- so congratulations on"the daily show." you are so funny.- thank you. - and i cannot believe thisbecause you really were justa stand-up. you had only been ontelevision a couple of times.
light roast coffee k cups, - yeah, i guess in the u.s.i had only done, like, "the tonight showwith jay leno." i had done "the late show"with letterman, so doing "the daily show" hasbeen a mind-blowing experience.
- well, you're doinga great job. - thank you.- you're really doing a great job.- thank you. - 'cause that's a tough thingto follow jon. i, for the first time, went tosouth africa last summer. - yes.- i went on a safari in south africa and cape town. but what a way to grow upbecause-- tell everyone your storygrowing up.
it's really amazing. - it's weird 'cause when peoplesay that, i think i grew up normally. and then i go hometo visit my grandmother and then i rememberwe had an outdoor toilet. and then i'm, like,"oh, yeah. seemed like a lot more funwhen i was a kid." - yeah.- but it was. it was just likea normal thing.
like i grew up in a world-- 'cause i think because everyoneis poor, you don't feel as poor.- uh-huh. 'cause there's no one who'slike, "ha-ha, you're poor." 'cause, like, everyone is just--'cause they're like, "yeah, so are you,"and then it's like, "ah." you know what i mean?there's no-- yeah, there's no--there's no--there's no feeling. so, and everyone's laughing
and everyone's havinga great time. i'm sure you felt it.even in the midst of poverty, laughter is the one thingthat elevates people, so... - yeah, but to grow upduring apartheid, because your dad's white, right?- yes. - and your mom's black?- my mom is black, yeah. - so, i mean, and that wasa really tough time for you. - for them,not for me. - well, also for youbecause your mother--
when you were walking downthe street, there was, like-- - yeah, but i didn't know it.i honestly thought-- so my mom couldn'thold my hand in public. so i just thoughtthis is what, like, moms do. i didn't know--i had no otherreferences to other moms, so i wasn't like, "why is shenot holding my hand?" i was just like,"she's independent, she's cool." just--that's what she does,you know? so, you don't--i always sayi grew up in a great time
because i appreciatewhat happened. i appreciate how democracychanged our lives. but i wasn't in apartheidfor so long that i can say it trulyaffected me negatively. i think my parentshad a tougher time. my mom was arrested for beingwith my dad on many occasions, so she--she got it the worst.- yeah. - i was having a great time.- well, it's amazing. and really, i think thata lot of adversity
and a lot of--and you sayyou didn't struggle, but it's an interesting placeto grow up, and i think it forms usas comedians... - yes.- because we look at the world, and we have to havesomething to laugh at. we have to find thingsthat make us happy. - well, jokes are free.- yeah. - that's the--well, not my--like, don't-- pay at the showsif you come to the shows.
i'm not saying--don't use this against me. - you are a huge fan ofroller coasters, i understand. - i am.- and they get me on them. i'm not, like,i don't seek them out, but when i'm near one,i'll get on a roller coaster, but you actually enjoy it.- i love them so much. - yeah.i have something for you. the next time--see,there i am about to go. - that does look funny.- yes.
- i'm not gonna lie,that does look funny. - and that's just starting.we hadn't even-- i don't thinkwe had taken off yet. but i have something for you the next time you goon a roller coaster. andy, bring it out.you can film yourself. you wear this, you have--- oh, wow. - look in the front of it.it has-- you have a gopro here,here,
and when--so when you're on it--
- am i allowed to wear thison a roller coaster? - i think so, yeah. can we get his-- [cheers and applause]
