The Daily Show: Ears Edition - How Viral Videos Brought Grace Kuhlenschmidt To The Daily Show

Episode Date: March 4, 2024

In this podcast exclusive, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, the newest member of The Daily Show news team, chats with segment director Sarah Hamblin about how her viral social media videos led her to The Daily Show. Grace also talks about the advice she got from former correspondents, her audition process, and how she hopes to bring a queer perspective to the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Welcome, Grace! Hey, thanks! Yay! Welcome to the family! The studio audience is going wild right now. You can't hear them, but they are losing it. The rat that lives in the corner of our building is absolutely dying in a glue trap. Grace, did you ever imagine that your daily show debut would be debating with Michael Costa

about whether you should take $500,000 or have lunch with Jay-Z. It's crazy I've always had this vision that it would be that. No, I definitely not. But I was like so thrilled and working with Kasta for my first piece was like really, really fun. He is like actually unbelievably kind and made me feel so comfortable and I felt really, really grateful. Would you also take the money? No way, you definitely have lunch with Jay-Z. Look at his list of accomplishments. He married Biance, he dated Biance. He probably has Bionce's phone number.

So yeah, definitely lunch. Screw the 500 grand. I'd pay that much to have Biance spit on me. Yeah, of course we'd all pay half a mill for Beyonce to spit on us, but that's not the question, Grace. Between Jay-Z or half a million, you got to take the money. So what was your first day at the Daily Show like? Like, what were you, did you have an expectation of what the Daily Show office was going to be like? Or were there things that surprised you? Yeah, I mean I spend very little time in offices just like by trade. So I immediately clocked the free soda. I immediately clocked free snacks and I thought I could really find a home here. So when you walked in, you

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imagined. It's really cool. Yeah, I'm curious, did you seek out advice from any current or former correspondence for the show? I really kind of went in blind, but I do that with most things in my life honestly. Like I don't think about the future too much. I kind of just, I'm very good with the flow. You got to stay in the moment. Yeah, exactly. By the way, I did talk to Ronnie the other day, and he was like, oh, I got to call Grace. Because I think when he started, John Oliver gave him a whole speech.

Yeah. So he's been trying with like new correspondence to give them a whole speech. Okay, that's cute. I did it for Troy, but I did it I'm like, for some reason, I'm like, I kind of think I can't say the like, coolest thing about it, but it is like, notes from past correspondence and like tips. Oh, that's really nice. And Roy had like, unreal advice.

Yeah. I felt like I was like reading like a constitution. It was really cool. Okay, so before seeing Grace on the tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha thia thia thia thia thia thia theease thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, 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, thi. thi. thi. to to to to to to to to, to, to, to, to, th. to, th. th. to, to, thi. to, to, thi. thi. thi. th really sweet. Okay, so before seeing Grace on the Daily Show, you probably saw Grace's viral sketch videos on Instagram and Tick-Dock. Grace, how would you describe your brand of comedy and the types of content you make? Hmm, I guess very character-based. I mean, I think I'm like goofy first. Like I do think all my stuff is like very silly. I don't take myself too seriously. I don't take my comedy too seriously. I to to to to to to to to to to tak to to to to to to to tak to to to to to to to to to to to the the the that that that their 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 their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their to to to to toe toe.coeck. toeck.coa toeck.coa.coa.c.c. toecoa.c. toecoe. their their their their their their their their the I'm like goofy first. Like, I do think all my stuff is like very silly. I don't take myself too seriously. I don't take my comedy too seriously.

I'm typically not trying to make a like political statement with any of my stuff, but also I do think like any of my stuff will reflect like my views and how I see the world. But yeah, I mean, definitely character-based. This is 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, and how I see the world. But yeah, I mean definitely character based. I, this is like a funny job too because it's like the first time I'm ever playing myself. And you know, to a certain degree. And so that's been like a really fun adjustment to. Yeah, I remember when they told us that you were going to be starting on the show

and I went and watched a bunch of your like videos and I was like, oh my god, this girl is so funny. Like, I think one thing we were trying to figure out with like doing your first field piece was, you know, like when Costa came in, it's just you see him and you're like, yeah, news guy. Totally. But you are not like fake journalists. So like, what's your voice going to be? So then, yeah, with the piece we did together, I was like, oh, you're just so, you do this like lifestyle influencer thing really well in some of your videos. And I was like, that would be a really fun character to put with this guy who's living this like outrageous lifestyle. It was really fun. It was really fun.

Working with Josh Spodak was so fun because we are definitely completely opposite people. But like there was like a huge mutual respect, like I think what he's doing is unbelievably cool. So it was really fun. So yeah, we got to do your first field piece, I got to direct you in your first field piece about living off the grid in Manhattan, where you sat down with astrophysicist and NYU professor Joshua Spodak who's been living without electricity for over a year now. So what is your problem with electricity? Did it? Did it? Or did it? Because I'm now realizing that's kind of something that could happen. I do use electricity. I have my solar panels that I take up to the roof

and charge the battery and but that's it. I try to minimize my footprint as much as I can. Now what exactly is electricity and I know the basics it's the stuff that's in the air? Electricity actually is very complicated. When people think it's simple I'm like, are you dumb? In one sense it's very complicated. When people think it's simple, I'm like, are you dumb? In one sense, it's simple and that it just works, because that's how it works like gravity. Gravity. So we've learned to control this power through wires and batteries and things like that. So almost always you're going to be polluting.

And I don't want to pull. I'm curious too, like, as we were working on the piece, the piece, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, the piece, to, to on the piece and getting closer to shooting it, like how are you kind of balancing, celebrating what he's doing and then also like poking fun? You know it did feel hard at times. My biggest thing was making sure that he didn't feel made fun of and because I think like to the audience, hopefully it's clear I'm not making fun of him. And so I wanted to make sure it was clear to him, you know, like th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th so th th th th th th th tho the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their th. Like th. Like 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 the. Like, the. the. the. the. theee. theat. the. the. thee. thee. the. the. the. the. the. the. think like to the audience, hopefully it's clear I'm not making fun of him. And so I wanted to make sure it was clear to him. You know, like so much of like sarcasm and satire can like kind of border on like making fun. And that's not something I've ever done.

If anything, my comedy is making fun of myself. Yeah, it was funny too because you guys both have this like earnestness, but he is just such a straight man and so, so serious. He's like a scientist and then that just like, you're, you playing this person who doesn't understand anything was so fun with him because he was so patient with you and explaining everything. He kind of was like the perfect like I did improv for so many years and you know improv can be so many things but it is like a common thing for there to be like a goofy character and a straight man as oh he did like fit that bill perfectly because every time he was just like it it was like an alley up he just dunked it right in where I would like the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the perfect. the the perfect. the the perfect. the perfect. the perfect. the perfect. the perfect. the perfect. the perfect. the perfect. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He 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, 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 that bill perfectly. Because every time he was just like, it was like an al-a-up,

he just dunked it right in where I would like say something absolutely ridiculous and he would respond with, sure. You know, and it's like, it is a good punchline. So he what, and I do think he is funny, and I do, like, I think he knew what the joke was all along too like he's obviously smart There was so much like cut too like we had a full bit obviously At precycle with Katarina who's the owner of precycle which by the way is like a really cool store I had a blast in there and they have a there's another one that just opened, I think, over the summer. And it's just like one of those stores you could spend like 30 minutes just looking at things.

But yeah, we had like a whole interview with her that we didn't really use much of, but like there were some really funny bits in that too. And then there was the bit in Times trying to get people to eat the stew that you made, the raw stew. Yeah. Did I try that stew? I can't even remember. Oh, I wanted, that's what I wanted to ask you too, because I feel like in the segment we see you make a face when you try the camboocha. And I felt like, I remember Josh talking a the, the, to, to, the, to, to, th, th, th, to, th, th, th, to, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, the, the, the, the, they, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is a. the, is a. they. try, is a. try. try. try. try. try. try. try. try. try. try. try, like, like, like, like, like, like, is. try, is, is. try. mean, I also tried the kombucha, and I felt like, I remember Josh talking a lot about

because he had been living this lifestyle for so long, he couldn't even eat like a piece of candy would be like poison to him. And his taste buds had completely changed. But to me, that kombucha, it was like drinking vinegar. Like, I just, I need sugar. The Skittles thing was not fake. That's like one of the less good juices I've had in my life, but not the worst. Yeah, so the fruit has sugar.

Mmm, sugar. That's what it's missing. Okay. Ay, ayah. I think there are places where Skittles were taken off the market for being so unhealthy. That's so effed up, dude. I want to just come back to like TikTok and social media. And I remember when we talked a little bit about how getting on TikTok really changed things for you as a comedian. Can you talk about that a little bit? Sure, so I almost wish I had like the stats of how my career started written down somewhere, but I don't, but before the pandemic I probably had like 3,000 followers on Twitter. So like small but like honestly

it felt big to me. That's how my career started was like fully on Twitter. I probably got like 30,000 followers before I ever started posting on Instagram. And then I had my first manager, Kathleen, she was like, you need to post on Tick-Tock. And I was like, I do not want to. I don't know why. I mean, frankly, it was probably some of the best advice I've ever gotten. And I think now it is just like, if you want to be in this career,

like, you do just have to say yes to these things. Or you have to accept the fact that you're not going to go viral, you know? When I was posting on TikTok, it was like, June of 2020 was when I first started posting on there. So I was like, happily unemployed because I hated the restaurant I was working at before the pandemic. And I was like, oh my god, I can make videos all thi the the th. th. th. And th. th. I th. I th. I th. I thi thi. I thi. I was thi. I was thi. I was thi. I was thi. I was thi. I was thi. I was thi. I was th. I was thi. I hated the restaurant I was working at before the pandemic. And I was like, oh my god I can make videos all day long. And so I was, I was making like three videos a day. Now I do not have that stamina, but I'm like so glad that I like saw an opportunity and like went for it. And also like I kind of said earlier, like I didn't like anticipate anything happening.

I was living in Chicago and I like was doing comedy, but Chicago is like such a weird comedy place because there's no industry there. You know, I was doing shows every night for like five people, and those five people were like also performers. I'm interested in know like so much of the work that you do on social media is kind of about making fun of social media, making fun of content creation, which is really fun. So how do you balance using your platform as a space for comedy, well also you know doing that social commentary about social media usage? I mean it's incredibly hypocritical and I just have to embrace that. You know, like I'm in my 20s like on TikTok. Like I just have to take it at face value.

And yeah, I mean I'm doing, I'm like working towards my hour of stand-up right now. It has been like so fun thinking like more long-term about a stand-up hour, so I have this like 10-minute bit right now that I like literally hired a cinematographer to help me do and it's like a video and I'm just like parodying a like influencer, like my day in the life as an influencer in New York City. And I mean it's goofy because half the things are kind of true for me as well. You know, so it's like I can make fun of an influencer getting a brand deal, but it's like I've also done many a brand deals.

So, and I think maybe as part of that is just being self-aware of like how privileged any angle of like influenership is and being able to make fun of yourself too. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Well you have such an earnestness about it that it never feels mean. It just feels really like accurate. Right. But it doesn't feel like you're like punching down or like. Oh no, definitely not. That's what's so interesting I feel like about your comedy. Yeah. And also like I am basic at the end of the day too. I can make fun. I can't, I to to make to make to make to make to make to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make fun to make to make to make to make to make to make to make to make to make to make 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 th to th fun th fun th fun th fun th fun th fun thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu to to thu Yeah, and also, like, I am basic at the end of the day, too. I can make fun of influencers, but at 10 p.m., when I need my brain to shut off, I'm on a YouTube channel watching an influencer. So, what are you gonna do guys?

I'm just trying to live my life. John Stewart here, Unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show. We're gonna be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. I remember seeing your daily show audition. You showed it to me and it was so funny.

What was that audition process like and what do you think it was about your audition that got you the job or maybe you got some feedback where they were like, we loved this? Yeah, it really was so, I mean it was like basically an entire year ago. I was asked to like basically write my own like one to two minute segment. So I wrote this like really stupid segment about how I was at the Spy Museum in DC and I just needed like a few more bucks to get some more like freeze dried ice cream. I re-watched it with you. I've re-watched it since then too, and I'm like, I do just think I was having so much fun making that. I thought it was so silly, and I think

that is probably the like piece of advice that I tell myself with all of my comedy is like, I don't need to be trying to make other people laugh. I do just need to be making myself laugh. I 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 tho tho-I thr-I that that thr-I thr-I tho-like tho-like tho-like tho-like tho-like tho's tho's tho's tho's tho's tho's tho's tho's tho's 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 the thr-s thr-s thri toe an toean toean toean toa toa tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo's the th need to be making myself laugh because once I'm trying to make some random person with a completely different perspective of mine laugh, it's not going to work. It's not going to feel authentic. So I felt really good about that audition, but I felt good about it in the way that I was like, this is funny and not in a way of I'm going to get this job. It felt like unattainable and absolutely random to me. So getting like meeting with, you know, producers here was like, what the hell is happening? But now I'm like, this is so cool.

I feel so lucky to be here and like just, yeah, excited for, excited to like bring in a new voice and bring in like my own spin on things. And also I love like collaboration. That's something that I don't get to do to do on a job, the job, the job, the job, the job, the job, the job, th job, the job, th job, the job, the job, th job, th job, th job, th job, th job, th job, tho, tho, tho, tho, thatu, tho, the, the, that, thus, like, like, like, like, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, 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 that, that, that, that, that, the the the that, that, the the the the the the to like bring in a new voice and bring in like my own spin on things and also I love like collaboration that's something that I don't get to do online. We know I'm just like writing, directing, filming my own stuff and so that's something that's been really cool. Yeah. Working with you on that piece like we worked on it for so long. I feel like we both like had to adapt to so so many things and like I learned an unbelievable th like th like th like thable thable thable thable thable thable thable thable thable th like th like thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. Like thi. Like th like th like th like 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 thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, thi, thi. Like, thi. Like, thi. Like, thiiii. Like, thi. Like, thii. Like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, both like had to adapt to so many new things and like I learned an unbelievable amount and it was really fun. Yeah that was so much

fun like coming in and doing like all those joke meetings and getting to bring the writers in. I know that's some of my favorite part is working with the writers too. Like it's so fun. Do you feel like coming here and being able to to bring that queer perspective to field pieces or what stories you cover, chats, are there certain subjects you're excited to go into? Yeah, I mean, I'm like game to do anything gay. Obviously, what if I was like, I really don't want to be pigeonhole? No, I like, I love being gay.

Well, I'll just say that like my favorite comedians, like I could name 10 comedians right now, who are my favorite. I think every single one of them is queer. I'm biased, I guess, but I also think like being in comedy. There's something about it where it's like, you're not explicitly trying to be political, but it always is. And I think being gay has a huge factor to to thia thia thia thia to thia thia thi thi to thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, thi, and thi, thi, and thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, 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, to to to to to, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to to to to to, to, to, that, that, that, to, to, to, to, to, tomorrow, to, to, tomorrow, toomorrow, to, toomorrowrying to be political, but it always is. And I think being gay has a huge factor to that too. I could put something up and no one knows I'm gay,

but I see that I have a queer perspective in everything that I do. Yeah, I feel like also a lot of the characters you do in your TikTok and other videos are these like heterosexual stereotypes. Can you talk about like playing with that or just like the comedy of heterosexuality Which feels like something a little bit newer to make fun of sure. Sure, which is fair and I? Yeah, I think it's like reminds me of like how silly like the low blows are for like gay characters in TV for the past like however many years Where it's just like oh you gave this like gay character one personality trait and I'm like why don't we do that? That's fine actually let's do that. That's we can keep that and let's also do that to straight people also. Also, it's like I was closeted for so long and not in a sad way honestly. I was like so high in high school that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the th. 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 the the th. th. th. th. th. th. ti. ti. ti. te. today. today. today. today. today. today. today. today. today. today. th. like I was closeted for so long and not in a sad way, honestly,

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as like the lesbian girl drama video and the woman who's just like going on this rant about what's going on in her circle, and like if you knew, and that was one of my favorites. Oh, thanks. So basically everybody's been wondering what I know and it's a lot. Now if y'all are wondering do I know these girls? Yeah. I know them actually very well. Do I know them personally? No, but we hang out in the exact same circles. I'm just outside of that circle. I made so many videos at one point in 2020 that people will like say to me all the time, my favorite video of yours. and I. and I th, and I th, and I th, and I th, and I th, and I th, and I th, and I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, thi, thi thi thi thi, and it's thi thi thi th, and it's, and it's th, and it's th, and it's th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi you thi you thi you thi that you that that that that that that that that that that that that thi thi thi th, that people will say to me all the time, all my favorite video of yours,

and I'm like, I think I did that. I don't think anyone can remember anything about 2020. That is a good point. Try making sourdoughbred. Yeah, exactly. Do you have thoughts on, you know, you're talking about playing yourself as your like daily show character, but do you have ideas on how you want to build that persona as, you know, the Daily Show, Grace Coolin Schmidt, make the character your own? I think

every year that I've been doing comedy, which like kind of a sense maybe like 2015, because I started doing comedy in college and then I moved to Chicago for three years. I do think like my comedic voice, like, 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, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, you, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the, the, the, the, the, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, thi, you, thi, thi, thi, they, they, the, the, the, the, in college and then I moved to Chicago for three years. I do think like my comedic voice changes and gets more refined every year. I also think in every segment that I've done here like I've gained more confidence, like truly in a way that's like kind of shocking. Like my first segment, like live segment, I did feel like honestly really confident. But I, I thrown I, like, in a way that, in th th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, in a thi, in a thi, in a thi, in a thi, in a thi, in a thi, in a thi, in a thi, in a thi, in a 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, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, like, like, like, like, like, like, my first segment, like live segment, I did feel like honestly really confident, but I, in a way that like was, felt really cool and empowering, but then like the second one, I was like,

oh my God, I'm like twice as confident this time, than I was last time, and that has kept growing. And also I think, like, working with the writers here has been really inspiring and really, 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, 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, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, th.i.i. to. to. to. the the the, like, working with the writers here has been, like, really inspiring and really fun. So, I'm kind of excited to see how my comedic voice, you know, evolves as well, like, through this show, which I think it does with any job that I take. I know one thing, like, just working with you as a director, you know, a lot of the correspondence that we work with come from like an improv background or a stand-up background, but I think because you come from the social media background, you have such a command of like reactions. Sure. And such an ability to do so much to do so much with your facial expressions. And, you know, do you feel like

there are certain like superpowers that you've gotten from doing so many videos for social media, seeing what does well, what doesn't do well, what people react to? I mean I do think it is a combination of like my social media background, but also like I did improv for so long and I did it like an insane amount. In 2019 I was doing improv like five nights a week and And it was like my life. In improv, you have like one split second to make a decision. So that's like a really interesting way of like, which I guess I have used with like man on the street stuff. I've learned through both improv and social media to like trust my gut first and foremost.

And I think that my brain honestly is going the fastest is like at its highest capacity when I'm like acting and every other time of the day it's going at a truly glacial pace. You're just saving it up. Yeah exactly. We're going into an election year so it's gonna be like a lot of political stories. Are there any 2024 election stories or races or you know sort of even bigger ideas about politics in America that you're interested in exploring? Do you want to go to a Trump rally? Oh God. I don't I don't know if I'm like I think I'd be truly scared? I don't know. I mean it's interesting. I've obviously, it's. I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've 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 their, I've their their their, their their their their their their their their their their any any any any any any any any any any any any any any any any any, 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 tru. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. to. to to their their I think I'd be truly scared.

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But I think it's gonna be like a crazy year. We'll see. I mean, I'm excited to like make fun of every single politician. So many of them are dumb and I'm not saying I'm smart. I'm just saying they're dumb. Yeah, yeah. I feel like yeah, we should do something about like the don't say gay bill stuff in Florida because that is so wild. It's truly ridiculous. There are absolutely like bigger things to worry about. Yeah, like a the the the the the the don. the don. the don. don, don, the the don, don, the don, the the the don, don, the th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the the, tho, thi thi thi thi tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho th. So th. So th. So th. So th. So th. So th, th, th, th, th, th th, th th th, th, th th, th, th th th, th th, th is th, thi thi thi thi thi thi the the the the the the thin the tho the the the thin tho the tho tho tho tho thly ridiculous. There are absolutely bigger things to worry about. Yeah, like a teacher could get fired for having like a picture of their partner on their desk. Right? But then they also need to carry a gun, so that's awesome. Yeah, exactly. As they're doing their like active shooter drill, hiding in the safe room. It's horrible. It's a horrible. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's trure. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's that you. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's truly. It's truly. It's truly. It's truly. truly. truly. truly. It's truly. It's truly. It's truly. It's truly. It's a horrible time to be alive and yet we just have to enjoy it and see what happens. Yes, yes. I guess maybe like same question back at you like what do you want to focus on in the next year?

Like what is like feeling what are you compelled to bring into the show? Oh yeah for 2024. I mean I feel like reproductive rights are such a huge issue? Totally like thinking about what just happened with that poor woman in Texas. I mean, I'm a mom and, you know, it's, I can't imagine going through that kind of heartbreak where you're so excited to have a baby and you find out it's not viable. And you know, you have politicians who are saying like, no, you need to carry this baby to term and give birth to it, and it, and it, and it, and it, and you their it, and you, and you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you their, you their, you their, you th, you're, you're, you're tho, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, and, and, and, and, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, their, and, their, and, their, their, and, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th, th, to, th, to, to thr, to to throoo, too, too, too, throooooo, thr, thro, thr, thi, thi, thi need to carry this baby to term and give birth to it. And you could not be able to have another child because they're being forced. So it's just like crazy barbaric stuff

that's happening in our country. Of course, with reproductive rights, those stories are really hard to cover because they're so depressing. Like Sam B had a great segment on the Daily Show, years ago where it was like she just kept holding or meeting different cute animals because the story was so depressing so it was just this like escalation of her like going to the zoo and holding a sloth because she just

the more information she got so it's yeah it's kind of finding those games and those ways to take you know these stories that are really depressing about the state of our country and democracy and like how do we find a way through that gets people thinking about that. Or you know and again with like I was so happy we got to do an environmental story I'm always trying to get any kind of environmental story on the show because I'm because the Daily Show doesn't believe in climate change. Yes I'm like guys hello I can't believe you asked me a question crazy. Usually nobody thi thi that's that gets that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thi thi that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi the the the the the the the the the the the the the thi th. Yes, I'm like, guys, hello?

I can't believe you asked me a question crazy. Usually nobody asked me questions, except like, how's my light? Well, this was fun. Thanks for having me on. Welcome to the show. It's so exciting you're here. I am excited and excited to work with you again too. Yes. It'll be fun. Well, thanks so much for joining me and Grace, and thanks for listening to The Daily

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