TikTok Shutdown Looms, Israel - Hamas Ceasefire Agreement, and Trump-Style Lawyers | ALOK
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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4.4 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Jordan Klepper reports on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and TikTok’s final days. Michael Kosta joins the ranks of those turning to Chinese alternative apps like RedNote. Plus, the lawyers who will get you out of trouble, Trump-style.
Comedian, actor, and poet ALOK sits down with Jordan Klepper to discuss their new comedy special, “Biology!” They talk joking about death, and humor as a practice of resistance.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Comedy Central. |
| 0:06.5 | From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only source for news. |
| 0:13.9 | This is The Daily Show with your host, Jordan Clepper. |
| 0:18.2 | Thank you. Jordan Klopper. |
| 0:31.8 | Welcome to the Daily Show. |
| 0:34.6 | We've got so much to talk about tonight. |
| 0:36.0 | Joe Biden gets a win. |
| 0:37.9 | Jack Smith drops his receipts, |
| 0:40.9 | and Americans are on the brink of losing their favorite way to waste time on the toilet. |
| 0:42.8 | So, let's get into headlines. |
| 0:49.2 | Let's kick things off with the big news of the day. |
| 0:52.8 | At long last, I can announce a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached between Israel |
| 1:00.7 | and Amas. |
| 1:02.1 | Ha ha, ha, Zah! Whoa! Yeah! What a historic moment. Joe Biden articulately got through a sentence. |
| 1:09.5 | Whoa! |
| 1:11.6 | And also a ceasefire. |
| 1:13.6 | And the time he couldn't be better for Biden, |
| 1:16.6 | there's still time for him to win Michigan. |
| 1:18.6 | So... |
| 1:19.6 | Now, we're in the early stages of figuring out what this means, |
| 1:24.6 | and we'll be following it closely. |
| 1:26.6 | But for now, let's talk about another crisis |
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