The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Farewell to Trevor From The Correspondents

Episode Date: December 9, 2022

Trevor ends his seven-year-run as host of The Daily Show with fond farewells from his correspondents and a chat with comedian Neal Brennan about his Netflix special "Blocks."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Tonight, it's the final episode of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, where we celebrate the fact that we fixed America. That's right, all the problems are solved and it's time to move on. Mission Accomplish. This is the De deal issue with Trevor Noah, thank you so much for shooting in. Thank you for coming out in question. Thank you so much. Thank you so thae, take a seat. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for coming out and for tuning in,

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this is it. mytoday's episode back in the studio. All right, people, let's do this. this is it. My final show, and I've got a ton of cleanup to do so I can get the security deposit back in the studio, but, but before I head out, what better way to spend it than to check in with all of my favorite people and all of your favorite correspondence one last time, starting with my very favorite, Michael Costa! Michael Costa!

Great to see you, buddy. One last time, man, what is going on in the market today? Trevor, I'm crushing it and I mean crushing it, okay? But tonight, I'm also crushed. Because this is our last time together on the Daily Show. So, I'm not going to talk about the market tonight because as much as I love numbers, there's a different n-word, I love even more. Nostalgia.

Oh, thank God, nostalgia. Yeah, nostalgia. Trevor. This is a chart of our friendship, okay? Six years. Six years of African-American relations. All right? Now, right here, this is the high point.

We got off to a good start because you hired me, right? Which meant I could stop sleeping in my shitty old Honda Civic. And now look at me. I'm sleeping in a freaking Tesla baby, right? Yeah. And every morning I wake up, I see where the autopilot mode brought me. I have sleeping in a freaking Tesla baby, right? Yeah. And every morning I wake up, I see where the autopilot mode brought me. I have a nice big cup of coffee and I clean the blood off my tires and that's thanks to you, my man. So, uh, well, for the job, yeah. For the job, yeah, but not thanks to me for the blood. No, I do. That blood is on your hands, for real. But of course, of course. Now here, here is the first time you let me onto the show with a chart that looked like a butthole, right?

Yeah, you did that a lot. And here, okay? Here is the time you let me on the show with a chart that looked like a penis, and this was a total game-changer for me, Trevor. Yeah, and look, there were some tough times too, okay? I mean, this is when COVID hit, you know? And that wasn't easy. You were doing the show from your apartment. office every day because I didn't get that email. But, but, but, that was a lonely two years.

But look, that's the beauty of our friendship, Trevor. In fact, I made a chart to illustrate it. Okay, some days are good. Let's be honest, some days are bad. But true friendship, that's the sweet spot in between. And it can stink. It can bring you unimaginable pleasure, but you can't live without it. Thank you, Michael.

I, uh, I see what you did there one last time. I see that. Yeah, you know what? I wouldn't trade our friendship for anything, Michael. I, uh, I see what you did there one last time. I see that. Yeah, you know what? I wouldn't trade our friendship for anything, Trevor. Thank you so much for that, Michael, one last time, everybody. What a hot felt and incredibly disgusting sense of it. Michael Costa, everybody. Now let's go on to Desi Lydic, please, and tell me, Desi Lyddez, that this, for this last time,

you're actually going to do the weather, please. Desi Lydic, everybody. Weather? Weather? No, Trevor, I am not here to do the weather. It's your last show. So on behalf of Paramount Viacom, CBS, Comedy Central, Viacom Networks, and Paw Patrol Plus, I am here to do your exit interview. What, right? Do we have to do that live on air? No, but some of us are getting drinks after the show, so I gotta squeeze in and now.

Wait, people are getting drinks? No one told me, can I come? First question. Over the seven years of your employment here, what would you say is my best personality trait? You mean my best personality traits? Uh, nope, mine. Oh, I guess I'd say humility. Yeah, I am amazing at that.

I'll put down humility and great cheekbones. Okay, yeah. Okay, next question. What will you miss most about me? Um, okay, this is weird, Desi, if this is my exit interview, shouldn't the questions be about me and not you? Why would they be about you? I'm the questions be about me and not you? Why would they be about you? I'm the one who's staying. I mean you're leaving us. Which is

fine, it's fine. I mean people abandon me all the time. I don't care why would I care, Dad? Point is, I'm the one staying, but just in case, would you mind writing me a letter of recommendation? I'm glad you with Desi, you know, I will write that you are one of the funniest and most gifted comedic actors I have ever known and had the pleasure of working with. And anyone who knows you is lucky to know you. Oh. Trevor. Okay, fine, you can come to know you. Oh. Trevor. Okay, fine, you can come to drinks with work.

Thank you. Yeah. I'm going to see you here. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

One of the funniest people I know, but one of the worst weather people I've ever worked with. And that's saying something. Now, here to give us our final lotto numbers. Dulce Sloan, everyone. All right, frown, everyone. All right, friend. All right, friend.

Who's winning that money? What are the lot of numbers? No, no, no, no, no, no. Listen. Hello, friends. Now, there's only one lotter winner tonight, and that is my friend, my light skin friend. My home, Trevor Ezekiel, Noah. It's not Ezekiel, to me. It's not Ezekiel, but I'll take it.

I don't know why you keep saying Ezekiel to me. I gave you the middle name Ezekiel because I don't know any African words. You taught me nothing! Sorry, I interrupted you. You were saying, you were saying. You think you know African they teach you African, but... He'd just be speaking English all the time. Look at you. Leaving the daily show to go starring movies like them Hemsworth Brothers.

No, I don't actually have any movies lined up. I'm just leaving, that's all. You're what? No, have you not been listening? This is what I said. This is a moment where I'm just taking time, you know, it's about me making time for family, for friends, to travel a little bit more. Oh, you're doing a travel show!

Okay? Okay, all right. See, that makes sense! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah, on the road traveling? Listen, why do you say so? Ooh, is it a safari show? Yeah, introducing us to your animal friends that you went to school with?

You can go to school with... Oh, you should do one about African people. Because, you know what I realized? I know more about mirrorats than whoever the fuck lives in Tanzania. That's what a lot of Americans tell me, actually, that's true. They don't tell us nothing.

But I'm not actually leaving for another, I'm not leaving for a movie, I'm not leaving for like another show. I don't have anything lined up at the moment. So you're leaving a good job. You quit in a job without having another job? Line up? N' s'cccrazy, you don't leave a job! What's the f-flive the job? So you're just leaving a job to do nothing?

So you're just leaving a job to do nothing? Wow, you really are half white. It's your boy Swiss chocolate in the building. Look, I hear what you're saying. I just think life isn't all about work, you know, and it's all about the next thing, the next thing, the next thing. It's about, it's about exploration, it's about discovery, it's about discovery, it's about discovery, it's. Look, I hear what you're saying. I just think life isn't all about work, you know, and it's all about the next thing, the next thing, the next thing.

It's about exploration, it's about discovery, it's about fulfillment, you know? Shut up! Your discovery? Your fulfillment? You sound like a white girl doing a semester abroad. You know what we call a grown-ass man who doesn't have a job? Unemployed! No, I won't be unemployed.

I have many great things going on in my life. Listen, listen. You don't have to be proud with me. You're my friend. Okay. You're one of my favorite't have to be proud with me, trouble? You're my friend, okay? You're one of my favorite people and you're the reason that my mama don't work. Thank you, Joseph. You know you're one of my favorite people? Thank you. And you know, I really love your mom. Listen, my mama loves you too, and I always have to break her heart to tell her that we're just friends. Now, since you're about to be the broke dick

that I despise, you're gonna need this lot of money. So I have fixed it, so the winning numbers are one of the most important dates in our lives. The date that you were not met. So all you have to do to to, to, to, to, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, to love, 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 to to to to the, the, the, the, 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 it so the winning numbers are one of the most important dates in our lives. The date that you were not met. So all you have to do is play those numbers. And the jackpot is yours, young man. Uh-huh. Yeah. Yeah.

Very simple. Yeah. Very simple. Because it's just the date that we met that we both remember. Right, and as soon as you play those numbers of the day that we met, they will come up on the screen and you're going to win that money. Yeah, I'll play them because I remember them. I remember them.

It was to me athem. It was to... No? To me, it was to me a day, you interrupted me. It was to me one of the most important moments. That's why I don't forget it. And that number sticks in my heart. And that number is for...

No. No, for many people. Yes. Why you and I work so well? Because we both know the number is one of the people who've touched me the most in my life. Yes, yes. Which is why I know the number is ten? No. Nessie is where you remind me of?

Tennessee? Negro, I'm from Georgia. You know what? I played it myself, because I also need this money. So good luck being unemployed. Doze Sloan, everybody. I know the number. I know the number. I just want to win my own lottery. I know the number. I know the number. I just want to win my lottery.

I know the numbers. All right. For one last time, let's turn to my good friend and favorite meme. Ronnie Chang to see what's trending on social media. What is trending on social media? You want to know what's trending? I'll tell you what's trending right now, Trevor. It's my feelings my my the the the the the the the the's the's the's the's the's the's the's the's the's th what's trending? I'll tell you what's trending right now, Trevor. It's my feelings. Right? I can't believe you're leaving. It's like a part of my heart

is being ripped out of my body and not in the cool Indiana Jones way, right? With so many, so many great times together. You're like a brother to me and not like in the way black guys say. I mean, like, actually like a family brother who happens to be black, kind of. Ronnie, knowing you, knowing how not emotional you are, I just want you to know, I appreciate that. Yeah. No, no, no, no, for real, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, for no joke. I just want to say, thank you for everything. You've changed my life.

You saved me from having to work with amateur producers from Australia and Singapore. I mean, at the time, when you're starting the show, you had closer friends than me who were more talented than me, but you said, no, I want this F-Chinese guy because you were adamant about having Asian representation on the show, and I really appreciate it and the whole time here it felt like it was just the two of us immigrants just coming together to tell Americans what was wrong with them which they always appreciate. Thank you.

Thank you, Ronnie. You know I honestly I didn't, wow I didn't expect that from you and I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, wow, well, I didn't, I didn't expect that from you and I feel like you're gonna make me cry. Yeah. Ha ha, I got you, you gullible f-finding, you bought all that shit. You know, of course I can go on without you. I'm in multiple tempo movie franchises thanks to this show. You think you can sink me? me? thi? 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 didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I that, I that, I that, I that, I that, I that, I that, I that, I, I, I, I th. I, I th. I th thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, I didn't thin, I didn't thin, I didn't thin, uh, I didn't thin, I didn't thin, uh, I didn't thin, I didn't thin, I didn't thin, I didn't tempo movie franchises thanks to this show. You think you can sink me? I didn't even know it was your last episode until this morning. The whole world's, I got Trevor, oh my god, you're a beacon of light in the darkness. Hey, this is a show on Comedy Central, all right?

We just had someone try to kiss a butthole, like two minutes ago. Get over yourself. I can't believe you thought I was serious. Oh, no, I'm not, I'm thinking, I knew, I knew, good one, Ronnie. Yeah, yeah, but, uh, in all seriousness, on behalf of everyone watching right now and from the bottom of my heart can I be the new host? Ronnie Charm, everybody. I'll get back to you on that. I'll get right back to you.

I'm just gonna remember the beautiful parts of what he said. All right. For our final traffic report, let's go to my very good friend, the O.G. from the very beginning who did this with me, when nobody thought we could, right with June everybody. I mean, what's going on, right? I've been thinking about this, bro, you know you ain't got to lead a country. You can just go over the good morning in America and host over there. The lights can't do it over there in a lot of trouble.

They might have a offer for them for them. All right, all right, Roy, I'm not getting involved. Let's just do the traffic. Hey man, listen. Beforethis is the last time you know you and me you can come clean I'm sorry what come come clean about what just just just admit it you you you you ain't African for real you're not African what are you talking about what are you talking about you know what the hell I'm talking about I used to run credit cards back in 96 in Birmingham with a dude who looked just like you. Your name was Slippery J. Your hair was a little shorter back then and I've been keeping my mouth shut about it because we had a good thing going right here you know but the people deserve the truth about you slippery. Tell the truth man.

Tell the truth, man. You're from Birmingham. Roy, I don't have to say it like that no more, Birmingham. Just say Birmingham. That's what the city is. You remember, you remember, you remember, you remember running the hustle at Walmart, the credit card? It was it was you, it was me, it was Ramroch, Bigmix, Baham, that's. And we tried to jump that fence, and when we jumped the fence, the fence, the fence, the fence, the fence, the fence, the fence, the fence, the fence, the fence, the fence, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, run hustle, run hustle, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, running, the security was running out and then two-bone shit his pants and we had to take our pants off so we had to give two-bone our pants. And then we didn't have no pants. You remember?

We didn't have no pants. You're gonna look me in the eyes and tell me we wanted that you wasn't with me at the Walmart on Lakes right now slippery jade I about look if you really if you're really from Africa why you'd be talking on British then I don't understand what I mean from Africa cheerio the old tap all the queen oh that beams and me gibberish in a joe blah blah blah no give it that ain't no african sound like that If you're gonna put on a fake accent, at least make it sound accurate, what you're doing is offensive.

It's disrespect. Okay, boy. It's not a made-up accent. Why would I pretend to be African? Look, man, I'm not judging you, man. Looked, they all do it. I lied to get this job, man, I don't know shit about Excel. I told them people that I killed Bin Laden. I said whatever it take. That's how you play the game, man.

But just, just be real with me, bro, be real with me. It's been seven years. You're not African. You're a regular-ass dude. Roy, Roy, look at me. Roy, look at me. really African. Okay? Whatever, man. Either way, we had a good run. We did. It's been amazing for me. Yeah, I know.

You've been my dude from day one and you know this? We've been having a ton of fun together, every iteration of the show. And let's make sure we keep in touk, keep hanging out. We're real friends, you know? I mean, you never know, maybe we can get to go steal some credit cars and shit like the old time. Bitch, I knew us with you! No, no, no, no, no.

Slippery, J. No. Slippery, J. Everybody, I don't know what he's talking about. I'm not with you. I, I'm just, I'm just, I'm well, I guess that's everyone. Aren't you getting someone, Trevor? Oh, wow.

Yeah. Someone could send out every other week to the heart of America to almost getting murdered by Q&on psychopaths. Jordan Klepp, you're still alive. I am still alive, yes. Fairly, barely. Trevor. I wanted to come out here. Thank you for your candor, your wit, your intelligence.

And to offer you one final goodbye. But I'm not going to do that. Oh. I thought it'd be better if the folks of New York did that. I wanted to give New Yorkers a chance to weigh in on Trevor's departure, so I bravely went to the only place more intense than a mega rally, Midtown Manhattan during the holidays. Moot! Thank you.

Trevor is leaving. How does it make you feel? Sad? I'm sad. Have you heard Trevor Noah's leaving? The black guy? He is a black guy. Yeah.

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Jordan Clepper does a ring a bell. No, but I was still a ring a bell. Not even. That's theed to him. You'd still talk to him. Fortunately, some fans do more than others. What's your favorite Trevor Noah segment? Between the scenes. I think that's beautiful because you see a really human side of a celebrity,

you know, just being human with life. Trevor's covered a lot of interesting, important moments. If you had to pick a favorite police shooting that he's covered, which one would it be? But your favorite landhearted moment from COVID. Too many to count. I'm sorry. It's today the day? Yeah, just got married here. You guys are embarking on something new? What advice do you have for somebody else who's also embarking on something new? What advice do you have for somebody else who's also embarking on something new? Always talk things through.

So like with a close friend or a colleague or somebody, talk to them before you make the biggest decision of your life. It's the smart, fucking thing to do. Your fans, whoever is retiring today. And where's you going to open a candy shop and Ryan back. Okay. I think, I'm just guessing. He won't tell anybody what he's doing. But do you know where he's going? What is he going to be doing? What is he going to be doing? It is unclear. I know he always likes soccer. I don't know how easy that going to be doing next, you know? I think he's going to Ukraine, whether

it's stand up or he's fighting. Oh well, I'm looking forward to that. I look forward to seeing him as he hits the road potentially and stops in Tampa because I know he does that occasionally. So you want Trevor to come to tape? Absolutely. I want him to come to me. That's white privilege right there. A black a black. A black years of work and you're like, please come to me, make me laugh. Trevor, the truth is the word on the street was loud and clear. Trevor, thank you very much. Trevor, we will miss you. Trevor, we love you.

We're going to miss you so much. You were the best. This part, um, come back soon. I said, see soon. You're not like trolling thling thling thling thling throlling throlling throlling throlling throlling throlling throlling throlling throlling thrlling thralling thralling thralling thralling thralling throw throw throwing to to to to to to tol. I said, see soon, come back soon. Come back soon. You're not like trolling us and through some slow work. Good luck and thank you for keeping us a little bit more safe.

I find the candy shop. Yo, Trevor, you're the fucking man, whatever you do, congratulations, keep it real and f-foo everybody. Trevor, I wish you the best. You're awesome. Thank you for all your work. Go make fun the world. I was going to say, like, exactly that, verbatim. Go make fun of the world. Wow.

Jordan Shepher, everybody. Thank you, man. Thank you, man. Thank you so much for all. And one last time. To all the correspondent, please, give it the the th and the th. th. th. And the th. And th. And the th. And th. And th. And th. And th. And tho. And th. And the tho. And, tho. And, th. And, th. And, th. th. th. tho, thi. And, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, the, the, the the the the the the the th. And, I, t. And, t. And, t. And, too. And, too. And, too. And, too. too. And, too. te. te. te. And, te. And, t. And, time. To all the the correspondent, please give it up one more time, everybody. Every single one of the correspondent, every single one of them. Desi Laitis, Ronnie Tange, Michael Costa, Duce Floe, Robert Jr. Thank you so much. Give it up everybody for the best fake news team in history everybody.

Look at these people. Look at these people. Keep watching them. They're funny, they're amazing. I couldn't have done this without them. I didn't want to do it without them. We're going to come back. We're going to take a quick break. And after that, I'll be right back. Welcome back to the very final episode of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

That's right, just a few more hours before I fly back home to Africa. Rafiki's holding up the new kid, we've all got to be there. It's a thing. But before I go, I wanted to hang out one more time with my good friend Neil Brennan. He's a three-time Emmy-nominated writer, director, producer, and stand-up comedian his latest Netflix special blocks is streaming right now on Netflix and tickets for his national brand new Neil tour are on sale on Neil Brennan.com please welcome my good friend Neil Brennan Oh, a lot of people don't know how many of the stories in this building started outside of the building. You know, we worked together on this show, but I've known you, how long have I known you now?

I think it's 13 years? 13 years. We met, we, I, okay, so we met, we were both in Denver doing comedy. No, that's not where we met, you know where we actually met? We met at the comedy store in LA and I remember watching you and I was like, you're a very funny and I was like, you are a very funny person and I'd seen your Twitter, that's when people were still tell the twee, and I was like, th. th. th. th. thin, th. thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were both, we were both, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th, we th, we were, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. We were, we were, we were, th. We're, we were, we were, th. We're, th. We're, we're thi, we were both, thi, we were both, we were both, we were both, we were both, we were both, we were both, we were both, we were both, we were both, we were both, thi. thi. thi. We were like, man, I was like, you're Neil Perrin. I was like, you're really funny. And we spoke a little bit. And you were just like, who, what is this?

What is happening right now? A lot of people gave me that. You just, you know, but you weren't mean. You were just confused. And then we chat, you sent me a message because you said, hey, who the hell are you? Because I have a whole bunch of exclamation marks and Africans in my mentions right now. I remember because one of my friends followed you, Polisa, and you're like, that doesn't, that's not possible.

Yeah, I can't even say that. And that's actually how we became friends. Yes. Yeah, thank you. I never met one before you. All right, so no, the story I like to telling us, so ten years ago we worked in Denver, you were at the improv. No, I wasn't. I never played it. Where were you? I was at, it was called like a funny bone or it was a...

So not even an improv. I've never played the, I'd never played any of the premium club. We were there for the weekend, we were both getting 300 bucks a show. Yes. And I... and you were like, I'm pretty big in South Africa and Europe and I was like, get out of here. Like, literally get out of here. Like, literally get out of here. And he got out of here. And he got out of here. And then, you're, and he, and he, and he, and he, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, you. And, and, and, and, and, the. And, and, the. And, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and. And, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, because I told, I told, but you're not doing a service though, you're not doing, Neil makes it sound like he's like grumpier than he is. What happened was, we didn't know we were both in town. Yes. And then I saw a post and I was like,

Neal's here, you know, let's meet. And then we met. One of your South African friends, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, like, we were, 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, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're,, I don't know what it was, we're having a meal and we're chatting about how hard it is being on the road, how we're both getting $300 and that you still have to pay your own airfare and it basically equals nothing when you get back home, right? And then you said, you said, that, thrown but I love this and you're like you're delusional and then you said what's your dream and I said I just want to keep doing comedy and have as much fun as possible and you said well America doesn't tolerate people with accents on TV so you should leave and at that time I was correct yeah yeah yeah yeah in my defense once Oliver started doing, I literally called you and said,

I will never forget this. I said, come back. I'll never forget that call. Oh man. I'll never forget that. And now, the thing that people don't know is three months I called you and was like, all right, that's enough. That's not true. You've been here from the beginning, you know, what I've loved about your journey, because it's not about me, it's also about you is, you know, a lot of people know Neil as one of the smartest, funniest people you ever work with in the comedy industries, worked with the greatest comedians you can imagine. You know a great comedian, he's worked with them in some some in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in the th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. It's, thi. It's, thi. It's, th. It's, th. It's, th. It's, th. It's, th. It's, th. It's, th. It's, th. It's, th. It's, th. It's, thi. It's thi. It's thi. It's thi. It's thi. It's not thi. It's not the. the. the. theeeeeee. It's not theeean. It's not theean. It's not theeeeee. It's not the. the. It's not the. It way, shape or form. He is slowly turning into, in my opinion,

one of the most unique and funny and original comedians that are out there. And like, I've watched your journey. Your new special on Netflix is phenomenal, because you're not just doing comedy, but you're not just doing comedy, but you're creating different types of shows. You're enjoying it, you're enjoying it, you're playing with it. And your new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new special special special special special special special special special special special special told you this person, but it's amazing, it's funny. People have commented on how heartbreaking and funny it is, how poignant and honest it is, because you break down what it means to be a liberal,

how you try and identify yourself, how we as people don't communicate anymore, what it means to grow up in a household, what it means to grow up in a house.. was, it feels like it's such a vulnerable. It sounds hilarious. That's my point. But that's my point. Like, who would think, yeah, that's the show that I'm going to make, and it will be hilarious? Yeah, it worked out pretty well.

The, the, I'm the final guest on the Daily Show, so that's pretty cool. No, it worked out. I had the idea for the show and it is about the ways I don't feel like I fit in. Even like recycling, I don't know how to do correctly. Like whenever I throw something away and it's in one of those garbage cans got like a garbage hole, a recycling hole and a compost hall. I do my best, but afterward I'm like, I don't think I did that right. Like, that happens kind of across the board in my life. I'm not married, I don't have kids, I don't eat meat, I don't drink them.

I just, I'm kind of an outlier in a lot of ways. But I figured out, but I am very funny. You're thin. But I figured I figured I figured I'm, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, but I, I, I, I, but, I, I, I, I, but, 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, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to, to, to, to, thi. to, thi. thi. th. to, thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. to synthesize it into a show. Your new, can I talk about your new Netflix special? Oh, well, yes you can. Sure. Now that you're here. Yeah, no, I told you, I thought it's one of the, probably my favorite special viewers.

Yeah, which you never say. Yeah, I'm a no, and I mean this in a good way. You know one that's that's just says words like favorite best I like. I'm amazing. No you don't. You don't. Yeah. You don't. But it really, to me was like your strongest, cleanest, best material. Thank you very much. It was hard for both of us because, and not just usto offices, etc. But touring was decimated. You know, everyone who worked was gone. Building a show was really

hard. I wonder if you went through the same thing, because I was panicking about whether or not I'd be able to make the show what it was. And then you were also building a show when everyone was wearing masks. No one could even. Yeah. Like, was that hard for that? Well, I didn't know how much to talk about it. Do you know what I mean? Because I couldn't tell if people wanted to hear it or didn't want to hear it. It was both. I know? Yeah. So I would do it.

Over. theymymy to say, but they don't want to harp on it to bumps them out. I'd love to know from the first time you and I hung out on the show and spoke about depression, we spoke about you know anxiety, we spoke, you know, the stuff comedians talk about. I'd love to know if you feel like you've healed a lot more, if you've grown a lot more and for people who've been on a similar journey to you what some of your best advice for them to be done a ton of stuff I've talked I did a thing called tms trans cranial magnetic stimulation for depression that was really helpful I did ketamine did you you you the ketamine therapy ketamine the at a club yeah it sounds like you just did I did I did caramine, I got drunk, I got lit, I got turned.

It really helped. No, so ketamine, TMS, Iawaska, I just, I'll do, not like I'll do anything, but kind of like, I'll do anything. And, but I feel like you've done stuff also. This is another way in which we connect. I think therapy is amazing. I think you should always be working on yourself. But you've always been the person who's gone,

I'm a tortured soul and there's no hope. You say that in your comedy, right? And I feel like over the years I've seen a glimmer of hope. I'm a little sunnier than I used to be. You are a little sunnier. I know, I know, it's pretty cute. It is. Got a burgundy suit. Come on, what do you want? Um, so, so to that, not to be too mushy, but to that Neil Brennan who's sitting out there right now and goes, I'm anxious, I'm depressed, I don't think anybody in the world's, I don't thuuuld thuld thuld thu thu thu thu thu thin thin, I thin, I thin, I thin, I thin, I thin, I don't thin, I don't thi thi, I don't thi, I don't thi, thi thi, I don't thi, I don't th. I th. thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I th... th. th. th. th. thi, I th. th. thi, I thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thi. Got a thi. Got a thi. Got a thi. Got a thi. Got a thi. Got a thi. Got a thi. Got a thi. thi. Got a them? Just keep saving your money and invest in a

Roth IRA. No, just keep trying. That's the thing is, because it is, the thing with depression and anxiety and all these mental health things, they don't really know what does what. So you have to keep trying and not get too discouraged about if one thing doesn't work, then you're broken or screwed or whatever. Like, you know, you just try another thing. It's like stand-up, where you just do a joke and it's like, oh, you don't like all, all right. We'll try another one. and just go on and on and on. Do I worry for you? Yeah, I have some worries. I worry what's going to happen when you wake up tomorrow

at one in the afternoon. Do you realize that you're not going to be the host of the Daily Show anymore? Yeah, you're just going to be a best-selling author who does comedy and sold out arenas around the world. So, buddy, it is my great honor on behalf of everyone here and at home to give you your flowers. Oh, thank you to you. Thank you, Neil. Thank you, Neil. Thank you so much for that. Thank you. Also, as someone quitting a job in America, you're about to lose your health insurance,

you should probably sign up for Cobra. I brought all the necessary forms. Love you, buddy. Congratulations. Trevor Noah, everybody. He'll burn me, everybody. Thank you so much. You're right.

I don't like the smoke. We're going to take a quick break, we'll be right back after this. Thank you again for being here, everyone. It's been fun. That's been fun. That was really cool. Thank you. One last time. So, uh,

I mean, I don't know if I mentioned, it is my final show, the final episode of the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. And, um, don't be sad. I know a lot of people are sad but please don't be sad you should be happy that an African leader is peacefully leaving power that's never a guarantee it's never a guarantee it's really hard to believe it's been seven years at the desk you know I was thinking everyone asks me what they're like say it's seven years can you believe it doesn't feel like seven years you know um um I'm not all at the the desk the desk the th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th you should th th that you should should that th you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should you should th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th that that that that that that that that that that that that that that the that that the that the that the that that that the that that that that th, everyone asks me about that. I say, it's seven years. Can you believe it doesn't feel like seven years?

You know? Well, not all at the desk, obviously, I went home in between. You know, but still, it's been a wild ride. You know, and, and, and, and some of the people I work with, some of you have been asking between the scenes, what have you learned at your time, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, I, I, and, 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, thi, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, the, the, the, the, the, 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'm, I'm, I'm, th.. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, some of you have been asking between the scenes, what have you learned at your time in America? What have you learned at your time? And I would never pretend to understand America, you know, in the relatively short time I think I've been here. I don't think I know much about anything the more I learned, funny enough.

But when I thought about it, I realized there were three main lessons that I've learned in my time, you know, being privileged enough to host the show that you've been wonderful enough to watch. And the first lesson I learned is something that took me a long time to realize. Issues are real, but politics are just an invented way to solve those issues. Don't ever forget that. I, in the very beginning, also got sucked into the whole Republican, Democrat, and you know, it's like, oh, this is the way it should be, it's a Republican, yet it's not actually the way it should be. It's not even the way it is.

It's not a binary. They're not just two ways it should be. It's not even the way it is. It's not a binary. They're not just two ways to solve any problem. They're not just two ways to be. You know, I'm eternally grateful to a man who I met as a stranger, funny enough, and he said something really beautiful to me, we're walking through Harlem. And he said to me, you know, Trevor, one of the greatest lies, they tell you that America, the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi's thi's thi's thi's thi. I's thi's thi's thi's thi's threate's threaten thi. I'm thiolease thiolease thiolioliolitea'er's thiolate is thiolate is thiolate is thiolate is thiolate is thiolate is thiolate is thiolate is thiolate is thiolate is thiolate is thi. I I's thi. I's thi. I's thi. I's thi. I's thi. I's thi. I's thin's thrary. I'm total total the thee. I'm thee. I'm toda. I'm thea. I'm thea. I'm thea. I'm thea. I'm today's thea. I'm total you in America, they tell you that they tell you that America is two political parties, Republicans and Democrats and he said but I'll tell you now it's Republicans, Democrats, and as black people and every other person of color who's trying to make a name or do something to do something or do so. the try and the tribe that it comes from, the tribe that it emanates from,

than what the idea actually is. You know, it's whether they put that little R or that D next to somebody's name in a newspaper article that defines how you feel about it, when in fact, somebody that you may not agree with can do something that you like. They could do something that you like. They could do something that you agree with and I think as we live in a society where we increasingly introduce ourselves with the things that separates us we forget that real friendships

come from the similarities and then the disagreements how we polish each other as human beings. I'm not saying you'll agree with everyone, don't get me wrong. It's like kumbaya and everything works. I'm not saying that, but you know, just remember that. You know, like Trump did prison reform, you know, I'm not saying now you should like him, but it doesn't mean you have to hate the prison reform that he did. You know, you could be like, I hate this guy but I'm not going to be there like, your honor, I should get a longer sentence because Trump did this shit. Issue is issues issues issues Republican. That's what I'm saying, and that's all I wish I could have said a lot more clearly on the show, but sometimes in the country, the way the news is told, the way it's delivered

to you, it makes it feel that way. But it's not, clean water isn't a Republican or a Democrat issue. Affordable housing isn't a Republican or a Democrat issue. It's oftentimes something that New York Times just reports on because they listen to everything the police say, but that's another story for another day. You know, politics has transformed into a giant damn of football it feels like, and just like football, you know, turns everybody's brains to mush, but don't forget that. Every time you think of an issue, don't think of it through the lens of

Republican and Democrat. Forget that for a moment. Think about it as a human being and then figure out which person in power is actually trying to do what you think needs to be done about that issue. You know, the second lesson I learned is never forget that context matters. You know, never forget how much context matters. I feel like we live in an age of limitless information right now, but we never seem to acknowledge that there's a shortage of context. In many ways, it's why I started doing between the scenes.

I realized, in the short scenes. I realized in the short time I have on the show, there's only so much I can convey as a message. And, you know, that message is, I understand, distilled and synthesized for people, but we process everything in bytes. And we don't realize that we have a lot of information, but we don't have the context that is so necessary for us to protest, you know, to process that information, which is so important. Context is everything, is truly everything. We have information, though.

We know about a flood in Pakistan, in a way that we never would have known before. We know about protests in Iran. We know about what the troop movements are in Ukraine. We know about a drought in parts of Sudan. We know all we that we these things. We know who Pete Davidson is dating now, you know. Sometimes I feel like we know it before he does. Yeah, he's just like, what? What? I am sweet. But, yeah, but we don't have the context, oftentimes when we make a decision, is what I started realizing. You know, we see a clip, a video, it's designed to make us angry,

we respond to it accordingly. We don't know how it started, we don't know how it ended. We don't know what the actual story is. And context is so important for everything. For every conversation, if you think about it, in life, you know, see it makes you angry. You don't even know if it was designed to make you angry. I realize it's so important to protect yourself from that.

Try and find the context wherever you can, ask as many questions, and it may slow you down in being able to make a decision, it may slow you down in being able to form a take, but maybe that's a good thing. Maybe we shouldn't have an opinion immediately. Maybe we should we should we should we should maybe we should maybe we should maybe we shouldn't have an opinion immediately. Maybe we should wait and see what happened. See what the context is. You don't know what the video is. You know, we'll see these videos.

So that video of that raccoon attacking that little girl. It was terrible. But we don't know what she did to the raccoon. You know, maybe she sold the raccoon some cocaine and was cocaine. The raccoon was like, shit, this is flower, ah! I think context is everything. And I've experienced many, in many ways firsthand. I remember when I started the show, you know,

there was so many people they hated me, genuinely hated me. They hated the idea, they hated how I looked, they hated my hair, they hated my accent, they hated everything about me, my point of everything. And then I look seven years later, and now those people still hate me, but, but for the right reasons now, because now they know me, they understand. And obviously there's people who love me, and I appreciate all of you who come out and enjoy the show with me. But just remember, without context nothing makes sense. Whether it's international traditions, norms, customs.

We all think it's normal because we are in the place that we're in, but as the world becomes smaller, we also are going to compress everything that we think is right and is normal. And it's going to create a little bit of tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension the the the the the the the the the tension, thension, thension, 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, 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. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th and we don't know what the one way is. You know, context people, please just don't forget that. It's like how if you joke about your own mom, then it's funny, right? But if I joke about your mom, then it's hilarious. There's a difference. You know? And I guess the final lesson I learned at the show, and I learned it not at the show but because of the show and the news I was, please, please, please, please, the the news, please, please, please, the news, please, please, the news, please, please, the news, please, please, the news, the news, please, the news, please, please, the news, the news, please, the news, the news, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the news, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the news, please, please, please, please, please, please, the final lesson I learned at the show, and I learned it not at the show, but because of the show and the news I was covering is, please don't forget that the world is a friendlier place than the internet and the news will make you think.

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as a human in a way that we didn't before people are a lot friendier than they'll have you believe the news is designed to tell you what is to to the told the the the the the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their. to be. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their is is their is their is 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. te. te. te. te. te. tell. te. tell. toda. tell. tell. te. tell. their. their. their. their. tell. t You know, old ladies aren't just being punched everywhere in New York City at every corner, you know? Sometimes they're punching people. People are a lot better than they'll have you think. You know, we're all human beings, we're all trying to get somewhere, and at the end of the day, we're all just time at the show has taught me is gratitude. You know, I think the most important lesson my time at the show has taught me as gratitude, you know, it's taught me to be grateful, you know, grateful for everything that I have that I don't even realize I have.

You know, grateful to the wonderful people who've helped me make every single episode of this show. I always tell the people I work with, I go, you know, I wish you could be with me all the time when I meet people who enjoy the show and they go, great show and I'm like, yeah, I wish they could see that as well. You know, they could experience that. And they could also get the death threats, too. We should share these things, is what I'm saying. Yeah, but thank you to all of them. It's crazy when people asked me, they were like, how did this, how did this, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, this, th, th, th.. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, th. thin, the, the, that, th. that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, and, the, and, and, the, the, and, the, the, the, the, and, the, the, the, the, th. that, and, and, that, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, thre. to, and, and, and, to, to, and, to, to, to, to, to, to, thre. that, and, and, that, and, th. that, how did this? How did this? It was a wild journey. It was the craziest journey that I didn't predict, I didn't expect, you know. I got a call from a man by the name of John Stewart, and I'll never forget this call. I was in London doing my

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The ride we went through together, that was ridiculous. People asked them if they were crazy. They were like, are you crazy? Who the hell is, what are you doing? Why would you give him this job? You know? And I even asked, I was like, why would you give me this job? Yeah, and they were like, we see something in you and we'll ride with you. And you did. I want to thank you over and over again. You wrote with me when nobody else would.

You could have fired me when people were press or anything. You could could have the people th you. You could have th you. You could have not seen it when I didn't even see it, but we've kept up ever since, you know, all the people have been truly grateful, all the way through to my new team of buses, you know, led by Chris McCarthy and the team, Kais and Nina and everyone else, you know, where they were like, you know, they were the first ones to say, hey, the Daily Show is your world, but doesn't have to be your only world. Let's make projects together, let's produce other content, let's create for the correspondence. Let's, you know, get Jordan doing specials. Let's get Desi doing specials. And, you know, now the people are Emmy nominated. I'm so proud of that and I I'm grateful to you. Every, every single one of you.

I am, I'm so grateful. I remember, I remember when we started the show, I remember when we started the show, we couldn't get enough people to fill an audience. And I always think it's good. That's how comedy is funny enough. I remember all my shows, people didn't, there weren't tickets, you know, everyone, empty seats. And then I look at this now, I don't take it for granted ever. Every seat that has ever been filled to watch something that I'm doing, I always appreciate because I know the empty seat that sits behind it. So thank you. Thank you to

the people who watch, the people who share the clips, you know, everyone who's had an opinion, everyone who's been kind enough and gracious enough to, you know, whether, even if it's a critique, doesn't even have to be praised, but some people who watch it. I don't like it when you do this, but I watch. I want to say I appreciate those people. Even the people who hate watched, we still got the ratings, thank you. I'm eternally grateful to you. And this is random for some, but special shout out to black women. I've often been credited with having these grand ideas of people like, oh Trevor you're so smart and you so on. And then I'm like, who do you think teaches me? You know, who do you think has

shaped me, nourished me, informed me, you know, from my mom, my grand, you know, my aunt, all these black women in my life, but then in America as well, if you, I always tell people if you truly want to learn about America, talk to black women. Yeah, because, unlike everybody else, black women cannot afford to f-hawl and find out. Black people understand how hard it is when things go bad, especially in America, but any place where black people exist, whether it's Brazil, or that's South Africa, where if it is, when things go bad, black people know that it gets worse for them. But black women in particular, they know what shit is, genuinely. People always be shocked.

They'll be like, why do black women turn out the way they do in America? Why do they vote the way that, yeah, because they know what happens if things do not go the way it should. They cannot afford to f-a'-round and find out. And to black women who have taught me, all of them, I mean, the scholars online, the authors, everybody, the Roxanne Gaze, the Tressey-McMillian cartoons, the, you know, I'll remember the names, you know, the Zoe Samudzi's, the like, brilliant, brilliant women. I've taken the time to inform the time to inform the time the time to inform to inform the time to inform the time to inform the time to inform to inform the time the time to inform to inform to inform the time the time to inform to inform the time to inform the Toronto Berks, you know, laughed with me, talking about everything

from sexual assault to just what life is like. Yeah man, I'll tell you now, do yourself a favor. You truly want to know what to do or how to do it, or maybe the best way or the most equitable way. Talk to black women. They are a lot of the reason that I'm here and so I'm grateful to them. I'm grateful to every single one of you. This has been an honor. Thank you so much for tunnigh to the too in. Thank you so much for tunnigh. Thank you for coming out in person. I'm going to step out to go and buy some cigarettes, but I'll be right back right soon. Watch the Daily Show, weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus. This has been a Comedy Central podcast.