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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Ziwe - Celebrating & Enabling Icons

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

“I don’t make it awkward on purpose. I’m just a little strange.” Comedian Ziwe discusses how she turns her interviews into iconic moments, her very specific brand of comedy, and the difference between herself and the character “Ziwe.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:05.0

Please welcome Zeeway!

0:06.5

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:24.5

Welcome to the show, Zeeway.

0:26.0

Thank you for having me on Beyond Excited to Be here.

0:28.5

You're Beyond Excited.

0:29.8

I am enthralled by everything that you're doing,

0:32.8

and genuine, because you have what has quickly become

0:36.9

like people's favourite show on TV.

0:38.4

Wow.

0:39.4

Because, I mean, we just saw in that clip,

0:41.6

you've created a show that is uniquely you

0:44.2

in that you'll interview people,

0:46.7

and it's like the most awkward interview of all time.

0:50.0

LAUGHTER

0:51.2

People would say that I don't make it awkward on purpose.

0:54.9

I'm just a little strange.

0:56.8

OK, OK.

0:58.2

But here's the thing.

0:59.6

So I remember when you first started this.

1:01.3

It was on YouTube, originally.

1:03.2

Yes.

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