The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Sherri Shepherd - From “The View” to “Sherri”

Episode Date: September 14, 2022

Sherri Shepherd talks about moving to New York City for her new daytime show “Sherri,” giving stand-up comedians exposure, and running toward the things that scare her.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Please welcome, Sherry Shepard Shepard. What's going on? Welcome to the Daily Show. Welcome to the Daily Show. Look, you are fine. I have not seen you in person. Oh, you know, because you see people on TV, you're like to thin.

You're fine. All right. All right. I see what you're doing already. Well, whey to Africa together? I've never been to Africa. I'd like to go. You've never been? I've never been? I've never been to Africa. Let me tell you something. Mother's loved me in Africa.

I've never been, but I know they're going to like me. How do you know? I just, I'm that kind of person. I'm that kind of person that, you know, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, th, I'm, I'm, th, to, never, never, never, where, where, where, where, where, where, where, never, where, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, to, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, th, th, th, never, th never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, to, to, to, to, I cook, well I order it from DoorDash and I put it on the China. I just know, I fit in with families. Okay, that's probably why you're going to make such a great host for a new show. I should say, welcome to the Daily Show and more importantly, I should say, welcome to New York. Oh, that's right. That's right. To make your show, congratulations. This is a big deal. Yes it is. Because I've been on the, you know, I did the view for seven seasons with Barbara and

Whoopi in Joy and Elizabeth. And so to do my own, it's literally a dream come true. I've been, I used to talk to my teddy bears with like the toilet paper roll. And I would put, I put it in front of their faces and I would do that and when I was a legal secretary I would sign my name Sherry so it's like I always thought about doing a talk show you wait Let's go back so you interviewed the teddy bears I did as an adult or child what how old when I was a child okay no no you didn't explain like where exactly I was just to situate this whole experience no No no I do I do grown men now when I have to interview yeah that's the baby. Yeah 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 the the the the the they. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no I the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the they. I they. I they. I they. I tod tod today. I today. I today. I today. I today. I today. I today. I 't do steady-dairs anymore. Trevor, what? No, sir.

Oh, it feels like you were made for this role. Like, people love you on TV, you act, you're in comedy, but this is a different type of job, because it is your show. It's going to be daily. You're going to be talking about everything. Let's talk about that part of the show, the show, the show, the the the go oh don't do politics and you know don't do certain parts of comedy and it feels like you're bringing everything that makes you who you are to the show tell me a little bit about that. I am you know what because I have I love

politics I could sit and talk about it 24-7 but I'm very clear my show is joy fun and laughter because we go through so much in our day. I think we get desensitized. I love that. And I want you to be able to come because they can get it from you, they can get the news from the view, from Wolf Blitzer, but I want you to come to my show and laugh. I want you to have a good time. That's all I want. And I just have this inc you laugh. And so if that's what you want,

I want you to turn into Sherry. We're just going to be tuning into the show. We're going to be laughing. You're also going to be showcasing comedians, which I love. Like you have a special segment on the show for stand-up comedians, specifically. It's Sherry's laugh lounge. I used to go and I would get bumped by Tommy Davidson, Marlon Wayans, all of them.

And I would just sit there to one in the morning, and I would play in front of one person. And I go, if somebody would just give me a chance, and that is what I want to do with comics. I know so many comics. I love that. Yes. That is my mission.

I love that. You know there are comics around Trevor who just, they just need the exposure, but they can't sit on the couch, you know how that world is, but you can come and sit with me and you make people laugh and hopefully that'll open, like what Johnny Carson used to do. I did it with Jay Leno, he had me do stand-up and it changed my world. It feels like you have an energy about you that is all about positivity, because it's not just about laughing, you know, even on the view. You had your moments where you would go really deep, but for the most part, you found a reason to laugh, you found a reason to smile, you found a reason to make people feel good about themselves.

And the show that you're in, you have a joyous way of seeing whatever's happening in the world I do I just I've just grown up going you got it there's a silver lining in everything Yeah you just have to know how to find it and I am a woman of a certain age and I want women to look at me and go if Sheary can do it if it can happen for Sherry it can happen for you too. I used to struggle. Right. So I know this. You know, I want people to know that joy. I want people to get past the fear because I'm a big believer and run towards a thing that scares you. Wait, really?

Yes. Yes. And see, I know, and I know, you, you, you run away. You should run away from the thing that scares you. No, uh-uh, I'm like, the thing that scares you. That's why it scares you. But you know what? It scares you, but if you go towards it, there's a lot of, no, it can kill you. There's a lot of blessings on the other side. So if you go towars that, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, tho, th, th, th, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, th, but, but, but, but, but, tho, but, but, but, th, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. th. It, th. It, th. It, th. It, th. It, th. It, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, you, thi, you thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. It thi. It thi. It tha. enough to know how to pick her up. I mean, pick it up. It's heavy, but you know, run towards it. That's what I enjoy about your journey

because it's like you're going into a show. You know, you've been doing the stand-up, you've been doing the acting, what you're doing is extremely hard. Coming to New York. I mean, you seen that video of like that Mercedes crashing into that other car That's New York. That's New York You know how you know that New York is crazy is that the people walking by in that video Don't even stop they don't they you know I'm telling you you not gonna let that change you I just not in LA it's we're so chill like in New York if I say to you let's to you. the new yorkers the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their to to to to their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. the their. the the their. the the the their. I 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 the the the the the the the the the meet. I'm just trying to say goodbye. That's how we are in LA.

Like that, it's too much. We, when we say we gonna go to lunch in LA, it's just like I'm trying to get out the conversation. We don't mean it. But New Yorkers are very, even riding the subway. Like everybody looks at their cell phone, they don't see anything. I am blind and I need money and I had a fire in my place and she's like girl You so funny I am blind and I need your help New Yorkers hustle. It's another world it's another world and I love it so you're at

the beginning of a new show everything is an opportunity everything is a possibility it kicks off on September 12th I want to know if you could fast forward five years to five years to teas to be doing the show what is the thing you want 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 th th. th. the the the thi the thi. the the th. th. thi. the the thi. th. th. th. you you you you you you you 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 their their their th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi thi. thi. thi. theeeeeeea. thea. thea. thea. theea. theea. their their the. their 12th. I want to know if you could fast forward to five years, ten years, however many years you want to be doing the show, what is the thing you want to leave people saying afterwards when they go like, man, that's Sherry Shepard's show, it did, it was, it was, it, you know? I think I want people to say you are when you walk in. I think women, we also have a problem with that, knowing what is unique about us. And so, you know, that is what is unique about me. I want to make you smile and feel good.

So I hope that people leave saying that. And women, and I hope you leave going, Sherry to me how to negotiate my money. Never take the first offer. Never. Let me tell you something. No. Say no. I want them to say Sherry taught me how to say no. I love this. That's right. Well if you ask me out, I'm going to say no. They don't apply to this right here. But Sherry taught me how to say no. You see, you got to go for what you want. I don't know when I'm going to be sitting to be sitting to be sitting to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be the to be the the to be to be the the the the the the the the to say the their their to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say to say the the the the. thi. the. the. the. the. the the. the the. the the. No. S. S. S. S. S. S.'m gonna be sitting behind this desk. So I got to tell Trevor how I feel, okay? You gotta let him know. I did it for Prince. I told Prince the same thing. So we're going to Africa?

I will go to Africa with you. Yes, I do. Yeah, did you hear that? Sherry Septon, everybody. Yes, I do. I swear. Yep. Did you hear that? Did you hear that? Sherrysepman, everybody. Watch the Daily Show, week nights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus.