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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack with your daily comedy news

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<v Speaker 2>and daily briefing on stand up comedy comedians in the

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<v Speaker 2>comedy industry. A phraeze that apparently if you stop saying,

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<v Speaker 2>your Spotify numbers go down. Apparently that phrase works, And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna try and keep it light today. I'm looking

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<v Speaker 2>ahead to tomorrow's script. I'm gonna dive in tomorrow about

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Schultz a little bit. So tomorrow's gonna get a

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<v Speaker 2>little political. I'll keep it silly today. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>dive into this Kermit gait. Have you heard Kermit the

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<v Speaker 2>Frog's current voice. We got a whole problem with that.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get to that in a second. Briefly political, you

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<v Speaker 2>know this Epstein stuff is pretty serious when Jimmy Fallon

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<v Speaker 2>is cracking jokes about it. Fallon said, well, guys. The

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<v Speaker 2>fallout from the latest Epstein files release continues, and President

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<v Speaker 2>Trump's Justice Department said that it's not a crime to

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<v Speaker 2>party with Epstein. Falon said, did years to come up

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<v Speaker 2>with an excuse, and that's what you went with. If

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<v Speaker 2>someone said that to you, what a super Bowl party?

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<v Speaker 2>And slowly back away and call the police fallent again

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<v Speaker 2>in a Trump impression, said partying with Epstein doesn't make

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<v Speaker 2>me a criminal. The thirty four criminal convictions do fallen

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<v Speaker 2>s data, and this one's a little hacky, but on point. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>They said it's not a crime to party with Jeffrey Epstein,

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<v Speaker 2>which is pretty much like saying it's not a crime

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<v Speaker 2>enough brunch with Jeffrey Dahmer. Jimmy Kimmel said, that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's also not a crime to borrow a bottle of

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<v Speaker 2>baby oil from Diddy. Our first story today, I'm doing cold.

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<v Speaker 2>I came down to the studio right around noon and

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<v Speaker 2>check my phone and I had a note from one

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<v Speaker 2>of the listeners who told me I might want to

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<v Speaker 2>check out Bill Burr's Facebook page, and I'm like, hmm,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm intrigued. Well, it seems here that Bill Burr has

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<v Speaker 2>announced some dates he'll be playing some shows, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was told to check out the comments section. Let's see

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<v Speaker 2>common number one, how many Saudi princesses will be there

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<v Speaker 2>for the show bill Someone posted Bill Burrd did the math.

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<v Speaker 2>I figured it would be worth losing ten million dollars

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<v Speaker 2>to make one million dollars. Dennis posted, sure, hope they

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<v Speaker 2>have a Chili's near these venues. That's very good, Dennis

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<v Speaker 2>for the win there. Peter, after he did his free

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<v Speaker 2>Luigi on a chat show, a call was made and

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<v Speaker 2>he hasn't been the same since. Dave went with bonesaw

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<v Speaker 2>Bill coming at you get your tickets. Ray wrote, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>bring my Saudi funded nine to eleven shirt. Liam called

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<v Speaker 2>him the Prince Harry of comedy. I like that one,

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<v Speaker 2>and Matt went with Texas Are you sure? Bill Burr

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<v Speaker 2>may have had the worst year of any of the

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<v Speaker 2>comedians of twenty twenty five. Our big topic today is

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<v Speaker 2>Kermit Gate. I can't decide if this is either going

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<v Speaker 2>to be the thing that gets more downloads than any

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<v Speaker 2>episode I've ever done, or if I'm making a total mistake.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of new listeners joining on this week as

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<v Speaker 2>I'm running some advertising. Hello new listeners, I appreciate you,

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<v Speaker 2>hope you stick around. But this Kermit thing is bothering me.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you seen this. There's a new Muppet show and

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<v Speaker 2>someone is doing the voice of Kermit the Frog. I

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<v Speaker 2>brought some audio. Let's go all the way back to

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen seventy one. The original voice of Kermit the Frog

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Henson. This is very early in the Kermit the

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<v Speaker 2>Frog universe. Jim Henson, here is a guest on Dick

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<v Speaker 2>Havevitt's TV show. I just want to share this with

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<v Speaker 2>you quickly, and I want you to remember this when

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<v Speaker 2>we get around to Kermit the Frog on Jimmy Kimmel's

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<v Speaker 2>show some forty five years later. But here's Jim Henson

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<v Speaker 2>performing Kermit the Frog.

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<v Speaker 1>Hell yeah, hi, oh yeah, well how do you do?

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<v Speaker 1>It's nice to be here, you know, and hello out

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<v Speaker 1>thereon you left. But he's his whole body has changed

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<v Speaker 1>a great deal since you know, the early one. Why

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<v Speaker 1>did it change? Is it a matter of diet or yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well it's not really diet. No, same matter of progressing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in the direction of you know, better looking frogs.

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<v Speaker 1>I suppose.

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<v Speaker 2>Get a little bit more modern. This is the Kermit

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<v Speaker 2>the Frog in your head if you were of a

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<v Speaker 2>certain age, say fifty six years old, recording a podcast

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<v Speaker 2>in your basement. This is what Kermit the Frog sounds like.

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<v Speaker 2>This from the nineteen eighty six oscars I Got I

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<v Speaker 2>Got You?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Unless or not. Animated short films weave their magic

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<v Speaker 1>unrestrained by the limitations of human actors.

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<v Speaker 3>True, an animated character can defy the laws of gravity.

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<v Speaker 1>Mmmm, move from place to place without regard to space

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<v Speaker 1>or time.

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<v Speaker 3>Woo, and continue to amuse generation after generation without growing

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<v Speaker 3>older or asking for a raise.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. In short, and we are animated characters, and these

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<v Speaker 1>short films, they appear and can do absolutely anything the

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<v Speaker 1>imagination can conjure.

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<v Speaker 2>Sadly, Jim Henson passed away in nineteen ninety, Kermit the

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<v Speaker 2>Frog did not. Kermit was voiced by others. And I'll

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<v Speaker 2>get back to that. Here is two thousand and two.

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<v Speaker 2>S it's a very very Muppet Christmas movie. And this

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<v Speaker 2>still kind of sounds like Kermit the Frog. Jay, I

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<v Speaker 2>could sure do with a little star power around your triumph.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's any way you can help me out. Muppet movies

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<v Speaker 2>are always debased.

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<v Speaker 4>You mean, not for me to pop on.

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<v Speaker 2>Right right? You got me again? Uh huh, bye bye.

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<v Speaker 2>And now here's Kermit the Frog in twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen to this disaster, and I will say to you,

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<v Speaker 2>as a master of half ass impressions, most people's half

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<v Speaker 2>asked Kermit is better than what you're about to hear.

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<v Speaker 2>If I walked up to you right now, and said,

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<v Speaker 2>do Kermit the frog. Your kermit would be better than

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<v Speaker 2>this one. I don't have a kermit. I know I

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<v Speaker 2>have all my half assed impressions, but I don't do

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<v Speaker 2>a kermit. I'm not attempting a kermit. You cannot bully

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<v Speaker 2>me into doing a kermit. Unless you want to come

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<v Speaker 2>to the brewery and buy me a couple beverages. Then maybe,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not doing a half ass kermit for you now.

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to hear a half asked kermit, here

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<v Speaker 2>is official Kermit twenty twenty six, speaking with Jimmy Kimmel.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 4>It's great to have you, and I'm excited about the

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<v Speaker 4>new project. Wondering how this happened or like you, was

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<v Speaker 4>it difficult to get the other muppets together to come back?

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, not at all, okay, I knowing you know what.

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<v Speaker 3>They couldn't wait to do them up at you again.

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<v Speaker 3>But then again, there's not a big demand for a

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<v Speaker 3>pig who sings, ain't bear who tells jokes, and a

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<v Speaker 3>bunch of dancing raps soue.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay that's there now. What were they doing though? During

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<v Speaker 4>all this time? What were the other muppets up to.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, well, not much involving a bait check. But you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I was trying to get the special off the ground,

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<v Speaker 3>which you know, it took a while. Jimmy. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>it turns out that a lot of people in Hollywood

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<v Speaker 3>say yes when they actually mean no.

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<v Speaker 4>I have experienced that myself, Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, as far as the others go, Miss Piggy,

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<v Speaker 3>she was on vocal rest, which actually we were all

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<v Speaker 3>kind of okay with.

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<v Speaker 2>That is unacceptable. They need to do something about that.

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<v Speaker 2>The New Muppet Show is out. The Guardian watched it.

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<v Speaker 2>They gave it three stores out of five. Their subheadlines says,

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<v Speaker 2>this story half hour anniversary special captures the spirit of

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<v Speaker 2>the original TV show at points, but Kermit's voice takes

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<v Speaker 2>him getting used to. It's the fiftieth anniversary of the

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<v Speaker 2>Muppet Show. Disney, which now controls of the Muppet Show,

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<v Speaker 2>got the old gang back together and added guest appearances

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<v Speaker 2>from Suprise a Carpenter, Seth Rogan, who happens to be

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<v Speaker 2>the executive producer, and Maya Roodolph for a one off

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<v Speaker 2>half hour special. The Guardian writes, God bless everyone involved.

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<v Speaker 2>They've tried. You can feel it. They want to make

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<v Speaker 2>it good for us. They know we deserve it, They

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<v Speaker 2>know everybody at the moment desperately needs a brief, shining

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<v Speaker 2>moment out of the darkness. But as Thomas Wolf so

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<v Speaker 2>rightly said, you can't go home again. Look, it's fine

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<v Speaker 2>if you've never seen the original. It's probably even good

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<v Speaker 2>if you have. There are still moments that tease it

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<v Speaker 2>taste and memory. But the bits in between their drab

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<v Speaker 2>the script, including and most obviously Statler and Waldorf's heckles,

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<v Speaker 2>is begging for a polish Is this despite the half

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<v Speaker 2>centuries notice they had a rush job, Or has the

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<v Speaker 2>show's time simply passed and no one can carry off

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<v Speaker 2>exuberant silliness anymore. Well, let's get to the point of

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<v Speaker 2>today's podcast. There does remain the nagging problem of Kermit's

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<v Speaker 2>voice Your Mind is Henson played until nineteen ninety. Veteran

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<v Speaker 2>muppeteer at Steve Whitmyer inherited the role and played it

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<v Speaker 2>until he was dismissed by Disney for what they can

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<v Speaker 2>called quote unacceptable business conduct. Matt Vogel now plays the character,

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<v Speaker 2>and our dearest Frog sounds jurrently different to anyone born

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<v Speaker 2>before Vogel's tenure. It puts the magic even further out

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<v Speaker 2>of reach, but maybe only to us and we've had

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<v Speaker 2>our time. You'll find all this on Disney Plus now.

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Whittmeyer, who was the second voice of Kermit the Frog,

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<v Speaker 2>has a blog. Steve wrote, Kermit as Jim created him

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<v Speaker 2>contains years of depth and growth without default attention to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you really believe it's Kermit just because it looks

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<v Speaker 2>like him? Kermit is at the top of the Muppet pyramid,

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<v Speaker 2>the spoke in the middle of the Muppet wheel around

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<v Speaker 2>which all things Muppet revolve, and without Kermit being fully intact,

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<v Speaker 2>there is no future for the Muppets, no new directions,

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<v Speaker 2>no exploitative reboots, nothing that nurtures the historical connection to you,

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<v Speaker 2>the audience. That connection as it was originally established, is vital.

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<v Speaker 2>Whitmeyer continues viewing the Muppets primarily as rolls began as

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<v Speaker 2>soon as Jim was gone and altered the perception from

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<v Speaker 2>seeing them as individual entered who exist on our own

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<v Speaker 2>world to being a corporate owned puppet character franchise with

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<v Speaker 2>people hired to play them skipping ahead. Corporate thinking goes

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<v Speaker 2>that all the years of interior development done by an

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<v Speaker 2>originator can be replaced by simply auditioning someone who could

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<v Speaker 2>lip sync approximated voice and focus the eyes, even if

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<v Speaker 2>that person has no true understanding of the reasons behind

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<v Speaker 2>why the world has a solid and loving connection with

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<v Speaker 2>the character. But I want you to know, from day

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<v Speaker 2>one throughout nearly three decades, not once did I ever

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<v Speaker 2>have the notion to make Kermit my own. On the contrary,

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<v Speaker 2>was absolutely vital to my process to make certain that

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<v Speaker 2>any egotistical notion of marking territory never happen, so that

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<v Speaker 2>Kermit remained based solely upon Jim's foundational original Kermit Gate Everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>I love it. Dave Chappelle and John Stewart will appear

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<v Speaker 2>together at a benefit for Yellow Springs Radio Station WYSO.

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<v Speaker 2>This benefit February thirteenth, that's like a week from now.

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<v Speaker 2>The general manager of the radio station says, we see

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<v Speaker 2>them as aligned, even though they're very different. They're two

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<v Speaker 2>of the most important voices calling out how dangerous it

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<v Speaker 2>is that First Amendment rights are being trampled, that we're

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<v Speaker 2>seeing censorship of important voices and legacy media capitulating to

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<v Speaker 2>the Trump administration. We are told the evening with Chappelle

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<v Speaker 2>and Stewart will have a talk show Vibe. The GM

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<v Speaker 2>said Chappelle has a list of friends he likes to

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<v Speaker 2>collaborate with, and John Stewart is on the list. In

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<v Speaker 2>John said yes immediately. Jimmy Kimmel told his viewers during

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<v Speaker 2>Bobby Slayton is in the Epstein files. This from Syracuse

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<v Speaker 2>dot Com, who report Bobby Slayton was regularly sending messages

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<v Speaker 2>Bobby Slayton's name appears in more than two thousand documents.

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<v Speaker 2>I've done two thousand episodes of this podcast. I think

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<v Speaker 2>I've mentioned Bobby Slayton twice, including dis mention some of

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<v Speaker 2>the correspondents. Thanks Jeffrey Epstein for letting Bobby Slayton stay

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<v Speaker 2>in which Slayton wrote, wish I was in NYC having

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<v Speaker 2>of comedy hell send Woodman my best. We are getting

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<v Speaker 2>from the past, I won't. Craig Ferguson was talking about

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<v Speaker 2>I'll just talk directly the people who watch it. Craig's

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<v Speaker 2>tour begins today. See that's why I can't bump. The

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<v Speaker 2>story begins today in Charlotte, North Carolina. The tour is

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<v Speaker 2>it a special. Craig says, I don't know if I

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<v Speaker 2>want to make any more stand up specials. I made

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<v Speaker 2>one a couple years ago and it turned out okay,

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<v Speaker 2>then if you ever look at it later, you go, ah,

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<v Speaker 2>I could have made that better by doing that. Jay Leno,

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<v Speaker 2>who some think is the worst person who ever lived,

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<v Speaker 2>Craig did not comment on that or not. Jay Leno

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<v Speaker 2>has never made a stand up special in fifty years,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't think he ever will. I kind of

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I hope somebody jokes aside. I hope

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<v Speaker 2>somebody has at least captured some jay Leno material, so

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<v Speaker 2>that someday, one hundred years from now we could see

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<v Speaker 2>what a jay Leno concert look like. Here's another story

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<v Speaker 2>that passed. Johnny Max says, I'm not allowed to bump.

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<v Speaker 2>British comedians Rob Beckett and Remesh Waggonnathan have tried their

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<v Speaker 2>hands at Bob's letting with Team Great Britain. Yes, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the Robin Ramesh first Team GB Winter Special in that

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<v Speaker 2>I have this dream that someday I'm going to hit

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<v Speaker 2>some friends of mine can be their beach volleyball team.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't done anything about this, but someday I will.

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<v Speaker 2>Lance Corporal Taylor Lawrence, who was training for second Olympics,

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<v Speaker 2>and jumped in with both feet. I see what you

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<v Speaker 2>It's always good when that happens. That makes me happy.

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<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow's show, like I said, we'll get into the Ander

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<v Speaker 2>super Bowl preview. A lot of comedians doing commercials. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk about that someday. I have a fantastic interview with

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<v Speaker 2>comedian Ismo. Ismo will be playing the Just for Last

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<v Speaker 2>Vancouver Comedy Festival. I had a lovely half hour conversation

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<v Speaker 2>with him the other day, So that'll be Sunday's episode.

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<v Speaker 2>Looking ahead to Vancouver. Friend of the show Mike Chisholm,

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<v Speaker 2>for Laughs hooked Mike up with some tickets. He's going

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<v Speaker 2>to hit some shows and report back to us. Plus

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to see David Letterman. And I told Mike

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<v Speaker 2>if he can come up with a David Letterman interview,

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<v Speaker 2>I will send him one Canadian dollar via Venmo. Get

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<v Speaker 2>it done, Mike. It's been such a busy week. I

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<v Speaker 2>really haven't commented too much on Comedy Survivor. Now, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a new listener, we're playing Comedy Survivor. We put

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen comedians on Comedy Island, and each week the listeners

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<v Speaker 2>are voting off one comedian. What you do is you

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<v Speaker 2>go to the Daily Comedy News podcast group. You'll find

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<v Speaker 2>a picture. This week's picture is me extinguishing the torch

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<v Speaker 2>of Ron White, and I love that. The listeners are like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you should have had Ron have a cigarette, or you

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<v Speaker 2>should ad him some potato salad, and like, Okay, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how much time you guys think I spend

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<v Speaker 2>on these bits. Voting ends at end of day today

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<v Speaker 2>so I can record the episodes on Friday. The results

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<v Speaker 2>of Comedy Survivor come out Monday's at noon. Easter. And

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<v Speaker 2>let me just skim here and just see how things

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<v Speaker 2>are trending. I see one vote for somebody whose name

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't come up before. H This seems to be a

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<v Speaker 2>to be yours. I scrolled down. Okay, looks like it's

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<v Speaker 2>a tight one. Some people are hanging back to see

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<v Speaker 2>which way. The group is going to see if they

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<v Speaker 2>can help vote someone out or perhaps steer the conversation

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<v Speaker 2>Very fascinating. Comedy Survivor. Go to the Facebook group Daily

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<v Speaker 2>you want off. Please make it super crystal clear so

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<v Speaker 2>somehow I'll vote off Joshmo. Let's just write Joshmo out

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<v Speaker 2>that way. It's nice and easy. We don't need a

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<v Speaker 2>group on the side, be like, hey, bro, you said

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<v Speaker 2>comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly

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<v Speaker 2>a legless war veteran Artemi a stan. It has been

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<v Speaker 2>hundred thousand rubles that's around thirty nine hundred dollars. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>of Christians with an off color joke he made about Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>which angered Orthodox nationalists. The crux of all this show

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<v Speaker 2>last year in March, the comedian joked about how an

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<v Speaker 2>being that the veteran had run over the comedian's foot. Apparently,

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<v Speaker 2>there is video of the joke's punchline, which shows fellow

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<v Speaker 2>but was arrested by police in Belarus and returned to

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<v Speaker 2>has nothing to do with comedy. This is just I'm

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<v Speaker 2>From the Daily Mail, a man sparked an evacuation at

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<v Speaker 2>a French hospital after doctors discovered an eight inch long

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<v Speaker 2>live World War One artillery shell in the man's rectum.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, the man was in the hospital. He had

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<v Speaker 2>The twenty four year old man was described as being

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<v Speaker 2>They figured out it was an artillery shell dating back

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<v Speaker 2>was no initial explanation as to why the shell ended

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<v Speaker 2>life that as she copy news for today Bye,