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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. So I'm prepping the show and I

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<v Speaker 1>see a headline comedy superstar known for going topless, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, hey, I better click on this story and

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<v Speaker 1>check it out. It was about Bert Kraser. Not what

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<v Speaker 1>I was looking for at all. Hello, I'm Johnny Mack

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<v Speaker 1>with your daily comedy news. If you miss Sunday, it

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<v Speaker 1>was a very robust episode. You want to go back

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<v Speaker 1>and hear the Ovonne stuff if nothing else. Saturday Night Live,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Man started okay and then fell off

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<v Speaker 1>a cliff, no teeth at all, not sure. SNL met

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<v Speaker 1>the moment open with a decent sketch Colin jo just

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<v Speaker 1>getting some run. He got to play Pete. Hegseth and

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<v Speaker 1>did a nice job in character before getting interrupted by

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<v Speaker 1>James Austin Johnson's increasingly drifting Donald Trump impression. The Trump

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<v Speaker 1>character then got met us saying SNL fifty one off

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<v Speaker 1>to a rough start, seventeen new cast members and I

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<v Speaker 1>got the update guy doing the open, which I thought

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<v Speaker 1>was a good observation. I was thinking the same thing

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<v Speaker 1>myself that Jost got the open Johnson, as Trump said,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought Jose would be with his friends at the

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<v Speaker 1>Rion Comedy Festival, Joe saying he didn't get an offer.

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<v Speaker 1>Then onto the credits, and I'm watching the credits, and

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<v Speaker 1>the credits are high energy, and I'm looking at it

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm like, this is a pretty strong cast because

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<v Speaker 1>all the major players returned, and I'm like, Okay, here

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<v Speaker 1>we go. And then Bad Bunny came out and his

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<v Speaker 1>monologue killed it. There's obviously the language challenge there, but

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<v Speaker 1>also his timing, so you know that takes the air

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<v Speaker 1>out of the balloon. First sketch a Jeopardy sketch that

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<v Speaker 1>just never flew. Other notes, I wrote down Marcelo Hernandez

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<v Speaker 1>in a sketch about chat cheap pto, so like a

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<v Speaker 1>a Hispanic version of chat cheapt Marcelo Hernandez. He does

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<v Speaker 1>one thing. He does it really well, but it's the

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<v Speaker 1>only thing he does, and he did it three different sketches.

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<v Speaker 1>On Saturday. Come on, man, there was a K Pop

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<v Speaker 1>what is a Demon Hunter sketch that spotlighted why Bowen

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<v Speaker 1>Yang and Sarah Sherman are special performers. I wrote down

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<v Speaker 1>Jojah Cat lip syncing, like what are we doing? Just

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<v Speaker 1>don't have it? Just the show's called Saturday Night Live,

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<v Speaker 1>not Saturday Night lip Sync. Kind of lame. Cam Patterson

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<v Speaker 1>was on Update. He's got tons of charisma, but he

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<v Speaker 1>can't perform. He was obviously reading the teleprompter and he's

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<v Speaker 1>not good at that, and he's not good at delivering

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<v Speaker 1>a material in that form. What a really, really really

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<v Speaker 1>unfair early prediction. Cam Patterson won and done. Write that

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<v Speaker 1>one down. We'll check back in May. Taylor Swift did

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<v Speaker 1>not appear on a pretty weak Saturday Night Live. Speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of Taylor Swift, she's the guest on The Tonight Show

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<v Speaker 1>starring Jimmy Fallon. Tonight Late Night Wars heating back up.

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<v Speaker 1>Fallon has been catching a lot of grief. He had

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<v Speaker 1>done an interview recently with Newsweek talking about how he's

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<v Speaker 1>not going to make the show political. Jimmy said, our

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<v Speaker 1>show's never really been that political. You know, we hit

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<v Speaker 1>both sizukhle. We trying to make everybody laugh, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>really the way our show works. Our monologues are kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the same we've been doing since Johnny Carson was

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<v Speaker 1>doing The Tonight Show. So really, I just keep my

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<v Speaker 1>head down and make sure the jokes are funny. I

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<v Speaker 1>have great writers, clever smart writers, and we're just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to make the best show we possibly can and entertain everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>People got very upset at this. I'll continue to defend

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Fallen that he understands what the Tonight Show is

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<v Speaker 1>and he executes the mission. I think he's got more

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<v Speaker 1>in his tool belt than he does as host of

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<v Speaker 1>the Tonight Show, but I think he understands what hosting

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<v Speaker 1>the Tonight Show is. On social media, film Bart said, Look,

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<v Speaker 1>I've enjoyed taking pot shots at Fallon from the cheap seats,

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<v Speaker 1>but his utter failure to meet this cultural moment comedically

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<v Speaker 1>is pretty staggering. His public persona is a complete and

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<v Speaker 1>total void chilling. I wonder what film Bart thought of

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<v Speaker 1>SNL Mister b Direct said, Fallon is an empty vessel

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<v Speaker 1>puppeteered by the industry and mega corpse always has been,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's never been more obvious. Hilariously, he will get

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<v Speaker 1>taken out by the Trump administration as quickly as the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of Late Night at the ri Odd Comedy Festival tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Carr and Louis c K. If you miss Sunday's episode,

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<v Speaker 1>I recapped K with Bill Moore. I also listen tok

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<v Speaker 1>on Theovaugh's podcast. I couldn't make it all the way

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<v Speaker 1>to the end. They got into conversation about their sexual addictions,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just punched out on it. Matt Bronger on

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<v Speaker 1>his Substack Rights. I'll start by saying I wasn't invited,

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<v Speaker 1>and also thank god for that. If I was offered

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<v Speaker 1>half of what the comics who went were offered, boy,

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<v Speaker 1>it'd be tough to say no, but I think I

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<v Speaker 1>would have. I'm not here to jump on my fellow comics,

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<v Speaker 1>my brothers and sisters who stand alone on the stage

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<v Speaker 1>and talk about their genitals for laughs. However, I will say,

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<v Speaker 1>what the eff are you doing? We can talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the expanding relationships between our country and theirs, and now

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<v Speaker 1>their people deserve to be entertained. And the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the day, you gotta face the fact that A they

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<v Speaker 1>have slaves three exclamation points. B. The guy who ministered

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<v Speaker 1>the entertainment has an entire wing of a prison where

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<v Speaker 1>they torture people have spoken out or tweeted about the

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<v Speaker 1>Kingdom's oppressions named after him. See they allegedly funded slash

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<v Speaker 1>did nine to eleven D. They killed journalists. Matt observes

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<v Speaker 1>comics play Russian next and e Hey, Kevin Hart, the

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Hart of Saudi Arabia's wife was taken and disappeared

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<v Speaker 1>for driving a car. Matt Bronger then got into some

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<v Speaker 1>other reactions from some other folks, but I'll skip head

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<v Speaker 1>to his reaction to Bill Burr's take. Matt writes, this

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<v Speaker 1>one's stung because ye s dude, you're the guy, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the closest big performer we have to a modern George Carlin,

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<v Speaker 1>the zigger in a field of zaggers. Remember when Louis

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<v Speaker 1>c k was the new George Carlan. Nobody says that anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the thing that was said. Matt wraps up

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<v Speaker 1>with I'm still a fan of all these guys in

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<v Speaker 1>most of the comics who played the festival, But to me,

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<v Speaker 1>the check wasn't worth the handshake and applies thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>reading for Pajiba. Dustin Rolls rights that defense is not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna fly Bill Burr. Dustin says, here's the problem with

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<v Speaker 1>Burr's defense. The problem was never the Saudi people. The

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<v Speaker 1>problem with the Iranian regime is not the Iranian people.

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<v Speaker 1>The problem with the net In Yahoo government is not

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<v Speaker 1>the Israelis, and The problem with America is not the

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<v Speaker 1>people who didn't vote for this authoritarian regime. The problem

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<v Speaker 1>is the Saudi government, and it's the Saudi government the

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<v Speaker 1>back to truck full of money to Burr's house. Burn

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<v Speaker 1>might argue that he was simply bringing comedy to people

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<v Speaker 1>who deserve to laugh, and on the surface that sounds noble,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's not what's happening here. Bill Burr is giving

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<v Speaker 1>the Saudi government exactly what it wanted, a positive portrait

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<v Speaker 1>of Saudi Arabia. Yes, the Saudi people who are know

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<v Speaker 1>different than the rest of us. They eat at Chilis too,

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<v Speaker 1>But Saudi journalists are getting killed by their government, which

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<v Speaker 1>is David Cross noted, has slaves. The Saudi people are

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<v Speaker 1>victims of the very government that paid Bird to go

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<v Speaker 1>home and tell the rest of the world that Saudi

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<v Speaker 1>Arabia is a great place with great people, and that

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<v Speaker 1>performing for the Saudi royals was one of the three

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<v Speaker 1>best experiences of his life. So, no Bert, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna fly. And somehow I've lost even more respect for

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<v Speaker 1>him because he apparently doesn't even realize he's become a

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<v Speaker 1>tool for the Saudi royal family. Gabe Iglesias performed on

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday night at the Riodd Comedy Festival. He shared a

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<v Speaker 1>video of himself signing a poster showing the stack lineup.

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<v Speaker 1>He captured it, thank you to everyone it came out

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<v Speaker 1>to my event last night in Riod. I will be

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<v Speaker 1>posting more highlight videos and pictures soon. Unity through laughter.

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<v Speaker 1>The New York Times wrote, the festival has been held

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<v Speaker 1>at Boulevard City, a sprawling entertainment complex with a quarter

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<v Speaker 1>designed to resemble Times Square. Young Saudi has gathered in

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<v Speaker 1>gender mixed spaces beneath the glare of giant screens, rather

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<v Speaker 1>than the watchful gaze of the once feared religious police,

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<v Speaker 1>whose powers were stripped down by the Crown Prince as

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<v Speaker 1>part of his reform drive. Still, societal t insformation has

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<v Speaker 1>its limits. Political humor was warmly received. The sex jokes

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<v Speaker 1>not so much. Sipha Sounds started a gag about men

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<v Speaker 1>air dropping photos of their genitals. Uncomfortable laughter rippled through

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<v Speaker 1>the arena. Seipha Sounds said, Oh, sex jokes don't land,

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<v Speaker 1>and Riod got it in the nation. Ben Schwartz writes

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<v Speaker 1>the list of massive ironic cell phones, these comics just

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<v Speaker 1>racked up and riot is impressive. Burr himself once went

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<v Speaker 1>off on Beyonce as a woman who embraces feminism yet

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<v Speaker 1>has criticized Israel and Gaza, but just took money from

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<v Speaker 1>a country that backed to civil war and Yemen that

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<v Speaker 1>caused the femine debts of at least eighty five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>children and killed hundreds of thousand more Yemeni civilians. In

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<v Speaker 1>twenty fourteen, Annibal Burst went after Bill Cosby and said

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<v Speaker 1>out loud what many knew but were afraid to say

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<v Speaker 1>about Bill Cosby. Journalism was limited what it could say

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<v Speaker 1>about Cosby because that his rules. Law enforcement was limited

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<v Speaker 1>in what it could do because it is rules comedians

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<v Speaker 1>don't and Bursu's takedown kickstarted Cosby's ultimate downfall. The Riad

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<v Speaker 1>Court period won't mean much to the careers of most

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<v Speaker 1>of these comics. No one's going to lose a Hollywood

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<v Speaker 1>deal for a movie or a show, and with Saudi

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<v Speaker 1>money in Hollywood, something might come home to new deals.

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<v Speaker 1>All this is distracting us from the big story of

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<v Speaker 1>the week, which is Jim Gaffigan bending the knee to

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<v Speaker 1>the bourbon industry. Jim Gaffigan has sold out to Big Bourbon.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Gaffigan will do a live podcast recording at Pursuit

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<v Speaker 1>Spirits on Whiskey Row. We're told it's a special live

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<v Speaker 1>podcast experience at the brand new Bourbon Pursuit podcast studio

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<v Speaker 1>and tasting room, and he's doing that today at twelve

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<v Speaker 1>thirty in the afternoon. The Golden Globes, which would be

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<v Speaker 1>hosted by Nicky Glazer, has announced the twenty five podcast

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<v Speaker 1>eligible four Golden Globes now quite notably here, stunningly to

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<v Speaker 1>me here, I can't explain this at all. Not on

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<v Speaker 1>the list of twenty five, which I'll read, not on

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<v Speaker 1>the list. Conan O'Brien, how is that possible? James Cridlin,

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<v Speaker 1>who writes the pod News, pointed out that the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five podcasts is pretty close to the top twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>podcasts on the charts. Nominated are fort eight Hours, Dak Shepard,

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<v Speaker 1>Call Her Daddy, Candice Owens, Crime Junkie, Dateline, Amy Pohlar, Morbid,

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Ballin, Pardon My Take, Pod Save America, Rotten Mango,

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<v Speaker 1>Sean Ryan Smortless, stuff you should know. Ben Shapiro, Bill Simmons,

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<v Speaker 1>The Daily, Rogan, Megan Kelly, Mel Robbins, Tucker Carlson, THEO,

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<v Speaker 1>Vaughn n p R. Now, The Golden Globes is a

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<v Speaker 1>showbiz show. I'm stunned that Conan's not on this list

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<v Speaker 1>and just going to win, because don't you want to

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<v Speaker 1>put on a show like you're gonna go ladies and gentlemen.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's crime junkie. Yay. I mean it's popular, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>not showbiz. Ladies and gentlemen. The winner. Best podcast goes

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<v Speaker 1>to stuff you should know again, perfectly fine podcast, but yay,

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<v Speaker 1>here's the guys from The Daily yay. I mean they're

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna give it a Rogan. If you give it

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<v Speaker 1>to somebody like Megan Kelly or Tucker Carlson, you're making

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<v Speaker 1>a statement. I don't know who's gonna get it here.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you just give it to I guess you just

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<v Speaker 1>give it to Amy Pohlar, Right, do you just give it?

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<v Speaker 1>Amy comes out, she smiles, everybody's happy, she's industry, she's

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<v Speaker 1>Golden Globes friendly because she's hosted a thing. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>just give it Amy Poehler and we're done. If I

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<v Speaker 1>wrote my notes down correctly. There's a podcast called The

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<v Speaker 1>Idiot Box with Alison Lips the topic, Jay Leno and

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<v Speaker 1>the Late night Stuff, and I'm the guest. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>that is out today, So if you want to hear

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<v Speaker 1>me talk even more, I'm the guest. We recorded that

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<v Speaker 1>be not quite timely, but it is a really good

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<v Speaker 1>conversation for about an hour. John Stewart was asked on

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<v Speaker 1>The Weekly Show why Trump hasn't tried to cancel him

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<v Speaker 1>the way Trump has tried to cancel Colbert, kim ol

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<v Speaker 1>Seth and Felon. John Stewart said, there's no question. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a function of relevance. I don't think we're on the radar,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I think he's right. It's a cable show,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't think the president watches that sort of

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<v Speaker 1>TV other than Fox. He's a network guy. He's an

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<v Speaker 1>old school He's from the twentieth century, like me. Makes sense.

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<v Speaker 1>Beth Stelling spoke to Girl Talk HQ about her special,

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<v Speaker 1>The Landlord Special, which you'll find on v Pops. That said,

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<v Speaker 1>I usually know amana something stand up wise when my

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<v Speaker 1>mom says she wants to hear more for this special,

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<v Speaker 1>I was dealing with a very noisy, combustible land lady

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<v Speaker 1>she could raise the rent. But for years I was

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<v Speaker 1>more stubborn than I was exasperated. I'd call my mom

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<v Speaker 1>immediately after many of the interactions. On those calls, my

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<v Speaker 1>mom was typically shocked and trying to advise me as

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<v Speaker 1>best she could from afar, But at times it took

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<v Speaker 1>a toll on my mental health to feel trapped in

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<v Speaker 1>a place, especially during the pandemonium, I felt unwelcome and

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<v Speaker 1>under surveillance. This story Heavy Special was born from severe frustration,

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<v Speaker 1>but turning that in the stand up comedy for laughs

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<v Speaker 1>is historically how I process and work through any bad, powerless, painful,

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<v Speaker 1>or uncomfortable things I've experienced. Inspirations that says a renowned

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<v Speaker 1>New York Times critic once referred to my voice as Bamfordian,

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<v Speaker 1>a reference to Maria Bamford, who is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>great stand ups of our time. I think any comic

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<v Speaker 1>that is sharing themselves in a true and honest way

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<v Speaker 1>is inspiring to me. I prefer to watch well wooden

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<v Speaker 1>jokes and stories rooted inauthenticity. I have an aversion of

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<v Speaker 1>what I call word math. I also category as comics

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<v Speaker 1>as not helping when they strive to shock audience members

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<v Speaker 1>in the pursuit of challenge. I believe they're hacky and

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<v Speaker 1>often lack life experience and empathy. And that is your

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<v Speaker 1>comedy news for today. We're off to an interesting start

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<v Speaker 1>this week. Gaffigan's got some bourbon stuff coming up. I

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<v Speaker 1>got a bunch of stories that haven't been able to

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<v Speaker 1>get to. These episodes have been quite robust, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see what kind of strife this week brings. Appreciate you listening.

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<v Speaker 1>Still a lot of new listeners hanging around discover the

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<v Speaker 1>show during Kimmel Gate and Riodd so appreciate you back

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<v Speaker 1>here in the morning see and then