Good news, everybody. I know a lot of you have been
stressed by this and been waiting. Um...
the Washington Football Team officially chose a name.
-(man whoops softly) -Yes, I know, a lot of people
were stressed about this, people couldn't sleep.
I know some of you in the crew, you were just like, at night,
your wife was like, "What's wrong, honey?"
You were like, "They haven't got a name."
So, yeah, they, uh, they've gone,
they, uh, have changed their name.
They're now called the Washington Commanders.
Which I misheard. The first time I heard it,
I thought they said the Washington Commandos,
and I thought it was, like, a team that
wasn't gonna wear underwear.
I like, that's a dope intimidation tactic.
Yeah, tackle me, see what's up.
Yeah, but the Commanders is the new name,
which is, like, a powerful name, isn't it?
That's, like, that's respect. The Washington Commanders!
(whoops)
Put some respect on that name.
The Commanders got blown out 47 to 3.
That's powerful. I love that.
It's also funny how, like, the NFL--
this whole thing was, like, a-a scandal of, like,
racism for the NFL, and then
this is the end of that scandal
and I'm sure the guys in the NFL were like,
"Well, we did it, boys--
"no more racism scandals for us at the NFL.
"We got it. No more racism iss...
What? A lawsuit about what? Goddamn it!"
-♪ ♪ -ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from the heart of Times Square
in New York City, the only city in America,
it's The Daily Show.
Tonight: off with CNN's head,
Whoopi makes a whoopsie,
and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
Hey! What's going on, everybody.
Welcome to The Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah.
Let's jump straight into today's headlines.
♪ ♪
All right, we kick things off
with some news coming out of CNN.
Yes, the channel you watch at the gym
while you listen to your podcast.
The network has always been famous worldwide
for its 24-hour news and people shouting at each other coverage.
But over the past few months,
the spotlight has been turned on them.
Especially in the wake of Andrew Cuomo's
harassment scandals, and then Chris Cuomo's secret
defense of his brother's scandal.
Well, today that scandal took yet another twist.
We have news now to report involving our network.
CNN president Jeff Zucker has just resigned after
disclosing a consensual relationship with a colleague.
He wrote to staffers a few minutes ago,
"As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo's
tenure at CNN,"-- Cuomo, of course, fired last month--
Zucker says... (reading)
Man, this must have been a really weird day for CNN.
On the one hand, it's bad that your boss
is resigning under a cloud of scandal.
On the other hand, you got the scoop!
We begin with breaking news.
Did you know that Jeff and Allison were banging?
I saw them come in the office together one morning,
and I totally called it!
I mean I didn't say anything, but I totally called it.
Uh, what's this? Just in,
I'm also involved?
But that's right-- Jeff Zucker,
the longtime head of CNN, is stepping down,
because, according to his statement,
he didn't disclose that he was having a relationship
with a colleague.
A-And I don't know if this is the full story,
but what I do know is that, at CNN,
it seems like there's no middle ground.
When there's a scandal there, it's either someone
who isn't disclosing enough
or someone who's disclosing way too much.
And, look, I know the story is gonna come as a surprise
to a lot of people.
You know? People are gonna be like, "Wow,
"someone has been in charge of CNN this whole time?
"I thought it was just a bunch of roommates
that found camera equipment behind a dumpster."
But, yes, Jeff Zucker was running CNN.
And you may not know this,
but he's the one who made CNN what it is today.
Right? He's the one who pushed it
toward entertainment more and less news.
You know? He's the one who said,
"Enough of those international correspondents.
Let's just get people fighting on camera."
Like, you remember when CNN
would just make us watch Trump's empty podium for an hour?
That was his choice. Yeah.
And the reason he liked putting Trump on so much
is because he liked Trump
because he knew that Trump was good for ratings
because Jeff Zucker is the one who gave Trump the job
for The Apprentice.
And The Apprentice is the only reason that Trump
went on to become the president!
(screams)
And that's not even the craziest part of the story!
The craziest thing is that Jeff Zucker's downfall
all started with Andrew Cuomo.
Remember him? Yeah.
Andrew Cuomo groped women.
Chris Cuomo, his brother, tried to help him,
so then CNN looked into Chris Cuomo-- they investigated him--
and then they found some shit on Jeff Zucker.
What?
So Andrew Cuomo was such a creep that he took down himself,
his brother Chris and the president of CNN.
He's like Ronan Farrow but by accident.
I mean, at this point,
who knows how long Cuomo's fallout is gonna last?
Right? He groped a bunch of people--
now everyone is feeling it.
You know? He's like a human Chernobyl.
80 years from now, Brazilians are gonna be at war
with Australians, like...
(speaking Portuguese) "...Andrew Cuomo?"
All right, but let's move on
from someone who's losing his job
to someone else who's in hot water at work--
Whoopi Goldberg,
cohost of The View
and the only coach to lead the Knicks to a winning season.
In case you missed it,
the five women on The View
were having a discussion about Maus.
You remember? The graphic novel about the Holocaust.
And by the time the discussion was all over,
the panel was down to four.
NEWSWOMAN: This morning, more fallout for Whoopi Goldberg.
ABC News suspending Goldberg from The View for two weeks
after she made controversial comments about Jewish people
and the Holocaust on Monday's episode.
The Holocaust isn't about race.
-It's not about race. Because you... -What is it about?
It's about man's inhumanity to man.
NAVARRO: But it's about white supremacy.
But these are two white groups of people.
NEWSWOMAN: Goldberg apologizing live on the program Tuesday.
Yesterday, uh, on our show, I misspoke.
I regret my comments, as I said, and I stand corrected.
NEWSWOMAN: The segment also included an interview
with Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt,
who later commented on Goldberg's suspension.
We shouldn't cancel Whoopi 'cause she made a mistake.
I heard Whoopi say that she's committed to doing better.
I accept that apology.
NEWSWOMAN: ABC releasing a statement acknowledging
that Whoopi has apologized but asking her to...
Yep. Whoopi Goldberg is in a whole lot of trouble.
And I understand why.
I understand why people were upset with what she said,
because, the way she said it,
it made it sound like the Holocaust
was just some white people
who were fighting some other white people.
You know? Sort of like Game of Thrones.
But as the spokesman for the Anti-Defamation League
later explained to her,
Hitler did see Jews as a separate race.
And, even worse, as a separate species.
You know?
Like, when you think about it properly,
protecting "the master race,"
that was the Nazis' whole thing.
You know, race purity.
Like, all these tiki torch bitches
that you see running around now,
Hitler was the O.G. of that.
You know, in his mind, everyone was supposed to have
blond hair and blue eyes.
Except for him.
He got to look like an angry broom for some reason,
but that's not the point.
You know, so I totally understand why people were upset
because the Holocaust had everything to do with race.
And I'm glad that Whoopi apologized because, like,
I don't think that she was trying
to hurt anybody here, you know?
I think she made a mistake.
And I will say, I think it's a little weird
that her network suspended her
for sharing her view on The View.
I mean, if she's remorseful, why send her away?
Isn't it better to keep her and then use this
as a teaching moment?
Then you could have everyone watching also learning.
Like, "Oh, I actually didn't know that about the Holocaust."
Maybe they didn't.
Rather than sending her away for two weeks to do what?
Reflect and what? Do her own research?
I mean, that's never a good idea, you know?
Yeah, these days, you tell someone
to go research the Holocaust on their own,
and they'll come back in two weeks like,
"Did y'all know that the Jews have space lasers?"
You'd be like, "Ah, damn it! You on YouTube? Oh, man."
Anyway, let's move on to our next story.
Today is Groundhog Day.
Which leads me to ask, what the hell is Groundhog Day?
People pull a rodent out of the ground
and then ask the animal to predict the weather?
This is so unfair.
Because if Africans were doing shit like this,
and you heard that we pulled animals out of the ground?
Like, there are villages in Africa
where people wear animal skins,
and if I tried to explain that Americans use groundhogs
to predict the weather, they'd be like,
"But why not just use the satellite data?"
All right, that's it for the headlines.
Let's move to our top story, which is about Russia,
the former, and maybe future, Soviet Union.
Over the past few months,
Russia has sent over 100,000 troops
to its border with Ukraine,
which understandably, has a lot of people freaked out.
Ukraine has been preparing for war.
America and the United Nations have been threatening
devastating sanctions on Russia.
And today, President Biden sent thousands of troops
to Poland and Romania
just in case Russia decides
to add some more countries to its shopping list.
But the big question is why?
Why is Russia bringing Europe to the brink of war?
Well, yesterday, we finally heard from Russian president
and leader who ends every sentence with,
"or else," Vladimir Putin.
And he says that none of this is his fault.
NEWSWOMAN: Russian president Vladimir Putin's first comments
on Ukraine since December after his meeting in Moscow
with the leader of Hungary.
Putin claimed that the West has ignored Russia's top demands,
including blocking Ukraine from joining NATO.
NEWSWOMAN 2: In his first public comments on this crisis
in weeks, President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of trying
to contain Russia.
(speaking Russian)
"Ukraine is just a tool," he said.
(man shouting)
Despite more than 100,000 Russian troops
now massed on Ukraine's border,
Russia still claims it's the real victim,
threatened by the U.S. and its NATO allies,
and Moscow insists it has no plans
to invade Ukraine.
Yeah, Putin says that Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine.
So I guess those 100,000 troops on the border--
they're just doing that thing
where you stand outside a restaurant and read the menu.
(Russian accent): No, no, we are not going in right now.
Maybe we come back for special occasion.
And look, I know it's hard to feel sorry
for anybody with a Russian accent,
but I do actually understand
why Russia is so freaked out by NATO.
Because here's the thing.
Don't forget that NATO was formed
to oppose the Soviet Union, right?
That's why it was formed.
Then the Soviet Union broke up,
but instead of disbanding,
NATO has been expanding closer and closer to Russia's borders.
So from a Russian point of view, just a Russian point of view,
it's almost like they lost the boxing match,
but then the guy who beat them moved in next door.
(Russian accent): Uh, the fight is over.
What are you doing here?
(Southern accent): I don't know, man. You tell me.
So, there's a lot of complex issues at play right here,
which is why the UN held an emergency session this week
to try and find a peaceful solution to avert war.
And I don't know if you know this,
but we at The Daily Show, we have an exclusive look
at what goes down in the UN,
which means it is time for another installment
of "Inside the UN."
♪ ♪
All right, all right, all right, everybody.
I hereby call this session of the U.N.
into, uh, session.
Uh...
one-one second, guys, please.
Please, one second.
Hello? Yes.
Comcast. Yes.
I need to set up news service, please.
In Ukraine.
Uh, in one week, we can say?
No, no, no, I don't need sports packages.
Oh, you-you think this is funny? There's nothing funny
about invading other countries, okay?
You can't do that!
It's called consent, Harvey Weinstein!
Hey, come on, isn't it annoying to remember the names
of all these small, nothing countries, huh?
Ukraine. Latvia. Poland.
Yada-yada.
Who can keep track?
If they were all Russia, it would be so much simpler
for everybody.
I mean, yes, it would. But let's be clear.
If you invade Ukraine, there will be consequences.
Isn't that right, guys?
-Yes! -Yeah!
Uh... ja?
See? A united front.
Well, let us be clear.
If you retaliate against Russia,
we will have no choice but to release...
this devastating meme.
One click, and it goes out on Facebook.
Now, don't you dare, Russia.
Excuse me. Excuse me, everybody.
Can I just say something?
You go ahead, South Africa.
Are you really going to keep me wearing this?
I mean, think about it--
you guys have more Omicron than we do now.
-Yep. -Ja.
Yeah, sorry, just a few more weeks.
We don't... we don't trust that African COVID.
Gentlemen, please. We need to focus.
The future of Ukraine is at stake.
No, excuse me, the future of Russia is at stake.
NATO practically surrounds Russia now.
What trick do we have, huh?
Russia is 5,000-mile country.
We need room to stretch legs.
Well, I'm sorry, but you don't get to tell NATO
who we can and cannot have as a member.
If we want to let Ukraine in, well, that's up to us.
Yes! That's right!
By the way, America,
are you going to let us into NATO, though?
We've been asking for a while.
Well, look, I don't know. Maybe.
See, the thing is, once we let you in,
well, you won't have to beg us anymore,
and we kind of like that.
So it is, like...
sexual thing?
Well, yeah, I guess kinda.
Ah.
Hey! This is all nonsense.
Ukraine is Russia's neighbor.
How would you like it, America,
if we made military alliance with Canada?
Hey! Canada is our bitch, okay?
You stay the hell away.
Uh, actually, eh, Canada is its own sovereign independent...
-Shut up, Canada! -Shut up, Canada!
So sorry.
We'll talk about this outburst later.
As for you, Russia, you better think real carefully
about your next move.
Look, we would still prefer to solve Ukraine issue peacefully.
And as token of goodwill,
we have baked for you American specialty--
apple pie.
See that? (sniffs)
Ah, so delicious. Please, try piece.
Let's see, what...
Well, I ain't never seen an apple pie like this
with all them syringes sticking out of it.
But I... I am hungry.
No, no, America, wait!
Huh?
Actually, it's nothing.
Enjoy your pie.
Nothing like a bit of apple pie.
♪ ♪
Mmm. Now I want some Russian pie.
All right, when we come back,
Roy Wood Jr. is gonna put his life savings
into breakfast cereal.
You don't want to miss it.
Think we can order a Russian pie?
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
America is a nation of entrepreneurs.
And Roy Wood Jr. gets in on the action in his new segment
Black in Business.
♪ ♪
I'm Roy Wood Jr., and every week, I shine a light on
Black entrepreneurs changing the game.
From app developers to the DVD man who somehow already
has his hands on John Wick 7,
If you're Black, we're in business.
♪ ♪
Right on, people.
Welcome to Black in Business.
This week, I'm betting it all on a sector that's experiencing
credible growth in my house this year:
breakfast cereal.
We all know the big players.
Tony the Tigers,
the leprechaun that steals from white kids
and the rabbit that also steals from white kids.
But ain't none of them cereals Black.
Unless you count the Raisin Bran box,
which, I mean, just... kind of feels Black.
But now there is a new face in the cereal bowl.
I sat down with Nic King,
a man who's introducing a cereal that's in the shape
of a Black power fist.
He is truly putting Black in Business.
♪ ♪
Nic King, much respect to you, brother.
You are basically the Jackie Robinson of breakfast cereals.
Should have called them things 42s.
The biggest piece for me is how important it is
for Black kids to see themselves in a positive light.
And breakfast cereal's a space that has never been infiltrated,
so, uh, I just wanted to be that change.
Well, you got a good product. I can't wait to see these fists.
Man, these is kibbles.
I know kibbles when I see-- This is cat food!
It's supposed to be fists!
Yeah, actually, uh, it's, uh,
no longer, unfortunately, empowerment fists,
Uh, we've gone through multiple different manufacturing
companies that said the shape of the cereal was too complex.
Hang on, hang on. T-They said it was too complex?
They got, they got Cinnamon Toast shape,
they got Honey Smack frog turds, but you can't make this?
We're dealing with a 100-year-old industry,
and because we didn't want to slow up the company any further,
we have transitioned to regular circular puffs.
What about the kids? What do the kids say? Have they tasted it?
Kids have 100% given their approval.
-What kids? What kids... -All kids.
My son is my first original taste tester.
-Oh. Oh, he don't count. -Uh, he's now 15.
That's your son. You'd kick him out of the house.
You know what? You know what I'm-a do for you, bro?
I'm-a do a taste test with kids you don't know.
-I-I accept the challenge. -Mm-hmm.
♪ ♪
Hello, panel.
First off, thank you for taking the time
to appear on Black in Business.
I know you all have a hard out right before bedtime.
So let's get right to it.
Now, have any of you all seen
any cereal with Black people on the box before?
-No. -No.
I only seen that raisi-raisin cereal that has that sun on it.
See? Told you that shit was Black.
That's a smart one right there.
So, Bailey, you've tried the cereal.
Give us your analysis.
I like it, the-the cereal, 'cause it's crunchy.
Is this cereal for Black people? Just saying.
I'm not trying to make anything offensive. But just saying.
That's a very fair question.
This cereal was created by a Black person.
So, in knowing that, how would you feel
if you saw one of your white friends
eating a Black-owned cereal?
The only-- the only white person I know is my girlfriend.
(chuckles)
WOOD: Okay.
Well, that was unexpected.
But an answer nonetheless.
Continuing on,
what would make this cereal an even better investment?
If the cereal tastes more like fists.
Okay. Raise your spoon
if you're also disappointed that the cereal
is not shaped like a fist.
So you all are saying the cereal itself
just needs to live up to the radical message
that's on the box.
Scuse me a second. That's a good idea.
-Good idea. -♪ ♪
All right, Nic. Good news.
I spoke with children not related to you
and they all thought the cereal tasted great.
-I told you they would. -Mm-hmm. Now, there was one thing
that the kids were a little disappointed on, and that's
the cereal was not shaped like a fist.
Now I know you have explained
why the cereal can't be a fist, but in the meantime, Nic,
you got to lean into the cereal being Black.
In fact, you need to make it Blacker.
Uh, I'm a little nervous about it, man,
but go ahead, Roy.
Here's a Black ass cereal I know you would go hard for--
Fred's Flakes.
Now, Nic, don't go nodding your head, Nic.
what better spokesperson for cereal
than the chairman of the Illinois
Black Panther Party, Fred Hamp...?
The dude who played Fred Hampton.
What-What else do you have, Roy?
Okay, okay, now, what about this one?
I got a cereal for Black people that they can enjoy
with their white girlfriends--
-Ally-Os. -No, that...
Too far, too far. That's...
Ally-O's? "I recognize my privilege"?
No, you don't say it like that.
You say it like Tony the Tiger.
(like Tony the Tiger): I recognize my privilege!
It's a slogan. You got to say it like that.
I'm-I'm gonna be honest, Roy.
I didn't... I didn't want to ruin this for you.
Your creativity was good. I didn't want to kill it.
But at the end of the day, I want kids to be able
to sit at a table and see themselves,
see positive Black representation
on a cereal box, and that's the idea.
That's why I built Proud Puffs.
You know what, Nic King? I respect your vision,
and I'm gonna change your life right now
by investing in your cereal.
I'm gonna make your dreams come true. Now,
how much money do you need for an initial investment?
I would say anywhere upwards to, uh, 300K.
-Oh. -Somewhere around there, ballpark.
Yeah. Damn. I do not have that kind of money.
Which is why I'll see you next episode
where I'll be examining another breakfast industry--
toast.
That's one I could afford. I think that could work.
You got English muffin, you got wheat,
you got white, you got multigrain,
you got brioche buns.
Thank you so much for that, Roy.
All right, when we come back,
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is gonna be joining me
right here in the studio, so don't go away.
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
My guest tonight is actor and producer
Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
She's here to talk about starring in the new
psychological thriller series The Girl Before.
It's all about architectural legacy for me.
JANE: On the face of it, it's
totally different from your work.
But then you start to see the similarities.
Restraint. Simplicity.
Like Folgate Street.
To have let go of that house, you must have
-moved somewhere incredible. -I'm on-site, mostly.
Mainly caravans or hotels.
It's bearable, as long as
you put the cushions in the wardrobe.
(short laugh)
Really?
No.
Yes.
-Sometimes. -(soft chuckle)
Yo, that guy's creepy.
I'm just gonna put it out there.
-Like, that guy's creepy. -Yeah. Yeah.
There's definitely an energy that you get in the show
when you watch it where you go, "Uh, I don't know this person,
but he really, really creeps me out."
-Welcome to the show, Gugu. -Oh, thanks for having me.
Um, congratulations on yet another show
that I think is gonna get a lot of people talking,
as-as all your shows do. I feel like you-you have
a, like, just a knack for picking really great roles
in really great, either limited series or shows.
I mean, people loved you, you know, in Black Mirror.
"San Junipero" is one of people's favorite episodes.
In Loki, you got some of the best reviews,
which is not usual for, like, a superhero franchise.
You know? People are like, "Ah, whatever."
-People were like, "You were amazing in it." -Aw, thanks.
And now here you are with this new... Is it a miniseries
-or a limited series? -It's, uh, a-a limited series.
-It's four episodes. -Right.
-Yeah. -Where you're playing
what I think many New Yorkers will-will relate to:
somebody who has rented a place
from a very creepy person.
I know. I mean, it's such a departure
for-for David Oyelowo as well, because, I mean,
-I know you know him as well. But he's, um, -Right, right.
You know, everybody knows him from Selma,
Martin Luther King, and all the things that he's done.
And this character of Edward really keeps you guessing.
-Because, uh, he's this minimalist architect. -Mm-hmm.
Uh, he's a perfectionist,
and, uh, you can't quite figure out,
you know, if he's a good guy, if he's a bad guy.
And, you know, every episode,
there are so many twists and turns in the story.
Um, but, yeah, it's been-- it's been a wonderful experience.
Y-You know what-what's really gonna shock some people is,
I-I was watching the clip with one of my colleagues
and then she was like, "Oh, wow,
she does a really great, um, English accent."
-(laughing) -(chuckles)
And then-- And I was thinking, I wonder how many people
would think that about you and David, where they go, like,
"Wow, they're doing really fantastic English accents."
Are there people who know where you're from at all?
I know. It's so funny, because when I first read the script
for The Girl Before, I was in the middle of filming Loki
-and I'd been doing an American accent for so long. -Right.
And, um, it's-it's a weird one.
I sort of... I-I take that as a compliment, I think,
you know, if people see you as an American
and-and believe you so fully, uh,
that-that even your own accent feels alien, um...
I mean, when I did Belle, you know, several years ago,
I'd been doing an American accent, sort of,
-for about three years solid in projects... -Yeah, yeah.
...and I... (laughs) genuinely myself thought,
"Do I know how to act in my own accent anymore?
"It's just been so long that I've been doing
the American thing." So, um...
But, yeah, it's nice to be able
to kind of switch back and forth.
And-and, as I say, I sort of-- I'm flattered
if people believe me as an American, too.
I think people believe you in any role that you play.
You-you received the Essence Award--
-congratulations-- you know, the Breakthrough Award. -Thank you.
That is where you met David, right? Like...
Sort-- Not met him officially but you asked him
to present the award, and that sort of...
Yeah. Well, it's funny, actually,
'cause me and David were both born in the same hospital.
-Uh, he's a bit older than me. -Wait, are you serious?
(chuckles): Yeah. H-He was bo--
We were both born in Oxford
at the John Radcliffe Hospital, um, a few years apart.
And, uh... So-so there's-there's that connection,
which is-- which is sort of surreal.
And then he was one of the first British actors that I met
when I went to L.A. and I didn't know anybody
and I was doing a TV series there.
And, you know, I met him and his family,
and I just was so impressed, 'cause I was like,
"Here's this man who's an incredibly talented
theater actor and film actor,"
but he's also just got such a grounded real life, as well."
-Yeah, definitely. -And I was just so...
I was so impressed with that.
Um, and when-when I was nominated for, um,
or won the ESSENCE Award, I asked him to present it to me.
And he... he actually took me by surprise
because he brought his daughter Zoe onto the stage...
-Right. -...to present it to me, which...
which kind of took my breath away
because she reminded me of this mini version of me.
(laughter)
And-and it was... it was...
You know, it made me cry. It was so moving.
But it was also...
I mean, he's very smart like that-- David.
Because I sort of saw myself in her, and I also...
-It gave me a moment to really ground my work in a way. -Mm.
Because I felt like now I have to choose projects
-that are sort of good enough for Zoe. -Right, right, right.
That's the sort of, you know, that idea of legacy
and the idea of what she's looking up,
seeing somebody that looks like...
As much as I see a younger version
of myself in her, she might see an older version of herself
-in me, so, yeah, makes you... -That's amazing. Yeah.
I feel like that's a lot of pressure, though.
Right, but not always, but then,
there's things like Loki, for example, where you go,
"Wow. Like, what would my seven-year-old self
-be doing now?" You know? -Right, right, right.
Or would... I would be pinching myself.
And so... so rather than seeing it as a pressure,
I sort of see it as also to give myself permission
-to be joyful and playful, as well. -Oh, I like that.
You have, like, one of the most interesting connections
with Loki, as well, because Tom Hiddleston plays Loki, right?
-Yeah. -And then you went to the same drama school as him?
Yup, he was the year below me at drama school,
even though I'm a bit younger than him, yeah.
You realize you almost have, like, a horror movie story vibe.
It's just, no one's getting killed in your story.
But you're, like, following all the people.
"We were born at the same hospital.
-We went to the same school." -I know.
-Like, the degrees of separation, right? Yeah. -Yes.
No one's died, but it... you know?
Yeah, I mean, it was really comforting, I think,
especially filming Loki during 2020,
to be surrounded by so many Brits.
-And Wunmi Mosaku as well, who plays B-15 in the show, -Yes.
was also at RADA.
So it felt like a, you know, a bit of a Brit reunion,
and I think when the world was just so unstable,
it was really comforting for all of us
to be around our sort of old drama school buddies.
You're someone who's done everything.
I mean, you know, a lot of people will know you
from your acting.
Um, you've also been somebody
who's been really closely involved,
um, you know, with the United Nations
and working around the world.
I didn't know this about you until I read
a little deeper into your world.
So I've always known that your dad is South African,
-Yeah. -your mom is English.
I always knew that your name Gugulethu is,
-Yeah. -you know, from South Africa.
But what I didn't know was that your dad
had to escape South Africa because he was fighting
the apartheid government, and it was actually...
the U.N., partly, that helped him...
-I mean, that circle... -Yeah, the circle of life,
it's really truly incredible.
And it's-it's a strange thing, because, you know,
obviously it's an incredible honor to become,
-um, a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR. -Mm-hmm.
But my dad, you know, under the apartheid era,
was a student activist, a member of the ANC,
you know, and, um, and had to flee, um,
and it was a very difficult time for him,
and he was... he was studying, doing his medical training,
and he actually-- UNHCR helped him
finish his medical training
and, you know, and come to the UK.
So when I got the call to be able to go on my first mission
with UNHCR, you know, my cousin was like,
"Aha!" You know, "That is an ancestral call."
You know, like that truly is an ancestral call,
that it sort of brings it back,
um, and it makes it so much more meaningful for me,
you know, to know that that's part of my cultural legacy, too.
Gugu, thank you so much for joining me on the show.
-Thank you. -Congratulations on everything that you've done.
-Thanks so much. -All right, people,
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Now, here it is, Your Moment of Zen.
On Saturday, at the rally, you talked about the potential,
if it's appropriate,
-of pardoning some of the January 6ers. -Yeah.
Lindsey Graham said a couple of days later
he thinks that's inappropriate.
-What do you think? -Well, Lindsey Graham's wrong.
You said that! Not me.
I hope the American people can see through this sham.
I mean, Lindsey's a nice guy, but he's a RINO...
(distorted echo): he's a RINO...
This is hell.
This is going to destroy
the ability of good people to come forward
because of this crap!