Taika Waititi on Thor, Quarantine with His Daughters & Reservation Dogs

Taika talks to guest host Sarah Silverman about his show “Reservation Dogs” on FX on Hulu, his Maori upbringing in New Zealand, his mom making him read poetry as a punishment, quarantine with his daughters, and the photo of him Rita Ora and Tessa Thompson being shared all over the internet while he was in Australia shooting Thor.

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[UncleAnaesthesia]

Indigenous people the world over have gained an opportunity to tell their stories because of Taika. I really wish him nothing but the best.

[c-light]

I find it absolutely appalling that indigenous people in the U.S. are not represented or focused on more in entertainment. I don’t understand it. And it took someone from NEW ZEALAND to make a show like this happen.

[ariw]

Kudos to Jimmy. All these guest hosts prove just how hard it is to interview and be funny doing it.

[CatJabZ]

Poor Taika. He's a genuinely funny man who deserved a better host.

[kushumaki]

Man I wish we had Jimmy to interview Taika! Would have been the best interview ever!! Shout out to Taika for carrying himself so well throughout that interview. Amazing really.

[Joshie_NZ]

Is it just me or was Taika carrying that awkward interview? 🤣

[HENRYINC]

I closed my eyes the whole time and imagined Korg was the one being interviewed.

[sarahdee]

People don't mention it, but his movie "Boy" was marvelous!

[elleess]

What a testament to the mothers of his community that he is a father, a filmmaker, a comedian, an actor, and most of all, a gentle man.

[dragonforce]

I don't know what we did to deserve Taika, but I'm damn glad he's here!!

[arianaisaqueen]

Ugh. It's a shame that this legend not being interviewed properly.

[gregorio]

Everything this guy does is great. What We Do in the Shadows is one of my favorite films

[felicia]

this makes me miss Jimmy, must say, Sarah made this hard to watch. Taika did his best to keep it rolling. Sarah's "yeah/*silent stairing*/lack of legit questions" aint it.

[nausicaa]

I’m sad that Conan never got to interview Taika... personally prefer him over both Jimmy’s

[SJHamler]

Their personalities made for a fantastically awkward interview.

[firulamry]

This is a proof, not every celebs can be talkshow host

[borderlinechuck]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought the same thing about how Sarah made it awkward. He was hilarious and she didn't laugh at any of his jokes.

[Ilifig]

From the moment she insinuated he wasn’t a “real” Jew I knew it was going downhill

[rabbitrah]

"I know you have a Cohen in somewhere in your family tree." GIRL. HE'S THE COHEN. That's his legal last name. He got it from his mother. Who's Jewish. Holy hell, talk about a swing and a miss, Sarah.

[BrandonJuhl]

Reservation Dogs is fantastic! Everybody should watch it.