Adam Scott | Trump Posts Unhinged Gun Meme in Threat to Iran, Hegseth Mocked Over Strait of Hormuz: A Closer Look

About this episode

Seth discusses Trump's controversial meme and Congress's grilling of Pete Hegseth, followed by an interview with Adam Scott about his horror film experiences.

Seth takes a closer look at Trump posting an unhinged meme of himself with an assault rifle threatening Iran as oil prices soar and Pete Hegseth getting grilled by Congress about the administration's failure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Then, Adam Scott talks about getting scared while recording audio for his horror film "Hokum," auditioning for "Hellraiser: Hellseeker" after his character died in the previous film, and meeting Pope Leo XIV with Alison Brie and Dave Franco.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Seth Meyers

Guest: Adam Scott

Topics covered

• Trump meme
• Iran threat
• oil prices
• Congress hearing
• horror film
• audition stories
• celebrity encounters

Keywords

• Trump
• meme
• Iran
• Hokum
• Hellraiser
• Pete Hegseth
• Congress
• horror film
• celebrity
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump

Books & works: Hokum, Hellraiser: Hellseeker

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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