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Chris Hansen GOES OFF On Robert Pattinson’s Primetime Movie

Adam Carolla Show

September 15, 2026

Chris Hansen is an American television journalist best known for hosting To Catch a Predator, the groundbreaking Dateline NBC series that exposed adults attempting to meet minors online.

Speakers Adam Carolla, Chris Hansen, Jon Stewart, Elisha Krauss, Gayle King, Paula Devlin

TopicsComedy

Adam Carolla (0:00)

In this episode, Chris Hansen comes in and unloads about a new movie.

That's about him. Primetime, kind of interesting. I think you're gonna enjoy it. Elisha Krauss is still in the news. We'll do all that right after this.

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Adam Carolla (0:48)

This episode of the Adam Carolla Show is brought to you by Simply Safe.

SPEAKER_8 (0:58)

From Carolla One Studios in Glendale, California, this is the Adam Carolla Show. Adam's guest today, Chris Hansen.

Plus the news with Elisha Krauss. And now, Adam Carolla.

Adam Carolla (1:13)

The show is going to get on the mandates. You get it on.

SPEAKER_6 (1:17)

Thanks for tuning in.

Adam Carolla (1:17)

Thanks for telling a friend. Love that about you, Chris Hansen. Back in the studio. It's great to see Chris.

Chris Hansen (1:22)

Thank you for having me.

Adam Carolla (1:25)

Yeah.

Chris Hansen (1:25)

It's been busy.

Adam Carolla (1:26)

It's been busy. I think I may be the only person alive who was on stage at the RNC.

Chris Hansen (1:35)

I saw you.

Adam Carolla (1:36)

On a Wednesday night and then 48 hours later, I was in Vegas on stage with Jimmy Kimmel for an hour at his club. And I don't know if there's anyone else who can say I don't think they did both those things. Yes.

Chris Hansen (1:51)

In the world, as we know it, which I think is great.

Adam Carolla (1:55)

I do, too.

Chris Hansen (1:56)

And here's why I think it's great, because you have your own style, your own perspective on things. Very funny, very bright. Obviously, your old pal has a completely different take on a lot of things, including the current administration.

But you don't let your individual beliefs harm your friendship.

Adam Carolla (2:16)

No. We had a great time. I was doing the late show on a Friday night at his club in Vegas.

He's never been there when I've been there, and I've been there a lot. I looked to my left, and I felt a presence to my right, like a little shadow in the peripheral, and I thought some assholes hopped up on stage, because I did not see Jimmy take the stage.

SPEAKER_6 (2:44)

Did the crowd see it?

Adam Carolla (2:46)

The crowd saw it as he turned around or something.

I think he came from the back is what happened, and I just turned around. There was a dude there, and it was a moment of like, oh shit, and then it's Kimmel, and then it was like, oh great. And then I thought he was gonna say a couple things, maybe bust my chops for a minute, and then get on with his night. He never left. He stayed up there for the whole night.

Chris Hansen (3:10)

That's great.

Adam Carolla (3:12)

The whole act, I stopped doing my act. We just started reminiscing and riffing, and it turned into that, and then afterward, we're like, all right, well, let's go out, now that you're here to the end.

Chris Hansen (3:22)

I think that's great. Maybe you have a future act with him.

Take it on the road.

Adam Carolla (3:27)

You know, the thing about...

Chris Hansen (3:30)

Because to remember, so years ago, and I don't want to interrupt, I'll shut up after this, but there used to be a road show with Haley Barber, the Republican, and Leon Panetta, the Democrat. And they would go, it wasn't a comedy show, but they had fun with it, and they took shots at each other. But it was almost like the days of Reagan and Tip O'Neill.

You can choke each other out a little bit, but at the end of the day, it's good entertainment to hear both sides of an issue.

Adam Carolla (4:00)

I totally agree. And I think there's like going out, doing some sort of man show reunion or something like that would be fun, except for I don't think Jimmy, Jimmy's probably flush enough where there's no when you remove. So it's kind of like it becomes that way with bands.

He might let bands are sort of that way. Or like you want to get the lead singer back to the band, you know? Just to do it. Yeah. Yeah. But the problem is a lot of, you know, if Harry Styles is selling out arenas all over the world, it's hard to get him back to reunite with the boys. You know what I mean? So in this equation, I would be Harry Styles if you're asking.

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