joining me now to kick off his very own special is our very own jordan klepper, everybody. - thank youybody. - jordan, this is so good to have you here, man. i'm excited for your special. a whole show of just you. - i know. finally, they got it right. - well, i don't know if it's right. i mean, i just think they did a different thing. - it feels right. and it is a different thing. i think those two things can be true at the same time. - i think that's true, but i mean, i'm still here so it helps. let's talk about your work, man. what has been your most exciting moment this year in the past year? - i think when i got to host the show. - but i mean, like, a moment where it went well. like one of your pieces, maybe. - well, no, it felt like-- it felt like the show was sort of in tune when i got to sit in that chair and you were-- i think you were sick. - yeah, yeah, that's probably, like the worst moment of everyone's memory. - well, potato and not a potato, then. - well, let's look at some of your best moments. here it is, your moment of them: the best of jordan klepper. - [laughs] them.

tonight we hear from jordan klepper, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) >> thanks, trevor! week alabama celebrated slavery flag is awesome day, which showed that the mix of race and history isn't just an issue in alabama. it's the issue. so i mixed my way straight into it. ♪ ♪ here at "the daily show" we know the south is a hot mess of conflicted identity. take, for example, selma, alabama. , where in 1965, african americans were beaten by police on the edmund pettis bridge, a turning point in the civil rights movement commemorated each year. but alabamians also commemorate a less-inspiring history, preserving their slave-owning confederate heritage with an annual civil war reenactment in that very same city. but this year, a young, progressive african american mayor took a stand against the confederates. >> when we came into office, we told people that they had to pay for police to be at those events. >> so these confederate soldiers. they come here this year? >> we urged them to pay for those services and they said no. >> so you stopped the confederate soldiers. up top! y

. >> jordan klepper, sure. >> see, this is why we shouldn't let immigrants into our country.m the other people at the table. and i was inspired. >> dear lord, please help me with my struggle to believe in alabama. i had a lot of precone received notions when i got here about the people. i thought they were real swamp people. but when i actually came here, i met some really wonderful people. like 75% of the people sitting at this very table, so thank you for opening my eyes to the nuance of alabama. amen. in america, some people use religion to separate themselves. but in this corner of alabama t was doing the opposite. thanks to the work of people like pastor jim. oh, wait, are you cool with gay people, right? >> i love everyone, that's true. >> okay, good, just making sure. >> amen. or as we say here in alabama, in jesus name we pray, bye bye. >> trevor: desi lydic, everybody. we'll be right back. (applause) unlimited data on t-mobile, now that's a treat. why did verizon take so long to offer it? is it because their lte network was built six years ago? six years ago? that's