Taika Waititi - “Next Goal Wins” and “Our Flag Means Death” | The Daily Show

“It’s just a beautiful, uplifting story about an underdog sports team.” Actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi joins Leslie Jones to discuss the true story behind his new film “Next Goal Wins,” the inclusivity of the characters on his show “Our Flag Means Death,” and Taika confirms: he knows how good he looks. #DailyShow #Comedy #taikawaititi

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[saucierspoons]

I love them together so much, and it’s so fun when Taika is around people he genuinely enjoys interacting with and can just be his ridiculous adorable self.

[juicesnap]

Leslie and Taika's happiness in this interview is so contagious and nice. I was honestly feeling a little down today but this, seeing 2 people genuinely enjoy each other, put a smile on my face.

[katietoole]

He is so hot as Blackbeard, and Spanish Jackie is such a bomb character.

[RenewAsACrew]

It’s so fun to see Taika and Leslie talking about #OurFlagMeansDeath! Hopefully we get to see them on screen together again in OFMD Season 3!

[ridgeranch]

Bless you Leslie and Taika for spreading the OFMD love! It is not talked about enough and did not get as much promotion because of the strike! Now is the time to let the cast hype it up!

[aleks-]

I'm so so happy to hear Leslie Jones let Spanish Jackie get to her head cuz she DESERVES 20 HUSBANDS 😂😂😂😂 Srsly tho, I'm happy to see her love the show and the character as much as us.😊

[debbielawson]

Con O'Neill deserves an Emmy for this 2nd season. Our Flag Means Death is such a great show!

[GargLassie]

FINALLY someone lets him talk about Our Flag Means Death!
They have such great chemistry and both love the show so much, it warms my heart.🥰🥰🥰

[Therealmykag]

I LOVE Taika Waititi’s humor. I was already a huge fan of What We Do In The Shadows but OFMD is in my top shows of all time!!! Don’t even get me started on Taika as Blackbeard 🥵🔥

[skylerwitherspoon]

"spot the hetero" is so real. also leslie saying "blackbeard and rhys" neither leslie jones nor spanish jackie will ever remember stede's name ksdfjlsjd

[SG-oqln]

The thirst for Taika "I have heart eyes" Waititi is too real. Props to Leslie for saying out loud what we've all been thinking; this cat is up there with all the fine wines and cheese, daring to get better with age. (As a biracial pacific islander myself, I know how fine we are!) Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go take a cold shower before I erupt from all this heat.

[whimsicalhamster]

All I wanted was these two to talk about Our Flag Means Death.

[Room]

If you have not watched Our Flag Means Death, you are seriously missing out so much. It is so so funny.

[melaber]

10/10 interview, thank you for putting these two people together in a room again and letting us watch the magic!

[DNTXPCTMCH]

I love Taika. He's the type of person that makes my day better. If more people were like him, the world would be a better place.

[koguma]

FINALLY THEY GET TO TALK ABOUT OFMD! brilliant show, go watch it if you haven't already. taika is exquisite as ed and leslie as spanish jackie is an ICON 🔥 i'm so glad they got the chance to talk about the show because everyone in the cast seems to love it SO much. here's to many more interviews and, most importantly, a third season!! #renewasacrew

[LoverlyLivia]

What a great interview, Leslie is so funny and charming and Taika was gorgeous and funny. Leslie should do this as much as she wants she’s killing it!

[chaotic-neutral-knitter]

loved to hear them talk about Blackbeard and Spanish Jackie - can't wait wait to see a third season of Our Flag Means Death!

[dumbalek]

Im so happt to finallt see a Taika interview that mentions our flag means death. This show is so wonderful and there's so little interviews/promotions on it.

And Leslie's character is so COOL and fun I'm so glad to hear about them talk about it 🥰

[amyg]

It’s so great to see them talk about Our Flag Means Death and see that they love it as much as the fans do. It’s such an amazing, hilarious show.