The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Fallout Over the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Ruling | Desus Nice, The Kid Mero & Jeff Daniels

Episode Date: September 25, 2020

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Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. I'm Trevor Noah. Today is Thursday, the 24th of September. And we are now just 40 days away from Election Day. So for anyone who's still undecided about who to vote for, how? How are you still undecided? What are you waiting for? Anyway, on tonight's show, Donald Trump is scaring the shit out of everyone. Nobody is getting charged for killing Brianna Taylor and the app that's

offering you an exciting new way to get canceled. So let's do this people. Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. From Trevor's Couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world. This is the Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. Ears Edition. Let's kick things off by talking about all the news that we won't be talking about today, which I know sounds really weird, but thanks to Donald Hunter Trump,

we just don't have enough time to cover some of the more fun stories. For instance, the Washington Post is reporting that the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been bringing suitcases full of dirty laundry with him whenever he visits the U.S. And he does this because all the laundry gets cleaned for free by the president's staff at the White House, which is pretty wild. I mean, this guy runs a country and he's treating the White House like a college freshman visiting his parents for the weekend. It also probably

explains why Netanyahu is suddenly signing all these peace deals. Shit, I'm out of clean underwear. Yo Bahrain meet me at the White House. In social media news, an app called Gradient is being accused of promoting digital blackface for letting users see what they would look like as other races. And look, I don't know if this counts as blackface, but I do know this counts as a shitty app because that is not what you would look like as a black person. That's just another person. Also, if you're a white person, you don't need a filter to see what you would look like as a European. That's what you is! And then in coronavirus is ruining everything news, it was just

announced that the annual New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square will be going virtual this year, which means now, if you want to pee your pants waiting for midnight, you're going to have to do it at home. And I'll say this. Cancelling New Year's Eve is a great call. Yeah, I said it. I learned my lesson with 2020 from now on. I'm not celebrating a year before we get to see if it's good first. Yeah, we should see how 2021 goes, then decide whether or not we want to throw it a party. You have to earn the right for me to celebrate you by vomiting in Times Square from drinking too many white claws. It's a privilege. But I'll be honest, folks. It's hard to care too much about ball drowards. to. to. to. to. to. the to. the the to. the the their, their, their, their, their, their, I. their, I. their, I, I, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I'll, I'll their, it's hard to care too much about ball drops or dirty laundry or whatever Asian Scott Isick is up to when the world's oldest democracy is about to become the world's newest dictatorship. Never in the history of this country has there not been a peaceful transfer of power after a

presidential election but now President Trump is suggesting he might not accept the election results if he is not the winner. The president is taking a position on this issue that is not just the the the the the the the the the the the. the the thi the thi. the thi. the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. to to thi. to to to to to toe. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. to. I. I. I. to. to. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. the to accept the election results if he is not the winner. The president is taking a position on this issue that is not just unprecedented, but critics warn it is dangerous, refusing to endorse one of the most basic tenants of American democracy. Will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transfer of power after the election? We're going to have to see what happens. You know that I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster. I understand that, but people are rioting. Do you commit to making sure that there's a peaceful transfer?

We want to get rid of the ballots and you'll have a very peaceful, there won't be a transfer, frankly, there'll be a continuation. Holy shit. I never thought I would see the day where an American president would threaten not to accept an election defeat. Because let's be honest, this is something you hear about in some random country where America steps into enforced democracy. I feel like now it's only fair that those countries should send peacekeepers to the US. Well, well, well, well, refusing to give up power, rampant disease, and high unemployment.

Who's the shit hole now, huh? I will say, man, Donald Trump has gone on quite the journey. The man spent his entire life as one of the world's most famous landlords, and now, he's turning into the world's most famous squatter. I bet, even if Joe Biden wins, they're going to find to find tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tre tre tre tre tre tre tre, true true true true true true, true, true, true, true, true, true, to true, to true, thi, thi, to to thi, refusing thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. We th. th. We'll th. He's th. He's th. He's th. He's th. He's th. He's th. th. He's th. He's thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thin, thin, thin, to thin, to to to to thean. toean, toan, too''n. thea. thean, thean, the, thean's turning into the world's most famous squatter. I mean, even if Joe Biden wins, they're gonna find Trump in the White House basement someday living that parasite life. But on the real, though, this is a legit problem. Because a peaceful transfer of power

is the cornerstone of a healthy democracy. And by Trump saying that he refuses to leave, and he'sreatening a coup. I mean, unless maybe what he means is that he will leave, but he just thinks it's more interesting if there's a fight on the way out. Which I don't totally disagree with. Can you imagine how fun it would be if the incoming president always had to fist fight the outgoing president? Yeah, Biden and Trump are going to be at the White House recreating the geriatric fights from the Irishman,

while Kamala Harris has Mike Pence and a headlock. Oh no, my hair grazed her bosom, now it's going to hell. And guys, I really hope that there is a peaceful transition of power. Because I don't know about you, But I am not in good enough shape to fight a civil war right now. Yeah, I've been trapped inside my house for months. I'm not working out. It's like I'm a caterpillar that went into a cocoon and then came out as an even shittier caterpillar.

Now look, if you've paid any attention to Donald Trump over the past five years, it's no surprise that he likes the idea of being a dictator. I mean, he's written more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more thi more thi more thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th th th th th th thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. It's like thi. It's like thi. It's like thi. It's like thi. It's like thi. It's liked. It's liked. It's liked. It's to th thi. It's th th thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th th th th th th th th th th th toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe th toe toe toe th toe th th th th th th to Kim Jong-un than his own wife. The question is, will other Republicans allow him to get away with it? And today, several heavy hitters responded. Republican lawmakers defending the idea of a peaceful transfer of power, but unwilling to attack the president directly, Senator Mitt Romney tweeting, any suggestion that a president might not respect this constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable. We just got a tweet from Marco Rubio also who also, to, to, to, to, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, to, th, th, to, th-a, th-a, th-a, th-a, th-a, th-a, th-a, th-a, and thu, thi, and, and thi, and, and, and tho, and tho, and tho, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, to to to to to to to to to to to thoooooooooooo thooo tho thoo tho, and tho, not respect this constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable. We just got a tweet from Marco Rubio also who says, as we have done for over two centuries, we will have a legitimate and fair election.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tweeted this, and there will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792. Oh, thank God. Who? Mitch McConnell says the election results will be honored. And if there's one person whose word we can't trust, it's Mitch McConnell. A Mitch McConnell promise is as trustworthy as a husband with glitter on his face. Because now he says the win of the election will be inaugurated. But you know that if Biden wins, he's just going to come out on November 4th like... Oh, in November 2016 the American people had their say.

Oh, we can't just erase that now. M-ah. They voted once. So what's it, why should they vote again? At this point, there is nothing the GOP can do to put people at ease. Because they try and reass this, they try and reassure people all the time, and then what do they do? They always end up backing Trump. The GOP treats Americans like a dog being taken to the vet.

You tell him that you're going to the park, and then before he knows it, he's waking up on a table and his balls are gone. Now, after 250 years, Americans have thorne so thorne so thoomomomomomomomomom so tho tho th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th the the the the a thre-a thre-a thr-a thr-a thre-a tha tha tha tha tha tha tha thea thea thea thea thea thea the a treats like treats like t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. treats treats t. treats treats treats treats treats treats tha tha. thas thas thau. teea te. te. te. te. tea. teea tea treats te te treats treats te So a lot of them are understandably pretty upset about what happened. And usually, when Americans are angry at Trump, they don't have a chance to tell him directly. But it just so happens that today, Trump went out to pay respects to the late RBG. And the people who were there, well, they let him know exactly how they felt. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived at the Supreme Court Thursday morning to pay their respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Morners waiting in line to do the same booed and chanted when they saw the president had

arrived. Oh, that must suck. It's like Trump's Twitter mentions turned up in real life. Do you know how bad you have to be? To get booed at a funeral. Basically, people are like, two things have happened here. Death and you, and you're the one we're gonna boo. Although Trump is so oblivious, he probably turned to Melania as they left and was like, what did you do to those people, Melania? They didn't like you. They didn't like you at all. But although booing him might make some people feel better, Trump refusing to say that he would leave office if he loses is a scary thought because who knows what could happen with that kind of threat... thee. the. thiii. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. to to to to to to to to thu. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to th. to th. th. th. to th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi. thi. the, the, the, the. the. the. the. thuu. thu. thu. the. thu. thu. thu. to to to to the. to th who knows what could happen with that kind of

threat? Well for more on this, let's talk to a man who's repeatedly refused to leave his apartment when his lease was up. Our very own Roywood Jr. Roy, I need your advice on this man. What do you make of Donald Trump's comments because a lot of people are worried that this could lead to election day violence? Man I'm not worried about that, man. Trump says crazy stuff all the time. That's what he does, man. This ain't that big of a deal.

Henry, pack your shit, come on, son, we got to move. Um, okay, Roy, that's surprising that that's your point of view. So you're not worried that Trump is going to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to refuse to to to to to to to to to to to to to to refuse to to to to tooomfusususususususususususususus. thiousese. thiouse. thia. thia. thia. thiiia. thiiia. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thia. thia. trueuu. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. truea. true. true. th, man. I'm not worried. In fact, Trevor, everybody should stay calm and remain at home. And don't go out blocking the roads with the protest or anything like that, especially the road between New York City and the Canadian border. That's my phone. Hang on, thrown. thrown. th in Montreal or no? All right, that's what's up. My dog, I knew you'd come through. I hitch, I hitch when we're on the road. Roy, what, what's going on over there? It looks like you're packing for a big trip.

No, I'm just testing my bag. You ain't never te. Just make sure the clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes clothes You mean never... Look, it's not like I'm about to leave America before Donald Trump declares himself keen for life. And even if he was going to do that, Trevor, don't you trust his fellow Republicans to stand up to him? Well, you know what, when you put it like that, it actually makes me more worried. No, no, no, Trevor, don't be worried. This is America. We're going to get through this man. You can bank on it Which reminds me I need to close my bank accounts. Hey I got a bounce man I'm gonna get with you brother

Okay, Roy why would you you you know what? I'll I'll check in with you later on the show does that sound good? I mean you can do whatever you want man, but you ain't gonna see me again. Listen everybody just to stay calm. the thoo thi, tha, thin. thi, thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi tho' tho' tho- tho- thi thi tho' tho to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. the the the toooooo. too. too. too. toooo this. Henry come out son just grab a toy! God damn! Roy? Roy would you know everyone. All right we got to take a quick break. But when we come back we'll be talking about the Brianna Taylor ruling, Jeff Daniels is on the show and Deezus and Merrill are still coming up. So don't go away. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes.

It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17th.

Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. For months now, Brianna Taylor's name has been chanted by millions of people around the globe, demanding that the police who killed her be held accountable. And yesterday, the grand jury made its decision. New calls for racial justice fueled by pain, frustration, and outright disappointment. Once again, rippling across this nation. Overnight, protests broke out in multiple cities after a grand jury decided that no charges would be

brought against Louisville police in the shooting death of Brianna Taylor. The protest started in Louisville but quickly spread across this country. Demonstrations took place from coast to coast, LA to NYC. Crowds gathered outside police departments and courthouses and held marches in places like Milwaukee and Atlanta, demanding justice for the 26-year-old killed while she was asleep in her apartment. The grand jury determined that the officers were justified in firing the fatal shots because Taylor's boyfriend

fired at them first. An officer who was later fired was indicted, but for shooting into a neighbor's apartment, nothing for the killing of Brianna Taylor. Yes, all over the US, frustrated people reacted to a disappointing to a neighbor's apartment, nothing for the killing of Brianna Taylor. Yes, all over the US, frustrated people reacted to a disappointing but predictable decision, with only one officer being indicted and not for shooting Brianna Taylor, but for shooting in the direction of her neighbors. And you know, as I watched what unfolded yesterday, like whether it was in the streets of

Kentucky or between people interacting online, I found myself asking one question. And you know, as I watched what unfolded yesterday, like, whether it was in the streets of Kentucky or between people interacting online, I found myself asking one question, one question that just couldn't get unstuck from my mind. That was, who is winning in this whole thing? And I'm not talking about, like, who this helps in the election. You know, like, you take Donald Trump and Joe Biden out of this, because I don't think that this is an issue that will be solved by just an election. I'm talking about on the ground, the lives of people, who is winning? Because to me it looks like nobody is winning. Brianna Taylor's family isn't winning.

They lost a loved one, they got no justice, and they've been thrust into a political firestorm. Black people definitely aren't winning, because they've basically been told that a cop can just barge into your house and shoot you. And not only that, they can say that they were defending themselves in your house. And as if that wasn't wild enough, they'll only get in trouble for the shots that they'll only get in trouble for the shots that they missed? Sometimes, like, if only the criminal justice system valued black people as much as drywall, because black people always told the same things, the same things, time and time again. Oh, just be a good person. You know what, if you just had a job, you know what,

if you just didn't do crime, the cops would leave you alone. But now, what is it now? Now it's become, well, don't hang out with criminals or don't hang out with people who might have a history as criminals, or don't hang out with associates. Don't even live in a neighborhood that's considered to be criminal threat. But you wouldn't have to tell black people all of that, because if you told the police to do their job better and not burst into places places places places the pthreat, then this wouldn't happen. Black people aren't winning.

Why doesn't America treat the police as responsible for their own actions? They're police. They're not bears. If they were bears, then you can say, oh, black people, well, you shouldn't be hanging around the honey. I mean, you're going to get hurt, but they do. And you know America tells people a story. America tells people that the Second Amendment means you should get a gun to protect yourself. But then that same America tells you that if you use your gun to protect yourself in your home, then the cops have a right to kill you. And that sounds like a tyrannical government to me. And if your answer is, well, don't thi, thi, thi, th th th th th th th th thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, thi, thi, their, their, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their si. their si.e, thi.e.ean, th-a.ean, thi.eananan, means means means means means means means their s' their second, their si.e, means means means means means means shoot back at the police officers that you mistake as intruders,

I mean, you're admitting what we all knew is true. And that is, America is a police state, and its most protected class are police officers. To me, it sounds like nobody is winning. Because the police are also not winning. All that happens now is that they lose the trust of the community that they're meant to protect and serve. And now as police, they're running around paranoid as f- f-shed, running through the streets, praying to God that they don't get shot. Now two of them were shot, which only increases that paranoia. Now police are out there,

paranoid. The families of police are paranoid, when their parents leave, when their husbands or wives leave, they're paranoid. Because now they feel like an occupying force who's there to fight against the people of the city, but that's not what policing is supposed to be. You can't have effective policing if the community isn't on your side. Police aren't winning. Being a policeman in America is already terrifying. You told every single day from your training that any moment someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone, to to to to to to the the told, the the the the told, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, day from your training that any moment someone's going to pull a gun out of a glove compartment and shoot you. That's what you're trained to believe. And in part, it's true because America has so many guns. Doesn't matter if it happens or not, it's in your mind.

Police are not winning. Black Lives Matter is not winning when this happens. Because now people are framing them as a violent organization. Oh look, the cops got shot. It's because of Black Lives Matter. Not because of Black Lives Matters Matters. Black Lives Matter has repeatedly said that they're a nonviolent organization. And people say like, well, then why don't you control all your members? Well, because unlike the police force, they don't have a membership structure. They don't have a record, anyone can march in the street and claim a window and say it's Black Lives Matter. We don't know. But what we do know is that a policeman is a policeman. They're people that can be held accountable.

They're part of a structure. And when they're not held accountable, only chaos will ensue. Nobody's winning, people. The protesters aren't winning. Yeah, maybe there's 2% of protesters out there who are just trying trying shit up for fun but by and large protesters do not want to be protesting. People don't want to be marching through the streets clashing with police getting tear gas getting beaten getting arrested they would much

rather be living their lives but they protest because other people can't live their lives. No one looks at a march where people are the cops and thinks oh this is a great opportunity to get my steps in. Black people are exhausted. Millions of Americans are exhausted. They're tired. Tired of feeling like they're hunted. Tired of protests in the streets in order to be viewed as equals.

They're tired of people telling them how to protest. And trust me when I say, black people would rather be at home taking a nap. Nobody is winning. And you know what, yesterday got to me, but like, was especially the part where the Kentucky AG said to people, angry about this decision, that mob justice is not justice. Yeah, but then what happens when justice is not justice? Think about it. What part of this was justice?

If you want to say, oh, well, the police followed the letter of the law, did they? Did they? What part of it is justice? If you lie to the police about what happened during a crime, the police can charge you with something, but if the police lie about what they did, nobody faces any consequences. Is that justice? What does it mean when the system says everything that happened in this Brianna Taylor shooting was legal? Issuing the no-knock warrant was legal, breaking down the door was legal, killing her in her bed was legal. I mean at that point you can say mob justice isn't justice, but then clearly justice isn't justice either. And the truth is, people, nobody's winning. As society, we are all losing right now.

And until there's real justice, nobody wins. We'll be right back. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change.

Like, none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 minutes, a second look starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. So earlier today, I spoke with Dysas Nice and the Kid Mero. We talked about their showtime series and their brand new book. Check it out.

Jesus and Mero, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Good to be here. Talk to the home each Noah, how you been, man? I feel like I haven't been as good as you guys. I'm not going to lie. There is something that I enjoy about watching your show, where no matter what's happening in the world, I always feel like the Bodega boys are going to keep me feeling like it's probably going to be worse days in history, to be fair. So, you know.

It's very weird. That's our new, our new sass in life. We are now the court gestures to the end of America. Like everyone's who's like, hey, Jesus Emerald, take our minds off the fact the world is ending. We're like, ha ha ha, Trump's out. With the band on the Titanic. Yeah, but you guys are crushing it. Because I think you're the furthest thing from being the band on the Titanic because your ship is not sinking, congratulations.

Your show got renewed for a third season on Showtime. Let me ask you this. You guys have described the show as a, it's almost like being on a barber shop or with more facts. You know, you cover the news, but you guys cover social media, you cover what the streets are talking about. It feels like, in my opinion, of all the late night shows, your show was shaken the least by the coronavirus. Because you guys have always been wearing hoodies, you guys have always been like, I mean, you've got the sneakers that you've been rocking every single day of your show. Has anything changed for you. you in a big way? I mean just kind of like balancing you know working home life because before like I can't like personally speaking like I come I put

everything in a nice little compartment. Right. So my office and the studio was work and then my house was my house where I live with my kids and my wife and there were two separate entities you know like separation of church and now we got a church in the state and it's like holding a Bible upside down and where everybody's running around all wild. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their th. I th. I th. I th. I personally. I personally personally. I personally. I personally. personally, like personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, and their their their their their their their personally, and personally, and personally, and their their their their their their their their their their, personally, personally, personally, personally, and their their their their their their their their their th. personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, their their their their their thi their their tho. personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, personally, the Now we've got the church in the state, and it's like holding a Bible upside down and where everybody's running around all wild, you know what I mean? So that was the only like adjustment, but like as far as like, you know, losing the audience and that type of stuff, the show has always been like, you know, Dyssus and I like bouncing jokes off each other and like to like you know selling a joke to you you know right right it's the energy has remained the same I feel like because of

that I think as far as like consuming culture to make the show is definitely changed because before it was like yeah you turn on the news turn on Twitter whatever and you take it in and then you talk about it the next day on the show but you had the outside life you had to the to the to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the too too to be I I I I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I I I'm I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I the the the the the the tryn the tryn tryn tryn try ttry ttttttttttttttttttry ttttry try tttry try try ttttry to to to to to the the the the the the the outside life. You had New York City to balance that out. So you had other, you could go to a bar, you go to a movie, hang out with your friends. Now it's like sit in front of a TV, just death scroll on Twitter, taking all the information and now go into your sneaker room and report it and make it entertaining to their world. So that's a of importance now because people are getting their information from the show. Before it was just like entertainment and now we got Dr. Fauci on, you know, and it's like the same thing with your show. Before your show was just like, hey, here's some levity and a little information.

And now it's like, yo, your show is getting people through this. And I know you get that the things I've loved about the show now is the backgrounds. I feel like you guys have to keep this when you go back to a studio if you do because I love seeing like more of who you each are individually. Like Jesus, I want like for like a few weeks, I thought that was a zoom background. You know what? I was like, man. I was like, where do I download that zoom background of all those sneakers? Bro, I'm like, the th, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, th. I, th. Like, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. Like, th. Like, like, like, like, I, the amount of people that I get and they're like, this is a green speed. I'm like, yo, bro, look, real sneaker, real sneaker. Like, this is, this is a real thing. Like you said, it's so, it really, that really heightens the show because it's just like, you'll look at these, it's like, thrown. theymea, they's, that's, that, that, thr, thr, thr, thr, thr, thr, th. thr, thr, thr, thr, thr, they, they, they, th. they, they, th. th. th. thi, their, their, they, th, th, they, they, they, they, their, their, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. th. th. th.'re talking so you'll see like Mary will talk about like family stuff and things of that nature and I'll be

over here like you know this sneaker came out whatever and it's a good blend and then visually it looks good it looks different than everyone else because early on in the zoom you know when zoom got introduced to humanity we were all looking at each other's backgrounds and we didn't know which to the to go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go. to go. to go. to go. to go. to go. to go. And to go. And to go. And we's to go. And to go. to go. And we's to go. And we're to to to to to go. And we's to go. And we's to go. And to go. And to go. to go. to go. to go. to go. to go. to go. to go. to go. the the the the the the they. they. they. they. they. they. And they. And they. And they. And they. And they. And they. And they. And they. And they. And th. And th. And th. And th. And th. And th. And the. And the. And the. And. But I was like, you know what, I'm gonna do the background, I'm gonna stand out. So, Room Raider, I want my rating, okay? Stop fronting on the kids. You know what I'm saying? This is all carefully curated.

This is not, you know, I'm saying, like, just random clutter. Let's talk about your new project. You've made podcasts, you've made TV shows, you've got a live tour that was going around the United States before coronavirus hits, and now you've got a book entitled, God-level knowledge dots, life lessons from the Bronx. I'm not gonna allow, I was like, what does that mean God-level knowledge dots? I've never heard that phrase.

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that. And then it's also, it's kind of a photograph of where we're at in life now versus where we were a couple years ago, and those people we were a couple years ago might not necessarily people you want to watch on TV. So it's also, you know, it maps the growth that we've had. And it's just us talking candidly on different things all I'm talking about relationships. We're just talking about families and stuff. I'm talking about people dying, you know, that's my wheelhouse. So, you know, it's just a good collection of us. I loved some of the topics in the book because, because, because, because, because, because, I, I, I, to, to, to, to, the book, to, the book, to, I, I, the book, I, to, I, the, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and're from in the world. Like, the hood seems like the hood, no matter where you are. And in fact, one part of the book is where you're talking about like how the Bronx

taught you to be broke. And it reminded me of something my mom said to me when the coronavirus started, and I said, hey, are you okay, is everything, do you thi, throwne's they, is they, is they, they, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the, the, the, the, the the, the, the, the, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, tooooooooooooooooooooooooo-s....... to. to. too. too. too. too. t same thing in the book is like, do you think there are life lessons that you learn growing up in an environment like the Bronx that somebody doesn't learn in like a good life, quote unquote, that they need to survive today? Oh, for sure. A hundred percent. If you have never gone to bed hungry or if you've never had to just drink water so you're not hungry, you know what I mean? th. th. this book. You know what I mean? If you've never had to like, you know, oh, I want some meat with my food tonight, so let me just, you know, just, you know, throw it down my

pant leg, you know what I mean, and walk out of the store. You know, you're definitely going to a lesson in this book. Like, this book is, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. Like, th. Like, you. Like, th. You, you've, you've, if, you've, you've, th. You've, you've, th. You've, like, th. Like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like's like, it's really about like, these are said, like a time capsule to a point in our lives where it was just like, these were not, like, these were not jokes. They're jokes now, but back then it was like, this is real, this is real life. And we have to do this to kind of like survive and like this, you know, Jesus talks about paying rent on the. common across the board like you know surviving eating paying your bills etc you know I know your chemistry works everyone knows when the two of you are together there's just magic but to see it in a book I mean like you've

also written differently mirror you've got the all caps thing which still throws me off because it seems like you're shouting at me from the pages of a book but it does make me feel like I'm talking to both of you individually. It really feels like you've captured the essence of Bodega Boys on a page. Were you shocked at how well that worked? No, you know what, it was, it kind of lended itself because after doing the podcast and then doing live shows and then doing TV shows, it's basically any format we do,

we just basically keep the same energy and we vibrate on the Google document and just working. So it's a Google Doc, because now you're working on the same thing. And I think if we didn't have Google Documents and it was like old school style, where it's just like we're just mailing back and forth like a word document, some of that energy and that chemistry definitely would have been lost. But having a free flow and living document, the editors are working and you can see each other working. That lended itself to it being like a stream of consciousness and definitely feeling like a typed out version of the podcast. Well congratulations the brand is stronger than ever before. The book is out. The show is still out.

You guys are still successful, still doing your thing. I appreciate you for doing it. Thank you so much for joining me on the show my dudes. We're gonna to take a quick break, but don't go away because up next I'll be talking to Jeff Daniels about what it was like to play James Comey. Yeah, FBI James Comey. Stick around. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News.

Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. podcasts starting September 17. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Earlier today, I spoke with Emmy Award-winning actor Jeff Daniels. We talked about his starring role as FBI director James Comey in the upcoming Showtime miniseries, The Comey Rule. Jeff Daniels, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Glad to be here. To say that I'm a big fan of yours is an understatement. I have truly always admired watching how you embody characters in a range that I think few other human beings can.

And I mean, I feel like you've done it again. This has almost widened the breadth of your range. You know, you've gone from playing one of the biggest dimwits in history in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in the the th, in th, in the the th, th, the th, thi, the thi, thi, the thi, thi, thi, their, the the the thi, the thi, thi, thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, th, thi, the, thi, their, thi, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiiiiiii.auii.a, thiiiiii.au almost widened the breadth of your range. You know, you've gone from playing one of the biggest dimwits in history, in Dumb and Dumber, to one of the most complicated and serious human beings, James Comey, former head of the FBI. Before we get into the wise of Comys and the Howe, which one is harder for you to play as an actor?

Usually the guys who are smarter have a lot more to say. So it's just a simple, like Will McAvoy or Colmy or Atticus Finch on Broadway. They're all, it's lots and lots of lines, smart, you know, so it takes longer to memorize though. Harry, Don, and Dumber, you know, didn't open his mouth nearly as much and it was just someone that stupid is easier to learn somehow. I don't know, but that would be the main difference, yeah.

Well, I will tell you this, the Comey rule and playing James Comey could not have come at a more, I think, fitting moment in American history because as we gear up for another election, I think a lot of people remember back to 2016 and how one moment in time seems to have shifted not just the election but American history forever. And that was when James Comey came out and announced his investigation into then candidates Hillary Clinton. This show is interesting because it really presents us with the dilemma from Comie's point of view.

When you were playing James Comie, what were you trying to give us as the viewer in terms of being for him or against him in terms of what decisions he was making? I remember back in October 2016 when it was announced that they were going to reopen the investigation. And I remember thinking something like, what is he thinking? What is he doing? I mean, we were two days away, Billy Bush's bus ride had been like the day before. WikiLeaks was making noise about 33,000 emails they were gonna leak, which was what Comey had to deal with.

Does he get out in front of that? Because Giuliani's gonna leak it. And or, you know, and so he, to protect the integrity of the FBI, he did that. That's what you find out. You find out that he was between a rock and a hard place and he couldn't punt. He had to decide. And there was no easy decision. And any time that a political opinion would come in, whether through his team that he was

trying to help him make the decision, he had to swat it away because it had to state an apolitical decision, which I was unaware of, that he worked real hard to push back against the right and also the left. He had to say true with the rule of law to the institution of the Department of Justice, the integrity of the FBI. These are all things things things things things things things things things things things things th things things things th things things things th things th things things things things things things thi thi thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. to to thi. thi. the the the. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the institution of the Department of Justice, the integrity, the FBI. These are all things that are bigger than Jim Comey. And he looks at them like someone would look at their religion. And that's what, that was his North Star. And he made his decisions based on those things and everyone else is thinking politically. And that kind of jumped out at me.

One thing I've always enjoyed about, you know, talking to an actor behind the scenes is learning how they discover a part of a human being that we didn't get to see in the public eye. What was some of the things that you discovered about the man that we never got to see because we were looking at the agent? Jim Comey was to being self-righteous and a boy scout and his right was bigger than your right and his, you know, his morality was bigger than, and I, you know, certainly if you disagreed with his decision or you were looking at it politically, I can see how you

would go to that because he was going, no, I'm going to serve something bigger. But the other thing that I learned about him, and it's even more so in contrast to Trump, is that Jim called me at the bottom, at the bottom is honest, decent, open, will tell you the truth. Compassionate, cares about other people. is self-effacing, is humble, certainly ambitious, but not to the point of trampling over people. That's when you look at that and you look at Comey Rule and you see an example

of that. It's not Boy Scout, it's not Pollyanna. It's who the guy is. It's what he believes. And it's shocking to see that because we've had four years of the opposite. And you want to put something on the ballot, put decency on the ballot, put compassion on the ballot. Put caring about someone other than yourself on the ballot or your political party. I'd like to see that. Jim Comey isn't a good example of that. As a former Republican, by the way, that's what it used to be. I don't know what he is now.

Well, I'll tell you this. You've done it before. I genuinely believe that you've done it again. It is a stellar performance that brings to life someone that everyone thought they knew and maybe we'll get to know a little bit better. And it tells a story that I think every American should be talking about, especially before going into another election. So Jeff Daniels, thank you so so much for joining me on the show. Thank you. Thank you so much for joining me. pleasure. Well that's our show for tonight, but before we go, if you would like to honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her legacy, you might want to consider donating to the ACLU, including their Women's Rights Project. The

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