Filmmaker Boots Riley joins Jordan Klepper to break down the absurdist, comedic world of his new film, “I Love Boosters,” and how it uses fashion and shoplifting culture to interrogate capitalism. Riley argues that working within capitalism is unavoidable, but the goal should always be to help the working class build the kind of collective power that can actually change policy. He also asserts that great art should push people toward action long after the credits roll and reminds the audience that films like this only get made when audiences show up. #DailyShow #BootsRiley #ILoveBoosters #JordanKlepper 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.
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Class awareness is where it's at!
While the real looting happens at planetary scale—through sweatshops, debt traps, wage suppression, extraction economies, and supply chains designed to keep suffering offshore and profits for the plutocrats.
man's a treasure for decades and still going on 🚀
Your message is exactly what we need. American hero ❤
Hope the next song he makes a movie around is The Guillotine. Or maybe 5 Million Ways, I'm not picky
it's not often that you hear someone advocate for a leftist revolution on the capitalist media.
"Sorry to Bother You" was so memorable and wonderful! It was an unexpected delight for me, having not hear much ahead of viewing. ❤❤❤❤ With that experience and this excellent interview in mind, I am definitely going to see "I Love Boosters"! Thanks for the Art, Boots! ❤
"Filmmaker Boots Riley" That's selling him short by a mile
Rock on Riley All Power to the People ✊️
The narrative zooms out to trace global capitalism. It links local retail theft to international sweatshop labor and systemic supply chain exploitation.
Sorry to Bother you You was amazing. Cant wait to see it. Bout to revisit The Coup's - Dig it. - On some time stamp. 🙏
GENERAL STRIKE NATIONWIDE
Let’s all pitch in and help him help us - fight back!!
The hat gives me Alejandro Jodorowsky vibes.
best hat i've ever seen.
The Coup - Fat Cats , Bigga Fish...You're Welcome 🫡💯
I love Boots, his music, his passion , his art. Man of many talents and uses them to inspire and explore deeper realities.
Boots Riley is a National Treasure.
Reminds me I've got to check out his show Virgo on Prime. I'm going to watch the first episode today.
Boots is so gd cool check out his music with The Coup, it'll fill you with revolutionary spirit. Also that outfit is wild. Loving the lavender/seafoam combo