Trump Trolls Biden with Autopen Portrait & Sics His DOJ on James Comey | Regina Hall

Summary

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Episode: Trump Trolls Biden with Autopen Portrait & Sics His DOJ on James Comey | Regina Hall
Date: September 26, 2025
Host: Jordan Klepper (as "George Clapper") and The Daily Show News Team
Special Guest: Leslie Jones, Regina Hall

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Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into President Trump's latest acts of "presidential pettiness," from trolling Joe Biden with an autopen portrait to leveraging the Department of Justice against James Comey. The team also discusses recurring issues of unqualified appointments, the state of racism in America (with a fiery segment by Leslie Jones), and features a candid, humorous interview with actor Regina Hall about her new film with Paul Thomas Anderson.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Trump’s Latest White House Stunt: The Biden Autopen Portrait

[01:30–02:47]

• President Trump is updating White House decor, introducing a “Presidential Walk of Fame.”
• Instead of Joe Biden’s portrait, Trump displays a framed photo of an autopen signing Biden’s signature, referencing online conspiracy theories about Biden using an autopen for official documents.
• Key Insight: The move is shown as another level of Trump’s penchant for public “trolling.”
• Memorable comment:
  • “Style which can be best described as C3PO's taint.” — Jordan Klepper (01:34)
  • “Damn it, he got me. So apparently Trump is trolling Biden about the autopen conspiracy, a hilarious burn that will make millions of Americans say, ‘wait, what was that about? Again.’” — Jordan (02:47)

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2. Weaponizing the DOJ: The Comey Indictment

[03:10–06:53]

• Trump pressures appointees to indict former FBI Director James Comey, though there's reportedly no evidence of criminal behavior.
• Trump ousts a sitting U.S. attorney and replaces them with Lindsay Halligan, one of his personal lawyers, who has no criminal prosecution experience—her main experience being insurance law and a stint as a beauty pageant contestant.
• Ongoing pattern in the Trump administration of appointing friends, loyalists, and unqualified individuals to high offices.
• Notable Quotes:
  • “Trump, he’s the dude who got you elected president. Remember, he announced a few days before Election Day that he was investigating Hillary for her email speaking..." — Jordan (03:28)
  • “She must have a ton of experience in the criminal justice system. Bet she knows her way around a grand jury.” — Jordan (04:42)
  • “In this administration, that's well above the baseline. There was a really good chance he could have appointed the Jizz Brothers for this job…” — Jordan (05:01)

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3. DOJ Segment with Troy Iwata: Underdog or Disaster?

[06:53–09:31]

• DOJ correspondent Troy Iwata jokes about rooting for Halligan as an “underdog story,” likening her situation to "Legally Blonde" and "My Cousin Vinnie."
• Jordan tries to steer the segment back to the seriousness ("This is not a movie, Troy. This is going to be a real indictment…undermining democracy.")
• The pair riff on what it would take to make Americans care ("give me the trailer"), mocking the American attention span and love of spectacle.
• Memorable exchange:
  • Troy: "She may be the most unqualified U.S. attorney ever. So unqualified that I’m kind of rooting for her.” (06:53)
  • Jordan: “This isn’t a movie. It’s undermining democracy. If I may quote from the January 6th select committee, the rule of law is a sacred hallmark of this country.” (08:41)
  • Troy: “Oh my God, that’s so boring. You gotta put it in movie terms…” (08:58)

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4. Leslie Jones: Racism, Museums, and Gaslighting

[11:09–20:23]

• Leslie Jones delivers a raw, comedic, and intense rant about racism persistently affecting America.
• She calls out Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian for “wokeness” and underscores the importance of confronting slavery and systemic racism in history.
• Jones lampoons those minimizing slavery (e.g., statistics about white slaveowning) and individuals who blame Black Americans for white hostility or racism.
• Addresses a viral incident of a Black TV writer being handcuffed on a train at a white woman's behest, using it to illustrate ongoing microaggressions and systemic injustice.
• Pleas for museums and education to teach real history before institutions close or are altered.
• Notable Quotes:
  • “If you don’t leave an African American history museum weeping and wanting to give your closest black friends reparations, then they didn’t do the museum, right!” — Leslie (12:00)
  • "40 acres and a mule is not enough anymore. I want 40 acres and a trust fund. How about that?" — Leslie (12:43)
  • "Teaching slavery is not woke. It’s history." — Leslie (12:56)
  • "Racism is like the syphilis of America. Once it gets in there, it just keeps spreading until the whole country is blind and crazy." — Leslie (15:22)
  • “America, you in danger, girl. We keep trying to tell you this is a horror movie. Just because the black guy got killed first doesn’t mean that the white people are safe.” — Leslie (16:18)
  • “Why does America have so much hatred for black people? Is it because...my ass is too fat?” — Leslie (17:00 & 17:20, mixing humor and candor)
  • “If this woman had went to a black history museum, she would have learned that it’s wrong to call the police on a black man.” — Leslie (19:30)

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5. Regina Hall Interview: Making “One Battle After Another” with PTA

[21:51–31:06]

• Initial banter about how she landed the PTA role (neighborly friendship, jokes about “sleeping with Maya Rudolph”).
• The film is a father-daughter story with themes that resonate today, but its central ideas are universal and historically rooted. PTA conceived the idea 20 years ago.
• Regina discusses the timing of the film, how its social commentary aligns with current events, but its heart is about family, identity, and how “calamity” tests people.
• Hall plays a former leftist revolutionary dealing with fallout years later. Jokes about the press tour focusing on extremism.
• Highlights the unexpected humor in the movie and her shift from comedic to dramatic roles; she enjoys helping others on set land the jokes instead.
• Praises the cast (Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn), and shares a behind-the-scenes anecdote about a scene-stealing baby.
• Memorable Quotes:
  • “You gotta sleep with Maya Rudolph.” (on how to get cast by Paul Thomas Anderson) — Hall, joking (23:28)
  • "There may be themes that echo today, but I think those themes just echo, you know, historically. But the film, it's really a father daughter story." — Hall (25:33)
  • “Leftist extremist...Thanks, Paul. Leftist extremists. Let me go out and talk about it.” — Hall (26:56)
  • “It doesn’t choose a side. It just is a story of what happens…when this kind of calamity strikes and you’ve got to, you know, be like, how can we save the innocents?” — Hall (27:22)
  • “I didn’t get a joke. I barely got a smile in it. I was like this.” — Hall on her dramatic role (28:48)
  • “If an audience laughs, it doesn’t matter, like if I say it or you say it. As long as it’s like, oh, this will be good.” — Hall (29:44)
  • “That baby was a scene stealer…she loved Paul. I think she wanted my part.” — Hall (30:09)

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Memorable Moments & Notable Quotes (with Timestamps)

• On the Biden Autopen Portrait:

  • "If I was president, I wouldn't plaster every foot of the place with gold. But if you're going to, this is a nice, inclusive gesture. Mr. Trump, I applaud your class." — Jordan (02:18)

• On Lindsay Halligan's Qualifications:

  • "She told the Washington Post that she ended up on Trump's legal team after showing up at one of his golf events in a suit, prompting Trump to hire her just weeks to." — (05:25)

• On Making DOJ Shenanigans a Movie:

  • Troy: “It’s triggering my American love for an underdog. Like, I don’t know if it’s, like, the legal part or the blonde part, but it’s reminding me of that movie. You know, that movie, My Cousin Vinnie.” (07:02)
  • Jordan: “Don’t you mean Legally Blonde?” (07:24)

• On Racism and Museums:

  • Leslie: "Black degeneracy begots white hostility and in her ignorance, begots stupidity." (14:35)
  • Leslie: "In the history of America, black people are the lowest on the totem pole. Well, except for the people who invented the totem pole." (15:16)
  • Leslie: “I honestly think everyone, not just white people, are uneducated. Not stupid, just uneducated about black people.” (17:50)

• On Playing a Leftist Extremist:

  • Jordan: “What is it like playing...essentially a leftist extremist, yeah, like, that’s right now. Like, how's the press tour been, huh? Easy. Great. Thanks, Paul. Leftist extremists. Let me go out and talk about it.” (26:56)

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Important Timestamps

• 01:30 – Jordan introduces episode's main topics (Trump's pettiness, James Comey's return to the news).
• 02:12–02:47 – The Biden autopen portrait story.
• 03:10–06:53 – The Comey indictment saga; Trump’s appointment of Lindsay Halligan.
• 06:53–09:31 – DOJ segment with Troy Iwata; "Underdog" narrative, movie jokes.
• 11:09–20:23 – Leslie Jones' "In My Opinion": Racism in America, museums, microaggressions.
• 21:51–31:06 – Interview with Regina Hall: Casting stories, film themes, working with PTA.
• 31:31–End – Ad breaks, show wrap-up, promos (not summarized).

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Tone and Style

The episode maintains The Daily Show’s signature blend of biting satire, irreverent humor, and sharp social commentary. Jordan and the correspondents use rapid comedic delivery, playful sarcasm, and pop culture references to dissect current events. Leslie Jones’s segment is especially raw, direct, and outrageously funny, while Regina Hall’s interview brings a balance of wit and heartfelt insight.

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Conclusion

Summary:
This episode encapsulates The Daily Show’s core strengths: lampooning political absurdity (Trump’s autopen and DOJ antics), confronting social justice issues head-on (Leslie Jones’s racism segment), and offering smart cultural conversation (Regina Hall’s interview). The humor is cutting but underpinned by a recognition of the seriousness of the moment, “making the medicine go down.”

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For listeners who missed this episode, expect a healthy dose of hard truths, belly laughs, and behind-the-scenes Hollywood anecdotes, all filtered through The Daily Show’s comedic lens.

Transcript

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Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm George Clapper. We got so much to talk about tonight. Trump hires only the best people. James Comey is back in the news, no matter how badly we don't want it. And you guys are good. We'll get to hear from Leslie Jones later. So behave, behave, behave. Let's get into headlines. Since retaking office, President President Trump has been redecorating the White House to reflect his personal style. Style which can be best described as C3PO's taint. And it's a project that's still continuing. Today.

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The White House is unveiling a Presidential Walk of Fame featuring portraits of U.S. presidents.

[C]

Oh, you know what? This is nice. If I was president, I wouldn't plaster every foot of the place with gold. But if you're going to, this is a nice, inclusive gesture. Mr. Trump, I applaud your class. With the exception of former President Joe Biden. The new display just outside the Oval.

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Office along the colonnade there shows a framed photo of an auto pen writing Biden's signature in place of the former president's portrait.

[C]

Damn it, he got me. So apparently Trump is trolling Biden about the auto pen conspiracy, a hilarious burn that will make millions of Americans say, wait, what was that about? Again. But enough of this dumb story about the President's pettiness. Let's move on to a much more terrifying story about the President's pettiness.

[A]

This morning, after an intense public pressure campaign, sources tell ABC News President Trump's new hand picked U.S. attorney plans to give him what he's been demanding and seek to indict former FBI Director James Comey, despite other prosecutors finding there's not enough evidence to charge him with a crime.

[C]

I don't know what's worse, Donald Trump weaponizing the Justice Department or the fact that he's doing it to go after James Comey. I mean, Trump, he's the dude who got you elected president. Remember, he announced a few days before Election Day that he was investigating Hillary for her email speaking, and America was like, we can't have a president with such disrespect. For proper procedure, let's elect Donald Trump instead. Like, Donald, Donald, Donald. A question, a question, Donald, how can you go after a guy who played a key role in you winning the election? What's next? Are you going to go after podcasts with names like the Chode Kings or roiding out with the Jizz Brothers? You don't even know if that's a real podcast or not. He may have appeared on that. Look. Now, even though prosecutors say they don't have a case against Comey, Trump seems to have found a loophole. Appoint a prosecutor who doesn't care.

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Sources say the President forced out his own appointed U.S. attorney for Eastern Virginia, replacing him with one of his personal lawyers, Lindsay Halligan.

[C]

Wow. Wow. One of his personal lawyers. She must have a ton of experience in the criminal justice system. Bet she knows her way around a grand jury.

[A]

Halligan, an insurance lawyer, has never prosecuted a criminal case in her career or presented evidence to a grand jury.

[C]

Okay, okay, this sounds bad, but at least she is a. I mean, in this administration, that's well above the baseline. There was a really good chance he could have appointed the Jizz brothers for this job, but you gotta figure if he's trusting Lindsey Halligan to go after his political enemies, the vetting process must have been extremely thorough.

[A]

She told the Washington Post that she ended up on Trump's legal team after showing up at one of his golf events in a suit, prompting Trump to hire her just weeks to.

[C]

This is how he picks members of his team. You, the lady in the suit, Come join my legal team. Does Trump look at David Byrne? Like, wow, he must have been top of the class at Harvard Law.

[D]

Ow.

[C]

Wow. I'm all for dressing for the job you want, but come on, she must have some other qualifications. Trump values.

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She's also a former contestant in Ms. Colorado USA.

[C]

This is all starting to make sense, though. When Trump hires people, they're either beauty queens or the ugliest bog creatures in the world. So the bad news is Trump continues to appoint people to positions they're completely unqualified for. But the good news is Trump continues to appoint people to positions they're completely unqualified for. In other words, don't worry, James Comey, you don't have to learn how to make toilet hooch just yet. For more on the looming Comey indictment, we go live to the Department of Justice with Troy Iwata. Troy. Troy. Isn't this embarrassing for the Justice Department? Lindsay Halligan is clearly out of her depth.

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Absolutely. She may be the most unqualified U.S. attorney ever. So unqualified that I'm kind of rooting for her.

[C]

Wait, what do you mean you're rooting for? I don't know.

[E]

I don't know how to explain it. It's triggering my American love for an underdog. You know, it kind of feels like a movie. Like, I don't know if it's, like, the legal part or the blonde part, but it's reminding me of that movie. You know, that movie, My Cousin Vinnie.

[C]

Don't you mean Legally Blonde? Oh, my God.

[E]

Yeah, that one, too. It's just like a movie. A former beauty contestant trying her very first case against the former head of the FBI. And we get to root for her in real life.

[C]

You go, girl.

[E]

I will be there. Front row, opening weekend.

[C]

Trials don't have opening weekends.

[E]

Okay, opening arguments, whatever. Whatever the legal stuff is. I don't know. We're gonna learn about it while she's learning about it. Like we're on this journey together.

[C]

This is not a movie, Troy. This is going to be a real indictment that Lindsay Halligan has no business bringing.

[E]

You say that now, but wait till she gets together with her best friend, a quirky nail technician, who tells her, wow, you're gonna make a really great law person.

[C]

Is that Jennifer Coolidge? Why is she in this trial?

[E]

She fills the seats, Jordan. You know, she's gonna help Lindsey get over her ex. They're gonna learn the case in a fun montage, and Lindsey will lose her confidence enough to consider quitting. But then she'll change her outfit into something fierce, and they'll win the whole case. Happy ending. Credits roll on this perfect day Troy.

[C]

Troy. Troy. Troy. Troy. This is What I'm talking about, your happy ending involves an innocent man being sent to prison by a vengeful president. This isn't a movie. It's undermining democracy. If I may quote from the January 6th select committee, the rule of law is a sacred hallmark of this country.

[E]

Oh, my God, that's so boring. Okay, so if you want me to care, you gotta put it in movie terms. Cause this is America, all right? You need to sell it to us. Jordan, give me the trailer.

[C]

Okay. All right, how about this? A bad boy. Former FBI director. Good. Good. Wrongfully arrested. Hot. Falls in love.

[E]

Yeah. I'm so gonna see this.

[C]

Okay. With the legal foundations of due process.

[E]

Oh, you lost me.

[C]

And it's in 3D. Oh, I'm back in.

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I love 3D. Love 3D. It's like it's happening all around me.

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Yeah, it almost is. Troy Iwata, everybody. When we come back, Leslie Jones gives us her opinion. Don't go.

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Welcome back to the Daily Show. We all. You know, I've got great opinions, but I'm not the only one. Studies show that other people also have opinions. So here with another installment of in my opinion is our good friend Leslie Jones.

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Yes. What's up? I am Leslie Jones, and I am here to give you some straight talk about something that other people are too scared to talk about. Racism. Buckle up, bitches. Cause I'm not scared. Okay, first, let's start with the racism in the news today.

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Tonight, President Trump is escalating his war.

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Against what he calls the last remaining segment of woke, accusing the Smithsonian of.

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Being out of control.

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Where everything discussed is how horrible our country is, how bad slavery was.

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Oh, are we hurting your little feelings, you bitch? Well, Mr. President, slavery feels bad. To talk About. Because slavery was bad. Honestly, Honestly, Honestly. I don't think museums go far enough. If you don't leave an African American history museum weeping and wanting to give your closest black friends reparations, then they didn't do the museum, right? And let me say this, by the way, 40 acres and a mule is not enough anymore. I want 40 acres and a trust fund. How about that? Matter of fact. Matter of fact, throw in the mule if you want to. I need something to carry my money. Also, stop throwing around the word woke for everything. Teaching slavery is not woke. It's history. Black.

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Black.

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The black Little Mermaid. Okay, that's what. But y'.

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All.

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But y' all know that it's also not real. Mermaids ain't real. You know what's real? Slavery. We need those museums. Go study. Because when we close the museum, this is what happens.

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And you cannot tie imperialism and racism and slavery to just one race, which is pretty much what every single exhibit does.

[C]

But let's talk about the fact that when you anti slavery. Let's talk about the fact slavery in America was.

[A]

Do you realize it? Only less than 2% of white Americans own slaves?

[D]

Wait a minute. Hang on. Isn't that the fitness bitch who.

[C]

Who.

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Who lied about how I could get abs in 60 minutes? Um, how did you go from counting calories to counting slaves, bitch?

[C]

But.

[D]

But I guess somebody said something to her, because then she tried to come back and explain what she meant, but made it worse.

[A]

We constantly talk about white supremacy, but we look the other way with black degeneracy. It begets white hostility that then validates and begets white degeneracy.

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Black degeneracy begots white hostility and in her ignorance, begots stupidity.

[C]

Because.

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Because you's a idio.

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Whoo.

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Was that bitch trying to wrap us into believing that it's our fault that white people are racist? Ooh, you mother are good at gaslighting. Woo. Black people already don't get credit for so much that we've created in this country. And the one thing you want to give us credit for is racism, bitch. Jillian, you the biggest loser. I bet you. I betcha. I bet you she was way nicer when she was fat. It's hard to be racist after a hot meal, you know what I'm saying? In the history of America, black people are the lowest on the totem pole. Well, except for the people who invented the totem pole. Racism is like the syphilis of America. Once it gets in there, it just keeps spreading until the whole country is Blind and crazy. You're not caring right now because it's not. Wait a minute. You're not caring right now because it's happening to us. But it will trickle down.

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An alarming new jobs report shows a disproportionate jump in unemployment among black workers, specifically black women.

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Economists have told us that when we see the unemployment rate going up for black people, it's a sign that it could soon go up for all people. America, you in danger, girl. We keep trying to tell you this is a horror movie. Just because the black guy got killed first doesn't mean that the white people are safe.

[C]

Cause.

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Cause if the black person can't outrun the chainsaw killer, none of y' all can. I just. I just need to know. Why does America have so much hatred for black people? Is it because when you see black people, you're reminded of the sins of this country? Is it because my ass is too fat? Is it because people need a scapegoat for their own shortcomings? Or is it because my ass is too fat? Is it because you're afraid that we gonna treat you like you treated us? And you know what? I know my ass is fat. Stop looking at my ass and listen to the words that are coming out my mouth. I'm gonna be honest. You know what I think? I honestly think everyone, not just white people, are uneducated. Not stupid, just uneducated about black people. You've been fed false propaganda about black people since the beginning of time in books, music, tv, movies. That shit's powerful. Even I fall for it sometimes. I saw X Men, and do you know how long I believe Halle Berry controlled the weather? But apparently it's the Jews. Oh, wait, wait. Is that propaganda, too? Damn, y' all good. Y' all are so good at that shit. See, this is the stereotype that people have. A person talks a certain way or looks a certain way, and everybody wants to make assumptions when we. When we just want to be treated like everybody else. What do you see when you see us? Do you see us less than human? Do you see us as animals? Why does this shit keep happening?

[A]

Now to a dispute on a commuter train. A writer for a hit TV show says he was kicked off the train and placed in handcuffs because of the way he was seen sitting.

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Because this white woman said she didn't like the way I was sitting.

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Authorities say Alex o', Keefe, a former writer on the TV drama the Bear, had his feet up on the seat next to him. O' Keefe posting the video saying a woman told him to fix the way he was sitting. After he refused, he says she told the conductor, who in turn called police and stopped the train.

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I haven't done anything illegal.

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Wait a minute. They arrested a black man for sitting. Why does she. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Is that the bitch who got her seat taken by Rosa Parks 70 years ago? Man, man, talk about holding a grudge. Let me tell you something. If this was, if this woman had went to a black history museum, she would have learned that it's wrong to call the police on a black man. Especially now. In fact, I think everybody can take some time and go to the black history museum. Go learn. Go study. Educate yourself while they're still here. But that's just my opinion.

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Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is an actor who stars in the new Paul Thomas Anderson film One Battle after another.

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Come on baby, say it back to me. Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, Hooterville Junction. I'm no longer a piece of goddamn relevant and women will not care if Dick finally got down with Jane on Search for tomorrow Because Black people will be in the streets looking for a brighter day. The revolution will not be televised. Dad said if anyone said that shit to me to trust him with my life. All right? Right now you need to. Cause you're in trouble, Willa. All right, there's an SOS signal out. I am here to help, but we have to leave here right away.

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Please welcome Regina Hall.

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Hello.

[C]

Wow.

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Hey, everyone. That was so lovely.

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They love you.

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This thing is great.

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What do you think? You like it?

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I love a swivel.

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It's a nice swivel. You can talk to everybody. You can talk to the audience. Me, Abraham Lincoln, behind you, if you so choose to. They love you. And you know what they haven't seen? They haven't seen this frickin movie. I got to see. This is a movie.

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I can't wait for you guys to see it. You liked it?

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I loved it. This. It's an incredible movie. You are wonderful. Thank you. I mean, how does one get cast in a Paul Thomas Anderson film? I'm asking for a friend.

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You gotta sleep with Maya Rudolph.

[C]

Is that what it is? Wow.

[B]

I was trying to get on SNL and look what happened.

[C]

You did all that?

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No. You know, so I met Paul at a festival.

[C]

Mm.

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About. Mm, Six, seven years ago maybe. And then we found out we were neighbors.

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Is that right?

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That is right.

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Is that how it happens in la? You find out you're neighbors because you meet at a film festival somewhere else or.

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Or you made it a film festival. Find out where he lives by the house next door and then say your neighbors. No, we met and then I had been a big fan of his and he was there. It may have been longer than that because he was there for Phantom Thread.

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Oh, wow. Yeah.

[B]

Which I loved. And I was a big PTA fan. And so we had just become very neighborly friendly. I love him. I love Mai. They've got, you know, great family. And then one day, you know, years later, Paul says, regina, I have a movie for you. And I wasn't prepared. Psychologically, I was. No. I thought he was coming over to look at my yard because I was getting work done. So I immediately took him to the back and I was like, I want to do. I just need some chairs here and they're going to put some cement here. I was showing him because I was like, there's no walkway. You know, you could fall. And then he said, could we go inside? And I was like, sure. And then he said. He said. And I looked. When I tell you I looked. I Looked rough.

[C]

You look good.

[B]

But Paul was used to that.

[C]

Okay. So he understood. He knew the real you.

[B]

You know what? The truth is, I always wore a bandana and it's what I look like in the movie.

[C]

Is that right?

[B]

Yeah, it is. It's true.

[C]

Are you considering, like, moving next to Christopher Nolan anytime soon? Like, is this a game plan for you?

[B]

I am, in essence.

[C]

There you go. This film, it really is a remarkable film. I think people are going to love it. It feels so. Of this moment.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

So many themes. Feel like it's about right now. It's epic. It's funny. It's an action movie. There's car chases, it's adult, it's scary. It's so many things. How do you describe this film?

[B]

You know, it's interesting because there may be themes that echo today, but I think those themes just echo, you know, historically. But the film, it's really a father daughter story. I mean, and there's so much in it. There's a lot of humor, a lot of action. But he started ruminating about this film 20 years ago. I know, 20 years ago when I was seven. Thank you. Yeah, he started ruminating about it 20 years ago and I think kept coming back to it. Kept coming back to it. And so the timing of it feels a bit kind of divine, you know, but it's in how it coincides with many things. But the truth is, it's father daughter. There's a lot of humor. It's really kind of about family. Our families, we may be born into the families that we kind of create through purpose, you know, and it starts off, you know, where I'm a part of a group, the French 75, which was kind of like these young revolutionaries. And then, you know, it's kind of like what happens 16 years later when some of those actions may have repercussions for others.

[C]

I mean. Yeah. What is it like playing a. Essentially a leftist extremist. Yeah, like, that's right now. Like, how's the press tour been, huh? Easy. Great. Thanks, Paul. Leftist extremists. Let me go out and talk about it.

[B]

Surprisingly, you know what? Most people really kind of experience the film apart. I mean, they can connect it to things that are current, but they experience it apart from it.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And it is kind of like a wild ride. It doesn't choose a side. It just is a story of what happens, you know, when kind of this. I don't want to say calamity, but when this kind of calamity strikes and you've got to, you know, be like, how can we save the innocents?

[C]

Yes. I mean, I think that's sort of what is the future so compelling about it too. Because you drop into this world that feels very prescient and relatable. That is about. There's white supremacy, there's immigration issues, there's extremism, there's chaos, there's protest.

[B]

Yes, per se.

[C]

Uh huh. But you are focused, per se. Yeah, per se.

[B]

I want all my lesson rights to come to the movie.

[C]

That's right. Well, but I do think we love them all. We love them all. Everybody. Everybody. But this is like a backdrop for the world that these characters live within who are trying to find like sense of it and connection, which I do think that's the tone of it felt very remarkable to me. It was a very exciting moment.

[B]

It is. You know, I think Paul Thomas Anderson, he's able to create so many genres and worlds and ideologies that are able to collide in such an exciting way. And I think the thing when I watched it that was surprising to me was how funny it was. Yeah, it's really funny.

[C]

You are.

[D]

And I'm not funny in it.

[C]

That's what at all. You are known for your comedic performances and Paul is like, take that out. You're going to be like the emotional rock.

[B]

Yeah. I didn't get a joke. I barely got a smile in it. I was like this. Yeah. No.

[C]

How was that? Were you chopping at the bit? Like, come on, let me get a little bit in here.

[B]

Every now and then I would just, ooh, it's late night. But not that late. It's not that late at night.

[C]

Keep it respectful. The FTC is always watching.

[B]

No.

[C]

We'Re just, we're trying to stay on top. Christmas. Okay, I know, thank you.

[D]

I know.

[B]

I'm gonna be right here. I'm gonna be right. What did you just ask?

[C]

As a comedic performer who is known.

[B]

For your, you know, what if I think of something funny to say and I just tell somebody else to say it? Like if it's not in my character, I'll be like, oh, it'll be funny if you say this.

[C]

Is that right?

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

I mean.

[B]

Cause it's all for the movie. So it doesn't matter who says it. If you, if an audience laughs, it doesn't matter, like if I say it or you say it. It's just as long as it's like, oh, this will be good.

[C]

I mean that cast, it's an amazing cast. Leonardo DiCaprio, Bessie del Toro. Sean Penn. You're acting with a baby.

[B]

They were very clean. Oh, that baby.

[C]

Give me the deets on the baby. What's going on? Spill the tea on the baby.

[B]

The baby was a scene stealer. Oh, you haven't seen it? The baby. Cause I was about to ask you a scene. The baby was so cute. Wasn't she cute?

[C]

Oh, an adorable baby. Okay. But I knew. I knew there was something else.

[B]

Yeah, this baby. And she was great in the scenes, but in between the scenes, she would cry, but she would stop when Paul held her. I think she wanted my part.

[C]

Is that right?

[B]

She was cute and young and innocent and strategic. No, she was so cute. But she really did. She would be so. She loved Paul. I mean, he's got, you know, he's such a great dad, but she loved Paul.

[C]

Really?

[B]

Yeah. Do you think she knew he chose her?

[C]

I think. You know what? I think everybody's angling towards Paul now. I realize it.

[B]

I think so.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

You're like me with the house, she with the baby eyes. I think that would be.

[C]

I think game recognized game in this situation.

[B]

She looks at me and she's like, I'm gonna up you on this one.

[C]

Damn that baby. Well, the movie is remarkable. Go see it. One Battle After Another is in theaters at IMAX now. Regina Hall. Regina, quick, quick. Be right back after this.

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