1 00:00:00,534 --> 00:00:01,869 [theme music] 2 00:00:01,969 --> 00:00:03,237 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New 3 00:00:03,337 --> 00:00:07,608 York City, the only city in America, it's The Daily Show. 4 00:00:07,708 --> 00:00:11,812 Tonight, will the trains go on strike, 5 00:00:11,912 --> 00:00:17,251 the latest supernatural trend, and Pam Grier. 6 00:00:17,351 --> 00:00:21,121 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 7 00:00:21,221 --> 00:00:28,228 [cheering] 8 00:00:35,536 --> 00:00:36,436 What's going on, everybody? 9 00:00:36,537 --> 00:00:37,437 Welcome to The Daily Show. 10 00:00:37,538 --> 00:00:38,438 I'm Trevor Noah. 11 00:00:38,539 --> 00:00:39,640 Thank you so much for tuning in. 12 00:00:39,740 --> 00:00:41,808 Thank you for coming out in person. 13 00:00:41,909 --> 00:00:42,910 Thank you so much for being here. 14 00:00:43,010 --> 00:00:44,478 Thank you so much for being here. 15 00:00:44,578 --> 00:00:46,280 We have got a great show for you tonight. 16 00:00:46,380 --> 00:00:47,714 Take a seat, everybody. Take a seat. 17 00:00:47,814 --> 00:00:48,715 Let's get into this. 18 00:00:48,815 --> 00:00:51,084 Elon Musk is going to war with Apple. 19 00:00:51,185 --> 00:00:53,554 We find out what virus will kill you next. 20 00:00:53,654 --> 00:00:56,190 And Joe Biden is working on the railroad. 21 00:00:56,290 --> 00:00:58,625 Plus the legendary Pam Grier is joining 22 00:00:58,725 --> 00:01:00,460 us on the show, everybody. 23 00:01:00,561 --> 00:01:02,362 So let's do this, people. 24 00:01:02,462 --> 00:01:04,631 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 25 00:01:04,731 --> 00:01:11,471 [cheering] 26 00:01:11,572 --> 00:01:12,472 All right. 27 00:01:12,573 --> 00:01:13,874 Before we get into the big stories, 28 00:01:13,974 --> 00:01:17,377 let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world. 29 00:01:17,477 --> 00:01:19,680 We kick things off with the World Cup, 30 00:01:19,780 --> 00:01:23,217 where the United States has moved on to the round of 16 31 00:01:23,317 --> 00:01:26,353 after defeating Iran, 1-0. 32 00:01:26,453 --> 00:01:28,088 [applause] 33 00:01:28,121 --> 00:01:30,390 Yes, it's such an amazing win for them. 34 00:01:30,490 --> 00:01:31,725 It means that they go to the next round, 35 00:01:31,825 --> 00:01:35,796 and they now get to say "I-ran" instead of "Ee-ran." 36 00:01:35,896 --> 00:01:38,765 In Hawaii, the world's largest active volcano 37 00:01:38,866 --> 00:01:44,705 has just begun erupting for the first time in 38 years, 38 00:01:44,805 --> 00:01:47,140 which is a shame, another brother 39 00:01:47,241 --> 00:01:50,110 fallen during no-nut November. 40 00:01:50,210 --> 00:01:51,645 [laughter] 41 00:01:51,745 --> 00:01:52,646 It was so close, man. 42 00:01:52,746 --> 00:01:54,715 It was so close. 43 00:01:54,815 --> 00:01:56,884 In other science news, researchers have now 44 00:01:56,984 --> 00:02:00,153 reanimated a so-called zombie virus 45 00:02:00,254 --> 00:02:02,756 that has lain dormant under the Arctic ice 46 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:05,792 for nearly 50,000 years. 47 00:02:05,893 --> 00:02:08,195 Yeah, now the good news is that Joe Biden is immune. 48 00:02:08,295 --> 00:02:09,396 He already had it as a kid. 49 00:02:09,496 --> 00:02:10,564 [laughter] 50 00:02:10,664 --> 00:02:11,565 And I know. 51 00:02:11,665 --> 00:02:12,633 I know a lot of people are worried. 52 00:02:12,733 --> 00:02:13,867 They're like, why are we doing this? 53 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:15,402 It's dangerous to mess with viruses this way. 54 00:02:15,502 --> 00:02:16,670 But think about it, people. 55 00:02:16,770 --> 00:02:18,739 It's actually pretty smart because these viruses are 56 00:02:18,839 --> 00:02:21,775 eventually going to emerge anyway when the ice caps melt. 57 00:02:21,875 --> 00:02:23,577 So the quicker we can learn about them, 58 00:02:23,677 --> 00:02:26,580 the quicker we can make a vaccine that no one will take. 59 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,817 Oh, and in some legal news, a Florida woman 60 00:02:30,918 --> 00:02:34,988 is suing Kraft Foods over its microwave mac and cheese, 61 00:02:35,088 --> 00:02:38,992 arguing that while the box says it's ready in three and a half 62 00:02:39,092 --> 00:02:41,428 minutes, that doesn't include the amount of time 63 00:02:41,528 --> 00:02:43,230 it takes to add the water, and then wait for the sauce 64 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:44,231 to thicken. 65 00:02:44,331 --> 00:02:45,399 [laughter] 66 00:02:45,499 --> 00:02:49,837 And you can laugh, but she's right. 67 00:02:49,937 --> 00:02:51,405 I mean, the box doesn't even include the time 68 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:52,806 it takes for me to cry over the fact 69 00:02:52,906 --> 00:02:54,775 that I have to eat Kraft mac and cheese for dinner. 70 00:02:54,875 --> 00:02:57,110 That's another 45 minutes. 71 00:02:57,144 --> 00:02:58,412 And, you know, stories like this 72 00:02:58,512 --> 00:03:00,480 make you think about it must be so hard for the lawyer who 73 00:03:00,581 --> 00:03:02,049 works on a case like this to discuss 74 00:03:02,115 --> 00:03:03,183 their work with their peers. 75 00:03:03,283 --> 00:03:04,251 You know? 76 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:05,485 Like, they're just sitting in a room. 77 00:03:05,586 --> 00:03:06,887 It's like, I'm working on a case 78 00:03:07,054 --> 00:03:09,723 to protect the right to abortion in the South. 79 00:03:09,823 --> 00:03:12,459 Yeah, I'm working on a case to shut down 80 00:03:12,559 --> 00:03:15,495 a company that's been poisoning the water of poor communities. 81 00:03:15,596 --> 00:03:16,530 How about you, Allen? 82 00:03:16,630 --> 00:03:19,366 He's like, well, you know how sometimes 83 00:03:19,466 --> 00:03:24,905 mac and cheese takes longer to make than you expect? 84 00:03:25,072 --> 00:03:26,139 All right. 85 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:27,908 Well, let's move on to some of the biggest stories 86 00:03:28,075 --> 00:03:30,644 of the day, starting with the ongoing firestorm facing 87 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:32,513 Donald Trump, former president and host 88 00:03:32,613 --> 00:03:34,414 of the most disturbing dinner since the one Jeffrey 89 00:03:34,515 --> 00:03:35,649 Dahmer had. 90 00:03:35,749 --> 00:03:37,584 Last week Trump ate dinner at Mar-a-Lago 91 00:03:37,684 --> 00:03:40,087 with Kanye West and a prominent white supremacist 92 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:41,355 named Nick Fuentes. 93 00:03:41,455 --> 00:03:44,224 And we don't know exactly what happened at that dinner 94 00:03:44,324 --> 00:03:45,826 except that nobody ordered latkes. 95 00:03:45,926 --> 00:03:48,929 But, apparently, a lot of Republicans 96 00:03:49,096 --> 00:03:51,365 don't think it's a great look for the leader 97 00:03:51,465 --> 00:03:54,568 of their party to be splitting apps with neo-Nazis. 98 00:03:54,668 --> 00:03:57,237 REPORTER: Donald Trump facing growing backlash to his dinner 99 00:03:57,337 --> 00:04:00,340 last week with prominent white nationalist Nick Fuentes. 100 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,910 Republican politicians now among those calling 101 00:04:03,043 --> 00:04:04,244 out the former President. 102 00:04:04,344 --> 00:04:05,479 I think there's-- 103 00:04:05,579 --> 00:04:07,147 it's been clear that there's no bottom 104 00:04:07,247 --> 00:04:11,552 to the degree to which President Trump will degrade 105 00:04:11,652 --> 00:04:13,620 himself and the nation. 106 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,890 Well, I think he can make better choices, obviously. 107 00:04:17,057 --> 00:04:18,292 That was a bad decision. 108 00:04:18,392 --> 00:04:21,061 There's no place for that in the Republican Party. 109 00:04:21,128 --> 00:04:27,601 President Trump was wrong to give a white nationalist, 110 00:04:27,701 --> 00:04:31,071 an anti-Semite, and a Holocaust denier a seat at the table. 111 00:04:31,104 --> 00:04:34,474 And I think he should apologize for it, 112 00:04:34,575 --> 00:04:38,145 and he should denounce those individuals 113 00:04:38,245 --> 00:04:41,148 and their hateful rhetoric without qualification. 114 00:04:41,248 --> 00:04:44,218 Let me just say that there is no 115 00:04:44,318 --> 00:04:49,857 room in the Republican Party for anti-Semitism 116 00:04:49,957 --> 00:04:50,958 or white supremacy. 117 00:04:51,091 --> 00:04:52,226 (IMITATING MCCONNELL) That's right. 118 00:04:52,326 --> 00:04:57,130 There's no room at all because we're all ready full. 119 00:04:57,231 --> 00:04:58,465 Yeah. 120 00:04:58,565 --> 00:05:00,734 I mean, we do have room for someone who hates Dothrakis, 121 00:05:00,834 --> 00:05:02,603 but that would be a new one. 122 00:05:02,703 --> 00:05:05,105 You know, it's so funny watching Republicans try 123 00:05:05,205 --> 00:05:08,308 to chastise Trump for hanging out with someone who has 124 00:05:08,408 --> 00:05:10,744 the exact same views as him without chastising Trump 125 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:11,845 for having those views, right? 126 00:05:11,945 --> 00:05:12,846 Because here's the thing. 127 00:05:12,946 --> 00:05:14,047 I'm willing to believe-- 128 00:05:14,081 --> 00:05:15,782 I'm willing to believe that Trump didn't know 129 00:05:15,883 --> 00:05:17,317 who Nick Fuentes was when he came to his dinner, 130 00:05:17,417 --> 00:05:18,318 as Trump says. 131 00:05:18,418 --> 00:05:19,453 I'm willing to believe that. 132 00:05:19,553 --> 00:05:21,555 But you've got to admit, it says a lot about him 133 00:05:21,655 --> 00:05:24,491 that he enjoyed this man's company and everything 134 00:05:24,591 --> 00:05:26,093 that he had to say. Right? 135 00:05:26,193 --> 00:05:28,061 Like, if your friend brings Darth Vader to your house 136 00:05:28,095 --> 00:05:30,063 for dinner, that's not your fault. 137 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:32,299 But 15 minutes in, any decent person would be like, 138 00:05:32,399 --> 00:05:34,268 I'm not comfortable with how much this guy talks 139 00:05:34,368 --> 00:05:36,136 about blowing up planets. 140 00:05:36,236 --> 00:05:37,304 Also, why is he wearing a mask? 141 00:05:37,404 --> 00:05:38,305 We've all been tested. 142 00:05:38,405 --> 00:05:40,340 [laughter] 143 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:41,542 And it is nice. 144 00:05:41,642 --> 00:05:43,310 It is nice to see Republican officials speak out 145 00:05:43,410 --> 00:05:44,545 against Trump for a change. 146 00:05:44,645 --> 00:05:46,513 But we all know how this is going to end. 147 00:05:46,613 --> 00:05:48,782 Republicans get mad at Trump for a little while, 148 00:05:48,882 --> 00:05:50,918 and then they always get back together with him in the end. 149 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:53,320 Trump scandals are basically like Hallmark Movies. 150 00:05:53,420 --> 00:05:54,321 You know? 151 00:05:54,421 --> 00:05:55,923 Except Trump never actually changes 152 00:05:56,089 --> 00:05:57,191 and becomes a better person. 153 00:05:57,291 --> 00:05:59,826 It's just like, Donald, either you choose your career 154 00:05:59,927 --> 00:06:01,128 or you choose me. 155 00:06:01,228 --> 00:06:02,629 He's like, (IMITATING TRUMP) well, I choose my career. 156 00:06:02,729 --> 00:06:06,033 OK, you can have me, too, Donald. 157 00:06:06,099 --> 00:06:08,602 But let's move on to some news about trains, 158 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:11,438 or as I call them, choo-choo trains. 159 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:13,874 You may think about trains as just a form of transport 160 00:06:14,041 --> 00:06:16,043 or a place where people gather to solve murders, 161 00:06:16,076 --> 00:06:17,911 but they're not just that. 162 00:06:18,045 --> 00:06:20,480 It turns out that trains are responsible for carrying 163 00:06:20,581 --> 00:06:24,084 billions of dollars in goods across America every year. 164 00:06:24,184 --> 00:06:26,753 But over the past few months, railroad workers 165 00:06:26,854 --> 00:06:28,956 have been trying to negotiate better working 166 00:06:29,056 --> 00:06:30,290 conditions with the railroads. 167 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:32,826 And the dispute has gotten so bad 168 00:06:32,926 --> 00:06:36,063 that now President Biden, Amtrak Joe himself, 169 00:06:36,163 --> 00:06:37,431 is stepping in. 170 00:06:37,531 --> 00:06:38,832 President Biden is calling on Congress 171 00:06:38,932 --> 00:06:41,068 to avert a looming rail strike and impose 172 00:06:41,101 --> 00:06:42,936 a settlement that some Union members rejected. 173 00:06:43,070 --> 00:06:44,271 REPORTER: The president's involvement 174 00:06:44,371 --> 00:06:47,374 signals a major shift for him that could potentially pit 175 00:06:47,474 --> 00:06:49,076 him against his union allies. 176 00:06:49,109 --> 00:06:51,545 But right now, George, he says that he was reluctant to get 177 00:06:51,645 --> 00:06:52,846 involved in this one. 178 00:06:52,946 --> 00:06:55,382 But the potential that this could cripple the economy 179 00:06:55,482 --> 00:06:56,517 was just too much. 180 00:06:56,617 --> 00:06:58,485 A strike could threaten everything from farming 181 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:00,754 and food to crucial chemicals for clean water, 182 00:07:00,854 --> 00:07:03,390 causing major supply chain disruptions. 183 00:07:03,490 --> 00:07:04,725 Yeah, that's right. 184 00:07:04,825 --> 00:07:06,894 A railroad strike wouldn't just inconvenience passengers. 185 00:07:07,027 --> 00:07:09,496 It would devastate the entire economy, 186 00:07:09,596 --> 00:07:12,933 which you've got to admit sounds weird in 2022, right? 187 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:15,169 No, it does because railroads feel so old-timey. 188 00:07:15,269 --> 00:07:17,604 You know, it's like, (OLD-TIMEY ACCENT) on the railroad. 189 00:07:17,704 --> 00:07:19,206 And it's like it will devastate the economy now. 190 00:07:19,306 --> 00:07:20,541 It's like finding out you're losing 191 00:07:20,641 --> 00:07:24,044 your job because the Whale Hunter's Union went on strike. 192 00:07:24,144 --> 00:07:25,479 You're like, but I work on computers. 193 00:07:25,579 --> 00:07:27,881 Yeah, well, actually, the internet runs on whale oil. 194 00:07:28,048 --> 00:07:29,416 What are you going to do? 195 00:07:29,516 --> 00:07:31,185 Now the situation is complex. 196 00:07:31,285 --> 00:07:33,587 But, basically, some railroad unions 197 00:07:33,687 --> 00:07:36,056 are threatening to strike because, despite railroad 198 00:07:36,123 --> 00:07:38,392 companies making billions in profits, 199 00:07:38,492 --> 00:07:40,694 workers' schedules are so unpredictable that they 200 00:07:40,794 --> 00:07:42,095 can't plan their lives. 201 00:07:42,196 --> 00:07:45,299 And they definitely don't get nearly enough sick days, which 202 00:07:45,399 --> 00:07:48,068 they deserve, especially because every few train rides, 203 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:49,970 they have to climb on the roof because they hear a sound. 204 00:07:50,070 --> 00:07:51,371 And it's James Bond, who's coming to punch 205 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:52,372 them and take over the train. 206 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:55,576 That's at least a mental health day. 207 00:07:55,676 --> 00:07:57,611 So it's kind of messed up for Joe Biden to step in 208 00:07:57,711 --> 00:07:58,812 and forbid the workers from striking. 209 00:07:58,912 --> 00:08:00,047 You know? 210 00:08:00,147 --> 00:08:01,548 That's the only point of leverage that workers have. 211 00:08:01,648 --> 00:08:03,250 If they can't strike, what are they supposed to do? 212 00:08:03,350 --> 00:08:04,852 Be like, all right, we'll run the trains. 213 00:08:05,018 --> 00:08:07,521 But when we blow the whistle, it's going to be real sad. 214 00:08:07,621 --> 00:08:10,657 Choo, choo. 215 00:08:10,757 --> 00:08:11,825 At the same time, though, I can see 216 00:08:11,925 --> 00:08:13,460 why Joe Biden is willing to stop the unions 217 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:14,661 from going on strike. 218 00:08:14,761 --> 00:08:17,331 He can't have the economy take a hit on his watch. 219 00:08:17,431 --> 00:08:19,399 His administration has enough problems-- high interest 220 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:21,668 rates, war in Europe, they can't find 221 00:08:21,768 --> 00:08:22,936 a sitter for Pete Buttigieg. 222 00:08:23,036 --> 00:08:25,105 Times are hard. 223 00:08:25,205 --> 00:08:29,042 But if anyone can solve a train crisis, it's Joe Biden. 224 00:08:29,076 --> 00:08:32,713 This man has spent his whole life obsessed with trains. 225 00:08:32,813 --> 00:08:34,248 This is his moment. 226 00:08:34,348 --> 00:08:35,249 Can you imagine? 227 00:08:35,349 --> 00:08:36,383 It's made for him. 228 00:08:36,483 --> 00:08:38,685 This is like if Trump had to solve a crisis 229 00:08:38,785 --> 00:08:40,687 involving the McRib, you know? 230 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:41,822 He's just like, (IMITATING TRUMP) 231 00:08:41,922 --> 00:08:43,056 everyone out of the room. 232 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:45,893 Melania, get me the Hamburglar on a secure line. 233 00:08:46,059 --> 00:08:48,829 We're going to solve this. 234 00:08:48,929 --> 00:08:50,898 But this is yet another reminder of all the things 235 00:08:51,064 --> 00:08:52,566 happening in the supply chain that we 236 00:08:52,666 --> 00:08:54,635 all just take for granted. 237 00:08:54,735 --> 00:08:57,304 We take it all for granted because a banana doesn't just 238 00:08:57,404 --> 00:08:59,339 show up in a grocery store. 239 00:08:59,439 --> 00:09:02,276 Somebody grows a tree in Costa Rica. 240 00:09:02,376 --> 00:09:05,345 And then it's picked, and it's loaded onto a truck. 241 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:09,216 And then a ship, and then another truck, and then 242 00:09:09,316 --> 00:09:13,153 a train, and then another truck, and that's 243 00:09:13,253 --> 00:09:15,022 when you buy it at the store. 244 00:09:15,122 --> 00:09:16,890 You put it on your counter, and you 245 00:09:17,024 --> 00:09:20,060 let it slowly rot before throwing it in the garbage. 246 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,496 And that garbage is picked up by another truck. 247 00:09:22,596 --> 00:09:25,199 And then it's shipped back to Costa Rica. 248 00:09:25,299 --> 00:09:26,934 It's actually beautiful when you think about it. 249 00:09:27,034 --> 00:09:27,935 It's the circle of life. 250 00:09:28,035 --> 00:09:30,404 [applause] 251 00:09:30,504 --> 00:09:33,874 Hakuna matata. 252 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:36,777 All right, finally, history is full of famous feuds, 253 00:09:36,877 --> 00:09:38,045 you know? 254 00:09:38,145 --> 00:09:42,149 Godzilla versus Mothra, Swifties versus Ticketmaster, 255 00:09:42,249 --> 00:09:43,817 Herschel Walker versus condoms. 256 00:09:43,917 --> 00:09:47,721 And now there's a new one, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, 257 00:09:47,821 --> 00:09:51,158 is picking a fight with the world's richest company. 258 00:09:51,258 --> 00:09:53,060 Elon Musk has a beef with Apple. 259 00:09:53,126 --> 00:09:55,229 He claims the tech giant has threatened to pull 260 00:09:55,329 --> 00:09:57,731 Twitter from its App Store. 261 00:09:57,831 --> 00:09:59,867 A move like that would, of course, 262 00:10:00,067 --> 00:10:01,502 crush Musk's new company. 263 00:10:01,602 --> 00:10:03,437 REPORTER: Musk tweeting a series of claims against Tim 264 00:10:03,537 --> 00:10:05,672 Cook and company, calling out the iPhone maker 265 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:08,609 for pulling back on advertising on the social platform, 266 00:10:08,709 --> 00:10:11,345 also complaining about the 15% to 30% 267 00:10:11,445 --> 00:10:13,647 fee that is placed on app developers. 268 00:10:13,747 --> 00:10:15,415 Musk also said that Apple had threatened 269 00:10:15,516 --> 00:10:17,117 to remove Twitter from its App Store 270 00:10:17,217 --> 00:10:19,586 as part of its review moderation process. 271 00:10:19,686 --> 00:10:22,656 He likened this move to a suppression of free speech. 272 00:10:22,756 --> 00:10:24,825 REPORTER: This is a battle for the future of civilization, 273 00:10:24,925 --> 00:10:25,893 he writes. 274 00:10:25,993 --> 00:10:28,095 If free speech is lost, even in America, 275 00:10:28,195 --> 00:10:33,200 tyranny is all that lies ahead. 276 00:10:33,300 --> 00:10:34,468 Really, Elon? 277 00:10:34,568 --> 00:10:36,503 Tyranny? 278 00:10:36,603 --> 00:10:39,706 You can't give the Braveheart speech about everything. 279 00:10:39,806 --> 00:10:40,908 Everything? 280 00:10:41,008 --> 00:10:42,309 This dude is walking around Twitter headquarters 281 00:10:42,409 --> 00:10:44,211 like, this threatens the very existence 282 00:10:44,311 --> 00:10:45,779 of democracy and mankind. 283 00:10:45,879 --> 00:10:47,548 Than the janitor is like, OK, jeez, 284 00:10:47,648 --> 00:10:49,416 I'll refill the paper towels. 285 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:51,285 Stop shouting. 286 00:10:51,385 --> 00:10:54,054 Now we should unpack this a bit because Elon went 287 00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:55,722 full on ludicrous mode yesterday 288 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:57,824 with a bunch of different claims about Apple. 289 00:10:57,925 --> 00:10:59,293 The first thing he complained about 290 00:10:59,393 --> 00:11:01,628 was that Apple stopped advertising 291 00:11:01,728 --> 00:11:06,366 on Twitter, which he thinks is an attack on free speech. 292 00:11:06,466 --> 00:11:08,635 And maybe it's just me, but, like, 293 00:11:08,735 --> 00:11:10,604 do you also find it funny how free speech 294 00:11:10,704 --> 00:11:12,306 and giving Elon Musk money always 295 00:11:12,406 --> 00:11:13,807 seem to be perfectly aligned? 296 00:11:13,907 --> 00:11:14,942 Right? 297 00:11:15,075 --> 00:11:16,777 Elon is like, oh, so the world's most perfectly 298 00:11:16,877 --> 00:11:18,412 protected brand doesn't want ads 299 00:11:18,512 --> 00:11:19,813 showing up next to Nazi memes. 300 00:11:19,913 --> 00:11:22,349 I guess you believe in censorship, huh? 301 00:11:22,449 --> 00:11:24,685 Secondly, Elon is bitching that Apple has threatened to drop 302 00:11:24,785 --> 00:11:25,686 Twitter from the App Store. 303 00:11:25,786 --> 00:11:27,221 And if that's true, it's probably 304 00:11:27,321 --> 00:11:29,590 because Apple requires all of its apps to be safe. 305 00:11:29,690 --> 00:11:32,392 And Musk has essentially fired all the people who 306 00:11:32,492 --> 00:11:34,561 are responsible for content moderation 307 00:11:34,661 --> 00:11:36,196 and replaced them with a sign that just says, 308 00:11:36,296 --> 00:11:38,398 hey, don't post that. 309 00:11:38,498 --> 00:11:39,967 And the third point-- the third point that Elon 310 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:42,469 is crying about is that Apple has too 311 00:11:42,569 --> 00:11:44,905 much power over iPhone apps. 312 00:11:45,005 --> 00:11:46,874 Yeah, because if he charges $8 a month for Twitter 313 00:11:46,974 --> 00:11:48,675 verification, Apple automatically 314 00:11:48,775 --> 00:11:53,113 gets to take up to 30% of any money people spend in the app. 315 00:11:53,146 --> 00:11:54,314 Elon doesn't want that. 316 00:11:54,414 --> 00:11:56,316 I mean, he can't afford to give 30% of Twitter's money 317 00:11:56,416 --> 00:11:59,586 away just because some idiot made him spend $44 billion 318 00:11:59,686 --> 00:12:01,054 on an app that we all use for free. 319 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:03,190 He can't afford that shit. 320 00:12:03,290 --> 00:12:04,591 And so that's where we are right 321 00:12:04,691 --> 00:12:07,394 now, the richest company versus the richest man in the world. 322 00:12:07,494 --> 00:12:09,663 And the stakes could not be higher. 323 00:12:09,763 --> 00:12:11,899 Because, remember, the outcome of this war 324 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:16,970 could determine how we spend our time while we poop. 325 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:18,272 All right, that's it for the headlines. 326 00:12:18,372 --> 00:12:19,473 Before we go to a break, it's time 327 00:12:19,573 --> 00:12:21,141 to check in on all the latest social media trends 328 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:23,143 with our very own Ronny Chieng, everybody! 329 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:28,682 [cheering] 330 00:12:28,782 --> 00:12:31,752 What's going on, Ronny? 331 00:12:31,852 --> 00:12:33,153 Thank you. 332 00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:34,154 Thank you. 333 00:12:34,254 --> 00:12:35,155 Thank you. 334 00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:36,456 I love social media. 335 00:12:36,557 --> 00:12:38,225 It's the one place where you can keep your Thanksgiving 336 00:12:38,325 --> 00:12:40,928 fights going all year long. 337 00:12:41,094 --> 00:12:42,729 Here's what's trending today. 338 00:12:42,829 --> 00:12:46,099 OK, there's this weird video on TikTok of a doll 339 00:12:46,166 --> 00:12:48,168 dancing around in the forest. 340 00:12:48,268 --> 00:12:50,671 And now parents are showing their kids that video 341 00:12:50,771 --> 00:12:53,340 and tricking them into believing that the doll was 342 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:54,708 them as a baby. 343 00:12:54,808 --> 00:12:59,413 Now what I just said may not make any sense, but trust me. 344 00:12:59,513 --> 00:13:02,349 After you watch it, it will somehow make even less sense. 345 00:13:02,449 --> 00:13:03,350 All right? 346 00:13:03,450 --> 00:13:06,553 Just take a look. 347 00:13:06,653 --> 00:13:09,189 WOMAN: Do you remember? 348 00:13:09,289 --> 00:13:10,824 That's not me when I was a baby. 349 00:13:10,924 --> 00:13:11,825 WOMAN: Yeah, it was. 350 00:13:11,925 --> 00:13:14,394 You don't remember? 351 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:15,395 I'm flying. 352 00:13:15,495 --> 00:13:19,366 WOMAN: Yeah, you were just born. 353 00:13:19,466 --> 00:13:20,334 OK, stop. 354 00:13:20,434 --> 00:13:23,403 Stop the video. 355 00:13:23,504 --> 00:13:28,475 Putin, if you're watching this, please, just nuke us right now 356 00:13:28,575 --> 00:13:29,776 and end it, OK? 357 00:13:29,877 --> 00:13:31,845 Because if you're going to gaslight kids like you have 358 00:13:31,945 --> 00:13:34,481 done Men in Black brainwash your children, 359 00:13:34,581 --> 00:13:37,484 at least give them a good fake memory, OK? 360 00:13:37,584 --> 00:13:39,620 Like, make them believe that two years ago, you already 361 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:41,555 got them a Nintendo instead of losing their college 362 00:13:41,655 --> 00:13:43,090 fund in Bitcoin, right? 363 00:13:43,156 --> 00:13:46,593 Because this challenge is just mean. 364 00:13:46,693 --> 00:13:48,529 Even Woody Allen is like, this is 365 00:13:48,629 --> 00:13:50,097 no way to treat your own kids. 366 00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:51,465 OK? 367 00:13:51,565 --> 00:13:53,367 What, too soon? 368 00:13:53,467 --> 00:13:54,501 Too Soon-Yi? 369 00:13:54,601 --> 00:13:56,103 TREVOR NOAH: [laughs] 370 00:13:56,170 --> 00:13:58,605 Kids, let's-- 371 00:13:58,705 --> 00:14:00,908 [applause] 372 00:14:01,041 --> 00:14:02,643 Let's try a new challenge, OK? 373 00:14:02,743 --> 00:14:05,546 The call protective services and tell them your parents 374 00:14:05,646 --> 00:14:08,048 are exploiting you for likes challenge, OK? 375 00:14:08,081 --> 00:14:09,716 Because you might even get a new family out of this. 376 00:14:09,816 --> 00:14:11,485 It'll be hilarious. 377 00:14:11,585 --> 00:14:12,653 Something for the gram. 378 00:14:12,753 --> 00:14:15,489 And the other thing that's trending right now 379 00:14:15,589 --> 00:14:18,659 is, as Trevor said, Elon Musk versus Apple. 380 00:14:18,759 --> 00:14:20,894 He's very upset right now, and, of course, 381 00:14:21,061 --> 00:14:23,764 Elon is upset at Apple's policy, OK? 382 00:14:23,864 --> 00:14:26,934 Elon barely read his own contract to buy Twitter. 383 00:14:27,067 --> 00:14:28,635 You think he read Apple's terms and conditions? 384 00:14:28,735 --> 00:14:29,970 OK? 385 00:14:30,070 --> 00:14:32,739 No one seems to understand, this guy is rich in America. 386 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:33,874 OK? 387 00:14:33,974 --> 00:14:36,610 That means people should just do what he wants. 388 00:14:36,710 --> 00:14:38,946 Stop oppressing him. 389 00:14:39,079 --> 00:14:40,180 OK? 390 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,283 Elon grew up in South Africa under apartheid, Trevor. 391 00:14:43,383 --> 00:14:45,519 Do you have any idea how hard that was for him? 392 00:14:45,619 --> 00:14:47,855 [laughter] 393 00:14:47,955 --> 00:14:49,690 That's something none of us in this room 394 00:14:49,790 --> 00:14:52,492 could ever understand. 395 00:14:52,593 --> 00:14:57,865 And that is what's motivating him 396 00:14:57,965 --> 00:15:01,869 to save democracy by preserving our right to have 397 00:15:02,035 --> 00:15:03,670 neo-Nazis call me a cuck. 398 00:15:03,770 --> 00:15:08,108 So you commies better let the free market save this company 399 00:15:08,208 --> 00:15:11,345 that's not profitable. 400 00:15:11,445 --> 00:15:13,780 But speaking on Twitter, the only trend 401 00:15:13,881 --> 00:15:16,750 that matters this week is the World Cup, OK? 402 00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:17,951 Yeah, that's right. 403 00:15:18,051 --> 00:15:21,788 And every day, every trend, every trending topic 404 00:15:21,889 --> 00:15:23,056 is someone versus someone-- 405 00:15:23,123 --> 00:15:25,893 USA versus Iran, Morocco versus Belgium. 406 00:15:26,059 --> 00:15:27,694 You can't see anything but World Cup hashtags. 407 00:15:27,794 --> 00:15:28,896 OK? 408 00:15:29,062 --> 00:15:30,964 It's so bad-- I don't even know who Pete Davidson 409 00:15:31,064 --> 00:15:32,199 is [bleep] right now, OK? 410 00:15:32,299 --> 00:15:34,535 That's how unclear my feed is. 411 00:15:34,635 --> 00:15:37,638 It's just buried under inane soccer tweets 412 00:15:37,738 --> 00:15:39,706 from idiots like this guy. 413 00:15:39,806 --> 00:15:40,674 You see this? 414 00:15:40,774 --> 00:15:41,742 Look at this. 415 00:15:41,842 --> 00:15:44,611 [laughter] 416 00:15:44,711 --> 00:15:47,147 Lionel Messi, what a player. 417 00:15:47,247 --> 00:15:48,315 Do we need this? 418 00:15:48,415 --> 00:15:50,284 Do we need this? 419 00:15:50,384 --> 00:15:51,418 What a player. 420 00:15:51,518 --> 00:15:52,419 What a tweet. 421 00:15:52,519 --> 00:15:53,754 What a discovery. 422 00:15:53,854 --> 00:15:55,322 Oh my god. 423 00:15:55,422 --> 00:16:00,027 This guy should quit his job and become a soccer scout, 424 00:16:00,093 --> 00:16:02,262 whoever he is, because he's got a real eye 425 00:16:02,362 --> 00:16:04,431 for finding the best player in the world 426 00:16:04,531 --> 00:16:07,100 for the last two decades. 427 00:16:07,201 --> 00:16:10,437 Listen, Pete Davidson could be [bleep] Kathy Bates right now, 428 00:16:10,537 --> 00:16:12,906 and I wouldn't even know because of trash like this 429 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,342 cluttering up my feed. 430 00:16:15,442 --> 00:16:16,343 Anyway, I got to go. 431 00:16:16,443 --> 00:16:18,078 My mom just sent me a video of me 432 00:16:18,178 --> 00:16:20,047 as a baby playing in the forest or something. 433 00:16:20,147 --> 00:16:21,415 I got to go watch this. 434 00:16:21,515 --> 00:16:23,050 All right, back to you, Trevor. 435 00:16:23,116 --> 00:16:24,051 Ronny Chieng, everybody. 436 00:16:24,151 --> 00:16:25,285 RONNY CHIENG: Oh my god, I'm so cute. 437 00:16:25,385 --> 00:16:26,854 Thank you so much for that. 438 00:16:26,954 --> 00:16:27,888 And you should check out Messi. 439 00:16:28,055 --> 00:16:29,256 He's pretty amazing. 440 00:16:29,356 --> 00:16:30,824 All right, when we come back, Michael Kosta will give you 441 00:16:30,924 --> 00:16:31,825 the secrets to getting rich. 442 00:16:31,925 --> 00:16:32,826 So don't go away. 443 00:16:32,926 --> 00:16:36,597 [cheering] 444 00:16:42,110 --> 00:16:48,550 [cheering] 445 00:16:49,551 --> 00:16:50,685 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 446 00:16:50,785 --> 00:16:54,656 You know, with the global economy looking shaky, 447 00:16:54,756 --> 00:16:57,792 you may be wondering where you can safely invest your money. 448 00:16:57,893 --> 00:17:00,695 Well, Michael Kosta has covered with an opportunity 449 00:17:00,795 --> 00:17:01,830 you can't miss. 450 00:17:01,930 --> 00:17:03,198 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): When you think 451 00:17:03,298 --> 00:17:06,168 of successful markets that have thrived during the pandemic 452 00:17:06,268 --> 00:17:08,837 while so many others have perished, you think of Zoom, 453 00:17:08,937 --> 00:17:12,707 Amazon, sweatpants, and haunted dolls. 454 00:17:12,807 --> 00:17:13,708 That's right. 455 00:17:13,808 --> 00:17:16,611 Haunted dolls are big right now. 456 00:17:16,711 --> 00:17:18,780 Now I'm not usually an occult guy. 457 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,349 But to survive in this economy, I'm willing to make 458 00:17:21,449 --> 00:17:23,151 a deal with the undead. 459 00:17:23,251 --> 00:17:25,754 But, first, I had to find out more about the business. 460 00:17:25,854 --> 00:17:28,223 And who better to teach me than Kat Blowers, 461 00:17:28,323 --> 00:17:31,760 the number one seller of haunted dolls on eBay? 462 00:17:31,860 --> 00:17:32,894 Be scared of demons. 463 00:17:32,994 --> 00:17:34,563 Be scared of negative energy. 464 00:17:34,663 --> 00:17:36,598 But other than that, if you're interested, 465 00:17:36,698 --> 00:17:38,233 you should jump in with both feet. 466 00:17:38,333 --> 00:17:42,003 You are literally in the business of ghosting people. 467 00:17:42,103 --> 00:17:46,374 When did you notice that the haunted doll business was 468 00:17:46,474 --> 00:17:50,212 skyrocketing and that you are basically the Jeff 469 00:17:50,312 --> 00:17:51,546 Bezos of haunted dolls? 470 00:17:51,713 --> 00:17:54,316 [laughs] I started in 2014, and there 471 00:17:54,416 --> 00:17:55,550 was only a few shops. 472 00:17:55,717 --> 00:17:59,187 Now there's probably 50, 60 shops for haunted dolls. 473 00:17:59,287 --> 00:18:01,456 How many dolls would you say you've sold in the last year? 474 00:18:01,556 --> 00:18:02,524 Probably a thousand. 475 00:18:02,624 --> 00:18:03,558 There's money in this? 476 00:18:03,725 --> 00:18:04,726 There is. 477 00:18:04,793 --> 00:18:06,294 I've seen a haunted doll go for $4,000 before. 478 00:18:06,394 --> 00:18:07,562 Woo! 479 00:18:07,729 --> 00:18:09,798 OK, now Kosta is into it. 480 00:18:09,898 --> 00:18:11,399 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): But my big question, 481 00:18:11,500 --> 00:18:14,236 aside from how can I hide $4,000 of dolls sales 482 00:18:14,336 --> 00:18:18,740 from the IRS, is what made a haunted doll a haunted doll? 483 00:18:18,773 --> 00:18:20,242 According to haunted doll sellers, 484 00:18:20,342 --> 00:18:22,978 any doll that was inhabited by the soul of a dead person 485 00:18:23,078 --> 00:18:24,279 was prime for selling. 486 00:18:24,379 --> 00:18:27,949 But what made one haunting more expensive than another? 487 00:18:28,049 --> 00:18:30,252 MICHAEL KOSTA: When you say haunted, for me, 488 00:18:30,352 --> 00:18:32,587 that sounds scary. 489 00:18:32,754 --> 00:18:35,390 You're also saying that there's a positive haunting? 490 00:18:35,490 --> 00:18:37,759 Absolutely, and I try to keep most of my stuff 491 00:18:37,859 --> 00:18:39,194 on the positive side. - Oh, you mean-- 492 00:18:39,294 --> 00:18:40,195 Like that's going to-- 493 00:18:40,295 --> 00:18:41,863 --the baby with its legs ripped off? 494 00:18:41,963 --> 00:18:43,798 KAT BLOWERS: Actually, that one's not that positive. 495 00:18:43,899 --> 00:18:44,900 Right. 496 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,501 What if it's, like, a really evil spirit? 497 00:18:46,601 --> 00:18:48,537 I actually do charge a little bit more. 498 00:18:48,703 --> 00:18:51,506 I don't want the little, young kids to be able to afford it. 499 00:18:51,606 --> 00:18:53,875 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): You can sell a human soul on eBay? 500 00:18:53,975 --> 00:18:55,310 There was a ban. 501 00:18:55,410 --> 00:18:58,280 Who was selling too many human souls? 502 00:18:58,380 --> 00:19:00,348 KAT BLOWERS: You have to have a disclaimer if a ghost caused 503 00:19:00,448 --> 00:19:01,449 you to murder your wife. 504 00:19:01,550 --> 00:19:04,019 Isn't capitalism fascinating? 505 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:05,520 It can be. 506 00:19:05,620 --> 00:19:07,756 That's about 25% of the business, 507 00:19:07,856 --> 00:19:09,391 and people send them to me. 508 00:19:09,491 --> 00:19:10,625 And right now I have a two and a half 509 00:19:10,725 --> 00:19:12,894 year waiting list for evaluations. 510 00:19:12,994 --> 00:19:14,396 Yeah. - What? 511 00:19:14,496 --> 00:19:15,964 Write down everything you know about the doll 512 00:19:16,064 --> 00:19:17,999 so that when I open the box I know what I'm dealing with. 513 00:19:18,099 --> 00:19:20,836 And I'll talk to you in two and a half years. 514 00:19:20,936 --> 00:19:23,271 The rest of the business is people contacting me, 515 00:19:23,371 --> 00:19:24,773 looking for a haunted doll. 516 00:19:24,873 --> 00:19:26,341 Are you looking for a little kid? 517 00:19:26,441 --> 00:19:28,743 Are you looking for something that's going to challenge you? 518 00:19:28,777 --> 00:19:29,878 Are you looking for something that's 519 00:19:29,978 --> 00:19:31,279 going to scare your neighbors? 520 00:19:31,379 --> 00:19:33,982 There's spirits that will motivate you to do work. 521 00:19:34,082 --> 00:19:36,284 There's spirits that will attract money to your house. 522 00:19:36,384 --> 00:19:38,487 There's spirits that will attract love. 523 00:19:38,587 --> 00:19:39,521 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): Wow. 524 00:19:39,621 --> 00:19:41,156 Clearly, Katherine was selling these 525 00:19:41,256 --> 00:19:42,524 haunted little hot cakes. 526 00:19:42,691 --> 00:19:45,961 But who are the everyday folks buying these haunted dolls? 527 00:19:46,061 --> 00:19:52,100 [knocking] 528 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:53,101 Hi. 529 00:19:53,201 --> 00:19:54,836 Oh, I no-- I-- it's you. 530 00:19:54,936 --> 00:19:55,837 I know you. 531 00:19:55,937 --> 00:19:57,038 Hey. 532 00:19:57,138 --> 00:19:59,407 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): Yup, the Stormy Daniels. 533 00:19:59,508 --> 00:20:02,577 Stormy's doll, Susan, was purchased in 2011, 534 00:20:02,711 --> 00:20:06,047 and is said to be cursed with a uniquely malevolent spirit. 535 00:20:06,148 --> 00:20:08,316 We believe Susan belonged to a little girl 536 00:20:08,416 --> 00:20:10,252 who died in 1955. 537 00:20:10,352 --> 00:20:12,787 And it definitely had something to do with a stomach issue. 538 00:20:12,888 --> 00:20:15,257 Before we even started shooting, the producer on set 539 00:20:15,357 --> 00:20:16,625 here wanted to touch her. 540 00:20:16,725 --> 00:20:18,593 And you said, don't do that. You'll shit your pants. 541 00:20:18,727 --> 00:20:19,895 Yes. 542 00:20:19,995 --> 00:20:21,763 Three people that I slept with in a row she attacked. 543 00:20:21,863 --> 00:20:23,832 They had stomach problems and back issues 544 00:20:23,932 --> 00:20:25,000 pretty much immediately. 545 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:27,736 She's more mischievous than malicious. 546 00:20:27,836 --> 00:20:29,404 I've never felt like I was in danger. 547 00:20:29,504 --> 00:20:30,972 What has Susan added to your life? 548 00:20:31,072 --> 00:20:32,240 STORMY DANIELS: She adds protection 549 00:20:32,340 --> 00:20:34,743 when you go into these places that could be dangerous. 550 00:20:34,843 --> 00:20:35,977 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): OK, but is 551 00:20:36,077 --> 00:20:38,346 Susan really worth that much? 552 00:20:38,446 --> 00:20:41,349 I have been offered $7,500 for her once 553 00:20:41,449 --> 00:20:42,684 and $10,000 for her once. 554 00:20:42,751 --> 00:20:43,952 But she is not for sale. 555 00:20:44,052 --> 00:20:45,187 She has her own TV show. 556 00:20:45,287 --> 00:20:46,688 She's on VH1's The Real Life. 557 00:20:46,755 --> 00:20:48,290 Anyone who follows her Instagram will 558 00:20:48,390 --> 00:20:50,091 know this little plastic bitch has 559 00:20:50,192 --> 00:20:52,360 been on yachts and Ferraris. 560 00:20:52,460 --> 00:20:54,129 Is that her handle, this little plastic bitch? 561 00:20:54,229 --> 00:20:55,297 It should be. 562 00:20:55,397 --> 00:20:57,098 Would you say she's living her best afterlife? 563 00:20:57,199 --> 00:20:59,467 She is definitely living her best afterlife. 564 00:20:59,568 --> 00:21:00,836 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): So I went back 565 00:21:00,936 --> 00:21:02,737 to Kat to learn about the highly 566 00:21:02,838 --> 00:21:05,106 scientific analysis process used 567 00:21:05,207 --> 00:21:07,342 to identify a haunted doll. 568 00:21:07,442 --> 00:21:08,343 MICHAEL KOSTA: So-- 569 00:21:08,443 --> 00:21:10,245 [bell ringing] 570 00:21:10,345 --> 00:21:11,246 Bells? 571 00:21:11,346 --> 00:21:12,481 OK. 572 00:21:12,581 --> 00:21:13,849 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): After studying 573 00:21:13,949 --> 00:21:16,485 the extensive tools needed and the strict procedure-- 574 00:21:16,585 --> 00:21:18,253 What if the UPS guy rings the doorbell? 575 00:21:18,353 --> 00:21:19,621 That screws it up. 576 00:21:19,721 --> 00:21:20,989 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): I knew 577 00:21:21,089 --> 00:21:22,757 if I was serious about getting into the business of haunted 578 00:21:22,858 --> 00:21:25,927 dolls, the next step had to be trying out the haunted product 579 00:21:26,027 --> 00:21:28,129 to see what all the fuss is about. 580 00:21:28,230 --> 00:21:29,364 Her name is Jennifer. 581 00:21:29,464 --> 00:21:32,267 She is about seven or eight years old. 582 00:21:32,367 --> 00:21:33,735 And we think she was murdered. 583 00:21:33,768 --> 00:21:36,571 Is it safe to say that she was killed by a white man? 584 00:21:36,738 --> 00:21:38,139 [laughs] Yes. MICHAEL KOSTA: Probably. 585 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:39,140 KAT BLOWERS: Absolutely. 586 00:21:39,241 --> 00:21:40,408 What is it with a white men lately? 587 00:21:40,509 --> 00:21:43,678 What would Jennifer cost for someone? 588 00:21:43,712 --> 00:21:45,080 60, 70 bucks probably. 589 00:21:45,180 --> 00:21:46,715 - 60, 70 bucks, OK. - Yeah. 590 00:21:46,815 --> 00:21:48,216 MICHAEL KOSTA: All right, Jennifer. 591 00:21:48,316 --> 00:21:49,751 Sorry you got murdered. 592 00:21:49,851 --> 00:21:51,586 MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): So I left with my free trial 593 00:21:51,686 --> 00:21:54,089 named Jennifer, and I took a video diary 594 00:21:54,189 --> 00:21:56,925 to record my feedback. 595 00:21:57,025 --> 00:21:59,027 Hey, so day one with Jennifer, 596 00:21:59,127 --> 00:22:01,696 I don't know if I really get it yet. 597 00:22:01,796 --> 00:22:04,499 The only thing I can report, I have had some violent dreams. 598 00:22:04,599 --> 00:22:07,369 There was a river of blood, and there was a stabbing, 599 00:22:07,469 --> 00:22:09,437 but still better than what I was 600 00:22:09,538 --> 00:22:11,907 dreaming about before, which was the state of this country. 601 00:22:12,007 --> 00:22:14,876 So I think I'm starting to get it a little bit. 602 00:22:14,976 --> 00:22:16,411 Did you make this for me? 603 00:22:16,511 --> 00:22:19,214 I don't know if she's following me. 604 00:22:19,314 --> 00:22:20,282 [gasps] 605 00:22:20,382 --> 00:22:23,785 Or if I just bring her everywhere. 606 00:22:23,885 --> 00:22:26,721 I can't do this with you watching. 607 00:22:26,755 --> 00:22:27,923 Thank you. 608 00:22:28,023 --> 00:22:31,426 The soul of this doll has excellent comedic timing. 609 00:22:31,526 --> 00:22:33,428 It's just great having someone around 610 00:22:33,528 --> 00:22:34,963 who laughs at the jokes. 611 00:22:35,063 --> 00:22:36,798 She is a haunted doll, and I know what I'm saying, 612 00:22:36,898 --> 00:22:37,799 and it sounds crazy. 613 00:22:37,899 --> 00:22:40,302 But it's just-- it's wonderful. 614 00:22:40,402 --> 00:22:41,369 (HIGH-PITCHED) Nice to meet you. 615 00:22:41,469 --> 00:22:42,671 Nice to meet-- I'm going to kill you. 616 00:22:42,737 --> 00:22:43,672 Just kidding. 617 00:22:43,738 --> 00:22:45,207 [laughs] 618 00:22:45,307 --> 00:22:48,076 The trial-- the trial is over, and I 619 00:22:48,176 --> 00:22:49,478 can't get into this business. 620 00:22:49,578 --> 00:22:51,379 Sending Jennifer back to Katherine 621 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:55,417 is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. 622 00:22:55,517 --> 00:22:58,487 Jennifer, you got to go. 623 00:22:58,587 --> 00:23:02,724 Get in the box. 624 00:23:02,824 --> 00:23:03,992 Thank you so much for that, Michael. 625 00:23:04,092 --> 00:23:05,594 All right, stay tuned because when we come back, 626 00:23:05,694 --> 00:23:06,962 the legendary Pam Grier will be joining 627 00:23:07,062 --> 00:23:07,963 me right here on the show. 628 00:23:08,063 --> 00:23:08,964 So don't go away. 629 00:23:09,064 --> 00:23:12,601 [cheering] 630 00:23:18,540 --> 00:23:23,946 [cheering] 631 00:23:24,046 --> 00:23:25,213 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 632 00:23:25,314 --> 00:23:27,215 My guest tonight is an iconic actor 633 00:23:27,316 --> 00:23:30,218 you know from films like Foxy Brown and Jackie Brown. 634 00:23:30,319 --> 00:23:32,688 And she's here to talk about the new podcast 635 00:23:32,788 --> 00:23:35,991 season of her TCM podcast, The Plot Thickens. 636 00:23:36,091 --> 00:23:37,759 The final episode drops December 6, 637 00:23:37,859 --> 00:23:39,528 and you can catch up on the whole season 638 00:23:39,628 --> 00:23:40,696 wherever you listen to podcasts. 639 00:23:40,796 --> 00:23:43,365 Please, welcome the legendary Pam Grier. 640 00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:46,835 [music playing] 641 00:23:46,935 --> 00:23:53,942 [cheering] 642 00:23:58,347 --> 00:24:00,015 Welcome, welcome. Welcome to the show. 643 00:24:00,115 --> 00:24:01,116 Welcome. Good to have you. 644 00:24:01,216 --> 00:24:03,018 Oh my god. 645 00:24:03,118 --> 00:24:04,253 Oh, a legend. 646 00:24:04,353 --> 00:24:05,754 Give an applause, ladies and gentlemen. 647 00:24:05,854 --> 00:24:10,926 [cheering] 648 00:24:11,026 --> 00:24:12,561 The legendary Pam Grier. 649 00:24:12,661 --> 00:24:13,562 Trevor. 650 00:24:13,662 --> 00:24:14,863 Welcome to The Daily Show. 651 00:24:14,963 --> 00:24:16,031 Trevor, hey. 652 00:24:16,131 --> 00:24:17,165 TREVOR NOAH: [laughs] 653 00:24:17,266 --> 00:24:19,268 What we going to do when you leave us, boy? 654 00:24:19,368 --> 00:24:20,369 Come on. 655 00:24:20,469 --> 00:24:22,137 TREVOR NOAH: Well, I'm not leaving life. 656 00:24:22,170 --> 00:24:26,875 No, but I look forward to you and hearing you and-- 657 00:24:26,975 --> 00:24:27,943 Thank you. 658 00:24:28,043 --> 00:24:30,445 --and keeping me laughing at great stuff. 659 00:24:30,545 --> 00:24:31,780 - Thank you very much. - Humanity. 660 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:32,781 Thank you. 661 00:24:32,881 --> 00:24:33,882 Thank you very much. 662 00:24:33,982 --> 00:24:34,883 Thank you. 663 00:24:34,983 --> 00:24:36,251 [cheering] 664 00:24:36,351 --> 00:24:39,154 Because I feel like-- 665 00:24:39,254 --> 00:24:40,589 and I'm not the only one who thinks this. 666 00:24:40,689 --> 00:24:43,525 If it weren't for you, so many of the movies 667 00:24:43,625 --> 00:24:46,328 that we know and love today wouldn't have been possible. 668 00:24:46,428 --> 00:24:48,997 Because everybody who knows film knows that if it weren't 669 00:24:49,164 --> 00:24:52,000 for Pam Grier and what she did with all the movies 670 00:24:52,167 --> 00:24:53,568 that she made, there wouldn't have 671 00:24:53,669 --> 00:24:57,072 been Black women on screen, kicking ass the way 672 00:24:57,172 --> 00:24:58,206 that we see them today. 673 00:24:58,307 --> 00:25:00,242 You were the original action star 674 00:25:00,342 --> 00:25:01,910 at a time when Black women weren't allowed 675 00:25:02,010 --> 00:25:02,911 to be portrayed like that. 676 00:25:03,011 --> 00:25:03,912 So thank you. 677 00:25:04,012 --> 00:25:05,514 [cheering] Thank you. 678 00:25:05,614 --> 00:25:06,582 Thank you. 679 00:25:06,682 --> 00:25:09,918 Well, as you know, quickly, as a filmmaker, 680 00:25:10,018 --> 00:25:12,187 you have to develop an audience to be prepared 681 00:25:12,220 --> 00:25:15,257 for a woman performing martial arts, 682 00:25:15,357 --> 00:25:18,860 whether it's internal kung fu, external karate, 683 00:25:18,961 --> 00:25:21,997 an external form, and jumping and firing firearms. 684 00:25:22,130 --> 00:25:23,799 I'm from the Black West. 685 00:25:23,899 --> 00:25:25,534 [laughter] 686 00:25:25,634 --> 00:25:26,735 Don't worry about my guns. 687 00:25:26,835 --> 00:25:29,972 Worry about my chainsaw, and we make moonshine, OK? 688 00:25:30,138 --> 00:25:33,175 But I wanted to bring that culture to film 689 00:25:33,275 --> 00:25:35,911 to help not pontificate to anyone 690 00:25:36,011 --> 00:25:39,147 with filters and fear of me, a woman 691 00:25:39,248 --> 00:25:40,582 walking in a man's shoes. 692 00:25:40,682 --> 00:25:41,650 You know what I'm talking about. 693 00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:43,218 Hey in the blue sweater. 694 00:25:43,318 --> 00:25:47,322 But to let everyone feel comfortable that they-- 695 00:25:47,422 --> 00:25:50,259 my grandfather Daddy Ray in my biopic and everything that's 696 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:54,363 happening, he said, Pammy, I want you to fly ties, 697 00:25:54,463 --> 00:25:55,464 go fishing, bring the boat in. 698 00:25:55,564 --> 00:25:57,633 I want all the girls to be self-sufficient. 699 00:25:57,733 --> 00:25:59,534 And if a woman can do something, 700 00:25:59,635 --> 00:26:00,902 a man will respect you. TREVOR NOAH: Wow. 701 00:26:01,003 --> 00:26:01,903 I love this. 702 00:26:02,004 --> 00:26:03,071 And I've had that. 703 00:26:03,171 --> 00:26:08,176 And so that gave me the courage to fall, get hurt, 704 00:26:08,243 --> 00:26:09,978 but to show that women are just trying 705 00:26:10,078 --> 00:26:11,079 to be the best we can be. 706 00:26:11,179 --> 00:26:13,181 So when you don't come home from a war, 707 00:26:13,248 --> 00:26:14,616 we done cut the grass. 708 00:26:14,716 --> 00:26:16,084 We done paint the house. 709 00:26:16,184 --> 00:26:18,453 We welcome our men, who may not come home. 710 00:26:18,553 --> 00:26:21,156 But we can do it, and you're proud of us. 711 00:26:21,256 --> 00:26:22,491 TREVOR NOAH: That is beautiful. 712 00:26:22,591 --> 00:26:26,495 And you really did create something completely 713 00:26:26,595 --> 00:26:27,496 new and completely different. 714 00:26:27,596 --> 00:26:28,864 In The Plot Thickens, the podcast, 715 00:26:28,964 --> 00:26:31,133 what I love about it is we go through your life 716 00:26:31,199 --> 00:26:32,200 and your journey. 717 00:26:32,301 --> 00:26:34,403 There are few human beings who have lived-- 718 00:26:34,503 --> 00:26:35,737 it almost feels like a hundred lives-- 719 00:26:35,837 --> 00:26:36,738 It is. 720 00:26:36,838 --> 00:26:37,739 --in one lifetime. 721 00:26:37,839 --> 00:26:38,740 It is. 722 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,142 It's Gumpian, Forrest Gumpian. 723 00:26:40,208 --> 00:26:41,143 TREVOR NOAH: It really is Forrest Gumpian. 724 00:26:41,209 --> 00:26:42,210 This shit got to happen to me? 725 00:26:42,311 --> 00:26:43,412 Come on. 726 00:26:43,512 --> 00:26:44,913 TREVOR NOAH: Are you kidding me? 727 00:26:45,013 --> 00:26:47,482 To be-- the first week I'm off the turnip truck, 728 00:26:47,583 --> 00:26:50,018 literally, I get to sing backup with Bobby Womack. 729 00:26:50,152 --> 00:26:52,020 He says, hey, I have a friend that 730 00:26:52,154 --> 00:26:53,522 is recording tomorrow night. 731 00:26:53,622 --> 00:26:56,658 Now I'm literally sleeping in a garage, 732 00:26:56,758 --> 00:26:58,427 trying to get into film school at UCLA. 733 00:26:58,527 --> 00:26:59,628 OK? 734 00:26:59,728 --> 00:27:01,430 OK, you're going to be singing for-- working 735 00:27:01,530 --> 00:27:04,166 for Sylvester Stewart. 736 00:27:04,199 --> 00:27:05,167 Puddy Cat? 737 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,169 What kind of Sylvester name is that? 738 00:27:07,235 --> 00:27:08,770 OK, OK, I can do it. I can do it. 739 00:27:08,870 --> 00:27:09,771 I sing gospel in Denver. 740 00:27:09,871 --> 00:27:11,006 I play keyboards. 741 00:27:11,173 --> 00:27:15,744 So I go, CBS, and the director-- the manager says, 742 00:27:15,844 --> 00:27:17,246 have you sung with Wonderlove before? 743 00:27:17,346 --> 00:27:19,281 I'm like, Wonderlove? 744 00:27:19,381 --> 00:27:23,552 Stevie Wonder's back-- no, I'm poor, and I live in Colorado. 745 00:27:23,652 --> 00:27:25,420 And I've come out here to go to school. 746 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:26,755 And he says, OK, well, tell Sylvester. 747 00:27:26,855 --> 00:27:27,856 You want to meet him? 748 00:27:27,956 --> 00:27:29,858 OK, so he walks me up to this big window. 749 00:27:29,958 --> 00:27:32,561 And it's Sly of Sly and the Family Stone. 750 00:27:32,661 --> 00:27:33,562 TREVOR NOAH: Wow. 751 00:27:33,662 --> 00:27:36,298 Fro, bass, you know, jamming. 752 00:27:36,398 --> 00:27:38,533 On drums in the back, Buddy Miles. 753 00:27:38,634 --> 00:27:39,835 He had already started Band of Gypsys. 754 00:27:39,935 --> 00:27:40,836 What? 755 00:27:40,936 --> 00:27:43,639 So I get to sing, go to sleep. 756 00:27:43,739 --> 00:27:44,606 Elevator opens. 757 00:27:44,706 --> 00:27:46,208 Here is three guys in the elevator, 758 00:27:46,308 --> 00:27:49,144 a big, Black dude in the center with a hat, 759 00:27:49,244 --> 00:27:51,046 and two white dudes on the side, 760 00:27:51,146 --> 00:27:52,781 walking down the hallway. 761 00:27:52,881 --> 00:27:55,884 And I'm going, I smell patchouli oil. 762 00:27:55,984 --> 00:27:57,753 TREVOR NOAH: [laughs] 763 00:27:57,853 --> 00:27:59,154 It's Jimi Hendrix. 764 00:27:59,254 --> 00:28:00,155 TREVOR NOAH: What? 765 00:28:00,255 --> 00:28:02,691 And the Band of Gypsys coming to jam 766 00:28:02,791 --> 00:28:03,759 with Sly and the Family Stone. 767 00:28:03,859 --> 00:28:05,594 Where are the tapes? TREVOR NOAH: What? 768 00:28:05,694 --> 00:28:07,162 Yeah, and he goes, (IMITATING HENDRIX) hey-- 769 00:28:07,229 --> 00:28:08,163 you know, hey, Buddy, man. 770 00:28:08,263 --> 00:28:10,265 I'm like-- [gasping] I'm like a zombie. 771 00:28:10,365 --> 00:28:12,267 Like, don't be stupid, Pam. 772 00:28:12,367 --> 00:28:13,268 You got-- she can sing. 773 00:28:13,368 --> 00:28:14,269 She's country. 774 00:28:14,369 --> 00:28:15,837 Don't pay any attention to her. 775 00:28:15,938 --> 00:28:17,439 And they started jamming. Where are the tapes? 776 00:28:17,539 --> 00:28:18,473 Come on now. 777 00:28:18,574 --> 00:28:19,608 That's-- I couldn't have planned that. 778 00:28:19,708 --> 00:28:20,609 TREVOR NOAH: Where are the tapes? 779 00:28:20,709 --> 00:28:22,277 Can you imagine? I don't know. 780 00:28:22,377 --> 00:28:23,412 Maybe you can find them. 781 00:28:23,512 --> 00:28:26,615 I feel like every story in your life is this. 782 00:28:26,715 --> 00:28:28,750 Like you said, you grew up in a world where you're poor. 783 00:28:28,850 --> 00:28:30,552 You didn't have much. You come into this world. 784 00:28:30,652 --> 00:28:31,553 You're trying to do something. 785 00:28:31,653 --> 00:28:32,654 You start creating the something. 786 00:28:32,754 --> 00:28:33,755 You're singing with people. 787 00:28:33,855 --> 00:28:36,325 You're going out with legends and icons. 788 00:28:36,425 --> 00:28:37,459 You're becoming friends with them. 789 00:28:37,559 --> 00:28:38,760 You're working with them. You're creating. 790 00:28:38,860 --> 00:28:40,596 And you become the legend and the icon. 791 00:28:40,696 --> 00:28:42,030 I would love to know, when you've 792 00:28:42,130 --> 00:28:44,399 been part of this documentary that looks back on your life-- 793 00:28:44,499 --> 00:28:45,400 PAM GRIER: I know. 794 00:28:45,500 --> 00:28:47,002 You know, when we're living life, 795 00:28:47,135 --> 00:28:50,339 oftentimes, we don't take stock of every single thing 796 00:28:50,439 --> 00:28:51,573 that we've experienced. 797 00:28:51,673 --> 00:28:53,675 But when you get to hear it told back to you, when 798 00:28:53,775 --> 00:28:55,310 you get to tell it again, sometimes 799 00:28:55,410 --> 00:28:56,578 you appreciate it even more. 800 00:28:56,678 --> 00:29:00,148 I would love to know, when you look at it again, 801 00:29:00,249 --> 00:29:03,252 what is one of the biggest moments not of success, 802 00:29:03,352 --> 00:29:06,788 but where you go, wow, I cannot believe that I lived through 803 00:29:06,888 --> 00:29:09,324 that moment in my career? 804 00:29:09,424 --> 00:29:11,693 I lived through Richard Pryor. 805 00:29:11,793 --> 00:29:12,694 TREVOR NOAH: Wow. 806 00:29:12,794 --> 00:29:14,596 I really loved him, and he loved me. 807 00:29:14,696 --> 00:29:16,498 He thought I was the funniest bitch around. 808 00:29:16,598 --> 00:29:18,000 [laughter] 809 00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:19,001 TREVOR NOAH: That sounds like something Richard would day. 810 00:29:19,101 --> 00:29:20,135 I made him laugh. 811 00:29:20,235 --> 00:29:21,637 His horse, Ginger, from the Mudbone folklore-- 812 00:29:21,737 --> 00:29:22,638 TREVOR NOAH: Yes. 813 00:29:22,738 --> 00:29:23,872 The horse was injured. 814 00:29:23,972 --> 00:29:26,275 And I come from Western stock, horses, and grew up. 815 00:29:26,375 --> 00:29:27,409 The horses saved me and my family. 816 00:29:27,509 --> 00:29:28,410 TREVOR NOAH: Yes. 817 00:29:28,510 --> 00:29:29,745 And I had to take him to the vet. 818 00:29:29,845 --> 00:29:32,114 But I didn't have a truck or a horse trailer. 819 00:29:32,180 --> 00:29:33,982 Richard's in a bathrobe, crying. 820 00:29:34,116 --> 00:29:35,918 He's going to kill every mother-mother-[bleep] around. 821 00:29:36,018 --> 00:29:37,853 And I'm like, no, you don't have to kill anybody. 822 00:29:37,953 --> 00:29:39,288 We're going to put the horse in my Jaguar. 823 00:29:39,388 --> 00:29:41,490 He says, but it's a Jag. 824 00:29:41,590 --> 00:29:43,892 It's a four-door, '76 XJL banana yellow. 825 00:29:43,992 --> 00:29:45,193 TREVOR NOAH: But you're saying you're going 826 00:29:45,294 --> 00:29:46,295 to put the horse in the Jag. 827 00:29:46,395 --> 00:29:47,696 We put the horse in the backseat of the Jag. 828 00:29:47,796 --> 00:29:48,764 I said, I'll go-- 829 00:29:48,864 --> 00:29:50,599 I'mma go pulling, and you push, Richard. 830 00:29:50,699 --> 00:29:52,200 We're going to get the horse in the Jaguar. 831 00:29:52,301 --> 00:29:53,902 We get the horse in the Jaguar. 832 00:29:54,002 --> 00:29:55,237 The shocks go boom. 833 00:29:55,337 --> 00:29:57,139 The tires go boom. 834 00:29:57,239 --> 00:29:59,575 And get in the car, Richard, with your ashy ankles 835 00:29:59,675 --> 00:30:00,576 and your bathrobe. 836 00:30:00,676 --> 00:30:01,877 Get in the mother-[bleep] car. 837 00:30:01,977 --> 00:30:03,445 - [laughs] - OK, we get in the car. 838 00:30:03,545 --> 00:30:05,147 We driving down the 405-- - No way. 839 00:30:05,213 --> 00:30:06,148 --to the vet. Yes, way. 840 00:30:06,248 --> 00:30:07,950 And, all of a sudden, like, the car's 841 00:30:08,050 --> 00:30:09,952 fishtailing all over the place with the horse in the back. 842 00:30:10,052 --> 00:30:11,720 And white people saying, there's 843 00:30:11,820 --> 00:30:15,023 two Negroes in the car with a horse in the backseat 844 00:30:15,157 --> 00:30:17,225 of a English car. 845 00:30:17,326 --> 00:30:18,860 It's a Jag! 846 00:30:18,961 --> 00:30:20,796 And we're all-- and they're saying, where's the vet? 847 00:30:20,896 --> 00:30:22,598 Where's the vet? And they said, follow us. 848 00:30:22,698 --> 00:30:23,865 Follow us. And so we've got-- 849 00:30:23,966 --> 00:30:26,368 I've got a train of people, choo-choo train, 850 00:30:26,468 --> 00:30:29,338 following us to the vet with the horse 851 00:30:29,438 --> 00:30:30,939 in the back seat to get-- 852 00:30:31,106 --> 00:30:32,841 I'm going to save a horse. I'm going to save a life. 853 00:30:32,941 --> 00:30:33,909 TREVOR NOAH: I love that. 854 00:30:34,009 --> 00:30:36,211 And we get there, and Richard said, baby, 855 00:30:36,311 --> 00:30:37,879 you're the funniest bitch I've ever known. 856 00:30:37,980 --> 00:30:39,648 You funnier than me. 857 00:30:39,748 --> 00:30:43,852 Saved your life, and he realized that I loved him. 858 00:30:43,952 --> 00:30:45,187 And I didn't want him to fall off 859 00:30:45,287 --> 00:30:48,190 the wagon because he was trying to get his stuff together. 860 00:30:48,290 --> 00:30:49,291 And I would do anything. 861 00:30:49,391 --> 00:30:52,227 When you really love someone, when you-- 862 00:30:52,327 --> 00:30:54,296 you don't abandon people you love. 863 00:30:54,396 --> 00:30:56,365 You abandon people you're using. 864 00:30:56,465 --> 00:30:58,000 TREVOR NOAH: Hmm. 865 00:30:58,133 --> 00:30:59,968 And I never used him. 866 00:31:00,135 --> 00:31:01,803 TREVOR NOAH: What do you think it was about you 867 00:31:01,903 --> 00:31:03,805 that immunized you from a world where-- you've 868 00:31:03,905 --> 00:31:05,774 talked about this in your biography, 869 00:31:05,874 --> 00:31:07,743 and you talked about this in your stories-- so many 870 00:31:07,843 --> 00:31:09,144 of the people around you who were 871 00:31:09,211 --> 00:31:10,145 brilliant-- they were icons. They were changing the world. 872 00:31:10,212 --> 00:31:11,146 They're geniuses. 873 00:31:11,213 --> 00:31:12,180 TREVOR NOAH: They were geniuses, 874 00:31:12,281 --> 00:31:13,749 but they were also addicted to drugs. 875 00:31:13,849 --> 00:31:16,285 Drugs was really destroying who they were. 876 00:31:16,385 --> 00:31:18,887 Many people going into rehab, some never making it out, 877 00:31:18,987 --> 00:31:21,857 and yet you managed to escape so much of that. 878 00:31:21,957 --> 00:31:23,825 What do you think it was about you? 879 00:31:23,926 --> 00:31:25,961 I can't drink gin. 880 00:31:26,094 --> 00:31:27,829 I'm part Native American. 881 00:31:27,930 --> 00:31:29,231 The juniper berry makes my brains-- 882 00:31:29,331 --> 00:31:30,532 TREVOR NOAH: Oh. 883 00:31:30,632 --> 00:31:32,601 I remember at my debutante ball, I had a slow gin fizz, 884 00:31:32,701 --> 00:31:33,936 and I was supposed to have it. 885 00:31:34,102 --> 00:31:35,637 And I remember someone said they saw me jumping 886 00:31:35,737 --> 00:31:38,173 off a table in my mom's wedding dress, 887 00:31:38,273 --> 00:31:39,508 fighting, duking it out. 888 00:31:39,608 --> 00:31:41,643 [laughs] 889 00:31:41,743 --> 00:31:46,715 I think because I've had four attacks, one as a child, 890 00:31:46,815 --> 00:31:49,651 and then again at seven, and then 18, and then 20, 891 00:31:49,751 --> 00:31:51,954 I fought family trauma-- 892 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:54,122 many of you know about from my book. 893 00:31:54,189 --> 00:32:00,028 And I found my pain is deep, but my joy is infinite. 894 00:32:00,128 --> 00:32:03,432 And I find such joy in watching these geniuses 895 00:32:03,532 --> 00:32:05,968 escape their genius. 896 00:32:06,134 --> 00:32:06,969 It's scary. 897 00:32:07,135 --> 00:32:08,003 You can't repeat that. 898 00:32:08,136 --> 00:32:10,339 Who's going to play Miles Davis again, 899 00:32:10,439 --> 00:32:11,974 Bitches Brew on a chart? 900 00:32:12,140 --> 00:32:14,409 Who's going to do that? 901 00:32:14,509 --> 00:32:15,744 Nobody. 902 00:32:15,844 --> 00:32:18,080 Who's going to do a lot of the music that's done today, 903 00:32:18,146 --> 00:32:19,881 and it's not being written because it's not going to be 904 00:32:19,982 --> 00:32:22,150 played 40, 50 years from now? 905 00:32:22,251 --> 00:32:23,285 That's genius. 906 00:32:23,385 --> 00:32:24,786 And you have to play it over and over 907 00:32:24,886 --> 00:32:28,490 and over again in your show, every night, or at a concert. 908 00:32:28,590 --> 00:32:30,892 It's-- what do you do? 909 00:32:30,993 --> 00:32:32,527 Take the fear and anxiety away. I can do it. 910 00:32:32,628 --> 00:32:33,528 I create it. 911 00:32:33,629 --> 00:32:34,763 I got to do it again-- 912 00:32:34,863 --> 00:32:37,633 eight shows a week. 913 00:32:37,733 --> 00:32:41,637 That's a test for yourself and your discipline. 914 00:32:41,737 --> 00:32:43,705 And you've got this out here. 915 00:32:43,805 --> 00:32:46,008 It's hard to keep it out there. 916 00:32:46,108 --> 00:32:49,578 What genius that you created note by note, bar by bar, 917 00:32:49,678 --> 00:32:53,382 everyone who writes classical music, pages, volumes of it, 918 00:32:53,482 --> 00:32:54,716 it's like, yeah, they're going to do 919 00:32:54,816 --> 00:32:57,219 something because they're going to have to recreate that-- 920 00:32:57,319 --> 00:32:58,220 Wow. 921 00:32:58,320 --> 00:32:59,821 --or sell it to someone. 922 00:32:59,922 --> 00:33:02,224 And so when you do that, and when they say, well, 923 00:33:02,324 --> 00:33:04,726 who's going to fill my shoes, I said, 924 00:33:04,826 --> 00:33:06,128 it can be filled because there's 925 00:33:06,194 --> 00:33:09,331 a lot of women that come up to me and say, Pam, thank you. 926 00:33:09,431 --> 00:33:12,534 I was criticized for being a tomboy. 927 00:33:12,634 --> 00:33:14,202 No, you ain't a tomboy. 928 00:33:14,303 --> 00:33:16,538 You're a girly girl, and it's OK. 929 00:33:16,638 --> 00:33:19,341 But just be the best that you can be. 930 00:33:19,441 --> 00:33:21,009 TREVOR NOAH: That's what makes you so legendary is 931 00:33:21,109 --> 00:33:22,611 you forged a path. 932 00:33:22,711 --> 00:33:23,912 You know, you don't know how many 933 00:33:24,012 --> 00:33:25,547 people will be inspired by it. 934 00:33:25,647 --> 00:33:27,115 And now you're there on the other end, 935 00:33:27,215 --> 00:33:29,918 tying it up again, forging the path for the next Pam Grier. 936 00:33:30,018 --> 00:33:31,453 Thank you so much for joining me on the show. 937 00:33:31,553 --> 00:33:32,854 Thank you for being here. 938 00:33:32,955 --> 00:33:36,258 Congratulations on the story, on your biopic, on your life. 939 00:33:36,358 --> 00:33:37,359 We appreciate you so much. 940 00:33:37,459 --> 00:33:38,393 Pam Grier, everybody. 941 00:33:38,493 --> 00:33:39,528 We're going to take a quick break. 942 00:33:39,628 --> 00:33:41,797 But we'll be right back after this. 943 00:33:41,897 --> 00:33:42,798 Thank you so much. 944 00:33:42,898 --> 00:33:44,299 Thank you and congratulations. 945 00:33:44,399 --> 00:33:48,036 [cheering] 946 00:33:52,844 --> 00:33:53,678 [cheering] 947 00:33:53,778 --> 00:33:54,713 Well, that's our show for tonight. 948 00:33:54,813 --> 00:33:55,914 Thank you so much for tuning in. 949 00:33:56,014 --> 00:33:58,116 Before we go, though, I just wanted to remind you 950 00:33:58,216 --> 00:34:00,785 that today is Giving Tuesday. 951 00:34:00,886 --> 00:34:03,855 So, please, consider donating to One Simple Wish, a charity 952 00:34:03,955 --> 00:34:07,025 that grants wishes to kids and young adults in foster care. 953 00:34:07,125 --> 00:34:08,293 If you want to help grant a wish 954 00:34:08,393 --> 00:34:10,195 or donate towards their holiday wish fund, 955 00:34:10,295 --> 00:34:12,130 then, please, do so at the link below. 956 00:34:12,230 --> 00:34:13,965 Until next time, stay safe out there. 957 00:34:14,065 --> 00:34:15,700 And, remember, USA will be playing 958 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:17,869 against the Netherlands Saturday at 10:00 AM. 959 00:34:17,969 --> 00:34:20,071 So you finally have an excuse to get drunk in the morning. 960 00:34:20,171 --> 00:34:21,740 Now here it is, your Moment of Zen. 961 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:22,774 I'm the mayor. 962 00:34:22,874 --> 00:34:24,776 I'm the mayor of the City of New York. 963 00:34:24,876 --> 00:34:28,680 If they like it or not, I'm the mayor. 964 00:34:28,780 --> 00:34:30,815 We getting ready to have the World Cups here. 965 00:34:30,916 --> 00:34:33,251 It's a huge undertaking. 966 00:34:33,351 --> 00:34:35,153 And I want to-- since I'm in the region 967 00:34:35,253 --> 00:34:37,622 already, to deal with the anti-Semitism, 968 00:34:37,722 --> 00:34:40,325 I'm taking a quick flight on my dime 969 00:34:40,425 --> 00:34:43,161 to go inspect what is happening there 970 00:34:43,261 --> 00:34:44,262 so that we can be prepared. 971 00:34:44,362 --> 00:34:45,297 It's on my dime. 972 00:34:45,397 --> 00:34:47,165 When I do my dime, I could do my time, 973 00:34:47,265 --> 00:34:49,000 and I won't hear one-- anyone wine. 974 00:34:49,100 --> 00:34:51,870 [music playing]