Farewell to Trevor From The Correspondents

ticket see taken, see thank you so much. I'm coming out. I'm for tuning in, especially tonight because this is the final episode of the Daily Show with Trevor Noor. And it's not just that, it's also a celebration, you know because when I when I started the show, I had three clear goals. I was like, I'm gonna make sure Hillary gets elected, I'm gonna make sure that I prevent a global pandemic from starting, and I'm gonna become best friends with Kanye West. So I think it's time to

move on. But before we do that, for one last time, let's do this people. Let's I'm straight into today's episode. Alright, people, let's do this. This is it's my final show and I've got a ton of clean up to do so I can get the security deposit back in the studio. But but before I head out, what better way to spend it? Meant to check in with all of my favorite people and all of your favorite correspondence one lost time,

starting with my very favorite Michael cost everybody. Michael's like to see everybody one left hot mant what is going on in the market today, TV? I'm crushing it, and I mean crushing it. Okay, but tonight I'm also crushed because this is our last time together on the Daily Show. So I'm not going to talk about the market tonight because as much as I love numbers, there's a different n word I love even more, nostalgia. Thank you nostalgia

nostalgia TV. This is a chart of our friendship. Okay, six years, six years of African American relations, all right now, right here, this is the high point. We got off to a good start as you hired me, right, which meant I could stop sleeping in my shitty old Honda Civic and now look at me, I'm sleeping in a freaking Tesla baby, right, yeah, And every morning I wake up, I see where the autopilot mode brought me. I have a nice big cup of coffee, and I cleaned the

blood off my tires. And that's thanks to you, my man so well, for the job. Yeah, for the job. Yeah, but thanks to me for the blood. No, I do that blood is on your hands for real. But of course, of course, now here here is the first time you let me unto the show with the chart that looked like a butthole, right, and and here, okay, here is the time you let me on the show with a

different chart that looks like a butth hole. Yeah, it was a lot of that, but the one that's most important to me, Trevor, is this one up here, okay, because this is the time you let me on the show with a chart that looked like a penis. And this was a total game changer from me, Trevor. Yeah, and look, look there were some tough times too, okay. I mean this is when COVID hit, you know, and and and and that wasn't easy. You were doing the

show from your apartment. I was in the office every day because I didn't get that email but but that was a lonely two years we look. That's the beauty of our friendship, Trevor. In fact, I made a chart to illustrate it. Okay, some days are good, let's be honest, some days are bad. But true friendship, that's the sweet spot in between. And it it can stay. It can bring you unimaginable pleasure, but you can't live without it. Thank you, Michael. I Uh, I see what you did there.

One last time. I see that, Daniel what. I wouldn't trade our friendship through anything, Trevor, thank you so much for that, Michael. One lost time. Everybody felt times incredibly, this disgusting sense of it, Michael cost to everybody. Now let's go on to DESI light it please, and uh tell me that this for this last time, you're actually going to do the weather, please, DESI lighted everybody revel. Nope, Trevor,

I am not here to do the weather. It's your last show, so on behalf of Paramount, Viacom, CBS, Comedy Central, Viacom Networks and paw Patrol Plus. I am here to do your exit interview. What right do we have to that live on a No, but some of us are getting drinks after the show, so I gotta squeeze in now. Wait wait, people are getting drinks and no one told me. Can I come? First question? Over the seven years of your employment here, what would you say is my best

personality trait? You mean my best personality traits? Uh? Nope? Mine? Oh? I guess I would say humility. Yeah, I am amazing at that. I'll put down humility and great cheekbones. Okay. Next question, what will you miss most about me? Um? Okay? This is if this is my exit interview. Shouldn't the questions be about me and not you? Why would they be about you. I'm the one who's staying. I mean you're leaving us, which is fine, It's fine. I mean people abandon me all the time. I don't care. Why

would I care? Dad? Point is I'm the one staying. But just in case, would you mind writing me a letter of recommendation? I glad me with DESI you know, I will write that you are one of the funniest and most gifted comedic actors I have ever known and had the pressure of pleasure of working with. And anyone who knows you is lucky to know you. Trevor. Okay, fine, you can come to drinks with work. Thank you, thank you,

I thank you. See Okay, so you los geverybody. One of the funniest people I know, but one of the worst weather people I've ever worked with. And that's saying something. Now here to give us our final Loto numbers, do say slow and everyone all still say all right, friend, who's winning that money with a lot of numbers? No? No, no, no, no, listen hello friends. Yeah, now there's only one Lotto winner tonight, and that is my friend, my light skinned friend, my homie, Trevor.

Ezekiel Noah, it's it's not Ezekiel, but I'll take it. I don't know why you keep saying Ezekiel to me. I give you a middle name, Ezekiel, because I don't know any African words. You taught me nothing. Sorry I interrupted you. You You were saying. You were saying, you think you know African. They teach you African, but he'd just be speaking English out of time. Look at you leaving the Daily Show to go starting movies like them Him's Worth Brothers. Well, no, I don't actually have any movies

lined up. I'm just I'm just leaving. That's all you were no, have you not been listening? This is what I said that. This is a moment where I'm just taking time. You know, it's about me making time for family, for friends, to travel a little bit more. Oh, you're doing a travel show. Okay, okay, all right, see that nice sense. Yeah, I'm traveling. Listen, why do you say so? Oh isn't a safari show? Yeah, introducing us to your animal friends that you went to school with. You can

go to school. Oh, you should do one about African people, because you know what, I realized, I know more about mirror cats than whoever the lives in tans and live. That's what a lot of Americans tell me. Actually, that's that's that's that's not true. But but I'm not actually leaving for another I'm not leaving for a movie. I'm not leaving for like another show. I don't have anything lined up at the moment. It's just about this right now. Wait,

a man, So you're leaving a good job. You're quitting the job without having another job line up. You crazy. You don't leave a job the job. So you're just leaving a job to do nothing. Wow, you really are half white? It's your voice Swiss chocolate in the building. Look, I hear what you're saying. Hear. I just think life isn't all about work, you know, And it's all about the next thing, the next thing, the next thing. It's about it's about exploration, it's about discovery, it's about fulfillment.

You know you're discovery. You're fulfillment. He's not like a white girl do with a semester abroad. You know what we call a grown ass man who doesn't have a job on imployed. No, I won't be unemployed. I have many great things going on in my life. Listen, Listen, you don't have to be proud with me, Trumble. You're my friend. Okay, you're one of my favorite people. And you're the reason that my mama don't work. Thank you, Jo. You know you're one of my fasin people. Thank you.

And you know I really love your mama. Listen, my mama loves you too, and I always have to break her heart to tell her that we're just friends. Now, since you're about to be the broke dick that I despise, you're gonna need this lot of money, so I have fixed it. So the winning numbers are one of the most important dates in our lives, the day that you were not met. So all you have to do is play those numbers and the jack is yours, young man.

Y Yeah, because it's just the date that we met that we both remember, right, And as soon as you play those numbers of the day that we met, it will come up with a screen and you're gonna win the money. Yeah. I'll play them because I remember them. I remember them. It was two to me. It was to me a day you interrupted me. It was to me one of the one of the most important moments. That's why I don't forget it. And that number sticks in my heart. And that number is four for no

for many people. Yes, why you and I work so well because we both know the number is one of the people who've touched me the most in my life. Yes, which is why I know the number is ten. See is where you remind me of Tennessee neighbor. I'm of Georgia. You know what I played in myself because I also need this money, So good luck being unapployed. Don't say slow on everybody. I know I know the number, I know the numbers. I just I just want to a

mountain LUs I know the numbers. All right, For one last time, let's turn to my good friend and favorite meme, Running Chang to see what it's trending on social media. Want the change? What is trending on social media? You want know what's trending. I'll tell you what's trending right now, Trevor. It's my feelings. I can't believe you're leaving. It's like it's like a part of my heart. It's being wiped

out of my body. And not in the cool Indiana Jones way right, with so many, so many great times together. You're you're you're like a You're like a brother to me, and not like in the way black guys to say. I mean like actually like a family brother who happens to be black, kind of running knowing you, knowing how not emotionally are. I just want you to know I appreciate that. Yeah, no, no, no, no, for for real, no for uh no joke. I just I just want

to say, uh, thank you, thank you for everything. Uh You've changed my life. You saved me from having to work with amateur producers from Australia and Singapore. Uh. I mean at the time when you're starting the show. You had closer friends than me, who are more talented than me, but you said, no, I want this Chinese guy because you are adamant about having Asian representation on the show,

and I really appreciate it. And the whole time here it felt like it was just the two of US immigrants just coming together to tell Americans what was wrong with them, which they always appreciate you. Thank you, thank you running you know, I honestly I didn't um wow, wow, I didn't. I didn't expect that from you. And I feel like I feel like you wanna make me cry. Yeah, I got you, I got your in gullible. You bought all that ship. You know. Of course I can go

out without you. I'm in multiple tempo movie franchises thanks to this show. You think you can sink me. I didn't even know it was your last episode until this morning. The whole, the whole worlds are got Trevor, and I got you a beacon of light in the dark nights. Hey, this is a show on Comedy Central, all right. We just had someone trying to kiss a butt hole like two minutes ago. Get over yourself. I can't believe you

thought I was serious. No, I'm not. I don't thinking you were kidding running and good one, Runnie, Yeah, but in all seriousness on behalf of everyone watching right now, and from the bottom of my heart, can I beat the new host. I'll get back to your mat I'll get right back to you. I'm just gonna remember the beautiful possible, he said. All right, for our final traffic report, let's go to my very good friend the o G from the very beginning, who did this with me when

nobody folk could right? What you and everybody? I mean, what's you're a war? Let's go non ward. I've been I've been thinking about this, bro. You know you ain't gotta lead a country. You can just go over the Good Morning America and host over there. The lights can do it over there and a lot of trouble. They might have a right right, I'm not getting involved. Let's just do traffic. Hey man, listen before I do the traffic, just this, this is this is the last time you know,

you and me. You've come clean, Come come come clean about just just said you you you you ain't African for real? You know what African? What are you talking about? You know what the hell I'm talking about I used to run credit cards back in ninety six in Birmingham with a dude who looked just like you. Your name was Slippery j Your have was a little shorter back then, and I've been keeping my mouth shut about it because we had a good thing going right here, you know.

But the people deserve to know the truth about to Slippery tell the truth. Man, right, you're from Birmingham. I don't know what you're talking about. I've never lived in Birmingham. Dude, My god. Look you don't have to say it like that. No more Burmingham. Just say Birmingham. That's what the city is.

You remember you remember Slip. You don't remember you remembering running the hustle at Walmart the credit card it was it was it was you, it was me, it was Ramrock, Big Mixed Bahama, Joe, Tu Bone, Fat Mat And we tried to jump that ins and we jumped the fence and security was running nothing and in two Bone ship his pants and we had to take our pants off, so we had to give Tu Bone our pants. And then we didn't have no pains. You remember, we didn't have no pains. You're gonna look me in the eyes

and tell me. We wouldn't that you wouldn't with me at the wal Model and Lake show partway in nineteen nineties six. Okay, firstly, why did both of you have to give him your pants if he shot his times? Don't change the subject on me right now, slipper Jay, I have if you're really, if you're really from Africa, why you'd be talking on British then I forgot you or time or the Queen Beans. And you've been listening to job blow No, no, not give that. Ain't no

African sound like that? Man. If you're gonna put on a fake accent, at least make it sound accurate. What you're doing is offensive, is disrespect. It's not a made up accents. Why would I pretend to be African? Look, man, I'm not judging. Man. Look we all do it. Everybody a lie to get the job. Bro, looking black, sound and reddish. That that's how you get the job. You I lied to get this job. Man. I don't know ship about Excel. I told him people that I keep

in Lodden. I said, whatever it takes, that's how you play the game. Man. But just just just be real with me, bro, be real with me. It's been seven years last, dude, Roy, just Roy, look at me, Roy Roy. I am really African. Okay, whatever, man, Either way, we had a good ride. We did. It's been amazing for me. Yeah, you've been my dude from day one and you know this. Yeah, we're having a ton of fun together every iteration of the show. And let's let's make sure we keep in touch,

keep hanging out. We're real friends, you know. I mean, I mean, you never know, maybe get together, steal some credit cars and she's at old times. No would j anybody. I don't know what you're talking about, the June Julie everyone, Nor would Jor Reward. I'm Trevor Noah from Africa. All right, Well, I guess that's everyone. And we're getting someone Trevor. Oh wow, yeah, someone and send out every other week to the heart of America to almost getting murdered by Q and on Psychopaths.

Jordan Clipper, you're still alive. I am still alive. Yeah, fairly fairly, Trevor. I wanted to come out here thank you for your candor you're with your intelligence, and to offer you one final goodbye, but I'm not gonna do that. Oh. I thought it'd be better if the folks of New York did that. I wanted to give New Yorkers a chance to weigh in on Trevor's departure, so I bray play went to the only place more intense than a mega rally, Midtown Manhattan during the holidays. Move thank you.

Trevor is leaving? How does that make you feel? Sad? Extremely sad? Have you heard Trevor thatway? Was leaving the black girl? He is hate black guy. Yeah, I'm sad. He has been such a signature. He went through coffee. We don't of us. That was such an important part, like just seeing him on his house and you everybody being depressed. But just he being on TV wasn't such a wonderful thing. You know, it's trevor'sdal How's it made you fail? Everything ends, hopefully, our buddy ends about Trevor.

You watch Trevor to die? No no, no, no, no no, okay, misunderstood. What I like about Trevor is you have to be able to laugh at all sides of everything. Now, I don't want to watch something where they only snap on one person. Let's snap on Biden, Let's snap one Trump, Let's snap upon everybody. Everybody deserves this. Everybody deserves it. That's New York. Trevor was leaving the show. How do you feel about that? Yeah, I feel like he was

the best correspondent. Trevor is the most talented thing on that show. But there's other talented people who are on the show currently, Trevor Trevor, other correspondents there are. Your favorite might be Jimmy Fallon is not a correspondent of the Navy show that is Yeah, that's totally different show. Yeah, I'm talking about there's other people who work on the Daily Show or equally talented. Trevor is the other one.

You know. Jordan Clapper does a real beout. Does not even even that the guy who goes out puts his life on the line, multiple Ivan nominations. I just love no You just love Noah. You can be confronted with Jordan Clapper and you wouldn't know I was still talk to him, you'd still talked to him. Fortunately, some fans dude more than others. What's your favorite Trevor Noah segment between the scenes. I think that's beautiful, Will because you see how really human side us all, you know, just

being human. We New York. There's something human we like. Trevor's covered a lot of interesting in important moments. If you had to pick a favorite police shooting that he's covered, which one would it favor? Like? Your favorite landharted movement from COVID two many account. I'm sorry today the day just you guys are embarking on something new. What advice do you have for somebody else who's also embarking on something now? Always talk fas fruit to like with a

close friend or a colleague or somebody. Talk to them before you make the biggest decision of yours. Just the smart thing to do. Your fans Fever is retiring today. And where's he going? Now? Yeah, he's gonna open a candy shopping Ryan back. Okay, I think I'm just guessing he won't tell anybody what he's doing. But do you know where he's going? What did he be doing? It is unclear? I know he always likes soccer. I don't know how easy that is to get into. It feels

like anybody could do it, so may met it. What is he going to be doing next to? You know? I think he's going to Ukraine. Whether it's stand up fighting? Oh well, I'm looking forward to that. I look forward to seeing him as he hits the road potentially and stops in Tampa, because I know he does that occasionally. So you want Trevor to come to tatop Absolutely, I want him to come to me. That's white privilege right there.

A black man retires after all long years of work and you're like, please come to me, make me love Trevor. The truth is the word on the street was loud and clear. Trevor. Thank you very much, Trevor. We will miss you, Trevor. We love you, Trevor. We're going to miss you so much. You are the best this spot. Um, I said, do you soon, come come back soon? You're not like trolling us through. Absolutely, good luck and thank you for keeping us a little bit more safe. I

found of the candy shop. Yo, Trevor, you're the man. Whatever you do. Congratulations, keep it real and what do everybody? Trevor. I wish you the bask You're awesome. Thank you for your work. Go make fun the world. I was gonna say, like exactly that verbatim, Go make fun of the world. Wow. Trying to tap aoutverybody every now. Thank you know, thank you so much for Wow and one last time to old on the cars want to thank give it up one more time. Everybody, every single car, car, every single

one of them. Dancy La, Honty Day, Michael Costa who cuts low war with Julia, thank you so much, kicking up everybody. Give the best break news team in history of everybody. What are these people? I do these people? Keep watching them. They're funny, They're amazing. I couldn't have done this without them. I didn't want to do it without them. We're gonna come back. We're gonna take a quick breaking off that I'll be talking to my good

friend Neil Brandon. Don't get away, colling right back, welcome back. It's a very final episode of the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. That's right, just a few more hours before I fly back home to Africa. Rafiki's holding up the new Kid. We've all got to be there's a thing. But before I go, I wanted to hang out one more time with my good friend Neil burning. He's a three time Emmy nominated writer, director, producer, and stand up comedian.

His latest Netflix special Blocks is streaming right now on Netflix and Tickets for his national brand new Neil tour are on sale on Neil Brennan dot com. Please welcome my good friend Neil Brennan. Ah. A lot of people don't know how many of the stories in this building started outside of the building. You know, we worked together on the show. But I've known you. How long have I known you? Now? I think it's thirteen years we met? We I okay, so we met. We were both in

Denver doing comedy. Well that's not where we met, you know where we actually met at the comedy We met at the comedy store in l A. And I remember watching you and I was like, you are a very funny person. And I've seen your Twitter at the time that's when people are still telling jokes on Twitter, and I was like, man, I was like you your Neil Prayer. I was like, you're really funny. And we spoke a little bit and you were just like, what is this?

What is happening right now? A lot of people gave me that you just you know, but you you wouldn't mean. You were just confused. And then um, we chatted for a little bit and then I said, oh, I'll follow you, and then I followed you on Twitter and then and I remember that the next time we spoke, you sent me a message because you said, hey, who the hell are you? Because I have a whole bunch of exclamation marks and Africans in my mentions right now, because I

remember because one of my friends. And you're like, that doesn't that's not possible. Yeah, I can't even say that. And that's actually how we became friends. Africans ince your life, thank you. I never met one before you, all right, So that the story I like ton was so ten years ago. We worked in Denver. You were at the improv. No, I wasn't. I never played where were you? I was at? It was called like a funny bone or it was so not even an improv. I've never played that. I've

never played any of the premium club. We were there for the weekend. We're both getting three hundred bucks of show. And I and you were like, I'm pretty big in South Africa and Europe. And I was like, get out of here, like literally get out of here. And he got out of here. He literally left, and uh and then and then because I told I told up doing a service though you're not doing. Neil makes it sound

like he's like grumpier than he is. What happened was we didn't know we were both in town, and then I saw a post and I was like, Neil's here. I was like, oh, let's meet. And then we met your South African friends, like you know, and so then we we we were like, let's meet and we're gonna we're gonna grab some food. And we met downtown Denver and we're eating at this little spot on with tacos.

I don't know what it wasn't. We we're having a meal and we're chatting about how hard it is being on the road, how we're both getting three D and that you sleft to pay your own air fair and it basically equals nothing when you get back home, right. And then you said to me, I don't get why you're doing this, because you're huge back home, and I like, yeah, but I love this, and you're like, you're delusional. And

then you said what's your dream? And I said, I just want to keep doing comedy and have as much fun as possible, and you said, well, America doesn't tolerate people with accents on TV, so you should leave. And at that time I was correct, yeah, okay. In my defense, once Oliver started doing good, I literally called you and said, never forget that. I said, come back, I'll never forget

that girl. Oh man, I don't never forget that. And now the thing people don't the great thing that people don't know is three months I called you and was like, all right, that's enough, that's not true. You've been here from the beginning. Um, you know what I've what I've loved about your journey because it's not about me, it's also about you, is um you know a lot of people. No, Neil as one of one of the smartest, funniest people you ever worked with in the comedy industries, worked with

the greatest comedians you can imagine. You know a great comedian, He's worked with them in some way shapeful form. He is slowly turning into, in my opinion, one of the most unique and funny and original comedians that are out there. And like, I've watched your journey, your new special on on Netflix is phenomenal because you're not just doing comedy, but you know you You're you're creating different types of shows. You're you're in joining it, you're playing with it. And

your new special blocks I've told you this person. But it's it's amazing, it's funny. People have commented on how hot breaking and funny it is, how poignant and honest it is because you break down what it means to be a liberal, how you try and identify yourself, how we as people don't communicate anymore, what it means to grow up in a household where parents didn't know how to love you, what abuse was. It feels like it's

such a vulnerable, hilarious that's that's my point. But that's my point, Like who would think, Yeah, that's that's the show that I'm gonna make and it will be hilarious. Yeah, it worked out pretty well. Um the the I'm I'm the final guest on the Daily Show. That No, it worked out. I had the idea for the show, and it is about the ways I don't feel like I fit in. Even like recycling, I don't know how to

do correctly. Like whenever I throw some away and it's in one of those garbage cans, got like a garbage hole or cycling hall on a compost hole, I do my best, but afterward I'm like, I don't think I did that right. Like that happens kind of across the board in my life. I'm not married, I don't have kids, Like I don't need meat, I don't drink them. I just I'm kind of an outlier in a lot of ways. Um,

but I figured out. But I am very funny. But yeah, but I figured out I would to synthesize it into a show, your new Can I talk about your new Netflix special? Oh? Why yes, you can? Sure now that you're here. Yeah, you know why. I told you. I thought it's one of the probably you're my favorite special viewers. Yeah, which you never say. Yeah, I don't know what I mean. It's in a good way that you're not one of those people just says it was like favorite best I like,

what amazing? No, you don't, you don't. Um, And but it really to me was like your strongest, cleanest thank you, that's material, Thank you very much. It was hard for both of us because and not just us, many comedians, many touring autists, many like everyone from people who are running, you know, holding the stage. So everyone was struggling because of COVID. People couldn't go to offices, et cetera. But touring was decimated, you know, everyone who worked was gone.

Building a show was really hard. I wonder if you went through the same thing because I was. I was panicking about whether or not I'll be able to make the show what it was, And then you were also building a show when everyone was wearing mosques, no one could even sit together, Like, was that hard? I didn't know how much to talk about it, do you know what I mean? Because I couldn't tell if people wanted to hear it or didn't want to hear it. Was I know, yeah, so I don't say anything, but what

is your doing? Yeah? Um? So I had a couple like fast jokes up front and and and then I would just get into the show because I think people want you to acknowledge it, but they don't want to harp on it to bump them out. I would love to know from the first time you and I hung out on the show and spoke about depression, We spoke

about you know, anxiety, you know the stuff comedians talk about. Um, I'd love to know if you feel like you've he field a lot more, if you've grown a lot more, And for people who have been on a similar journey to you, what's some of your best advice for that I've done a ton of stuff I've talked. I didn't think called t MS transparent on myg neetic stimulation for the pression. That was really helpful. I did ketamine, did you? It sounds like you just did that at a party.

That sort of sounds like you did. I did care imane, I got drunk, I got little. It really helped. Um No, so ketamine t MS iawuaska. I just I'll do not like i'll do anything, but Kyle, like I'll do anything. Um and uh, but I feel like you've done stuff. Also, this is another way in which we can act. I think therapy is amazing. I think you should always be working on yourself. But but like you've always been the person who's gone, I'm a tortured soul and there's no hope.

You said that in your comedy right and and I feel like over the years I've seen a glimmer of hoping a little, a little. I'm a little sunnier than you. I know, it's pretty cute. It is got a burgundy suit. Come on, what do you want? Um so so so so that not to be too mushy, but so that Neil Brennan, who's sitting out there right now and goes, I mean anxious. I'm depressed. I don't think anybody in the world loves me. I don't think there's any future for me. What like, what do you say to them?

Just keep keep saving your money and invest in a raw ira now, um uh, just keep trying. That's the thing is because it is the thing with depression and anxiety and all these mental health things. They don't really know what does what. So you have to keep trying and not get too discouraged about. If one thing doesn't work, then you're broken or screwed or whatever. Like you know, you just try another thing. It's like stand up where you just do a joke and it's like, oh, you

don't like that, We'll try another one. Yeah, and and just go on and on and on. Do I worry for you? Yeah? I have some worries. I worry what's gonna happen when you wake up tomorrow at one in the afternoon. Do you realize that you're not going to be the host of the Daily Show anymore? Yeah, You're just gonna be a best selling author who does comedy and sold out arenas around the world. Hashtag pray for

Trevor so buddy. It is my great honor on behalf of everyone here and at home to give you your flowers. Thank you, thank thank you so much for that. Thank you. Also, as someone quitting a job in America, you're about to lose your health insurances, you should probably sign up for Cobra. I brought all the necessary forms. I love you, buddy. Congratulations Trevor know everybody he'll bring. You're right, I mean, I don't like smoke. We're gonna take this quick, great

bold right back after this. Thank you again for being here. It's been fun. That was really cool. Thank you got a lost time so I mean, I don't know if I mentioned it is my final show, final episode of the The Daily Show with Trevor Or. And don't be sad. I don't a lot of people are sad, but please don't be sad. You should be happy that an African leaders peacefully leaving power. That's never guaranteed. That's never guarantee. It's really hard to believe it's been seven years. At

the death, you know, I was I was thinking. Everyone asks me about that. I say, it's seven years. Can you believe it doesn't feel like seven years? You know? Um Or not all at the disk obviously I went home in between you. Yeah, but still it's been a wild ride, you know, And and some of the people I work with, some of you have been asking between the scenes, what have you learned at your time in America? Trip?

What have you learned at your time? And you know it is and I would never pretend to understand America, you know, in the relatively short time I think I've been here. Um, I don't. I don't think I know much about anything. The more I learned, funny enough, But but when I thought about it, I realized that there were three main lessons that I've learned in my time, you know, being privileged enough to host the show that

that you've been wonderful enough to watch. And the first lesson I learned is something that took me a long time to realize. Issues are real, but politics are just an inventive way to solve those issues. Don't ever forget that, you know, I I I in the very beginning also got sucked into the whole Republican Democrats. And you know, it's like, oh, this is the way it should be as a Republican. Yet it's it's not actually the way it should be. It's not even the way it is.

It's not a binary. They're not just two ways to solve any problem. They're not just two ways to be. You know, I'm eternally grateful to a a man who I met as a stranger, funny enough, and he said something really beautiful to me. We're walking through Harlem and he said to me, said, you know, Trevor, one of the greatest lives. They tell you in America, they tell you that, they tell you that America's is two political parties,

Republicans and Democrats. And he said, but I'll tell you now, it's Republicans Democrats as black people and every other person of color who is trying to make a name or do something for themselves. And that stuck with me and made me think about American politics differently. Made me realize that we get tricked a lot of time, not just in America but everywhere in the world into liking or not liking something based more on the tribe that it

comes from, the tribe that it emanates from. Then what the idea actually is, you know, it's whether they put that little R or that D next to somebody's name in a newspaper, article that defines how you feel about it, when in fact, somebody that you may not agree with on most things can do something that you like. They

could do something that you agree with. And I think as we live in a society where we increasingly introduce ourselves with the things that separates us, we forget that real friendships come from the similarities and then the disagreements. How we polish each other as human beings. I'm not saying you'll agree with everyone, don't get me wrong, like kumbaya and everything works. I'm not saying that. But you know,

just remember that you like Trump did prison reform. You know, I'm not saying now you should like him, but it doesn't mean you have to hate the prison reform that he did. It could be like, I hate this guy, but I'm not going to be there like your honor. I should get a longer centercris because Trump did this ship issues on Democratic Republican And that's that's what I'm saying. And that's that's all I wish I could have said

a lot more clearly on the show. But sometimes in the country, the way the users told, the way it's delivered to you, it makes it feel that way. But it's not. Clean water isn't a Republican or a Democrat issue. Affordable housing isn't a Republican or Democrat issue. I don't care what party you are. You're probably struggling to pay for your rent. You're probably struggling to own a house or to buy something. Crime is not a Republican or

a Democrat issue. It's oftentimes something that New York Times just reports on because they listen to everything the police say. But that's another story for another day. You know, politics has transformed into a giant game of football. It feels like and just like football, you know, turns everybody's brains to mush. But don't forget that. Every time you think of an issue, don't think of it through the lens

of Republican and Democrats. Forget that for a moment, think about it as a human being, and then figure out which person in power is actually trying to do what you think needs to be done about that issue. Now, the second lesson I learned is never forget that context matters. I'll never forget how much context matters. I feel like we live in an age of limitless information right now, but we never seem to acknowledge that there's a shortage of context. You know, in many ways, that's why I

started doing between the scenes. I realized, in the short time I have on the show, there's only so much I can convey as a message. And you know that messages I understand distilled and synthesized for people. But but we we we process everything in bites and we don't realize that we have a lot of information, but we don't have the context that is so necessary for us to protest, you know, to to to process that that information, which is so important. Context is everything, It's truly everything.

We have information we know. We know about a flood in Pakistan in a way that we never would have known before. We know about protests in Iran. We know about what the truth movements are in Ukraine. We know about a drought in parts of you know, Sudan. We we know all of these things. You know. We know who Pete Davidson is dating now. We know sometimes I feel like we know it before he does. You know, Yeah,

he's just like, what's what I am? Sweet? But but we don't have the context oftentimes when we make a decision. Is what I started realizing, you know, we see a clip video, it's designed to make us angry. We respond to it according if we don't know how it starts it, we don't know how it ended. We don't know what the actual story is. And context is so important for everything, for every conversation. If you think about it in in in life, you know, see it makes you angry. You

don't wonder why it makes you angry. You don't even know if it was designed to make you angry. You know, I just I've realized it's so important to protect yourself from that. Try and find the context wherever you can, ask as many questions and it may slow you down in being able to make a decision. It may slow you down and being able to form a take. But may be that's a good thing. Maybe we shouldn't have an opinion immediately. Maybe we should wait and see what happened,

see what the context is. You don't know what the video is. You know, we'll see these videos. So that video of that raccoon attacking that little girl, it's terrible, But we don't know what she did to the raccoon. You know, maybe she sold the raccoon some cocaine and wasn't cocaine and the raccoon was like this is flower ah. You know, I think context is everything, and I have experienced it many in many ways. Firsthand, I remember when I started the show. You know, um, there's so many people.

They hated me, genuinely hated me. They hated the idea, they hated how I looked, They in my hair, they hated my accent, they hated everything about me by point of view, everything. And then I looked seven years later and now those people still hate me, but but for the right reasons now because now they know me, they understand me. Then obviously there's people who love me. And I appreciate all of you who come out and enjoy the show with me. But just remember, without context, nothing

makes sense, whether it's international traditions, norms, customs. We all think it's normal because we are in the place that we're in. But as the world becomes smaller, we're also going to compress everything that we think is right and is normal, and it's going to create a little bit of tension. You know, there isn't one way, and we don't know what the one way is. You know, context, people, please just don't forget that. It's like how if you joke about your own mom, then it's funny, right, But

if I joke about your mom, then it's hilarious. There's a difference, you know. And I guess the final the final lesson I learned at the show, and I learned it not at the show, but because of the show and the news I was covering, is please don't forget that the world is a friendlier place than the internet and the news will make you think. Just don't forget that. You know, I've been I've been really lucky to go out and you know, my comedy has taken me to

places and to people. I've been lucky enough to do comedy from Florida all the way through to you know, Washington States. I've been lucky enough to travel around the world and meet people. And people are a lot friendlier than social media would have you believe. You know, I have people who are Republican voters who come to my show because even their kids brought them and they go I didn't know. I would laugh and I had a

good time. And I may not agree with you, but maybe this, but but they see me as a human maybe I talked to them. I see them as a human in a way that we didn't before. People are a lot friendlier than they'll have you believe. The news is designed to tell you what is happening. Generally, what is bad is what's going to make news. But not everything is bad. You know, old ladies are just being punched everywhere in New York City, at every corner. You know,

sometimes they're punching people. People are a lot better than than than they'll have you think. You know, we're all we're all human beings. We're all trying to get somewhere, and at the end of the day, we're all just trying to smash and and already the I think the most the most important lesson. My time at the show

has taught me as gratitude, you know. It taught me to be grateful, you know, grateful for for everything that I have that I don't even realize I have, you know, Grateful to the wonderful people who helped me make every single episode of this show. I always tell the people I work with, I go, you know, I wish you could be with me all the time. When I meet people who enjoy the show and they go, great show, and I'm like, yeah, I wish they could see that

as well. You know, they could experience that, and they could also get the death threats to Uh. We should share these things, is what I'm saying. You know, yeah, but thank you to all of them. It's it's crazy when when when when people are like, how did this? How did this? It was it was a wild journey. It was the craziest journey that I didn't predict. I didn't expect, you know, I gotta I got a call from a man by the name of John Stewart and I'll never forget this call. I was in London doing

my first tour of the UK. Was such a such a such an exciting moment for me. I I was thrilled. I had wanted to travel and do comedy for so long. And my phone rang and I didn't know what the number was and I answered and the voice another and said, Hey, Trevor, how are you. My name is John Stewart. UH host a comedy show in America called The Daily Show. And I was like, oh wow, yeah, I know what the Daily Show is. And he was like, as you should, young man, as you should because it was very funny.

It was like you know, go in and out of you know, it's like being taking himself seriously and then not at all, and where there's great conversation where he invited me, said I've seen your comedy online, you know, And I think it was the executive producers basically brought me to John's attention, you know, Jen Flanz Adam Low, It's Steve Vodo helped me make the show, and they said, John, you gotta see this kid. You've gotta you know, you you've got to do something with him. And John liked me,

and he said, yeah, let's let's let's do something. You know, I see you in me. I was like, huh, that's an interesting one, and He's like yeah. I was like, yeah, I've always felt like I'm Jersey. I get it. I get it. But it's it's been wild. And I called my my my two best friends, my two best creative friends who have been working with for a long time, David Mayer and David Kibuka, and I said, one of them from North Carolina, you know, Cowboy and and Guru.

At the same time, fantastic Foolmaker called him and said, yo, David, we gotta do this. And then my friend David Kiebuka from South Africa is like, you you wanna? I want to go to America and he's like for how long? I was like, for as long as they'll allow us. Man, I need you and we we can do this thing together. And he's like, wow, alright, I was, let's see what happens and uh and yeah, and we've been seeing what happens ever since. And so I say thank you to

all of those people. Are so many thankies. Like I said, my my first bosses are sitting right here, the people who gave me the job sitting right here. You know, Michelle Gaines, stop her job. You know. Some of you Aren'tia, Sarah and Kent, but riding we went through it together. That was ridiculous. People asked them if they were crazy. They were like, are you crazy? Who the hell is? What are you doing? Why would you give him this job? You know? And I even asked. I was like, why

would you give me this job? Yeah? And they're like, we we see something in you and we will ride with you. And you did. I want to thank you over and over again. You rode with me when nobody else would. You could have fired me when people were frustu ay, and you should have not seen it when I got will see it. But yeah, and we've kept

up ever since. You know, all the people, I've been truly grateful all the way through to my new team of busses, you know, led by Chris McCarthey and the team Kays and Nina and everyone else, you know where they were like, you know, they were the first ones to say, Hey, the Daily Show is your world, but doesn't have to be your only world. Let's make projects together.

Let's produce other content, Let's create for the correspondence. Let's you know, get Jordan's doing specials, Let's get Daisy doing specials. And you know, now that people are Emmy nominating, I'm so proud of that. And I'm so grateful to every single one. But honestly, most importantly, I'm grateful to you, every boom, every single one of you. I am. I'm so grateful. I remember, I remember when we started the show,

we couldn't get enough people to fill an audience. And you know, I always think it's good, that's how comedy is funny enough. I remember all my shows, people didn't they weren't tickets that you know, everyone were empty seats um And then I when I look at this now. I don't take it for grand to ever. Every seat that has ever been filled to watch something that I'm doing, I always appreciate because I know the empty seat that sits behind it. So thank you. Thank you to the

people who watch, the people who share the clips. You know, everyone who's having an opinion, everyone who's been kind enough and gracious enough to you know, whether even if it's a critique, doesn't even have to be praised. But some people who watched them, I don't like it when you do this, but I but I watched. I want to say I appreciate those people. Even the people who hate watched, We've still got the ratings. Thank you. I'm it's totally grateful to you. And uh, this is random for some

but special shout out to two black women. Um, I you know, I've I've been I've often been credited with, you know, having these grand ideas of people like oh, Trevior, you're so smart and you saw and I'm like, I'm like, who do you think teaches me? You know, who do you think has shaped me, nourished me, informed me? You know from my mom, my grand you know, my aunt, all these black women in my life. But then in America as well. If you always tell people, if you

truly want to learn about America, talk to black women. Yeah, because unlike everybody else, black women cannot afford to and find out. Black people understand how hard it is when things go bad, especially in America, but any place where black people exist, where it's Brazil, or its South Africa, wherever it is, when things go bad, black people know

that it gets worse for them. But Black women in particular, they know what is genuinely heoup always be shocked to be like, why do what black women turn out the way they do in America? Why do they vote the way that? Yeah, because they know what happens if things do not go the way it should. They cannot afford

to around and find out. And some Black women who have taught me, all of them, I mean the scholars online, the you know, the authors, everybody, the Rock sand Gaze, the Tressey McMillan, cottons that you know, I'll remember the names, you know, the Zoet somemoos Is, the like brilliant, brilliant women I've taken the time to inform me, to educate me, to argue with me. You know, the Toronto Brooks who you know, We've laughed with me, talking about everything from

sexual assaults to just what life is like. M And I'll tell you, now, do yourself a favor. You truly want to know what to do or how to do it or maybe the best way of the most the most equitable way. Talk to black women. They are there are a lot of the reason that I'm here, and so I'm grateful to them. I'm grateful to every single one of you. There's been an honor. Thank you you are after Yeah, well that's all shut up to night. Thank you so much for tuning in every single night

that you did. Thank you for coming out in Preston. I'm gonna step out to gonna buy some cigarettes, but I'll be right back. Watch The Daily Show weeknights at eleven tent Central on Comedy Central and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus. This has been a Comedy Central podcast.