The Daily Show: Ears Edition - The GOP Dodges Decision to Impeach Trump | Nnamdi Asomugha

Episode Date: January 26, 2021

Republicans resist Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Roy Wood Jr. examines an alternative to traditional policing in Oregon, and Nnamdi Asomugha discusses his film role in "Sylvie's Love."Please visit dailyshow.com/FirstRespondersFirst to help provide medical and psychological treatment for first responders on the front lines of fighting COVID Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. 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's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes a second look

on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. Hey, what's going on, everybody? I'm Trevor Noah, and this is the daily social distancing show. Here's a tip for anyone out there who's trying to get the vaccine right now. You cannot get vaccinated by making out with everyone who has had the vaccine. But it's fun to try. Call me Gladys. Anyway, on tonight's show, Tom Brady defeats the Packers and Father Time. Roywood Jr. defunds the police and why you're the one who should rarely be impeached. So let's do this people. Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show.

From Trevor's Couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world. This is the daily social distancing show with Trevor Noe. Here's addition. Let's kick things off with the Super Bowl. It's the night you open a blue cheese dressing that you'll end up throwing away in April. Yesterday the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the big game where they'll be facing off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers which means we're going to be seeing a very familiar very handsome face on the field.

Now to the other big story this morning, Brady is back in the Super Bowl. For the 10th time in his career time, Brady is headed to the championship game. The NFL's elder statesman is facing off against one of the youngest in the league. 25-year-old Kansas City superstar Patrick Mahomes, who took the chiefs to victory at last year's Super Bowl. And get this, when Brady won his first Super Bowl in 2002, Mahomes was just six years old. Tom Brady has obviously smashed all kinds of records. He becomes the oldest Super Bowl quarterback in history at 43, surpassing Tom Brady two years ago, 41.

Okay, no. Tom Brady is immune from aging. How is he still winning at 43? What is his secret? I'm only 36 and all my Google searches are like hips make clicking sound when I walk? Am I dying? But it kind of makes sense. I mean, every sport has to have the one old guy. All of them. Even when you play pick up basketball, there's always that one guy with the gray hair and the Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt who shows you flames. You spend the rest of the game debating if he's actually John Stockton or not. That guy's at every court. But still, it is not fair that Tom Brady is this good and this handsome.

He's going to be in his 10th Super Bowl, and he looks like this? No! That's why I'm starting a kickstarter today. To pay for him to get plastic surgery to look like this. It's only fair, people. I mean, think about it. The opposing quarterback in this Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes, was six years old, when Tom Brady won his first Super Bowl.

Being good for that long must change how you t kids. Tom Brady will see his friend's baby and just start trash-talking it. Oh, if you think you're crying now, just wait until I whip your ass in 20 years. But let's move on now to the big news out of Russia. You know, the country that's currently watching you through your computer camera. Last week, opposition leader Alexi Navalny returned to the country where he was immediately thrown in jail by Vladimir Putin's police. But what Putin might not have expected is this response. Massive crowds gathered in cities across Russia on Saturday demanding

opposition leader Alexei Navalny be released from jail. These were some some of the biggest demonstrations in Russia in years. Protests swept across Russia's 11 time zones taking place in 90 cities in the capital, Moscow, an estimated 15,000 demonstrators gathered in the city center, clashing with police. Police in Moscow started making arrests even before the demonstrators started protesting. More than a thousand people were detained in the Russian capital alone, organizers say, 3,000 they claim nationwide. Police with batons rushed through crowds of Navalny supporters who brave temperatures as

low as minus 58 degrees. Some of the officers were seen beating the protesters. Some demonstrators thought back, including these people who bombarded a group of riot police with snowballs in Moscow. Wow. Nationwide protests across 11 time zones against Putin. That's inspiring. Guys, can we agree on something?

Anybody who protests in negative 58-degree weather should have their demands heard. The problem is that protests can get out of hand quickly when it's that cold because people would be like, let's burn down that store. Why, comrade, to protest Putin? No bitch for heat. But seriously though, props to all of those protesters because they're putting a lot of pressure on Vladimir Putin. And I mean real pressure, not Kylie Jenner's shower pressure. These protesters are widespread enough that Putin can't just laugh them off and yes that's partly because Putin isn't sure of how to laugh. Ha ha ha okay start with smel then see how I

go. And in many ways Russia is just catching up with the mood of the moment. I mean this has been a huge year for protests around the world. America saw the largest protests in its history against police brutality. We saw SARS protests in Nigeria, Iraqis, in the streets against corruption. Now, the Russian people. If you have a cause that you want to fight for, this is the year to do it. People are amped up, baby. Start a movement!

Yo! Single plight toilet paper! Yeah! Yeah! Ha! Ha! You see that? The people are ready to go.

the people. No! Moving on. To the epic battle dominating the news. King Kong versus Godzilla. Why do you guys have to fight? Haven't you heard this is a time for unity? But also the epic battle against the coronavirus. Right

now things are not going great. The US has really been struggling to distribute enough vaccines. Hospitals are running short, appointments are getting canceled. I mean it's not as serious as the shortage of PlayStation 5s, but it's still pretty bad. And until people can get vaccinated, America is going to have to take even more serious steps to stop the spread of this virus. This morning, the U.S. will begin restricting travel from South Africa, banning most non-U.S. citizens who have recently travel to the country from entering the states, as well as reimposing the travel ban for Brazil, 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 reimposing the travel ban for Brazil, the UK, Ireland,

and 26 countries across Europe in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus. The biggest change will put a new travel ban in place for people coming from South Africa where a new virus strain has been identified. Researchers are worried that the new variant might be better at evading antibodies and have greater resistance to vaccines. Researchers are worried that the new variant might be better at evading antibodies and have greater resistance to vaccines. Okay, I know this is a terrible story, but I can't lie, man. There's something in me that always gets excited whenever South Africa gets mentioned on international

TV. Even when it's about travel restrictions because of a highly contagious plague variant, I'm like, hey, that's where I'm from. Cool, I'm from there. But that's right right right right right right right right right right right right right, th right, th right, th right, th right, th right, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. thi, th. thi, th. thi. tho, th. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. th. Okay. th. Okay. 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. tho. Okay, thi. Okay, tho. Okay, tho. Okay, tho. Okay, th. Okay, that's where I'm from. Cool, I'm from there. But that's right. This new variant of coronavirus is the fastest, most deadly thing out of South Africa since Oscar Pastorius. So now America is closing down travel from South Africa. But honestly, I don't even understand why anybody would want to come to America right now. I mean, everything is closed. What are you going to do when you get here? Oh, I can't wait to watch Netflix in a hotel room, just like I do at home, but this time with a view of Denny's.

But let's move on to our main story. And guys, it is so exciting that we can finally stop spending all our time talking about Donald Trump's presidency. Yes, instead, we get to talk about cleaning up the mess from Donald Trump's presidency. It's history in the making once again as Capitol Hill prepares for the second Donald Trump impeachment trial. Once again, the House impeachment managers will take the long walk across the United States Capitol to deliver the one article of impeachment to the United States Senate. The Senate will conduct a trial of the impeachment of Donald Trump. It will be a full trial.

It will be a fair trial. But make no mistake, there will be a trial. And when that trial ends, Senators will have to decide if they believe Donald John Trump incited 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 impeachment. the the the the the the the the the the ends, senators will have to decide if they believe Donald John Donald John Trump incited the erection, insurrection against the United States. God damn! I knew the Democrats were horny for Trump's impeachment, but that was ridiculous. And you could tell by the look on his face that Schumann knew that he had blown the entire case. He incited this erection. Oh, damn it. I guess he gets to 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 to be to be to be to be to be the the the the the tr.that Schumer knew that he had blown the entire case. He incited this erection. Oh, damn it. I guess he gets to be president again. I'm sorry everybody.

Now, Trump's team doesn't even have to present a defense. They'll just be like, yo, you guys remember when Schumer said erection? All right, guys, let's get out of here. And honestly, I can't blame them. I mean, come on, Schumer. How hard is it to not say the word erection? You can't afford to be making these kinds of rookie mistakes. You just defeated Donald Trump in a national erection, and you, ah, damn it. Now, the last time Donald Trump got impeached, most Republican senators said they wouldn't convict him because he hadn't done anything wrong.

But after the capital attack, they had to admit that yes, maybe Trump actually did incite an insurrection. But they still don't want to impeach him because that will make his followers angry. And have you seen his followers? I mean, they staged an insurrection. Which is why, for this impeachment trial, Republican senators have found a loophole to let them dodge the issue entirely... th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. the their, thate, their, their their their their, thate, 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. th. the, the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. toda. today, today, today, today, today, the. the. the. the. the. the. the. urrection, which is why, for this impeachment trial, Republican senators have found a loophole to let them dodge the issue entirely. A chorus of criticism this morning from Republican senators ahead of former President Trump's impeachment trial. Some, arguing that since Donald Trump is out of office, it's out of their hands.

I think the trial is stupid. I think it's counterproductive. We already have a flaming fire in this country and it's like taking a bunch of gasoline and pouring it on top of the fire. A trial after the president has left office is beyond the Senate's constitutional authority. I think a lot of Americans are going to think it's strange that the Senate is spending its time trying to convict conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv conv convict trying trying trying to to to to their their their their their their their to their their their their their their trying their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their trying trying trying trying trying trying trying trying trying trying trying trying trying trying trying their their their their their their their their their their their their their trying. to convict. office, a man who left office a week ago. If you can impeach a president after they're out of office, why don't we impeach George Washington? He owns slaves. Where does it stop? Okay, first of all, I support impeaching George Washington because I don't want that guy holding office again. A slave-owning zombie as president? That's terrifying!

But let's be real, man, this is one of the most ridiculous arguments ever. Trump committed crimes on his way thoe o o o o o' th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thii. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. thi. thi. Why thi. Why thi. Why thi. Why thi. Why thi. Why thi. Why thi. Why thi. Why thi. Why th. Why th. Why th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. I thi. the. theeeeeeea. theean. thean. theean. thean. theea. thean the most ridiculous arguments ever. Trump committed crimes on his way out of the door. So what? The people just have to let it go? That policy doesn't exist anywhere else. If you get fired at best by, they don't just let you steal a TV on the way out. They don't even let you take that you have to convict Trump, because if there's no consequence for trying to overthrow the government, then every president will just try it on their

way out of office. I mean, what's the worst that can happen? Sack the Capitol, boys! Oh, it didn't work? Well, I shot my shot. See you guys in four years, everybody. Now, saying you can't impeach George George th th th th th th th th th th th thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu 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 to the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. that, that, that, that, the. the. the. the. the. the. the. theat the. theat the the. theat the. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe then you'd have to impeach George Washington is one thing. But one of Trump's top supporters had an even wilder argument. You can't impeach Trump because then you'd have to impeach everybody. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is facing backlash for new comments

that he made in the wake of the deadly Capitol riot. I thought the president had some responsibility would came to the response. If. I thought the president had some responsibility when it came to the response. If you listen to what president said at the rally, he said, demonstrate peacefully. I also think everybody across this country has some responsibility. Think about four years ago after the president Trump was sworn in. What happened the very next day, the title was resist with people walking in the streets. Everyone across the country is responsible? Everyone across, whoa, whoa, my my, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, whoa, the, the, the, the, whoa, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the very next day, the title was resist with people walking in the streets. Everyone across the country's responsible? Everyone across... Whoa, whoa, whoa, my man, don't bring me into this. I wasn't even near Washington.

I was busy at home seeing if you could make waffles out of chocolate bars. And then I was busy calling the fire department because the answer is no. But this is unbelievable. The GOP is supposed to be the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party the party department because the answer is no. But this is unbelievable. The GOP is supposed to be the party of personal responsibility. Isn't that their thing? But as soon as their members do something wrong, they start talking like Buddhists. When you think of the oneness of all things,

then Donald Trump is as guilty as the blooming flower or the flowing river. If we convict Trump, we must convict nature herself. Oh. Now you might be asking, why is it so hard to find Republicans willing to hold Donald Trump responsible for his actions? Well, because it turns out that even out of office, Trump still has an incredible amount of power with Republican voters? And he's petty enough to use it against anybody who dares cross him. With Washington Post reports, Trump has entertained the idea of creating a third party called the Patriot Party and instructed his aides to prepare election challenges to lawmakers

who crossed him in the final weeks in office, including Wyoming Republican representative, Liz Cheney, Georgia Governor, Brian Kemp, Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, and South Carolina Republican representative, Tom Rice, according to people familiar with the plans. He's still wanting to exert whatever pressure he can over the Republican senators who still, they don't control the fate of his presidency, that's now over, but they do control whether Donald Trump goes down in history as the first president or former president ever to be convicted in an impeachment trial. So I think Trump is looking for any kind of power that he can still exert over Republicans.

That's right, people. Trump is threatening to form a new political party as a way to punish Republicans who betray him. And you know he's serious because he made Jared Kushner Google how to start political party. This shit is on. And by the way, the way, the way, the way, the way, th th th th th th th th th th th th way way way way way way way way way way th th th th th th way way way way way to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to 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 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 thi thi thi thi. thi. thi. theeeeea. thrui. true. true. true. true. true. true. true true. true true he made Jared Kushner Google how to start political party. This shit is on. And by the way, it seems unfair to get to pick a name for your party like Patriot Party. Because you got to wait until everyone else picked boring words and then you just jump in like, oh you guys are Democrats and Republicans, cool. We'll be the explosive orgasm party. And I'll be honest, I don't actually get Donald Trump. He just left his job, and he's already out here trying to form new parties and threaten senators?

I thought if there's anyone who would enjoy retirement, it's Donald Trump. I mean, he's basically already been retired for the last four years. My man, take some time off. Enjoy some time with your... You know what, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he's thi, he. He, he. He, he. He, he. He, he. He, he. He, he. He. He. He. He, he. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. He's th. He's th. He's th. thi. thi. thi. thea, he's thea. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. th. thi. thi. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. take some time off, enjoy Florida, play some golf, spend some time with your, you know what, actually, I get it now. You probably want to run again. But the truth is, Trump doesn't even need to start a third party because he's already made the GOP, the Trump party.

He's basically an erection. I mean infection, damn it's an infection that took over the Republican Party. And it turns out there are already new mutant strains of Trump virus cropping up all over. Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She's trying to get back into the political fray. She's announcing in a video this morning she is running for the governor of Arkansas. That's something former President Trump suggested she do and she resigned back in 2019, and Sanders is now emphasizing her experience

working with Donald Trump. Wow, what a big day for former Trump staffers. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor. Stephen Miller found a half-eaten mouse, the future's looking bright people. But yes, Sarah Huckabee Sanders says that she's going to be running for governor of Arkansas, which based on her track record means she's not going to be running for governor and there is no state called Arkansas.

And this is exactly why the Senate needs to convict Donald Trump. Because I know people hope that Trump will just go away on his own, but that's not going to happen. And if Republicans want to break their party from his grasp, well, then they need to hand him a big, firm rejection. Phew. That was close. All right, we'll be right back after these erections. I mean, commercials. 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. You're rolling. 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 Social Distancing Show. One of the big rallying cries of the Black Lives Matter movement has been defund the police. What does that mean? Well, a city in Oregon has offered one vision for what it might look like. Roywood Jr. has more. In 2020, thousands of people marched in the streets trying to defund the police, which sounds scary, but what does it actually mean? This really is an idea to entirely reimagine public safety and

rethink how we do it. It means taking money out of police budgets and using it to fund different types of workers who handle some 911 calls. Kind of like how Batman had to take a pay cut to fund the Justice League. And in Eugene, Oregon, they're giving it a trial run with a program called Cahoots. What is that? Like a crime solve an owl? Cahoots is an acronym. It stands for Crisis Assistance, Helping Out on the Streets. Okay, so no owl. I sat down with Cahout's coordinators, Tim Black and Ebony Morgan, to find out how the little test project has been going.

So I'm guessing you guys started Cahoots a few months ago when everybody was marching in the streets. No. been around for more than 30 years. Wait, hey, 30 years? When your organization was created, the Fresh Prince hadn't even left for Bailair yet. Okay, they've been doing this for a while, but what exactly are they doing? What type of 911 calls do you all typically respond to? As a cahoots agent?

Is it agent, a cahooter, a cahuti? We respond to non-criminal and nonviolent calls for service that come through the 911 line in our area. And we respond with a crisis worker and an EMT instead of law enforcement. You still got guns though, right? No guns, no tasers, no pepper spray. You got nunchex, ninja stars, sword, baseball bet. Why is it that we assume it's going to take a weapon to to to to to to to to to to to to to to tak a tak a tak a tak a tak a weapon tak a weapon tak a no tasers, no pepper spray. You got nunchucks, ninja stars, sword, baseball bat. Why is it that we assume it's gonna take a weapon to get somebody up off of you?

I hear what you're saying, Tim, but like even mall cops got mace and they protect them build a bear workshop. But where other law enforcement officers are utilizing more and more expensive military gear, Cahoots and their little white vans actually save a ton of money. Compared to the local police's annual budget of $90 million, Cahoots cost about $2 million, around 2% of the police budget. But Cahoutes responds to almost 20% of emergency calls.

So what does a typical Cahoots call look like? It's really about meeting people where they are and helping them get to a space that's maybe a little safer. Say we started talking on the side of the road and it's noisy and you're overwhelmed. Let's just have a seat in the back of the van. And then we'll talk about. That's kidnapping, Ebeney. Not if they could. Respectfully, that's kidnapping.

I do promise. Granola bar, some water, whatever. We'll have clothes on the van, tent, sleeping bags. I'm gonna just be honest, you had me as snacks. I'm a 40-year-old man, I'll get in the van for some snacks. But besides the granola bars, they have one big secret weapon, just being chill, using a technique they call de-escalation. De-escalation is a practice where you're encountering somebody who is escalated and you help them get to a de-escalated space or a little more calm. So what's the de-escal version of pepper spray? Like tabasco sauce and just flick that in somebody's eye?

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You say racism, Tim? Tim, the safe place? All right. We have a lot of people that, you know, we do encounter situations where folks are calling in, you know, because of racist motivations or, you know, because they have a bias against different socioeconomic circumstances. And in those situations, I think there are two things that we need to do. One is we need to recognize what it was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that thusus because because that that that thoes, that that that that that that that that that that thia. thia. thia. thia. thia. to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be. to be to be because because because because because because because because because because because because because because because because because because th was th was th was that is that is that is that is that is to do. One is we need to recognize what it was that triggered that person to make that call and that if they're still on team... slap the shit out of. Or you know maybe try and present an opportunity for them to confront a little bit of their white

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You aren't the cops! Technically, I can get a hold of the police, but I would only do so if somebody was unsafe. And I'm not necessarily seeing the inside is unsafe right now. I was so scared that Martin Luther King Jr. Stature across the street has been staring at me. Can you go say something to it, please? Well, maybe. I'm here to talk with you right now, though. I'm how long has this thing going on for you? Every day. Every day I come down the street and it's just a black guy and he's just staring at me. Where are the cops? Where's your gun? Where's all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all stuff. Where's all. the stuff? the stuff. the stuff. 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. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I. I. th. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I's the. I'm to to to the the to to the to the the to the the to the to say. S. I'm the. S. S. S. I's the cops? Where's your gun? Where's all of your stuff? I don't see a threat in the immediate situation. Do you feel like... I bet you don't. I bet you don't. I bet you know him. Ah, you people. What if you walk down a different block? What if you put the statue in a different place? Okay? I'm not in charge of statue placement, but I am here to help you have a better day. And if this is going you you you the to to the statue to to to to the statue to to to the statue to the statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the statue statue statue to to to to to to to to to to to the statue statue to the statue the statue the statue the statue statue to the statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue statue 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 statue statue statue statue. to the statue. to the statue. the statue. to to the statue. to to to to to to to to the to the to to to the to the the th. the the the the statue. the statue. the statue. the statue. the the statue. the the to help you have a better day. And if this is gonna ruin your day, you don't have to look at it.

Wow, these guys are good. And if Cahuts could do all of this with $2 million, imagine what they could do with 90. Incredible. What do you? Thank you so much for that, Roy. When we come back, a former NFL star-turned actor, Namdi Esmer is joining me on the show to talk about his new movie on Prime Video. Stick around.

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'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 Social Distancing Show. Earlier today, I spoke with Namdi Asamua. He's one of the best defensive players ever

to play in the NFL, and now he's crushing it in a new career as an actor and producer. We talked about his new film and so much more. Namdi Asamwa, welcome to the daily social distancing show. Thank you for having. The last time I saw you was in person in the studio. I have not seen you since. I would see you sometimes at events. You would be the arm candy on your wife, Kerry Washington's arm.

How are you coping with this pandemic? Yeah, the events that I would see you at, I would go as the support more than I. I'm always the support at those events. But we're, you know, we're doing fine. It's a year into it now almost, so the new normal is in. I think we're sort of rolling with the punches at this point. Right. I feel like though everyone's finding their few, you know, just moments of joy. I know I do I do that. You know, I wait for sporting events. I wait for special events. I wait for a movie to be released. That's why I get so excited whenever a new movie

comes out, because we just, we don't get to watch movies anymore. We don't get to go and have dinner. We don't get to live as much life. And so before we get into young versus the old, like the one of the greatest of all time, if not the greatest, up against a future greatest possibly. Where's your money?

Oh, well, that's the question that you could. Yeah, I want to make it interesting. I thought we were going into strategy and like. No, man. And like, no, I just want to know, where's your money first? Where's your money? I mean, I don't know how at age 43 you could ever bet against Tom at this point. It's like, every time, I mean, there's always a point midway through the season where every single person that's talking about Tom Brady says he's done. I mean, I think for the last 10 years, that's always happened and then he ends up in a Super Bowl at the end so I don't know how you bet against him. Let's talk about your your second career though. You know not many people can I think move as effortlessly

as you have from the world of sports at the highest level to the world of acting at the highest level. On Broadway people were blown away by your performance. You know and then when you moved in front of the highest level. On Broadway, people were blown away by your performance. And then when you moved in front of the camera, people were amazed at how you just, you just seem to effortlessly move, you know, from one script to the next, from one role to the next. Sylvie's love is no different.

You start opposite Tessa Thompson in a love story, time where we're not used to seeing black leads together, you know, when it's not a story about like oppression or slavery or civil rights. It's a story about love. What do you think has been the biggest reason for your success in this world? How have you managed to be that vulnerable coming from like the NFL? Thank you for all of that and thank you for calling its success because in my head it's just always just always work so you never really know where you are you just know that you have to keep going but I don't know I think I've realized that I'm a risk taker and I say realize because I just happen to love things that I just happen to love things that I'm not going into it saying I can't wait to take this risk I just have to have to to the the to 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 th to to th 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 that I'm that I'm th that I'm th th th th th th th th thin. thi. thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm not thi. I'm thin. I'm thin. I'm the. I'm the. I'm the. I'm the. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm not thi. I just having to love things that require me to take a risk in order to achieve them. But I don't know. I think it's important to have no idea what you're doing and just go for it anyway a lot of times in life.

You know, I think there's a beauty in that level of risk. I think at the end of the day, you're either going to succeed or you're going to grow and I think both of those are a win, so why not go after it? And so that's what I've done. And luckily it's been working out, you know, and I've been able to sort of build from that. It seems like in some ways your character has some of those traits, you know, because you play a character who's a jazz saxophonist who's coming up, trying to get his career off the ground. You know, you've got this woman who adores you and loves you and encourages you to be more, but she's doing her thing as well.

It feels in many ways like there's the slithers of your life in this, and at the same time time you're playing a completely different different character. First of all, is it true that you spent a year learning how to play the saxophone before this role? I did, yeah, yeah, I did. I mean, we had time. We took the script around town and we got passed on so often, but from the time that we took it around was about a year and a half or so before we actually shot. I didn't know if that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that the time that we took it around, it was about a year and a half or so before we actually shot. I didn't know if that first group was going to say yes, so I needed to start

playing the saxophones. They said no, and it took a year and a half or so, but I just continued playing, playing, because that you never really know what that moment is going to be when someone's going to say yes. We'll the th, th, th, to to th, to th, 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, thin, 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 first, the first, the first, the first, the first, the first, the first, the first, the first, the first, the first, the first, the first, the thin, thin, the thin, they, thrown, they, they, thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, thin, thrown, that, th going to say yes, will make your movie. So I just kept playing and playing. I fell in love with it and fell in love with it and I was able to then step on set and really, you know, not only play but have fingering and everything down just so that it could, it could be real. Was there a point when you wondered if you now are just playing the saxophone for no reason? Because I mean, there's no guarantee that a that a picked up. There's no guarantee that a movie will get made. So now there you are, just like in the house.

And at some point, people are like, oh, you play the saxophone. And at some point, people are like, oh, you play the saxophone. And at some point, people are like, theyme. headaches. ército. ênio. Okay, this is just me now? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, we went through that, I mean, in my house too, because like the first week,

it's like, wow, the saxophone. And everyone wants to sort of hear. And then, I mean, after like three weeks of playing, it's just like this annoying thing that's in the house. And it's like, when is this gonna happen? year later it still hasn't happened. So yeah there was a little bit of that and I also would travel with the saxophone wherever we went. Oh man. This was a time when you could get on planes and travel and so we would go to different places and the saxophone would follow me and that would be annoying to people as well. But you know I became a saxophone player. My final question to you. If you had a magic lamp, a genie was going to grant you one wish.

Would you wish for an Oscar or would you wish for a Super Bowl title? You know what? I would say a Super Bowl title. Here's why, because I don't have a chance at that anymore. Do you know what I mean? Like, that's, people ask me all the time, like, do you miss the game and do you miss it? And I think when I first left, I would say no, no, no. And now it's like I miss it to the 10th degree because all I can think about are the missed opportunities, you know, it's like I didn't get to win the Super Bowl. I didn't get to play in the Super Bowl, you know, that's what, that's the dream, that's why you want to play it. That's why you play the game and so I think I would

go with that. You always want what you can no longer have I think so, so I think that'd be the answer. Okay, my wish if I th is th is th is th is th is thian, thian, th is thi, th is thi, thi, that, that, that, that, the that, that, the the that's, the the that, the the that's, their, the the the their, their, their, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the dream, the dream, the dream, the dream, the dream, the dream, the dream, the dream, the dream, the dream, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thr, thr, thr, thr, thr, thr, throwne, throwne, throwne, throean, throean, throooooma.e, throooomorrow, throe. thrue, thr. thr. the vaccine as quickly as possible. But I guess we both have different ideas in life and that's what makes us different human beings. I wish for other people. But you can wish for a Super Bowl. I'm the Super Bowl. I'm thanks. I'm not happy. to be you, Namedy, man.

Thank you. Thank you so much for joining me again. I appreciate it. Good luck, man, and congrats. The movie's amazing. Thank you. Don't forget, Sylvie's Love is available to stream right now on Prime Video. All right, we're going to take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? 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

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