00:16:30,344 --> 00:16:32,179
"What is this holiday
all about?"
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00:16:32,279 --> 00:16:34,315
♪ ♪
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Kwanzaa: it's the holiday
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00:16:39,753 --> 00:16:42,022
your white friends think
your Black friends celebrate.
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00:16:42,123 --> 00:16:43,624
But if you'd like
to know more about it,
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00:16:43,724 --> 00:16:44,959
I'm happy to tell you.
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00:16:45,059 --> 00:16:46,594
Starting on December 26th,
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Black families gather
for seven days
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to honor their African heritage
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00:16:50,297 --> 00:16:52,666
and celebrate the values
of the Black community,
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00:16:52,766 --> 00:16:55,369
like unity, self-determination
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00:16:55,469 --> 00:16:56,804
and Beyoncé.
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00:16:56,904 --> 00:16:59,106
And some think Kwanzaa
has ancient roots.
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00:16:59,206 --> 00:17:00,341
And it does,
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00:17:00,441 --> 00:17:02,276
if you think
doing the mashed potato,
436
00:17:02,376 --> 00:17:05,513
smoking menthols
on a shag rug is ancient.
437
00:17:05,613 --> 00:17:08,782
Because Kwanzaa
was actually created in 1966
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00:17:08,883 --> 00:17:10,151
by Maulana Karenga.
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00:17:10,251 --> 00:17:11,919
He was
a black nationalist leader
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00:17:12,019 --> 00:17:14,021
who changed his birth name
from Ronald
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00:17:14,054 --> 00:17:15,456
because no one wants
to celebrate
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00:17:15,556 --> 00:17:17,792
something invented
by a guy named Ronald.
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00:17:17,892 --> 00:17:19,026
You could even be
my best friend.
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00:17:19,126 --> 00:17:20,327
If your name's Ronald,
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00:17:20,427 --> 00:17:22,530
I'm not even coming
to your birthday party.
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00:17:22,630 --> 00:17:25,466
After seeing
the 1965 riots in L.A.,
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00:17:25,566 --> 00:17:27,701
Karenga wanted a way
for African Americans
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00:17:27,802 --> 00:17:29,336
to honor their African roots
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00:17:29,436 --> 00:17:31,472
and reaffirm
their cultural connections.
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00:17:31,572 --> 00:17:33,107
So he created Kwanzaa,
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00:17:33,207 --> 00:17:35,810
naming the holiday
after the Swahili phrase
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00:17:35,910 --> 00:17:38,779
"matunda ya kwanza,"
which means "first fruit,"
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00:17:38,879 --> 00:17:40,815
and then adding an extra "A."
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00:17:40,915 --> 00:17:42,616
Reminds me of when I copied
someone's homework
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00:17:42,716 --> 00:17:43,784
but changed it a little bit
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00:17:43,884 --> 00:17:45,152
so the teacher
didn't know I cheated.
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00:17:45,252 --> 00:17:47,455
Karenga studied
a variety of African tribes,
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00:17:47,555 --> 00:17:48,823
pulled from their traditions
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00:17:48,923 --> 00:17:50,491
and added a thing about candles
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00:17:50,591 --> 00:17:53,060
because candles were on sale
at Bed Bath & Beyond.
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00:17:53,127 --> 00:17:55,095
Each night of Kwanzaa,
a candle is lit
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that represents
a different principle.
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00:17:57,364 --> 00:17:58,399
Unity.
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00:17:59,700 --> 00:18:01,135
Self-determination.
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00:18:02,102 --> 00:18:04,138
Mm. Mm.
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00:18:05,439 --> 00:18:07,174
Ooh!
(exhales)
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00:18:07,274 --> 00:18:09,076
Hey, man,
I don't know these words.
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00:18:09,176 --> 00:18:10,211
I'm trying, all right?
469
00:18:10,311 --> 00:18:12,613
Collective work
and responsibility.
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00:18:14,181 --> 00:18:15,916
Cooperative economics.
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00:18:17,718 --> 00:18:19,019
Purpose.
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00:18:20,254 --> 00:18:21,755
Creativity.
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00:18:23,290 --> 00:18:24,625
Faith.
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00:18:27,795 --> 00:18:29,530
On Imani, the seventh night,
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people exchange gifts,
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00:18:30,898 --> 00:18:32,633
and the gifts
are often handmade.
477
00:18:32,733 --> 00:18:35,102
Why? Because Kwanzaa
is meant to stand against
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00:18:35,202 --> 00:18:37,171
the commercialism of Christmas.
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00:18:37,271 --> 00:18:39,807
And because handmade gifts
are much harder to regift.
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00:18:39,907 --> 00:18:42,476
At first, Kwanzaa had
a hard time catching on,
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00:18:42,576 --> 00:18:44,745
in part because there's a lot
of holiday competition
482
00:18:44,845 --> 00:18:45,946
during this time of year--
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00:18:46,046 --> 00:18:48,149
Christmas, Hanukkah,
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00:18:48,249 --> 00:18:51,085
the Lexus December to Remember
Sales Event.
485
00:18:51,185 --> 00:18:54,388
Also because seven days is a lot
of time to spend with family.
486
00:18:54,488 --> 00:18:56,891
Even Jesus could only take three
days in heaven with his dad
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00:18:57,057 --> 00:18:59,293
before he came back to Earth
'cause he needed a break.
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00:18:59,393 --> 00:19:02,730
It also didn't help that Karenga
himself wasn't the best dude.
489
00:19:02,830 --> 00:19:05,065
He spent some time in prison
for abusing women.
490
00:19:05,166 --> 00:19:07,401
If Santa went to prison
for smacking around Mrs. Claus
491
00:19:07,501 --> 00:19:09,203
and then tried
to come down my chimney,
492
00:19:09,303 --> 00:19:11,806
Rudolph wouldn't be the only one
with a red nose.
493
00:19:11,906 --> 00:19:14,408
Kwanzaa didn't pick up steam
until the late '70s,
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00:19:14,508 --> 00:19:16,610
when the Black middle class
began to grow
495
00:19:16,710 --> 00:19:19,013
and suburban Black parents
wanted to connect their children
496
00:19:19,046 --> 00:19:20,281
to their heritage.
497
00:19:20,381 --> 00:19:22,583
And, of course, where there's
Black people with money,
498
00:19:22,683 --> 00:19:25,419
there's companies pretending
to care about Black culture.
499
00:19:25,519 --> 00:19:27,354
So like
every other major holiday,
500
00:19:27,455 --> 00:19:29,857
soon Kwanzaa
became commercialized.
501
00:19:30,024 --> 00:19:31,525
(mimics air horn)
502
00:19:31,625 --> 00:19:33,561
The dream! Ha-ha!
503
00:19:33,661 --> 00:19:35,763
Beer advertisements,
Power Rangers,
504
00:19:35,863 --> 00:19:38,032
cell phone commercials,
Sesame Street,
505
00:19:38,098 --> 00:19:41,135
even white ladies on the Food
Network making Kwanzaa cakes.
506
00:19:41,235 --> 00:19:43,604
Ugh! At least
I think that's a cake.
507
00:19:43,704 --> 00:19:44,672
That looks like
something you make
508
00:19:44,772 --> 00:19:46,173
when you're drunk at 4:00 a.m.
509
00:19:46,273 --> 00:19:48,876
Point is, Kwanzaa had arrived.
510
00:19:49,043 --> 00:19:51,045
30 years
after its first celebration,
511
00:19:51,111 --> 00:19:53,948
10 million Americans
were celebrating Kwanzaa.
512
00:19:54,048 --> 00:19:55,883
Even the U.S. government
acknowledged it.
513
00:19:56,050 --> 00:19:58,185
Bill Clinton made the first
presidential declaration
514
00:19:58,285 --> 00:20:00,054
marking the holiday,
although I bet
515
00:20:00,154 --> 00:20:02,389
he was just trying to get
another invite to Arsenio.
516
00:20:02,490 --> 00:20:05,826
And the U.S. Postal Service even
commissioned a Kwanzaa stamp.
517
00:20:05,993 --> 00:20:07,361
Check it out.
518
00:20:07,461 --> 00:20:12,333
It's the closest thing we're
going to get to reparations.
519
00:20:12,433 --> 00:20:15,102
But Kwanzaa's moment
in the sun didn't last long.
520
00:20:15,202 --> 00:20:18,239
After the '90s, interest
in the holiday declined.
521
00:20:18,339 --> 00:20:20,774
And now only four percent
of Americans celebrate it,
522
00:20:20,875 --> 00:20:23,511
which to me just reflects
the changing of the times.
523
00:20:23,611 --> 00:20:25,846
Younger Black people don't feel
the need to have a holiday
524
00:20:26,013 --> 00:20:27,214
to affirm their blackness
525
00:20:27,314 --> 00:20:29,216
when Black culture
is way more visible
526
00:20:29,316 --> 00:20:30,718
and easy
to engage with nowadays.
527
00:20:30,818 --> 00:20:33,154
There's Black Twitter,
Black Panther,
528
00:20:33,254 --> 00:20:35,022
slicked-down baby hairs.
529
00:20:35,055 --> 00:20:38,225
And honestly, Kwanzaa is
a complicated holiday.
530
00:20:38,325 --> 00:20:40,027
It's got
a problematic beginning,
531
00:20:40,094 --> 00:20:42,429
and can sometimes come off
as African cosplay.
532
00:20:42,530 --> 00:20:44,765
But on the other hand,
it brings families together,
533
00:20:44,865 --> 00:20:46,433
centers the Black experience,
534
00:20:46,534 --> 00:20:49,336
and it's an excuse
to have some good food.
535
00:20:49,436 --> 00:20:51,105
Ugh. Not you.
536
00:20:51,205 --> 00:20:53,174
But maybe the best part
of Kwanzaa is,
537
00:20:53,274 --> 00:20:57,144
whether you celebrate it or not,
you can pretend to celebrate it
538
00:20:57,244 --> 00:20:59,680
so my white friends
will buy me gifts. Ha, ha!
539
00:20:59,780 --> 00:21:01,749
Habari gani, y'all.
540
00:21:01,849 --> 00:21:05,619
Siri, what does
"Habari gani" mean?
541
00:21:05,719 --> 00:21:07,588
Oh, she a white lady.
She don't know.
542
00:21:07,688 --> 00:21:10,324
♪ ♪
543
00:21:10,424 --> 00:21:11,892
Thank you so much, Dulcé.
544
00:21:11,992 --> 00:21:14,628
All right, when we come back,
the star of the new show
545
00:21:14,728 --> 00:21:16,730
Anne Boleyn,
Jodie Turner-Smith,
546
00:21:16,831 --> 00:21:19,366
will be joining me
in the studio, so don't go away.
547
00:21:20,841 --> 00:21:22,008
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
548
00:21:22,109 --> 00:21:23,610
My guest tonight
is actor Jodie Turner-Smith.
549
00:21:23,710 --> 00:21:25,679
She's here to talk
about portraying Anne Boleyn
550
00:21:25,779 --> 00:21:29,516
in the new miniseries
that chronicles her final days.
551
00:21:29,616 --> 00:21:33,453
How is your daughter
enjoying married life, Uncle?
552
00:21:36,423 --> 00:21:38,525
Very well.
553
00:21:38,625 --> 00:21:42,095
To be married
to the king's son is an honor,
554
00:21:42,195 --> 00:21:44,398
even if he is a little timid.
555
00:21:46,066 --> 00:21:48,402
-It is.
-One which I encouraged,
556
00:21:48,502 --> 00:21:50,637
-if you remember.
-I do.
557
00:21:50,737 --> 00:21:54,708
I hear the marriage
has not yet been consummated.
558
00:21:56,076 --> 00:21:59,780
Unconsummated marriages
are precarious, as you know.
559
00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:03,283
I would hate for anyone
to try and separate them.
560
00:22:03,383 --> 00:22:05,852
-Whoa. Jodie Turner-Smith.
-(laughing)
561
00:22:05,952 --> 00:22:07,354
Welcome to the show.
562
00:22:09,456 --> 00:22:11,958
-How you doing?
-I'm wonderful.
563
00:22:12,059 --> 00:22:14,594
Um, you're-you're
much friendlier
564
00:22:14,694 --> 00:22:16,396
than-than you appear
in the show.
565
00:22:16,496 --> 00:22:18,198
Um, but welcome to it.
566
00:22:18,298 --> 00:22:20,767
It's good to have you here.
Like many people,
567
00:22:20,934 --> 00:22:23,437
I became a fan of yours
because of Queen & Slim,
568
00:22:23,537 --> 00:22:25,639
and here you are now
playing another queen--
569
00:22:25,739 --> 00:22:27,140
Your Majesty--
570
00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:28,942
uh, but a very different kind
of queen.
571
00:22:28,975 --> 00:22:30,010
Let's talk a little bit
about, uh,
572
00:22:30,110 --> 00:22:31,178
about the journey
that you've been on.
573
00:22:31,278 --> 00:22:32,446
What's it been like?
574
00:22:32,546 --> 00:22:34,648
It's so funny.
Everyone always says, like,
575
00:22:34,748 --> 00:22:37,084
-"ten-year overnight success."
(chuckles) -Right. Right.
576
00:22:37,184 --> 00:22:39,986
Right? 'Cause you're there,
like, working away,
577
00:22:40,087 --> 00:22:41,388
and nobody sees it.
578
00:22:41,488 --> 00:22:43,056
And then they see you,
and then suddenly it's like,
579
00:22:43,156 --> 00:22:44,725
"Oh, you were here,
and it happened so quickly."
580
00:22:44,825 --> 00:22:46,393
-For them it's overnight. Yeah.
-Yeah.
581
00:22:46,493 --> 00:22:48,762
But even once it happened,
it happened...
582
00:22:48,862 --> 00:22:52,032
I mean, I was so blessed
to get that movie.
583
00:22:52,132 --> 00:22:53,967
I mean,
Queen & Slim changed my life.
584
00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,669
So, I just try
to work really hard
585
00:22:55,769 --> 00:22:59,306
and-and hope to learn something
from everybody that I'm with,
586
00:22:59,406 --> 00:23:01,541
because I understand
that I have so much to learn,
587
00:23:01,641 --> 00:23:03,176
and I'm just growing,
and it just feels
588
00:23:03,276 --> 00:23:06,380
like the world is my oyster,
and that feels really nice.
589
00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:07,681
It really is. It really is
590
00:23:07,781 --> 00:23:08,982
because of, like,
everything that you're doing.
591
00:23:09,049 --> 00:23:10,350
Like, you inspire people
in your personal life
592
00:23:10,450 --> 00:23:11,752
just, like, by being you.
593
00:23:11,852 --> 00:23:13,987
You know, for those who are fans
of Dawson's Creek,
594
00:23:14,054 --> 00:23:15,689
-they know who your husband is.
-TURNER-SMITH: (laughs) Yes.
595
00:23:15,789 --> 00:23:18,458
And, you know, congratulations.
You have a five-month-old?
596
00:23:18,558 --> 00:23:20,327
-Yes?
-No, she's 20 months old now.
597
00:23:20,427 --> 00:23:22,162
-Wait, she's 20 months old?
-(laughs) Yeah.
598
00:23:22,262 --> 00:23:23,697
When-- Why did I think
it was five months?
599
00:23:23,797 --> 00:23:26,533
Because-- So I did Anne Boleyn
when she was five months.
600
00:23:26,633 --> 00:23:28,068
-That's why.
-That's when I went back.
601
00:23:28,168 --> 00:23:29,336
So that's what's sticking
in your head.
602
00:23:29,436 --> 00:23:30,937
-Ah, that's what it is.
-But she's 20 months.
603
00:23:31,004 --> 00:23:33,106
I mean, look, just the way
that you're like, "What?"
604
00:23:33,206 --> 00:23:35,242
(chuckles) I feel the same way.
I'm just, like, so shocked
605
00:23:35,342 --> 00:23:37,778
-that she's that age.
-So if you were--
606
00:23:37,944 --> 00:23:41,782
If your-- if your daughter
was five months old
607
00:23:41,948 --> 00:23:44,084
when you were--
when you were taping this now,
608
00:23:44,184 --> 00:23:46,186
this-this is a very,
609
00:23:46,286 --> 00:23:48,488
like, painful story.
610
00:23:48,588 --> 00:23:50,724
You know, for those who aren't
familiar with Anne Boleyn,
611
00:23:50,824 --> 00:23:53,226
you-you have this monarch
who, in many ways,
612
00:23:53,326 --> 00:23:57,831
was defined by her lack of
ability to-to birth a male heir.
613
00:23:57,964 --> 00:23:59,166
And-and, you know,
in the series,
614
00:23:59,266 --> 00:24:00,967
we see her struggling
with miscarriages.
615
00:24:01,068 --> 00:24:02,636
We see her struggling
with, you know--
616
00:24:02,736 --> 00:24:04,371
with giving birth
to a stillborn.
617
00:24:04,471 --> 00:24:07,074
Like, it's-it's a really painful
journey to be on.
618
00:24:07,174 --> 00:24:09,810
Do you think
that you being a new mom
619
00:24:09,976 --> 00:24:12,245
helped you bring, like,
a different understanding
620
00:24:12,345 --> 00:24:13,680
to the role
that you were playing?
621
00:24:13,780 --> 00:24:15,415
I mean, definitely. I mean...
622
00:24:15,515 --> 00:24:18,652
Certain nuances that I think
I definitely took in to...
623
00:24:18,752 --> 00:24:20,253
-Anne Boleyn, because...
-Uh-huh.
624
00:24:20,353 --> 00:24:22,622
I mean, I just--
It's just so specific
625
00:24:22,723 --> 00:24:26,026
to-to that knowledge that
suddenly you get tapped into
626
00:24:26,126 --> 00:24:27,527
when you have that.
627
00:24:27,627 --> 00:24:29,996
And then, obviously,
as an artist, uh, as an actor,
628
00:24:30,097 --> 00:24:33,800
you then imagine further to a
place that you never existed in,
629
00:24:33,934 --> 00:24:35,936
which is, like,
so many of the situations
630
00:24:36,036 --> 00:24:38,004
that Anne was in, you know,
631
00:24:38,105 --> 00:24:40,273
and think about, like,
632
00:24:40,374 --> 00:24:42,943
what does the-the experience
that I've been through,
633
00:24:42,976 --> 00:24:47,147
like, what does that add to what
I think this story means or is
634
00:24:47,247 --> 00:24:50,283
or any sort of truth
that I'm trying to get to
635
00:24:50,384 --> 00:24:52,185
when I, you know,
give a performance.
636
00:24:52,285 --> 00:24:53,987
I love that the clip
you guys chose for the show
637
00:24:54,087 --> 00:24:56,390
-was, like, one of the really
bitchy scenes. -(laughs)
638
00:24:56,490 --> 00:24:57,557
Well-well, you know what, okay,
639
00:24:57,657 --> 00:24:58,959
maybe-maybe
that's-that's something
640
00:24:59,059 --> 00:25:00,994
that we should talk about then,
is, like, Anne Boleyn
641
00:25:01,094 --> 00:25:03,663
and-and, I think,
many other, you know,
642
00:25:03,764 --> 00:25:04,998
famous women in history,
643
00:25:05,098 --> 00:25:06,533
especially in, like--
in royal terms,
644
00:25:06,633 --> 00:25:08,268
have always been defied
as one thing--
645
00:25:08,368 --> 00:25:09,669
-defined as one thing
or the other. -Yeah.
646
00:25:09,770 --> 00:25:11,104
They go like, "You're
the Madonna. You're the whore."
647
00:25:11,204 --> 00:25:13,006
-You know? You-You're...
-Yeah. Women in general.
648
00:25:13,106 --> 00:25:15,609
-Right. -Whether they're famous,
it's just like-- It's-- Yeah.
649
00:25:15,709 --> 00:25:17,044
And so you-you have
this character
650
00:25:17,144 --> 00:25:20,113
where you-you got to portray her
in a way
651
00:25:20,213 --> 00:25:22,249
that I think a lot of us
have never seen her.
652
00:25:22,349 --> 00:25:23,750
On the one hand,
she can be this queen.
653
00:25:23,917 --> 00:25:26,486
On the other hand, she can be
at the mercy of a king.
654
00:25:26,586 --> 00:25:28,355
When you're playing
a character like that
655
00:25:28,455 --> 00:25:31,124
and when you're thinking of her
as a woman and as a human being,
656
00:25:31,224 --> 00:25:32,926
what do you think a lot
of people didn't know
657
00:25:32,959 --> 00:25:34,795
about Anne Boleyn that maybe
you even learned about
658
00:25:34,928 --> 00:25:36,263
when playing the character?
659
00:25:36,363 --> 00:25:38,365
I mean, you know, one
of the most interesting things
660
00:25:38,465 --> 00:25:40,100
to me about her was that...
661
00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,335
Cause we-we feel like
we know so much about her.
662
00:25:42,436 --> 00:25:44,071
-We've seen her played
so many times. -Yes.
663
00:25:44,171 --> 00:25:46,073
And, like,
she's endlessly fascinating.
664
00:25:46,173 --> 00:25:48,542
And the reality is, is we
don't actually have a record
665
00:25:48,642 --> 00:25:51,712
of her in her own words.
You know, like, everything...
666
00:25:51,812 --> 00:25:53,980
-Like at all? Wow.
-Like, literally,
667
00:25:54,081 --> 00:25:55,549
except for, like,
you know, this little...
668
00:25:55,649 --> 00:25:58,385
that little inscription that
she wrote in her book of hours,
669
00:25:58,485 --> 00:26:01,254
you know, that said, "The time
will come. I, Anne Boleyn."
670
00:26:01,354 --> 00:26:04,725
There's no letters from her
to Henry, there's no diaries.
671
00:26:04,825 --> 00:26:06,827
There's no...
there's no, like, record
672
00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:10,163
of really what she was thinking
and feeling.
673
00:26:10,263 --> 00:26:13,266
-Damn. -You know,
so everything is speculation,
674
00:26:13,366 --> 00:26:16,703
which I think is
so fascinating, ultimately.
675
00:26:16,803 --> 00:26:19,406
Because it's just,
like, we've never,
676
00:26:19,506 --> 00:26:21,608
when telling her story,
sort of focused
677
00:26:21,708 --> 00:26:24,378
on how her past
would have influenced
678
00:26:24,478 --> 00:26:25,779
-the woman that she was.
-Mm.
679
00:26:25,912 --> 00:26:28,715
You know, I mean,
she was, in her girlhood,
680
00:26:28,815 --> 00:26:31,251
-around powerful women, queens.
-Mm-hmm.
681
00:26:31,351 --> 00:26:33,920
-Mm-hmm. -You know,
in the French court
682
00:26:34,020 --> 00:26:36,823
rubbing elbows with, like,
the most important thinkers
683
00:26:36,923 --> 00:26:39,459
of the time,
philosophers, artists.
684
00:26:39,559 --> 00:26:42,562
Like, of course
she would be inspired by that
685
00:26:42,662 --> 00:26:44,464
and feel like
she had this greatness
686
00:26:44,564 --> 00:26:45,932
that she wanted
to bring back to England...
687
00:26:45,966 --> 00:26:47,467
-I love that. -...and, like,
infuse into everything
688
00:26:47,567 --> 00:26:50,303
-that she was doing.
-I love that.
689
00:26:50,404 --> 00:26:52,239
When you... when you
played the character, I mean,
690
00:26:52,339 --> 00:26:55,108
you've gotten great reviews for
your portrayal of Anne Boleyn.
691
00:26:55,208 --> 00:26:59,679
What was sad to see was, you
know, people who were angry--
692
00:26:59,780 --> 00:27:01,782
like, really racist, I mean,
is the best way to put it.
693
00:27:01,948 --> 00:27:03,283
They were just like,
"Wha...? How-how can you?
694
00:27:03,383 --> 00:27:05,752
You should never be playing
Anne Boleyn. You're Black!"
695
00:27:05,852 --> 00:27:08,055
And it's... I was surprised
that this was happening,
696
00:27:08,155 --> 00:27:09,790
especially in the U.K.
because, I mean,
697
00:27:09,956 --> 00:27:11,458
like, let's say Shakespeare.
Everybody's played Shakespeare
698
00:27:11,558 --> 00:27:12,759
in every way, shape or form.
699
00:27:12,859 --> 00:27:14,094
Sometimes even, like,
the genders have shifted,
700
00:27:14,194 --> 00:27:15,495
-etcetera.
-Yeah.
701
00:27:15,595 --> 00:27:16,863
Um, you know, with Hamilton,
702
00:27:16,963 --> 00:27:19,232
that really switched up
everyone's ideas
703
00:27:19,332 --> 00:27:20,767
of how you could cast.
704
00:27:20,901 --> 00:27:22,903
But-but you seemed like
you took that in your stride.
705
00:27:22,969 --> 00:27:24,771
Were you shaken up by that,
706
00:27:24,905 --> 00:27:26,773
or did you have
a different perspective
707
00:27:26,907 --> 00:27:28,742
on like,
"No, I'm playing Anne Boleyn,
708
00:27:28,909 --> 00:27:30,977
"and yes, no other Black person
has ever played her,
709
00:27:31,078 --> 00:27:33,146
-but I am and I can"?
-I mean, of course
710
00:27:33,246 --> 00:27:35,082
I was shaken up by it,
because I care.
711
00:27:35,182 --> 00:27:38,385
-Hmm. -So as much as, you know,
you try to separate yourself
712
00:27:38,485 --> 00:27:40,187
from the things that are toxic
713
00:27:40,287 --> 00:27:42,556
and the things that don't really
serve you in your artistry,
714
00:27:42,656 --> 00:27:45,325
like, I mean, I care, and I'm
a caring and feeling person,
715
00:27:45,425 --> 00:27:48,061
so, you know, definitely
it's something where it's, like,
716
00:27:48,161 --> 00:27:50,530
when people have
a strong reaction, they...
717
00:27:50,630 --> 00:27:52,499
and, you know,
they're not afraid to...
718
00:27:52,599 --> 00:27:54,367
-Oh, yeah, no, no.
-let you know.
719
00:27:54,468 --> 00:27:56,169
People are very strong
on the Internet.
720
00:27:56,269 --> 00:27:57,738
-Very, very strong,
I'll tell you that. -You know,
721
00:27:57,838 --> 00:27:59,206
they will come to find you,
722
00:27:59,306 --> 00:28:01,942
to let you know
exactly how they feel.
723
00:28:01,975 --> 00:28:04,244
Um, so yeah, and, I mean,
it's intense.
724
00:28:04,344 --> 00:28:06,947
But the hope is that...
There are some people
725
00:28:06,980 --> 00:28:11,218
who it makes uncomfortable
who will watch it anyway,
726
00:28:11,318 --> 00:28:13,587
and watch it for the human story
727
00:28:13,687 --> 00:28:15,455
that we were trying to tell,
728
00:28:15,555 --> 00:28:17,791
and see what resonates
differently for them
729
00:28:17,958 --> 00:28:19,760
because they're
just looking at it,
730
00:28:19,893 --> 00:28:22,662
they're looking at it out of
the frame of reference of race,
731
00:28:22,763 --> 00:28:25,098
and more just about, like,
this is a human woman,
732
00:28:25,198 --> 00:28:28,201
and... and we all share
these experiences in life.
733
00:28:28,301 --> 00:28:32,272
I mean, as human beings, there
is no divide between emotion.
734
00:28:32,372 --> 00:28:34,775
You know, we've all experienced
hurt and far
735
00:28:34,908 --> 00:28:37,711
and loss and pain and ambition
and desire and love,
736
00:28:37,811 --> 00:28:40,514
and so it's like,
it's really just trying
737
00:28:40,614 --> 00:28:42,549
to tell a story
about that, and...
738
00:28:42,649 --> 00:28:45,352
Just to say, like, we knew
that Anne Boleyn was not a...
739
00:28:45,452 --> 00:28:47,387
-a Black woman.
-(laughing)
740
00:28:47,487 --> 00:28:49,389
Uh, we were not trying to say
that she was.
741
00:28:49,489 --> 00:28:51,158
I just want to, just to say.
742
00:28:51,258 --> 00:28:53,060
You didn't discover this
on the first...
743
00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,930
-Was white? -Yeah. I know
Anne Boleyn was not Black.
744
00:28:56,997 --> 00:28:58,932
-Oh, man.
-You heard it here first.
745
00:28:58,999 --> 00:29:01,034
Oh, Jodie, this has been
so much fun having you.
746
00:29:01,134 --> 00:29:02,803
Um, congratulations
on everything.
747
00:29:02,936 --> 00:29:05,939
Um, like I say,
your journey's just beginning.
748
00:29:06,006 --> 00:29:07,974
Thank you for allowing us
to be part of that.
749
00:29:08,075 --> 00:29:10,544
And, uh, congratulations
on a fantastic portrayal.
750
00:29:10,644 --> 00:29:12,713
-Thank you. And thank you
for having me. -Always.
751
00:29:12,813 --> 00:29:14,281
All right,
Anne Boleyn is available
752
00:29:14,381 --> 00:29:15,682
exclusively on AMC+,
753
00:29:15,782 --> 00:29:17,851
with new episodes streaming
on Thursdays.
754
00:29:17,951 --> 00:29:19,419
We're gonna take a quick break,
755
00:29:19,519 --> 00:29:22,389
but we'll be right back
after this.
756
00:29:24,858 --> 00:29:26,459
Well, that's our show
for tonight, but before we go--
757
00:29:26,559 --> 00:29:28,261
last weekend,
a series of tornadoes
758
00:29:28,361 --> 00:29:30,764
ravaged six states
and dozens of towns
759
00:29:30,864 --> 00:29:32,932
across
the central United States.
760
00:29:33,033 --> 00:29:35,268
The Global Empowerment Mission
are on the ground in Kentucky,
761
00:29:35,368 --> 00:29:37,170
and they need your help.
762
00:29:37,270 --> 00:29:40,173
So if you can please donate
to their Kentucky fund
763
00:29:40,273 --> 00:29:42,709
at the link below,
you'll be helping to support
764
00:29:42,809 --> 00:29:45,445
all of the communities
who are directly impacted
765
00:29:45,545 --> 00:29:46,846
by what happened.
766
00:29:46,946 --> 00:29:48,915
Until tomorrow,
stay safe out there,
767
00:29:49,015 --> 00:29:50,950
get your vaccine, and remember,
768
00:29:51,051 --> 00:29:54,788
never be ashamed if you fart
in front of someone else.
769
00:29:54,888 --> 00:29:58,158
You be ashamed that
you didn't charge them for it.
770
00:29:58,258 --> 00:30:01,094
Now, here it is,
Your Moment of Zen.
771
00:30:01,194 --> 00:30:02,562
We've always thought
of our heroes
772
00:30:02,662 --> 00:30:04,564
as having to do
with death and war,
773
00:30:04,664 --> 00:30:06,466
and, you know, when
we think of Joseph Campbell
774
00:30:06,566 --> 00:30:08,902
and the whole idea
of the heroic journey,
775
00:30:09,002 --> 00:30:11,971
it's rarely a journey
that's about love--
776
00:30:12,072 --> 00:30:15,909
it's about, you know, deeds
that have to do with conquering,
777
00:30:16,009 --> 00:30:17,944
domination, what have you.
778
00:30:18,044 --> 00:30:20,647
And so part of what
I wanted to say to people
779
00:30:20,747 --> 00:30:23,349
is that living as we do
in a culture of domination,
780
00:30:23,450 --> 00:30:26,953
to truly choose to love
is heroic.
781
00:30:27,053 --> 00:30:31,324
To work at love,
to really let yourself,
782
00:30:31,424 --> 00:30:33,860
you know,
understand the art of loving.