The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Keeping Up with the Coronavirus - Deer Threat & Mall Santas - Will Smith

Episode Date: November 12, 2021

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But then I also saw another player got fined like for not tucing in his shirt and his fine was like 20 something thousand dollars. Do you see this? It was like 20, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, the, the, the the, the, the the the the, the the 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, thi, the.a, thea, thea, thea, the, the, their, their, the, their, the, the, fine was like 20-something thousand dollars. Do you see this? It was like 20, what is it, 26? How was it? Either way, 15 and 20,000 dollars. The one guy violated COVID,

the other guy didn't tuck in his shirt. Like I thought that CTE was just an issue with the players, but now I feel like, even in leadership, there's some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some some, Even in leadership, there's some guys are just like, ah, my head. Yeah, 20,000 for that guy. I mean, what's that? I just got fined by the NFL. Coming to you from the heart of Times Square in New York City, the only city in America.

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We kick things off with YouTube. The place to go if you want to be radicalized, but are too lazy to read. They're about to make a big change to the site and if you don't like it, there's no way to tell them. YouTube is going to start hiding the dislike count below videos. That means when you hit the thumbs-down button below a video, the person who made that video will still be able to see that, but the total number of dislikes won't be displayed to the public. YouTube says this is all in an effort to promote a more respectful relationship between creators and viewers. Apparently groups of viewers are targeting a video's dislike button to drive up the count, turning it into something like a game with a visible scoreboard.

And it's usually just because they don't like the creator or what they turning it into something like a game with a visible scoreboard. And it's usually just because they don't like the creator or what they stand for. Yeah, finally. This is a great move from YouTube. You shouldn't be able to bully people on YouTube with a dislike button. That's what the comments are for. You know, I like the comments. You can't just click a button. You've got to make an effort. You've got to open up the comment boxe to the cccccufe the ccufe the ccufe the ca, the ca, the comments. You can't just click a button. You've got to make an effort. You've got to open up the comment box, and you've got to type something. You go, you've got to tell the creator to stab themselves with a rusty screwdriver.

Effit. And by the way, I like that YouTube is doing this, but you know what's going to happen here, right? I mean, I'm the the their their to get get their to get their to to to to their to, to, to, their their to, their the the, to, the the, to, the the, to, to, the the, to, their. the the, the the. the the. the the. the the. thoombueueue. 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. thoomrowns. thoome. te. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea.sss.s.s.s.s.a.s.a.a. tea. tea. tea. tea. t say thumbs down and then that's going to get 10,000 thumbs up. If you ask me I don't even know why they ever had a dislike button on YouTube. Like how are you going to dislike a free video? It's free! You asshole! The only response you should be able to leave on a free thing is, thank you for this free thing. And be like I don't like it. it's free!" Tell me your opinions on free shit. Oh, speaking of the dislike button, let's move on to politics. As various high-profile Republicans begin to think about running for president in 2024, one of their biggest considerations is what to do about the man who thinks he won the election

in 2020. Donald J. Trump. Because that's basically what Trump is going to be running on. You realize that, right? He was cheated the last time, so that means he deserves another four years or maybe 30 years as president. But it turns out there is one Republican who is brave or stupid enough to stand in his way. Political blows from Chris Christie and former president Donald Trump. It started with comments the ex-New Jersey governor made over the weekend at the Republican Jewish Coalition's conference. Christie called on Republicans to move past

Trump's baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him. We can no longer talk about the past and the past elections. It is over. And now former President Trump is slapping back. Chris Christie was just absolutely massacred by his statements that Republicans have to move on from the past, meaning the 2020 election fraud. Everybody remembers that Chris left New Jersey with a less than 9% approval rating, a record low. They didn't want to hear this from him. Chris Christie then responded in an interview with Axios.

Look, I'm not going to get into a back and forth with Donald Trump, but what I will say is this, when I ran for re-election in 2013, I got 60% of the vote. When he ran for a re-election, he lost to Joe Biden. Something tells me you are going to get into a back and forth with Donald Trump. I was like like th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I'm not going th, I'm not going th, I'm not going th, I'm not going thi, I'm not going thi, I'm not going thi, I'm not going thi, I'm not going tho, I'm not going thi, I'm not going thi, I'm thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I'm thi, I'm thi, I'm thi, thi, thi, a back and forth with Donald Trump. I like I was like, I'm not going to get into a back and forth, but let me tell you my shit. This dude is taking a rock to a hornet's nest and being like, I don't want to get in a thing here, but yeah. And look, I do get Chris Christie's point, right?

He wants the party to talk votes in Georgia or whatever the new story is. But telling Donald Trump to stop obsessing over the 2020 results is like telling Gollum to maybe try a necklace or a bracelet or something. It's not going to happen. Here's the thing, if Christy wants to play this smart, this is what he's got to do. He shouldn't tell Trump that he lost the election. He should should agree agree agree agree agree agree agree should should should agree agree agree th agree should should should should should agree th agree with Trump that he won the election. Yeah, because then he can say, look Donald, I would love to support you, but you've already served two terms, and then Trump's mind would be blown. He'd be like, wait, I won, then I'm the president now. That means I'm Joe Biden, but that's a bunch of

malarkey. All right, let's move on. Because there's one story that is dominating our lives today, and probably forever, coronavirus. And we've got all the latest updates in another installment of keeping up with Corona. For over a year now, everyone has been asking two questions about the corona pandemic. One, do masks make everyone's breath smell like shit or just mine? And two, if those thermometer guns really work, then why did we take our temperature up our butts all those years? Oh, and there's actually another question that everyone has been wondering,

when is the pandemic finally going to be over? Well, with COVID cases now stalling at a pretty high level, it is looking more and more likely that COVID may stay with us forever. Yeah, like that uncle who said he was just passing through town and then 20 years later still has your room. Now, luckily for America, the pandemic will probably never be as deadly as it was, thanks to vaccines. So you still have COVID, but not the deaths.

Because America has more than enough vaccines for every man, woman, and child who doesn't listen to Joe Rogan. In fact, the United States has so many vaccines that they finally decided to make it rain on the rest of the world. Now, the U.S. is aiming to send more more to send to send to send to send to send to send to send more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more. A more. A to send a to send a to to to to to to to to to to to to to toen. 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 to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th the. the the the the the the the the. the toa. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe.S. is aiming to send more doses of the COVID vaccine to people living in conflict zones around the world. They include the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Yemen. Reports say Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced a deal between Johnson and Johnson and the Kovacs vaccine sharing program.

Blinken says that less than 2 percent of the population living in conflict zones are vaccinated. America is sending the population living in conflict zones are vaccinated. America is sending the Johnson and Johnson vaccine into conflict zones. Hasn't Yemen been through enough? I mean, it's bad enough that poor countries get t-shirts from the losing Super Bowl team, but now they have to get the third place vaccine. By the way, you know how mega people always at their rallies with the t-shirts that say Trump won?

Do you ever wonder, did they get the t-shirts that were supposed to go to Africa? And maybe they were like, no, no, keep them here. Maybe when the shipping shutdown, they're like, we can't send them to Africa, and they're like, I will wear them. Africa are like, ah, so no one wanted nobody lost. Anyway, look, I know there are a lot of reasons why it's better to send J&J to conflict zones than Moderna or Pfizer, right? It's easier to transport, and you don't need to depend on people being able to come back for a second shot.

But I wouldn't be surprised if there were some American officials who are like, well we're not going to waste the good vaccine, to, to, to, the to, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, their, and, and, and, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, thin, tho, thin, thin, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thin, thin, thr, thr, thri, throwne, thin, throwne, thin, thin, thin, thin, thi, thi, th good vaccines on someone who's just gonna step on a landmine tomorrow, am I right, fellas? And look, it is a good thing. Don't get me wrong. I mean, the last thing a conflict zone needs is corona on top of that. The only downside of this is that now you might get people who incentivized to come the Taugh.. to doesn't happen. Because next thing you know there's going to be people from Nigeria interviewing to join

the Taliban. So tell me, why do you want to join our glorious cause? Oh, predominantly for the health benefits and also death to America, of course, if that helps my application, you can put that in as well. So, it's good that more and more people around the world are getting vaccinated. But the problem is it might more more more more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people people more people more people people people people more people people people people more people people people people more people people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people more people. that more people. that more more more people. that that. that. that. that more people. that. that. that. that, that, that, that, that, that that that that that that that that that that that 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, th. th. thi. their tho, their tho, their, thoo, thoooo, thooooo, thoo. thoo. tho, their tho, their is it might not be enough because it turns out people aren't the only ones who are spreading the Rona. There's a study that reveals that deer are a widespread carrier of COVID-19. A study researched the North American population of white-tailed deer and researchers say as much as 80% of the 445,000 Iowa population may carry the virus. Potentially bigger problems loom down the road. questions still still the tho. the the the the the the the 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 thoes, thi ones the theoe, thoe, thoe, the the the the the the the the the the the the only the the the the the the the the the the only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only ones, thoed, the, the, the, theateateateateateateateateateateateateateeed-coesanananananed-cooealunneed ones ones ones ones ones ones ones ones ta ta tau. thea the o' the o' the o45,000 Iowa population may carry the virus.

Potentially bigger problems loom down the road. Questions still remain about COVID's effect on deer populations and we don't know yet if the virus could survive the deer and then mutate and infect people then too. I knew it. I knew that one day the deer would get their revenge for what we did to Bambi's mom. I don't know about you, but I was the the the the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi. thi. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the thi, thi, tho, tho, the tomo, tomo, tomo, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, to, to, to, to, to, toomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, together, t we did to Bambi's mom. And I don't know about you, but I was shocked when I heard this. Because I didn't think that deer could get COVID. I mean, I thought they had herd immunity.

Biddley-dilly-bao-diddy-bipop do. Ha ha, ha, my man. But now, scientists are worried that Corona might mutate in the deer and jump back into us humans. And you might be thinking, Trevor, come on, it's not like humans are hanging out with the deer, we'll be fine. Yeah, yeah, that's what we said before that guy banged a bat. Look at us now.

And we all agree, what's Batman who did that, right? I mean, who else has a thing for bats? He's doing things in that cave. And I know we don't want to talk about this because he's our hero, but think about it, people. Think about it. If you want the crime-fighting Batman, you've got to take the bat-shitting Batman. It's a package deal. All right, and finally, we've talked a lottake take talke about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their the the the the their their their their their the the the the their their thooma thoom thoom thoom thoom thoom thoom thoom thoom thoom th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. their their their their their their their thananananan. th. th. thate thate, that, that, that, tha. ta. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha tha. the country. I mean, it's the reason why these days when you go to the drive-thru, you have to spit in your own food. But now, labor shortages are even threatening the Jeff Bezos of the North Pole. Santa. Staff shortages are hitting the North Pole.

Department Store Sanas are in short supply this season due to COVID-cerns. One report found the number of available Santa's is down 15%. Higher Santa helps people find and hire Santa's helpers around the world for parties, mall appearances and more. It is a dramatic shortage and we are already sold out across the country on several dates in December. Before the pandemic, hire Santa said demand was already tight. But after losing some Santa's to COVID-19, some retiring, some thirii. Some retiring and some concerned about COVID-19, it's led to to the the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world to to to the world to to the world the world to to the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world to to to the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world to to to to the world to the world. to to to to to their to to to to ti.a.a.a.a' to to tas.a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a' losing some Santa's to COVID-19, some retiring and some concerned about COVID-19, it's led to a pinch on Santa's this holiday season. Yeah people, this is not surprising. Of course Santa got COVID. He spends half his time around unvaccinated children and the other half around deer. I mean the solution to this problem is pretty

obvious. If you want more Sances then you've got to offer them more more the the their the solution to this problem is pretty obvious. If you want more Sanchez, then you've got to offer them more money. Hell, if you raise the pay enough, you may even get the real Santa to sign up. I mean, that man has spent a thousand years getting paid in cookies and milk. A job at the mall, that's a huge step up. For more on this, I want to to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring to bring, I to bring, I to bring, I to bring, I to bring, I to bring, I to bring, I to bring, I 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 to to to to to to to to to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the tooan, the tooan, tooan, local mall. Ronnie, when you look... Wait, why are you in a Santa suit, Ronnie? Uh, because I'm applying to be a mall Santa?

There's a shortage right now. Don't you listen to your own show? Yeah, I know there's a shortage, and that's why I sent you to the mall. I just didn't think you would want to be a mall Santa. Why not? You get to to to to to to to to to to to tha tha tha tha thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thi thi thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thi thi thu thu thu thu to to be to to to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be the the the the the their to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be their their their their their their their their their their their their their their thi. thi. thin. thin. thu. thu. thu thu their their their the the the the mall Santa thua thua can buy Oxy from the girl at the Hot Topic. It's a great job. Ronnie, Ronnie, like here's what I'm saying. I just don't think that you would be right as a mall Santa, you know? Why not? Well, I don't know, like Santa has a certain, like like thi, like, how do I put this? Like when you think of Santa, you th and th and th and th. th, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. Like, th. Like, th. Like, thi, thi, thi. Like, thi. Like, thi. Like, thi. Like, thi, thi, like, like, like,huh. Uh-huh, oh, what are you saying? I can't be Santa because I'm Asian, because I'm a handsome Asian man.

That's racist, man, in 2021. But thank you for the compliment. No, no, I didn't say that. I said you can't be Santa, like, because you're a dick, Ronnie. All right, Santa needs to be nice to people to to toto people of any age. What are you talking about, man? I'm fine with kids. I'll prove it. Look, look, act like your kid.

Let's just role play for a second. Tell me what you want for Christmas. Tell me what you want, come on. Okay, fine. Oh, Santa, I want a fire don't even have a Nintendo switch. Ask your parents, that one's getting you all the shit. You see, this is the shit I'm talking about. Okay, okay, yeah, you know what, actually a good point. But while I'm here, I'm just gonna go eat free samples at the food court until they call security.

So, peace out. Well, good luck with that. thatheu. throwne. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. th. tho. th. th. that. that. that. 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 th. the th. th. th. the th. th. th. th. the. the. the. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. toea. tha. toea. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. complain about the stuff as well. It's free. All right, when we come back, Desilatic, we'll take a look at the veterans America should never forget. You don't want to miss it. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. You might get a lot of resumes, but not enough candidates with the right. Cruder's the tri-s to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to toe toe toe toe. toe. toe, toe, toe, toe, tooom. toe, tooom. to to toe, to the 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 the their their their their their their their their their their their their the the the the the te. the the the the the the the the the the the the the try.a.a. the the the the toe. the thean. And right now you can try it for free at ziprecruiter.com.ziprecruiter's smart technology identifies top talent for your roles quickly. Immediately after you post your job, zip recruiter's powerful matching technology starts showing you qualified people for it. And you can use zip recruiters pre-written invite to apply message to personally reach out

to your favorite candidates and encourage them to apply sooner. Ditch the other hiring sites and let Zip Recruiter find what you're looking for, the needle in the haystack. Four out of five employers who post on Zip Recruiter get a quality candidate within the first day. Try it for free at this exclusive web address, zip recruiter.com slash zip. Zip Recruiter. The smartest way to hire. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives.

But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at that. That's the the the th. That's the the the s the s the s the s. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. The s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s smartest. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S, the smartest. S. S, the smartest. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. the s. the s. the s. the s. 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 sea. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News, listen to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Welcome back to the Daily Show. Women's contributions in history often get overlooked.

So to solve the problem, we turn to Desilightic for a special Veterans Day edition of not history, but of his toury. A lot of people think America's first female soldier was Demi Moore in G.I.J., which is not true, although she was the first Marine to strip her way through West Point. The truth is, there have been women fighting wars since the beginning of America. During the Revolutionary War, Deborah Stamson was the first known woman to enlist. And to do so, she had to pose as a man, which had its ups and downs. On the one hand, she had to put herself in grave danger.

On the other hand, she didn't have to wear a corset anymore, which if you ask me, is worth risking your life for. And Samson didn't just fight in the war. She kicked ass. She led a raid that captured 15 men. That's right, a woman took down 15 men without the help of Ron and Farrow. In in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in the civil, in the civil, in th, in th, in th, in th, in th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the tho, the the the the tho, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th, th, the th, the th, th, th, th, th. th. th. th. tho, tho, the, the, thoooo, thoooooooo, thea, thoooooooooo, the, the, the, their, the men without the help of Ronan Farrow. In the Civil War, another woman named Melinda Blaylock also posed as a man to enlist. It's weird that America doesn't know her story

because she fought for the Confederacy. You'd think there'd be statues of her all over. But Blaylock was secretly a union sympathizer, trying to desert the Confederates, and escape up north. But before she could, she was shot in the shoulder and discovered as a woman by an army doctor. That's a huge sacrifice, because as soon as your doctor realizes you're a woman, all your premiums go up. After Blaylock was discharged for the crime of having a vagina, she escaped to Tennessee and joined up with the Union Army, helping it to win the Civil War, end slavery and defeat racism in America once and for all.

At least that's what my nephew's textbook says. He goes to school in Texas. By World War I, women didn't have to drag race their way into service. They were actually allowed to enlist. In 1918, Opha May Johnson was the first woman to join the United States Marine Corps along with 300 other women and they came to be known as the marinets. Although to their credit, Marine officials distanced themselves from that nickname. Probably because Maranets sounds less like soldiers and more like a dance troop that does high kicks on the battlefield. Which is really just giving the enemy unrealistic expectations of what their legs should look like. By World War II, women weren't just fighting on the ground.

They were taking to the skies. America had a shortage of pilots, so women were trained to fly military aircrafts. These women were known as wasps, which stood for women Air Force service pilots, and not, as many believe, wet-ass service pilots. This was just another example of women getting to step up during the war to do jobs previously reserved for men. Flying planes, women baseball, women even had to fill in for mansplainers. See, the reason they call it World War II

is because it's a second one. It's a math thing, you wouldn't understand. I gotta go hammer some shit. World War II saw another first for women when Charity Adams early became the first African-American female army officer, and led the first battalion of black women to be stationed overseas. Which means without her inspiration we never would have had Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show. Early was given the daunting task of delivering airplane hangers full of undelivered mail to the soldiers fighting

in Europe and she did such an amazing job that she was eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, which back then was the highest rank a woman was allowed to have, just above HBIC and girl boss. But not every woman fighting in World War II was as visible as army officers and air force pilots, and in one case, that was on purpose. Virginia Hall was one of the allies' most important spies. She recruited resistance fighters, directed them to the allied invasion, rescued 12 fellow agents out of an internment camp, and she did it all with a peg leg. You kidding me? I take a sick day when I stub my toe.

The Nazis called Hall the enemy's most dangerous spy. But she was more affectionately known as the Limping Lady of Lyon. And she gathered intelligence from nons to brothel owners, basically anyone who spanked men with a ruler. Paul was truly a master of espionage, like James Bond, without all the pouting and STDs. But it wasn't all sunshine and jet fuel for women veterans. The families of the women who died while serving didn't get any survivor benefits or burial expenses. And the women who made it through the war didn't even get veteran status until the late 70s, which is so messed up. Also if

you're not an official veteran, your dog doesn't get excited when you surprise him by coming home. Barely even looks up. So this Veterans Day we salute the women who have kept America safe. They paved the way for all the brave women fighting today and the ones who will fight in the future once the robot apocalypse kicks off. And they also inspired me to avoid the line for the women's bathroom. Thank you so much, Desi. When we come back, the legendary, Will Smith will be joining me right here on the show. You don't want to miss it. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

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But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, A Second Look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is an Academy Award-nominated actor, producer, and musician. He goes by the name, Will Smith. He goes by the name, Will Smith, he's here to talk about his new film, King Richard,

and his highly anticipated memoir. Well, Smith, welcome to the show the show the show the show the the the the the th th to be that, that, that, that, to be that, that, that, that, that, that, that that that, that to be to be that's to be that's that's that's that's thecke, that's that's the. the. the. Will Smith, welcome to the show. Oh, good to be here, man. I appreciate you. Do you enjoy watching that? Oh my goodness, it's like Richard Williams, man. You know, he is such a unique and powerful man. He is, he is so many different things. You know, but his daughters and his family just, they revered

this man. And now, you know, that was a thing that was so interesting to me because he's been vilified and villainized publicly, but the love in his family is spectacular. There is something to playing somebody in a way that doesn't provide a caricature of them but shows you their character. Yes. And that's what I really enjoyed about this film is,

you know, we often their dad, they're like, you know, ultra competitive. They want their kids to succeed at all costs. But I know before I watched the movie, I didn't know the full extent of Richard Williams. I knew Venus and Serena. I was like, I know their dad, but I was like, oh, he's one of those dads. But he wasn't one of those dads. He really is not. No, he was a dad who was trying to create excellence, but he did in a unique way. He did in a very unique way. hundreds of hours of film and audio on him.

So I was able to track him over, you know, almost two decades of interviews and things like that. And his book and his entire family was involved with the process. And I asked Vena, I was like, what did he do? And she said it was almost like a Jedi mind trick, right? Because he never pushed them to play tennis. When they were in trouble, their punishment was that they couldn't play tennis.

And they would be itching and scratching and clawing. Please, Daddy let's play. Please let's practice. And he had figured out a way that, you know, tennis was fourth or fifth on the list of their family priorities. They were using tennis to cultivate family and to cultivate human beings to go into the world and serve. We've seen you play real people in films. You know we've watched you on these journeys, you know, you know, whether it's Ali, with his pursuit of happiness, you know,

we see you inhibit people's lives, we see you inhibit who they are, and I wonder how much of them now sticks with you. Do you feel like you're part of the family now? Yeah, absolutely. It's, uh, you know, Serena walked on to the set, you know, and I and I and I. And I. And I. And I. And, thine. And, thine. And, thine. And, their. And, their. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their. their, their, their. their, their. their. their. their. their. their. their, their. their. their. their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, theirto the set, you know, and I was full in character and she was like, Dad? You know, I was like, oh, but you know, it's, you know, when you do these types of things that are about people's lives and it wipes away every other desire other than wanting to please the family. If you make a movie about somebody's life and the life, and they don't, they're. th, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, their, 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, their, their, their, their, their, their, theirthan wanting to please the family. If you make a movie about somebody's life and they don't like it, it is horrific. Has that ever happened to you? No, it says, you know, you say theoretically, you're like, theoretically, you're like,

theoretically, you're like, theyrific, if you mess it up, it's a bad for you, I'm Will Smith. No, but I the the weight it, if you mess, if you mess, if you mess, if you mess, if you mess, if you mess, if you mess, if you mess, if you mess it, if you, if you, you mess, you mess it, you, you, you, you, you're, you're, you're the th. th. th. th. th, you're, you're, thi, thi, thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the th, th, the the 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. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiiiii, thi, thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th you, I'm Will Smith. I mean. No, but I felt like, you know, I felt like that every time I go into this, you feel the weight. You feel the weight of it. It's like somebody's life and you're going to, you know, commit it to screen. And Venus and Serena, they agreed to be executive producers and they were withholding whether or not they were going to put their name on the film until after they saw it. Wow. You know, that's pressure. Yeah, that was a lot of pressure. Yeah, that's pressure. I feel like this story was amplified by your experience with your father. And I say that, for sure. Ha having read your book now, you get what I'm saying? Congratulations. Thank you. Thank way. Congratulations. Many people can live

a really fantastic life. Many people can write a great book. There are a few people who I think can translate a fantastic life into a fantastic book. I think that's what you've done here. For real. Because it's raw, it's confusing to many because you say it in the book. Will Smith consists of two people. Yeah. The Will Smith that we all know in love, and then the Will Smith that that character was created to protect. Right. And yet, what I find is people are reading excerpts from the book and they're like, Will Smith wanted to kill his father?

Will Smith, when Will Smith and Jada wanted to break up? I felt these kids were disappointed in him. And I'm like, are you reading the book book, are reading, are reading, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, are, th, are, th, th, are, thi, thi, are, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, 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, the, the, the, the, the, the, the the the the the the the the the the the thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, thi, Are you, so let's start at the beginning. You know what it's like to be raised by a father who is not perfect, but also pushes you towards perfection. When you were portraying Richard Williams, were there aspects of you that were maybe even understanding your dad more? Was there a compassion that was building that goes with that disappointment that disappointment that you sometimes felt in him? You know, I was working on the memoir

while I was doing King Richard. Oh, I know that, okay. So the picture of myself and my father and Richard Williams was all blending into a process of growth and evolution and revelation. And a big part of being able to understand Richard Williams was in my understanding of my father. You know, that post World War II generation black man,

you know, that knows how to do everything with their hands. You know, they got a toolbox and they can fix the refinery. Yeah, right. Exactly. You know, that was the thing with my father wanted us to be able to do things with our hands. Richard Williams was very similar in that way. And then the process for me of questioning my own parenting and developing and growing with my own parenting. What I learned and grew into, which was a transformation for me with Richard Williams, is Richard Williams was aligned with what his daughters

wanted to do. He was following them where they wanted to go and he was pushing them where they already wanted to go. And that was a very subtle but very critical difference that I was able to, you know, make that adjustment in my parenting. The book, Will, I would say, is one of the most anticipated and yet unexpected memoirs that has ever come out. Because for so long, you've been an enigma. You know?

Wait, man, you can't say it on TV. You crazy. You, you, you can't say it on TV? You're crazy. You're an eniglip too. But for real, you've been a guy who's like, it's Will Smith, but it's like, we see you in the black suit, we see flashing your eyes, you know, we see running down that, you spitting down the bridge with a shirt open, you, you're running. In slow mo, too, with the shirt and the the the the the the the the th, you, with th, with th, with the th, with th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, spinning down the bridge with a shirt open, you running. In slowmo, in slow mo too with the cape billowing. You know what I mean?

Like we know that Will Smith and then we see you at the premiere and it's you and Jada. You know, it's like it's the kids and it's everything. It feels like there's everything we're living in now. Yeah, yeah. And the book feels like that. You know, it feels like you've gone, all right, I'm going to, I'm going to take you behind the scenes. Which we've done in movies, we've never done with your life. Yeah.

A big part of my motivation was I felt like I have experienced enough and reflected enough and, you know, suffered enough that my advice could be valuable. Okay, okay. Right, you know, so the the the things that I now understand were, you know, cultivated in the battlefield. Right, you know, right, survival. Yeah, survival, yeah, when it went when I'm talking about something, I'm not, you battlefield. You know, survival. Yeah, survival. Yeah, we're not, you know, when it went, when I'm talking about something, I'm not talking about theory, I'm talking about tested experience.

So I feel like, and not that who I was, it wasn't true, it's just not the whole story. And so for me, I just wanted to take the filter off for I guess two reasons. One, I thought it was, it's more helpful, right? You know, for somebody who wants to build their life, for somebody who wants to follow and do some of the things that I've done, it's more helpful if I tell you the truth, right? I like that, okay. You know, and then the other part of it is, I get to be more free.

It's like a whole weight is lifted that I don't have to be perfect, that I'm allowed to be imperfect, I'm allowed to put on 30 pounds during the pandemic. I'm allowed to do all of that. And there's a certain emotional invincibility that is being cultivated that I just love. I love not being swayed by people's opinions When you talk in the book, I love that you've been careful to tell your stories I know this from writing my book. I made sure I was like I talked to my mom I was like, they're cool

Are you writing this? I was like these are my stories or the stories that you canada in this and and Jader's got red table talk and then you've got Do you guys ever like fight about it that way? Do you ever go like hey you can't say that there or you how can you say that there or do you ever Feel like you have to negotiate where the boundary exists? So what I did was a a a two-week book. the book right before I finished the book? thapapapapapapapapapapap. th. th. th. th. th. the book. th. th. th. the book. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. tho. tho. tho. tho. thi. thi. thi. 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. the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. the. Do. Do the. Do the. Do the. thr. Do. the toooo. Do. Do the toda. Do the. Do the. Do the. Do the. Do the. Do the book. So I had written it and I called everybody I talked about in the book and brought them down to Miami and for two weeks I read everybody, every word that I said about them. And it was an extremely powerful therapy session going through this stuff. My mother and I had never talked about

my father's abuse. Wow. And it was the first time we had never talked. We had never talked about it. We had never, not one time, and I'm 50, I was 52 at the time and I read her the chapter and that was the first time that we ever we ever discussed it. And she said go ahead. And she was you know first of all she was shocked she couldn't believe that my young mind had processed it in in that way but it was so cathartic and reading everything and you know I got I got through a couple of chapters with Jada and you know she she said I want you to tell you to tell you to tell your story.. And I the the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story to to to to to to to the story to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the their 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 their the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their. the the the the the the the the the the the the the they. the their. their. their. and you know, she said, I want you to tell your story.

I don't want to dilute what your experience was. She said, of course I was having a completely different experience, but she said, I want you to be free to tell your story. This relates to like everything that the media consumes. There's an element of like, it's almost like a piranha fish syndrome that happens online. You know, once there's blood in the water, they want to, they want to keep knitting at a thing until they know it to the bone. Sometimes it'll feelthe people are saying.

I get angry because I watch and then I'm like, that's not what you say. You know what I mean? As a couple, you have to protect yourselves because you are a couple, any family unit does. But is there a part of you that goes like, you know what? We're going to shut this. a different approach, do you go like, no, this is what we're doing and how we're going to do it? So there's nothing to really protect ourselves from, right? It's like...

The malice? The non of that, you don't. So that only speaks to other people's level of consciousness and a lack of loving kindness on their part that doesn't say anything about us, right? So our job as a couple and our job as individuals is to purify our hearts as much as we possibly can to never do that to other human beings, to not add to the chaos and to not add to the darkness and to figure out as much as possible to only add love and hopefully understanding to the pot. I embrace it as a part of my job in this world to provide whatever medicine, whatever elixir I possibly can and not even thinking about that person as somehow beneath me. No, you'll see in these pages I got some purifying to do myself.

All right before I let you go, this is a book. Yes, that's a book. A book means a movie's coming. Ooh. I mean that's how it works. That's how it works. You make a good book, see that's how it's since when, hold on, you make a things now. That's how it always, it's always work. That means somebody has to play Will in the movie. Yes. Who's playing Will? If you're willing to get a fade, it's you. Don't tempt me me me me me me me me me me, will, will, will, will, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that, th that, that, thi, that, that, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thin, hold thin, hold thin, hold thin, hold thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. that's that's thi. that's thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th're willing to cut it into a fate, your hair is pretty right now. I've already got some of the ears. You can't see it behind the fro. This man's playing with my emotions here, man. This man is playing, thank you so much.

Appreciate you, man. As always, thank you. Always, man. King Richard, will be in the the the the the the the the the th. And, and, and, and, and a quick break, but we'll be right back after this. Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, consider supporting canines for warriers. This is a really great organization that is focused on providing highly trained service dogs to veterans who are suffering from service-connected traumas. Now, with the majority of the dogs coming from high-kill-rescue shelters, this innovative program allows both veteran and dog to-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s. thoomomome. to-s, to-s, to-s, to-s, to-s, to-s, to-s, to-s, to-s, to-s, to-s, th. th. th. from high kill rescue shelters. This innovative program allows both veteran and dog to heal together. So if you want to support them in this work, then please donate at the link below. Until next time, stay safe out there. Get your vaccine. And remember, if you see a deer with

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Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17.