Did Trump 'break' political comedy?

Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change)

English - September 18, 2023 23:19 - 36 minutes - 26.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratings
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Summary

Matt and Lisa are joined in this episode by Doug J. Balloon, the creator of the New York Times Pitchbot parody Twitter account for a definitely not-safe-for-work discussion about all the news of the week, including Conan O’Brien’s assertion that Donald Trump made comedy monologues a lot harder, very serious allegations being lobbed at Russell Brand, and Trump’s totally bizarre cult musical performance at his latest speech.

Timecodes

00:22 — Conan O'Brien says Trump broke comedy

04:10 — Russell Brand faces sex assault allegations

13:56 — NBC's Kristen Welker fails in Trump interview

22:01 — Trump playing cult music in his speeches now

27:53 — Bill Maher & Drew Barrymore shamed into canceling shows

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