The Daily Show: Ears Edition - War in Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Speech to Congress | Quinta Brunson

Episode Date: March 17, 2022

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the U.S. Congress, Ronny Chieng rants about the metaverse, and comedian and actor Quinta Brunson talks about her show "Abbott Elementary." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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You know what's going to be fun this year? It's seeing some of the people who still want to wear a mask but want to be a part of a parade, which is completely fine. Some people still want to see how it works, you know? Just like inside the mosque. It might actually help, because a lot of the time, the throwing up,

the thing that makes it terrible is that it goes out. A lot of the city in America. It's the Daily Show. Here's edition tonight, People versus Putin. Everything is meta. And Quinta Brunson. This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Hey, what's going on everybody. Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. It is now day 21 of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

And it's safe to say, the world is officially tired of his bullshit. So, let's catch up on how the world is pushing back in our ongoing coverage of to push into Ukraine and kill civilians, the world is uniting to fight back. Today the International Court of Justice in the Hague ordered Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine. So you know that should get results quickly. And here in the US, the Senate is advancing a bill that would give ordinary people a reward

for snitching on oligarchs and helping to identify their assets. Yeah. So you snitch, you find an oligarch, and you get money. Which is really interesting, and it's probably going to mark the first time that people are going to call the cops, like, hey, thrown. I just saw a very suspicious yacht sailing by and look some of my best friends have yachts but there's something fishy about this one. Yeah, I'm in danger. Also, yesterday, the White House announced that President Biden himself will travel to Europe

next week for a series of diplomatic meetings with other NATO leaders. And in response to that, Donald Trump Jr. Yeah, remember him? He tweeted that his dad should go instead, saying, quote, if you want 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 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 to get to get to get to get to, th. th. thi, thi, 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. the the the the th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th the the the the the the to, the the the the the the the the the the the the. th th th th th that, Donald Trump Jr. Yeah, remember him? He tweeted that his dad should go instead, saying, quote, if you want to get something done right, send Trump. Which, I actually agree with. Yeah. If your goal is to confuse the hell out of everyone in Europe, send Trump. That'll definitely stop the war. Russia is stealing Ukraine's land, just like Black Lives Matter,

still the voting machines, and the the the the the the they they they they they they they they they they they they they they don't they don't they don't they don't they don't they don't they don't they don't stole the voting machines and the toilets. They don't flush anymore. They don't flush. And that's why we got to ban windmills. Gotta get rid of all of them. Now, Vladimir Putin is not happy about any of this. In fact, today, he gave a speech in which he complained that the West is trying to cancel Russia. Yeah, which is pretty rich coming from this dude.

A man is over here as the only person in history who's ever sent an army to kill a comedian. And guys, can we agree, can we agree that the term cancel has lost all meaning? Right? Because first cancelling meant that people were getting mad at you for what you said online. Now you're being canceled if people don't want you to invade other countries? I feel like we're a few months away from archaeologists being like, and then 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid hit the earth and canceled all the dinosaurs. Hashtag woke. But the big news today is about Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky

and his speech to the United States. Yeah, appearing live via satellite in Congress's home theater, Zelensky pleaded with the US to send more weapons and enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine. And based on his references to American history, it was clear that Zelensky knew his audience. I remember your national memorial in Rushmore. The faces of your prominent presidents, those who laid the foundation of the United States of America as it is today. Remember Pearl Harbor, terrible morning of December 7, 1941 when your sky was black

from the planes attacking you. Remember September the 11th. A terrible day our country experienced the same every day. I have a dream. These words are known to each of you today. I can say, I have a need. I need to protect our sky. I need your decision, your health, which means

exactly the same. The same you feel when you hear the words, I have a dream. Yeah, that's right. Zelensky brought out all of America's major moments. I have a dream, 9-11, Mount Rushmore. You know he was on Wikipedia last night planning this out. Okay, Pearl Harbor, Boston Teparty, should I mention Hulk Hogan's sex tape, maybe? And by the way, props to him. I mean, he knows way more about America than most US Senates know about his country.

Like, can you imagine how they would sound if they had to give an inspiring speech using Ukrainian history? People of Ukraine. the vision the vision the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their thiii speech using Ukrainian history. Ah, people of Ukraine. Remember the vision of your founder. I want to say, Daniel Ukraine? I'm also impressed that Zelensky was able to dodge so many landmines in his research. Because you realize this could have gone very wrong. And now to 9-11, which as we all know from YouTube was inside job. I see you, Bush.

No, for real, it was a really impressive speech. Although, you know, these days people on Twitter will complain about literally anything. So of course, there was one economist who tweeted, I understand times are hard, but doesn't the President of Ukraine own a suit. Damn, what a weird criticism. This is the kind of guy who'd see Jesus come back and be like, really? Sandals, my guy? But anyway, most people were impressed by the speech, especially the powerful ending

when Zelensky switched to English and addressed President Biden directly. Today, the Ukrainian people are defending not only Ukraine. We are fighting for the values of Europe and the world. And at the leader of my niche, I am addressing the President Biden. You are the leader of the nation. Of your great nation. I wish you to be the leader of the world. Being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace.

Thank you. Slava Ukraine. That was inspiring. I'm pretty sure that was the first time in history people applauded a zoom call. It's also impressive that Zelensky was able to deliver that message in his non-native tongue. In fact, when you think about it, his English is better than the past two U.S. presidents. And also, how array is it? How array is it to see everyone in Congress all stand and applaud for the same thing? Right? You never see that. I mean, almost everyone. Almost everyone. Because I don't know if you noticed that one congressman who, I guess, didn't realize that everyone else was doing a standing ovation? My man, we're on the brink of nuclear conflict. You can fill out your bracket later.

Now, it doesn't look like America is going to support a no-fly zone over Ukraine any time soon, because again, a direct confrontation between American jets and Russian jets, that could end up spiraling into World War III. And that's a sequel that nobody wants, except for maybe the History Channel. You think they want to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be 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 their to the maybe the history channel. You think they want to be talking about aliens and shit? They hate it as much as you do. But America's government has been ratcheting up its support in other ways. Today Biden announced that America would be sending another $800 million worth of military aid to Ukraine.

And aside from the American government, the American people have also taken it upon themselves to step up and help Ukraine. And aside from the American government, the American people have also taken it upon themselves to step up and help Ukraine. And I'm not just talking about the usual ways, by the way, like donating money and putting a Ukrainian flag in their Twitter handle. And don't get me wrong, the flag emogy is making a huge difference. But people are also finding more creative ways to help. Inspired by these images of their country, Americans are finding inventive ways to help. Turning pain into purpose, Sasha Shmorkovsky created an Amazon wish list of items needed in Ukraine. The response, overwhelming. One truck after another, dropping off donated goods, 40,000 and counting. People are booking Airbnb's in Ukraine with no plans of staying there.

The initiative, which gained popularity on social media is a way to get money to Ukrainians impacted by the war. More than 61,000 nights were booked in just 48 hours raising almost two million dollars for hosts in Ukraine. Two Harvard University students are doing their part to help Ukrainian refugees find homes around the world. They they have launched this website, UkraineTake shelter.com. It's designed to help refugees find hosts with spare rooms, condos and dormitories. Wow, people, that is heartwarming, huh? These two students are helping thousands of Ukrainian refugees find places to stay.

That's amazing. That's amazing. I mean, we should keep in mind though that the website was built by Harvard students in their dorm rooms. So a few years from now, it'll probably lead to an attempted coup. But for now, it's all good times. And I also love that people are renting Airbnb's in Ukraine, but not staying there. They're just doing it to send money to Ukrainians who I need. That's one of their of 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 thi. 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, th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. te. We'll teuuuu. teu. teu. teu. teu. th. thiiiii. We'll their thi. their thi. to Ukrainians who I need. That's one of the coolest initiatives I've ever seen. Although I hope everyone understands that this is just a donation, okay? Because you know there's gonna be one guy who actually shows up,

just being like, really disappointed, Wi-Fi was spotty, and sound of missiles, theare of missiles, theare. their own their own missiles, theirms. Tananananananananan, th. thiii. 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, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, is is is is is is is is thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the is the is the is the is just is just is theaaa's is just is theau. theau. theau. theau. theau. thea' is just is just is just is just is just is refugees and ordinary civilians. No, they're also directly contributing to the war efforts. The company in Wisconsin is donating a million rounds of ammunition to Ukrainian forces. The company's close ties with the U.S. makes workers confident the ammunition will get to where it is needed most. A growing number of police agencies across the U.S. are jumping in to support Ukrainians with combat supplies. This box full of gear used to be for to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be for to be for to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be the the the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war. the war the war the war the war the war. the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war. the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war the war. the war the war. the war. the war the war the war the war the war the war the war. the war the war their tha. thoooooooffic. tha. thooooooooo. their their their their their their their their their agencies across the U.S. or jumping in to support Ukrainians with combat supplies. This box full of gear used to be for law enforcement in Colorado.

Soon, it will be sent to protect people a world away. The Cincinnati Police Department is pitching in to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. It is sending 950 ballistic helmets to people fighting to defend their country. One New York County executives organizing a collection drive for guns, asking gun owners to donate their weapons for the cause. We could get a million guns to the people of the Ukraine. The Ukrainian people want to protect themselves.

So let's give them the resources to do that. That's what I'm talking about. America's police forces are sending their military military military military military military military military military military military military military to to to to to to to to to to to to to the resources to do that. Now, that's what I'm talking about. America's police forces are sending their military-grade hardware to help Ukrainians fight a war in Russia. That's dope. And if you're asking, wait, why do our police have things that you can use in a war? You're not asking the right questions.

The question you should be asking is, at what point does America realize it has too many guns? Because you realize, that guy just said, we can get a million guns and we can send them to. That's when you know your country has too many weapons, is when another country needs weapons, and everyday people in America are like, yeah, we can give them the spare Glock in the guest room, thrown, thrown, thi. But I guess this is just a beautiful example of how an ecosystem can balance itself. One country's problems can be another country's solution. America has too many guns and an over-militarized police force, send it over to Ukraine. Hell, throw in some mass shooters too.

Go get them, Tyler. Hakuna Matata. But look, whether or not it says something terrifying about the states of America, it is still a nice gesture for Americans to be donating their own weapons and their gear to Ukraine. Still, for some Americans, sending guns just isn't good enough. No, they're also volunteering to be the ones shooting them. Ukraine's government has actively recruited foreigners to join the fight. Over 20,000 have reportedly expressed interest, and many Americans are showing up daily. Harrison Josephowitz is 25 and was a Chicago police officer.

Harrison spent five years in the U.S. Army and did a tour in Afghanistan. You just quit your job and got on a plane, pretty much. Why? This is the right thing to do. Dennis Diaz is a former Marine when he watched Russian tanks pulling into southern Ukraine, his gut said he had to do something. As Americans, we take on the big bullies. So right now, Russia is the big bully.

Their resumes range from combat experience to no military training at all. I worked at a place called Taco Ball. It's a fast food restaurant in the US. I did something similar when I was 19. I went to Iraq to join up with the Yvese. I saw everything that was happening here. I just decided to take that money. I had a plane ticket and come out here.

Yeah, you heard that right. This guy left his job at Taco Bell to go to go to go to go to go the the to the to the the to go and fight the Russians. I'll tell you now, he's got way more balls than me. I also think he's got the perfect experience for war. If you've worked at a drive-thru, you've already seen the worst of humanity. Those have probably gained a lot of hand-to-hand combat training. Shit, have you seen what people do at 3 a.m? But yes, thousands of people around the world, including, including, including, including, including, including, including, including, including, including, including, including, Americans, are heading to Ukraine to join up with the Ukrainian resistance. And these people are heroes.

They're heroes, no doubt. But I think we can also admit it's probably a few of them who made this decision partly because of COVID. I don't care where it is. I just want to travel again. Oh, but seriously, good luck to all these people who are risking their own lives to go and defend democracy. And don't forget, you're headed into an active war zone. So please, remember to pack a suit.

All right, when we come back, Ronnie Chang is going into the metaverse. You don't want to miss it. If Donald Trump were president, none of this crap would be going on, because you've got to be strong. Just now, President Putin denied having anything to do the the the the election the election the election the election the election the election the election the election to do to do the election to do with the election the election to do with the be strong. Just now, President Putin denied having anything to do with the election interference. Who do you believe? President Putin, he just said it's not Russia. I will say this, I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be Russia. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be Russia. Donald Trump's both clearly and forcefully, and that's the kind of president Trump was. He's that that that that that that that that that that that that that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is credible. that is credible. that is that is that is that is that is that is is that is that is is that is that is that is that is is that is that is is that is is that is that is that is that is is is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is that is. that is. that is. that is. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. Sort of a double negative. That's the kind of President Trump was. He'd say,

get him on the phone and then he'd read Putin the rioting. President Trump admitted that during an hour-long phone call with Putin he did not bring up Russian meddling. My father would, you know, call up and he would have said, Vladimir don't even try us. I'm tellain't to to to to to to to to to to to told. the told, the the the, th. th. the the, th. th. th. the the th. th. th. th. th th th th th the the th th th th thr-in, the the thr-in, 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 their, their, their, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thruu. th thru. thru. thru. trueu. trueu. trueu. trueu. trueu. trueu. trueu. trueu. trueeu. truee. truee. thru. th even try us. I'm telling you it's not going to work out very well for you. You know, the people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were. And as far as the Ukraine is concerned, it's a mess. They were very sure when Donald Trump was in office that they should have mess with America. Most of the dictators the president is friendly with now, they can play Trump, get what they want from him by flattering him. Vladimir Putin feels like he has the wind at his back, especially with a very different

type of American leadership compared to the America First Donald Trump. Putin's a killer. A lot of killers. A lot of killers. You've got a lot of killers why you think our country's so innocent. President Trump, the American people remember what it is to have a commander in chief who is respected and feared on the world stage. North Korea's Kim Jong-un said this. I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged U.S. Dotard with fire. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. You might get a lot of resumes, but not enough candidates with the right skills or experience. But not with Zip Recruiter.

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Non-fungible? Have you never heard of a printer? Just print them all out. There I just saved you a million dollars. No. The hottest trend in tech right now is the Metaverse. And you know it's hot because no one will shut up about it. The Metaverse is defined as a virtual reality space where people can play games, connect with friends, and even go to virtual concerts. A parallel world in your computer or phone. The Metaverse is where tech is headed.

You see Apple dedicating time here, Microsoft, Samsung, Nividia. It's really hard to ignore or to label this as a fad. Facebook has changed its company name to meta. It's short for Metaverse, a virtual reality considered by many to be the future of the internet. That's right. Facebook changes name to meta-musoa before the Meta-verse even caught on. It's like tattooing a girl's name on your arm after two dates. Luckily, if it all goes south, Zuckerberg can just change it to meta-musel and pretend it was a fiber company the whole time. But yes, the metaverse is coming, not that anybody asked for it. These companies just decided to move us all into the metaverse like they're putting their

grandma into a nursing home. Sorry, Nana, you have to live in the computer now. But apparently we should all be excited because the metaverse will let us build our own world and explore the limits of human imagination, which makes you think you'll be flying on dragons to an orgy full of unicorns. You know, the thing we all dream about. The only problem is the Metaverse is being made by Microsoft and Facebook, so you know it's going to be boring as shit. Meta is also working to bring remote workers into a similar virtual space.

This app is called Facebook Workrooms and it's designed for meetings. It's a sign of what a professional piece of the Metaverse will look like. It basically gives you the opportunity to sit around a table with people and work and brainstorm and whiteboard ideas. It's this pretty amazing experience where you feel like you're really right there with your colleagues. Microsoft, just unveiling some new tools to immerse users in the workplace, integrating avatars and virtual reality features into teams by the middle of next year, PowerPoint will

be available in the Metaverse as well. Oh, thank God, there will be PowerPoint in the Metaverse. I can't wait for the immersive experience of feeling like I'm inside a pie chart. So let me get this straight. The Metavers gives us endless possibilities and you want to have virtual meetings? Imagine a world where you're shopping never runs out of ink. You did it again, Zuckerberg. And even though the Metavers looks like the wet dream of a billionaire robot, somehow real people are laying down actual money to pretend to live there. There is a land rush happening, and it, and it, and it, and it, and it, and it, and it, and it, and it, thiiiiiii-inicicicicicicicus, and it's thi-in, and it's thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, and it's thus, and it's thus, and it is thus, and you th, and you thus, and you thus, and you thus, and you thus, and you thus, and you th, and th, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thus, thi, thi, thi, I thi, I thi, thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi to pretend to live there.

There's a land rush happening, and it's not in New York City or Beverly Hills. Early speculators and celebrities are buying up virtual land for millions of dollars. Sales of virtual land on the major Metavers platforms top $500 million last year. Celebrities like Snoop Dog and Paris Hilton are also diving into the digital land grab. You're in the sandbox, this piece of land with Snoop Dog's face on it is owned by the rapper.

He's building a virtual mansion on it. Buyers all want to be neighbors of Snoop Dog's upcoming mansion, a parcel next to him, just selling for $500,000. You're paying half a million dollars to live next to Snoop Dog in the Metaverse? All that money and you can't even get a contact high. Hell, for half a million dollars, you can buy enough drugs to think you are Snoop Dog. But this is how bad the real estate market is.

Now I'm being priced out of worlds that don't even exist. There's nothing more depressing than showing up to to to the meta to the meta to the meta the meta to to the meta the meta to the meta to the meta to the meta to the meta to the meta the meta to to the metavehauice. the metavususomeaversiaversiaversiolvesaqaqaqa. thoom. thoom-aqaqaqaqaq. thiol-aq. I. I is, thiolk. I can't, thiolomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeome. I. I. I is. I is, to be. I can can can can can't is a to be a tiea. I can't is a tiea. I'm, tiea. I'm nota. I'm note. I'm nota'a'amamam. I'm nota'n't is a tiea'n't is a tiea. I'm a roommate. But even if you got rid of the meetings and the dumb houses, the Metavers is always going to be made up of people. And people are going to make anything shitty. Facebook Parent Capporteur, Meta is adding a feature to combat virtual reality harassment. It comes after a woman claims she was verbally and sexually harassed within a minute of joining a virtual game last year. Less than 30 seconds into it, I was suddenly surrounded by three male avatars with male voices who were kind of saying sexual innuendos to me before I knew it they were, for lack of a better word, groping my avatar. That's right. Women are being harassed within seconds of joining the Metaverse. I guess they were right. It is just like a real office.

Like how is Facebook not prepared for this? Perves have been a part of the internet since they won. You know the sound your dial-up connection used to make? That was your modem having an orgasm. Disgusting. So overall it seems like the Metavers is a total shit show, but there is one small silver lining. A word of warning if you're visiting the Metaverse. Insurance firm Aviva says it saw a 31% increase in claims involving those VR headsets last year and the ones that wear over your eyes. The average claim for VR related damages damages is about $880. Most of those incidents involved cracked TV screens.

Aviva says it's already processed a number of claims so far this year. You know what? I take it all back. I love the metaverse now. If it's gonna let the world's biggest dumbasses blow their savings on fake houses and then crash into their own TVs, this might be the best thing to happen to the internet since they invented catfishing. So thank you, Zuckerberg. Unicorn Dix, here we come. Come. Thank you so much for that, Ronnie.

All right, when we come back, comedian and actress Quinter Brunson will be joining me on the show to talk about her show that everyone's loving right now. Abbott Elementary. So don't go away. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. You might get a lot of resumes, but not enough candidates with the right skills or experience, but not with Zip Recruiter. Zip Recruiter finds amazing candidates for you fast. And right now you can try it for free at Zip Recruiter's smart technology identifies top talent for your roles

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My guest tonight is comedian and actor Quinta Brunson. She's here to talk about Abbott Elementary. The hit show she created, rights for, and stars in. Quinter Brunson, welcome to the Daily Show. Hey Trevor, thank you for having me. Are you kidding me? Thank you for being here. This show, Abbott Elementary, I remember when I saw the first trailer, a lot of people, we fell in love with it just in a to expectations. Thank you. Let's talk through the idea, the inception of it all. Quint has always been somebody who's been very funny, but why does Quinton Brunson go like, the funniest thing I want to do and the network show I want to make is going to be about school.

Why that? Well, you know, I got really inspired by decided to retire. I lived in LA and I came back to visit her. My mom was doing basically a parent teacher conference with a parent on an open house night. The night started at 12 o'clock p.m. and ended at 8 o'clock p.m. Okay, okay. No parents came the whole time and I was there with my mom waiting with her. A parent walks in at 7.58. And I was just, I was just, I was just, 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, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, 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 thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thea, thea, thi. thea, thi. thi, thi, thi, the the the and I was there with my mom waiting with her. A parent walks in at 758 and I was livid.

I was just like, how could you not get here earlier? There was so much time. But my mom didn't look at it that way. She was like, this is the time that this parent could get here. And she sat down and had the conference with her. And it was in that moment that something was sparked where I said this is what I want to make a show about because the whole time I'm there I'm just thinking about how funny the places her co-workers in the situation. Yes. Her and I started

fighting about me you know doing comedy and her not retiring yet and then this beautiful thing happens and I think boom I saw a show and I saw what I wanted to work on for the next however many years I'm able to. You know, before I knew that your mom was a teacher, I was just like, man, Quintos is just like in love with teachers in a really beautiful way. And I know you are, but it explains so much. For instance, I remember seeing how you got this marketing budget, for instance, from ABC. And then you took a chunk of that money, th. th. th. th. I, th. I, th. I, th. We, th. We, th. We, th. thin, thin, thrown, thin, thrown, thrown, thrown, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, thrown, 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. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Qu. Quint. Qui. Quinte. Quinte. thr. thr. Quinted. Quinted. the. thea. Quinted. thea. thea. Quinted. Quinted. tha. Quinted. Quinted. Quinted. Quinted. Quinted and everything, you gave that money to school so they could buy supplies so that they can get things. What do you think we don't understand about teachers?

You know, having grown up in a teacher household? Just how much work they really put into the job. It is not a, it's not a nine to five, do you know what I mean? First of all, mother used to wake up a 730. Six, sorry, earlier because she had me. She had her own children. Do you know what I mean? Which we forget, right? Which we forget, her own children,

that she has to get through school cloth and feed. And then she would go to school, deal with kids who were great, well-behaved, but also kids who were menaces and parents who are menaces. And then she's identifying more than just these are my kids. It's this child has this learning issue. This child over here comes from a home where this is happening. This child is a selling too fast

and I have to make a little extra room for them. She's doing this for 30 kids all at once, my mom. And then, after that, she would stay later. She would stay until the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last the last then after that she would stay later. She would stay until the last parent picked up their kid because there always was a parent that would come in and be like oh man pick up set three up the same time every day and coming at 530 and then she would go home and she would short grade papers which is the thing we all think is like oh that's what they do at home but no it's doing lesson plans which takes up like the the the the th th th th th th th th th th th the th th th th th th th th th th th like th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the. tho. the. tho. thi. thi. the. the. thoes thoes thoes. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that o one one one one one one one one one one one one one one the. the. the. the. the. thea tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooe. the all think is like, oh, that's what they do at home, but no, it's doing lesson plans, which takes up like an hour.

It's learning new development material that the school district puts out. Because the teachers have to learn themselves. Exactly. And I can go on and on, but I just think people who maybe don't have a teacher so close in their their their their the big the job is. And it's one of the reasons why I firmly believe they should be paid more, but... I hope your show does this because you know what your show has done,

I think a really great job of, is that it shows the human side of being a teacher. Yes. We've only watched, what, seven episodes of the show? Already, you have quadrupled your ratings from the first episode, which I didn't even know it was possible. Yeah, me either. I always thought it was like, start at the top and then you just gradually. Network TV never does that. I know.

You've broken records, you've changed history. You know, congratulations to season two has already been, you know. All of this, and I think a lot in such a new thing? Oh my goodness. I feel like I got to pick everyone I wanted for the cast, and I think that's rare. You know, usually there's some issue, like you can't get this person you want because of this reason. You can't get this person, blah, blah. But I also had like a personal connection to each person that I cast and knew what type of person they were.

Ultimately I think, you know, whatever, everyone has different opinions, but I wanted my show to feel like a workplace. I know it's TV and TV can be crazy and we accepted, we accept like a bunch of crazy, this shit, you know, I didn't forget what we were, did the Today Show this morning. So, like, but we, you know, we accept like that, thi, 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, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, 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, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, You can say shit? Yeah, I forgot when we were, did the Today Show this morning, so I like, but we, you know, we accept like bad behavior, we accept like so much, but I didn't want it to be like that because it, you know, it's my show and I was like, no asshole policy. We don't, we don't have to be that way, you know? So getting all these first time we filmed the pilot, everyone's just energizing and feeling good about each other and feeling good about the show that they're making too.

So I think everyone's happy to be there. I love that. I just, you know, you may be one of the few people I know who's going to be there's just one. You may be one of the few people I know who's going, like, guys, I'm going to take a break from Twitter. There's too many positive comments. I have to take a moment, please. And I think it's because of what you put out into the world.

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And some people thought that the kids don't get paid and the kids aren't... It was very confusing for some people. It was very confusing. I'm not sure they jumped there until we don't pay them. I just felt like, can we take a few steps before we get to labor issues? People think the world is a bad place. People think the world is a bad. that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that. that. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really that really. that really. that really. that really. that really that really. that really that really that really. that really that really that really that really that really that really. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi was thi was thi. thi was thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. I was thi. I was like, no, no, no, we would never not pay the kid. Like, why would you jump there? I, please don't, look, people were very confused by, but the way our step operates with the mockumentary style camera work, the kids aren't viewing it as a typical TV set.

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And by the end of, I'm like, okay, you're not figuring out anything groundbreaking, but all right. That is adorable. You see, I love it? I love it. I love everything you do. Thank you, and thank you for your continued support. I feel like you've always been so supportive with me.

Always, always. I appreciate it. Thank you so much. Thank you. All right, people, Abbott Elementary returns to ABC on Tuesday, March 22nd, and is available to stream on Hulu. If you haven't started watching it, you're missing out. Just go and catch up and then we'll all do it together. All right, we're going to take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this. Well, that's our show for tonight. Ukraine are fleeing violence and urgently need emergency aid. CARES immediate crisis response aims to reach 4 million people prioritizing women and girls, families and the elderly. So if you can, please donate at the link below to rush

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