Trump Indicts Comey Over Seashells & King Charles Is King of Congressional Comedy | Ali Siddiq
4/30/202636 min
King Charles visits Congress for open mic night, and Trump tries to out-tyrant His Majesty with another indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, this time for the "crime" of posting a photo of seashells spelling out "8647." Josh Johnson breaks down MAGA world's feverish accusations against Comey, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt decodes other treasonous hidden messages at the beach. Islamophobia is all the rage right now, with prominent public figures delighting in smearing Muslims as pork-fearing fanatics hell-bent on conquering the world. But in the interest of accuracy, Muslim comedian Mo Amer has some notes. Stand-up comedian Ali Siddiq sits down with Josh to discuss his NAACP Image Award-winning special, "My Two Sons." They talk about staying in Houston to pursue comedy and bring the community along with his success, connecting with incarcerated people to share how he changed his mindset beyond prison, why becoming independent with his comedy was a choice to preserve his agency, and going from small back room performances to selling out arenas in the U.S. and internationally on his Custom Fit tour.
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[upbeat music] From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central. It's America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with your host, Josh Johnson.
Josh Johnson· Host0:18
[upbeat music] [audience cheering] Welcome to The Daily Show. I'm Josh Johnson. We've got so much to talk about tonight. Trump and King Charles hold a Yes Kings rally, James Comey wishes he could 86 all his Instagram posts, and Mo Amer stops by to talk about Islamophobia. Is it good? Is it bad? Stay tuned to find out. [laughs] So let's get to the headlines. [upbeat music] [audience cheering] Let's start with King Charles, the world's oldest nepo-baby. [laughs] He's visiting the United States this week because even though our country is falling apart right now, it's also our 250th birthday. So no matter how sad the party is gonna be, our friends are still coming over. [laughs] Okay? Then on the ride home, they'll be like, "She is a rough 250." [laughs] So yesterday King Charles dropped by and he brought some jokes to cheer us up.
King Charles· Soundbite1:26
This is a city which symbolizes a period in our shared history,