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which I misheard the first time I heard it. I thought they said the Washington Commandos, and I thought it was just like a team that wasn't gonna wear underwear, Like that's a dope intimidation tactic. Yeah, tackle me see what's up. Yeah, But the Commanders is the new name, which is like a powerful name, isn't That's like, that's respect for Washington Commanders. Put some respect on that name. The Commander's got blown out forty seven to three. That's powerful.

I love that. It's so funny. How like the NFL, this whole thing was like a scandal of like racism for the NFL, and then this is the end of that scandal and I'm sure the guys in the NFL were like, Wow, we get it, boys, normal racism scandals for us at the NFL, we got it. No more racism is what a lawsuit about? What God damn man coming to you from the heart of times. We were in New York City, the only city in America. It's The Daily Show. Here's edition tonight with head Whoopee makes

a whoop see and Gogo butter wrong. This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Hey, what's going on? Everybody? Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. Let's jump straight into today's headlines. Alright, we kick things off with some news coming out of CNN. Yes, the channel you watch at the gym while you listen to your podcast.

The network has always been famous worldwide for its twenty four hour news and people shouting at each other coverage, but over the past few months, the spotlight has been turned on them, especially in the wake of Andrew Cuomo's harassment scandals and then Chris Cuomo's secret defense of his brother's scandal. Well, today that scandal took yet another twist. We have news now to report involving our network, CNN president Jeff Zucker has just resigned after disclosing a consensual

relationship with a colleague. He wrote to staffords a few minutes ago. Quote as part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo's tenure at CNN. Cuomo, of course, fired last month. Zuker says, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than twenty years. I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was required to disclose it when it began, but I didn't. I was wrong. As a result, I am

resigning today. Man, this must have been a really weird day for CNN. On the one hand, it's bad that your boss is resigning under a cloud of scandal. On the other hand, you got the scoop we begin with breaking news. Did you know that Jeff and Allison were banging? I saw them come in the office together one morning, and I totally called it. I mean I didn't say anything, but I totally called it. What's this justin I'm also involved?

But that's right. Jeff Zucca, a long time ahead of CNN, is stepping down because, according to his statements, he didn't disclose that he was having a relationship with a colleague. And I don't know if this is the full story, but what I do know is that at CNN, it seems like there's no middle ground. When there's a scandal there, it's either someone who isn't disclosing enough or someone who's disclosing way too much. And look, I know the story is gonna come as a surprise to a lot of people.

People are gonna be like, Wow, someone has been in charge of CNN this whole time. I thought it was just a bunch of roommates that found camera equipment behind a dumpster. But yes, Jeff Zucca was running CNN. And you may not know this, but he's the one who made CNN what it is today, right, He's the one

who pushed it toward entertainment more and less news. You know, he's the one who said, enough of those international correspondents, Let's just get people fighting on camera, Like you remember when CNN would just make us watch Trump's empty podium for an hour. That was his choice. Yeah, And the reason he liked putting Trump on so much is because he liked Trump. Because he knew that Trump was good

for ratings. Because Jeff Zucca is the one who gave Trump the job for the Apprentice, and the Apprentice is the only reason that Trump went on to become the president. Well, that's not even the craziest part of the story. The craziest thing is that Jeff Zucker's downfall all started with Andrew Cuomo. Remember him, Yeah, Andrew Cuomo grouped women, Chris Cuomo, his brother, try to help him. So then CNN looked into Chris Cuomo. They investigated him, and then they found

some ship on Jeff Zucca. What so, Andrew Coomo was such a creep that he took down himself, his brother, Chris, and the president CNN. He's like ruling faraoh, but by accident. I mean, at this point, who knows how long Cuomo's fallout is gonna last. A right, he grow up a bunch of people. Now everyone is feeling it. You know, he's like a human Chinobyl. Eighty years from now, Brazilians are going to be at war with Australians like Andrew Cuomo.

All right, but let's move on from someone who's losing his job to someone else who's in hot waters at work. Whoopi Goldberg, co host of the View and the only coach to lead the next to a winning season. In case you missed it, the five women on the View, we're having a discussion about mouse. You remember the graphic novel about the Holocaust. And by the time the discussion was all over, the panel was down to four. This morning,

more fallout for Whoopi Goldberg. ABC News suspending Goldberg from the View for two weeks after she made controversial comments about Jewish people and the Holocaust on Monday's episode. The Holocaust is and about race. It's not about because it's about man's inhumanity to man. Better think about a white supremacy, but these are white groups of people. Goldberg apologizing live on the program Tuesday yesterday on a show, I misspoke, I regret my comments as I said, and I stand corrected.

The segment also included an interview with Anti Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblack, who later commented on goldberg suspension. We shouldn't cancel what because she made a mistake. I heard what we say that she's committed to doing better. I accept that apology. ABC releasing a statement acknowledging that Whoopy has apologized, but asking her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. Yep, WHOOPI Goldberg isn't a whole lot of trouble. And I understand why.

I understand why people well upset with what she said because the way she said it, it made it sound like the Holocaust was just some white people who are fighting some other white people, you know, sort of like Game of Thrones. But as the spokesman for the Anti Defamation League later explained to her, Hitler did see Jews as a separate race, and even worse, as a separate species.

You know, like when you think about it, properly protecting the master race that was the Nazis whole thing, you know, race purity, like all these teeky torch bitches that you see running around now, Hitler was the o g of that. You know, in his mind, everyone was supposed to have blonde hair and blue eyes except for him. He got to look like an angry broom for some reason. But

that's not the point, you know. So I totally understand why people were upset because the Holocaust had everything to do with race, and I'm glad that will be apologized because, like, I don't think that she was trying to hurt anybody here. You know, I think she made a mistake, and I will say I think it's a little weird that her network suspended her for sharing her view on the view.

I mean, if she's remorseful, why send her away? Isn't it better to keep her and then use this as a teaching moment and then you can have everyone watching also learning like, oh, I actually didn't know that about the Holocaust? Maybe they didn't. Rather than sending her away for two weeks to do what reflect and and and

what do her own research? I mean, that's never a good idea, you know these days, you tell someone to go research the Holocaust on their own, they'll come back in two weeks, like DoD you all know that the Jews have space lasers. He'll be like a damn it you on YouTube? Man. Anyway, let's move on to our next story. Today is Groundhog Day, which leads me to ask what the hell is Groundhog Day? People pull a rodent out of the ground and then ask the animal

to predict the weather. This is so unfair because if Africans were doing ship like this, and you heard that we pulled animals out of the round, like there are villages in Africa where people wear animal skins, And if I tried to explain that Americans used groundhogs to predict the weather, they'd be like, but why not just use the satellite data? All right, that's it for the headlines. Let's move on to our top story, which is about Russia,

the former and maybe future Soviet Union. Over the past few months, Russia has sent over one hundred thousand troops to its border with Ukraine, which understandably has a lot of people freaked out. Ukraine has been preparing for war. America and the United Nations have been threatening devastating sanctions on Russia, and today President Biden sent thousands of troops to Poland and Romania just in case Russia decides to

add some more countries to a shopping list. But the big question is why why is Russia bringing Europe to the brink of war? Well, yesterday we finally heard from Russian presidents and leader who ends every sentence with or else, Vladimir Putin, and he says that none of this is his fault. Russian President Vladimir Putin's first comments on Ukraine since in December, after his meeting in Moscow with the

leader of Hungary. Putin claimed that the West has ignored Russia's tomp demands, including block in Ukraine from joining NATO. In his first public comments on this crisis in weeks, President Vladimir Putin accused the US of trying to contain Russia. Ukraine is just a tool, he said. Despite more than one hundred thousand Russian troops now massed on Ukraine's border, Russia still claims it's the real victim threatened by the US and its NATO allies, and Moscow insists it has

no plans to invade Ukraine. Yeah, Putin says that Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine. So I guess those hundred thousand troops on the border, they're just doing that thing where you stand outside a restaurant and read the menu. No, no, we are not going in the right now. Maybe we come back for special occasion. And look, I know it's hard to feel sorry for anybody with the Russian accent, but I do actually understand why Russia is so freaked

out by NATO, because here's the thing. Don't forget that NATO was formed to oppose the Soviet Union, right, That's why I was formed. Then the Soviet Union broke up, but instead of disbanding, NATO has been expanding closer and closer to Russia's borders. So from a Russian point of view, just the Russian point of view, it's it's almost like they lost a boxing match, but then the guy who beat them moved in next door. The fight is over. What are you doing here? I don't know, man, You

tell me all right. When we come back, roy Wood Jr. Is Gonna put his life savings into Breakfast Cereal. You don't want to miss it. Welcome back to the Daily Show. America is a nation of entrepreneurs, and roy Would Jr. Gets in on the action in his new segments Black in Business. I'm Royal Wood Jr. And every week I shot a light on black entrepreneurs change in the game, from app developers to the DVD man who somehow already

has his hands on John Wick seven. If you're black, We're in business, right on people and walk on the Black in Business. This week, I'm betting it all on a sector that's experienced incredible growth in my house this year, Breakfast Syria. We all know the big players, Tony, the Tigers, the leprel Corn that steals from white kids and the Rabbit that also steals from white kids. But ain't none of them cereals black unless you count the Raisin brand box,

which I mean just kind of feels black. But now there's a new face in the cereal bowl. I sat down with Nick King, a man who's introduced a cereal that's in the shape of a black power fist. She is truly put in black in business. Nick King, much respect to your brother, you are basically the jacket Robinson of Breakfast Cereals should have called them things for the tools. The biggest piece for me is how important it is for black kids to see themselves in a positive light.

You know. But Breakfast cereal space that has never been infiltrated. So I just wanted to be that change. But you got a good product. I can't wait to see these fists. Man. These is kibbles, I know, kibbles one. This is cat food. This is supposed to be fish. Yeah, actually, uh it's no longer unfortunately, empowerment fists. We've gone through multiple different manufacturing companies that that said the shaping the cereals too complex. Hang on, hang on, they said it was too complex.

They got they got cinnament to shape, they got hunter smack frog turds. But you can't make this. We're dealing with a hundred year old industry, and because we didn't want to slow up the company any further, we have transition to regular circular puffs. What about the kids? What are the kids say? Have they tasted it? Kids have given their approval? What? Kids? What? Kids? Kids? My son is my first original taste test. He oh, he don't count.

That's your son. You're kicking out the house. You know what? You know what I'm gonna do for you, Broke, I'm gonna do a taste test with kids. You don't know. I accept challenge. H a little panel. First off, thank you for taking the time to appear on Black and Business. I know you all have a heart out right before bedtime, So let's get right to it now. Have any of you all seen any cereal with black people on the box before? No, I've only seen that rained Raisin cereal

that has that son on it. See I told you that ship was black. That's a smart one right there. So Bailey, you've tried the cereal, give us your analysis, like, give the sial because it's crunchy. Is this cereal for black people? Just saying I'm not trying to make anything offensive, but just saying, that's a very fair question. This cereal was created by a black person, So in knowing that, how would you feel if you saw one of your white friends eating a black owned cereal? The only the

only white person I know of my girlfriend? Okay, well that was unexpected with an answer, nonetheless continuing on what would make this cereal and even better investment if the cereal pieces like more like fist? Okay, raise your spoon. If you're also disappointed that the cereal is not shaped like a fist, So you all are saying the cereal itself just needs to live up to the radical message that's in the box. Excuse me a second. That's that's good I did, could I do? Alright? Nick? Good news.

I spoke with children not related to you, and they all thought the cereal tastes a great Now, there was one thing that the kids were a little disappointed on, and that's that the cereal was not shaped like a fist. Now, I know you have explained why the cereal can't be a fist, but in the meantime, Nick, you gotta lean into the cereal being black. In fact, you need to make it blacker. I'm a little nervous about it. And

then but here's a black ass Cereal. I know you even go hard for Fred Flakes not don't go nod on your head, Nick, What better spokesperson for Cereal than the chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, Fred the dude who played Fred Hamptons. What what else do you have? Okay, okay, now what about this one? I got a cereal for black people that they can enjoy with their white girlfriends alli os. Now that too far, too far. That's allows I recognize my privilege. No, you don't say it like that.

You say it like Tony the Tiger. I recognize my privilege the slogan. You gotta say it like that. I'm gonna be honest, right, I didn't. I didn't want to ruin this for you. Your creativity was good. I didn't want to kill it. But at the end of the day, I want kids to be able to sit at a table and see themselves see positive black representation on a Cereal box. And that's the idea. That's why I built

Proud Plubs. You know what, Nick King, I respect your vision and I'm gonna change your life right now by investing in your serial. I'm gonna make your dreams come true. Now. How much money do you need for an initial investment? I don't say any anywhere upwards somewhere around here in fall part Yeah, damn, I do not have that kind of money, which is why I'll see you next episode where I'll be examining another breakfast industry toast. That's what

I could afore. I think that could work. We got the English muffins, we got week, we got white, we got multigrain, you got Thank you so much for that. Roy. All right, when we come back, Google bots her role. It's gonna be joining me right here in the studio, So don't go away. Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is active and producer Google Role. She's here to talk about starring in the new psychological thriller series The Girl Before. Yo, that guy is creepy. I'm

just gonna put it out there like, that guy is creepy. Yeah, there's definitely an energy that you get on the show when you watch it, where you go. I don't know this person, but he really really creeps me out. Welcome to the show, Google, Thanks for having me. Um, congratulations on yet another show that I think is going to get a lot of people talking. As as all your shows do, I feel like you have a like just a knack for picking really great roles in really great

either limited series or shows. I mean, people loved you, you know, in Black Mirrors and Juniper is one of people's favorite episodes. In Loki, You've got some of the best reviews, which is not usual for like a superhero franchise. You know, people are like, oh, whatever, but people like you're amazing in it. And now here you are with this new is it a mini series or limited series?

It's a limited series. It's four episodes, right, yeah, where you're playing what I think many New Yorkers will will relate to somebody who has rented a place from a very creepy person. I know. I mean it's such a departure for for David A. Yellowow as well, because I mean, I know you know him as well, right, he's um, you know, every really knows him from Selma Martin, Luther King and all the things that he's done in this character of Edward really keeps you guessing because he's this

minimalist architect. He's a perfectionist, and you can't quite figure out, you know, if he's a good guy, if he's a bad guy. And you know, every episode there's so many twists and turns in the story. But yeah, it's been it's been a wonderful experience, you know what what was what's really going to shock some people's I was watching the clip with one of my colleagues and then she was like, oh, wow, she does a really great English accent.

And then and I was thinking, I wonder how many people would think that about you and David where they go like, wow, they're doing really fantastic English accents. Are the people who know where you're from it at all? I know. It's so funny because when I first read the script for The Girl before, I was in the middle of filming Loki, and I've been doing an American accent for so long, and it's it's a weird one.

I sort of I take that as a compliment. I think, you know, if people see you as an American and and believe you so fully that that even your own accent feels alien. I mean when I did Bell. You know, several years ago. I've been doing an American accent sort of about three years solid in projects, and I genuinely myself thought, do I know how to act in my own accent anymore? It's just been so long that I've

been doing the American things. So but yeah, it's nice to be able to kind of switch back and forth. And as I say, I sort of I'm flattered if people believe me as an American too. I think people believe you in any role that you play. You received the Essence Award, congratulations, you know, the Breakthrough Award that is where you met David Wright, like sort of not met him officially, but you asked him to present the award,

and that's sort of yeah. Well, it's funny actually because me and David were both born in the same hospital. He's a bit older than he was what we were both born in Oxford at the John Radcliffe Hospital a few years apart, and so so there's there's that connection,

which is which is sort of surreal. And then he was one of the first British actors that I met when I went to l A and I didn't know anybody, and I was doing a TV series there, and you know, I met him and his family and and I just was so impressed because I was like, here's this man who's an incredibly talented theater actor and and film actor, but he's also just got such a grounded real life as well. And I was just so I was so

impressed with that. And when when I was nominated for or won the Essence Award, I asked him to present it to me, and he actually took me by surprise because he brought his daughter Zoe onto the stage to present it to me, which which kind of took my breath away because she reminded me of this mini version of me, and and it was it was you know, it made me cry. It was so moving. But it was also I mean, he's very smart like that, David,

because I sort of saw myself in her. And I also it gave me a moment to really ground my work in a way because I felt like, now I have to choose projects that a sort of good enough for Zoe, you know that that that that that's the sort of that idea of legacy and the idea of what she's looking up seeing somebody that looks like as much as I see a younger version of myself and hers she might see an older version of herself and me. So yeah, I feel like that's a lot of pressure though, right,

but not always. But then there's things like like Loki for example, where you go, wow, like what would my seven year old self be doing? Now? You know, I would be pinching myself and so so rather than seeing it as a pressure, I sort of see it as

also to give myself permission to be joyful. And you have like one of the most interesting connections with Loki as well, because Tom Hidlston plays low Key, right, and then you went to the same drama schools he was the year below met at drama school, even though I'm

a bit younger than he realized. You almost have like a like a horror movie story, but it's just no one's getting killed in your story, but like you like following, all the people were born at the same hospital we went to the school, like the degrees of no one's dying, but you know, yeah, I mean it's it was really comforting, I think, especially filming low Key during Empty twenty to be surrounded by so many Brits and women with Saku as well, who played speF and Dean in the show

was also rather so. It felt like, you know, a bit of a brit reunion. And I think when the world was just so unstable, it was really comforting for all of us to be around us sort of alter drama school buddies. You've someone who's done everything. I mean, you know, a lot of people will know you from your acting. Um, you've also been somebody who's been really closely involved, um, you know, with the United Nations and working around the world. I didn't know this about you

until I read a little deep into your world. So I've always known that your dad is South African, your mom is English. I always knew that your name Google it who is you know from South Africa? But what I didn't know was that your dad had to escape South Africa because he was fighting the apartheid government and it was actually the U n partly that helped him.

I mean, yeah, the circle of life, it's really truly incredible, and it's it's it's a strange thing because you know, obviously it's it's an incredible honor have become a goodwill ambassador for you n HCR. But my dad, you know, under the apart idea was student activist, member of the a n C you know, and um and had to flee UM and it was a very difficult time for him. And he was he was studying doing his medical training and he actually UNHCR helped him finish his medical training

and you know, and come to the UK. So when I got the call to be able to go on my first mission with u n h c R, you know, to my cousin, was like, ah ha, you know, that is an ancestral call. You know, like that truly is an ancestral call that it sort of brings it back, um, and it makes it so much more meaningful for me, you know, to know that that's part of my cultural legacy to cool. Thank you so much for joining me on the show. Thank you, congratulations on everything that you've done.

Thanks so much. All Right, people, all four episodes of The Girl Before We'll be available on HBO Max February tenth. We're going to take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this. Well that's our show for tonight, but before we go, please consider supporting the Loveland Foundation. They're an organization dedicated to providing therapy services to underserved communities. Especially black women and girls. So if you want to support them in this work, then please donates at the

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