- In his farewell address, President Obama urged us
to get engaged in politics and not just to sit back
and check out of everything.
Then he went kite surfing.
(audience laughing)
But still the people are taking to the streets
and in New Jersey, it's one streets in particular.
- Confusion and concern over some road names in New Jersey.
There's one name in particular
that's causing issues of its own.
- I'm standing right now on Ellsworth Street,
but if I cross Howard Avenue here,
this now turns into Dick Street.
- [Reporter] City leaders have proposed changing the name
of this section of Ellsworth to Dick Street
to make it easier to find in an emergency.
- Now, I know your first instinct when you hear Dick Street
is to think that now we're gonna start making dick jokes.
(audience laughing)
Like how Dick Street is only two blocks long
and it's slightly bent or how this is a bad time
to extend Dick Street when it's cold outside.
That's not, no, no, no, no, no guys, no.
(audience laughing)
This is not about dick jokes.
This is about ordinary citizens
who are fighting a government that thrust itself
into every crevice of our lives.
(audience laughing)
And it's hurting people.
(audience laughing)
- Home owners on Ellsworth want to know
if they can change it to something other than Dick Street.
- No, I don't. I don't like it.
- [Reporter] He thinks switching his home address
from Ellsworth Street to what he calls a less
than flattering street name
will make his property value go down.
- So I don't wanna screw up my life.
(audience laughing)
- See that? Real people.
And you can't tell me that this guy doesn't deserve better
because his name is Anil.
(audience laughing)
Imagine his life.
Probably coming to this country,
growing up with a name like that.
Some people are worried about whether Trump
will cover their preexisting condition,
but this poor man has more pressing issues.
He doesn't want to be Anil on Dick Street.
(audience laughing)
And when you're local activist, there's many different ways
that you can try and tackle a problem.
Some people prefer to see it on the ground
others prefer a bird's eye view.
- [Reporter] John Sedlak seen here with his pet falcon,
says living on this street
isn't as embarrassing as everyone thinks.
- I know people that are named Dick
or their names' Richard and are called Dick so.
(audience laughing)
- Of course the name Dick does not embarrass him.
This man does not play by our rules, people.
He's walking around New Jersey with a falcon on his arm.
(audience laughing)
That's New Jersey has a falcon,
not just the falcon by the way, a hunting falcon.
You see that thing?
Like what is he catching, rats? Who is this person?
What is he catching like his neighbor's poodle?
Is the street name okay?
Yeah yeah. That's that's far down on this guy's list.
He's too busy fighting SAR on or whatever, I don't know.
(audience laughing)
What he's doing with a falcon? Who is this person?
Now the Clifton City Council will vote
on Dick Street next Tuesday.
And the people will make their voices heard.
And we have the Daily Show wanted to be a part of that.
So we sent Jordan Klepper to get a firm grip on the story.
(upbeat music)
(audience cheering)
- Trevor, I'm here in New Jersey
at the center of controversy
where the wholesome people of Ellsworth
are fighting not to be associated
with the sick perverts of Dick Street.
I went straight to the outrage resident of Ellsworth Street
to see the situation on the ground.
- We don't wanna change the name.
- I think they should leave the name the way it is.
I don't wanna, my street name Dick Street.
- Come on. You're a laid back guy.
You got a little Lite can in your front window.
Are we kinda cool to live on Dick Street?
- No, not for me.
- [Jordan] I left Ellsworth and headed all the way over
to Dick Street where the locals were proud of the name.
- Dick Street, I lived all my life since I was a kid.
- Why do you think those people
don't wanna be associated with the Dicks over here?
(audience laughing)
- What's the big deal?
Is it gonna kill you?
You know, it's like houses are always changing.
Everybody's doing this. Everybody's doing that today.
- What are you talking about?
(audience laughing)
You know, like different how that's changed.
That used to be like that.
- I've actually, I've never okay.
But back on Ellsworth, the locals were still outraged.
- I would assume that city hall would change the name
to something different then a Dick Street.
Because if I need to sell the house,
what do you want me to tell other people?
I live in a Dick Street?
- Is there a better name for this street?
- We don't want the Dick at the beginning.
- Will you take a Dick at the end?
- No. I have a daughter.
If somebody asked my daughter, "where do you live?"
On a Dick Street. (audience laughing)
- Would you be comfortable having a daughter
who lived on a Big Willie Street?
- That's fine.
Johnson Street?
- That's fine.
- Wang Street?
- Wang Street is fine.
- Penis Street?
- Nope. - Okay. Well that's the line.
- That's the line.
- Street? - Nope.
- Old Men Ball Street?
- Nope. (audience laughing)
- Balls Street?
- No. (audience laughing)
- Old Man Street?
- Old man street yeah, it's fine.
- Okay. (audience laughing)
Perfect. Thanks to Obama's inspiring call to action.
The citizens of soon to be Dick Street
won't take this lying down.
(upbeat music)