Will Smith - “Emancipation” | The Daily Show

Much respect to Trevor bringing up the Oscars, and respect to Will for not slapping him for it.

I hate to see Trevor leave this show. I learned so much from him. His perspectives on things along with kindness and clear , transparent way he talks. I’m going to miss him.😢

Being interviewed by Trevor for his first mainstream interview was probably the smartest decision because Trevor is a lot more insightful than most hosts and he’s more of a friend to Will, so there‘s a lot more understanding of Will and the situation. Also, if more people read Will’s book, they’d be less critical of him. But Trevor is the levelheaded, logical, yet empathetic voice Will and a lot of people needed to hear. One is not defined by their mistakes. And a lot of us have probably made worse mistakes. You can tell this still affects Will deeply, but this was the right platform to showcase Will that he still has people in his corner.

I can imagine that Trevor's thinking "don't think about the slap". Will's Smith is thinking "I hope they're not thinking about the slap". And the audience is thinking about the slap.

Trevor's emotional intelligence is top tier

My 11 year old boy asked me what did that man do to upset Will Smith so much. And I told him that Will lost it. He asked me if I could ever lose it like that and I said to him not in a million years. Then my wife reminded me of a road rage incident where a car ignored the yield and cut in front of me and we nearly collided and stopped in the middle of the road. I got out of the car and went straight to the guy and grabbed him through the window in front of his kids and my family and almost slapped him. To this day I cannot remember what triggered me to act this way and I've been leaving with that shame for years now. The difference is that I do not live my life in the spotlight and there is no media to highlight those moments. This was a human experience, and I'm glad I do not have to answer to millions about it.

At this point, no one can top Trevor's interviewing skills . The way he is emotionally intelligent is just amazingly graceful. He's not offensive nor defensive and he understands all the nuances of each situation

Trevor you are going to be missed so much in this format. 80% of people conducting interviews spend the time building their brand, interrupting the guest and asking 'gotcha' questions. So few speak human to human and truly ask questions to learn answers that help us all grow. Love and respect.

Drinking game: take a shot every time Will says “y’know?”

We all need a friend like Trevor