-Thank you for being here.
Thank you. Please.
I mean, I think the standing
ovation speaks for itself.
But we're so excited
you're here.
Thank you for being here.
-Me too.
I know I'm -- I am
just so excited to be here
to be in L.A.
and to be with you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Y'all heard that, right?
Malala and Lilly. Best friends
You heard it here first.
BFF's for life.
Malala, there's so many things
I want to ask you,
and I want to dive into some
heavier, really important topics
in a bit,
but first I was wondering
if I could ask you
just some silly, fun,
light-hearted questions
because I'm genuinely
just so curious.
Is that okay?
-Yeah, it's fine.
-All right. Let's do it. Okay.
What are your goals
for the new year?
-So, you know, this last decad
has been a decade of activis
for young people.
And this new year, 2020,
is not just a year,
but it's, like,
the start of a new decade,
and, for me,
it's about change making,
so I want to continue
my fight for girls' education.
And there are 130 million girl
out of school,
and I hope we can achieve more
and send more girls to schoo
in the next decade.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-You hear that?
It's the sound of everyone
rethinking their resolutio
right now.
You're currently a senior
at Oxford, right?
Okay. Do you ever experience
something called senioritis?
Have you ever heard of this?
It's basically --
'Cause I know you're a big -
-Sounds like an American word,
but, yeah.
-Absolutely. Absolutely.
I know you're such an advocate
for education,
but senioritis is basicall
when you're just a senior
and you've become
so fed up with class
that you don't want
to go anymore.
Be real.
-Tell me about it.
-Malala, my sister,
do you experience this?
-Yeah, getting up late.
Missing classes.
Handing in my essays late.
Everything that's like --
That's my normal routine
at Oxford.
-You hear that? Malala's
just like us, everybody!
[ Cheers and applause ]
So, there I was one evening in
my living room watching a movie.
It was called "Booksmart."
And in the movie "Booksmart,
the two main characters,
the two female characters,
they have a code word
that is "Malala."
And basically they say "Malala
whenever they really need
the other to do something,
no questions asked.
Have you seen "Booksmart"?
-I haven't,
but I've heard about it,
and I've seen the trailer.
-How did you feel knowing
you're the code word?
-Ah, I think it's cool.
Like, right?
Like, I don't know
how else to react.
But I saw like --
I'm sure you've heard abou
"The Good Place."
-Of course.
-You know, I was watching it
and I saw my name in there
I was, like, equally surprised
So it's good to see
that, you know, people know yo
and they know your cause and
they're there to support you
So, really happy to see that
-I love that.
Here's the thing.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I feel like also there's
not enough rap lyrics,
good rap lyrics about Malala
....petition. Rappers.
"Malala" probably rhymes
with so many things as well.
-Yo, rappers, here.
Lilly Singh. Lilly Singh.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Make Lilly Singh songs.
-Malala just talked about me
Oh, my God.
-I love your song thing --
you know, about the Indian songs
and how you twisted around
That was so cool
and so inspirational.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-[ Imitating vomiting ]
Wait. You watch my stuff?
-Yeah.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Good choice, NBC. Good choice
So, I was stalking you,
of course.
Of course, I followed you
for such a long time.
I love seeing all the wonderfu
things you post on Instagram
But I did notice --
again lighthearted question --
that you've never posted
a selfie of yourself.
-Not yet.
-Why is that?
Are you not about the selfies?
-I don't know.
I don't have a friend
who can be there with me
to take a selfie with me.
-Okay.
-Yes.
-Do you have your phone on you
-Uh, yes.
-Are you saying that if I come
over there and we take a selfi
that you would post and it would
be the first selfie you post
-Yes.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Would you like
to hold the phone?
-No. You hold the phone.
This is all you.
Okay. All right.
[ Cheers and applause ]
