Trevor Noah

I prefer not to.

I've got some bad news.

It's coming for all of us.

I'll pick somebody.

But it strikes me because you, whether you've wanted this mantle or not, and I'm assuming you don't, you represent something.

you represent a courage and a freedom of artistic expression, of the importance of artistic expression, and of the danger that artistic expression often visits upon the people who do it.

It's a noble shield to carry, but not an easy one, I don't imagine.

Well, I have to tell you, I'm pretty sure that's in there, too.

Is that in there?

Because that book is satirical.

But it's, you know, with that on you, do you feel...

there's an idea that you have to wear that heroism.

I have a dog in that fight.

What do you think how the nature of fundamentalism has changed and how...

that affects artistic expression.

Like even now when we see all the protests up at Columbia University, some students protest this, others think that's going too far and they're threatening people.

And we're crossing all those difficult lines.

You spoke at the Penn banquet, yes?

Yeah, last year.

Last year, which is a consortium of writers and poets and a lot of people, truly defenders of free speech.