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Gen Z Is "Maxxing" Everything & Lewis Black Is Maxxed Out | The Daily Show

2026-05-21 Comedy
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Gen Z's "maxxing" trend has gotten way out of hand. As looksmaxxers like Clavicular hype the benefits of smashing your face with a hammer, and self-described nothing-maxxers achieve new levels of doing jack s**t, Lewis Black can't help but wonder: What the f**k is happening?! #DailyShow #LewisBlack #Looksmaxxing 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/thedailyshow Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@dauntae24 2026-05-21

We’re idiotmaxxing as a society

4.3k 94 replies
@SeanReillyEsq 2026-05-22

Yoghurt isn't a lifestyle, it's a culture.

1.2k 43 replies
@rjd3wine 2026-05-22

LOL 0:58 "They've invented an unfuckable personality" How true that is!!!!

670 12 replies
@125southernnh2 2026-05-24

Mr. Black has taken over for George Carlin as the comic that holds up the mirror and exposes how silly our society has become.

107 1 replies
@Homemadegameguru 2026-05-22

This sh*t makes Idiocracy look like a Harvard documentary

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@lgarnai1 2026-05-21

Fibermaxxing and yogurtmaxxing will definitely lead to toiletmaxxing 💩🌋

2.1k 38 replies
@ringothedoodle 2026-05-21

“Compulsively doing something to fill the sad empty void that is your life.” 100%

747 5 replies
@ChiefsPlus 2026-05-24

So if I buy clothes at bargain prices, am I TJMaxxing?

35 1 replies
@danieljob3184 2026-05-21

GenX: where beauty advice like "Have you tried smashing yourself in the face with a hammer?" was savage sarcasm.

57 1 replies
@mms7415 2026-05-22

After watching this, I honestly feel we are doomed as a species.

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