The Daily Show: Ears Edition - TDS Time Machine | Back in Black 2025

Episode Date: August 31, 2026

When a news story falls through the cracks, Lewis Black is there to catch it. Check out what he caught in 2025, from TikTok trends to Labubus to AI education, he hates it all. -- Dose - New customers can save 35% on your first month of subscription by going to https://dosedaily.co/TDS or entering TDS at checkout. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on Paramount+ Follow TDS: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You're listening to Comedy Central. Alcohol. It's why I get up in the morning. How my mom made it through her pregnancy. And why I'm not allowed within 50 feet of a horse. Booze is the most committed relationship I'll ever have. But some people know nothing about commitment. Dry January, the challenge of giving of drinking for the first month of the year is growing in popularity.

Happy Dry January. It's the month worth. folks ditch the booze and go alcohol-free. One report found that 25% of American adults completed dry January last year. A lot of people are going to be doing dry January. I have done dry January every year now for three years. Well, goody, goody for you.

It must be nice to have the luxury of giving up booze while the rest of us are trapped in reality. Wildfires, bird flu, crippling, gambling debts. If you're not blacking out every single night, you're not paying attention. And by the way, why

are we giving up alcohol in January? It's colder than Jack Frost's dick. All your fat friends are posting gym selfies, and it gets dark faster than Justin Trudeau's face on Halloween. Oh, please.

Me, I'd much rather give up booze in May. The weather is warm, and I'm already coked up for Cinco de Mayo. But for those of you not sure about dry January, don't worry. There's something even dumber. For some people, that looks dry. For others, it might look damp. A damp January would mean only drinking on special occasions, adding more dry days to your month,

or consuming fewer drinks. in each sitting. Damp January? Are you shitting me? Damp January sounds like someone I paid for a lap dance in the 80s. Just say drinking less.

Not everything needs a label. I'm in a short-term situation ship. No, you got a hand job from a co-check girl. Now move on with your life. Quitting booze may seem like a good idea today, but once TikTok goes away, you're going to be getting hammered at Dave and Busters with me and Pete

Heggsett. Bear warning, I tend to shit my pants on Dance Dance Revolution. Now, I get it. Some of you don't like fun. But if you're out with your dipshit friends and you can't drink booze, surely there must be something you can drink. During dry January, people sip on mocktails, cocktails without any alcohol content. There are great non-alcoholic wines, beers, and spirits that are on the market today. Global sales of no and low alcohol products reaching more than $13 billion last year.

Companies are cashing in, too. Stars releasing non-alcoholic products like Katie Perry's booze-free beverage line, Desa. A great time. And Tom Holland's non-alcoholic. Alcoholic Beer Company Bureau. This is from proxies. This is their bubbly rosé. Could you add alcohol if you wanted to? You could, you could. Wowie, an alcohol-free drink that you can add alcohol to.

If only Thomas Edison were alive to see this. Look, if I ever order an elderberry hibiscus fizz, be sure to garnish it with a loaded gun. These drinks sound almost as fun as getting an enema, which, by the way, you can also add alcohol too. It's called boofing. But listen, if the eighth best Spider-Man can cash in on the mocktail boon, so can I. Introducing Lewis Black's dry January vodka. It's just regular. It's vodka, and you can sit in the corner and watch me drink it. It even comes with a blanket to throw over me once I pass out. Now, that's what I call a situation ship.

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But now the Vatican has to elect a new Pope. And you know what that means? Conclave! The conclave is now underway. 133 cardinals filing into this esteemed chapel where they will vote on the next pope. The candidate must win two-thirds majority, which could take multiple votes.

Twice a day, ballots will be burned. and smoke released from the Vatican's chimney. Black, meaning no winner. White signals a new pope. And red smoke means an altar boy fell in the incinerator. Oopsie! Should have kept his mouth shut.

All these endless rounds of boating. Just keep it simple. Let a gorilla loose in the Vatican and whoever survives is the winner. And if it's the gorilla, so be it. All hail Pope Coco. Now, I'd love to tell you more about the conclave, but it's a lot like masturbating.

You don't talk about it. A hundred Vatican staff and clergy took a solemn oath today, swearing that what happens inside the secret conclave stays secret forever. Cardinals locked away inside the Sistine Chapel with no electronics. No phones, no computers, no televisions, completely isolated from the outside world. I believe the kids call it raw-dogging it if you're going to go through a long period of time with no electronic device. I'm pretty sure when Cardinals involved, the kids call it something other than raw-dogging. Plus, without their phones, how will these guys follow the ditty trial?

They're huge fans of his work. Oh, stop. You might be wondering why all this secrecy is needed. Here's a secret. because it's boring. A hundred old guys sitting around talking about which old guy will lead all the other old guys.

Kill me now. But with all the secrecy, many people don't know what to expect in a conclave. Don't worry, though. The Cardinals don't either. Viewers have been streaming Conclave, the film in record numbers,

since Francis's death. Francis appointed so many Cardinals, who therefore have never sat through a conclave themselves. Many of them have been watching the movie to get tips on how the process works. That's funny. Ha, ha!

Isn't incompetency hilarious? Turns out the only qualification you need to vote for the most powerful religious leader in the world is a peacock account. Look, if you need to watch a movie to learn about a job, you already have, you shouldn't have that job in the first place.

If I hire a prostitute, I'm not going to wait two hours while she watches anora. Not just incompetent cardinals traveling to Rome for the conclave. It's also incompetent tourists. Rome locals know the death of a pope guarantees new life for tourism. There's the souvenirs, calendars and key rings, fridge magnets and mugs, and even gelato in Francisco's flavor. Wow, his own ice cream.

That's the kind of honor they only give to Mickey Mouse. Let's hope I don't spill any of it on my, The Pope died and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. But if you don't want a shitty Pope keychain, don't worry because there are other ways to flush your money down his holy toilet. Global betting sites now taking in a collective $19 million from the thousands of people gambling on the future of the church. The Vatican Secretary of State is the two to one favorite

with Carla Luis Tagli of the Philippines, three to one. Taglet would make history if he were elected as the first Asian pope. Well, let me get this straight. You want me to bet money on the first Asian pope, and you won't even let me parlay it with the Knicks? That's disgusting. Shame on you. I know I'm picking the Knicks,

but tell me more about this, Louis Togley guy. There's a karaoke king in the conclave, Philippines Cardinal Louis Tuglay. This guy will be the first Pope from Asia, but he makes my ears beg for youth in Asia. This is what my career has come to. Assisted suicide puns.

But here's a question. Why is the frontrunner for Pope singing a song about imagining there's no religion? I mean, without religion, you're just a guy going to work in a nightgown. Look, if this conclave wants to make history, there's another group they've been overlooking. A Jewish pope. Huh? I've already got my Pope Yamaka.

What I got to do now is glue my foreskin back on and I'll fit... Luckily, I keep it in my wallet. Once upon a time, air travel was a pleasant experience. People got dressed up. got dressed up. The food was good. And if someone put their elbow on your armrest, you could burn it with your cigarette. Of course, nowadays, travel sucks. And it's only getting worse. The recent string of horrific plane crashes are making many wonder, is it safe to fly? Scary moments at LaGuardia Airport after a Delta plane's wing struck the runway.

Near miss between the Southwest Airlines plane that is landing right there and a private jet. Look at that. It crosses its way. An American Airlines plane engine on fire after landing at Denver International Airport. The former president of the National Air Traffic Controlers Association had this stark warning. Unfortunately, in 2025, the United States Airspace System is no longer considered the gold standard around the world. Yeah, no shit! What else are you going to tell me? Alec Baldwin is no longer the gold standard in workplace safety?

And look, I'm no aviation safety expert, but I'm pretty sure the plane is supposed to land right side up, not splayed on its back like it's waiting for a happy ending. Oh, Svetlana, my landing gear isn't going to tickle itself. So it's safe to say air travel is in rougher shape than RFK Jr's larynx. And all of these mishaps are no coincidence since America treats its air traffic controllers like crap. Air traffic controllers are under tremendous stress right now. Many controllers working mandatory overtime, six-day weeks of 10-hour shifts. Staffing across the country is a huge and chronic problem.

The country is still short, some 3 to 4,000 air traffic controllers. How is this possible? There are 300 million people in this country, and we can't find any more air traffic controllers. Listen, America, some of you need to help land airplanes. We can't all be TikTok influencers, and I was doing it first. Remember to smash that like button, or I'll kill myself. Wow, wow, three million likes. Jokes on you, I'm still going to kill myself.

So yes, it seems like air traffic controllers are in a wee bit of trouble. Luckily, inbred Freddie Mercury is here to help. Critics say issues could get worse with recent firings of 400 FAA staff members by Elon Musk and the Trump administration's Doge. Good God, Elon. What are you doing? How can I put this in a way you understand? You're supposed to keep the planes up here. Naturally, with all the chaos, you might be terrified to get on a plane, but there are plenty of insufferable ways to get over your fears.

If you're feeling anxious on the plane, try deep breathing, meditation, and distraction with books, music, movies, or conversations with others. There's also having positive self-talk, having some reality conversations. I'm okay. This is a plane ride. I'm almost there. I can make it. I don't put a rubber band on your wrist. When you start feeling phobic or worried and anxious, just gently snap it.

And it sort of pulls you back. Who listens to him? God, that is beyond dumb. I'm sure your seatmate would love to spend seven hours listening to you snap a rubber band and mumble. I'm okay. Snap. Everything is fine. Snap.

No one else can smell my nervous diarrhea. Snap, snap, snap. Personally, personally, when I'm flying, I like to ease my anxiety by screaming, there's a bird in the engine. We're all going to... But hey, you do you. Of course, if you're riddled with anxiety,

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Meet LaBoubu. It's a collectible vinyl and plush monster elf. They're only a few inches tall. and they're at the intersection, as you said, of toys in a fashion, and many collectors will clip them onto their belt loops or onto their bags. People waiting on long lines for hours just to get their hands on the little monsters. It's not just kids either. Adults are in on it too. What the f*** is a Lubobo!

And why do I have to spend what little time I have left knowing what they are? You're not even cute. It's just a telitubby on meth. Terry Taylor Green thinks Jews look like. Oh, please. Seriously. Seriously. One of the best jokes in the thing. I'm the Jew, you idiots.

Sorry. When I was young, we had the pet rock, but at least you were able to smash yourself in the head when you realized you paid $5 for a fucking rock. So now that I know what a lot, The Labubu is, go ahead and show me something that finishes off my faith in humanity. The so-called monsters are sold in blind boxes, meaning you don't know what Labubu is inside. Part of the appeal is that surprise element and the chance to unbox one of the rarer secret dolls.

Is someone being stabbed to death? Because I hope it's me. Does anyone remember when adults used to act like adults? they only screamed because they had PTSD from World War II or Paul McCartney farted on them. So now that these shrieking idiots have secured their loboos, it's time to find even more unhealthy ways to spend their money. There are entire stores dedicated to accessorizing those little demon dolls

down to the designer. Places like Mochi Donut in Plainville allow you to buy clothes to customize your liboooo. From simple outfits to brands like Prada. Even David's bridal got in on the action with a matching wedding dress for the big day. Wow. A bridal dress? I can't wait for the traditional father Laboubu dance.

I mean, imagine it's your wedding night and your bride shows up with a matching Labubu. Say it with me. Three-sum. Let's hope Prada makes a Labubu strap on. Unbelievable. But these furry couples better watch their back because people are willing to do anything

for a Laboo Boo Boo. LaBoo, the summer's most sought after toy at the center of a crime wave. Someone stole my Labu Boo Boo off my purse yesterday. It got literally snatched from my purse and I didn't even know it. She's holding a little knife. Like, you know there's pocketknife where you could just slash something off? She was literally holding it and it was... And it was aimed at my laboooo.

Take my kidney, but not the laboo boo-boo. Look, lady, if something is highly coveted, don't leave it out and dangling. Have you learned nothing from Lenny Kravitz's penis? So yes, the laboo-booboo craze has gotten so out of hand. There are people willing to risk jail time to get one. Imagine finding out your cellmate was a liboo-booboo thief, Even a serial killer would be like, I put human skin on my face, but this guy gives me the creams.

Now, this entire obsession with Labubu's makes me think we're finally and mercifully entering end times. And it turns out some people agree with me. Someone came up with the theory of the dolls are linked to an ancient demon known as Pizzou. That's not Labibu, it's Pizzu, maintaining their haunted and demonic. Some laboo-lobub lovers, well, they're not taking any chances. They're actually performing their own baptismal or cleansing rituals to rid the labubu of any bad juju. That's right. Satan is back, everyone.

And this time he's a purse trinket. So naturally, people are at home giving baptisms to their labuboos. And to think, I felt silly sitting Shiva when my Tamagotchi died. Personally, I think these people need an exorcist. The power of Christ compels you to get a fucking job. But if people will pay for stupid, I can give them stupid. Introducing my officially branded Lewis Black, Lou Boo-Boo's.

Available in Angry. Very angry and horny. And so now, in conclusion, give me your money, assholes! Right now, college students across the country are graduating and getting ready to enter the glorious, psychotic nightmare that is adult life. Welcome, kids.

You'll need two things, a positive mental attitude and a cyanide capsule in your molar. But when the shit hits the fan, But that's not the only advice you'll need because thanks to AI, you newly minted graduates probably don't know shit! A growing number of college students are reportedly turning to artificial intelligence for help with their coursework. Students do Zit, taking notes during class, devising study guides, practicing tests, summarizing novels and textbooks, drafting their essays. How many of your peers do you think use AI? Like everybody?

Probably like 95%. But everybody that I've talked to is at least experimented with it. Are you kidding me? That's what you're experimenting with in college? You fun experiments, like how much LSD can you take before you forget your name. Take it from me, do a leapa. And it's tragic that AI is robbing these kids of a proper college education. I mean, what are we going to do if a student like Baron Trump isn't,

using his full cognitive ability. The only thing AI should be telling that Sasquatch in a suit is be sure, you f***ing freak. You're blocking the... Bad enough that students are using AI to cheat on everything they're doing. What's even worse is that they're bragging about it. If you saw my video yesterday, you know, I got called in in my professor's office for using AI, but today's a new professor and a new exam, so we're still going to be ripping AI for the whole test.

Another exam in the bag, another hundred again. year of high school, we got to sign this ginormous essay that we had to do, and I was like, bro, there is no way that I'm writing this. So I copy and pasted the prompt into chat GPT, added my sources, and made them write the essay. And then I got an F on the assignment, and then I failed the class. So, moral of the story, you're going to fail all your classes if you use chat GPT, so just don't. Oh! What are you doing to your eye? Can ChatGBT, please tell that woman to?

keep her cornea out of my face. So AI is smart enough to help the kids cheat, but not smart enough to tell them to shut the fuck up about it. Think with all these kids admitting to using AI, their professors would be furious. New reporting shows a growing number of instructors using artificial intelligence tools. Professors tell the New York Times

that using chat GPT saves time, helps ease large workloads, and serve as to. teaching assistants. One professor at Harvard is trying to use AI for his students and to their advantage. We recreated the way that we would teach in the classroom with the AI tutor. Come on, professors. If you replace your teaching assistants with AI, then who are you going to leave your wife for? And if you're not using your brain as a professor, what is your job? You're basically a scarf model with a drinking problem.

And Harvard professors using AI is extra insulting. You're the top school in the country. Why did your students even bother paying an Asian kid to take their SATs? So AI is making everyone lazy. Even school administrators are using it. All right, at first glance, this may look like a regular old graduation ceremony, but take a closer look. Instead of a proud teacher or a dean reading off their name, shaking their hands, these accomplished graduates scanned a QR code on their phones and then AI read their names aloud

Burukuya Gomez Are these kids graduating college or boarding a plane at LaGuardia? A QR code scanner? What a personal touch. Who doesn't like being treated with the same dignity as a head of lettuce at Whole Foods? So there's barely anybody left who isn't even using AI. And even when they don't, they're getting punished for it. Students across the country have been wrongly accused of AI cheating.

With his scholarship on the line, an AI detection tool incorrectly flagged Joe Rivera. I get an email, three days later saying, hey, you've been flagged for plagiarism, specifically chat GBT. And for that, you need to contest us, or you take a zero and you fail the class. His professor, after a closer look, confirmed he did not cheat. Suck on that, nerd. I don't teach you for trying to actually learn something. And ladies and gentlemen, that's the state of education in 2025. Students are using AI to do their work.

Teachers are using AI to do their work. And any students who aren't using AI are being punished. So let me put this in a way. way you kids can understand. It seems every couple of years there's a new weight loss trend that sweeps the nation. Atkins, South Beach, paleo, and of course, taking Ozempic while swearing that you're not taking Ozempic. I've just been walking more.

Straight into a needle. But these days, it's not about what you're taking out of your diet. It's about what you're adding in. The American diet that has entered the protein boom. Just about every food product has added protein from pancakes to popcorn, from crackers to pasta. Pop-Tarts and Doritos bulking up with added protein. Move over, crack. There's a new epidemic in town.

Do you people really think you can get healthy by eating protein Doritos? Well, sure they have protein. but they're also a Doritos. How much more unhealthy can you get? It's created opportunity for things like this.

Protein-packed ice cream. There's companies like us when we're bringing ice cream to the table and people can actually enjoy it. Hear that? We can finally

enjoy ice cream. I hope orgasms are next. That's what I love about this country. We'll eat something healthy, but only if we can lick it off a cone. And not only can you eat your protein while watching Project Runway with your girlies, you can also sip it on your morning commute. Starbucks entering the Protein Wars.

The coffee giant is trying out a new protein cold foam. You can get up to 36 grams of protein in a grande. The new menu features flavors like banana, vanilla, pumpkin, and pecan. Oh, goody. Protein-packed pumpkin-spice cold foam. My wish has been granted. I was starting to think that shirtless man in my apartment wasn't a genie. We might as well stop eating real food altogether because some of these protein products seem fake anyway.

Game time can happen anytime. So when sports call, be ready with high protein and 22 vitamins and minerals with a great taste of Vector. Be ready for sports. Fuck you. We's ready for sports. I'm wearing a jockstrap right now. Otherwise, I'd be tucking my balls into my sock. Seriously, what the fuck is Vector?

Cereals are supposed to have cute names like tricks and cookie crisp. Not Vector. Vector sounds like a CIA program to kill Putin with a poison dildo. Now, as you can probably guess, this protein craze is being driven by everyone's favorite parasites, social media influencers. Oh my God, I found a high protein dinner that's under 500 calories, 60 grams of protein. If you want to be jacked, you need to make these high protein burritos. This is the fastest way to get over 100 grams of protein in one meal. The fastest way to get protein?

Why is time an issue? You're shirtless in your apartment, drinking a gallon of milk. It doesn't seem like you have to be anywhere. Hours a day can you spend waxing your chest. I knock it out in 45 minutes. I'm smooth as a dolphin under here. But of course, every diet fan has a catch. Can you eat too much protein? Oh, 100% wits. And then what happens? So it can be like a real

stress on your kidneys. You can have a risk for cardiovascular disease. You can actually have higher cholesterol. It really is not fantastic when you go above what your body needs. The thing that I worry about the most with too much protein is it can put stress on the liver and the kidneys and cause digestive issues. Wait, what? Eating seven T-bone steak sedes? A day. might cause digestive issues. So that's why I haven't shit in five years. Apparently, protein gives you all the liver damage of drinking with none of the therapeutic shower crying.

That would have worked if I fucking got it out of my mouth. But it turns out the protein craze isn't just for divorced dads. It's fun for the whole. broken family. This toddler's chopping down on a tomahawk steak. Across social media, parents are proudly showing off their so-called carnivore babies, infants and toddlers who eat a primarily animal-based protein-rich diet, clear of processed foods. You want, like, fatty, red meat, lots of butter.

The kids will just come up and eat, like, chunks of butter. How's it going with Vori? She seems to be loving that steak. Oh, yeah. She doesn't have any teeth yet, but she loves to two on things. Yeah, she just kind of gums the meat and sucks all the nutrients out. Oh, what a great idea. Giving babies animal protein.

You know what else babies like that has a lot of animal protein? Milk, you f***in, idiots! These parents to go to hell, but they're already there, changing your baby's beef tartar diapers. But if people can't stop stuffing protein in one hole, that means there's money to... to be made by stuffing it into the other. So that's why I'm introducing new Lewis Black protein animal.

Now in cool ranch flavor, stick it up your ass. Everyone who knows me knows I love TikTok. I'm always tick in and talkin, whereas my doctor calls it stroking out. And why do I love TikTok? Because every time I think we might be reaching the end of civilization, I open TikTok. And remember, we already have! So before what's left of our tiny ADHD-addled brains leaks out of our pre-diabetic ears,

let's take a look at the hottest TikTok trends of 2025. And our first ones, as the kids say, is, If you're the parent of a child of a certain age, the new dictionary.com word of the year will probably sound familiar. It's the slang phrase six, seven. Oh, goody. The word of the year is not even a fucking word.

What's the number of the year, red? Please tell me more. The slang phrase six, seven, it's sweeping America and annoying parents and teachers everywhere. Seriously. What is wrong with these kids? I mean, I thought RFK Jr. was supposed to be curing autism, not making it worse. And this is why I only hang out in bars.

The kids in there would never say six, seven. They've seen some shit. But this year's trends weren't just stupid. They were also downright upsetting. Why is this high school student sprinting to her, car, she's worried about getting shot. Not with a gun, with a water pistol. It's part of a nationwide high school craze that's triggering warnings for authorities. It's called senior assassin. Teenagers ambush their unsuspecting classmates with water pistols.

When you shoot somebody, they're out. That is offensive. Listen, kids. A school. school shooter's culture is not your costume. But in a way, it's nice to see kids having some fun with traumatic events. Maybe after this, they could do a 9-11 theme trust fall. Never forget about teamwork. I knew you would. I knew you would.

Hey, at least no one's actually getting hurt, which is more than I can say about these assholes. It's the classic TV commercial for Kool-Aid, and now it's being copied in a destructive social media challenge called the Kool-Aid Man Challenge. Ben Hellam is the latest homeowner to have his property vandalized. He didn't know what caused the damage until he screened surveillance video taken from across the street. It shows three youngsters running right through the fence.

Fuck up, Evolution. We'll take it from here. These kids are getting a horrible deal. Back in my day, if you got brain damage, at least it came with a scholarship to Florida State. But fine, go ahead, give yourself brain damage. Just make sure to protect your kidneys, you'll probably need to sell those down the road. And if you thought 2025 TikTok trends

couldn't get any weirder, oh, how wrong you are. In a new TikTok trend, parents are picking up their grown teenage children one last time before they get too big. I think we can safely assume one thing. That man is divorced. I'll be honest. This made me kind of a moment. This made me kind of a moment. I remember the last time my dad held me. It was when I was one minute old, and then he said, Are you sure this is mine? Always brings a tear to my eye.

But really, before TikTok, how did we even watch strange men lift up their fully grown sons? Oh, right, binoculars! What show did you think you were coming to? On the bright side, if these TikTok trends will finally expose and eliminate the dumbest among us. I'd like to help. Maybe there's still time this year to start my own trend. Up squad!

Uncle Lou here with the coolest new trend of 2025. It's called the Picking Up Lewis Black Challenge. What happens is you come over and carry me wherever I need to go. then you wait outside until I'm ready to go to the next bar. I'm getting emotional just thinking about it. You can start by picking me up around 6'7, assholes. Explore more shows from the Daily Show podcast universe

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