For one glorious night “Late Show” fans didn’t know what Stephen Colbert would say.
The hard-Left comedian’s July 8 show, the first following President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, shook up the formula.
Trump bad. Biden blameless.
Colbert couldn’t ignore Biden’s gargantuan flaws now. So what “Late Show” viewers saw was the first time the host teed off on the Democratic leader.
Those days are over now that Biden is stepping aside. Naturally.
It’s why fair-minded people turn to rebel comedians for political humor. Tim Dillon isn’t putting his thumb on the comedic scale. He’s shooting from the hip without a care if it hurts Democrats or Republicans.
Here’s a perfect example.
Andrew Schulz took that approach to the Nth level this week. He posted an encapsulated version of his “Flagrant” podcast rant that captured the last few weeks in shockingly funny details.
Edgy. Smart. Outrageous. Truthful. Isn’t that what we crave from political comedians? Except you won’t find it on CBS, HBO or Netflix. Just your favorite podcast provider.
Schultz skewered President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and more in the whipsmart monologue.
No rules. No prisoners. Just observations that ring true.
“Surely the Dems, the party that calls Trump the ‘end of democracy,’ surely they allowed the voters to choose Kamala, right? What? No? Wait, there’s no right to choose? Guys, this is a presidential election, not a woman’s body in Oklahoma…” he said.
“It feels like the Democrats dragged Biden’s lifeless corpse through the campaign long enough to avoid a primary so they can place whoever they wanted as the nominee, and that’s about as democratic as ‘North Korea’s Got Talent,’” he cracked before taking a quasi-serious turn.
“This just doesn’t feel right. And that’s the problem. Nothing feels right. We have officially entered the post-truth age. We can’t trust the media. We can’t trust the government. We can’t trust the pharmaceutical industry. We can’t even trust the food we eat. So who can you trust?” he asked.
“Me. Your good friend Schulzy.” he said with a grin.
It’s a joke. Or is it? Is a comedian with an anachronistic mustache really more reliable than CNN’s Jake Tapper for White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre?
That’s rhetorical.
“Before we bitch, whine and complain, just remember. Like it or not, This is what we asked for,” he said, summing up. “We wanted fast content that makes us feel good. We want politicians who lie to us. We want sugary food to fill us up and pills to slim us down. We don’t want what’s good for us. We want what’s convenient. So we made our bed. Might as well get comfy. Sleep tight.”
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