The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Trump Organization Guilty On All Counts | Michael Strahan & Sheryl Lee Ralph

Episode Date: December 7, 2022

The Trump organization is found guilty of tax fraud and other financial crimes, Spain and Switzerland are knocked out of the World Cup. Broadcaster and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan stops by to talk about his new podcast, American Football, and actor Sheryl Lee Ralph joins us discussing, "Abbott Elementary."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Coming to you from New York City, the only city in America. It's the Daily Show. Tonight, wage theft in America. Michael Strahan. And Cheryl Lee Ralph. This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, thank you so much for shooting in. Thank you for coming out in person.

Thank you for being here, everybody. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for coming out. Take a seat. Let's get into this. We have got a great show for you today. The World Cup is continuing its run of upsets. and we'll give you yet another reason to hate your boss. Plus, we have two fantastic guests joining us on the show. NFL Legend Michael Strayhan is gonna be here.

And one of the stars of Abbott Elementary, Cheryl Lee Ralph is gonna be here tonight. So let's do this people, let's come straight into today's headlines. All right, everybody. Before we get into the big stories, let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world. Starting off with the World Cup. In today's knockout games, Portugal absolutely obliterated Switzerland six goals to one. Yeah, and after this match, now I guess we see why Switzerland doesn't get

involved in wars. But the major World Cup news of today is how the North African nation of Morocco pulled an absolutely coming up against football powerhouse Spain. And I know this won't make up for the fact that Spain once colonized a part of Morocco, but it goes a long way, it really does. Oh, in international news, the government of Indonesia has just officially banned all sex outside of marriage. Yes, with a penalty of up to one year in prison. That's going to make for some weird conversation in Indonesian prisons, you know? There's be like, I'm here for murder.

What are you in for? A mediocre night with Jason. Oh, and in some major legal news, the Trump organization has been found guilty of 17 counts of tax fraud and other financial crimes. And you know what that means? Donald Trump is going to prison! To visit all the lower-ranking people who did this without his knowledge or his permission. Yeah, because we all know that's how that works in the world, right?

All the successes in Trump's organization, they're due to the genius of Donald Trump. All the crimes, he had no ideas. Like, that's right, folks. I have zero control over the things I run, which is why you should vote for me to run the country so I can run it like one of my companies, which I don't even run. I don't even run. But speaking of crimes, speaking of crimes,'s move on to our main story. In the run-up to the midterms, one of the major issues for voters across the land was crime. In fact, any time you turned on the news, you were bound to see stories like this. Business owners across the country are stepping up security as they report brazen

shoplifting. We've all seen the videos. Shoplifting at supermarkets the to the to the to the the to the the to the to the the to the the to the the to the to the the to the to the the to the the the the the to the the the to the mid the mid to to to the mid the mid the mid to mid to the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid the mid. the mid. the mid. the mid. the mid. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. thea. thea. thea. term. term. term. terms. terms. terms. terms. terms. tom. to. the security as they report brazen shoplifting. We've all seen the videos. Shoplifting at supermarkets across the USA is out of control. Handbag Hall. The brazen bandit who cops walked out with all these stolen handbags. The shoplifting epidemic highlighted by this viral video at a Walgreens last week. Shoplifting is up 300 percent as video of brazen thieves leaving with their arms laden with

stolen merchandise continue to shock all Americans. Shoplifting has gotten so bad this year, Rite Aid is considering literally putting everything behind showcases. Yeah, you hear that? Shoplifting has gotten so bad that they're locking everything behind showcases. Oh, and the person who unlocks the showcase, they're locked behind the showcase too. Yeah, now you screw. What are you going to do? But yes, almost every day, every day in the news, we've seen these horrible stories, you know, about people blatantly breaking the law and stealing what doesn't belong to them. And I don't care what anyone says. There is zero excuse for shoplifting. Zero excuse. Even in the instances where you find yourself waiting in line forever and the six open registers but the store only decided

to hire one cashier which makes you feel like they're taunting you showing you how fast it could be but they just don't want it to be you know. So then you you think oh you're just going to go and use the self check. Ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch and 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 the 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 their their their their their their their their their. their. their. their. their. their. the the the the the the the tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the item in the bagging area or because you put in too early or too late and now you have to wait for the supervisor to come over and ask, oh, are you trying to buy this? No, I just enjoy holding shampoo. Yeah, that's what I'm doing yet. Yes, I'm trying to buy this. Yes, I'm try to buy it.

to try to to to in that instance, it is not justified. Even when it's justified, it is not justified to steal. But what if I told you, what if I told you, what if I told you, what if I told you, the biggest theft is companies stealing from people? Well, you might ask how or why? Well, let's find out in another installment of, if you don't know, now you know. When you take a job, you're making a simple agreement with your employer, right? You do the work, they give you pay. That's the very foundation that jobs are built on.

And yet all over the country, all over the world, in fact, employers aren't holding up their end of the deal. Imagine working and never getting paid. It's a growing problem called wage theft. Wage theft occurs when a worker is paid less than they're legally entitled to, such as when they're denied pay for working overtime, or work off the clock without getting paid or are denied legal meal breaks. 67 letter carriers say their paychecks were changed to make it look like they worked less hours than they actually did. Workers at Hardee's and Carl's Jr.

have filed dozens of state and federal complaints, including allegations of wage theft, manipulated overtime, and unfair labor practices. About 10,000 people are saying Chipotle forced them to work off the clock to boost the bottom line. Wage theft is the costliest crime in the country, robbing US workers a $15 billion per year, more than car thefts, burglaries, and other larcenies combined. Yeah, that's right. The costliest crime in the United States is actually being committed by corporations. So I guess instead of following

black people around the store, security guards should be hovering over CEOs at their desk. Yeah, I should be looking over there. And being like, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and put that person's salary back where it belongs. I was like, oh sorry I didn't see that I I didn't. And I think we can all 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 thin thin thin't thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi the 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. th. th. th. th. thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi the. to to to to to tooooooooo. toe. toe. toe. to to to to to to their their their their their their's salary back where it belongs. I was like, oh sorry, I didn't see that I had that. Yeah, I bet you didn't. And I think we can all agree. Nobody, nobody should be doing work that they're not getting paid for. Because I mean, then that's not a job. Now you're volunteering at a fast food restaurant and who would do that? Who's they like, oh me? I'm not in it for the love of child. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. I. I. I. I'm th. I. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm that's th. I'm 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 th. th. th. th. th. th. I's th. I's th. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I'm. I. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm t. I'm t t t t t today. I'm today. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm not in it for the money, I'm in it for the love of childhood obesity. And by the way, by the way, wage theft isn't just when companies don't pay employees for the work that they've done.

In some instances, employers find really shitty ways to actually make their employees pay them. For example, there was a restaurant owner who confiscated his employees' tips at the end of their shift and called it, I swear to God, a cleaning fee. Yeah, the NFL Oakland Raiders would dock their cheerleaders pay for shit like wearing the wrong color nail polish. Yeah, but this example of creative wage theft might be my favorite of all. This is Fantasy Gentlemen's Club in Grand Junction, and this is the 24-page class action lawsuit claiming. Fantasy Gentlemen's Club has been exploiting these workers for years. Among other charges, dancers accused the club of cutting into their take-home pay with

excessive fines. $50 if dancers don't share tips with the DJ and security, $100 to change the schedule. There's even a fine for complaining to customers about their personal lives. I'm sorry, what? This is the biggest bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit thi thiiiii thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi's thi, thi their their their thi their their their thi their their their their their thi their their their their thi thi thi their thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi their thi. thi. their thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. te tean. tean. tean. tean. tean. tean. tean. tean. tean. tean. tean. te. te. t schedule. There's even a fine for complaining to customers about their personal lives. I'm sorry what? This is the biggest bullshit of all. You can't find strippers for complaining to customers about their personal lives. All first of all, how can you even tell that they're complaining and not just singing along to the Drake song that's playing? You don't know. You don't know. You don't know. And second of all, if strippers couldn't complain about their lives, then how would they be able to convince customers into spending more than they plan to help save them from this life?

So what you're saying is if we go to the champagne room, then you can move with me to Chicago? Is that it? And there's a lot of reasons businesses are able to get away with this. First of all, wage theft te te is te te te te te te te te te te te te te te te te te te te te te te te, te. te. te. te. toe. toe. to toe. toe. 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 th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the the. the the the thea. the thea. thea. thea. thean. thean. thean. thean. the. the least ability to fight back, like hourly workers and undocumented immigrants. Making matters worse, the government agencies who are supposed to be the watchdogs against wage theft are understaffed and underfunded. Oh, and when companies do get court stealing, here's what happens to them. McDonald's has agreed to pay $26 million

to settle accusations of wage theft. It follows a long-running class action lawsuit at corporate-run locations in California. The U.S. Labor Department says Walmart will pay $4.8 million in back wages and damages to more than 4,500 employees. Amazon agreed to pay $8.2 million to settle a wage theft lawsuit. And Crispy Cream was ordered to pay workers more than $1.1 million,

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Why not? Every time, every hear that, Amazon, same day delivery's gonna be a lot harder when you have to smuggle that air fry in your butt hole. But, just because it's all too easy for companies to steal from their workers, that doesn't mean workers are powerless. Wage theft has been one of the issues driving issues driving is driving is driving is driving is driving is driving is driving is driving is driving is drivings, to driving is driving to to to to to to the issues, to to to to to to the issues, to to to to to the driving an increase in unionization. And California has just passed a law saying that for the first time anywhere in the country, wages and payment rules for all fast food workers will be set not by employers, but by a council of experts,

yes, a council of fast food experts. So finally, a government job that Trump is actually qualified for. But for some workers waiting for the bureaucracy of the courts or the government to intervene just takes too long, which is why one construction worker in England expressed his anger in a more physical way. A row over 600 pounds that will end up costing so much more to put right. This construction worker was so angry at allegedly not being paid that he took drastic action. Driving a mini excavator into the newly finished hotel that

he'd help build. Okay, okay. I know this seems bad, but is it? No, because the guy did the work, didn't get paid, and then he undid the work, right? It seems bad, but is it? No, because the guy did the work, didn't get paid, then he undid the work, right? Seems like a fair deal to me. And it reminds me, it reminds me of a very wise thing my grandfather used to tell me. He'd say, remember Trevor, if you want to screw someone over, make sure they don't own a bulldozer first. And yes, my grandfather was Nelson Mandela.

It was indeed. So, the next time you turn the TV on and see all the news about people shoplifting from drug stores before assuming there is a crime, maybe just for a moment think that they could just be getting their wages back a totally different way. And if you don't know, now you know. Before we go break, the break, the the the the the the the the th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th think that they could just be getting their wages back a totally different way. And if you don't know, now you know. Before we go to a break, it's time to check it on the weather forecast with our very own, DesiLaddez. Dessie Lydic everybody! What is, what's happening in the weather? I don't know, my Wi-Fi's down so my weather hat doesn't work. You know, Trevor, it's interesting. You're going on and on about the epidemic of wage theft,

meanwhile ignoring the wage theft going on right in front of you. Whoa, whoa, no, Dizzy, what are you talking about? You're getting paid? Well, sure, maybe for doing the weather. Well, actually, you never actually do the weather. Well actually you never actually do the weather. But there is a ton of other stuff that I do that I'm not compensated for. Like I spend hours of the workday selling my bathtub kumbuch on Etsy and I haven't seen a dime from the show. But Desi that's not wage theft we're not paying you to do that. Exactly you're not paying me to do that. And it's how I spend most of my time in the office at work.

But it's fine, don't worry. You'll read all about it in the lawsuit. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait, you're suing me? Oh, yeah. No, it's been a long time coming. Because I work very, very hard at this show. Do you know that I have never once been paid overtime overtime overtime overtime overtime overtime overtime overtime overtime overtime overtime overtime the office the office the office the office the office the office the office the office their their their their their the office supplies and putting them neatly in boxes and taking them home to

my apartment? Have you been stealing office supplies? Well, not to mention, all the hours that I spent taking the laser out of the laser printer. Desi, that's not even how a laser printer works. Well I know that now, but I'm not getting that time back. Okay, Desi, none of this is actually wage theft, you realize that??. I. I. I. I. I. I. I I I I I I I I I'm that's. I'm that's. I'm that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thi. that's thi. that's thi. that's that's that's that's that's thi. that's 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 thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. thi. th'm not getting that time back. Okay, Desi, none of this is actually wage theft. You realize that? I'm sorry, who made you judge, Judy? Okay.

You know what, I didn't want to do this? But, like, I didn't, I didn't want to do this. I don't think you're going to win a wage left, wage the weather, which is your actual job. Oh, oh, okay, okay. Is that how it's going to be? You want to play hardball, huh? Fine, I get it. I get it. Look, I get it. Dizzy, look, I'm sorry that you feel that way, all right? Sorry that you feel that way. I'm just saying, you know, if anything, it sounds like you're the person who's stealing from the place that pays your wages. You know, so I don't think taking this case to the court is the right idea. It's just like, it's one of those things. Wait, Desi?

Desi, what is it? Desi, what are you doing? Desi? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's right. You had your chance, Trevor.

Now it's time for bulldozer justice. And by the way, I'm charging extra for this. No, don't do it, Desi, no, Desi. No! All right, we're going to take a quick break while everyone evacuates the studio. Desi Leydic, everybody. When we come back, the legender Michael Strayhan will be joining us on the studio. Desi Leidick everybody. When we come back, the legendary Michael String and will be joining us on the show, so don't go away. Welcome back to the Daily Show.

My first guest tonight is Pro Football Hall of Famer who hosts Good Morning America and Fox NFL Sunday. He's here to talk about a new podcast he's produced called American Football, how the gridiron was forged, which is now streaming on Audible and wherever you get your podcast. Please welcome, Michael Strahan. Hey, what's up everybody? Before you ask me one thing. Before you ask me, I'm going to say, you're brilliant. You're brilliant. Thank you. Thank you.

And, you know, you're got to be, if you ever get like tired of not doing this, my living room's always open. Come over. Anytime. That would be so much fun. I'm not paying you though. You're not paying me? I'm not paying you man. You've got a show up doing it. That would be fun. I would do that.

It's like daily show for one person at their house. I'm actually, that's actually an idea that I'll just do that. I'll just be addressing it to you. Perfect. But first Michael, let's kick things off with the show. I'm. 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. I. I. I. I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll, I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I'm. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not. I'm not. I'm th. I'm.the show. Thank you, man. I feel like you make that offer to me, but you wouldn't have the time for me to come to your house and do that because there are few people I know who have more jobs than you do. You retired from football to do everything else. To do everything else. To do everything else. That's essentially what you did, right? So you're working in telev television television television television television television television television television television television television television television television television television television. to to to do. to work, to work, to work, to work, to get, the to get, to get, to get, their, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, I, I's, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I. to get, I. to, I. I. I, I. I, I, I. I, I. I, I, I, I. I, I, I. I. I, I, I. I. I. I, I. I, I. I. I. I, I. I. I. I. I. I. I'm, the the the the the the the the the to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.vision, and it's all types of television. You got like morning television, you've got sports television,

you've got a clothing line, you know, you've got a skin care line now, you've got a podcast. So let's start with the podcast because that's one of the newest aspects of what you're doing. special place in America. What do you think it is about football that makes it what it is in American history? It's violent. Wow. I'm joking man, it's controlled aggression. I call it controlled aggression. But I think we love football so much because, you know, it's

American football, the podcast, and it goes back to the origin of the game. And football with a white collar sport back in the day. Yeah I was shocked to find that else. But they wouldn't let the blue collar guys play so they create their own league to compete and now it's kind of turned into it's blue collar guys playing getting paid white collar salaries you know it's kind of if you think about the game is changed but the game. the game the the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. th. th. the game. th. th. thoes. the game. thoes. thoes. the game is the game is the game is the game. the game. thoes. thoes. the game thoes. the game. the game. thoes. the game thoes. But we're the game the game. But the game. the game. But the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the the th. the the th. But we the. I I I the. But the. they they thean. they they're thean. they're they're they're they're they're they're thooooooooooooooooe. But they wouldn't they wouldn't they wouldn't theys that I didn't know about the game of football. I just kind of assumed I'm a player. I love the game. But when you go back and look at the origin, how it was founded and the ways that they had to go and get around the system to create some of these teams and to have Kate Mara come in and narrated. That is amazing. Who was a part of two football dineastyes. the trials. the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th th th th th thin. thin. thin. thin. thin. thin. the 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. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. to. t. the. the. the. the. the. their. their. their. their. theirers through her family, it was like a dream project for me because without the NFL, I wouldn't be sitting here with you.

It gave me a completely different life than I ever expected. But to dive back into the history of the game and understand how far it's come, but where it began and it's totally different than what I expected, I hope people will tune in so that it's not just about the sport. So if you don't like the sport, the podcast is still amazing because it delves into history,

it delves into classism, it dows into these battles between who has and who doesn't and who shouldn't. It's a fascinating story. And as you talk about the progression of football, it may be wonder, you're one of the span of career that you had in football, playing for what, 15 years? 15 years? That's insane. Yeah, tell me about it, I know. It's crazy. So I would love to know, as somebody who witnessed the game up close for 15 years, would

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And for me, it takes less time than brushing my teeth. So, um. I always say they may not be together, but they're clean. I can't do you that. But do you, being so wonderful. Thank you. Thank you. Can we come back? One of the stars of Abbott Elementary.

Cheryl Lee Ralph is going to be joining me on the show. You don't want to miss it. My dude always, my next guest is a Tony nominated to the day of the show. My next guest is a Tony nominated an Emmy Award winning actor who stars in the hit series Abbott Elementary which airs Wednesday nights on ABC and can be streamed on Hulu. Please welcome Cheryl Lee Raleigh. Wow Wow. The one and only. Cheryl Lee Ralph. Welcome to the Daily Show. Let me start with saying, congratulations, Emmy

Award winning. Cheryl, Lerog. You know, there are many performers in history, many artists. You know, there are many performers in history, many artists, many actors, who, audiences have said, critics alike, this person never got their flowers, this person never got the recognition that they deserve. So many people in black Hollywood never got the flowers that they deserve. Talk me through just a part of this journey. You know, you've done it all. I mean, Moesha for me and then moving from one to the next, you know, Dream Girls for so many people back in the day, the original Dream Girl. Talk, talked me

through the journey and what has kept you being as effervescent as you are. Oh my God. I choose to be happy. I choose joy. Yeah. I believe that since I am alive, I might as well get up, get out there and enjoy it. That happens. Yes.

I'm so happy that God has chosen throughout all of these years to wake me up every morning in my right mind so that I can carry on in life. I love it! Yes. That's what keeps me going. That's what keeps me enjoying what I do through all of the ups and downs, through all of the missteps and the bad breaks, I choose to carry on. I choose to look in the mirror and love what I see. We love what we see. We genuinely love what we see. Again, I mean, I am a sucker. I love all comedy.

Anything that is funny, I love. You are a master in the way you perform it. Abbott Elementary has done what many people said wasn't possible. People said no one watches live TV anymore. Nobody likes a sitcom anymore. Don't he likes these family stories. And yet Abbott Elementary has gone and done the exact thing that everyone said was impossible. You know, Quinter Brunson assembled this amazing squad of people to come in and tell real stories that teachers love of themselves,

of the students, of the American schooling system. That's right. You know, I know it touches everything, but what do you think it is that brings people back every single week and watching live by the way, I think what they're seeing is their own struggles. We're just a group of regular people in the show going through life. And we just happen to be in a very challenging situation, and every week we are getting over the difficulties and we are appreciating what we have together, working together on the show, in the show, in the characters, in the scripts, and

people see themselves in it and they love it. They feel it too. And they love it and they tell us. Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. My life now has turned into one big photo session. Anytime I go out into the street, everybody wants to take a picture, everybody wants you to talk to their people and everybody, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, their, their, oh, their, their, their, their, oh, their, their, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, their, their, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, 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, and, and, and, and I I I I I I I I I I I'm, and their, and their, and their, their, their, their. their. Oh, their. Oh, their. Oh, their. Oh, oh, oh, their. Oh, oh, their. Oh, oh, oh, their, their, wants you to talk to their people. And everybody wants to tell you how much they love you. And I am saying, see, that's why I wake up happy every day. You're also the rare breed of human being who is, you know, talented in every aspect of what you do. Some people will see you as an act on screen Others know you as the phenomenal performer on stage and now you have an album Yes, a Christmas album. Yes, slay

Which I like the play on words, but but but talked me through that talk me through why the Christmas album and why an album? And first of all it was only supposed to be a song and before I knew it we had done 15 songs and we have???????????????? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the? the? the? the? the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the phenomenal the the peonomooompermememeauoompermoomperm. the the the the the f. the all it was only supposed to be a song and before I knew it we had done 15 songs and we have an album call Sleigh and people are actually downloading it everywhere and loving it. It's crazy. Yeah. People are you. It's not your mother's Christmas album. It is not. We're going to take your mother to church and the club. Yes. I didn't notice that. I didn't notice that. It is one of the the sexierier the the the the the their their their their their their their their their the their the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their their their their. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their.................................................................................................................... I didn't notice that. It is one of the sexier Christmas albums I've ever heard. I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna like. Before I let you go, I would be remiss if I didn't talk about your moment at the Emmys. I always say, you know, at every award show I feel like they should be an award for the best award acceptance. And yours was that, because sometimes at awards, you know, it can feel not thi a thi a that because sometimes that awards you know it can feel self-indulgent it can feel like we're not part of what's happening. It felt like we won with

you. It felt like people won you know with your win even just for their lives. It didn't feel like a platitude. It didn't feel like you were just saying it. It felt like you were embodying it. And I'd love to know in that moment, when you're holding that award, you know, in an industry that everyone thrives to be celebrated or successful in, what made you think of talking to the people and not just talking about yourself? Because I thought in that moment, you know, my dad was a great lifelong learner and educator and I, when they called my name, it was like I could hear my dad saying, there you are, it's your time, come on. But I

couldn't, I couldn't, I was so shocked I couldn't get the message from my brain to my feet to move. And my husband kept saying, get up, get up. And it wasn't until I heard Quinta say, It's your name, get up! And then I got up because Tyler came and literally lifted me up and guided me to the stage and I got there center stage and there was my dad again saying, don't you cry. Don't you cry, this is your moment. Let them know who you are and how you got here.

And there's a big screen like that in front of me saying, Stop now. Stop now. And I was like, I haven't even gotten started. Oh, I love it. Yes. I love it so much. Thank you for joining me on the show. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Cheryl Lee Ralph, everybody.

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