Epstein’s Alleged Suicide Note Is “No Fun” & Trump Sics Military on Autocorrect | Adam Scott

Summary

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Episode Title: Epstein’s Alleged Suicide Note Is “No Fun” & Trump Sics Military on Autocorrect | Adam Scott
Date: May 8, 2026
Host: Desi Lyman (with co-hosts, news team, and special guest Adam Scott)

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Daily Show: Ears Edition, helmed by Desi Lyman with the Daily Show News Team, digs into the week’s wildest headlines: Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide note” surfaces, Trump wages war on autocorrect and rambles through a Mother’s Day event, and the team examines MAGA Republican polling quirks—specifically, whether Trump could beat up his own supporters. The show also veers into workplace harassment and viral lawsuits, before pivoting to an engaging (and often irreverent) interview with Adam Scott regarding his shift from comedy to horror films.

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Key Segments, Discussion Points, and Memorable Moments

I. News Roundup & Headlines

[03:02–13:57]

Epstein's "Suicide Note" Released

• Desi Lyman opens by referencing Jeffrey Epstein, lampooning the newly released note:
  • Quote:
    “No fun, not worth it. His last words were the same words I said when I bailed on the new season of Landman.” (Desi Lyman, 03:53)
• Lighthearted jab at Paramount’s overabundance of Taylor Sheridan shows.

Trump’s Mother’s Day Speech & Autocorrect Gaffe

• Trump honors “military moms,” digresses into autocorrect woes—his phone reportedly changing “Melania” to “Melody.”
  • Quote:
    "Every time I wrote Melania, it would correct to Melody. So I do thing and I work very fast. Very fast." (Trump, via Melody Wolf, 04:55)
• Desi and the team roast the anecdote:
  • Quote:
    “Trump heard he had to go to his phone's general settings and he was like, okay, then get me general settings. And give me Captain Airplane mode too, just in case.” (Desi Lyman, 05:34)
• Trump claims the military fixed his autocorrect, prompting the team’s continued riffs.

Trump’s Rambling—“By sea” Explanation

• Trump launches into an explanation: Drug trafficking is down "by sea... by ocean... by water."
  • Quote:
    "Is it sea, like vision? No, it's the sea." (Trump, via Melody Wolf, 05:59)
• Desi lampoons the obviousness and digresses into wordplay about “bi means bisexual.”
• Commentary on Trump’s continued support among Republicans and odd polling questions (e.g., “Could you beat up Trump?”).

MAGA Republicans & Hypothetical Trump Fights

• Polling reveals 39% of Republicans believe Trump would beat them in a fight.
• The team delves into absurd hypothetical scenarios:
  • Quote:
    “I mean, come on, Republicans, believe in yourself. Where's that storming the Capitol confidence?” (Desi Lyman, 07:38)
  • Jordan Klepper riffs:
    “Trump would never win in a fight—he’s obese, he’s slow. He already has bruises even though there hasn't even been a fight yet.” (Jordan Klepper, 08:24)
• Prolonged, hilarious riff on fight logistics: “bare knuckle or gloves,” “what’s the dress code,” “would Trump unplug opponents’ oxygen tanks.”
• Michael Kosta soberly observes:
  • Quote:
    “The only way to fracture their devotion to Trump is to find an even more radical so called savior.” (Michael Kosta, 11:22)

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II. In Too Deep: The JP Morgan Sex "Slave" Lawsuit

[13:58–21:53]
Deep Dive with Josh Johnson

Overview

• JP Morgan hit with a lawsuit: Male employee alleges female boss turned him into her “sex slave.”
  • Quote:
    “Sex slave. You have my attention. Because sex and slave are two words you should not put together.” (Josh Johnson, 14:37)
• Internet runs wild: memes and “Has she any vacancies?” jokes flood social media.
• Media’s fascination with an “attractive” female boss as the alleged harasser; Johnson observes the double standard.

The Lawsuit Unravels

• Investigation finds the claim fabricated: No evidence; the alleged boss was never his actual superior.
• Guy lied about his father’s death:
  • Quote:
    “One of the first giveaways that a person is not dead is when you call them and they say, ‘hello.’” (Josh Johnson, 19:01)
• Suit refiled with dubious witnesses: now includes even “pornier” details (e.g., witness was supposedly on the couch while boss appeared naked, smoked, and invited him in).

Analysis

• Satirical reflection on how media coverage and social media can perpetuate harassment memes, even in bogus cases.
• Quote:
  “The only thing clear with this case is that there is definitely sexual harassment happening here—by the media.” (Josh Johnson, 21:00)
• Closing gag: You have to be “a four or higher in the eyes of the court” for it to count as harassment—a dark jab at the culture of objectification.

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III. Interview: Adam Scott on “Hokum” and His Career

[23:46–34:35]

Comedy to Horror: Adam Scott’s Career Arc

• Desi and Adam joke about his Parks and Rec/Party Down roots vs. new “scary” performance in the Irish horror film Hokum.
• Adam admits he originally saw himself as a serious actor until landing the role in “Stepbrothers” shifted his trajectory to comedy.
  • Quote:
    “I thought I was gonna be like a super serious actor. And then Stepbrothers actually happened... and so that kind of set me on this kind of comedy trajectory.” (Adam Scott, 25:01)

Stage Names and Inspirations

• Adam considered the stage name “Adam Cordero” (his mother’s maiden name), inspired by classic actor names.
  • Practiced signing “Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Adam Cordero.” (Josh Johnson as Adam Scott, 26:05–26:28)

Childhood Letterman Obsession

• Recalls watching Letterman as a kid, practicing talk show banter under his covers.
  • Admits to “masturbating” to Letterman, in a tongue-in-cheek tone.
• Meeting Letterman years later as a guest was a dream come true, but “did not masturbate on the show.” (27:39)

On “Hokum” and Playing an Asshole

• Hokum: About a writer spreading his parents’ ashes at an Irish hotel haunted by a witch (“There is, otherwise there wouldn’t be a movie,” 28:20).
• On being cast as a “difficult man”: Desi asks if it’s insulting; Adam reflects that it was liberating given his usual “likable” roles.
  • Quote:
    “I guess I had played a bunch of sweetly likable people over and over again. So it was kind of nice to... revel in being unpleasant.” (Adam Scott, 30:14)

Acting, Ireland, and Fears

• Filming in rural Ireland is genuinely spooky (“When the sun goes down, it is immediately terrifying,” 32:04).
• On acting terrified: “Are you thinking about Trump getting a third term?” Desi jokes.
  • “Yes. And I just start screaming uncontrollably.” (Adam Scott, 32:41)

Accolades and Aspiration

• Adam jokes about being called “perfection” by critics:
  “I think that’s setting an unrealistic expectation... I’m trying to be less perfect.” (Adam Scott, 31:00–31:17)
• Wishes to someday play a talk show host, inspired by his lifelong love of talk shows.

Role Switch

• Adam briefly “hosts” the Daily Show, reading the outro and promo:
  Quote: "Hokum is in theaters nationwide now. Adam Scott, thank you." (Adam Scott, 34:33)

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IV. Notable Quotes by Timestamp

• Epstein’s last words as punchline:
  “No fun, not worth it. His last words were the same words I said when I bailed on the new season of Landman.” (03:53, Desi Lyman)
• On Trump’s autocorrect:
  “Trump heard he had to go to his phone's general settings and he was like, okay, then get me general settings.” (05:34, Desi Lyman)
• MAGA fight poll riff:
  “39% of Republicans said Trump would beat me up.” (07:24, Josh Johnson)
• Josh Johnson on harasser’s lawsuit:
  “Sex slave. You have my attention. Because sex and slave are two words you should not put together.” (14:37, Josh Johnson)
• On fabricated evidence:
  “One of the first giveaways that a person is not dead is when you call them and they say, ‘hello.’” (19:01, Josh Johnson)
• Adam Scott on career turns:
  “I thought I was gonna be like a super serious actor. And then Stepbrothers actually happened...” (25:01, Adam Scott)
• On playing a jerk:
  “It was kind of nice to... revel in being unpleasant.” (30:14, Adam Scott)
• Desi’s sardonic critique:
  “When the sun goes down, it is immediately terrifying.” (32:04, Adam Scott)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Start | End | |-------------------------------------------|-------|-------| | News Headlines & Epstein Note | 03:02 | 07:20 | | Trump, MAGA Republicans, Fight Polls | 07:21 | 13:57 | | Deep Dive: JP Morgan “Sex Slave” Lawsuit | 13:58 | 21:53 | | Adam Scott Interview | 23:46 | 34:35 |

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Tone and Style

• Irreverent and satirical: The show’s signature comedic deconstructions of politics and current events.
• Conversational: The hosts and correspondents regularly riff off each other, subverting expectations and sharing banter.
• Meta-commentary: Frequent jabs at media narratives, the absurdity of internet culture, and their own status as a “fake news” show.
• Warmth in the interview: Balancing humor and genuine curiosity with guest Adam Scott.

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Summary Takeaways

• Epstein’s note draws both mockery and a meta-television plug.
• Trump's increasingly unmoored speeches are mined for their comedic, surreal value.
• MAGA loyalty remains strong—even in bizarre hypothetical fights.
• Workplace harassment and media sensationalism is explored—from both a legal and cultural angle—demonstrating how narrative-side gets weaponized and memefied.
• Adam Scott’s interview is the episode’s heart: traversing his transformation from comic actor to horror lead, his never-realized stage name, and his Letterman fandom.
• Throughout: A blend of biting social critique and joyful comedic excess, true to The Daily Show’s tradition.

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This summary captures the episode’s tone, key themes, and most memorable moments, along with speaker attributions and timestamps, providing a lively guide for anyone who missed the original.

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[Desi Lyman]

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[Announcer]

From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central. It's America's only source for news. This is the Daily show with your host, Desi Lyman.

[Co-host]

Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Debbie Lydic.

[Desi Lyman]

We've got so much to talk about tonight. Autocorrect is making Trump ducking furious. Wall street gets weird. And if you think MAGA Republicans are pussies, well, they do too. So let's get into the headlines. Let's kick things off with someone who is definitely in the Epstein files, Jeffrey Epstein. We've seen millions of his texts and emails already. But there was one very important document we hadn't seen until now.

[Guest/Commentator]

Breaking news tonight. A judge has released what is said to be a suicide note written by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It is a treat to be able to choose one's time to say goodbye. What you want me to do? Bust out cryin? No fun, not worth it.

[Desi Lyman]

No fun, not worth it. His last words were the same words I said when I bailed on the new season of Landman. Just kidding. All 437 Taylor Sheridan shows are equally excellent and available now on Paramount. But let's move on because this weekend is Mother's Day, the day we celebrate all the incredible women who pee a little when they sneeze too hard. Trump marks the occasion with an event honoring military moms, or as he calls them, military milfs. And I assume he showed them the love and respect they deserve.

[Melody Wolf]

We're also honored to be joined by a military mother who sacrificed far more than most. That's Melody Wolf. And you know, I love the name Melody because for a long time, you know, they have spell correct and word correct in these crazy machines that we use to put out truths. Or they used to be called tweets.

[Desi Lyman]

Uh oh, look out. He's weaving.

[Melody Wolf]

Every time I wrote Melania, it would correct to melody. So I do thing and I work very fast. Very fast.

[Desi Lyman]

Well, now I know what I'm not getting for Mother's Day. Horny ever again. I think we just experienced the last thing a Big Mac sees right before the lights go out. But don't worry, Trump turned off his autocorrect. Just kidding. He did this.

[Melody Wolf]

I didn't know about that little feature, but I Got that corrected eventually. You know who corrected? The military.

[Desi Lyman]

I'm sorry, the military had to fix your autocorrect problem. Trump heard he had to go to his phone's general settings and he was like, okay, then get me general settings. And give me Captain Airplane mode too, just in case. Mr. President, can you please stop with your weird stories?

[Melody Wolf]

You see drug traffic coming into our countries way down and by sea. By sea, by ocean. By the water. You know, a lot of people say, what do you mean by sea? Is it sea, like vision? No, it's the sea.

[Co-host]

What?

[Desi Lyman]

No one has ever been confused by that phrase. If you say by sea, it's obvious that sea means ocean and bi means bisexual. I mean, at least until it graduates. Look, anyone who watches this speech must be questioning if this man should be president. Inflation is rising, corruption is through the roof. We are losing a war he shouldn't have started, and he's spending his days rambling about autocorrect and building a ballroom for himself and Melody. Sure, surely at this point, he's got to be losing support among Republicans.

[Troy Iwata]

There's this myth that's going on right now that, oh, Trump is really losing support among Republicans. But compared to other midterm cycles, he's just as popular with Republicans as he has ever been.

[Desi Lyman]

Face is still sticking with him after everything. Look, I know it's hard to admit you're wrong. Take it from me, the creator of the Facebook group, Jared Fogle, would make the most awesome babysitt. But at this point, you gotta cut your losses. I mean, what is it? Do you have a humiliation kink or something?

[Josh Johnson]

This polling to me jumped out at me. They asked Republicans who would win when a physical fight with Trump. Would you be able to beat up Donald Trump or would he beat you up? 39% of Republicans said Trump would beat me up.

[Desi Lyman]

So you have a humiliation kick, but you really think you'd lose a fight to an 80 year old man? I mean, come on, Republicans, believe in yourself. Where's that? Storming the Capitol confidence? To be fair, this is an incredibly weird phone call to receive. Uh, yeah, Dave, it's the polling company. You think you could take President Trump, you pussy. The question is, will Trump's base ever abandon him? For more analysis, let's go live to our very own Troy Iwata and Jordan Klepper. Troy, let's start with you. What does this poll say about the devotion of Trump's face?

[Jordan Klepper]

Uh, it says they're very stupid, Desi, because Trump would never win in a fight he's he's obese, he's slow. He already has bruises, even though there hasn't even been a fight yet.

[Desi Lyman]

No, I. I'm just curious about the mindset of his supporters. I'm not wondering who would win the fight.

[Troy Iwata]

Well, I'm.

[Jordan Klepper]

I'm not wondering either. I know who would win the fight. Literally anyone or anything else.

[Josh Johnson]

I mean, look at him.

[Jordan Klepper]

His ass is already getting whooped by Father Time.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

Desi, Desi, I don't think Troy fully understood the question. Do you mind if I provide some analysis here?

[Desi Lyman]

Oh, yeah. Thank you, Jordan.

[Melody Wolf]

Sure.

[Jordan Klepper]

Desi.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

Troy, Trump would totally dominate in a fight.

[Desi Lyman]

That's not what I meant.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

Sure, he's slow, but he'll fight dirty. I'm talking ball taps, purple nurples, chocolate swirlies, mushroom stamping, Dutch ovens. I could go on.

[Desi Lyman]

No, that's so.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

And I will. Hair chonking turkey goblin, Serbian scrotum torture. Oh, man, it would be over quick.

[Jordan Klepper]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're crazy, Jordan. Do you forget how old Trump is at this point? He's gotta be more proud.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

No, of course he's old, but so are Republicans. Half of those fights he could win just by unplugging his opponent's oxygen tank.

[Desi Lyman]

Guys, guys, come on. Don't become those dudes who get totally obsessed over hypothetical fights that will never happen.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

Desi's right. This is ridiculous. Until we establish ground rules, are we talking gloves or bare knuckle? And are we abiding by Queensbury rules or Sadie Hawkins rules where girls have to ask the boys to the fight?

[Jordan Klepper]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Also, will this fight be a. You know, is there a coat check? What's the dress code? Black tie or something fun?

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

What time of day is this all happening? The middle of the night when he's full of energy, or the middle of the afternoon when he's fast asleep.

[Jordan Klepper]

Yeah, yeah. Are weapons allowed? You know, will there be a referee? These are questions that need to be answered. Desi.

[Desi Lyman]

I don't have the answers. There's no fight.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

Yeah, you're damned right it's not a fight, because Trump would win against any Republican.

[Jordan Klepper]

How do we even know it's just one Republican?

[Josh Johnson]

What if it's five?

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

Well, you know, okay, he couldn't beat up five. Unless we're talking 1996 Donald Trump, in which case he could beat up five Republicans, two independents, and that kid from Jerry Maguire.

[Jordan Klepper]

Oh, you mean Jonathan Lipnicki? Say his name.

[Josh Johnson]

I'm Jordan. Say his name.

[Desi Lyman]

You guys, I don't care if Trump could beat up Jonathan Lipnicki. He's an adult. He could probably beat up any child.

[Jordan Klepper]

Well, you know, it depends on the child. I mean, my nephew's 8, and he's really beefy. He has to wear one of those seatbelt extenders. But it's not because he's fat. He's just abnormally thick.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

Oh, Trump could so beat up your thicc nephew and yank his juice box away and smash it on his thick head.

[Jordan Klepper]

Ah, well, joke's on you, Klepper. He doesn't drink juice. He has type 2 diabetes.

[Michael Kosta]

Desi, desi, if I could interject here.

[Desi Lyman]

Oh, Michael Kosta. Look, look, if I can get back

[Michael Kosta]

to your original question. Desi, this poll shows that Donald Trump's supporters are too psychologically committed to him. Ironically, the only way to fracture their devotion to Trump is to find an even more radical so called savior. As such, Trumpian dynamics may get worse before they get better.

[Desi Lyman]

What the happened to you?

[Michael Kosta]

No, nothing happened to me. I'm fine.

[Jordan Klepper]

You look like you got the shit kicked out of you.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

Did Donald Trump beat you up?

[Michael Kosta]

No, no, Donald Trump didn't beat me up. Troy's nephew did. That boy.

[Co-host]

Oh, my God. Michael Costa, Gordon Klepper, and Troy Iwana.

[Desi Lyman]

When we come back, we dig into the weirdest lawsuits. So don't go away.

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Welcome Back to the Daily Show.

[Desi Lyman]

With most news stories, we try to cover them quickly, but other stories require us to go deeper. And for those, we turn to Josh Johnson in our segment In Too Deep.

[Josh Johnson]

JP Morgan Chase. That's not just three white dudes who brunch. It's also a bank. And last week, they got hit with a massive lawsuit.

[Commentator]

You may have heard about this bombshell lawsuit that dropped, accusing a top executive at JPMorgan Chase of forcing a married colleague into sexual acts.

[Josh Johnson]

Jiraiya Rana made the claim that a female colleague who was his superior made him into her, quote, sex slave. Sex slave. You have my attention. Because sex and slave are two words you should not put together. Either one on its own makes me nervous. But together, who?

[Co-host]

Who?

[Josh Johnson]

And look, your kink is your kink. But I do draw the line at slavery. All right? It's a red flag. When someone gets in the mood by putting on spirituals. They'll have you at their apartment, like, now that we're alone.

Mmm.

But what makes this story stand out is the media's obsession with telling people the employee is a man and the boss is an attractive woman. And yes, that is still very wrong. But the Internet decided it's also very sexy.

If you are on social media, there

[Guest/Commentator]

is not a chance that you haven't

[Josh Johnson]

seen somebody or heard somebody talking about this story. This has given birth to a million

[Guest/Commentator]

different memes online, attracting comments like, has she any vacancies? So I'm guessing his job is available. Tempted. And any vacancies asking for a friend.

[Melody Wolf]

J.P. morgan is hiring. And men racing to try and get in the door.

[Josh Johnson]

Only man could see a story about a man leaving his job because he was a sex slave and run to the sex slavery. This story is a crazy twist on the typical workplace harassment. At least I thought that until I dug in a little deeper.

[Commentator]

Tonight we're learning that this entire lawsuit might be completely fabricated against the female executive. JPMorgan found no evidence of any of the claims.

[Josh Johnson]

Holy shit. Completely fabricated. No evidence. Now, I'm no lawyer, but I believe a key to winning a case is having at least one evidence. So this guy just made the whole thing up? That blew my mind. Until I started looking into the details of the lawsuit a little deeper, because then it does seem a little made up.

[Commentator]

The whole suit reads like an absurd and cheap adult movie.

Drugging him with Viagra and roofies, telling

[Desi Lyman]

him if he wanted to be promoted,

[Commentator]

he would need to start pleasing her.

She then began fondling her breasts and racially insulted the plaintiff's wife remarking, I bet your little Asian wife doesn't have these cannons.

[Jordan Klepper (alternate voice)]

Look,

[Josh Johnson]

I wasn't there to verify whether or not this happened, but what I can say I've never seen happen is a woman refer to her own breasts as cannons. I've never heard a woman be like, now that I'm over 40, I need to go get my annual cannon exam. Which made me start to doubt this guy's case until. So I went a little deeper.

[Commentator]

According to the New York Post, he never reported to her during his entire time at JP Morgan. And they actually were under two different managing directors.

[Josh Johnson]

Now, I don't even know if the doubt has a shadow. I mean, he didn't report to her. Isn't that the whole basis of someone being your boss? This means she's just a lady to you. Kind of pokes a pretty big hole in the whole my boss made me her sex slave argument. It's becoming increasingly hard to have sympathy for this guy. But then I learned he suffered a tragedy.

[Commentator]

Ronna told JP Morgan that his father had died in 2024.

[Josh Johnson]

Oof. I gotta say, it's hard to accuse a man of lying when he was grieving.

[Commentator]

Problem with this is apparently his father's alive.

[Josh Johnson]

What?

[Michael Kosta]

What the hell?

[Josh Johnson]

The dad's alive. Prove to me the dad is alive.

[Ronna (mentioned)]

The Post spoke to him and asked him about his son's legal battles with the big bank.

[Desi Lyman]

He said, quote, I don't know anything about it.

[Josh Johnson]

Yep, someone called his dead father and he answered. You know, one of the first giveaways that a person is not dead is when you call them and they say, hello. How do you get around that one? Nuh.

He.

He dead. I swear he dead.

[Host 2]

He.

[Josh Johnson]

He died of cannon cancer. Yeah, it's rare in dudes, but it does happen. So he lied about his dead dad. That settles it for me. Surely he should walk away.

[Commentator]

The next banker refiling his bombshell lawsuit against a female executive and adding alleged new evidence.

[Guest/Commentator]

A family friend claims that he witnessed some of this. Specifically says he was asleep on the couch one night when the JP Morgan boss came over, came out completely naked, sat on the couch, smoked a cigarette, and said, you need to come in here and join us.

[Josh Johnson]

Yep, he refiled with a witness. And it's even pornier. This guy is starting to feel like the Jussie Smollett of sex. Like, why is the witness testifying and flexing at the same time? I heard them having sex, but also, she was begging to have sex with me, but I said no because I'm constantly having sex. So I just went back to sleep on his couch because, you know, none of that was a dream I had once. Just another day in the life of a couch surfing sex God. But if we could dig just a little deeper. Since MeToo, we've been warned about the dangers of a man in power being falsely accused with no evidence damaging the reputation. Also, an accuser can enrich themselves. And now it may have happened to a woman. Not to mention the Internet ran wild, making tons of AI memes with her actual face, which will be online forever. So the only thing clear with this case is that there is definitely sexual harassment happening here by the media.

[Desi Lyman]

It's just so unbelievably funny and it honestly sounds like every man's fantasy. Now you if if any of this is true, this gal needs to learn work on her flirtation routine. It helps that she's attractive. Oh, 100% it helps that she's attractive.

[Josh Johnson]

But like, let's be honest, if you're

[Guest/Commentator]

a two and your boss is pretty

[Josh Johnson]

up there and she's making you the sex slave.

[Guest/Commentator]

Nah, probably not, dude.

[Josh Johnson]

Oof. Oh yeah. When you dig deep enough, you finally hit bottom. Nah, bro. Gotta be a four or higher in the eyes of the court for it to count. You know what I'm saying? They don't even know who the victim here is, so they decide, hell, we'll just objectify everybody equally. So maybe we've learned absolutely nothing. Or maybe I'm in too deep.

[Co-host]

Josh Johnson, everyone. When we come back, Adam Scott will be joining me on the show. She's go away.

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[Co-host]

Welcome back to the Daily Show.

[Desi Lyman]

My guest tonight is an award winning actor who stars in the new film Hokum.

[Co-host]

Please welcome Adam Scott.

[Josh Johnson]

Oh, man.

[Co-host]

Oh, Adam.

[Josh Johnson]

Well, well, well, well, well, well. I'm so sorry for scaring you so badly.

[Desi Lyman]

You scared the shit out of me in this movie. How dare you?

[Josh Johnson]

I know. I just felt like right now is a great time to scare the shit out of people.

[Desi Lyman]

Yes, that's exactly what we need. That's exactly what we need. Well, so many people, including myself, have fallen in love with you from watching you on Parks and Rec and Party Down. So funny. And stepbrothers. And then you blew us away with your dramatic work in severance.

[Josh Johnson]

Thank you.

[Desi Lyman]

And now you're incredible in this horror film. Have you been wanting to explore a darker side or is it the state of the world that pushed you into it?

[Josh Johnson]

I don't know. I guess after Parks and Rec ended, I kind of felt like I wanted to because when I started out, I thought I was gonna be like a super serious actor. And then stepbrothers actually happened and someone like fell out of the role and they needed to cast it at the last second. So I got that role and I didn't think I would. And so that kind of set me on this kind of comedy trajectory or whatever. And so then a few years later, I wanted to try something more serious. So I started like, you know, at least try. Like I auditioned for Big Little Lies and, you know, tried to get, you know, just do something different, I guess.

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah. You bring up wanting, setting out and thinking you were gonna go down this dramatic path and not even really looking at comedy.

[Jordan Klepper]

Yeah.

[Desi Lyman]

Speaking of that, tell us about the great actor, Adam Corterio.

[Josh Johnson]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Adam Cordero.

[Desi Lyman]

Cordero.

[Josh Johnson]

Yeah. I'm surprised you didn't get that. Right.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Desi Lyman]

I'm so sorry. I did not do my research. We're a fake news show, right?

[Josh Johnson]

Exactly.

[Desi Lyman]

Clearly I do very little homework.

[Josh Johnson]

Cordero was going to be my new name, my stage name for a while. This is a shortened version of my mother's maiden name. And I remember when I was in acting school, I wrote down Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Adam Cordero. And I thought it sounded so cool. I even practiced my signature.

[Desi Lyman]

It does sound cool.

[Josh Johnson]

I know I still might do it.

[Desi Lyman]

It's not too late. Do you think Adam Cordero would have been a different actor than Adam Scott?

[Josh Johnson]

100%.

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah.

[Josh Johnson]

Very serious all of the time.

[Desi Lyman]

You'd be Method right now?

[Co-host]

Probably.

[Josh Johnson]

Yeah, I would. Right now. I'd be here only because I was researching a role of someone. It's a guest on a talk show.

[Desi Lyman]

Which isn't so far off from what you did as a little kid. Did you. Is it true that you stayed up late to watch Letterman every single night?

[Josh Johnson]

Oh, yeah.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Josh Johnson]

Every night on a 5 inch black and white screen that I had in

[Desi Lyman]

my room underneath the covers.

[Josh Johnson]

Yes, it was the. Yeah. Cause it was the 80s, so Letterman was on at 12:30 and so no one was awake and. Yeah. I would practice being a talk show. I set my bed, put pillows on my bed so it was like a couch. And I would practice talking to Dave on my couch. Yeah. And masturbating. I mean I was feeling like. Yeah, it wasn't super cute.

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah.

[Melody Wolf]

Okay.

[Desi Lyman]

Now I believe.

[Co-host]

Now it's believable.

[Josh Johnson]

Now it makes sense.

[Desi Lyman]

Right? Now it's believable. Did you ever get to meet David Letterman and tell him you masturbated to him?

[Jordan Klepper]

Yeah,

[Josh Johnson]

I did. Finally, like 10 years ago, I did his show and it was a huge deal. Yeah. Yeah. But I did not masturbate on the show. Okay.

[Desi Lyman]

Okay. That's. What a classy guy you are. Glad you had some self control. I want to talk about this movie. Hokum. Takes place in Ireland.

[Josh Johnson]

Yes.

[Desi Lyman]

Without spoiling anything, tell people what it's about.

[Josh Johnson]

It's about a guy who's a writer and he's going to a hotel in Ireland to spread his parents ashes and there may or may not be a witch in the basement of the hotel, Right? Yes.

[Desi Lyman]

Yes.

[Josh Johnson]

When I say may or may not.

[Guest/Commentator]

There is.

[Josh Johnson]

There is, otherwise there wouldn't be a movie.

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah. I don't know why you'd say that.

[Josh Johnson]

Yeah. There's a witch.

[Desi Lyman]

There's a witch. There's definitely A witch.

[Josh Johnson]

And you thought it was scary? You were scared?

[Desi Lyman]

I was terrified.

[Jordan Klepper]

Yeah.

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah, it's terrifying.

[Josh Johnson]

It is. It's very scary.

[Desi Lyman]

And you play well. First of all, how did this role come about for you?

[Josh Johnson]

It just. It was a script I read. I love this guy. This guy, Damian McCarthy. His previous movie, Oddity, is terrific. And I was already a fan of that. It was a small horror movie, Irish horror movie that I was super into. Anyway, and so this kind of came across my transom. What do people say that?

[Desi Lyman]

Of course. I know what that means.

[Josh Johnson]

That's what was about to come out of my mouth. It makes no sense.

[Desi Lyman]

Sure, if you say so.

[Josh Johnson]

This script came across my transom. Please do. And I just wanted to do it because I loved.

[Desi Lyman]

Are you sure that wasn't an autocorrect?

[Josh Johnson]

I think it was.

[Co-host]

Transom was an autocorrect.

[Josh Johnson]

Was it Melody? Is that the name?

[Desi Lyman]

Melody?

[Josh Johnson]

Melody, that's right.

[Desi Lyman]

I love Melody.

[Josh Johnson]

What the is he talking about?

[Desi Lyman]

I don't know. No one knows.

[Josh Johnson]

No one knows.

[Desi Lyman]

No one knows.

[Josh Johnson]

Good Lord.

[Desi Lyman]

So the director thought of you. So. Okay. Your character is a difficulty man. Yeah, he's cantankerous. Yeah, he's okay. I was gonna say yes. Asshole. He's a little bit of an asshole. We still root for you because you're a great actor. But do you. When a director calls you and says, you're the first person I thought of for this asshole to play this role, are you offended? Because I'm not swimming in offers, but when I do occasionally get an offer, it's always for, like, an unhinged Karen.

[Josh Johnson]

Right.

[Desi Lyman]

And of course, I immediately call my manager.

[Josh Johnson]

Right.

[Desi Lyman]

Why do you think I'm so unhinged?

[Josh Johnson]

And you scream at them.

[Desi Lyman]

I scream at them. But does it.

[Josh Johnson]

Yeah, I guess I wasn't sure why he thought of me to play just an unruly prick, but I was excited to because I guess I had played a bunch of sweetly likable people over and over again. So it was kind of nice to. To revel in being unpleasant.

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah. Well, you're also a very likable guy, so I imagine that that would be fun to explore.

[Josh Johnson]

Sure. Yeah. Sometimes it's really hard just not to be so likable.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Desi Lyman]

I'm sorry it's so difficult for you.

[Josh Johnson]

Thank you.

[Desi Lyman]

You're getting rave reviews. One review said, adam Scott does his best film work to date.

[Josh Johnson]

Wow. That's very nice.

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah. New York Times says, Adam Scott is perfection.

[Josh Johnson]

Wow. I think that's setting an unrealistic expectation.

[Desi Lyman]

No what is it like?

[Josh Johnson]

People will inevitably be disappointed if they read something like that.

[Desi Lyman]

Not true. What is it like being so perfect?

[Josh Johnson]

Oh, it's really difficult. I mean, where do I start, you know, Desi, it's so hard. You know, we all have to start somewhere. So the perfection is something I'm working on. I'm trying to be less perfect.

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah.

[Josh Johnson]

We all do our best.

[Desi Lyman]

We'll do. Good luck with that.

[Josh Johnson]

Thank you.

[Desi Lyman]

Good luck with that. It takes place in Ireland. Do you think that it being in Ireland makes it even more spooky because the buildings are so old? Like, if you shot it here, you'd be shooting in, like, an abandoned. In an abandoned circuit city somewhere.

[Josh Johnson]

Yeah.

[Desi Lyman]

Has a different feel.

[Josh Johnson]

Abandoned circuit cities are terrifying. Let me tell you.

[Desi Lyman]

This is true.

[Josh Johnson]

Yes. Ireland is, like the most pleasant, beautiful place on earth, but we are out in the middle of the countryside, and when the sun goes down, it is immediately terrifying.

[Co-host]

Oh, my God.

[Josh Johnson]

Because it's just. It's dark. I mean, when the sun goes down, it's dark.

[Desi Lyman]

Obviously, you don't say there. It's dark when the sun goes down.

[Josh Johnson]

Yeah, I know. But out in the middle of the countryside, there are no street lights, so it's really dark. And it's super scary.

[Desi Lyman]

When you're in those scenes where you're having to be terrified and often you're by yourself. What kind of sense memory are you doing? Are you thinking about Trump getting a third term?

[Josh Johnson]

Yes. Yes. And I just start screaming uncontrollably.

[Desi Lyman]

It worked.

[Josh Johnson]

Yeah.

[Desi Lyman]

Well, as a perfect actor.

[Josh Johnson]

Thank you.

[Desi Lyman]

Yes. I will never let it. That's the only way I will ever greet you.

[Josh Johnson]

From now on, whenever we see each other, you'll refer to me as perfect.

[Desi Lyman]

Is that what we're saying? Perfect actor. Oh, my God.

[Josh Johnson]

Thank you.

[Desi Lyman]

What is there. Is there anything that you haven't done yet that you'd still like to do?

[Josh Johnson]

That's a really good question. I don't know. I mean, I really do think that, you know, what I would like to do is play a talk show host just so I could. Because coming here was such a big deal for me just to, like, be at the Daily show and, like, the daily grind of a talk show I think is fascinating. And I know it's not as fascinating for everybody who works here, but I find that. I mean, probably not.

[Co-host]

I'll say that again.

[Josh Johnson]

That's vodka in there, right?

[Desi Lyman]

Cigar just grizzled over it. Oh, that's very.

[Josh Johnson]

I think it's because one of my ways in the wanting to be in show business was David Letterman and, you know, and that really caught my imagination. So I know that movies about talk shows and movies about stand up comedy are really tough to make work. They never quite feel right. But that would be fun.

[Desi Lyman]

Well, here, let's switch the.

[Josh Johnson]

Oh, great. Yeah.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Desi Lyman]

All right.

[Co-host]

Okay. You got the L. Oh, wow.

[Josh Johnson]

Okay. I feel like I need some cards or something.

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah, grab the cards. That's it.

[Josh Johnson]

Am I reading it?

[Desi Lyman]

Yeah, you're reading it.

[Josh Johnson]

Hokum is in theaters nationwide now. Adam Scott, thank you. We're gonna take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this.

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That's our show for tonight. Now here it is, your moment of vengeance.

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