The Daily Show: May 12, 2026 - Paul Dano

Overview

Jordan Klepper recaps the White House maternal healthcare/Teen Mom fan event—Dr. Oz diagnosing America as “under-babied,” RFK Jr. reminiscing about the good ol’ days of teenage sperm, and Trump catching up on his REM in one long blink. Meanwhile, over-babied Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy isn’t lowering travel costs—he’s scoring funding for his own road-trip reality show with sketchy sponsorship cash, and Desi Lydic is taking notes. Can a wearable AI “friend” fix the male loneliness epidemic? Ronny Chieng interviews the founders of two rival AI necklace companies about how it works, what people think, and whether their feud can cool down. Actor Paul Dano joins Jordan to discuss his film “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” his role as a Russian media manipulator behind Putin’s rise, and the movie’s take on complicity and today’s political climate—Russia and beyond—plus whether he’ll do comedy again and what it’d be like to play Trump insider RFK Jr.