Omar Epps - Reflecting on a Lifelong Friendship and "Nubia: The Awakening" | The Daily Show
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- Actor and producer Omar Epps shares stories from growing up with Marlon Wayans (including an unforgettable night with Tupac), the reason he doesn't have a favorite acting role, and the inspiration behind his debut young adult novel "Nubia: The Awakening." #DailyShow #Comedy
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Marlon is that one friend you like who also finds a way to humiliate you in a way you can’t be mad at him.
✋🏾
🍊🍓🍌 juice 🎶
Exactly 😂😂🥰
Lol, right? Constantly roasting!
I love this
You can actually tell they are true friends
Bruh the we’re friends with pac. That’s crazy
🍊🍓🍌 juice 🎵🎶
Yes I agree
It’s all fake
🤣🤣🤣🤣
This felt more like you’re meeting them at a party and they’re genuinely telling you about their lives. Doesn’t feel like a show or an interview, and it’s awesome!
Yeah it felt authentic and very casual and I love it
I agree
jBone I was thinking the same thing. Perfectly said. I enjoyed the interview immensely.
👍👏👏🤣🤣
So awesome
Marlon hosting doesn't sound like there's a script, so natural
But not as funny
I agree never been funny in his whole career
That’s because Marlon is an “IDIOT” he’s going to make any and everything funny even when he is really trying. The baby boy of the bunch so got something from all his brothers. As for me top notch fam love them all and love their work.
So corny
It’s dope that they been homies all these yrs ✊🏿
Imagine going to Marlon’s house as a kid and having his whole family cracking jokes on you 😂
Facts even the women, Kim Wayans could fry you up 😅
I would feel so sad
I would not want to go back to their house again
I'd leave..."uncle"🥺 I'm sensitive
@@thomashester2 scary hehehe
Imagine you made it through the dinner of full roasting and at the end the missing uncle Damon comes through the door for dessert and sees you with cake in your shirt....
I met Omar and Heavy D down in Miami Beach when they were filming Big Trouble.
Both spent way more time talking with me and my date for way longer than other celebrities I've met. Solid dude.
RIP to the overweight lover MC.
I worked at the Cross County Multiplex movie theater in Yonkers and Heavy always brought kids to the theater. He was an absolute prince of a man.
I love this - they instantly went back to being friends in school teasing each other! What an awesome friendship!
Sure, but is this someone who should present the Daily Show? A guy that went to some school with a lot of other actors that are part of a network that got them in the business.
@@djoetma chill out,its only temporary.Marlon says he CANNOT stay in one spot(the desk)
@@yaboysix Doesn't matter. This is not the place imho. F.e. I listen to the 'fake doctors real friends' podcast. Donald Faison has the same kind of background and that's fine. Pretty cool stories on how he and people like Tara Reid and Jerrel O'Connel used to hang out and party. But on the Daily Show it needs to be about current topics. If Epps had a show or movie coming out, or was doing some other project, it would be different.
@@djoetma looks like he had a book that he was promoting
@@yaboysix They only talked about it in the end and it came out almost half a year ago.
Love seeing two OGs like Omar and Marlon back together
What's amazing...2 successfully black men that actually grew up together.....
#WORD
Sounds like a weird episode of The Wire.
Can we see more interviews with celebrities that have been friends for a really long time? This was just incredibly wholesome.
Isn't this just great.. a testament to how "you are the company that you keep."
Fr just laughed and smiled the whole time
Yooo Marlon had the whole school teasing Omar 😂😂😂 the fact that he stayed friends with this fool tells me he really does have a sense of humor 😂😂😂
Marlon has the humanity that we loved from Trevor, but the kills it with the comedy i grew up on. Hope more people like Marlon host the show.
Please make a show based on this friendship, especially of them growing up in New York.
That actually would be dope
Yes!!
I would be on that like white on rice and black on coal
That’s a great idea
Man they going to be friends forever
Marlon did his thing on Bel Air. I hope Marlon gets the gig. He seems like he's just hanging out while everybody else is doing a job.
Bel Air? 🤔
@@DIYD he plays Lou, Will Smith’s father on Bel Air. It’s on Peacock.
The new one
Perfectly said!!
That man putting out comedy specials every year. Trust me he definitely working
Hilarious interview! That said, after the shoplifting story, Marlon missed the perfect opportunity to hit Omar with the line from the movie: "You got the juice now!" 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Right! I was waiting on it 😂😂😂
That would of been gold😂😂😂
I normally don't watch these interviews in its entirety but I watched this till the end. More!
Same here
Same here
Same!
Same here for some reason. The need to give the job to Marlon at this point.
That 🎶 "orange, strawberry, and banana juice"🎶 had me 🤣🤣🤣💀
It was in sync too 😂
Omar tell that same story on arsenio hall show
I always feel real appreciation for Omar Epps' mind after every interview of his I see. He is such an intelligent, regal man. 🖤
I had mad crushes back in the day for both these brothers! I love their manhood, success, brotherhood, and swag! Rooting for them! 🫶🏾🙌🏾💯
Me too 😆😆
Higher Learning was definitely a powerful movie. One of my favorite of the late, the great John Singleton.
This ain’t even an interview, this is two best friends just laughing about old times ❤️
Marlon killed it! He bought the funny, the interviews were awesome and the correspondence segments were great! They all had instant chemistry! He should do this full time.
What Omar said about each piece being
part of a mosaic is so beautiful and true- to the body of his work and regarding life itself. From crushing on Omar during the time of Juice and Higher Learning and finding joy during difficult parts of my childhood via In Living Color, this was magical to watch. To see them get to this point is so powerful. I feel like they're part of the fabric of my childhood and adulthood now. What gifts they both are.
@@twiggynation.2779 Google knows ...🥴
Definitely, well said 🥹
Wow! I had the biggest school girl crush on Omar Epps when he played Q in Juice back in the day. He was so fine with his chocolate self. He’s still handsome. He has a beautiful family. Happy for his success.
Fun fact, they both did a movie with the goat. Tupac shakur 👌🏾
Yes, Juice (Omar) and Above the Rim (Marlon).
This was so refreshing and funny to watch, and it felt more so like listening to one's family members catch up during the holidays. I laughed so hard at the song Marlon made about Omar's theft, and Omar joining him to finish the song was the icing on the cake. Memories like these are what friendships are made for.
Omar has been one of my favorite actors for a long time. It was dope to see his real personality. The friendship between them reminded me of my boys.
One of the best interviews I've seen in a minuet. Mad real.
This is my favorite Omar interview. This finally allows us to see HIM. Hilarious 😂😂😂😂
That Tupac story made the New York come out of Omar
I am so Marlon agreed to be on the show this week. He did great
They are definitely black Hollywood legends lol. The bromance they have is so cute 😂 all these old stories.
Loved watching this! Nothing like black men smiling and laughing together ❤️
Yes……. We need more of that in the world 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
It's a beautiful sight to behold
This! Reminds me of seeing Jonathan Majors and Michael B Jordan
So nobody gonna bring up how out of pocket Pac was doing an actual teabag? 😂😂😂
Thank youuuu!
He didn't say he put them in his mouth he said near tell it correctly
Nuff respect for Pac but that was all the way wrong. Nothing funny about that type of thing.
Pac had white boy humor. 🤣 🤣 🤣
@@kiswahiliworldwide Yea Pac woulda got swung on for real
"In too deep", was one of my favorite Omar movies.
This is awesome…..two men from the same school. Walking the Sam path and each happy for each other . Love it !
This was such a wonderful "interview". It felt like watching two old friends laugh it up about their glory days. The beautiful friendship yall have shines through. I love to see it.
I love this. Marlon definitely needs his own show
Perfect time to say “You got the juice now!”
Marlon is a natural...great interview between family.🏆❤️
You two are a hoot...we need more time together with this conversation.
Friendship is a beautiful thing if you can find it. I love it! Stay blessed.
seeing long term male friendships really warms my heart.
Man they vibed so well they had real laughs nothing was forced
I wish I could find a friend I can vibe in every way with. I just can't seem to find friends who will love me for me.
@SunniCalifornia didn't know they had history like that so I was just sayin that's a true friendship marlin threw Omar an ally got him on the show while promoting his book
2Pac did WHAT??!! 😂😂😂😂
Yea he shoulda never said that lol
It's always nice when old Friends catch up!😊😊
Loved this relationship!
Their friendship makes me smile and laugh. They really need to do a movie based with on their friendship.
we need more wayans brothers. i love their style. bring up your family and friends, and just give positivity everywhere.
just don't be a menace
I understood that reference
This is awesome! I know Omar from Dr House! He never laughs this much on the show! It’s nice to see him so happy with his bro! ❤️
Loved this. Marlon should definitely get this gig. He absolutely did a wonderful job hosting. No need to keep looking Daily show.
It's amazing how people in Hollywood were friends before the fame. It's like everyone knows each other.
their rapport is beautiful. Such different personalities but they mesh. Thats friendship in its essence. It's not like family where you have an ingrained love. Friendship is seeing what you wish you could emulate in someone else and admiring them for it. Friends are usually always opposite its amazing
I love their friendship 💕 ☺️
You just can’t hide love.
These friends love each other and it will forever show
relax bruh 😂
Beautiful friendship. Love both you guys.
I commend Omar for handling this contrasting, conflicting interview with love and class. I mean like, maybe he might not have wanted to reminisce about these experiences with America watching so I don't know how to feel about that but he handled it well. His professionalism and reason for being there still reached us but I think I still have questions.
I'm so glad to see they grew as friends
This was golden ✨️ He needs his own show👏🏿
These two are so gifted I don’t think they even realize it awesome
OK. So they maybe probably won't pick Marlon over Hasan. But hey it was still a pretty fun week. Marlon looked like he was having a blast!
That’s what I was thinking, Marlon’s really funny but sadly for him, Hasan was on his A game all last week.
@@INDERJEETDHILLONS a waste and
Marlon would say no, he got time for one week, but for a full job? Man's probably got too many projects to commit to that
I don´t get the Hasan love. He´s not real enough for me.
Agreed, but I don't think Marlon would want to do this full-time anyway. It's too restricting for his personality, you know he's spastic and loves physical comedy.
Real friendship, brothers sharing genuine love and laughter. In these times this small video clip feels like such an enormous gift. There are all types of friendships yet those who know you first, well, the depth of its significance is difficult to describe. Lastly, from the neighborhood, if you are lucky, there is definitely a Marlon type friend running with your crew!! So very cool.
I’ve always loved their friendship! Real brotherhood!
Omar was technically in a comedy. He got shot in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood as he was walking up the steps to his college. That always tickled me considering Higher Learning was a year before and he was 'Malik' in both of them. lol
Ironically a movie starring Marlon. Great connection
@@rashadd2615 well I mean, that was implied lol
I saw an episode of Wayans Bros waaay back in person at Sunset Gower studios. So much fun from the shooting to the goofing around, to seeing Damon's son just hanging out (not Damon, but his son). Marlon has been so much fun to watch this week at TDS. His honest talk and playfulness is just awesome to see. Too bad John Witherspoon couldn't be there to join in. Thank you, Marlon, for hosting and hope to see more!
Just felt like 2 great friends hanging out and laughing. Nice.
Omar Epps was one of my early favorite actors. Happy to see him on the show
Marlon gave phenomenal performances in Respect and Requiem for a Dream. Put some respect on his name.
Not really
@@damienlu7318 Must hurt to be you.
Hi, I was in 9th grade math class with Omar Epps and Marlon Wayans. Shout out to anyone from Music & Art high school who sees this. -Jeff
When I see Omar Epps, I think Love & Basketball...can't help it
This was so fun and entertaining! I almost forgot to order my copy of Nubia: The Awakening! Everything about the interview shows why he could write about a young person’s mind becoming aware. Thank you Kings! Thank you for the love, laughter, and knowledge!💝✊🏾😂👑
Marlon was made for a tv and has all the attributes to carry this show beyond Trevor. I like his goofiness. It’s like watching his characters in the movies. ❤ from 🇿🇦
I’ve always loved their friendship because they are always supporting each other. I watched Marlon’s SEXTUPLETS because Omar was promoting it and it was so funny! Reminded me of how talented Marlon is and I’ve always been a fan of Omar and Keisha Epps
This was one of the best interviews I’ve seen in a while. I love this genuine brothahood ❤
I HIGHLY recommend Nubia if yall get a chance to read it. It is genuinely one of my favorite books! Cant recommend this book enough
It's SO weird how i haven't watched the Daily show in like 10 years (ya know other than seeing some clips here and there) to watching and enjoying all these guest hosts a lot. I gotta say, Marlon makes me laugh the most.
Loved, loved Marlon this entire week. Hope he can come back again. Loved this interview.
U could feel the energy with these u could tell there both was always solid.
This whole week just seems like Marlon Wayans' excuse to hangout with old friends, and I'm not mad at it at all.
8:21 LOOOOOL! This was such a perfect reaction. Marlon is SO naturally funny, it's crazy. Natural born comedian. I was even thinking the same thing: "Ooooh! Nice word. Well-used!"
Man! I'm so proud of you guys! This right here is real bromance. Keep the love flowing down the bloodline please🙏🙏
Real new Yorkers
Born raised
Salute
I love this with every 96 ounces of my heart ❤
If they were to pick a permanent host, this would be my guy. Been laughing harder all week! I have a great ole friend that I catch up with every now and then, same vibes during this interview. I loved every ounce of this.
Awesome interview , beautiful friendship, great actor, n great going with the book🙏🏿
I'm in the office with my earbuds in and see a clip from two of my favorite people Marlon and Omar. So I watched. And I laughed but I laughed almost to tears so hard out loud in the office on that "Omar got caught steeling song..." 😂😂😂 I love it!
That Tupac story though 😆
The 1997−1999 theme song used for the sitcom The Wayans Brothers was co-produced by Epps, with Marlon and Shawn Wayans!
"We're brothers!.........we're happy and we're singing and we're colored!...............Give me a Hiiiiigh Five!"
Now that’s gonna be in my head. Lol
@@brynneholt1990 mines too 😂
Omar lived it and loved living, I'm on same being. Life portrayed is how he explained who profits. Hold firm.
I'm dying over here they just sound like they had so much fun growing up.
These two are delightful
That orange strawberry banana Tropicana juice is 🔥, and always cost a dollar more than the other juices, I get it bro, I get it 🤣🤣🤣
Word lol
😂😂😂
Omar Epps is a fascinating actor. I'd watch him in anything.
I love their chemistry & that they have been able to remain genuine friends throughout the years, especially being in Hollywood.
👑🌟
What a great interview. Feels like I grew up with them.
So adorable! Loved their friendship ❤
Fighting sometimes makes you the best of friends😊…one of the best interview, with one of the coolest dudes
I Love This So Much... Marlon is my boy and Omar Is So Great As You Can See They Hae A Special Relationship showing how compassionate they both are And How Humble They Are Never forgetting where they came from
6:41 "Omar got caught stealin' orange strawberry banana juice!" LOL!
Marlon did a great job. 👍
🗣️Tha camaraderie between tha two tha friendship tha brotherly love had me reflecting on my childhood friends. Dope to watch 💎