Kristi Noem's Husband Gets Busty & Lindsey Graham Spotted at Disney World | Julio Torres

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Episode: Kristi Noem's Husband Gets Busty & Lindsey Graham Spotted at Disney World | Julio Torres
Date: April 1, 2026
Host: Jesse Lydic (plus correspondents Roy Chang, Michael Kosta, special guest Julio Torres)

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Overview

This episode dives into recent political absurdities—mainly the bizarre news about Kristi Noem's husband, Lindsey Graham's unexpected Disney World outing amid geopolitical chaos, and an irreverent sports recap. The latter half features a whimsical, insightful interview with comedian and filmmaker Julio Torres about his new HBO special "Color Theories," exploring the emotional logic and personality of colors.

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News Headlines & Political Satire

Kristi Noem’s Scandalous Headlines (01:32–03:27)

• Jesse Lydic opens with a hilarious breakdown of ex-Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem’s spiraling public image, escalating with tabloid reports of her husband’s alleged cross-dressing fetish.
• Quote: "I can't believe the lady banging her employee on a plane is the less messy one in their marriage. You know what? You live your truth, Brian… I support you and your beautiful lazy eyed balloon nipples." (02:46)

U.S. Gas Prices, War in the Middle East, Political Punchlines (03:27–07:14)

• Roy Chang, Julio Torres, Michael Kosta, and Jesse Lydic riff on skyrocketing gas prices caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a repercussion of Trump-era conflicts.
• Quote: "Horses drink much less gasoline, by the way. This is how much Americans hate Teslas now." — Jesse Lydic (03:56)
• The team parodies Fox News-style hawkishness, satirizing Senator Lindsey Graham’s never-ending appetite for Middle East intervention:
  • Quote: "He's been going after Iran since before I was even born. Don't Google it. Seriously, Graham is more excited about blowing things up than Kristi Noem’s husband." — Jesse Lydic (08:00)

Lindsey Graham at Disney World (08:28–10:50)

• Coverage cuts to TMZ footage of Lindsey Graham at Disney World at the same time he’s advocating for war.
  • Quote: "Going to Disney without a serious plan would be like, I don't know, attacking Iran without a serious plan." — Jesse Lydic (10:16)
• The panel mocks Graham’s poor attempts to explain his vacation and his tough-guy PR tweets while clearly preferring fairy tales to geopolitics.

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Sports Segment: “Sports War” (12:23–19:23)

• Roy Chang and Michael Kosta parody sports talk, taking opposing sides by design:
  • Memorable banter: “If your family says stop [gambling], get a new family." — Sports War spoof ad (12:36)
• Highlights:
  • March Madness’s legendary buzzer beater: Duke vs. UConn (13:27–15:04)
  • New MLB automated ball-strike system and over-the-top (and disgusting) ballpark foods:
    • Quote: "Baseball is so much more than a game. It's really about a father and a son going down to the ballpark together, grabbing a gallon of nachos and four feet worth of hot dog meat and then obliterating two toilets at the exact same time. That's a core memory if I ever heard one. Miss you, Pops." — Michael Kosta (18:04)
  • Gambling jokes throughout, with their "Tough Clench Bet" humorously speculating on which stadium's plumbing will implode first (18:57).

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Interview: Julio Torres on “Color Theories” (21:16–39:25)

Setting & Banter (21:16–22:51)

• Jesse Lydic and Julio Torres riff on the joys of spinning in talk-show chairs and fashion insecurities.
  • Quote: "I've never done a talk show where spinning was an option." — Julio Torres (21:53)

Color Symbolism & the Language of “Color Theories” (22:51–29:50)

• Julio discusses how his special explores colors as emotional, societal, and psychological cues.
  • Quote: "White is what you know. Black is what you don't know. So gray is that liminal space… like waiting rooms." — Julio Torres (22:56)
• Julio’s approach: Relatable, dreamy, unscientific interpretations of colors that audiences surprisingly connect with.
  • Quote: “I always, when I'm creating something, I'm always crossing my fingers that I'm not the only person that sees that that way.” — Julio Torres (25:44)

Creativity, Set Design & Visual Style (26:15–27:44)

• The special’s whimsical set is inspired by Julio’s notebook drawings—becoming a pop-up book.
  • Quote: "The set should look like a giant notebook… it is the notebook." — Julio Torres (26:39)

Comedy, Synesthesia, and Color Impressions (27:49–31:49)

• On associating colors with vibes and personas; Julio jokingly insists everyone has synesthesia:
  • Quote: "Every time someone explains what synesthesia is, and I'm like, right, we all have that." — Julio Torres (28:17)
• Impressions as color: Julio does an “impression” of orange as a fun, but maybe unreliable, parent color. (30:20)
  • Quote: "I think orange is, like, fun. Sun and surf. Like, fun to date, maybe don't marry. Great dad for some of the years." — Julio Torres (30:40)

The Politics of Color (31:49–35:58)

• Torres playfully deconstructs American political “color” symbolism:
  • Navy blue symbolizes logic with something hidden—like the tax code or political doublespeak.
  • MAGA is more “burgundy” than red—angry on the surface but still hiding the same money-driven motives as navy blue centrists.
    • Quote: "They both present as logical while clearly hiding something… But I think maga, which advertises itself as red, … it's actually, I think burgundy because it too is hiding something." — Julio Torres (35:13, 35:48)

Comic Riffing on the Color “Puce” (36:16–39:09)

• Jesse and Julio joke about the universally disliked color “puce”—no one seems sure exactly what color it is.
  • Quote: "Puce is like, you've never talked to me, we've never met, and then here you are on TV dragging me." — Julio Torres (38:47)
• Segment ends with Jesse apologizing to both Puce and the hypothetical Susan she maligned earlier.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Kristi Noem’s scandal: "You live your truth, Brian… I support you and your beautiful lazy eyed balloon nipples." — Jesse Lydic (02:46)
• On Lindsey Graham’s Disney World trip: "Going to Disney without a serious plan would be like… attacking Iran without a serious plan." — Jesse Lydic (10:16)
• Julio on the world’s “navy blue-ness”: “I think actually what's happening is navy blue's mask is falling off a little bit now…” — Julio Torres (32:51)

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Important Timestamps

• 01:32 — Headlines kickoff (Kristi Noem story)
• 03:27 — Gas prices & war jokes
• 08:28 — Lindsey Graham at Disney World
• 12:23 — “Sports War” segment begins
• 18:04 — Ballpark food and father-son baseball bonding
• 21:16 — Julio Torres interview starts
• 22:56 — Julio’s theory: “White is what you know…”
• 30:31 — Julio’s orange color impression
• 35:48 — Political colors (navy vs. burgundy)
• 36:16 — The “puce” color riff

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Tone and Style

• The episode maintains The Daily Show’s signature blend of sharp wit, sarcasm, and playful banter—using pop culture and the news as springboards for broader comedic commentary.
• Julio Torres’ interview is whimsical, gentle, and inventive, weaving dreamy insights about color and personality with light, self-aware humor.

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For listeners: If you missed the episode, this summary captures the rich tapestry of political goofiness, sports lampoons, and the delightful philosophical musings of Julio Torres on the secret lives of colors.

Transcript

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[Jesse Lydic]

I'm Jesse Lydic. We've got so much to talk about tonight. Lindsey Graham is a Disney princess, Major League Baseball is giving you a stomach ache. And Pete Hegseth gives a speech that makes you hope he's drinking again. So let's get into the headlines. Let's kick things off with Kristi Noem, former Secretary of Homeland Security and the inciting incident in All Dogs Go to Heaven. She's had a bad time recently. She lost her job. We found out about her affair and how it happened on a taxpayer funded plane. She really needs to just lay low and stay out of the headlines. Sorry, what's that? Former Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem is said to be stunned by reports that

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her husband may be leading a cross dressing double life. According to the Daily Mail, Noem's 56 year old husband Brian is a secret cross dresser who wears gigantic fake boobs and wears pink hot pants while he chats online with fetish models who have gigantic breasts.

[Jesse Lydic]

I can't believe the lady banging her employee on a plane is the less messy one in their marriage. You know what? You live your truth, Brian. Oh, she can dress up and you can't that. You know what. If she had an affair, you have a free pass. You can do whatever you want. I support you and your beautiful lazy eyed balloon nipples. Truly, I have never felt more seen. You know what they say sometimes. They're sisters, not twins. Let's move on to a different type of inflation, the one at the gas pump.

[Roy Chang]

All right, the breaking news this morning, gas prices in the United States now higher than $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022. Part of the reason, basically, the full closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Almost no oil has passed out over the last month.

[Julio Torres]

Yeah, this sucks.

[Roy Chang]

We're supposed to be drill, baby, drill. We're supposed to be self sufficient. So how is the gas prices going up?

[Michael Kosta]

It's too expensive, Poppy. You know, I might buy me a horse or something.

[Jesse Lydic]

Yes, that, sir, is a great idea. Horses drink much less gasoline, by the way. This is how much Americans hate Teslas now. They're just like, how do I stop using so much gas? Maybe a horse. It doesn't matter how many horses we buy. Oil prices won't come down until the Strait of Hormuz is as open as Kristi Noem's marriage. President Trump, it was your stupid war that closed it in the first place. Do you have any suggestions for how to open it back up?

[Roy Chang]

All of those countries that can't get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz. I have a suggestion for you. Build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait and just take it. You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourselves. Go get your own oil.

[Jesse Lydic]

So just to get this straight, you started a war that caused the Strait of Hormuz to be closed, and now you want someone else to figure out how to open it? It's the Middle East. It's not a toilet in the second floor office bathroom. If you clogged it, it's your job to unclog it. Unless. Unless no one saw you go in. And then you blame it on Michael. You know what? Forget him. Maybe someone else can help us figure out exactly what's going on with this war. Pete Hegseth, you're smarter than Donald Trump. Well, you're more qualified than Donald. Well, you're. You're not Donald Trump. So what's your take?

[Roy Chang]

This new regime, because regime change has occurred, should be wiser than the last.

[Jesse Lydic]

Wait. New regime? You killed the ayatollah, and they replaced him with an even more hardline son. That is the opposite of regime change. That is regime maxing. Please, Please give us a plan. You were in the region this weekend. What did you see?

[Roy Chang]

I had a chance to bear witness, and I witnessed the best of America.

[Jesse Lydic]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, Pete, don't try to be poetic.

[Roy Chang]

Don't do that in my Mind's eye. I'm actually looking out at the groups I met this weekend. Those maintainers who we walked up at sunset with the chill and the air on the flight line. I met a junior airman as the sun was going down and a chill was setting on the tarmac. I did the same with his boss. A colonel with a heart the size of Texas and a beautiful deployment mustache to match.

[Jesse Lydic]

Kind of got weirdly horny at the end. A heart the size of Texas, an ass as tight as Idaho, and a penis the shape of Rhode Island. Okay, you know what? Forget Peter. I know who can help us figure out this war. Lindsey Graham, Senator from South Carolina and living Confederate monument. Because when I tell you that he has been wanting to go to war for a long time, I mean, a

[Roy Chang]

long time, I would urge President Trump to go all in to make sure that when this operation is over, there's nothing left standing in Iran regarding their nuclear program. We're going to blow up all your oil refineries, hit Iran, blow it off the map. Don't underrate killing them all. That gets everybody's attention.

[Jesse Lydic]

I don't know.

[Roy Chang]

It is now time for them to pay a price. We'll use military force, destroy the Air Force, sink their Navy. We need to look at military options. We should destroy their ability to make conventional war. I think it's better to use military force than it is to allow them to have a nuclear weapon. The most dangerous thing in the world, in my opinion, would be the regime in Iran possessing a nuclear weapon. And if military force is necessary, then so be it.

[Jesse Lydic]

Wow. Okay. He's been going after Iran since before I was even born. Don't Google it. Don't Google it. Seriously, Graham is more excited about blowing things up than Kristi Noem's husband. Point is, surely this guy knows what's going on with this war. In fact, he's probably still sitting in the Situation Room as we speak.

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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham spotted by TMZ at Disney World. You can see him carrying a bubble wand at the Magic Kingdom, dining at

[Jesse Lydic]

Chef Mickey's, and even in line to ride Space Mountain. Are you kidding me? Lindsey Graham went to Disney World? I know going to war with Iran was important to him, but I didn't know it was his Super Bowl. By the way, for any jets fans out there, the winning team at the super bowl traditionally goes to Disney World. Oh, also, the super bowl is the last game of an NFL season. You know what? We don't have time for all this. I'm sure he was there to do all the normal things adults do at Disney World, like eating your body weight in dippin dots or showing your boobs on Splash Mountain. Or maybe he went to see that new Olaf robot that everyone's talking about.

[Michael Kosta]

Olaf the animatronic here at Disney. It currently had its first public malfunction.

[Roy Chang]

Just dropping back.

[Jesse Lydic]

I can't believe Mitch McConnell was also at Disney. What are the odds? But if you're angry that Lindsey Graham is at the Magic Kingdom while the country is in a war he pushed for, don't worry. He has an almost plausible explanation.

[Roy Chang]

He says, look, I was in Florida because I had a meeting with Steve Witkoff, one of President Trump's people, where

[Julio Torres]

they were talking about normaling relations between Saudi and Israel.

[Roy Chang]

He was in Florida on meetings and just decided to swing by Disney World.

[Jesse Lydic]

Just decided to swing by Disney World? No, it is impossible to swing by Disney World. Oh, babe, I'm just gonna swing by Disney World. Want me to pick you up a $30 turkey? I'll be back in three days. No. Going to Disney without a serious plan would be like, I don't know, attacking Iran without a serious plan. And even Lindsey Graham knew that excuse didn't work. So he's moved on to overcompensating.

[Roy Chang]

On Twitter, he's posting photos of a different flavor.

[Julio Torres]

One of him in South Carolina carrying a gun.

[Jesse Lydic]

Oh, honey, no one's buying that. You can tell he's not happy out there in the woods. He wants to be where the people are. He wants to see. Want to see him dancing. But clearly he felt the backlash. By the way, can we see what he was hunting out there? Unfortunately, Olaf will be replaced by his son, who is also named Olaf and who may be even more hardline than his father, or, as we call it now, regime change. When we come back, we catch up on the latest in sports, so don't go away. K Pop Demon Hunters, Haja Boy's Breakfast Meal and Hunt Trick's Meal have just dropped at McDonald's. They're calling this a battle for the fame.

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[Jesse Lydic]

It's not a battle. So glad the Saja boys could take

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[Michael Kosta]

It is an honor to share.

[Jesse Lydic]

No, it's our honor.

[Julio Torres]

It is our larger honor.

[Michael Kosta]

No, really, stop.

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You can really feel the respect in this battle. Pick a meal to pick a side. Ba da ba ba ba.

[Julio Torres]

And participate in McDonald's while supplies last.

[Jesse Lydic]

Welcome back to the Daily Show. I think I speak for everyone when I say politics drools in sports. For a full recap of the biggest stories in the world of jocks and straps, we turn to Sportswar.

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Get ready for battle. It's time for Sports War, brought to you by Gambling. Gambling. If your family says stop, get a new family.

[Roy Chang]

What's up, nummy, numb nuts? I'm Roy Chang.

[Michael Kosta]

And I'm Michael Kosta. This is the show where we are legally not allowed to agree with each other.

[Roy Chang]

So if I say, volleyball is the most exciting sport, then I say, screw that.

[Michael Kosta]

I can't even look at a volleyball without crying. Ever since I got stranded on that island and my only friend was a volleyballer.

[Roy Chang]

I keep telling you, Michael, you're confusing your life with Tom Hanks movies.

[Michael Kosta]

So I don't have AIDS and live in Philadelphia. That's a relief. I hate Philadelphia.

[Roy Chang]

Let's start things off with the 10 greatest words in sports. March Madness buzzer beater. Wow, that was some crazy shit.

[Julio Torres]

What a moment.

[Michael Kosta]

Mullens tosses it out. It's the ultimate buzzer beater in the final seconds of Duke versus UConn, and it's certain to go down as one of the greatest shots of all time. The announcers were left stunned into silence, and Duke fans left in shock as that shot from the logo goes in.

[Roy Chang]

And that's right. Suck it, Blue Devils. What a Cinderella story to see Duke, a school of spoiled rich kids, lose to Connecticut, a state of spoiled rich kids. Hey, Duke players, enjoy making millions when you move to the NBA, you losers. I'm telling you, Costa, those final 10 seconds were the best in March Madness history.

[Michael Kosta]

Who gives a shit about the last 10 seconds? That's all I care about is the first 10 seconds. That's all I can handle. Ever since my attention span was ruined by what Doctors call the Mr. Beastification of my brain.

[Roy Chang]

Foster, you moron. The buzzer beater is a rare wonder in sports. You almost never see it. It's like watching Tiger woods safely drive a car. This. You never see it. This moment was peak March Madness.

[Michael Kosta]

Disagree, Ron. The true March Madness is the fact that we all spend all month watching men's basketball instead of honoring Women's History Month.

[Roy Chang]

Oh, my God, Here we go.

[Michael Kosta]

Hey, hey, hey. What gives, society? While I love basketball, there's nothing I love more than celebrating the remarkable work of all of history's greatest bitches and hoes. In fact, just after tip off, I threw on a fascinating documentary about a stepmom who walked in on her stepdaughter totally mangling this Tug job. Talk about a crazy final 10 seconds.

[Roy Chang]

Which brings us to our final four scheme. Better than night. How will the Duke Blue Devil numb the pain brought to you by gambling? Gambling. So easy. A cave woman can do it.

[Michael Kosta]

Let's move on from the unbeatable excitement of basketball to the unbeatable excitement of baseball. Everyone loves yelling at the umpire. It's the best way to compensate for whatever is going on at home. And it's about to even get better.

[Julio Torres]

For the first time in the history of the sport, Major League Baseball players who disagree with a called ball or

[Michael Kosta]

strike will have something they can do

[Julio Torres]

other than holler and kick dirt.

[Roy Chang]

The new automated ball strike challenge system,

[Michael Kosta]

also known as ABs.

[Roy Chang]

The pitcher, catcher, or hitter can challenge an umpire's call immediately after a pitch

[Michael Kosta]

just by tapping their head.

[Roy Chang]

Ugh. God damn it. What is happening to the sport I've known and loved ever since Asians got good at it like three seasons ago? If. If drunk fans can get angry at the umpire, they'll need to find new things to get mad about. Like, I don't know, Mr. And Mrs. Met's incestuous marriage. I mean, they're clearly siblings. Let me just ask you, what would Babe Ruth say if he saw what baseball's become?

[Michael Kosta]

He'd probably say, hey, what happened to all the really fat guys playing baseball? Regardless, this replay system is great. What's so wrong with giving umpires some extra help? Their job is incredibly difficult. I mean, do you know how hard it is to watch an entire baseball game?

[Roy Chang]

Oh, please.

[Michael Kosta]

Come on. Nothing for me.

[Roy Chang]

Where's the humanity in sports? Let umpires make more. Mistakes are part of the game. It's like when a player drops a pop fly or takes too many steroids and tries to kill the bad boy. It's why we watch the game.

[Michael Kosta]

I'd like to challenge that take. Let's go to the replay.

[Roy Chang]

I'm stupid. Wow.

[Michael Kosta]

Wow. The tape don't lie, Ronnie. Of course, the new ball and strike challenge system isn't the only upgrade the major leagues are getting this year.

[Roy Chang]

With the new season, new foods are

[Julio Torres]

coming to ballparks across the country.

[Roy Chang]

A whole host of new food items this year, including the behemoth bat flip. Two pounds of meat and onions and egg. And holy moly. The base has loaded nachos. They come in a gallon sized bucket. The Glyzilla. It's a two foot one pound hot

[Jesse Lydic]

dog for the fans of the Marlins. This year we have the machete.

[Michael Kosta]

It's a house made 2 foot quesadilla Finally a 2 foot long quesadilla to go to town on. And I don't even have to buy it. I can just wait for the guy next to me to die halfway through and eat his this. This is a great reminder that baseball is so much more than a game. It's really about a father and a son going down to the ballpark together, grabbing a gallon of nachos and four feet worth of hot dog meat and then obliterating two toilets at the exact same time. That's a core memory if I ever heard one. Miss you, Pops.

[Roy Chang]

Are you kidding me? This food is disgusting. Plus, why buy food at a stadium when there's so many free peanut shells lying on the ground? Hey you sneaking some noodles and an egg? You got yourself some pad Thai.

[Michael Kosta]

Well, that brings us to our tough clench bet of the week. Which major league stadium plumbing will explode first? Brought to you by gambling. Gambling. When you're sliding into first and you feel something burst. Gambling. Well, that's all the time we have on sportswear. Join us next time and we debate if there's crying in baseball. And as I told that chick on the Rockford Peaches, no, you're not Tom Hammond. You don't know what you're coming how

[Roy Chang]

many times you boy have you seen?

[Michael Kosta]

Five.

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[Jesse Lydic]

Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is an award winning filmmaker and comedian whose new HBO special is is called Color Theories. Please welcome Julio Torres. Oh, boy. Settled.

[Julio Torres]

Wait, I love this.

[Jesse Lydic]

Do you. The spin. The spin or just the comfort of the chair?

[Julio Torres]

I've never done a talk show where spinning was an option.

[Jesse Lydic]

You can spin as much as you want.

[Julio Torres]

Have you ever heard.

[Jesse Lydic]

This is basic cable. We have no rules.

[Julio Torres]

Oh, my God. Have you ever been in like a little tiff with someone that you're interviewing and they go like.

[Jesse Lydic]

Well, there's a first for everything.

[Julio Torres]

Ok. No,

[Jesse Lydic]

make me come back.

[Julio Torres]

Oh, wait, but you didn't.

[Jesse Lydic]

We need to come back.

[Julio Torres]

The show needs you.

[Jesse Lydic]

Ok. That was easy. I have to tell you, I labored over what I was gonna wear today. I panicked over the color choice, so I just bailed and I went with gray. Thank you.

[Roy Chang]

Wait, we got a.

[Jesse Lydic]

Thank you.

[Julio Torres]

This is quite remarkable. We got an ow for gray.

[Michael Kosta]

Yes.

[Julio Torres]

I feel like gray doesn't normally get meow.

[Jesse Lydic]

It definitely does not. What's your interpretation of gray?

[Julio Torres]

Well, white is what you know.

[Jesse Lydic]

Mm.

[Julio Torres]

Black is what you don't know. So gray is that liminal space.

[Jesse Lydic]

Well, that fits me.

[Julio Torres]

Yeah. So like waiting rooms.

[Jesse Lydic]

Oh, I dress. Are you saying I dress like a

[Julio Torres]

waiting room today or like that? You know what?

[Jesse Lydic]

You're gonna have to wait for the rest of this interview.

[Julio Torres]

No, no. Gray can be very sexy. You gotta meow. Yeah.

[Jesse Lydic]

I will tell you, I desperately wanna be purple, but I feel like I'm giving more lilac. Is that true?

[Julio Torres]

We need mothers.

[Jesse Lydic]

Okay, that's a yes.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah.

[Julio Torres]

We need mothers. Yeah. Clapping for reproduction. I mean, we do for the species.

[Jesse Lydic]

It's an administration.

[Julio Torres]

Yeah. Being purple, that's hard to be purple all the time.

[Jesse Lydic]

What do you have to do to be purple? Be evil?

[Julio Torres]

No, no. Just, you know, like mysterious, like seductive, alluring. A little dangerous.

[Jesse Lydic]

Okay, I'll try a little harder.

[Julio Torres]

That's a hard gig to like all the time.

[Jesse Lydic]

That's your way of saying it's not gonna happen, honey.

[Julio Torres]

No, I think.

[Jesse Lydic]

Let's try.

[Julio Torres]

I think it could happen. I don't know that it could happen on the Daily Show. Yeah, like, you'd have to be like in a soap opera. You know what I mean? Is that a pivot? Do you wanna do that?

[Jesse Lydic]

Is that an invitation? We'll get agreement to a soap opera.

[Julio Torres]

Yeah.

[Jesse Lydic]

Okay. Let's catch everyone up to speed.

[Julio Torres]

If you have.

[Jesse Lydic]

If you haven't seen the special, tell everyone what the special is about.

[Julio Torres]

The special is my guide through my theories that I came up about colors that are unproven and are not informed in any kind of research or, or expertise. Just sort of things I thought about. I will say that I said.

[Jesse Lydic]

You did say them. Yeah, and you said them. Well, you explore these ideas about colors and systems and characteristics in ways that I've certainly never thought about. And yet I'm like watching your special nodding along like, oh my God, yellow is exactly that way. How did you know that this would resonate with your audience?

[Julio Torres]

I mean, I didn't and you tell me. No, I never do something. I mean, I always, when I'm creating something, I'm always crossing my fingers that I'm not the only person that sees that that way. But I'm always down for the community at large being like, eh, which that could happen. But I don't think it has happened.

[Jesse Lydic]

No, it hasn't. Because you really did. You really struck a nerve. And there's such an interesting visual quality to this special as well. It's such an immersive experience. It feels like we've been invited into your own whimsical world. What you have like objects coming to life, you have spilled wine that comes to life and a music box that comes to life. What went into planning the visual aesthetic of the show?

[Julio Torres]

Well, I love working with production designers and artists for this specialist, Tommaso Ortino, who I really love. But we were talking about what should the set look like? And I was. Had my notebook and I was sketching ideas for what I thought the set should look like. And then I took a step back and realized, oh wait, no, the set should look like a giant notebook. So then I sent a picture of that and sent it to Tommaso and he was like, so sorry. It should look like the drawing's in the notebook. I was like, no, it is the notebook.

[Jesse Lydic]

And it does. It looks like a giant pop up book.

[Julio Torres]

Yeah, it's a big pop up book that opens and I am sleeping inside of.

[Jesse Lydic]

But he's not sleeping. He's not sleeping the whole time. He wakes up.

[Julio Torres]

I wake up when the show begins.

[Jesse Lydic]

Do you have. You know how.

[Julio Torres]

That's a great review. He wakes up when the show begins.

[Jesse Lydic]

When the show begins.

[Julio Torres]

He's awake for the show.

[Jesse Lydic]

It was a show and he wasn't awake.

[Julio Torres]

And he was awake.

[Jesse Lydic]

Enjoy. You know how musicians have that thing? Some musicians have synesthesia.

[Julio Torres]

Yes.

[Jesse Lydic]

Is that what it's called where you hear music? Very serious medical condition. Yeah, you hear music and you see Color. Do you have that? But for comedy.

[Julio Torres]

Okay, this is where I've landed with this question that I have faced before. I think we all have it. Period. End of sentence.

[Jesse Lydic]

Okay.

[Julio Torres]

Because I think. I think. Cause every time someone explains it to me, what synesthesia is, and I'm like, right, we all have that.

[Jesse Lydic]

I don't think everyone has that, though.

[Julio Torres]

I think we all do.

[Jesse Lydic]

Okay.

[Julio Torres]

I think that if you sit down and think enough about what feelings come up with different colors and what opinions you have about. Cause it's like. Think about it. Like, when a company wants to seem healthy, they use green, right? Because green is, like, calming and serene. When something wants to appear serious, they use, like, gray or navy blue.

[Jesse Lydic]

Yes.

[Julio Torres]

And then those things trigger different emotions.

[Jesse Lydic]

So when you started playing around with this idea and exploring colors in this way, did it come from an association, like, just a general vibe of the color or a previous experience with those colors? Like names sometimes, like, you know, like, I've never met a Susan that I liked. Oh, sorry. Is anyone here named Susan?

[Michael Kosta]

No.

[Julio Torres]

You know what's happening now?

[Jesse Lydic]

Get the out. Get the out. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry about that. No, she shouldn't have been in here.

[Julio Torres]

You know what's happening, though. Now, the Susans that you do know are watching this and are like, you know what?

[Jesse Lydic]

Let him.

[Julio Torres]

Oh,

[Jesse Lydic]

watch. Let him go for it, Susan. I'd like to see what you do, Susan. No, you're right. You're right. We'll edit this part out.

[Julio Torres]

Wait, but what led us into Susan?

[Jesse Lydic]

Oh, no. When you were first exploring this, a general vibe thing that the colors give to you, or previously experiences that you had with those colors.

[Julio Torres]

Okay. This is sort of what it was. I have always admired comedians that can do impressions. And I. When I sat down and thought, like, oh, what impressions can I do? I thought of, like, orange.

[Jesse Lydic]

Give me your best orange.

[Julio Torres]

Okay, well, now I'm in the spot. I don't want to seem ridiculous. Okay, now I think.

[Jesse Lydic]

Give us orange. Okay.

[Julio Torres]

I think orange. I think orange is like. Is like. It's like.

[Jesse Lydic]

That's so orange. Yeah.

[Julio Torres]

I think orange is, like, fun. Sun and surf. Like, fun to date. Maybe don't marry.

[Jesse Lydic]

Yes.

[Julio Torres]

Yeah. Great dad for some of the years.

[Jesse Lydic]

Okay. Not all of them.

[Julio Torres]

When things get really serious, you don't want dad to be orange. Right?

[Jesse Lydic]

So wait, early dad is orange? Or late dad.

[Julio Torres]

I would say toddler to early adolescence benefits from orange.

[Jesse Lydic]

Right.

[Julio Torres]

You wanna throw the ball around? Do you wanna. You know, et cetera, et cetera?

[Jesse Lydic]

Yeah.

[Julio Torres]

Before you don't eat. Before. It's like, put down the guitar. There's a baby. Right. I feel I'm hearing parenting. I've never. I don't know children.

[Jesse Lydic]

Just so you know, I have no

[Julio Torres]

connection to any of this.

[Jesse Lydic]

I'm firing my therapist after this. I will only come to you for parental advice.

[Julio Torres]

I think that's exactly what you're talking about. That would be great for your development as a person.

[Jesse Lydic]

It feels like the world is very navy blue at the moment. Kind of overwhelmingly navy blue.

[Julio Torres]

So. Yes. And they're like, what. What I meant in the special by navy blue is. So blue is, to me, the color of logic.

[Jesse Lydic]

Mm.

[Julio Torres]

Two plus two is four blue. Navy blue has a little bit of the unknown. Mm. Something's hidden. So, like, the tax code is. Is navy blue, but navy blue pretends like it's just logic.

[Jesse Lydic]

Right.

[Julio Torres]

It's just like, what? No, this makes perfect sense that you. That you pay this much and Mr. Bezos doesn't pay anything. Yeah, that makes perfect sense. It's like, no, you're hiding something in the darkness there.

[Jesse Lydic]

Uh huh.

[Julio Torres]

Um. So, yeah, I would say that the absurdity. I think actually what's happening is navy blue's mask is falling off a little bit now. And we're like, wait, but what about the Constitution? And now they're like. And it's like. Which is sort of like.

[Roy Chang]

Which.

[Julio Torres]

They're sort of like, no, that's like saying the floor is lava, right? It's like, no, you can touch the floor. It's not lava.

[Jesse Lydic]

Right.

[Julio Torres]

And we're like, oh, okay.

[Jesse Lydic]

What is so overwhelmingly navy blue to you right now that pisses you off the most?

[Julio Torres]

Only because it's top of mind right now. Cause I was just at a rally. Any argument. All the arguments I've heard against taxing the ultra rich or big corporations feel very navy blue.

[Jesse Lydic]

Mm.

[Julio Torres]

Cause they're like. They're like, well, that. That would destroy the economy and bring. And it's like, well, we know something's not working right now.

[Jesse Lydic]

Yes.

[Julio Torres]

And we tried trickled down. We gave it a shot.

[Jesse Lydic]

Did we ever. I'm like, we gave it many shots

[Julio Torres]

and that didn't work. We gave it a fair shot. Sure. True little miss trickle down economics. And so any argument I hear is just like, it's coming from people who present themselves as, like, very logical people that know better. But it's like, what are you hiding? And it's usually donor money, right?

[Jesse Lydic]

Always donor money.

[Julio Torres]

It's always donor money.

[Jesse Lydic]

So the political parties Are typically you think of Republicans being red and Democrats being blue. Is that the way that you see the color variation for.

[Julio Torres]

Okay. I think yes. I think that historically, the US Both the left and the right, Democrat and Republican, has had very. Has walked down the line of navy blue.

[Jesse Lydic]

Mm.

[Julio Torres]

They have both. Regardless of whether or not you agree with them, they have both. They both present as logical while clearly hiding something.

[Jesse Lydic]

Yes.

[Julio Torres]

Um, the. But I think maga, which advertises itself as red, it's saying, no, we are angry. You are angry. We are angry. We're different. It's actually, I think burgundy because it, too, is hiding something. Yes. In black. And I think it's the same thing that's being hidden in navy blue.

[Jesse Lydic]

I think so too. That's so true.

[Julio Torres]

Money. They like money.

[Jesse Lydic]

They all like money.

[Julio Torres]

They like money. Yeah.

[State Farm Announcer]

Okay.

[Julio Torres]

I can't believe I'm saying all of this. Wearing this.

[Jesse Lydic]

It makes perfect sense to me.

[Julio Torres]

Okay, great.

[Jesse Lydic]

It works.

[Julio Torres]

Yeah.

[Jesse Lydic]

I just feel foolish that I don't have one on, so. Okay, we'll do it in post.

[Julio Torres]

Yeah.

[Jesse Lydic]

One final question for you, and this has been burning me up inside Real Talk. What the is up with Puce

[Julio Torres]

Pughs? The hue of pink piece.

[Jesse Lydic]

The color piece, which is like a.

[Julio Torres]

Like a dusty pink.

[Jesse Lydic]

I thought it was like a. Between a green and a yellow. Can anyone confirm that? Yes. Applause.

[Julio Torres]

Who thought it was a pink?

[Jesse Lydic]

Did anyone here think it was pink? Okay, you're not alone.

[Julio Torres]

Okay, so we think it's between. What was it? A green and a yellow.

[Jesse Lydic]

I feel like it's between a green and. What do you do for a living? Okay, you're a teacher, but math.

[Julio Torres]

So colors was like an elective for her.

[Jesse Lydic]

Zero experience. And pink the clapper over here. What do you.

[Julio Torres]

A What? An electrical engineer. Okay, that's pretty fab.

[Jesse Lydic]

Yeah, it is fab. It's like not.

[Julio Torres]

This is you at work. That's what I think an electrical engineer does. I love that.

[Jesse Lydic]

I love that anyone in this room could Google it right now and we could get to the bottom of this. But we're not going to.

[Julio Torres]

Okay, but my. Okay, I want to ask the question. Under the question. Yeah. Which is because you seem pretty revolted about this color.

[Jesse Lydic]

It's not my favorite. If it's the color that I'm trying to.

[Julio Torres]

What memory does it trigger? And does Susan wear.

[Jesse Lydic]

Is all. Is it pink? Wait, it is pink. It's pink. It's pink. Did someone Google it? Our showrunner says it's pink. It's pink. You're right. You are the color expert.

[Julio Torres]

I was told you had a thing about it and I googled it like two seconds ago.

[Jesse Lydic]

God, you cheat. So what?

[Julio Torres]

But the name Pius.

[Jesse Lydic]

Pius for me. Okay, this really feeds into the theme of your special because I was putting an unfair characterization on the color and I didn't even know enough about the color. I put all my judgment on it.

[Julio Torres]

Pius is like you've never talked to me. Puce is like you've never talked to me, we've never met, and then here you are on tv.

[Jesse Lydic]

What am I saying?

[Julio Torres]

Dragging me.

[Jesse Lydic]

Yes. Didn't know. I didn't even educate myself about Puce before I threw judgment on her.

[Julio Torres]

And Puce is not thinking about you.

[Jesse Lydic]

No. Boy, is she not.

[Julio Torres]

Pews is like, I don't have time for this. Like I have a full life. I'm sorry you have time to obsess about me.

[Jesse Lydic]

I. I feel so foolish right now. I just want to apologize to Puce. And you know what? It. I apologize to Susan too. We fixed so much.

[Julio Torres]

We fixed so much segment.

[Jesse Lydic]

I adore you.

[Michael Kosta]

Congratulations.

[Julio Torres]

This was wonderful.

[Jesse Lydic]

Congratulations on your special.

[Roy Chang]

Oh, thank you.

[Jesse Lydic]

Thank you so much. Holly Gaming is streaming now on HBO for Leo Torrance. We're gonna take this a break. We'll be right back after this.

[Michael Kosta]

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[Jesse Lydic]

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[Roy Chang]

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[Michael Kosta]

And now he's going to curve down what's happened in Iraq so they can

[Roy Chang]

Iran the size of the country of

[Michael Kosta]

Iraq or excuse me, of Iran.

[Jesse Lydic]

This is before the war in Iraq. The oldest synagogue. Excuse me, Iran.

[Michael Kosta]

Why do the Iraqis, the Iranians. Excuse me, Concerns over the war with

[Julio Torres]

Iraq and now multiple sources. Excuse me, war with Iran. I want to rephrase that.

[Michael Kosta]

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