tonight down goes, and john boyega. this is "the daily show" with trevor noah! (cheers and applause). >> trevor:s what he's going on, everybody, welcome to the daily show, i'm trevor noah. thank you so much for tuning in. thank you for coming out. in person. in the flesh. good to sigh, take a seat, let's do it, everybody. man, we have got a great show for you tonight. take a seat, take a seat. wyoming republicans took liz cheney out behind the barn, we're going to look at why overdraft fees are a lot worse than you think and the hot new trend at the office ask not care being your job, burst plus john boyega is joining us on the show, let's do, this let's jump straight into today's headlines. all right, before we get into the big stories let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world. first up the fda has ruled that hearing aids can now be sold over-the-counter without a prescription making them easier and cheaper for people to get. that's amazing. yeah. and you know what is crazy, that you ever needed a prescription for a hearing aid, why. it is not

john boyega, straight up, this man used his voice to make sure that this film was made.id it matters that this story is told. michael k. williams, the late and great michael k. williams, he read the script and had an immediate personal connection to this story. and said how could i use my voice to make sure that brian's is heard. i had an incredible finance ear that said we want this story to be told. but i have to tell you, that line was not long. there was one financier who stood up and said we want this story to be heard. >> well we're so glad they did, abbi. brian was looking for his $892 check from the v.a. to be reinstated. he said he would be out on the streets without it. and in that bank that day where he died, he wanted to bring attention to issues surrounding veterans, of homelessness and mental health and the flaws at the v.a. as you saw them. as you dove into the story, what did you learn about the plight of our military veterans and what should our audience know? >> well, like brian, i stood in those lines. my dad is a navy veteran and those lines are very

. >> reporter: "star wars" feature film principals like john boyega and kelly marie tran also found themselvesthis. "house of the dragon's" toussaint underscoring the absurdity. it seems hard for people to swallow. they are happy with a dragon flying but a rich black guy, that's beyond the pale. >> when it comes to looking at pieces of entertainment content and all of a sudden you're seeing people who look like your neighbors or your colleagues or your co-workers in spaces where you're not accustomed to seeing them, that's a good thing because it wasn't happening before but t's happening now and that should be embraced, not cast aside and not disrespected. >> reporter: clearly the 10 million viewers of "house of the dragon" very much enjoying what they've seen so far. its new bold diverse characters are a big part of that. guys. >> they really are, he said it best. you can believe in flying dragons and magic, but you can't believe he should be a rich black man. >> it makes me think what is wrong with people? >> i don't know but he's not taking it. he's standing up. >> i agree and i love what h

more diverse and inclusive, we are seeing actors likejohn and inclusive, we are seeing actors like john boyegaout opportunities, though, it's about the kind of parts people are getting the characters they play, and there is a lot of stereotypes that you still stay three maxi on the screen. as the anchor you and the people that block with you? the anchor you and the people that block with ou? , ., , , , ., with you? the stereotypes are there. slowl but with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely _ with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely there _ with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely there is _ with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely there is a _ with you? the stereotypes are there. slowly but surely there is a shift, i slowly but surely there is a shift, obviously fans want to see different types of entertainment, and obviously movies like black panther are getting a lot of fans excited, because these are new worlds imagined that we as black folks have just not seen ourselves in enough, so the shift is changing and hopefully producers and