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Anthony Ramos - “A House of Dynamite” | The Daily Show

2025-10-09 Comedy
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Anthony Ramos Discusses Intensity of Missile Thriller Role and His Acting Craft

Learn how Anthony Ramos decompresses from playing a high-stakes military officer and discover the foundational steps he uses when developing contrasting, complex characters.

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  • Determine the specific timeline constraints placed on military personnel monitoring potential nuclear threats in a fictional scenario.
  • Understand the actor’s methodology for stepping into diverse roles by starting with personal reactions before layering on character details.
  • Identify the release dates for Ramos’s film, A House of Dynamite.

This discussion centers on Anthony Ramos’s experience portraying Major Daniel Gonzalez in the Kathryn Bigelow-directed thriller, A House of Dynamite. Ramos details the pressure of the role, his methods for unwinding, and his philosophical approach to taking on varied characters—from villains to soldiers—by integrating aspects of his own decision-making process.

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Broadway star, singer, and actor Anthony Ramos joins Josh Johnson to talk about his new movie, “A House of Dynamite,” directed by Kathryn Bigelow. They discuss the intense thriller in which he portrays Major Daniel Gonzalez, a military officer in charge of the battalion that monitors intercontinental ballistic missiles, how he unwound during filming, and what he would do if, like his character, he thought he only had 19 minutes before a strike. Plus, Anthony gives Josh a quick lesson in harmonizing. #DailyShow #AnthonyRamos #JoshJohnson Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedailyshow Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@timjeffries9833 2025-10-09

I felt like Anthony was starstruck. He had a tough time answering Josh’s questions, but man he seems like a great hang. Of course Josh does too, but his interview style works for me. I love how you dig in and when they seem stuck you smoothly coax it out of them. Way to land the plane, Josh.

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@cryspbacon 2025-10-09

nah, we just watched two men who are fans of each other become besties in real time. i used to be a HUGE anthony ramos fan, and i just saw josh live two weeks ago. i know they got each other's numbers after this

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@Altoswan 2025-10-09

It's been great to see Josh hosting the Daily Show this week! More please.

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@TaviRenaeReveiws 2025-10-09

💐 Josh's interviews are always 10/10. He brings us amazing guests too!

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@BobMasonPhD 2025-10-09

Congratulations Josh, great job

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@allyjojo3 2025-10-09

These 2 are so chill and funny. They just having the best time riffing off each other.

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@annawilkinson3835 2025-10-09

Love Josh on the daily show. It gets me watching each time he hosts.

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@starryknight5555 2025-10-09

Never seen Josh so excited for handshakes, he really was star struck 🤣

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@Fourleggedfreak 2025-10-09

Always did like Anthony Ramos but I didn't know he's HILARIOUS

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@krysis7 2025-10-10

There’s a certain chemistry here. Maybe they know each other but it seems like family that met for the first time.

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