The Daily Show: Ears Edition - The Correspondents Say Goodbye to Trevor

Episode Date: June 26, 2023

Correspondents Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Ronny Chieng, Roy Wood Jr., and Dulcé Sloan, contributor Jordan Klepper, and the people of New York City bid farewell to Trevor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. All right, people, let's do this. This is it. My final show, and I've got a ton of cleanup to do so I can get the security deposit back in the studio, but, but, before I head out, what better way to spend it than to check in with all of my favorite people and all of your favorite correspondence one last time, starting with my very favorite, Michael Costa, everybody! Michael Costa, great to see you, buddy.

One last time, man, what is going on in the market today? Trevor, I'm crushing it and I mean crushing it, okay? But tonight, I'm also crushed. Because this is our last time together on the Daily Show. So I'm not going to talk about the market tonight, because as much as I love numbers, there's a different n-word, I love even more. Nostalgia.

Oh, thank God, Nostalgia. Yeah, nostalgia. Trevor. This is God, nostalgia. Yeah, nostalgia. Trevor. This is a chart of our friendship, okay? Six years, six years of African-American relations. All right? Now, right here, this is the high point. We got off to a good start because you hired me, right?

Which meant I could stop sleeping in my shitty old Honda Civic and now look at me. I'm sleeping in a freaking Tesla baby, right? Yeah. And every morning I wake up, I see where the autopilot mode brought me. I have a nice big cup of coffee and I clean the blood off my tires and that's thanks to you my tire. And that's thanks to you my man. And the to to to the blood. And to to to the blood. And to to to the blood. And to to the blood. And the blood. And I. And I. And I. And I's the blood. And I's. And I's. the blood. And I's the blood. the blood. the blood. the blood. the blood. And I's. the blood. the blood. And I'm. And I'm. And I'm. And I'm. And I'm. And I'm. And I'm. And I'm. And I'm. And I'm. And I's. And I's. And I's. And I's. And I. And I. And I. And I. And I. And I. And I. And I. And I. 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 I'm. And. And th. th. And th. th. the. the. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the, thanks to you, my man. So, uh, well, for the job, yeah, for the job, yeah, but not thanks to me for the blood. No, no, I do. That blood is on your hands, for real. But of course, of course, now here, here is the first time you let me on the show that looked like a butthole, right? Yeah, yeah, it was a lot of that.

But the one that's most important to me, Trevor, is this one up here, okay? Because this is the time you let me on the show with a chart that looked like a penis, and this was a total game change it for me, Trevor. Yeah, and look, there were some the times, tououououou some thi the thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thi, thi, thi, the one the. the one theat, the one theat, theat, theat, theat, that's most most most most important that's most that's most that's most that hit, you know? And that wasn't easy? You were doing the show from your apartment. I was in the office every day because I didn't get that email. But, but, that was a lonely two years. But look, that's the beauty of our friendship, Trevor. In fact, I made a chart to illustrate it. Okay? Some days are good.

Let's be honest. Some days are good. Let's be honest, some days are bad. But true friendship, that's the sweet spot in between. Okay? And it can stink. It can bring you unimaginable pleasure, but you can't live without it. Thank you, Michael. I, uh, I see what you did there one last time. I see that. Yeah, you know what?

I wouldn't trade our friendship for anything, Trevor. Thank you so much for that. Michael one last time, everybody. What a hot felt and incredibly disgusting sense of it. Michael Costa, everybody. Now let's go on to Desi Lydic, please. And tell me, Desi, that this, for this last time, you're actually going to do the weather. Please. Desi Lydic, everybody.

Weather? Weather? Nope. Trevor, I am not here to do the weather. It's your last show. So on behalf of Paramount Viacom, CBS, Comedy Central, Viacom Networks, and Paw Patrol Plus, I am here to do your exit interview. What, right? Do we have to do that live on air? Uh, no, but some of us are getting drinks after the show,

so I gotta squeeze in and now. Wait, people are getting drinks? No one told me, can I come? First question. Over the seven years of your employment here, what would you say is my best personality trait? You mean my best personality traits? Uh, nope, mine.

Mine. Oh, I guess I'd say humility? Yeah, I am amazing at that. I'll put down humility and great cheekbones. Okay, yeah. Next question. What will you miss most about me? Okay, this is weird, Des, if this is my exit interview, shouldn't the questions be about me and not you?

Why would they be about you? I'm the one who's staying. I mean, you're leaving us, which is fine, it's fine. I mean, people abandon me all the time. I don't care, why would I care, Dad? Point is, I'm the one staying, but just in case, would you mind writing me a letter of recommendation? I'm glad you would, Desi, I will write that you are one of the funniest and most gifted comedic actors I have ever known and had the pleasure of working with. And anyone who knows you is lucky to know you.

Trevor. Okay, fine, you can come to drinks with work. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Everybody. One of the funniest people I know, but one of the worst weather people I've ever worked with. And that's saying something. Now, here to give us our final lotto numbers. Dulce Slo right, friend. Who's winning that money?

One of the lotter numbers? No, no, no, no, no, no. Listen. Hello, friends. Yeah. Now, there's only one lotter winner tonight. And that is my friend, my light skin friend. My home, Trevor Ezekiel, Noah.

It's not Ezekiel, but I'll take it. I don't know why you keep saying Ezekiel to me. I give you the middle name Ezekiel because I don't know any African words. You taught me nothing. Sorry, I interrupted you. You were saying, you were saying. You think you know African, they teach you African, but... He'd just be speaking English all the time.

Look at you. Leaving the daily show to go starring movies like them Hemsworth Brothers. Well, I, no, I don't actually have any movies lined up. I'm just, I'm just leaving, that's all. You're what? No, I, have you not been listening? This is what I said, this is a moment where I'm just taking time, you know, it's about me making time for family, for friends, to travel a little bit more. Oh, you're doing a travel show! tho, okay, okay, that makes sense yeah yeah

yeah on the road travel listen why do you say so oh is it a safari show yeah introducing us to your animal friends that you went to school with you can go to school with. We didn't go to school with... Ooh, you should do one about African people. Because, you know what I realize? I've known more about Mirror Cats than whoever the fuck lives in Tanzania. That's what a lot of Americans tell me, actually, that's true. They don't tell us nothing.

But I'm not actually leaving for a movie, I'm not leaving for a movie, I'm not leaving for like another show. I don't have anything lined up at the moment. It's just about this right now. Wait a minute. So you're leaving a good job. You quitting a job without having another job? Line up? N-N-Bi's crazy, you don't leave a job! Who to f Who the fuck leaves a job?

So you're just leaving a job to do nothing? Wow, you really are half white. It's your boy Swiss chocolate in the building. Look, I hear what you're saying. I just think life isn't all about work, you know, and it's all about the next thing, the next thing, the next thing. It's about exploration, it's about discovery, it's about fulfillment, you know? Shut up. Your discovery, Your fulfillment? You sound like a white girl doing a semester abroad.

You know what we call a grown-ass man who doesn't have a job? Unemployed! No, I won't be unemployed. I have many great things going on in my life. Listen, listen, you don't have to be proud with me, trouble? You're my friend. Okay? You're one of my favorite people and you're the reason that my mama don't work. Thank you, Joseph. You know you're one of my favorite people.

Thank you. And you know, I really love your mom. Listen, my mama loves you too, and I always have to break her heart to tell her that we're just friends. Now, since you're about to be the broke dick that I despise, you're gonna need this lot of money. So I have fixed it so to the to the broke dick that I despise. You gonna need this lot of money. So I have fixed it so the winning numbers are one of the most important dates in our lives. The date that you were not met.

So all you have to do is play those numbers. And the jackpot is yours, young man. Uh-huh. Yes. Yes. Yeah. Very simple. Yeah. Very simple.

Because it's just the date that we met. Mm-hmm. That we both remember. Right. And as soon as you play those numbers of the day that we met, they will come up on the screen, and you're going to win that money. Yeah, I'll play them because I remember them. Right? I remember them.

It was to me, it was to me a day, you interrupted me. It was to me one of the most important moments, that's why I don't forget it. And that number sticks in my heart and that number is for no for many people yes why you and I work so well because we both know the number is one no of the people who've touched me the most in my life yes which is why I know the number is ten. No. Nessie is where you remind me of?

Tennessee? Negro, I'm from Georgia. You know what? I played it myself, because I also need this money. So good luck being unemployed. Don't say Sloan everybody! For one last time, let's turn to my good friend and favorite meme. Ronnie Chang to see what's trending on social media. For one last time, let's turn to my good friend and favorite meme.

Ronnie Chang, to see what's trending on social media. What is trending on social media? You want what's trending on social media? What is trending on social media? You want to know what's trending? I'll tell you what's trending right now, Trevor. It's my feelings. Right? I can't believe you're leaving. It's like a part of my heart is being ripped out of my body and not in the cool Indiana

Jones way, all right? With so many great times times together. You're like a brother to me, and not like in the way black guys say. I mean, like, actually like a family brother who happens to be black, kind of. Ronnie, knowing you, knowing how not emotional you are, I just want you to know, I appreciate that. No, no, no, no, for real, no, for no joke. I just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you for everything.. I to to to to to to to to to to to to to to you for you for to th you, th you, to thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, 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 that that that to say that that that that to say thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that you, that you, that you that, than, than, than, tha than, tha. tha, tha, tha. tha, tha, tha, than, than, than, no, no, for real, no, for no joke. I just want to say, thank you, thank you for everything. You've changed my life. You saved me from having to work with amateur producers from Australia and Singapore.

I mean, at the time, when you're starting the show, you had closer friends than me, who were more talented than me, but you said no I want this f-chinese guy because you were adamant about having Asian representation on the show and I really appreciate it and the whole time here it felt like it was just the two of us immigrants just coming together to tell Americans what was wrong with them which they always appreciate. Yeah, Ronnie. You know, I honestly, I didn't, um, wow. I didn't expect that from you and I feel like, uh,

I feel like you're gonna make me cry. Yeah. Ha ha, I got you. I got you. You got a gullible f-youeeh! You bought all that shit! You know, of course I can go on without you. I'm in multiple tempo movie franchises, thanks to this show.

You think you can sink me? I didn't even know it was your last episode until this morning. The whole world is, I got Trevor, oh my god, you're a beacon of light in the darkness. Hey, this is a show on Comedy Central, all right? We just had someone try to kiss a butthole like two minutes ago. Get over yourself. I can't believe you thought I was serious. No, no, I'm, I'm, and you, I knew, and you were kidding, Ronnie. Yeah, yeah, but in all seriousness, on behalf of everyone watching right now

and from the bottom of my heart, can I be the new host? Ronnie, everybody. I'll get back to you on that. I'll get right back to you. I'm just gonna remember the beautiful parts of what he said. All right. For our final traffic report, let's go to my very good friend, the O.G. from the very beginning,

who did this with me when nobody thought we could. Right with June, everybody! Right with June, everybody! Again. What's going on, Royce? What's going on, Roy, what's going on, Roy? I've been thinking about this, bro, you know, you ain't got to lead a country. You can just go over the good morning America and host over there. The lights can't do it over there in a lot of trouble. They might have an open thing.

All right, all right, Roy. I'm not getting involved. Let's just do the traffic. Hey man, listen, before I do the the the the the the the the traffic. I mean, look, hey man, listen, before I do the traffic, just this is the last time, you know, you and me, you can come clean. I'm sorry, come clean about what? Just admit it. You, you, you, you, you, you ain't African for real. You're not African. What are you talking about? Look, you know what the hell I'm talking about.

I used to run credit cards back in 96 in Birmingham with a dude who looked just like you. Your name was slippery, your hair was a little shorter back then. And I've been keeping my mouth shut about it because we had a good thing going right here, you know, but the people deserve to know the truth, man. You from Birmingham. Roy, I don't know what you're talking about. I've never lived in Birmingham, dude. My God, look, you don't have to say it like that no more, Birmingham.

Just say Birmingham. That's what the city is. You remember, you remember, you remember, you remember running the hustle, the hustle, the credit, it was you, it was you, it was, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, th. th. th. to say, to say, to say, th. th. th. to say, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, 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, th, th, th.... th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to say, to say, to to say, to say, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to say, to, Fat Mat. And we tried to jump that fence. And when we jumped the fence, the security was running out and then two bone shit his pants, and we had to take our pants so we had to give Two Bone, our pants. And then we didn't have no pants.

You remember? We didn't have no pants. You're going to look me in their their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, and, and, and, and, and, and, and then, 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. And, and. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, you. And, the. And, you. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. Okay, firstly, why did both of you have to give him your pants if he shed his pants? Don't change the subject on me right now, slippery, jay. All right, how about this? Look, if you're really from Africa, why you be talking on British then? I don't understand what that means. Oh, and from Africa. Cheerio, the old, chivalr, all the beans, and me jibulous in a jib-a, jib-a, jib-a, jib-a, jib-a, jib-a, jib-a, jib-a, jib-a, the jib-a, the jib-a, the jib-a, the jib-a, their-a, their-a, their-a, their, their-a, their-a, their-a, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, the, the, the, beans, and the jibulous and the jobla, the jibble, no, gibble, there, and da, blah.

There ain't no African sound like that, man. If you're gonna put on a fake accent, at least make it sound accurate, what you're doing is offensive, it's disrespect. It's not a made up accent. Why would I pretend to be the job, bro. Looking black, sound, and British, that's how you get the job. You lie. I lied to get this job, man, I don't know shit about Excel. I told them people that I killed bin Laden. I said whatever it take. That's how you play the game, man. But just, just be real with me, bro. Roy. It's been seven years. You're not African. Roy. Roy. Roy, Roy, just... Roy, look at me, Roy, Roy, Roy, I am really African, okay?

Whatever, man, either way we had a good run. We did. It's been amazing for me. Yeah, I know. You've been my dude from day one and you know this? Yeah. We've been having a ton of fun together, every iteration of the show. And let's make sure we keep in toucest keep hanging out that's what's up you know we're real friends you know I mean I mean you never know maybe we can get to get to go steal some credit cars and she like the old time you know no no no no

slippery jay no I don't know what you're talking about I know it with you everyone I would to you guys Roywood junior Roy Wood and Trevor Noah from Africa. All right, well, I guess that's everyone. And, I'm not you're getting someone, Trevor. Oh, wow. Oh, wow.

Yeah. Someone, you'd send out every other week to the heart of America to almost get murdered by Q&on psychopaths. Jordan Clepper, you're still alive. I am still alive, yes. Fairly. Fairly. Clever, I wanted to come out here. thank you for your candor, your wit, your intelligence, and to offer you one final goodbye. But I'm not going to do that. Oh, I thought it'd be better if the folks of New York did that. that. I wanted to give New Yorkers a chance to weigh in on Trevor's departure, so I bravely went

to the only place more intense than a mega rally, Midtown Manhattan during the holidays. Moot! Thank you. Trevor is leaving. How does that make you feel? Sad? Sad. Extremely sad. Have you heard Trevor Noah's leaving? The black guy? He is a black guy. Yeah? I'm sad. He has been such a signature. He went through COVID with all of us.

That was such an important part, like, just seeing him on his house and you, everybody being depressed, but just he being on TV was such a wonderful thing. You know it's Trevor's final show. Yeah, yep, yep. How does it make you feel? Everything ends, hopefully, our buddy ends. You talk about Trevor to die? No, no, no, no, no, no.

Okay, I misunderstood. What I like about Trevor is, you have to be able to laugh at all sides of everything now. I don't to watch to watch to then then then then then tha tha tha that thatter like like thatter like thathea thathea thathea, thathea, thathea, thathea, thathea, to to to to thatheatheatheat, that, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that, that, thathea, thathea, thathea, thathea, thathea, thathea, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thathea, thathea, thathea, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thea, thea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, thi. tea, thi. th laugh at all sides of everything now. I don't want to watch something where they only snap on one person. Let's snap on Biden, let's snap on Trump, let's snap on everybody. Everybody deserves it. That's New York. Trevor is leaving the show? How do you feel about that? Yeah? I feel like he was the best correspondent. Trevor is the most talented thing on that show. But there's thever is thever there's there's there's th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. to th. to thi. thate. thi. to to 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. tha. to to to to to to to to to to to to to toa. toea. toa. toea. toa. toa. toea. toea. toea. to to to to ththing on that show. But there's other talented people who are on the show currently. Yes. Trevor.

There's other correspondence. There are. Your favorite might be? Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy Fallon is not a correspondent on the Daily Show. That is the totally different show. Yeah, I'm talking about. There's other people who work on the only one you know. Jordan Clepper does a ring about. Does a ring about. Not even, that's the guy who goes out, puts his life on the line,

multiple, I mean, nominations. No. I just love Noah. You just love Noah. Yes. You can be confronted with Jordan. theyler and you would still talk to him. You'd still talk think that's beautiful because you see a really human side of a celebrity, you know, just being human with New Yorkers and human with

life. Ferris covered a lot of interesting, important moments. If you had to pick a favorite police shooting that he's covered, which one would it be? But your favorite landhearted moment from COVID? Too many to count. I'm sorry. Is today the day? Yeah, just got married. You guys are embarking on something new? What advice do you have for somebody else who's also embarking on something new?

Always talk things through. So like with a close friend or a colleague or somebody? Yeah. Talk to them before you make the biggest decision of your life. It's the smart, fucking thing to do. Your fans, whoever is retiring today. And where is he going to go in there? Yeah.

He's going to open a candy shop and Ryan back. Okay. I think. I'm just guessing. He won't tell anybody where he's going? What is he doing? It is unclear. I know he always likes soccer. I don't know how easy that is to get into. It feels like anybody can do it, so maybe? Got it. What is he going to be doing next, you know?

I think he's going to Ukraine. Whether it's stand up or he's fighting. Oh well, I'm looking forward to to seeing him as he hits the road potentially and stops in Tampa because I know he does that occasionally. So you want Trevor to come to Tampa? Absolutely, I want him to come to me. That's white privilege right there. A black man retires after long, long years of work and you're like, please come to me, make me laugh.

Trevor, the truth is, the word on the street was loud and clear. Trevor, thank you very much. Trevor, we will miss you. Trevor, we love you. Trevor, we're gonna miss you so much. You were the best. Bissbalt, I said, geez, come back soon. You're not like trolling us and through some slow work. Oh, absolutely not. Good luck and thank you for keeping us a little bit more safe. I found out of the candy shop. Yo, Trevor, you're the fucking man, whatever you do, congratulations, keep it real and f-foo everybody. Trevor, I wish you the best. You're awesome, thank you for all your work.

Go make fun the world. I was gonna say, like, exactly that, verbatim. Go make fun of the war. Wow. Jordan Sapper, everybody. Thank you, man. Thank you so much for us. Wow. And one last time.

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