I regret saying this, but I enjoyed his standup comedy when I was a teen/young adult in the late 80s, early 90s. I’ve grown since then. The last time I tried re-listening to his early schtick I couldn’t believe I ever enjoyed him.
I think it helps when comedy isn’t slathered in a thick layer of vitriol. It was dripping from her entire “act.”
Also, it tends to only ever be “comedy” when it’s not perceived the way they intended. FOX “News” is normally her safe space.
I read her expression at the end to be less, “I said something horrible on FOX” than, "I said something horrible enough to be called out on FOX"
Actually I give that one a pass.
The title had been changed in new editions though the rhyme is still in the book. The rhyme is there for structural reasons and that structure is very successful. One of her neatest works.
Also, all the dead people are sleazy Brits.
You know, it’s funny, because whenever a Republican politician gets caught with his pants down and consequently resigns, it’s invariably to “spend more time with his family”.
I’ve always believed that it was a calculation for him. At some point, he realized that his career was going nowhere and that there were too many lefties in his business, so he switched to the rightwing track, and a whole bunch of conservative venues opened up that had little to no competition. He managed to extend his career by a good 20 years, even if it meant alienating 50% of his audience. I mean, it worked for Rush Limbaugh, and Joe Rogan seems to be following in the same footsteps.
Oh the cringing, so much cringing. Agreed on “At least it was a real apology, though.”
As someone who has a (very accommodating and well behaved) cat that needs to be diapered every night, and has pointed out that diapering is a little different on someone furry who runs at 15 mph, jumps 5 ft in the air, and wears diapers with a big tail hole…I would still never even think that caring for a cat was comparable to caring for a child, sick or not.
Yeah I realllly don’t understand why this sort of shit is tolerated on news networks. Even if it is someone I hated, what the hell makes this sort of rant ok. I mean on a comedy show, ok, kinda boring, but ok. But if you are purporting to be NEWS…
Fox News did once attempt to create a comedic news show, envisioned as something akin to a conservative version of The Daily Show, back in 2007. It was about as funny as one might guess and greeted with terrible reviews and poor ratings. It was mercifully cancelled after a handful of episodes.
