Acting in the Age of AI

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Lewis Black gets bent out of shape about getting in shape, and Dald Trump's reflecting pool is having issues, or was it murder So let's get into the headlines Let's start with the biggest story in sports right now. The World Cup fans have come from all over the world to see which country has the most athletic black people. But one country has been making their presence known a little more than the rest. South Florida's getting taken over by the Scottish this week for the World Cup, turning Little Havanah into an international street party This is so fun. Also, I'm just happy to see an all white parade where they're not chanting about the Jews N not sure about the bagpipes though. You know the Loch Ness monster is back in Scotland right now, like finally I can get some sleep The only reason I'm so elusive is becausecause I don't want to hear those damn bagpipes But let's get to the big story It has now been ten weeks since the start of the war that has come to define Donald Trump's second term. So let's get right into our continuing coverage of the Washington DC Reflecting pool. This looks like shit Ever since the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned bright green, which is a thing I just said like it's totally normal, It's become the first breakout hit of the summer. Tourists are actually flocking to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to catch a glimpse of the controversial renovation. It's kind of like disgusting. L it looks like it's green, like it looks like looks like vomit. And it smells really bad. I had to see for myself I couldn't believe it kids remember you wanted to go to Disneyland? Instead, we're gonna go see the world's largest komboa You know, everybody' complaining about the pool, but they're coming out to see it. I'm not saying it's better this way. I'm just saying it seems to be pretty popular This is how far America has fallen The last time we collected this many people around the reflecting pool was for civil rights. People were like, we must come out to support Dr. King Sixty years later, we're like a slimy pool. This I gotta see Now anyone who's ever owned a swimming pool or a fish tank or a bong that they never wash We'll not be surprised that there's algae in the pool and a shallow pool like this with a dark bottom in hot weather is particularly hard to keep clean I know that because half the people I follow on social media are pool experts all of a sudden This is a completely natural and expected development But Donald Trump thinks there's something else to blame. We have a, I think two hundred and ninety three hundred foot slit right through, and probably a box cutter or a knife of some kind. They cut it very violently. the same thing with the floor. They cut it. And then they lifted it, they pulled it. I can't help but if somebody goes in with a knife and starts Hacking it up. Who would think that somebody would go into a pool and take a knife and start cutting it Yeah, who would think of something like that Two months ago. This will last for at least fifty years. and you'll never have a leak. It's very raw. You couldn't If you had a dife, I don't wanna give anybody ideas. If you had a knife, you can't even cut it I've never seen Shat have a line of logic so stupid they reverse inception themselves Me from before had the idea to never. I told myself it couldn't be done, and then I forgot. That's why it happened Look, I'll admit right now I'm one of Trump's biggest haters, but Donnie, let me help you out. You have got to chill. People are not shanking the pool at night Also algae can't be that hard to get rid of. I mean, damn, you got one of the biggest algae eaters in your cabinet. Send him down to the pool. he'll be like, H, looks like Sue. Broccoli cheddar The point is, don't go around escalating the situation. This morning, the National Guarden Park Pice patrolling the reflecting pool on the National Mall. There are cameras stationed every fifty yards or so. The president had Marine O do a flyover around the reflecting pool. According to the White House, seventeen police reports have been filed for vandalism, leading to six arrests Dang, youre treating the reflecting pool like Epstein drowned in it. Just imagine what Iran must be thinking right now. They turn on the TV like whereere are the Americans plotting to send their force Damn Are they even thinking about us And I get Trump's disappointed because according to him, this was going to be the best pool in the history of water President Obama, President Biden spent much more than a hundred million dollars on the reflecting lake. You know what they got out of it? A closed lake. I'm doing the super job. And it's going to be much better. It's going to be something very special. It'll be I think Very reflective. V, very good. It's like a piece of glass, Beautiful color, beautiful everything. You could never get anything like that. It's gonna look better than it did in nineteen twenty two when it was built. The Lincoln Memorial, look at that Beautiful. Look at how that reflects is like a mirror See, that's your problem right there. You talked it up so much you jinxed it Now I want to let him build the ballroom, just see how bad it turns out it disintegrates at the first Cha cha slide The lesson here is Trump, you gott to wait until after you do something to flex. If you had never made a big deal out of the pool, no one would have noticed I mean, RFK would still be down there 'cause to him, that's yummy But Trump basically shot a buzzer beating game winning shot, turned around and threw his hands up in the air to celebrate. and then instead of going in, it missed and killed a baby duckling. Now you got people across the country coming over to gawk at the fact that you turn the reflecting pool into a kool aid bucket And all your supporters in the media who should be defending your Iran disaster or your economic disaster have to defend this disaster. I think this is Trump derangement syndrome at its finest. The far left will never get behind or celebrate anything that Donald Trump does. News flash, algae grows in stagnant waters. President Trump is trying to make DC nicer. becausecause guess what? Presidentents should care about beauty. Only the Democrats could hate beautifying our nation's capital. They are rooting for his failure And in this case, they're even rooting for algae I'm sorry, this is not the point. but what is going on with Sean Handy's face I mean, I have never seen white cheeks that big that haven't been wrapped about I not trying to fun his looks or anything, but I mean, is he auditioning for a new Chipmunks movie Where Alvin eats Simon and Theodore I you squirls look at Hady like how my nuts taste It looks like the Denis added wisdom teeth Sean, you gota address this. You can't just walk in a room and sit down in front of a camera with a BBL on your face and act like we're not gonna notice. You gott toa address what's happening to anything. like sorry about my face, y'all. I'm currently going through a nutty professor type situation. It should be cleared up once I learn to love and accept myself for who I truly am. For more on the stats of refflecting pool, we go live to Washingon DC with Michael Costa Josh, I'm down here with Reflecting Pool and it is still a disaster. The once clear water, now a cloudy mixture of green sludge that reflects not the Washington Monument, but the corruption that runs deep in this administration. It is disgusting, and I want to drink it. Back to you, Josh Wait, Michael, did you say you wanted to drink the pool water What Of course not, it's a green swab An intoxicating green, unnatural and yet dancing in a hypnotizing swirl of phone Sorry, Josh, you were saying that I should drink the water No, Costa, you cannot drink the water. I'm pretty sure you'll die. Of course I will. I probably will. I mean, one thing's for certain. whether it's the Iran warar or his january sixth pardons President Trump has shown that he's unable to lead this nation with dignity and ethics. So cheers to you, Josh. Michael, did you just scoop up the water from the pool Did I I just blacked out. the next thing I know is in my hands. Oh, it smells. It smells of a dark and powerful bargain bargain that I am willing to make. Michael, do not drink that water. Of course not. That would be crazy.. I mean, what's even crazier Is that Trump's administration This bid to no contract, which allowed one of cor. Why are you dressing up the glass, Costa? Don't drink it. Josh, Okay, I'm gonna level with you I am dying to drink this water. I mean Yeah, I know. It appears the combination of chemicals and negligence has made the algae some kind of sentient being looking for a host to spread itself all across the country. It's really a metaphor for Trump's America, if you think about it Mbe and maybe giving it and maybe drinking it will give me superpowers. Do you ever think about that? What if it turns me into the Hulk You know, his penis becomes incredible too It won't at best, it will make you shit your pants. Pour it out, Michael Fine, I'll pour it out into my mouth Ca n Something's happening to me, Josh. I'm shitting my pants. Why Why did you make me do that? I didn't. Maybe if I drink more water it'll help. No, Michael Posta, everybody. will come back. Lewis Black will be here. Don't go away. Choice Hotels gets you more of what you value. Here's a little tune to help you remember. Same drive, different day. Don't you wish you were getting way? Pack your bags and come on through Texas, Ohio, Alaska, we're up there too. Comfort in. It's calling your name. Save on the stay. Oh And free waffles are yours to claim. Well, I hope you like my little song book d act at chysotels. com This story falls through the cracks, Louis Black catches it for a segment we call Back in Black Ah summer. the only season where it's acceptable to see another man's knees And now the beach season is upon us, it's time for you idiots to get in shape As you can tell by my chiseled abs And Capital J Jewy juicy ass tootal gy rat and I mean an actual gym rat I secretly live in the walls of the YMCA and steal food from their trash cans Hey, it's better than paying thirteen bucks a month Regardless, if you want to get in shape for a summer, the best way is to hop on the dumbest, most dangerous workout trend you can find. and this season There are plenty of them. Fitness enthusiasts are taking a swing at a new trend called sword yoga. T right And block into a side lounge. mixing elements of kung fu, yoga, and dance, bringing centuries old tools to a new crowown Oh wow. Sword yoga. This combines my two favorite activities, doing yoga and accidentally lopping off my penis the irony. I got into yoga so I could suck my own The only question is, do I have to buy my own sword? Or can I borrow one from my Birgin neighbor who's really into Japanese stuff And by stuff, I mean pornography. Of course, if you like the idea of combining exercise and weapons, sword yoga isn't your only option. Pistols and Pilates is turning heads with its unexpected mix of fitness and firearms. Pilates is all about control. And so's holding a gun. Just finished Pilates and I am sweating bullets And now it's time to go fire some. Let's go. I've always liked pilates, but I think that this Done thing might become a new hobby of mine. Wow She's starting to sound like noted Pilates freak, Lee Harvey Oswald Personally, I think exercising with a gun is a great idea. Maybe we'll finally get a mass shooter who's high M you murd murderers heard of exfoliating Plus, this is great self defense training for women If an intruder breaks in, just do an hour of these U And shoot him So between pistol pilates and sword yoga, clearly Americans want to exercise while holding weapons And yet everyone gets mad when I bring a live grenade to Lamaz's class Exercising with swords and guns isn't dangerous enough for you You can always give this a swing A decades old fitness routine in China is gaining renewed attention. For years, neck hanging has been a popular exercise among the elderly in China to help relieve cervical tension But now, doctors are sounding the alarm as the practice has recently gone viral among the Chinese youth with some warning that it could lead to serious spinal injury Oh, that's dangerous for the heads up Dot chances because I'm trying to get a six pack on my throat And I know it's only it's months away, but an old Chinese guy would make one hell of a Christmas tree ornament kids, look what Santa left you. It's our neighbor, Mu Yang, donon't touch him. He's exercising Remember this summer, not all exercise trends tend need to be dangerous. For example Tomorrow, I'm doing a fun run in Central Park First one to find my severed penis wins everyone. When we come back, we down in the fils and do want anything on the show, so don't go away. Study and play. Come together on a Windows eleven PC. And for a limited time, college students get the best of both worlds. 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Oh, that's awfully sweet. That's ridiculous, than oining. Th thrilledge. Thank you so much for having me, Bother. You are an icon of the sort of modern Western. L do you've been in young guns, there's gang land. Lmire. There's so many different things. And I'm wondering what specifically draws you to the genre? Good roles. I mean, first of all, you know, I grew up in Texas. My dad was in the military. There's a lot of my dad in that particular performance. And Yeah He's kind of turned into fog horn leg horn now, but I love him. you know, but raised with, you know, some manners, you know, a code of honor, you know, some ethics, all that stuff. And and, you know, you look at a show like Longmire, when my character, Henry Standing Bear embodied all of that You know, and whether it's old school Westerns like, you know, young Guns or sort of the neo Westerns like Longmire or Gangland. You know, Th these are stories of morality and they're hopefully aspirational and the characters are people that we can look up to, you know, everyday heroes. And so, you, that appeals to me. It seems like you look at older Westerns and there's this aspect of like a big wide sort of unknown. And when you look at the earliest Westerns, people still felt that way about the people that were in the movies they were watching. notot just like the character and the morality side of it, but just actually like what is the middle of Arizona Yeah Eactly. And so I think that now we're just in this like new This new side of What makes up a Western? Yeah. And I'm wondering how you think they've evolved from like what they used to be to what they are now. Oh ye, you know, in the seventies and I love this, man. This is a great line of question in the seventies, you know, you had, you know butch Cassidy and you know, a littleittle Big man, one of my particular favorites. And all of a sudden you had these revisionist Westerns that started looking at things from both sides of the line You know, gangland is about indigenous people You know, it's about gangs which happen in practically every ethnic community in this country, you know, but this is on the res. It's very much like T training day, Denzel' training dayay on the reservation and It it still tells big themes. It has big characters life or death situations. And it's interesting that you say that because we shot this in Oklahoma on Cheyenne Arapaho land, so you know massive thanks to them And The land is part of it, you know, know you think of John Wayne out in monument valley or something, we shot this in Oklahoma and froze our nuts off. Yeah. I didn't have to cut mine off like Lis Black. I. Just just falls right off in Oklahoma. That wind comes sweeping down the plane. Oh, my nuts But But you know, it informs the performance. You know what I'm saying? Being there, being in the middle of that. That's why we shot both the young guns in Santa Fe, you know, Longmire shot just outside of Santa Fe. It really is a connection to the land. that helps to tell that story So it's much more than or an aesetic It's It's another character. Yeah. Yeah., it's beautiful. Vincent Greshaw, amazing director, brilliant director. and this cast is unbelievable, guys. It really is. intntroducing a lot of young indndigenous actors who are getting their first real breaks. James White Ccoud, who is in that, Elishja Pratt, Nathan Lane Factor from Reservation dogs, J just a wonderful cast. But there's the series of shots that Vincent did of the the police car with the lights on going through these vast areas and you get that feeling. It's the lone ranger out there trying to, you know, keep everything together before it blows up And so when you are acting in a movie like this, does it have an even more special place, not just in your heart, but like in your hopes for its reach because of huge. I mean, first of all, thank you You know, it's an independent film, and we're seeing know a lot of independent films breakth through now. We're seeing artists come from social media in a lot of different places. and currently I just got reelected Woo, governor of the actctor's branch of the Academy. And that's ourion, Thank you, brother, but that's our mission Thank you Finding those artists, finding those storytellers from whatever community in the US and around the globe that can tell these stories. And so my heart was with this one from the beginning because it's an indigenous story that employs an amazing amount of indigenous talent, both in front of and behind the camera. and it's one that has affected every audience that's seen it. We've won a number of awards at festivals. We're one hundred percent on rotten tomatoes right now And and it's going wide very soon, but we need people like you in this show to help get the word out because I mean, it's artisanal man. I am hand carrying this bad boy everywhere. You. No, that's amazing. I mean, one hundred percent on rotten tomatoes is wild. It me everybody even because people so many different people come to watch a movie. Yeah. So then there are people who knew about the movie that were excited Th there were people that were like, I'll give it a try. Then there's haters. Yeah. And the haters, that means even they were like, a It's good. Yeah. It's good. And I'm curious in your journey with acting, how you sort of navigate what feels like a new era. There's this thing now looming over the industry, even if it's not materializing in the way that people are afraid of of trying to be an actor or any sort of artist in an age of AI and trying to fight for your stories to be told while the people with money are just looking to do things cheaper and cheaper, and faster. And faster Um your sort of thought process going into your art practice now versus years ago? You know, we're the sentinels. We're the sentinels making sure that you know that this doesn't take over. You know, and actors, you, You know, they're going to have a harder time replicating performances from living actors. I mean, you know, we have our first AI performance in Val Kilner in that upcoming film he will not be recognized by the Academy because it's not a human based performance You know, and we have set rules to do that where every performance has to be human based. The accademy is now doing a lot of things that are making sure that we stay within those guidelines, you know, of what is, you know human generated. Now, yes, AI is going to be a tool, many people are going to use it We're trying to figure out how to navigate that. You know, I think writers, you know, are probably a little more worried, certainly know, storyboard artists and production designers, visual artists. they're a little bit more worried about that. But once again,, you know, we're going to try to to maintain that And you talk about talking to to a new generation of artists. It's like I'm going to sound like an old fart man, but you know, I've been around for forty years and the reason is, you know, I love the work I got into it, loving acting, loving telling stories, directing, writing, all of that stuff I still do and I do it the old school way. And you can get famous really quickly, You can make a lot of money really quickly. But is that going to turn into longevity? Is that going to become a career? where you can talk about this again in forty years, O is what you were doing so trendy that E everybody's looking for the next thing that comes along You know,, once again, you know, as they say, you know, don't don't build your foundation on sand Yeah, absolutely I think that there's something So so interesting about actors who are willing to have this huge filmography, like, you know, like one hundred plus movies, seventy movies, you know, like TV shows and doing a little bit of everything, you feel like that love for the work that you have and that longevity of a career, do you look at those things as completely intertwined. Like do you think that you would be able to do as much work if you didn't love it so much? I ask this because I feel like you are seeing more projects than ever Yeah. And I feel like it's it's Maybe I'm giving myself too much credit, but I'd like to believe that I can kind of tell when someone's heart is in a project and when it's not. And in a world where so many things are getting made and getting made just to be made.. I mean, where do you think that that sort of puts you as you add on? Be you've got other things coming up. Yeah. I get asked a lot, you know what my favorite genre is, role, film, whatever My stock answer is my favorite genre is the genre of employment.. know thank you. It's a working ethnic. you know that comes from Texas, It comes from my dad. But you know I'm theater trained. I have a degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. And back then, man, you know, sometimes you were the lead, sometometimes you were supporting, could be comedy, it could be Shakespeare, It could be a mammet. You could be running the spotlight or and I painted all the backdrops So so for me, it was about loving so many different aspects of what we do and feeling really lucky that I continue to get to do it You know, and so we got ganglland and, you know, start the second season of chair company, you know in a couple of months. They you know, and they couldn't be more difference. you know. I just finished a wonderful miniseries called Count My Lives with Shilene Woodley and Kid Harrington and Lindsey Lohan, and Katherine Lanasa. I get to be a love interest At my age You know, so so Yes, I'm constantly looking for it. I never do anything that my heart isn't in. But I have to say that, you know, I mean, however the universe aligns I'm getting roles that challenge me, that interest me, that you know really make me stretch and I haven't repeated myself yet only once, and it was called Young Guns two. But you know I've been able to build fresh new characters for everything I've ever done. 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