Often, people who can do, don’t because they’re afraid of what people that can’t do will say about them doing.

I speak English, obviously, Afrikaans, which is a derivative of Dutch that we have in South Africa. And then I speak African languages. So I speak Zulu. I speak Xhosa. I speak Tswana. And I speak Tsonga. And like - so those are my languages of the core. And then I don't claim German, but I can have a conversation in it. So I'm trying to make that officially my seventh language. And then, hopefully, I can learn Spanish.

I think it does because if you think of where "The Daily Show" was when I inherited it from Jon Stewart, I was in a space where, essentially, everything seemed like it was on track, you know, in terms of - from a progressive point of view, you know, you're looking at Republicans who, yes, were in control of many facets of government.

Comedy is a great tool. We [comics] are trying to find ways to use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them.

If you look at this election, I feel like Donald Trump was speaking a different language to Hillary Clinton.

Here's one redeeming quality about Donald Trump. He's an equal opportunity offender.

I think any show has the potential to bring about social change. I do not think any one show in isolation can do it. I think it is a groundswell that needs to continue to be bolstered from all ends.