meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Daily Show: Ears Edition

The Daily Showography of Rudy Giuliani: Oozing Greatness

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

How did Rudy Giuliani go from son of a small-time criminal to “America’s Mayor” to the best – and possibly last – friend Donald Trump ever had? That’s the question answered in this next installment of The Daily Show’s biographical film series, “The Daily Showography of Rudy Giuliani: Oozing Greatness.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:05.0

What makes a great leader?

0:07.0

Is it courage, compassion, charisma, or is it an integrity and confidence that just leaks out of their pores?

0:15.0

A calming strength that drips from every orifice, and the way they give their blood, sweat, and other bodily fluids to make the world a better place.

0:26.0

Since the 2016 election, Rudy Giuliani has been a national leader, spreading his patriotic message at political rally.

0:34.0

Let's have trial by combat!

0:37.0

Landscaping company parking lots, and arenas across this great nation.

0:42.0

America!

0:43.0

But how did he become the man and or manlike creature he is today?

0:48.0

This is the Daily Showography of Rudy Giuliani, oozing greatness.

0:55.0

Rudolph William Lewis Giuliani was born in 1944 in East Flatfish, New York.

1:02.0

His father was an alleged mob enforcer who did time at Sing Sing for armed robbery.

1:08.0

He would tell me never take anybody else's money, make sure you always pay for things.

1:13.0

I mean, he wanted to make sure that I didn't make the same mistakes that he believed he had made.

1:17.0

It was an inspiring message from a father.

1:20.0

Come up with your own original crimes, and he would. To keep Rudy away from New York City's criminal element, the family moved to the suburbs.

1:29.0

I can remember as a youngster that my father would sometimes threaten me with putting me in public schools as my behavior didn't improve.

1:36.0

And that was a very frightening thought. But I was a product of Catholic education.

1:40.0

And it instilled in me from a very early age to decide to be a priest.

1:43.0

That's right, Giuliani almost became a man of the cloth instead of a man of sweaty handkerchiefs.

1:51.0

Ultimately, he chose not to pursue the priesthood, deciding instead to marry his childhood sweetheart, who also happened to be his second cousin.

2:01.0

And while today that may be seen as weird, back then it was seen as super gross.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Comedy Central, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Comedy Central and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.