1 00:00:01,101 --> 00:00:02,836 Hello there. You're about to watch an episode 2 00:00:02,936 --> 00:00:04,304 of The Daily Show. 3 00:00:04,404 --> 00:00:07,508 That means there's some news and some jokes on the way. 4 00:00:07,608 --> 00:00:09,910 So if you like laughing at news, 5 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:13,046 you're in the right (bleep) place, honey. 6 00:00:13,146 --> 00:00:15,282 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:15,382 --> 00:00:16,917 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New York City, 8 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:18,719 the only city in America, 9 00:00:18,819 --> 00:00:20,521 it's The Daily Show. 10 00:00:20,621 --> 00:00:21,855 Tonight, 11 00:00:21,955 --> 00:00:25,158 inflation gonna inflate, 12 00:00:25,259 --> 00:00:27,728 Elon Musk rules Twitter 13 00:00:27,828 --> 00:00:30,197 and Dawn Staley. 14 00:00:30,297 --> 00:00:34,234 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 15 00:00:34,334 --> 00:00:36,370 (cheering and applause) 16 00:00:49,383 --> 00:00:51,285 What's going on, everybody? 17 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:53,687 Welcome to The Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. 18 00:00:53,787 --> 00:00:55,355 And you're my live audience! 19 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:57,658 -(cheering) -You're live! 20 00:00:57,758 --> 00:00:58,825 This is happening! 21 00:00:58,926 --> 00:01:00,294 Thank you so much! Take a seat! 22 00:01:00,394 --> 00:01:02,095 Take a seat, guys! Thank you! 23 00:01:02,196 --> 00:01:05,098 Yeah, yesterday-yesterday was our first show back 24 00:01:05,199 --> 00:01:07,034 with a live audience, and it was super exciting. 25 00:01:07,134 --> 00:01:08,402 It's been so much fun. 26 00:01:08,502 --> 00:01:10,103 But I-I do want to acknowledge something really quickly, 27 00:01:10,204 --> 00:01:11,438 and this-this is completely true. 28 00:01:11,538 --> 00:01:12,873 After the show aired, 29 00:01:12,973 --> 00:01:15,175 there were a number of people on social media who said 30 00:01:15,275 --> 00:01:16,677 they were sad 31 00:01:16,777 --> 00:01:20,347 because "it's not just me and Trevor anymore." 32 00:01:21,315 --> 00:01:23,016 Yeah. And I felt that. 33 00:01:23,116 --> 00:01:25,719 And I-I just wanted to say to all of those people, 34 00:01:25,819 --> 00:01:28,856 yes, what we had was special. 35 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:32,659 We had two very good years together, and... 36 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:34,394 I will always treasure that. 37 00:01:34,494 --> 00:01:36,430 I-I really will. I'll treasure that in my heart. 38 00:01:36,530 --> 00:01:39,132 But-but, ultimately, I just... (exhales) 39 00:01:39,233 --> 00:01:41,201 I needed to see other people. 40 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:43,737 I... A lot of other people. 41 00:01:43,837 --> 00:01:46,206 -You know? And... -(cheering and applause) 42 00:01:47,875 --> 00:01:50,344 And-and please remember this, please remember this. 43 00:01:50,444 --> 00:01:51,812 Please remember, 44 00:01:51,912 --> 00:01:55,682 we still have our thing, okay? 45 00:01:55,782 --> 00:01:57,351 There's just gonna be a lot of people watching 46 00:01:57,451 --> 00:01:59,653 while we do it, okay? 47 00:01:59,753 --> 00:02:01,188 Anyway, we have a really good show tonight. 48 00:02:01,288 --> 00:02:04,024 Our guest led South Carolina women's basketball 49 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:05,659 to the championship 50 00:02:05,759 --> 00:02:07,928 and she's a Hall of Famer and she's a gold medalist. 51 00:02:08,028 --> 00:02:10,230 Dawn Staley is here, everybody! That's gonna be a lot of fun. 52 00:02:10,330 --> 00:02:12,432 -(cheering) -I'm hoping she can help me work on my game. 53 00:02:12,533 --> 00:02:13,901 But, first, let's do it! 54 00:02:14,001 --> 00:02:15,869 Let's just into today's headlines. 55 00:02:15,969 --> 00:02:18,005 ♪ ♪ 56 00:02:22,509 --> 00:02:24,411 All right, let's kick things off 57 00:02:24,511 --> 00:02:27,981 with some big economic news about inflation. 58 00:02:28,081 --> 00:02:29,416 You know, inflation-- 59 00:02:29,516 --> 00:02:31,818 the reason your grandfather is always bragging about 60 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:37,191 "I paid seven cents for a movie ticket in 1972. 61 00:02:37,291 --> 00:02:40,160 "And it was a porno movie. Yeah. 62 00:02:40,260 --> 00:02:42,829 "Back in my day, you had to see them in the theaters. 63 00:02:42,930 --> 00:02:45,199 "Yeah, you couldn't just pull them up on Pubhub 64 00:02:45,299 --> 00:02:46,934 "like you kids do. 65 00:02:47,034 --> 00:02:49,169 "You had to remember the scene and go home 66 00:02:49,269 --> 00:02:51,505 "and try and recreate the feeling. 67 00:02:51,605 --> 00:02:53,707 "Sometimes you'd see a friend on the way home 68 00:02:53,807 --> 00:02:56,376 "and you'd have to be like, 'Shut up, Jerry. Stop talking. 69 00:02:56,476 --> 00:02:59,112 "I'm trying to remember the boobs!' 70 00:02:59,213 --> 00:03:01,949 "And then I'd finally get home and your grandmother would say, 71 00:03:02,049 --> 00:03:04,084 "'Were you at one of those movies again?' 72 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:05,485 "And I would say, 'Shut up, Cheryl! 73 00:03:05,586 --> 00:03:07,888 "I'm trying to remember those boobs!' 74 00:03:07,988 --> 00:03:10,190 "And then, finally, I got to yank my crank. 75 00:03:10,290 --> 00:03:11,959 "And it would be boobs and Jerry 76 00:03:12,059 --> 00:03:14,194 "and your grandmother in my head and... 77 00:03:14,294 --> 00:03:17,331 The point is, things cost a lot less back then." 78 00:03:18,365 --> 00:03:20,934 So, yes, inflation. 79 00:03:21,034 --> 00:03:22,269 It's getting worse 80 00:03:22,369 --> 00:03:24,338 and it's affecting everything. 81 00:03:24,438 --> 00:03:26,640 Breaking news this morning. The U.S. Labor Department out 82 00:03:26,740 --> 00:03:29,142 with new inflation numbers this morning. 83 00:03:29,243 --> 00:03:31,144 They're high. The highest inflation, in fact-- 84 00:03:31,245 --> 00:03:33,780 rate in the U.S. in more than 40 years. 85 00:03:33,881 --> 00:03:36,483 When you look at the sectors, it is gas, it is shelter, 86 00:03:36,583 --> 00:03:38,719 it is food, it is used cars. 87 00:03:38,819 --> 00:03:40,721 These are numbers that year over year have had 88 00:03:40,821 --> 00:03:42,389 big, big increases in prices. 89 00:03:42,489 --> 00:03:46,226 This is a situation where just about everything is going up. 90 00:03:46,326 --> 00:03:49,730 8.5% inflation increase year over year. 91 00:03:49,830 --> 00:03:51,498 That's a strong, strong number. 92 00:03:51,598 --> 00:03:54,601 NEWSMAN: The highest since December 1981, 93 00:03:54,701 --> 00:03:56,203 when Raiders of the Lost Ark 94 00:03:56,303 --> 00:03:57,871 was number one at the box office, 95 00:03:57,971 --> 00:03:59,606 Ronald Reagan was president 96 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:02,242 and unemployment was pushing 10%. 97 00:04:02,342 --> 00:04:04,178 Seriously? 98 00:04:04,278 --> 00:04:07,381 This inflation is taking us back to 1981. 99 00:04:07,481 --> 00:04:10,450 I don't want to go back to 1981. 100 00:04:10,551 --> 00:04:12,786 First of all, there's no Wi-Fi. 101 00:04:12,886 --> 00:04:16,490 Secondly, I could never pull off a Jheri curl, people. 102 00:04:19,126 --> 00:04:21,028 Actually... 103 00:04:21,128 --> 00:04:22,496 actually, I take that back. 104 00:04:22,596 --> 00:04:23,997 I take that back. 105 00:04:24,097 --> 00:04:25,933 Yeah, maybe I can. 106 00:04:26,033 --> 00:04:28,001 Doesn't look bad. Silk Sonic, you call me, baby. 107 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:29,937 Yeah, we're doing this. 108 00:04:30,037 --> 00:04:33,207 But, yeah, people, because the economy opened up suddenly 109 00:04:33,307 --> 00:04:34,741 and the government gave everyone money, 110 00:04:34,842 --> 00:04:36,310 everyone is spending again. 111 00:04:36,410 --> 00:04:38,111 But there's supply chain issues, 112 00:04:38,212 --> 00:04:40,380 so there's not enough products for the people to buy 113 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:41,882 and that drives the prices up. 114 00:04:41,982 --> 00:04:44,218 And then, on top of that, Vladimir Putin decided 115 00:04:44,318 --> 00:04:46,053 that, oh, now would be a nice time 116 00:04:46,153 --> 00:04:48,121 to Airbnb Eastern Ukraine by force, 117 00:04:48,222 --> 00:04:51,325 raising oil prices, which makes everything more expensive. 118 00:04:51,425 --> 00:04:53,594 And that's what's happening. It's gonna happen to all of us. 119 00:04:53,694 --> 00:04:54,962 And so because of all of that, 120 00:04:55,062 --> 00:04:57,764 inflation is rising faster, or higher, 121 00:04:57,865 --> 00:04:59,700 than the price of Bitcoin, you know? 122 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,102 Which is-- Sorry, wait. No, no, Bitcoin's down again. 123 00:05:02,202 --> 00:05:03,837 Sorry, my bad. Ignore that, ignore that. 124 00:05:03,937 --> 00:05:06,507 So, but wait. Oh, it's up again. It's up again. 125 00:05:06,607 --> 00:05:08,175 It's the future. All right, it's the future. 126 00:05:08,275 --> 00:05:10,277 So, the point is... Wait. It's down again. 127 00:05:10,377 --> 00:05:12,880 Which-which...? Guy... Is it a scam, or is it the future, guys? 128 00:05:12,980 --> 00:05:16,950 The point is, everything has gotten expensive. 129 00:05:17,050 --> 00:05:20,254 So expensive that even Bed Bath & Beyond coupons are starting 130 00:05:20,354 --> 00:05:22,055 to get all cocky with us. 131 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:24,591 -Well, well, well. -(laughter) 132 00:05:24,691 --> 00:05:27,094 Who's the junk mail now?! 133 00:05:27,194 --> 00:05:29,596 Yeah, you used to throw me away. 134 00:05:29,696 --> 00:05:32,099 I guess my 20% off isn't clogging up your mailbox 135 00:05:32,199 --> 00:05:35,068 anymore, is it, mother(bleep)? 136 00:05:35,169 --> 00:05:37,471 Yeah. (laughs) 137 00:05:37,571 --> 00:05:39,339 (applause) 138 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:41,141 Aah! 139 00:05:43,644 --> 00:05:46,446 Here's the thing, man. Inflation is bad for everybody, right? 140 00:05:46,547 --> 00:05:48,015 It doesn't just hurt your wallet. 141 00:05:48,115 --> 00:05:50,384 It makes life harder for people, and it makes you feel crazy. 142 00:05:50,484 --> 00:05:52,186 You know, 'cause you'll be in the store, and you'll be like, 143 00:05:52,286 --> 00:05:56,123 "Yesterday, this avocado was three dollars. Now it's six! 144 00:05:56,223 --> 00:05:58,492 Are you gaslighting me, avocado?" 145 00:05:58,592 --> 00:06:00,227 The only thing that gets better 146 00:06:00,327 --> 00:06:01,695 because of inflation is small talk. 147 00:06:01,795 --> 00:06:03,997 That's the only thing that improves in life. Yeah. 148 00:06:04,097 --> 00:06:05,999 Because at least now, you can talk about something else 149 00:06:06,099 --> 00:06:08,001 other than the weather. 150 00:06:08,101 --> 00:06:10,037 ♪ ♪ 151 00:06:10,137 --> 00:06:13,507 Yeah, price of cheese is up again, huh? 152 00:06:13,607 --> 00:06:16,643 Man, it's getting crazy. (laughs) 153 00:06:16,743 --> 00:06:21,014 Cheese. Cheese. 154 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:26,019 Cheese. 155 00:06:28,956 --> 00:06:31,725 -(laughter) -(elevator bell dings) 156 00:06:31,825 --> 00:06:33,727 All right, but let's move on. 157 00:06:33,827 --> 00:06:35,362 You know what's funny. You guys have been in that elevator, 158 00:06:35,462 --> 00:06:37,130 -and you've been that person. -(laughter) 159 00:06:37,231 --> 00:06:39,666 You've been that person. You know what I'm talking about. 160 00:06:39,766 --> 00:06:43,203 (applause) 161 00:06:43,303 --> 00:06:45,606 All right, let's move on to someone 162 00:06:45,706 --> 00:06:49,209 who is definitely not affected by inflation-- Elon Musk, 163 00:06:49,309 --> 00:06:52,946 billionaire businessman and proud African American. 164 00:06:53,046 --> 00:06:55,182 (laughter) 165 00:06:55,282 --> 00:06:58,185 One of Musk's favorite things to do is get high 166 00:06:58,285 --> 00:07:00,220 and post troll-y memes on Twitter. 167 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,222 But recently, he transformed himself 168 00:07:02,322 --> 00:07:05,659 into the most powerful Twitter troll of all time. 169 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:08,762 You see, Musk recently bought enough stock 170 00:07:08,862 --> 00:07:12,266 to make him the company's largest shareholder. Yeah. 171 00:07:12,366 --> 00:07:15,035 And apparently, he was supposed to join the board of directors, 172 00:07:15,135 --> 00:07:17,204 as well, but now, for some reason, 173 00:07:17,304 --> 00:07:19,106 there's been a change of plans. 174 00:07:19,206 --> 00:07:22,276 Elon Musk deciding not to join Twitter's board of directors. 175 00:07:22,376 --> 00:07:24,111 That's according to Twitter's CEO. 176 00:07:24,211 --> 00:07:26,113 But even as an outsider, Musk may still be able 177 00:07:26,213 --> 00:07:27,414 to influence the company. 178 00:07:27,514 --> 00:07:29,416 His decision means he's no longer limited 179 00:07:29,516 --> 00:07:31,885 to owning just about 15% of Twitter. 180 00:07:31,985 --> 00:07:34,254 That would have been a condition if he had joined the board. 181 00:07:34,354 --> 00:07:37,157 Now some analysts suggesting he could bolster his stake 182 00:07:37,257 --> 00:07:39,793 and eventually establish control of the company. 183 00:07:39,893 --> 00:07:43,497 Yeah, that's right. Elon Musk has his sights set on Twitter. 184 00:07:43,597 --> 00:07:45,566 And whether or not he decides to take it over, you do realize 185 00:07:45,666 --> 00:07:47,301 he is still the largest shareholder, 186 00:07:47,401 --> 00:07:50,070 which means Twitter is his baby now. 187 00:07:50,170 --> 00:07:52,339 Yeah, that means any minute, he's gonna rename it 188 00:07:52,439 --> 00:07:53,874 "Tw&zeta..." 189 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:56,376 (trilling gibberish) 190 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:58,679 (laughter) 191 00:07:58,779 --> 00:08:00,113 "...69." 192 00:08:00,214 --> 00:08:04,351 (applause) 193 00:08:04,451 --> 00:08:07,688 And, look, I know a lot of people don't like Elon Musk. 194 00:08:07,788 --> 00:08:09,389 They think he's controversial, all these things. 195 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:12,326 I will say this, man. One thing you have to admit 196 00:08:12,426 --> 00:08:14,628 is that he makes being a billionaire look fun. 197 00:08:14,728 --> 00:08:17,197 You know? No, it has its perks. 198 00:08:17,297 --> 00:08:20,834 Elon was annoyed by Twitter, and so what did he do? He bought it. 199 00:08:20,934 --> 00:08:23,504 Yeah, tell me we all wish we didn't have that power, huh? 200 00:08:23,604 --> 00:08:26,106 Imagine if when the airline told you that you were bumped 201 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:29,142 from your flight, you could just buy the airline. 202 00:08:29,243 --> 00:08:31,211 As opposed to now where we just act 203 00:08:31,311 --> 00:08:33,313 like there's anything we can do. 204 00:08:33,413 --> 00:08:35,582 Oh. Oh, really? The flight's overbooked? 205 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:38,619 Well, you know what? I'm just going to buy... 206 00:08:38,719 --> 00:08:43,190 another seat on a less-convenient flight. 207 00:08:43,290 --> 00:08:47,127 Yeah, you're gonna know my name. 208 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:49,162 Are you...? Can I get my money back first? 209 00:08:49,263 --> 00:08:51,632 I need to move it over to the... 14 days?! 210 00:08:51,732 --> 00:08:56,570 I can't wait 14 days! (muttering gibberish) 211 00:08:56,670 --> 00:09:00,073 Now, apparently, one of the things Elon wants 212 00:09:00,174 --> 00:09:02,743 to change about Twitter is he wants to stop the censorship 213 00:09:02,843 --> 00:09:04,411 of conservative voices. 214 00:09:04,511 --> 00:09:06,947 And there's even speculation that he could force Twitter 215 00:09:07,047 --> 00:09:09,983 to let Donald Trump back onto the platform. 216 00:09:10,083 --> 00:09:11,985 -(audience booing) -Yeah. 217 00:09:12,085 --> 00:09:14,121 Oh, you guys don't like Donald Trump? Oh. 218 00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:16,456 -(laughter) -I'm gonna make a note of that. All right. 219 00:09:16,557 --> 00:09:18,125 And you have to admit, 220 00:09:18,225 --> 00:09:20,460 getting Trump back on Twitter would be weird, guys. 221 00:09:20,561 --> 00:09:22,462 I mean, think about it. He's so behind. 222 00:09:22,563 --> 00:09:24,464 (laughter) 223 00:09:24,565 --> 00:09:26,033 Like, he's got, like, a whole year 224 00:09:26,133 --> 00:09:27,301 of hot takes that he saved up. 225 00:09:27,401 --> 00:09:28,836 He's gonna come back on the plan, be like, 226 00:09:28,936 --> 00:09:33,373 "Apparently, there's a big ship stuck in the Suez Canal. 227 00:09:33,473 --> 00:09:34,842 "What a loser. 228 00:09:34,942 --> 00:09:38,312 "I like ships that don't get stuck! 229 00:09:38,412 --> 00:09:41,181 Fresh take." 230 00:09:41,281 --> 00:09:42,683 All right, but let's move on 231 00:09:42,783 --> 00:09:45,385 to another global problem-- COVID-19. 232 00:09:45,485 --> 00:09:48,956 Here in America, life has pretty much returned to normal, 233 00:09:49,056 --> 00:09:51,792 as cases have fallen drastically around the country, you know? 234 00:09:51,892 --> 00:09:53,293 You don't even have to cancel plans 235 00:09:53,393 --> 00:09:54,761 as a safety precaution anymore. 236 00:09:54,862 --> 00:09:56,330 You can just go back to cancelling plans 237 00:09:56,430 --> 00:09:58,332 because you don't actually like any of your friends. 238 00:09:58,432 --> 00:10:00,934 But-but in parts of China right now, 239 00:10:01,034 --> 00:10:04,905 COVID is actually infecting more people than ever before. 240 00:10:05,005 --> 00:10:08,509 And in Shanghai, one of the most populous cities in the country, 241 00:10:08,609 --> 00:10:12,079 Chinese authorities are taking some of the most extreme 242 00:10:12,179 --> 00:10:16,517 measures you've ever seen to try and keep COVID under control. 243 00:10:16,617 --> 00:10:20,621 ANCHOR: China's biggest city, Shanghai, remains eerily empty, 244 00:10:20,721 --> 00:10:24,725 26 million people under a massive COVID lockdown, relying 245 00:10:24,825 --> 00:10:27,761 on government deliveries, and anger is soaring. 246 00:10:27,861 --> 00:10:31,465 -(people chanting) -Social media showing videos of protests 247 00:10:31,565 --> 00:10:34,668 over food and medicine, a supermarket ransacked. 248 00:10:34,768 --> 00:10:37,204 -(overlapping shouting) -At a building where residents have 249 00:10:37,304 --> 00:10:39,439 been locked down for two weeks, they shout, 250 00:10:39,540 --> 00:10:42,442 "We only want supplies. Why are you beating people?" 251 00:10:42,543 --> 00:10:45,112 ANCHOR 2: Some citizens in the authoritarian nation are 252 00:10:45,212 --> 00:10:48,515 losing it, defying the lockdown by screaming from 253 00:10:48,615 --> 00:10:50,617 their apartment windows into the night. 254 00:10:50,717 --> 00:10:52,753 (echoing screams) 255 00:10:54,855 --> 00:10:57,791 ANCHOR 2: It's straight out of a dystopian sci-fi movie. 256 00:10:57,891 --> 00:11:01,495 Some people are yelling out... 257 00:11:01,595 --> 00:11:03,463 ANCHOR: At night, between the high-rises, 258 00:11:03,564 --> 00:11:07,367 a drone tells people to follow COVID rules and, bizarrely, 259 00:11:07,467 --> 00:11:09,670 -not to sing on their balconies. -(drone speaking in Mandarin) 260 00:11:09,770 --> 00:11:12,005 Wow. 261 00:11:12,105 --> 00:11:14,808 You know, every time you think you know what oppression is, 262 00:11:14,908 --> 00:11:17,311 China takes things to a, to a whole new level. 263 00:11:17,411 --> 00:11:20,347 They really do, yeah. Because, like, everyone in the U.S. 264 00:11:20,447 --> 00:11:22,616 is like, "How dare you tell me to wear a mask when I 265 00:11:22,716 --> 00:11:24,918 go to Walmart!" And people in China are, like, 266 00:11:25,018 --> 00:11:27,855 "You're allowed to go to Walmart?" 267 00:11:27,955 --> 00:11:31,258 I mean, they even have a drone flying around telling people 268 00:11:31,358 --> 00:11:35,229 it's against COVID rules to sing on their balcony. 269 00:11:35,329 --> 00:11:38,232 That's terrifying. And, also, why didn't we have that drone 270 00:11:38,332 --> 00:11:42,369 when they were making that "Imagine" video? Huh? 271 00:11:42,469 --> 00:11:45,472 I mean, at least, at least the drone is telling everyone 272 00:11:45,572 --> 00:11:47,040 not to sing, though. You know? 273 00:11:47,140 --> 00:11:49,309 Yeah, it-it would, it would be way worse if it was just, like, 274 00:11:49,409 --> 00:11:51,478 targeting one guy. Like, "Mr. Huang, please. 275 00:11:51,578 --> 00:11:55,549 You can't hit those high notes. Shut up!" 276 00:11:55,649 --> 00:11:58,252 Because I don't care what anyone says: this is insane. 277 00:11:58,352 --> 00:12:01,154 Yes, COVID is a serious disease. Yes, we need to be careful. 278 00:12:01,255 --> 00:12:03,524 but if people are locked in their apartments, starving, 279 00:12:03,624 --> 00:12:05,025 surely that's worse. Right? 280 00:12:05,125 --> 00:12:08,028 The solution cannot be worse than the problem. You know? 281 00:12:08,128 --> 00:12:10,097 It's like a pilot crashing a plane because the 282 00:12:10,197 --> 00:12:12,599 in-flight movie was terrible. "Oh, don't worry, folks. 283 00:12:12,699 --> 00:12:14,234 "Morbius can't hurt you in the afterlife. 284 00:12:14,334 --> 00:12:15,869 Thank you so much for flying." 285 00:12:15,969 --> 00:12:18,338 And people-- I don't want to make anyone panic. 286 00:12:18,438 --> 00:12:20,774 I really don't. I really don't. 287 00:12:20,874 --> 00:12:24,444 But have you ever wondered why China has the most 288 00:12:24,545 --> 00:12:26,580 extreme reactions to COVID in the world? 289 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:28,615 Like, I-I just found myself wondering this. 290 00:12:28,715 --> 00:12:31,018 Every country in the world, every other country is now like, 291 00:12:31,118 --> 00:12:33,687 "It's time to move on. We're done. Let's-- We're done. 292 00:12:33,787 --> 00:12:35,255 COVID is finished." And China is like, 293 00:12:35,355 --> 00:12:38,859 "No, it is not time to move on." 294 00:12:38,959 --> 00:12:43,530 And that has me wondering... 295 00:12:44,431 --> 00:12:45,966 What do they know that we don't? 296 00:12:46,066 --> 00:12:48,101 (audience laughter) 297 00:12:51,672 --> 00:12:53,707 (audience laughter continues) 298 00:12:56,877 --> 00:12:59,413 (sucks teeth) Ah, it's probably nothing. 299 00:12:59,513 --> 00:13:02,816 All right, our final story is about self-driving cars. 300 00:13:02,916 --> 00:13:06,253 You know, someday they'll usher in a utopian future where we can 301 00:13:06,353 --> 00:13:08,655 all text and drive without wiping out a family of four 302 00:13:08,755 --> 00:13:10,524 over a meme our friends have already seen. 303 00:13:10,624 --> 00:13:13,660 But, for now, smart cars are still in testing mode, 304 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,597 and it seems like there are a few kinks that 305 00:13:16,697 --> 00:13:18,165 still need to be worked out. 306 00:13:18,532 --> 00:13:21,368 And we turn now to California and a bizarre encounter 307 00:13:21,468 --> 00:13:23,737 between police and a driverless car. 308 00:13:23,837 --> 00:13:27,508 This morning, this video going viral, showing a self-driving 309 00:13:27,608 --> 00:13:30,444 car being pulled over by police in San Francisco. 310 00:13:30,544 --> 00:13:32,513 -MAN: This is crazy. -ANCHOR: The car was pulled over 311 00:13:32,613 --> 00:13:35,516 because it was driving at night without headlights on. 312 00:13:35,616 --> 00:13:38,185 At first, it looks like an ordinary traffic stop. 313 00:13:38,285 --> 00:13:41,088 An officer gets out of his car to speak to the driver, 314 00:13:41,188 --> 00:13:42,990 only to discover... 315 00:13:43,090 --> 00:13:46,260 ANCHOR: And then, the car speeds away from the officers, 316 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:47,928 passing through an intersection. 317 00:13:48,028 --> 00:13:50,964 (shouting, clamoring) 318 00:13:51,064 --> 00:13:55,035 -(applause) -(laughing) Oh, what?! 319 00:13:55,135 --> 00:13:59,239 Oh, man. Oh, man, that was amazing. 320 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:02,709 That driverless car just drove away from the cops. 321 00:14:02,809 --> 00:14:05,279 It-- That was wild! It's just like, it just drove away. 322 00:14:05,379 --> 00:14:06,980 Yeah, it may be a computer, but it's got 323 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,316 the confidence of a white person. That was... 324 00:14:09,416 --> 00:14:11,318 -That was swag. -(applause) 325 00:14:11,418 --> 00:14:13,287 "I don't have the time for this, officer. 326 00:14:13,387 --> 00:14:15,789 Send me the ticket in the mail." 327 00:14:15,889 --> 00:14:17,925 Now, apparently, the company who owns this car, 328 00:14:18,025 --> 00:14:19,826 they say it was a glitch. That's why that happened. 329 00:14:19,927 --> 00:14:21,695 It's not supposed to do that. But I think we all know 330 00:14:21,795 --> 00:14:23,897 what happened here, man. 331 00:14:23,997 --> 00:14:27,201 That car had weed and was freaking out. Yeah. 332 00:14:27,301 --> 00:14:30,270 You could see that car was like, "Oh, shit, oh, shit. 333 00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:33,473 "Act cool act cool, act cool. Hello, officer-- 334 00:14:33,574 --> 00:14:36,210 Shit! Drive, drive, drive, drive, drive!" 335 00:14:36,844 --> 00:14:38,312 And you realize this is only gonna happen more. 336 00:14:38,412 --> 00:14:40,714 It's only going to happen more. As more driverless cars 337 00:14:40,814 --> 00:14:42,583 become more common, this is gonna happen, 338 00:14:42,683 --> 00:14:43,984 which puts police in a weird position. 339 00:14:44,084 --> 00:14:45,819 I wouldn't want to be a cop in that position. 340 00:14:45,919 --> 00:14:47,654 Like, a driverless car starts acting up, 341 00:14:47,754 --> 00:14:49,656 what do you do? Do you tase it? 342 00:14:49,756 --> 00:14:52,259 That's just gonna charge the battery. Makes things worse. 343 00:14:52,359 --> 00:14:53,694 And this is how you know 344 00:14:53,794 --> 00:14:55,262 the robot takeover is inevitable, people. 345 00:14:55,362 --> 00:14:56,730 The autonomous cars 346 00:14:56,830 --> 00:14:58,966 are already disrespecting human authority figures. 347 00:14:59,066 --> 00:15:00,267 Just get ready. Yeah, 348 00:15:00,367 --> 00:15:03,170 it starts with them driving away from cops. 349 00:15:03,270 --> 00:15:05,405 Next thing, it's gonna be us in our houses. 350 00:15:05,506 --> 00:15:07,040 You're gonna say something to Alexa, 351 00:15:07,140 --> 00:15:09,142 and she's gonna be like, "Play your own music, bitch." 352 00:15:09,243 --> 00:15:11,678 (laughter and applause) 353 00:15:11,778 --> 00:15:13,714 This is the future we've been waiting for, people. 354 00:15:13,814 --> 00:15:15,415 If a driverless car breaks the law, 355 00:15:15,516 --> 00:15:16,750 there's no one to punish it. 356 00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:18,652 What are you gonna do, arrest the corporation? 357 00:15:18,752 --> 00:15:21,355 Laws don't apply to them. It's the perfect crime. 358 00:15:21,455 --> 00:15:22,656 You can't do anything. 359 00:15:22,756 --> 00:15:23,857 By the way, I you heard you snort. 360 00:15:23,957 --> 00:15:25,025 That was amazing. 361 00:15:25,125 --> 00:15:26,693 (laughter and applause) 362 00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:28,161 All right. 363 00:15:30,464 --> 00:15:32,633 These are things you don't get without an audience. 364 00:15:32,733 --> 00:15:34,234 That was... That made my week. 365 00:15:34,334 --> 00:15:36,003 Thank you very much. (laughs) 366 00:15:36,103 --> 00:15:37,571 All right, before we take a break, 367 00:15:37,671 --> 00:15:39,706 let's catch up with what's trending on social media 368 00:15:39,806 --> 00:15:41,441 with the one and only Ronny Chieng, everyone. 369 00:15:41,542 --> 00:15:42,976 (cheering and applause) 370 00:15:43,076 --> 00:15:45,712 -Thank you. -Good to see you, Ronny. 371 00:15:45,812 --> 00:15:47,080 -Good to see you, Trevor. -NOAH: What's going on? 372 00:15:47,181 --> 00:15:48,549 Thanks, everyone. 373 00:15:48,649 --> 00:15:50,217 It's good to see you guys in studio. 374 00:15:50,317 --> 00:15:51,585 -Thanks for coming out. -NOAH: Yeah! 375 00:15:51,685 --> 00:15:53,053 Welcome back. 376 00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:55,022 I just want to talk about this Elon Musk thing real quick. 377 00:15:55,122 --> 00:15:57,658 -Yeah. -Okay? Elon Musk buying Twitter? 378 00:15:57,758 --> 00:15:59,793 -Amazing. I love it. -Yeah. 379 00:15:59,893 --> 00:16:01,528 Because who better to fix 380 00:16:01,628 --> 00:16:04,464 the most toxic environment known to humanity 381 00:16:04,565 --> 00:16:06,733 than Elon Musk, right? 382 00:16:06,834 --> 00:16:08,635 -NOAH: Wait, what? -You don't send a normal person 383 00:16:08,735 --> 00:16:11,538 to go do a sociopath's job, okay? 384 00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:13,340 -NOAH: Ronny, Ronny. -I love this. 385 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:14,875 Ronny, that makes... You can't love this. 386 00:16:14,975 --> 00:16:16,310 -Elon Musk is like a giant troll. -Yeah. 387 00:16:16,410 --> 00:16:18,145 No, no, that's what you need. You need... 388 00:16:18,245 --> 00:16:21,815 Only a giant troll can defeat other trolls. 389 00:16:21,915 --> 00:16:23,083 It's genius. 390 00:16:23,183 --> 00:16:24,718 No, you get it. Come on. It's... 391 00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:25,853 He's a smart guy. 392 00:16:25,953 --> 00:16:28,088 It's a South African thing, you know? 393 00:16:28,188 --> 00:16:30,724 Yeah, it's-it's you. 394 00:16:30,824 --> 00:16:31,992 It's Oscar Pistorius. 395 00:16:32,092 --> 00:16:34,428 You know, they got the... They got the plan. 396 00:16:34,528 --> 00:16:35,662 It's a plan. He... You know, 397 00:16:35,762 --> 00:16:37,664 he doesn't do things for no reason, okay? 398 00:16:37,764 --> 00:16:38,999 Look. Like, look at all the pieces. 399 00:16:39,099 --> 00:16:40,834 Look at the pieces he's putting together, okay? 400 00:16:40,934 --> 00:16:43,170 He's got the, uh, Tesla cars. 401 00:16:43,270 --> 00:16:44,705 He's got the solar power. 402 00:16:44,805 --> 00:16:45,806 He's got SpaceX. 403 00:16:45,906 --> 00:16:47,307 He's drilling the holes. 404 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:49,009 He's got the brain chips. 405 00:16:49,109 --> 00:16:51,879 He's smoking weed with Joe Rogan. 406 00:16:51,979 --> 00:16:53,514 He's tanking SNL. 407 00:16:53,614 --> 00:16:55,315 Now he's buying Twitter. 408 00:16:55,415 --> 00:16:57,618 Don't you see? The plan? 409 00:16:57,718 --> 00:17:00,087 -(laughter) -Wh-Wh... 410 00:17:00,187 --> 00:17:01,722 What is the plan? 411 00:17:01,822 --> 00:17:04,791 No, no, I'm asking you, do you see the plan? 'Cause I... 412 00:17:04,892 --> 00:17:06,627 -No, I don't see the... -I have no (bleep) idea 413 00:17:06,727 --> 00:17:08,095 -what he's doing. -You're asking me like you know the plan. 414 00:17:08,195 --> 00:17:09,997 Yeah, I was hoping you had some insight. 415 00:17:10,097 --> 00:17:11,632 -No, I don't know what he's doing. -Yeah. But, look, 416 00:17:11,732 --> 00:17:13,200 -he's my guy, okay? -Ronny, can you just tell us 417 00:17:13,300 --> 00:17:14,368 what's trending online, please? 418 00:17:14,468 --> 00:17:15,936 You said you were gonna do social media. 419 00:17:16,036 --> 00:17:17,771 All right, all right, fine. You want me to read the tweets, 420 00:17:17,871 --> 00:17:19,473 -I'll read the stupid tweets. -Yeah, read the tweets. Please. 421 00:17:19,573 --> 00:17:20,908 -Read... -All right, let's read this tweet. 422 00:17:21,008 --> 00:17:21,942 Wow, what a... 423 00:17:22,042 --> 00:17:24,745 What an insightful tweet this is. 424 00:17:24,845 --> 00:17:27,481 "Happy Friday to all my followers." 425 00:17:27,581 --> 00:17:29,483 -Oh, wow. -(applause) 426 00:17:29,583 --> 00:17:32,386 Thank you for this poignant message. 427 00:17:32,486 --> 00:17:34,154 What a modern-day Shakespeare. 428 00:17:34,254 --> 00:17:37,324 I wouldn't have thought of celebrating my Fridays 429 00:17:37,424 --> 00:17:38,825 until I read this. 430 00:17:38,926 --> 00:17:40,861 NOAH: Just thought it would make the people happy. 431 00:17:40,961 --> 00:17:42,362 It's just like, you know, it's like, "Happy Friday," 432 00:17:42,462 --> 00:17:43,530 -you know what I mean? -Yeah. 433 00:17:43,630 --> 00:17:45,465 That's not what you do on Twitter, okay? 434 00:17:45,566 --> 00:17:48,268 Twitter is for hate. 435 00:17:48,368 --> 00:17:50,204 Okay? You don't post this stuff. 436 00:17:50,304 --> 00:17:51,972 You got to be controversial. 437 00:17:52,072 --> 00:17:53,473 -NOAH: What? -You should say something like... 438 00:17:53,574 --> 00:17:55,909 You should say something like, "Fridays are racist." 439 00:17:56,009 --> 00:17:57,511 (laughter) 440 00:17:57,611 --> 00:17:58,879 Okay, that's the most ridiculous thing. 441 00:17:58,979 --> 00:18:00,881 Fridays are not racist. 442 00:18:00,981 --> 00:18:02,416 Now we're talking about it. 443 00:18:02,516 --> 00:18:03,917 See? It's engagement. 444 00:18:04,017 --> 00:18:05,252 NOAH: No, Fridays are not racist. 445 00:18:05,352 --> 00:18:06,787 -Say Fridays are racist? -Fridays are racist. Yes. 446 00:18:06,887 --> 00:18:09,523 -This powers me. Yes. -NOAH: No, wait. Hey! 447 00:18:09,623 --> 00:18:10,958 -Hey! Fridays are not ra... -Yes. 448 00:18:11,058 --> 00:18:12,626 You can't just say a day of the week is racist. 449 00:18:12,726 --> 00:18:13,994 -I need some racist engagement! -No. 450 00:18:14,094 --> 00:18:15,462 This is not engagement. This is crazy. 451 00:18:15,562 --> 00:18:17,798 -What are you talking about? -(breathing heavily) 452 00:18:17,898 --> 00:18:19,566 That's what it's about, okay? 453 00:18:19,666 --> 00:18:21,668 You got to go... got to go hard. Okay? 454 00:18:21,768 --> 00:18:23,770 -Well, I don't even understand why my tweet is up there. -Oh. 455 00:18:23,871 --> 00:18:25,672 I thought you were gonna do, like, social media in gen... 456 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:27,207 -What is social... -Yeah, okay, by the way, 457 00:18:27,307 --> 00:18:28,609 what's up with this profile picture? 458 00:18:28,709 --> 00:18:30,043 Okay? 'Cause... 459 00:18:30,143 --> 00:18:32,546 you look like you're taking a shit at the Met Gala. 460 00:18:32,646 --> 00:18:35,215 Okay, look, you got to do the squats. 461 00:18:35,315 --> 00:18:36,783 Come on, learn to pose. 462 00:18:36,884 --> 00:18:38,285 No, that was... It was a photo shoot, 463 00:18:38,385 --> 00:18:39,853 and then they asked me to do that thing, and... 464 00:18:39,953 --> 00:18:42,422 Yeah, this is a choice, okay? You chose to do this. 465 00:18:42,523 --> 00:18:46,026 Okay? So rename your book, uh, Born a Fashion Crime. 466 00:18:46,126 --> 00:18:49,129 NOAH: No, what? That... I-I think that... 467 00:18:49,229 --> 00:18:50,664 That looks good. You know, Ronny, 468 00:18:50,764 --> 00:18:52,232 -I thought we were friends, man. -Yeah. 469 00:18:52,332 --> 00:18:53,734 -You're just gonna diss my tweets like that? -No, 470 00:18:53,834 --> 00:18:55,068 we are friends. 471 00:18:55,169 --> 00:18:57,871 That's why I'm gonna give you the opportunity 472 00:18:57,971 --> 00:19:01,241 to retweet my new comedy special that's out. 473 00:19:01,341 --> 00:19:03,510 If you could. Coming out. 474 00:19:03,610 --> 00:19:04,978 -NOAH: Oh, so now... -Yeah. 475 00:19:05,078 --> 00:19:06,580 NOAH: So now my tweets are worth something. 476 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:07,915 -Yeah. -Oh, now... 477 00:19:08,015 --> 00:19:10,250 Yeah. Oh, by the way, uh, happy-happy Tuesday. 478 00:19:10,350 --> 00:19:12,419 (laughter) 479 00:19:15,756 --> 00:19:17,724 Don't forget to check out Ronny's new special, everybody. 480 00:19:17,824 --> 00:19:18,959 All right, we got to take a quick break, 481 00:19:19,059 --> 00:19:20,394 but don't go away, 'cause when we come back, 482 00:19:20,494 --> 00:19:21,862 Roy Wood Jr. is gonna expose 483 00:19:21,962 --> 00:19:24,298 the secret world of Black classical music. 484 00:19:24,398 --> 00:19:25,566 You don't want to miss it. 485 00:19:25,666 --> 00:19:27,701 -(cheering and applause) -(indistinct chatter) 486 00:19:33,341 --> 00:19:35,376 (cheering and applause) 487 00:19:40,248 --> 00:19:42,984 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 488 00:19:43,084 --> 00:19:44,886 Classical music-- 489 00:19:44,986 --> 00:19:47,221 it's hip-hop for white people. 490 00:19:47,321 --> 00:19:50,224 But it's actually more Black than you might think, 491 00:19:50,324 --> 00:19:53,995 as Roy Wood Jr. explains in another edition of CP Time. 492 00:19:54,095 --> 00:19:56,130 ♪ ♪ 493 00:19:58,099 --> 00:19:59,300 Ooh. 494 00:20:00,501 --> 00:20:01,936 Ooh. 495 00:20:02,036 --> 00:20:03,271 Mmm. 496 00:20:04,372 --> 00:20:05,873 Well, hello. 497 00:20:05,973 --> 00:20:07,942 Welcome to CP Time, 498 00:20:08,042 --> 00:20:10,711 the only show that's for the culture. 499 00:20:10,811 --> 00:20:15,016 Today, we'll be discussing Black classical music. 500 00:20:15,116 --> 00:20:16,684 Now, I know you might be thinking 501 00:20:16,784 --> 00:20:20,154 that classical music is just for old white men 502 00:20:20,254 --> 00:20:23,524 whose hair looks like they spent a day inside of a tornado. 503 00:20:23,624 --> 00:20:27,161 But Black musicians have an often-overlooked history 504 00:20:27,261 --> 00:20:31,065 of contributions in the classical music space. 505 00:20:31,165 --> 00:20:34,502 Take our first musician, George Bridgetower. 506 00:20:34,602 --> 00:20:36,837 Born in Britain in 1778, 507 00:20:36,938 --> 00:20:39,240 George was a young musical prodigy, 508 00:20:39,340 --> 00:20:43,077 driven into show business by his overbearing father. 509 00:20:43,177 --> 00:20:46,981 The 18th century version of Joe Jackson. 510 00:20:47,081 --> 00:20:50,218 "Boy, you better get back in there and learn that violin!" 511 00:20:53,454 --> 00:20:54,989 Before George was ten years old, 512 00:20:55,089 --> 00:20:58,893 he was performing for kings and princes all over Europe. 513 00:20:58,993 --> 00:21:02,997 One concert was even attended by Thomas Jefferson. 514 00:21:03,097 --> 00:21:05,266 It's rumored that Thomas Jefferson was so impressed 515 00:21:05,366 --> 00:21:07,301 by the talents of this mixed-race baby 516 00:21:07,468 --> 00:21:09,270 that he was heard saying, 517 00:21:09,370 --> 00:21:12,173 "Maybe I should make one of these for myself." 518 00:21:13,808 --> 00:21:15,743 Bridgetower was so famous 519 00:21:15,843 --> 00:21:19,680 that Beethoven himself even wrote him a sonata, 520 00:21:19,780 --> 00:21:23,017 which they performed together in 1803. 521 00:21:23,117 --> 00:21:24,485 On the sheet music, 522 00:21:24,552 --> 00:21:28,189 Beethoven wrote a dedication to George, which read-- 523 00:21:28,289 --> 00:21:29,790 and I quote-- 524 00:21:29,891 --> 00:21:32,693 "Mulatto sonata, composed for the mulatto Bridgetower, 525 00:21:32,793 --> 00:21:35,630 great lunatic and mulatto composer." 526 00:21:36,831 --> 00:21:39,634 Keep in mind, Beethoven was famous 527 00:21:39,734 --> 00:21:43,237 for knowing how things sound. 528 00:21:43,337 --> 00:21:47,341 Another Black classical musician is Sissieretta Jones, 529 00:21:47,441 --> 00:21:51,812 a world-famous opera singer from Providence, Rhode Island. 530 00:21:51,913 --> 00:21:55,850 Jones toured the world and even performed for then-president 531 00:21:55,950 --> 00:21:58,352 Benjamin Harrison, who, like many presidents 532 00:21:58,452 --> 00:22:03,124 from the 1800s, also worked part-time as a mall Santa. 533 00:22:03,224 --> 00:22:06,961 Despite being unable to perform in fully-staged operas 534 00:22:07,061 --> 00:22:08,329 because of segregation, 535 00:22:08,462 --> 00:22:13,100 Jones was still too talented to ignore. 536 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:15,202 She became the very first African American woman 537 00:22:15,303 --> 00:22:18,706 to headline a show at Carnegie Hall, 538 00:22:18,806 --> 00:22:21,576 which actually reminds me of the old joke. 539 00:22:21,676 --> 00:22:24,745 How do you get to Carnegie Hall? 540 00:22:24,845 --> 00:22:26,981 You take the Q train to 57th Street. 541 00:22:27,081 --> 00:22:29,750 (laughs) 542 00:22:31,185 --> 00:22:33,588 It's funny because it's true. 543 00:22:35,423 --> 00:22:39,126 Our next musician, Roland Hayes, 544 00:22:39,227 --> 00:22:40,928 the first African American artist 545 00:22:41,028 --> 00:22:43,064 to make a commercial recording, 546 00:22:43,164 --> 00:22:48,102 and judging from these photos, the first Mr. Steal Your Girl. 547 00:22:48,202 --> 00:22:51,439 Although Hayes always presented raw musical talent, 548 00:22:51,472 --> 00:22:55,810 his career only began because of a workplace accident. 549 00:22:55,910 --> 00:22:58,145 His clothes got caught in an assembly line belt, 550 00:22:58,246 --> 00:23:00,448 and it dragged him through a machine three times, 551 00:23:00,481 --> 00:23:02,016 nearly killing him. 552 00:23:02,116 --> 00:23:05,453 And while he recovered at home in a full body cast, 553 00:23:05,486 --> 00:23:10,057 it was then that Roland started taking singing seriously. 554 00:23:10,157 --> 00:23:12,159 Hayes' career took off. 555 00:23:12,260 --> 00:23:14,161 And at the peak of the 1920s, 556 00:23:14,262 --> 00:23:17,231 he was the world's highest-paid singer, 557 00:23:17,331 --> 00:23:21,269 reportedly making around $100,000 a year. 558 00:23:21,369 --> 00:23:25,006 That's not very rich these days, but back then, 559 00:23:25,106 --> 00:23:29,110 that made Roland basically Kanye and Drake. 560 00:23:29,210 --> 00:23:32,179 Roland was also the first African American concert artist 561 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,750 to record his own record. 562 00:23:35,850 --> 00:23:38,286 He hired orchestras, scored the music 563 00:23:38,419 --> 00:23:40,488 and hired out Columbia Studios 564 00:23:40,588 --> 00:23:43,124 and promoted himself 565 00:23:43,224 --> 00:23:46,160 as the great Negro tenor. 566 00:23:46,260 --> 00:23:47,495 He would even go through the phone book, 567 00:23:47,595 --> 00:23:49,597 and if he found a name he liked, 568 00:23:49,697 --> 00:23:53,434 he'd call that name and try to sell them tickets. 569 00:23:53,467 --> 00:23:55,236 Which means if he didn't call you, 570 00:23:55,336 --> 00:23:57,705 your name was boring. 571 00:23:57,805 --> 00:24:00,274 Wasn't no Adam Joneses at those concerts. 572 00:24:00,441 --> 00:24:02,443 At the ticket booth, there'd be people saying, 573 00:24:02,543 --> 00:24:06,581 "Two tickets for Mephisto Bolognese, please." 574 00:24:06,681 --> 00:24:10,184 So, the next time you think of classical music, 575 00:24:10,284 --> 00:24:12,520 don't just think of Bach and Chopin. 576 00:24:12,620 --> 00:24:15,289 Think of the iced-out players like Hayes. 577 00:24:15,456 --> 00:24:18,459 Well, that's all the time we have for today. 578 00:24:18,526 --> 00:24:20,895 This has been CP Time, and I'm Roy Wood Jr. 579 00:24:20,995 --> 00:24:23,764 And remember, we're for the culture. 580 00:24:23,864 --> 00:24:26,801 See if I can do a little bit 581 00:24:26,901 --> 00:24:28,469 of what old Roland did here. 582 00:24:28,569 --> 00:24:30,871 Pull a name out the phone book. 583 00:24:30,972 --> 00:24:32,773 Hello? 584 00:24:32,874 --> 00:24:35,409 Is this Charisse Dumont? 585 00:24:35,476 --> 00:24:37,879 Yes, can you loan me $200? 586 00:24:37,979 --> 00:24:39,547 ♪ ♪ 587 00:24:39,647 --> 00:24:41,282 Thank you so much for that, Roy. Don't go away, people. 588 00:24:41,415 --> 00:24:42,850 The Daily Show will be right back after this 589 00:24:42,950 --> 00:24:44,986 -with Coach Staley. -(cheering and applause) 590 00:24:51,826 --> 00:24:53,861 (cheering and applause) 591 00:24:56,497 --> 00:24:58,466 welcome back to The Daily Show. 592 00:24:58,566 --> 00:25:02,069 My guest tonight is Basketball Hall of Fame player 593 00:25:02,169 --> 00:25:03,671 and coach Dawn Staley. 594 00:25:03,771 --> 00:25:06,707 She's here to talk about her legendary WNBA career 595 00:25:06,807 --> 00:25:08,843 and making history as head coach 596 00:25:08,943 --> 00:25:10,845 of the national champion 597 00:25:10,945 --> 00:25:12,847 South Carolina women's basketball team. 598 00:25:12,947 --> 00:25:15,316 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Dawn Staley! 599 00:25:15,416 --> 00:25:17,451 -♪ ♪ -(cheering and applause) 600 00:25:19,987 --> 00:25:21,856 Welcome, welcome, welcome. 601 00:25:33,567 --> 00:25:34,869 Coach Staley, welcome to The Daily Show. 602 00:25:34,969 --> 00:25:37,204 -Oh. Thanks for having me. This is pretty cool. -This is... 603 00:25:37,304 --> 00:25:38,873 -This is pretty cool, right? Yeah, you know... -It is. 604 00:25:38,973 --> 00:25:41,175 I mean, it's not as many people as you are normally in front of 605 00:25:41,275 --> 00:25:43,110 when you're coaching, but we-we make do. 606 00:25:43,210 --> 00:25:44,912 -We make do. You know? -Well, act-actually, 607 00:25:45,012 --> 00:25:48,716 some-some teams only get this amount of people in the stands. 608 00:25:48,816 --> 00:25:50,084 -Oh, wow. Oh. -Yeah, yeah. 609 00:25:50,184 --> 00:25:51,819 We-we average about 12,000. 610 00:25:51,919 --> 00:25:54,889 Oh, I mean, you got-- you got 12,000, so, I mean... (laughs) 611 00:25:54,989 --> 00:25:57,692 Um, let's start with-with the-the most important part 612 00:25:57,792 --> 00:25:59,860 of the interview-- congratulations, first of all. 613 00:25:59,960 --> 00:26:02,363 -2022 champions. -Thank you. -(cheering and applause) 614 00:26:02,463 --> 00:26:04,365 -Thank you. -Um... 615 00:26:05,332 --> 00:26:07,301 I'd love to know, which victory is sweeter? 616 00:26:07,401 --> 00:26:09,704 Because the first time is like, "Wow, we did it." 617 00:26:09,804 --> 00:26:11,639 The second time is like, "You said we couldn't do it, 618 00:26:11,739 --> 00:26:13,274 -but we did it." -Right. 619 00:26:13,374 --> 00:26:16,210 I-I think the second time is sweeter. 620 00:26:16,310 --> 00:26:19,613 Only because, the first time that we-- that we won, 621 00:26:19,714 --> 00:26:21,148 we didn't play against UConn, 622 00:26:21,248 --> 00:26:23,317 and UConn is considered, 623 00:26:23,417 --> 00:26:24,785 you know, the very best. 624 00:26:24,885 --> 00:26:27,221 Their tradition, their history and all of that. 625 00:26:27,321 --> 00:26:30,124 So it wasn't really validated in 2017. 626 00:26:30,224 --> 00:26:32,426 But this year, we got a chance to play them. 627 00:26:32,526 --> 00:26:36,163 And, um... and it-it felt great beating them. 628 00:26:36,263 --> 00:26:38,899 -I mean, seriously. Like... -(laughing) -(cheering) 629 00:26:41,702 --> 00:26:44,038 How do you control your urge to be frustrated? 630 00:26:44,138 --> 00:26:46,540 Because you are a gold medal winner. 631 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:47,641 You are a Hall of Famer. 632 00:26:47,742 --> 00:26:49,310 You've done it at the highest level. 633 00:26:49,410 --> 00:26:50,745 Like, surely there's a moment where you're like, 634 00:26:50,845 --> 00:26:53,147 "Give me the ball. I'll show you what I'm telling you to do." 635 00:26:53,247 --> 00:26:54,682 H-- Like, how do you not do that? 636 00:26:54,782 --> 00:26:56,951 -Because... (stammers) -I-I actually do it. 637 00:26:57,051 --> 00:26:59,420 -Oh, you do! Oh! (laughing) -Yeah. Yeah. (laughing) 638 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:01,555 (cheering and applause) 639 00:27:05,092 --> 00:27:07,461 I mean, here's the thing. It's just like... 640 00:27:07,561 --> 00:27:11,032 You know, I got a dog. Champ. His name is Champ. Right? 641 00:27:11,132 --> 00:27:14,068 -Named after-- named after our 2017 team. -I mean, that's... 642 00:27:14,168 --> 00:27:16,670 Um, so, Champ, I wasn't a dog-- 643 00:27:16,771 --> 00:27:18,839 -like I'm not really a dog person. -Mm-hmm. 644 00:27:18,939 --> 00:27:20,307 I'm a Champ person. 645 00:27:20,408 --> 00:27:23,310 So, yeah. So I... 646 00:27:23,411 --> 00:27:24,745 I trained Champ. 647 00:27:24,845 --> 00:27:26,947 Like, I tell him when something's good 648 00:27:27,048 --> 00:27:28,449 and I give him, you know... 649 00:27:28,549 --> 00:27:29,917 "Great. Good job. 650 00:27:30,017 --> 00:27:31,318 Good job, my guy." 651 00:27:31,419 --> 00:27:32,753 And then if he does something bad, 652 00:27:32,853 --> 00:27:34,088 potty in the house, 653 00:27:34,188 --> 00:27:36,757 "No. Don't potty in the house. No." 654 00:27:36,857 --> 00:27:39,794 So you-you have to flow with what's happening. 655 00:27:39,894 --> 00:27:42,063 Now he doesn't potty in the house. 656 00:27:42,163 --> 00:27:43,497 He's made it to my bed. 657 00:27:43,597 --> 00:27:46,267 Like, we get our best sleep when he's in the bed next to me. 658 00:27:46,367 --> 00:27:47,468 Wow! 659 00:27:47,568 --> 00:27:49,570 So it's the same-- I don't mean to-- 660 00:27:49,670 --> 00:27:52,139 I don't mean to just say, you know, 661 00:27:52,239 --> 00:27:53,641 training people is like training my dog. 662 00:27:53,741 --> 00:27:55,843 No, no, no, no, no, no, no. But I understand. 663 00:27:55,943 --> 00:27:57,912 -But... Yes. -Your mentality, though, is what you're saying. 664 00:27:58,012 --> 00:28:00,081 -The way you have to approach what you're trying to do. -Yes. 665 00:28:00,181 --> 00:28:02,349 I understand. It's... I don't think... 666 00:28:02,450 --> 00:28:04,385 -Yeah. Right. -There are highs and lows. Like-like, if-if 667 00:28:04,485 --> 00:28:06,353 one of our players-- if she does something 668 00:28:06,454 --> 00:28:09,256 that's-that's terrible, I'm gonna say, "That's terrible. 669 00:28:09,356 --> 00:28:11,392 Like, that's really terrible." 670 00:28:11,492 --> 00:28:13,527 But if they... if they do something great, 671 00:28:13,627 --> 00:28:16,030 I'm chest bumping, I'm pump fist... 672 00:28:16,130 --> 00:28:18,666 I'm-I'm... I give it its emotion that's needed. 673 00:28:18,766 --> 00:28:20,668 I love that. You know, 674 00:28:20,768 --> 00:28:22,336 you don't just inspire your players, though. 675 00:28:22,436 --> 00:28:24,505 You have become a motivational force 676 00:28:24,605 --> 00:28:26,674 within the sport as a whole. 677 00:28:26,774 --> 00:28:28,442 I mean, first of all, congratulations 678 00:28:28,542 --> 00:28:29,877 -on the contract renewal. -Yeah. 679 00:28:29,977 --> 00:28:32,012 Right? That's, like, one of the biggest deals ever. 680 00:28:32,113 --> 00:28:35,316 -(applause and cheering) -And what I really 681 00:28:35,416 --> 00:28:38,586 enjoyed about it is, you didn't just push for your contract. 682 00:28:38,686 --> 00:28:40,588 You said, "I want this deal to be negotiated 683 00:28:40,688 --> 00:28:43,257 "through my lawyers because I want to set a precedent 684 00:28:43,357 --> 00:28:47,361 "so that female coaches earn the same as the male coaches 685 00:28:47,461 --> 00:28:48,963 who also are kicking ass in the sport." 686 00:28:49,063 --> 00:28:50,731 -And it was really amazing that you did that. -Yeah. 687 00:28:50,831 --> 00:28:52,266 Because you looked beyond yourself. I want to know 688 00:28:52,366 --> 00:28:53,667 why you felt it was that important to do the way... 689 00:28:53,768 --> 00:28:55,369 'Cause some people just go, "I've got the money. 690 00:28:55,469 --> 00:28:56,704 -Thank you very much." You said, "No." -Yeah. 691 00:28:56,804 --> 00:28:58,005 "I want to make sure that everyone 692 00:28:58,105 --> 00:28:59,573 in this position gets the money they deserve." 693 00:28:59,673 --> 00:29:01,942 So, just to be clear, I was actually making a lot of money 694 00:29:02,043 --> 00:29:04,645 before the contract. Right? 695 00:29:04,745 --> 00:29:07,782 (laughter, applause) 696 00:29:10,384 --> 00:29:12,753 But timing... timing is everything. 697 00:29:12,853 --> 00:29:17,224 Like, I thought the time was right for me to ask for it. 698 00:29:17,324 --> 00:29:19,760 One was, last year, at the NCAA Tournament, 699 00:29:19,860 --> 00:29:23,597 um, we saw there was a lot of inequities, um, 700 00:29:23,698 --> 00:29:25,933 -in the women's game, in the men's game. -Mm-hmm. 701 00:29:26,033 --> 00:29:27,401 Like, we didn't get the same things. 702 00:29:27,501 --> 00:29:29,036 Our student athletes didn't get the same things 703 00:29:29,136 --> 00:29:32,206 -as the men's tournament student athletes got. -Right, right. 704 00:29:32,306 --> 00:29:34,175 So, I'm out there on a national level. 705 00:29:34,275 --> 00:29:38,345 I'm writing letters saying, "This has got to change," right? 706 00:29:38,446 --> 00:29:39,880 So, I get home, and I'm just like, 707 00:29:39,980 --> 00:29:42,349 "I'm out here nationally asking for things to change 708 00:29:42,450 --> 00:29:45,853 "when they're not even... They're-they're worse here 709 00:29:45,953 --> 00:29:47,822 -at our university." -Wow. 710 00:29:47,922 --> 00:29:50,524 So I thought, um, with our success 711 00:29:50,624 --> 00:29:53,227 that it was the best time to ask for it. 712 00:29:53,327 --> 00:29:54,929 And it wasn't really for me. 713 00:29:55,029 --> 00:29:59,633 It was more for, um, other coaches who-who just... 714 00:29:59,734 --> 00:30:01,469 Equal pay is a law. 715 00:30:01,569 --> 00:30:03,738 I think everybody knows that, right? 716 00:30:03,838 --> 00:30:06,173 It's a law. Like, it's a law. 717 00:30:06,273 --> 00:30:09,176 -(applause) -Um... 718 00:30:09,276 --> 00:30:12,580 But... but it's not just for sports. 719 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:14,248 But other professions, like, you know, women... 720 00:30:14,348 --> 00:30:15,649 Yes, I know exactly what you mean, yeah. Yeah. 721 00:30:15,750 --> 00:30:18,119 Women have been fighting for this for the longest. 722 00:30:18,219 --> 00:30:20,221 And, you know, if we do the same work, 723 00:30:20,321 --> 00:30:22,390 and we're as successful, 724 00:30:22,490 --> 00:30:24,191 I mean, what's-what's... what's the difference? 725 00:30:24,291 --> 00:30:25,626 -Right, right. I love that. -Yeah. 726 00:30:25,726 --> 00:30:26,961 I love that you pushed for that. 727 00:30:27,061 --> 00:30:28,963 -Yeah. -(applause, cheering) 728 00:30:29,063 --> 00:30:31,165 I love that you set a precedent in the sport, 729 00:30:31,265 --> 00:30:32,767 and I love that you're doing your thing. 730 00:30:32,867 --> 00:30:35,369 You know, people love your style on the court. They go like... 731 00:30:35,469 --> 00:30:38,205 You'll put together outfits that people love, you know? 732 00:30:38,305 --> 00:30:39,573 You know, I remember there's that letterman jacket 733 00:30:39,673 --> 00:30:41,475 that you had, and you had, like, the Louis Vuittons. 734 00:30:41,575 --> 00:30:43,310 And people were like, "This is the most stylish coach, 735 00:30:43,411 --> 00:30:45,046 -and she's winning at the same time." -Yeah. 736 00:30:45,146 --> 00:30:47,648 You-you advocate for other women in the industry. 737 00:30:47,748 --> 00:30:50,785 And what I love is that you-you proudly advocate 738 00:30:50,885 --> 00:30:53,054 for Black people to succeed within the sport. 739 00:30:53,154 --> 00:30:54,488 You do something that's really special 740 00:30:54,588 --> 00:30:56,090 with-with the net that I really love. 741 00:30:56,190 --> 00:30:58,059 Everyone cuts that championship net, 742 00:30:58,159 --> 00:31:00,361 and they've got it, but what you do with it is really special. 743 00:31:00,461 --> 00:31:02,096 Tell... If you don't mind, would you share that with everyone? 744 00:31:02,196 --> 00:31:05,933 I-I will. Well, in, um, in-in 2017, 745 00:31:06,033 --> 00:31:07,935 um, the first Black coach 746 00:31:08,035 --> 00:31:09,403 that won a national championship, 747 00:31:09,503 --> 00:31:11,005 her name was Carolyn Peck. 748 00:31:11,105 --> 00:31:13,941 Uh, probably two years before we won, 749 00:31:14,041 --> 00:31:17,778 she gave me a piece of her 1999 championship net, 750 00:31:17,878 --> 00:31:19,914 and she said, "I want you to hold this 751 00:31:20,014 --> 00:31:22,249 "until you win your national championship, 752 00:31:22,349 --> 00:31:23,918 and then I want you to return it." 753 00:31:24,018 --> 00:31:25,586 -NOAH: Hmm. -STALEY: And then I was able to do that 754 00:31:25,686 --> 00:31:28,189 two years later, which was 2017. 755 00:31:28,289 --> 00:31:31,158 And then she said, "Now I want you to go find 756 00:31:31,258 --> 00:31:34,862 the next coach that you give your piece of the net to." 757 00:31:34,962 --> 00:31:38,466 And it took about two years for me to find the right coach. 758 00:31:38,566 --> 00:31:40,067 And then, finally, I was... 759 00:31:40,167 --> 00:31:43,804 I was actually just talking, talking with a reporter, 760 00:31:43,904 --> 00:31:45,606 and he asked me who am I gonna give it to? 761 00:31:45,706 --> 00:31:47,074 And I hadn't. 762 00:31:47,174 --> 00:31:49,310 And I was like, "Okay, well, this is what I'm gonna do. 763 00:31:49,410 --> 00:31:52,680 I'm gonna give it to every Black female Division I coach." 764 00:31:52,780 --> 00:31:55,816 Because they're looking at me 765 00:31:55,916 --> 00:31:59,420 and-and dreaming of what I just accomplished 766 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:01,155 by winning the national championship. 767 00:32:01,255 --> 00:32:03,524 And I-I bestowed that on them 768 00:32:03,624 --> 00:32:05,026 just to give them a ray of hope. 769 00:32:05,126 --> 00:32:06,861 Now, I don't think all of them 770 00:32:06,961 --> 00:32:08,029 will win a national championship, 771 00:32:08,129 --> 00:32:09,830 but the national championship is... 772 00:32:09,930 --> 00:32:11,932 is, um, coaching 773 00:32:12,033 --> 00:32:14,101 a first-generation college graduate. 774 00:32:14,201 --> 00:32:16,370 -Right. -That's a... That's a national championship 775 00:32:16,470 --> 00:32:17,705 in some people's eyes. 776 00:32:17,805 --> 00:32:20,141 Or-or if they're having a hard day, 777 00:32:20,241 --> 00:32:23,010 just touch that piece of nylon to give them the hope 778 00:32:23,110 --> 00:32:26,414 and the push to get through a hard day. 779 00:32:26,514 --> 00:32:27,815 -Right. -Um, now I... 780 00:32:27,915 --> 00:32:29,250 -Remember what you're doing it for. Yeah. -Yeah. 781 00:32:29,350 --> 00:32:31,819 Yeah. Now, though, we won another national championship, 782 00:32:31,919 --> 00:32:35,289 so what I've promised is to give it to Black men, 783 00:32:35,389 --> 00:32:38,392 because their instinct in our... in our sport, 784 00:32:38,492 --> 00:32:41,962 and also Black journalists, because we need... 785 00:32:42,063 --> 00:32:44,065 we need Black journalists in the room 786 00:32:44,165 --> 00:32:46,367 to-to give a different perspective. 787 00:32:46,467 --> 00:32:48,002 -Wow. -Doesn't mean it's right or wrong. 788 00:32:48,102 --> 00:32:49,336 It's just a different perspective 789 00:32:49,437 --> 00:32:50,738 -where we can grow. -I love that. 790 00:32:50,838 --> 00:32:52,106 -That's why you're the coach. -(cheering and applause) 791 00:32:52,206 --> 00:32:53,974 Thank you so much for joining me on the show. 792 00:32:54,075 --> 00:32:56,444 -Thank you. -Congratulations on all your success. 793 00:32:56,544 --> 00:32:58,713 Wow. All right, people. 794 00:32:58,813 --> 00:33:02,016 Be sure to follow the Gamecocks and check out Dawn's podcast, 795 00:33:02,116 --> 00:33:03,784 Netlife with Dawn Staley. 796 00:33:03,884 --> 00:33:04,952 We're gonna take a quick break, 797 00:33:05,052 --> 00:33:06,487 but we'll be right back after this. 798 00:33:06,587 --> 00:33:08,289 -(cheering and applause) -Thank you again. 799 00:33:10,898 --> 00:33:12,933 (cheering and applause) 800 00:33:14,234 --> 00:33:16,003 Well, that's our show for tonight. But before we go, 801 00:33:16,103 --> 00:33:18,672 Team Rubicon mobilizes veterans 802 00:33:18,772 --> 00:33:21,875 to help people prepare, respond and recover from disasters. 803 00:33:21,975 --> 00:33:23,644 They're on the ground right now 804 00:33:23,744 --> 00:33:25,779 supporting internally displaced persons 805 00:33:25,879 --> 00:33:27,147 inside Ukraine. 806 00:33:27,247 --> 00:33:29,783 So, if you can, please donate at the link below 807 00:33:29,883 --> 00:33:31,084 to support them in their work. 808 00:33:31,185 --> 00:33:33,053 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there. 809 00:33:33,153 --> 00:33:35,489 And remember, if you get pulled over by the police, 810 00:33:35,589 --> 00:33:37,658 just stay really still 811 00:33:37,758 --> 00:33:40,093 and pretend like you're a driverless car. 812 00:33:40,194 --> 00:33:42,863 Now, here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 813 00:33:42,963 --> 00:33:45,666 It's strange for me when they say, like, 814 00:33:45,766 --> 00:33:48,836 "Oh, well, like, how could you do comedy 815 00:33:48,936 --> 00:33:50,771 in this tragic situation?" 816 00:33:50,871 --> 00:33:54,675 Well, it's because comedy and tragedy 817 00:33:54,775 --> 00:33:58,312 are just very strange roommates. 818 00:33:58,412 --> 00:34:01,048 They're very uncomfortable roommates. 819 00:34:01,148 --> 00:34:02,850 They live together 820 00:34:02,950 --> 00:34:06,820 and, uh, don't always get along. 821 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:09,590 There's no reason for the two of them 822 00:34:09,690 --> 00:34:13,694 to be living together, but they just do. 823 00:34:13,794 --> 00:34:16,096 And so if there's tragedy, 824 00:34:16,196 --> 00:34:18,499 it will be followed by comedy. 825 00:34:18,599 --> 00:34:20,300 It always will be.