The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Roy Wood Jr. Reviews the Greatest Pandemic Films of All Time

Episode Date: March 23, 2020

As the coronavirus crisis rages on, hunkered-down Roy Wood Jr. gives his take on three of the most iconic movies about pandemics: "Contagion," "Outbreak" and "28 Days Later." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, it's Roybal Jr. And since we're all stuck in our homes because of their theirona, they're making me review the greatest pandemic movies of all time. That's right. My gift th job is to watch movies of people horrified of the spread of an illness. I better get a raise for this shit. First up, contagion. Now, if you're looking for hope in the midst of all of this COVID-19 nonsense, do not watch this movie. This movie is so real. Even Neil Degrass Tyson was looking at it like, yep, facts. You guys nailed it. So contagion, Gwyneth Paltrow spreads a pandemic all over the world. It's kind of like goop, but

without the steaming, but the cast is stacked. You had Gwyneth, you had the white girl from top 10 that let let the let Leo DiCaprio die. You had Walt twoite, Matt Damon, I'm not sure if he was talking in a Boston accent in that movie. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I the virus. I the virus. I the virus. I the virus. I the virus. I the virus. I was the virus. I was the virus. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not the virus. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. It 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. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. spreading wicked time. Overall, have you worried about catching that Rona? Watch another movie other than contagion. It is too close to home. Outbreak is the pandemic movies about the monkey. The monkey got the disease. Everybody run around the whole movie. They're trying to find the monkey because the monkey got the cure. It's got Dustin Hoffman, Cuba getting, junior Ruzzo. And of course, Morgan Freeman. to throman Freeman. th. Freeman accounts for 95% of all black acting roles cast in Hollywood. He take all the roles. Damn, Morgan, let somebody else get some money, man. I can narrate a penguin show. And here we see the mother penguin,

protecting her, bad bad. Now, the virus in this movie is so bad, all the scientists have to wear them yellow garbage bag suits. Which makes you wonder if Billy Islish knows something we don't know. The other thing to know about this outbreak movie is that the president in this movie has a big idea. He's gonna stop the virus by bombing the city that it's in. Please don't show this movie to Trump. We mess around and wake up tomorrow morning. won't be here no more. If you live in New York you're safe. We got a Trump hotel. Lastly, 28 days. And I know what you're thinking, it's a zombie movie. That ain't no pandemic. Uh, if you get bid by a zombie, it go through your blood, you turn it to a zombie. That's a virus.

I got time to be explaining this to y'all. Go somewhere and Google something. this is our 28 days. It's a bunch of th of th th of 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 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 th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th is a th is a th is a th is a th is a thi thi thi. It's a thi. It's a thi. It's a thi. It's a thiiiiiiiiiiiiii. It's a thiiiiiii. It's a zombie thi. It's a zombie Which I completely understand if you ever had British food. They put beans with their toast. Brains probably tastes the same as beans with soggy bread. Zombie was probably like, you know what, I really appreciate the offer for the beans and toast. I'll just have some of your cerebellum, yeah? All right, so there it is. Three pandemic movies for your viewing pleasure. Please be safe out there. Please social distance. Now if you excuse me, I will return to playing PlayStation in my bunker. Oh shit, the Daily Show with

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