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("Dog on Fire") - Last year I played Horatio in Hamlet in the public theater alongside Oscar Issac. (Audience claps and applauds) It was a dream come true. It was like coming home and a new dream come true at the same time and I just want to be able to do more of that. - That is incredible. Speaking of dreams fulfilled, my dream was to be in “The Lion King” and I'm not. (Keegan and audience laugh) And I see you're going to be in "The Lion King." - Oh, this one, oh, I am! I'll be in "The Lion King." - You'll be in "The Lion King." How the hell did that happen? (audience laughs) - Can I say this for a second?

Those cards felt really comfortable in my hands. - You know, a lot of people, in fact, tried to reduce you to just, you know, your fact, so they said, oh, you're being successful just because you're Asian, just because you're a woman, just because you're pregnant. -There was a guy who, I won't name names, is not a very successful comedian, so I don't even know if you would know who he was. - No, i do not do it. - You wouldn't know. You're already out of there. But he came up to me when I was pregnant the second time and touched my belly with his fat, sweaty hand, which is really gross to begin with.

It's like why don't you touch me while you're doing it? This is not OK. Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean it's okay for you to touch my belly. And he said, oh, so this is your trick, this is your thing, now, right? And I thought: getting pregnant is not rainbow suspenders. It's not a gimmick and then he said to me, 'You're so lucky, Ali, because you get all this attention 'because you're a woman and a minority.' And I was like, 'Yeah, because you know,' historically, that's always been the combination. winner" for recognition and success" (audience laughs and applauds).

And he said, "You know what I mean, 'like me, I'm just another white guy.'" And I said, "Be a better white man." - Is there anything else you want to tell us? Because I just like chatting with you. - Oh, I actually wanted to say that I hope the fact that Between The Scenes became something like (bleep) is something that makes you happy and you don't like it, I have to do extra

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s now, because Anna Once came later in Between The Scenes and now it's like a whole. - No, no, but you're the only person who refused to listen to me when I said... - Is it nothing? - Between Scenes does not exist. - But now it exists, so you're welcome. - Yes. (Audience laughs and applauds) Thank you, Anna. - But I hope it's okay and not just more work for you. - No, it's not okay. - I can see in your eyes that you hate him. - No, these are happy eyes.

These are happy eyes. These are eyes that enjoy doing more work, that's what these eyes are. - No, never, no, no, no! - Congratulations on another season of Grey's Anatomy. The

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has been running, how many seasons have it been now? - We just finished 15. - 15 seasons. (Audience claps and applauds) - You've been doing it for so long that I feel like you should have an honorary title. - By now you could be a fully accredited surgeon. - Do you think you know enough fake medicine to make real medicine? - It could delay your death. (Audience and Trevor laugh) I might buy you a few extra minutes.

But, you know, the funny thing is, and I think I've said this before, I've definitely had at least two cases on a plane where someone has gone, there's a doctor on the plane and then the flight attendant? He looks right at me and says, ma'am, the only thing you know about me is that I'm like every other person on this flight, the only thing you know about me is that I'm not a doctor. (Audience laughs) But it's like, you, you, no, no, please don't do it. Okay, okay, just go through the motions, I don't know what, that's how bad of a doctor I am, I don't know. - Is that how you do it? - I'm just stretching, that's what I'm doing. - Is that your CPR? - This is like a little cabbage patch or something, yeah. - That was a very sexy CPR. (Audience laughs) That was like, I know you're not going to come back to life, but you're going to leave happy. - I brought you a little gift. - Did you bring me a gift? - Yes.

Then I introduced a term. - Oh, you brought me a little bag, I love bags! I have a bag, I love bags! - A gift bag. She always leaves a party handing out gift bags to people. So when we checked into the locker room, I taught you a term, the term is gender (bleep). - Okay, I've never heard of that before. - Yes, and it's not what it seems, it's like playing with your gender and having a good time. And that's why she brought you some clip-on earrings. - Oh, wow. - Because I thought it would be good for you. - So can I use these? - Yeah, you see this is... - You know, what kills me with paper clips all the time is that they give me headaches.

But these aren't tight, I promise. - Are you sure? - Are good. - Because many times they will give you headaches. - No, they are nice! (Audience claps and applauds) Look at that, wow! Trevor, this is, I mean, I don't want to be your stylist right now and I don't want to like it, you know, but just, this is a look, you do realize this is a look, right? - You know what's interesting to me, your ideas about gender and how we identify it and what gender means around the world is in South Africa and in many African cultures, men wear earrings like this and to your point, they don't It's like that.

No one would say, oh, that man isn't a man or he is, you know what I'm saying? - Yeah. - It's funny, because I think, oh, I look traditional right now. (Audience laughs) - Yes! - As if that's what I'm thinking right now. Like if my grandmother saw him, she would say, "She's finally connecting with his roots!" Do you ever get bored of people asking you to freestyle in real life? Because let's be honest, you've become the hip hop guy and now you have the freestyle

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and it's freestyle and hip hop, so I feel like everywhere you go people are like, "Oh my god, Lin, how?" . are you?" ♪ It's a cup of coffee, a boo boo chee, a boo boo chee ♪ ♪ A boo boo chee, a boo boo chee ♪ ♪ I love coffee and I want to say ♪ ♪ You drink it every day, come on, Lin ♪ Be honest with me, how many people do that to you? - Well, just journalists. (Audience laughs and applauds) The new thing I've done, and you could probably make an amazing super cut on this because you guys are wizards at it, my friends. new things is that I say, I'll freestyle if they beatbox.

So, you could do a super cut of reporters doing beatboxing just to take me to freestyle and it's a lot like little white ladies doing (beatboxing). ) - You are a Palestinian Kuwaiti Muslim who travels the world without a passport and you said: "Yes, I want to try to do this in more countries." - Yes. (laughs) Well, I was born to Palestinian parents. - How many times did they stop you? Every time, no, it was always up to the point where I became a citizen and I was re-entering the United States and he said, "Okay, go ahead." And I said, "No, are you sure?" I think there's another... (audience laughs) "There's something else that needs to happen here." "I feel uncomfortable, can we talk for a while?" (Audience laughs) I'm serious, they did it.

I said, "What's going on?" I was like, "No, we need to chat a little, like Japan was my favorite interrogation." Just an hour trying to figure out what he did for me. The entire hour, really, consisted of: "So, what's your occupation?" And I was like, “Oh, I'm a comedian.” , like "Comedian?" I'm like, "Yeah, yeah, I do comedy." "Comedy?". I say, "Yeah, I'm a... (audience laughs)." do comedy", "Comedy?" "Yes, I do, I'm a comedian", "Comedian?" I wonder: Are they roasting me right now? What's going on? (Audience laughs) Finally his friend comes in, his partner, he's like (speaking in a foreign language) comedian.

And he says, "Oh, yeah, he's like Bill Cosby." (Audience groans) And what got me mad was Bill Cosby. I mean, not literally. , not literally. (Audience laughs and applauds) - A lot of people who are refugees or maybe came to the US as immigrants had this connection to Trump that they were worried about, which is one of them. the reasons why you rose to fame, a really crazy story where you were on a plane sitting next to Eric Trump. - That's right, you know, being a frequent flyer sometimes helps. move on, like I was getting promoted to first class and I ended up sitting next to Eric Trump I didn't even know I was getting promoted because I put my name on the list too late, you know, comedians are, you know, the best procrastinators in the world. the business and I didn't know I was going to get promoted. let alone sit next to Eric, but I do know one thing: the lady who promoted me is probably a Clinton supporter, you know, let's face it.

She was probably sitting there like, "Oh, Eric Trump is on my flight, he's fine, huh, huh." I don't know why he has a mustache, but he's fine, mm-hmm. (Audience laughs) "Oh, is there an empty seat next to Eric? "Let me take a look at this list of improvements, "look who is waiting patiently here." "Oh, Mohammed Mustafa Amer, improve!" The audience laughs and applauds) - I often wonder how much normality there is still in your life. For example, how many normal things happen to you? - When was the last time your phone ran out of battery while you were talking? - Okay (audience laughs) So, for example, has there been a time where you're in the bathroom and then the toilet paper is ready, right? - Oh, no - What's the most, you know? why?

Because in my house, I don't know if this happens in your house, but in my house when the toilet paper is checked periodically and when it is checked, like after going to the bathroom, someone will walk in and it's folded into a little triangle. - Do they fold into a small triangle? - Yes - Like you live in a hotel? - Is it like folding into a triangle each time? - Okay, okay, we'll take one on each side. - Although I will tell you some very normal things that you wouldn't think. - Okay, let's go. - I travel with my own bread and bring my own avocados. - Are you serious? - Yes.

I have an avocado orchard, so I think it's... - Oh, the story didn't become normal, Oprah! You just said, "I'm going to tell you something normal," and then you said, "I have my own avocado orchard." (Audience laughs) - But I think it's ridiculous to pay for avocados. - Is that why you bought your own garden? Are you kidding me? That's not a normal story. - Well. - You sailed from Europe to New York City. New York City is an assault on the senses when you come from anywhere else. What is the most important? What has caught your attention in New York City? - I mean, just everything, all the impressions, everything is so, so big, so loud. (Audience laughs) People talk very loudly here too. (audience laughs) Because when you were on that boat, when I was on the boat there was nothing, there was just the ocean and of course the sound of the waves crashing, but that's it, no smells (audience laughs) apart from sweat.

I remember the first thing I noticed when we arrived at the port was that I woke up and suddenly smelled something. (Audience laughs) And of course it was pollution, but it was still something, it was indescribable to come out of this extreme environment, you are disconnected from everything and everyone, you only have yourself and the ocean, and the boat, of course. , towards New York. (Audience laughs) - That's a brilliantly accurate description of New York. (Audience laughs) It's indescribable and it smells bad. (Audience laughs) You work in Australia but live in the US and your father lives with you in Los Angeles, or does he come to visit you frequently? - No, no, no, he lives with us and yes. (Audience laughs) The reason I pause is because my dad, when we lived in the UK we lived in houses or apartments that didn't have a garden.

Los Angeles, as most people know, has a lot of space and my dad has become obsessed with blowing leaves. (Audience laughs) - Are you serious? - I seriously mean it. - So your Nigerian father is obsessed with leaf blowers? - It's crazy. If you knew Nigerians you would know that that is really strange. Why am I going to go gardening? But the problem is that he never likes the constant (imitates the leaf blower), because then you say, okay, daddy's leaf blower. He says (imitates leaf blower), (audience laughs) So for the hour he's doing this. - Oh man, oh man.

It's like one leaf at a time. -He is so happy when autumn comes. Ah, here are the leaves! (Audience laughs and applauds) ("Dog on Fire")