The Daily Show: Ears Edition - The Uncertain State of the Union & The Great British Break Off | Keegan-Michael Key

Episode Date: January 17, 2019

Nancy Pelosi tries to postpone President Trump's State of the Union address, Lewis Black rants about new state laws, and Keegan-Michael Key chats about "Friends from College." Learn more about your a...d-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 You're listening to Comedy Central. Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast. The Weekly Show is going to be coming out every Thursday. So exciting. You'll be saying to yourself, TGID. Thank God it's Thursday we're going to be talking about. All the things that hopefully obsess you in the same way that they obsess me. The election. Economics. Earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about
Starting point is 00:00:34 ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. And I know that I listed that fourth, but in importance, it's probably second. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday? I mean, talk about innovative. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. January 16, 2019. From Comedy Central's World News Headquarters in New York, this is the Games to everybody.
Starting point is 00:01:27 Thank you so much. Wow! You guys are amazing. Take a seat, let's get into it. Thank you for tuning in. I'm Trevor Noah. Oh, wow. Wow. Please, stop it. I like Wow. Please, please, stop it.
Starting point is 00:01:47 I like it. Our guest tonight, here to talk about season two of Friends from College on Netflix. Kegan Michael Key is joining us everybody. So exciting. Today on the show, we've got the government shutdown, day 26. We've got Brexit, day 937. And Louis Black is angry, day 4,762. But before all that, let's catch up on today's headlines. Big, big news for the 2020 presidential election.
Starting point is 00:02:22 The pool of Democratic candidates just got another step closer to infinity. Another candidate is joining the 2020 Democratic presidential race. New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took the first step last night on the late show with Stephen Cobair. I'm going to run for President the United States because as a young mom, I'm going to fight for other people's kids as hard as I would fight for my own, which is why I believe that health care should be a right and not a privilege. Oh boy, this is so exciting.
Starting point is 00:02:52 Another big name Democrat has joined the race. And I'm really excited for Senator Gillibran, right? She's got a really progressive platform. She's for universal health care, campaign finance reform, paid family leave, and she proved all those haters wrong who said she would never run for president. I like that about her. Yeah, yeah, even if some of the best haters are yourself. That was a powerful move there. And you know what, and as much as I love, Senator Gillibran, I did think it was a little weird
Starting point is 00:03:19 that she said as a young mom, Because at 52, she isn't old. No, but she also isn't a young mom. I feel like she just said that to appeal to young mom voters, but it's still weird. It would be like if Bernie came out and he's like, as a person of color, I'm announcing my one for President of the United States. And you be like, what?
Starting point is 00:03:39 President of color? That's right, pinkish gray is a color. By the way, you know when Bernie announces he's running, it won't be on a hip show like Colbert, right? He's gonna do it on an old people's show like Will of Fortune. He'll be like, Pat, Vanner, too many people in this country can't afford to buy a vow. Moving on, YouTube is the place where we go to watch people hurt themselves on video. I mean, th that that that that that that that that that th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, to watch people hurt themselves on video. And I mean, that's basically why we invented cameras, right? The first movie was Thomas Edison trying to skate down a railing and hitting his nuts. A lot of people don't know that.
Starting point is 00:04:13 But now, YouTube wants to put a stop to all of it. YouTube is trying to save people from themselves by banning videos that encourage dangerous activities that could result in physical harm. The decision comes amid reports of injuries sustained by people doing the bird box challenge inspired by the hit movie. Okay, no, no, I'm sorry, no. Censorship is a slippery slope, all right? You can't ban these videos. It's like the old saying goes, first they came for the bird box challenge, and I said nothing, because my mouth was full of tide pods. All right.
Starting point is 00:04:45 And by the way, YouTube, if you want to ban dangerous things on your platform, why don't start with all those pro-Nazi videos, all right? Or at the very least, make the Nazis do the stupid challenges. Yeah, you can support Hitler as long as you set yourself on fire, then we all win. Moving on. Since Jeff Sessions was fired and returned to his home at the end of the rainbow, the United States has been in need of a new attorney general. And yesterday, President Trump's nominee William Barr sat in front of senators to say how excited he was for the job.
Starting point is 00:05:22 And now to the fight over William Barr, the president's pick for Attorney General. He was on the hot seat on Capitol Hill yesterday for the start of his confirmation hearings. A number of my colleagues on both sides have asked, and I'll bet you'll hear more, questions along the line of what would be your breaking point? Doesn't that give you some pause as you embark on this journey? Uh, it might pause if I was 45 or 50 years old, but it doesn't give me pause right now,
Starting point is 00:05:50 because I had very good life. I had a very good life. Damn, that's a weird pitch. Because it sounds like he's saying, I might as well work for Trump since I'm basically already dead. I mean, it's all over now. Oh moving on to other hiring news, Mike Pence's wife, Karen or mother, as she's called
Starting point is 00:06:17 during their BDSM late night kink sessions, has just announced that she's going back to work. Vice President Mike Pence's wife is headed back to the classroom. Karen Pence, who is a teacher for a number of years in Indiana, also in Northern Virginia, while her husband was in Congress, will be teaching at the Emanuel Christian School in Springfield. This job does not come without controversy. The school bans gay and transgender students from attending.
Starting point is 00:06:43 The school also makes job candidates sign a pledge that they won't condone homosexual activity. I'm sorry, what? No gay kids allowed? How is that a school policy? Like, did they just have an assembly one day where the principal was like, listen up? At this school, we pound pussy, am I clear?
Starting point is 00:07:04 Hands up. Who in here is interested in the Spring Musical? Trick question. You're out, you're out, you're out, you're all out. I'm not going to lie. I think it's crazy that if you want to discriminate against anyone in America, all you have to do is say, oh, it's because of my religion, I'm not discriminating.
Starting point is 00:07:20 Like, I want to try that. I want to just be like, no short people allowed at my shows because I want all my friends to be close to Jesus and you couldn't be further away. All right, let's move on to our main story. The longest government shutdown in American history is still going. It is now day 26, and the effects continue to pile up. The Coast Guard isn't getting paid. Imports aren't getting through customs and things have gotten so desperate that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that th th th th th th th th thatatter thatter thatter thatua thatua to be to be to be to be to be to be to be tho to be to be tho tho tho tho-a tho-n't thuadn't to be couldn't to be couldn't to be couldn't thu can't thu can't thu can't thu can't to be further to be further to be further to be further to be further to be further to be further to be to be to be to be to be to be to be thu thu thu thu to be thu thu thu thu thu thu thi thi thu thi thi toan to' to'a to'a to'a to'a to'a to'a tho'a tho'a th continue to pile up. The Coast Guard isn't getting paid. Imports aren't getting through customs, and things have gotten so desperate that the Pentagon has been downgraded to a square. And while we've known from the start
Starting point is 00:07:53 that one of the shutdown's worst effects is that 800,000 government workers would not be getting a paycheck, we're not learning that all of America is about to lose a lot of cash. The longest government shutdown in US history now, day 26, the White House team of economists now says it's twice as bad for the economy as they had predicted. On Wall Street, concern the shutdown ripple effect could soon damage the U.S. economy. Jamie Diamond, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase warning,
Starting point is 00:08:21 first quarter economic growth for the entire country could be wiped out if the shutdown continues through March. Wow, the shutdown could wipe out an entire quarter of GDP growth. That is, that's a pretty dire warning coming from Wall Street. And you'd think Trump would pay attention to that because he loves Wall Street. He thinks that's where you get the wall. It's gonna show up like, hello, I'm here to buy., the the the the the the the the the the the the th. the the th. the's where you get the wall. It's going to show up like, hello, I'm here to buy a wall. You're like, sir, you can't buy a wall here. He's like, oh my bad, Mexico's here to buy a wall.
Starting point is 00:08:54 So obviously, things are not going well for America right now, which is awkward for President Trump, because his big State of the Union speech is less than two weeks away. Although today, Nancy Pelosi suggested that maybe now is not a good time. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has sent a letter to President Trump asking to move the day of the State of the Union address citing security concerns. Pelosi writes, sadly given the security concerns unless government reopens this week, I suggest we work together to determine another suitable date after government has reopened for this address or for you to consider delivering your state of the union address in writing to
Starting point is 00:09:35 Congress on January 29th. That's right. Not only is the state of the union uncertain. The state of the state of the union is uncertain. And Nancy Pelosi, she's kind of right. It is to to to to to to to to to to to to to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to convince to to to the the the the the the the state the state the state the state the state the state the state the state the state the state the state the state the state the state. the state. the state. the state. the state. the state. the the the the the state. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. too. too.a.a.a.a.a.a. too.a.a.a. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the State of the Union is uncertain. And Nancy Pelosi, she's kind of right. It is tough to convince people that the State of the Union is strong when you have to give the speech by candlelight because the government hasn't paid its bills. Trump's going to be sitting there like, closer, closer, closer, close. Not too close. can fix this soon, because Trump delivering the state of the Union in writing would be a disaster. Okay?
Starting point is 00:10:10 I mean, this is the same guy who tweeted the word hamburders yesterday. Like, if Trump writes his speech down, he's going to end up declaring that the state of the union is slong. It's not going to be, not going to work out. And plus, if he doesn't do the speech out loud, we'd all miss out on all the weird physical stuff that he does, you know? Unless, unless, unless he writes that into the speech too, then it would work. If he was like, we need to pull out of Syria, sniff for eight seconds. And we need to kick out illegal immigrants, finger gun, dgun, bouncer the blinds, bring thine, bring to blin, bring to blin, bring to, bring to, bring to, bring to, bring to, bring to, bring to, bring to, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, bring, and bring, bring, bring, bring, and bring, and bring, and bring, and bring, and bring, and bring, and bring, and to, and to, and to, and to, and to, and to, and to, and to, and to, and to, and, and, and, and, and to, and to, and to, and the the the blind, and, and the blind, and the blind, and the blind.. the blind. the blind. the blind. the blind. the blind. the blinds, the the the the the the the the to the to to the to the to the to to to to the to to to to to to to the to the the finger gun, bouncy ball, finger gun, draw the blind, bring it home with the accordion, folks.
Starting point is 00:10:47 Bring it home. And now if you're thinking to yourself, America's in chaos right now. Well, I'm here to tell you it's nothing compared to what's happening in the UK. Because two and a half years after the British voters who leave the EU, they still haven't determined how they're leaving. What they'll do with their trade and how their borders are going to work. My proposal, build the wall. Anyway, Britain only has until March to figure out what they're going to do with Brexit.
Starting point is 00:11:25 Yesterday, Prime Minister Theresa May introduced her plan to Parliament, and let's just put it this way, like a week-old blood pudding, it did not go down well. Tonight, America's closest ally in chaos, after the British Parliament overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with Europe. Some MPs made big sacrifices to be there. A heavily pregnant Labour MP, Chilip Siddiqu, was wheeled through the division lobbies. She postponed her Caesarian section to take part in the vote. The result itself confirmed the predictions and the government's worst fears.
Starting point is 00:11:59 The eyes to the rights, 202, the nose, Oddah! Udah! God damn, that guy's louder than his tie. He probably gets home from work and his wife's like, honey, how was your day? It was fine! Place is so crazy, like I wouldn't be surprised if the pregnant woman gave birth and her baby came out like, WAA!
Starting point is 00:12:28 I said, wah! So Teresa May spent two years crafting a plan to make Brexit work. And yesterday, her parliament trashed it. When I say trashed it, I mean trashed it. She lost by 230 votes, the worst defeat in British history. And look, I sympathize with Prime Minister May. I mean, she's in a tough position. The left side of Parliament doesn't even want Brexit.
Starting point is 00:12:57 And the right side thinks that Theresa May should be going even further. So she's damned if you do. Holly sullied if you do, damned if you don't. Or as they say in Britain, Holly Sullyed if you do, Kitchen Knickers in the gully pump if you don't. Prove me wrong. Because here's the thing. Here's the thing, right? If Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, the consequences could be disastrous.
Starting point is 00:13:18 The economy could be destroyed, the country could suffer medicine shortages and supermarkets could run out of food. At this point, Britain's only hope is that somehow Theresa May can get like too rapidly opposed sides of her country to come together around a coherent Brexit plan. But based on how British people are disagreeing with each other in the streets, I don't know if that's going to happen. Britain has got the technology, the ability, we've got the people to rebuild. We don't need Europe. I totally disagree with that. If you actually look at Wales, it amazes me that the people in the valleys who are getting more from the EU than anybody else actually voted to come out.
Starting point is 00:13:54 I can't be, it's like Turkey's for Christmas. As far as the valleys are concerned. I'm just saying it. I brought them bread up in every industry and mine industry. Did I call him up? I didn't call, I said I'd like to. Exactly. So that's a comparison. Thank you. Total comparison. You know, that is, that is the most British street beef I've ever seen in my life. A fight over figures of speech. That's a simile, that's a simile. Actually, it's a metaphor. What did you say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say say, that, that, that, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's, I. that's, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I. I. I. I. I. that, I. that's a. that's a. that's a. that's a. that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a th. that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a that's a. that's a. that's a. that's a. that's a. that's a simile, that's a simile, actually it's a metaphor. What did you say? What did you say? World Star, if you please? So as of right now, America's government is shut down, and there's trash on the streets.
Starting point is 00:14:32 The UK's government is in turmoil, and soon they may not have food. And Africa is watching all of this like, ha ha ha ha! Who's laughing now? We'll be right back. Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, coming out every Thursday. We're going to be talking about the election. Earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out
Starting point is 00:15:19 on Thursday? Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. Welcome back to the Daily Show. When a new story falls through the cracks, Lewis Black catches it for a segment we call back in black. The New Year means new laws are going into effect all across the country. Think of them as America's New Year's resolutions, but unlike our personal resolutions, they're meant to last a little longer than the first time we pass a cheesecake factory. So let's take a look at some of the new laws debuting in 2019. In New Hampshire you must be at least 16 years old now in order to get married
Starting point is 00:16:10 but that's as long as you have parental consent until now girls could get married at 13 and boys at 14. Oh no! New Hampshire is raising the marriage age from 13 to 16. Won't somebody think of Art Kelly? But I'm glad they're raising the age. Unbelievable. No one is mature enough to make a long-term commitment at age 13. I know your bar mitzvah says you're a man, but that's just bullshit made up to get you an Xbox money. Teenagers should not get married. 13, 16, it doesn't
Starting point is 00:16:54 matter. You still can't drink. And drinking is the only way to get through a marriage. But it turns out that early marriage isn't the worst thing that can happen to kids in America. In Ohio, they've got a new law that's a whole different kind of torture. In the age of tweets and texts, the state of Ohio is going retro. Students there will now be required to learn how to write in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. What's wrong with you, Ohio?
Starting point is 00:17:27 The only phrase anyone should learn in cursive is, why the fuck am I writing in cursive? There's no time I've been reading something and thought, I wish this was harder to read. And, fancy. Plus, it's the computer age we type everything. Kids don't need to learn cursive unless they're going to go back in time and write letters during the Civil War. Dearest Margaret I'm 13. Why am I here? But while Ohio is punishing
Starting point is 00:18:02 its citizens, Vermont's new laws are making it rain. Vermont will begin paying people to move there, up to $10,000 over two years, for people employed by out-of-state companies who are willing to work in Vermont remotely from a home office or a cooperative workspace. We have a demographic problem in this state. We need more people. All right, Vermont. I'm going to tell you the same thing I told my aunt when I saw her OK Cupid page. Quit acting so thirsty. Seriously, you're offering 10 grand to live in Vermont. If a state has to pay you money to live in it, that's a good sign I don't want to live in that state. What good is $10,000 in Vermont? That place is so dull, I'll have to spend the $10 grand on cocaine just to liven things up.
Starting point is 00:18:53 If I wanted to go someplace cold and empty, I could look in a mirror. But why should humans have all the fun? Why can't these new laws mess around with animals' lives too? But why should humans have all the fun? Why can't these new laws mess around with animals' lives, too? In California as of January 1st, pets are now legally considered part of the family in divorces, not just property. Judges can assign soul or joint custody based on the best interest of the pet. Wow! This is beyond fucking stupid! How do you determine the best interest of the pet? What if it's a weasel or a tarantula?
Starting point is 00:19:32 Even if it's a dog, you're just going to have two lawyers at opposite sides of the courtroom calling its name, and the winner will be whoever touched sausages that morning. I say if we're going to treat pets like children of a divorce, let's not half-asset. We should really treat them like children of a divorce. I'm sorry, Whiskers, cleaning your litter box drove mommy and daddy apart, and the guilt will probably drive you to the pole! But look, I know I'm always angry, but my own New Year's resolution is to try to find some good somewhere. So there's one new law that I can really get behind. Washington State cracks down on people who misrepresent companion or emotional support pets
Starting point is 00:20:23 as trained service animals. It's no longer just dogs and cats. Some planes have become modern-day Noah's arcs, ducks, pigs, barrets, hedgehogs, kangaroos, even peacocks, all flying the increasingly furry skies. Finally, this emotional support animal thing has gone too far. Nobody needs an emotional support animal. I don't have an emotional support animal thing has gone too far. Nobody needs an emotional support animal. I don't have an emotional support animal. And look at me.
Starting point is 00:20:52 I've never been happier! Let's face it, this was always a scam. Last week my flight attendant had to explain why an anaconda was slithering over my crotch. Oh, it's a service snake, good. And have it strangled that screaming baby. Trevor? Lewis Black, everyone, we'll be right back. Thank you. Thank you for a day, so my guest tonight is an Emmy Award-winning actor, writer and producer who currently stars in the Netflix series Friends from College.
Starting point is 00:21:34 Keegan Michael Key. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.
Starting point is 00:21:59 What's going on here? Oh, I just thought I'd just take it up a notch for this particular visit? I don't... I don't know how I feel about this. Like, that. I don't know how I feel about this. Like normally when you come to the show, you look nice normally, but you normally dress like, like, you know, street casual, like... Yeah, typically I do that. What's the concern, Trevor? This is just like, I don't know, this is sort of like, I'm trying to like like the like the th like th like th like th like thin like th like thin like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to 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, 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, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. I'm th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. th. thi. thi. thi. Like, like, like, like, like, like, Dainty show host, look, type thing. What? Are you kidding me? I'm looking at myself in the, oh, oh, now I see it. Because I don't know, how did that happen? Like, I'm just stirring up a rumor.
Starting point is 00:22:32 No, I'm kidding. Welcome back to the show. It's good to be back. It's good to be back. Yes, of Fresno College. Yes, very, really exciting. Very excited. Let me ask you this, let me ask you this. Like, this is a show about, like, a group of friends who are the most abnormal, normal people you can come across, right? Like, everyone's cheating on each other, people getting divorced,
Starting point is 00:22:54 people are getting married, people. But season one was basically about a depraved French sex farce. It was really, right. It was really crazy. And everybody, it's about a friend group of six people who every time they get together, all their old psychological tapes play. Yes. I mean, tapes being the term because it was the 90s.
Starting point is 00:23:17 Right, right. People still had, like blow each other's lives up whenever they're around each other. And now in season two, certain people are trying to pick up different pieces. And certain things happen, people go to new places, like you said there's divorces, there's marriages, there's separations. But now it feels like people are moving. But now it feels like it's like oh this is progress like people are growing yeah yeah everybody's trying to they're starting to try to find what the truth would be yeah it's like it's like the middle it's like World War II had just finished and it's like we've got a sign an
Starting point is 00:23:51 armist you know what I mean and so everybody's doing everybody's trying to figure out what's right where they fit in the friend group the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their. tre. true. their. they they they they they they they they they they they they their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. tre. tre. tre. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. true. they're. they're. they, we just saw it in that clip alone. I mean, you have so many great actors, not just comedic actors, but actors. You guys look like you have too much fun on set. We have an absolute applause. Fred's, Fred's, Fred's, first of all, you guys, remember? Fred and I get to do scenes together all the time, and Fred's in it, Kobe Smolders is in it from how I met your mother. Right. She's brilliant and and the other people in the cast are people who
Starting point is 00:24:27 maybe you've not ever heard of like J. Sue Park or Nat Faxon are amazing. Annie Paris. We just have a really fantastic cast. We and the thing is that when you make something up if you improvise on set, which is always welcome. the show in the back, he'll heighten what you said. And we. And the. And the. And the. Here Nick, who created the show in the back, he'll heighten what you said, and then you'll improvise off of what he said, and then he'll heighten it again. It's fantastic. It just makes, it just makes for a more fun time on set. Everybody's being collaborative all the time.
Starting point is 00:24:52 You, you, you, you, you, you, you, are, you, you, you are somebody who's doing extremely well and you have for a long. Switch things up, you know, like like you're doing that with the suit. You're no, no I'm just trying to get into hosting and I mean, I just that acting is better for you. Acting is better. No, but really what's been really great is I think a lot of people do not know that you were trained in like, like the theater like you were dramatic acting acting and you started doing that. You said, I want to the the the the the the to to the to the to to the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. three. three. three. three. th. th. three. th. the. the, threathea. threat. the, I'm, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting, acting. I the, acting. I th. I th. I th. I, acting. I th. I, acting. I, acting. I th. Yeah, I th. Yeah, I th. Yeah, I th. Yeah, I th. Yeah, I thin, I was, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm thin, I'm thin, I'm th. I'm thin, I'm thin, I'm thin, I'm thin, I'm thin, acting, acting, acting, acting, I'm threat. Yeah you, like, I think it was at the beginning of last year, you said, I want to get into Shakespeare and I want to do a Jason Born movie. I want to be in action movies as well. A lot of people are like, you're the comedy guy. But now we've seen you, like you did Predator and you acted in Shakespeare, like, is that your true passion? It is, is that your true passion, is your, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, the, the, the, the, th, the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the, thi, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, thi, to, thi, thi, thi, thi, the, thi passion. I, not that I wouldn't do a television show. Not that I wouldn't do a television show. Not that I'm not quitting.
Starting point is 00:25:47 But I, I'm a Shakespearean trained actor. I went to go do formal acting training and I always love that. Ipsen and Moliere and Shakespeare and all of that. There's so much to mind there as a performer and so I'm trying to find my way back to more of that. And last year I played Horatio in Hamlet at the public theater opposite Oscar Isaac. And it was, it was a dream come true. It was like coming home and a brand new dream coming true at the same time. And I just want to be able to do more of that. That's amazing. Speaking of dreams coming true, my dream was to be in the Lion King and I'm not. And I see, I see that you are, you are going to be in the Lion King. Oh, that's this one. Oh, I am. I am going to be in the Lion King. You are going to be in the
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Starting point is 00:27:32 I, um, no, it's, it's, it's so, it's such a, it's a part of a formative, it's such an important film in the Jungle Book? The... Yeah. It looks better than the Jungle Book. That's not possible. It's a, there's a, that's not possible. No, I'm telling you, have seen Jungle Book? I have seen Jungle Book looks amazing. No, this is, I understand.
Starting point is 00:27:52 I said, no, Turner, it's better.tree branch, taking a nap with a mere cat and a warthog. And she told me that her boyfriend came in and he was looking at this photo-realistic like rendering and he's going, it's a, I mean that's impossible, those, I don't see the lion would eat the... How's the... She goes, honey, it's not a photograph. It's a... Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah. Like he did, he looked so real. It looked like a national geographic photographer's like,
Starting point is 00:28:37 this is the once in a lifetime opportunity, you know. It's, it looks so real, it can't even, it's breathtaking. This is gonna be amazing for you because it's not just, it's not just gonna be the Lion King as well, but you're also in Toy Story 4 as well. Yeah, like you are, like you are just, you are living through my childhood dreams. This is what you're doing. No, because that's phenomenal. Toy story is one of the most successful franchises ever. You're going to be playing a character as the character as the character. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. toy characters. toy characters. Yeah. the character. toy characters. the character. the character. toy characters. the character. Jordan character. Jordan character. Jordan character. Jordan character. Jordan character. Jordan to be playing character. Jordan to be playing character. Jordan to be playing character. Jordan. Jordan the character. Jordan to to to to to to to to to to to to to to be playing to be playing. to be playing. to be playing. You are to be playing. You are to be to be to be to be to be playing. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You to be playing. You to be playing to be playing to be playing to be playing to be playing the character. today. today, toy. toy, toy, toy, toy, toy, toy, to to toy, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to be the t well. Yeah, Jordan Peel and I are in it together as partners. We're playing partners. Ha!
Starting point is 00:29:06 Yeah. It's great. Right in the middle of the movie, our two characters go to the sunken place and it gets real dark in Toy Story 4. No, it was such a pleasure. Doing voiceover in an animated film is the best thing because you can do, you can overact and chew up the scenery almost as much as you want because you'll never reach the heights of what the cartoon characters. You can give you all to try to match the character.
Starting point is 00:29:35 It's really fantastic. Where, you know, in real life you want to get a little bit subtler every now and again. And Jordan I had the opportunity to act against each other. In those movies very often, you're by yourself, doing the lines. th. th. th. th. th. the lines, you, you, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, the lines, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, their, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the height, the height, the, the height, the, the height, the, the height, the, the height, the height, the height, the height, the height, the height, the height, the height, the height, the height, the height, the height, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, theyoom an their, their, their, their, their, their, the heightha, the heightha, the heightha, Jordan I had the opportunity to act against each other. In those movies very often, you're by yourself? Yes. Oh, but you guys were in the booth looking at each other. That's going to be amazing. And it was, oh my God, it's so much fun. And it's, you know I'm so you
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