>> from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with trevor noah. ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: thank you so much! thank you, everybody! and welcome, welcome. welcome to "the daily show." i'm trevor noah. thank you so much. take a seat, everybody. good to have you. our guest tonight, our guest tonight, rapper and actor ludacris is here, everybody. ( cheers and applause ) but first up, first, the winter olympics are in full swing. which means we get all the

pageantry of russian cheating on ice. >> after winning bronze in mixed curling, russian alexander krushelnitsky tested positive for a banned substance. >> word that russian curler alexander krushelnitsky may have used a banned substance has sent shock waves through the olympic village. >> we're trying to make it the cleanest sport possible and these games clean, and there's no place for it in the olympics for cheating and doping. >> trevor: yeah, curling should be the cleanest event. the entire sport is sweeping. in fact, the only thing cleaner than the ice is the seats because no one is watching. ( laughter ) do the russians cheat at everything? what a waste of steroids. think about it. "i did the steroids!" ( applause ) what are you doing?

this athlete is having the worst week ever. he lost his medal. his ball balls have shrank. and he's still just a curler. ( laughter ) but let's move on, let's move on to the continuing story of the school shooting in parkland, florida. it's been one week now since the tragic event occurred. and it appears progress might be coming from an unlikely source. >> president trump is offering some insight into what the white house may be working on in the wake of last week's school shooting in florida. the president is tweeting his support for strengthening background checks for gun purchases, and he's directed his justice department to draft a ban on bump stocks which makes it easier to fire rounds more quickly. >> trevor: that's right, president trump might be sipting a ban on bump stocks and strengthening of background checks. which is weird, right? trump might do something good. ( laughter ) yeah. you know you don't know how to feel about that. ( laughter ) yeah. it's like getting hit on by someone really hot, but they're

also your cousin. laugh it's like, "i'm flattered but i can't go home with you. you know, like, call me when both our parents are dead." no, because that's how it workses, right? your parents are dead and then you can smash? no? okay, just me. anyway, maybe the reason the president has signaled this on gun safety is he's watching the same kids we have been watching the past few days-- the survivors of the shooting who have been speaking out. >> the only reason we have gotten so far is we are not afraid of losing money. we are not afraid of of getting elected or re-elected. >> i beseech our american lawmakers from congress and senate to stop slinging mud across the isl aisle. >> we stared down the barrel of an ar-15 ourselves. >> trevor: i think that last kid is very relatable.

i, too, do not wish to be shot in the (bleep) face. yeah. wherever malala is right now, she's like, "that's what i've been saying! yeah! we're all on the same page!" now, most people who see those kids are impressed by how articulate they are, and they're inspired by their passion. other people, like excongressman and paid cnn contributor jack kingston, they think it's suspicious that these kids say they don't want to be shot in the face. >> i think it's a horrible tragedy, and i am heartbroken, but i also know that their sorrow can very easily be hijacked by left wing griewns. >> but do you think it has-- >>-- that have an agenda. well, let's ask ourselves, do we really think-- and i say this sincerely-- do we really think 17-year-olds on their own are going to plan a nationwide rally? >> trevor: i say this sincerely: get the (bleep) out of here, man. really? really! you think-- ( applause )

you think adults can convince teenagers to do something they don't want to do? ( laughter ) really? like, you think these kids were actually pro gun and then, what, george soros showed up and he was like, "who wants skittles? yeah!" you're shocked that these kids can plan a few events. if this guy had even seen one movie about high school, he would know that planning rallies is at least 30% of being a teenager, right? year, the other 70% is falling in love with vampires. i'm not saying these kids aren't get anything help from adults. but that doesn't mean it's not their ideas. it's the same way teenagers get grown-ups to help them by booze. that's what they do. when that happened, we're not like, "really, who made you want to get cronked tonight? who was it? was it the democrats?" ( laughter ) now, some pro gun vacation taking the opposite approach. they do believe they're acting

without adults and for them that's the problem. >> the teenagers are focusing more on expertise and supply-side of guns. which, tucker, let's be candid, they have not probably studied a very complicated layered issues. >> trevor: they may not be professors in guns but maybe being in a mass shooting get you an honorary degree. yeah, maybe, just maybe? ( applause ) you do realize, you do realize if people weren't allowed to know share their opinions unless they studied the issues, then donald trump would never be allowed to speak, right? ( cheers and applause ) never allowed to speak. because, i mean, the only thing he studied is real estate and cheeseburgers. that's it. "it goes bun, patty, cheese, lettuce tomato. you can ask for the tomatoes to be removed. a lot of people don't know that, folks. layered issue. layered issue." but maybe the most disturbing attack on the survivors of the

shooting isn't about their age or their expertise. it's the claim that they were never involved in a shooting at all. >> social media is being inundated with conspiracy theories, claiming some of the grieving students fighting for gun control are actually hired actors. some posts like this one, being shared more than 100,000 times. >> trevor: you know, i honestly still can't believe that this conspiracy is even a thing. aside from everything else and how disgusting it is, have you ever met an actor? huh? you think these kids are actors in a secret world? no actor would be able to participate in a secret conspiracy. like, if they played diarrhea guy number 3 in a commercial, that's how they introduce themselves at every single party. they'll be like, "nice to meet you. you probably know me from my work. yeah, that's me. that's me. that's me." ( laughter ) here's what i find fun bethis whole debate. most of the arguments boil down to one idea: teenagers are too

young, too emotional, too inexperienced to talk about guns. yeah. but as soon as they turn 18, they can own as many of those bad boys as they want. and i guess in a way, this is how you know these students are having an effect. you've never seen gun advocates so desperate that they'd start attacking the victims of a mass shooting. and that's the power of these teenagers. which is why the n.r.a. has decided to shift the conversation with some inspirational teenagers of their pone ♪ ♪ >> hey, there, fellow teens. my name is adrian. i'm 16! >> i'm olivia. whassup? >> what's up, y'all. my name is jamal. >> i love the kardashians and spongebob square pants. >> i think all of us teens should have the right to own guns and take mad selfies! >> my gun is my b.f.f..

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( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: welcome back to "the daily show." as we said, the parkland teenagers are committed to fighting gun violence. in fact, they are so committed, that yesterday, they did something no rational person would do-- they took a bus to tallahassee. ( laughter ) i know, crazy. but it was for a good reason. they were lobbying the florida house of representatives for a ban on assault weapons. and because it's florida, you can guess how that went. >> as the students arrived at the florida capitol, the florida

legislature showed just how tough changing those laws is going to be, voting to not even take up debate on an assault weapons ban. >> 36 yeas, 71 nays, mr. speaker. >> the notion is not adopted. >> trevor: shame. are you serious? these kids drove all the way to tallahassee, and you won't even debate gun control. maybe it's just me, but where i'm from, when someone comes to your house asking for help, you don't turn them away. you do the right thing. you turn off the lights and pretend you're not home, okay? yeah. ( laughter ) it's called "an african hello." ( laughter ) seriously, that's pretty shitty what they did. but don't get angry. don't get angry. you're going to need that anger for when you find out what they did pass less than an hour later. >> pornography is being declared as a health risk-- at least it is here in the state of florida. the stase house of representatives approved a resolution for this yesterday. the goal, they say, is to protect floridians, especially teenagers, from any type of

adult content. >> trevor: wow, guys, porn control instead of gun control. yeah, i think you guys are worried about the wrong kind of mass shooting. ( laughter ) ( applause ) and, listen, i know it's easy for politicians to go after porn. it doesn't have the power the gun lobby does. like there's no n.r.a. for porn going, "you can take my porn when you pry it from my warm, lotion-filled hands." but still, come ohave some common sense. your state is reeling from a shooting. now is not the time to debate adult films. in fact, just ask florida state representative carlos guillermo smith. he was furious that the house was choosing to focus on protecting kids from porn instead of from guns. >> i'm curious as to the prioritization of this bill and how urgent of an issue this is. has anyone ever been physically handicapped, like, for example, confined to a wheelchair and

unable to work as a result of porn being such a major health risk? >> trevor: okay, i hear what he's saying, but i mean, if the porn is good then, maybe you will end up in a wheelchair. ( laughter ) i mean, here's me after i got broadband. that's all i'm saying. ( laughter ) it's just-- but i'm sorry. i'm sorry. i'm sorry, representative. i was rude. i was rude. what were you saying? >> has any first responder ever needed to seek counseling for p.t.s.d.post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of maybe their addiction to pornography? >> trevor: again, i'm on your side, but have you seen "2 girls 1 cup"? you want to talk about p.t.s.d.? i still can't look at frozen yogurt without getting a hard-on. ( laughter ) but, still, despite all reasons, despite all reasons, the day ended with the florida house

basically saying that it thinks guns are safer than sex on camera. and you could choose to be mad about that, but i prefer to be excited about how this new thinking will change porn in florida. ( doorbell rings ) >> did somebody here order a big, hard gun? >> it couldn't have been me. i'm already packin'. ♪ ♪ >> oh, yeah. ♪ ♪ >> trevor: welcome to the new world. we'll be right back.

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( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: welcome back to "the daily show." my guest tonight is a grammy award winning rapper, actor, as well as host and executive producer of mtv's "fear factor: season from hell." >> today you guys are going to experience your own personal hell, and today, more than ever, you're going to have to count on your best friends. because every single challenge will involve trying to free yourself. >> oh (bleep)! i've never been shackled in handcuffs before in my life. just that lack of control, scary as (bleep). >> so, as you can see, we're standing in the haunted house. this is that building in the neighborhood that no kid ever wanted towards, right, because there were always stories about it. well, today, you guys are going to be trapped in here and you must find a way to get out. i call this challenge, "find

it." >> trevor: please welcome ludacris! ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: welcome to the show. >> thanks for having me. what a live studio audience you have here. ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: oh, yeah, these are real people. these are real people. >> by the way, i don't even know if they know-- happy belated birthday, my man. >> trevor: thank you so much. thank you so much. >> what did you do to celebrate? >> trevor: what did i do to celebrate? >> or have you celebrated yet? >> trevor: no, i don't do anything. i just get older. >> we're going to have to throw you a surprise party after this. we'll figure it out. ( cheers and applause ) it won't be "fear factor" style. not "fear factor." >> trevor: i hope it's not "fear factor," because this is one of those shows every time i watch i go, "yeah, i could do that." and thoan i'm like, "no, i

couldn't do that." i couldn't do most of those things. "fear factor" is back and back way bang with the highest ratings we've ever seen. you're come in as executive producer and you're hosting the show as well. this is "season from hell." what does that mean? >> that means we do our homework. we find out exactly what people are most afraid of individually, and then we kind of cater that to them. it's their own personal hell. and that's what it's all about. >> trevor: why would do you this? ( laughter ) >> well, you just said it-- for ratings. you know something about ratings. you know a little something about that. >> trevor: do you think people ever get-- i don't get why anybody would want to do it beyond the prizes. why would you want to do it? >> the whole moral of the story is to overcome your fears. that's what life is supposed to be all about. you have to attack your fears head on. i always say, "why tiptoe through life to arrive safely at death." >> trevor: powerful. that's powerful. you should run through life and die early. yeah! >> run through life and die early! maybe somewhere in between.

>> trevor: somewhere in between. jog through life, and get somewhere, and then die. i like this. we're working this out >> exactly. >> trevor: like, when you are making the show, i always watch "fear factor," and then there will be stunts people can do. in this iteration of "fear factor," it feels like there's been a millennial bend to it. you had people climb a skyscraper to rescue their cell phone? absolutely, because we know millennials are most afraid of losing their of cell phones. >> trevor: have people not heard of insurance? >> if they were to lose their phone, they wouldn't know how to call their own mam aman. and you know that. you have to be very particular for these individuals. >> trevor: you always seem like you're always composed on the show. you're always chill and telling people what to do. >> because i don't have to do this stuff. >> trevor: that's what i wanted to know. i always wanted to know-- what

is the thing ludacris couldn't do. are you a heights person or a creepy crawley person? what's the thing that really scares you? sea creature creatures and shart that i'm out in the middle of nowhere-- what are you most afraid of? >> trevor: what am i most afraid of? starving? i'm most afraid of being hungry. that's my greatest fear. when i watch "fear factor--" here's the funny thing, a lot of times you make people eat, are things we as africans eat generally. and people think this is crazy. they'll be like, "oh,-- there was one where there was a type of worm that we eat in south africa. and they were like, "you're going to eat them?" and everyone was like, "eeew." and i was like, "i need to order some food." >> believe it or not we did a study on what most people are the most scared of. and you would never believe what it is, just generally speaking what people are most afraid of. what can you guess?

>> trevor: i would think it's probably public speaking. >> another no, the answer is birds. people are most afraid of birds. >> trevor: what do you mean birds? >> birds, like if a bird is flying and comes near you is about to attack you. >> trevor: people are afraid of crazy birds. why is a bird flying to you? >> birds in general. >> trevor: that's not just birds in general. that's a crazy bird. birds flying to you. you're not afraid of that? we're not talking about people who live in new york city. you all have crazy birds flying near you all the time. we're talking about everywhere else. >> trevor: let's talk about luda and the career. hitting milestones. i was shocked to find out this year you will be celebrating 20 years since your first album came out. >> you're make meeg feel old. 20 years. >> trevor: i feel old. >> in two years. in 2020-- my first album came out in 2000 >> trevor: oh, in 2020 it will be 20 years? >> yes, we'll celebrate 20 years. >> trevor: you're getting back into music right? >> 100%. i gotta get back into music. i miss myself. >> trevor: the last i saw of

you, luda was gone fair if bid bit, and i saw you were acting and i was in atlanta, a place like beer-- >> chicken & beer. the restaurant. >> trevor: i thought it was a joke. they were like, "chicken & beer brought to you by lewduous crus in the airport." i was like that's not real. >> it's 100% real. here's the thing-- my third album was called chicken & beer. to see it come from an album to a restaurant in the busiest airport in the world is amazing to me. that's beautiful. ( applause ). >> trevor: big change, 20 years. "fear factor" coming back again. it will premiere february 25 at 7:00 p.m. on mtv. ludacris, everybody! ( cheers and applause )

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