State of the Union - pre/post election & whatever...

[Bronshtein]

I suppose if you want use 'Comedian' loosely then Michael McIntyre?

Highest earning 'comedian' in the world currently according to some scale thought up by his PR people.

[JJCH nli]

Well, if you are going to resort to comedians in name only then I reckon Jim Davidson's yer man for Tory comic, thus proving right wingers just aren't funny.

On a slightly different tack, Danny Glover has risen immeasurably in my estimation.*He's been campaigning for a union contract at the Nissan plant in Missisipi. Apparently the only Nissan plants worldwide without Union agreements are in the US. Quelle surprise. Glover, it turns out, is a longtime supporter of the UAW.

I had a sneaking regard for him before bit mostly it was sympathy for having to work with Mel Gibson.

[Stantharg]

You're right about PJ O'Rourke. Some of his best stuff wasn't political; I think any comedian who focuses on political material from one perspective gets tiresome. I heard Alexi Sayle a few weeks ago - yes the first joke was funny, then it was just repetitive.

[Guest]

That guy's still kicking?

Well,kudos for longevity,anyway.

[Guest]

I suppose if you want use 'Comedian' loosely then Michael McIntyre?

Is Michael MacIntyre right wing?
Genuinely like to know. What has he said/done? I know his 'comedy' is of that safe, middle-class, conservative (small 'c') appeal, and for that (and his voice) I have always despised him.
If I knew he was a certified right-winger as well then I'd feel even more comfortable and justified in my intense dislike for him.

[kyotebue2]

Crowing, Rasmussen poll Trump 42-57 minus 15. It's the one Trump likes when he is at 50/50.

[Winnie]

Crowing, Rasmussen poll Trump 42-57 minus 15. It's the one Trump likes when he is at 50/50.

I don't recall you being allowed to Crow. I thought I was the one given permission when it went over 50.
Oh well. Old people and their memories.
Popularity polls like this are as relevant as Super Bowl scores before halftime. As I recall from the last one, the Pats were down at one point by 25. Who won the game?
At this point, we are halfway through the first quarter.

How can you put any credence in a poll that can vary by as much as 5 points in three days without much going on? Oh yes. It's "scientific".
Carry on.
Let me know what the polls say that sample their captive audience tomorrow, the day after Kim said he's not going to nuke Guam after all, but WATCH IT!
I'll ignore those polls too. Unless they go over 50 of course.

[Bronshtein]

I suppose if you want to use 'Comedian' loosely then Michael McIntyre?

Is Michael MacIntyre right wing?
Genuinely like to know. What has he said/done? I know his 'comedy' is of that safe, middle-class, conservative (small 'c') appeal, and for that (and his voice) I have always despised him.
If I knew he was a certified right-winger as well then I'd feel even more comfortable and justified in my intense dislike for him.

I suppose you need to define 'right wing'.

Unfunny throwback to mid seventies twee middle class suburban sit com humour that gently and covertly reinforces economic, class, racial and gender stereotypes from the 1950s-70s qualifies for me.

I don't know his politics and would be surprised if he is outside the mainstream of the Conservative Party: which puts him left wing Democrat in the States. But as a consciously 'safe' alternative to people like Stewart Lee I think he probably serves as right-ish wing.

And, I have to admit, I just find extremely punchable too.

If you want someone who thinks racism is still funny - then is Roy Chubby Brown still going?

[Altius-nli]

Trump just now said, "There are two sides to every story".

About Nazis.

Fucking unbelievable.

[kyotebue2]

Damn the Alt.Left if they had just not protested against the Nazis and been hit by a car...