Somewhere along the way, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show became a place where more younger people got their news than ever before. In part, it was thanks to Jon Stewart and his staff’s dedication to simply presenting news while still remaining satirical, but not ignoring it when the potential target might align with their political values. Trevor Noah got the honor of carrying forth with The Daily Show after Stewart left, and the show has not lost its edge.
Last night, they began a two-part satirical look at how Canada has allowed more Syrian refugees into their country than the United States has and how this has somehow become a hot button issue here in the States. Tonight was the second part of that segment, and it featured correspondent Hasan Minhaj sitting down with none other than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself to grill him on the difficult questions, all of that while wearing what we like to call a “Canadian tuxedo” of all denim. Brilliant.
The most prudent of all of these points was that Nickelback released their album Silver Side Up on September 11th, 2001, to which Trudeau was able to side step with “Eh, you know what? Nickelback’s alright.” Minhaj followed that up by presenting Trudeau with a cardboard-and-tin-foil Stanley Cup, to which Trudeau simply responded that Canada would earn one fair-and-square next year.
Trudeau goes on to explain that they are trying to create a world where people are given a chance to succeed up in Canada, even if they’re Syrian refugees, by creating an inclusive society. Go figure.
