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Rhiannon Giddens - The Inspiration Behind "Omar" and "You're the One" | The Daily Show

2023-10-19 Comedy
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Grammy-winning singer and composer Rhiannon Giddens discusses the cultural importance of the banjo in American history, the collaborative work that went into her Pulitzer-winning opera, “Omar,” and the tragic story of Kalief Browder that inspired her song, “Another Wasted Life.” #DailyShow #Comedy Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aei0b Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral Watch full episodes of The Daily Show: https://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show About The Daily Show: For over twenty-five years, the groundbreaking, Emmy and Peabody award-winning The Daily Show has entertained audiences each night with hilarious, provocative and insightful satire about our society that helps make sense of the world. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 44M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. This next chapter of this iconic franchise showcases its diverse news team of correspondents and contributors, including Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan, Lewis Black and Jordan Klepper, comedy greats as guests hosts, and interviews with influential and emerging voices from across society. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@LaGuerre19 2023-10-19

She is such an amazing person, a truly graceful and intelligent old soul. Rhiannon is gift to humanity, end of story.

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@ShaeLaughter 2023-10-19

Fantastic interview. Rhiannon has my heart. She’s so easy breezy. Her connection with people is amazing.

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@junbert9720 2023-10-19

briliant, intelligent and passionate this lady not mentioning her talent and skills awesome

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@GoCoyote 2023-10-19

I really like seeing Michael Kosta in this format.Truly nice to see the real human behind is comedic persona.

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@leadspot 2023-10-19

this is really the kind of musicians that are worth spending money on vinyl <3 and paying to assist to a concert

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@gregmuon 2023-10-19

This lady is awesome.

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@wendym1256 2023-10-19

She IS AWESOME 🤩🤩🤩🤩

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@maxfieldstanton4541 2023-10-19

Costa interviewing a literal Bardic Goddess.

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@EdwardBrown-s8t 2023-10-22

I met her a few times in Winston-Salem and she treats everyone she meets as just "folks".

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@pdnapora 2026-04-08

Finding Your Roots brought me here.

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