Feb. 4, 2026

Nate Bargatze to Daytona 500, Dave Chappelle heading to Minnesota for show

Nate Bargatze to Daytona 500, Dave Chappelle heading to Minnesota for show
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Nate Bargatze is announced as the Grand Marshall for the 68th Daytona 500.

Dave Chappelle's upcoming Minnesota performance to 'stand with the community' is highlighted, alongside Bill Maher's critique of Chappelle’s free speech comments.

The show covers Gianmarco Soresi's new YouTube special, Jackie Fabulous' new Hulu special, and other comedy releases. Further, a Paul Schafer documentary produced by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien's return to hosting the Oscars, and Pandora's settlement with comedians are mentioned.

00:00 INate Bargatze's Daytona 500 Announcement
03:14 Dave Chappelle's Upcoming Shows and Controversies
04:23 Bill Maher vs. Dave Chappelle's Free Speech Debate
05:07 Comedy Specials and Releases
06:27 David Letterman to producer Paul Shaffer Documentary
07:51 Late Night and the Epstein Files
18:13 Trump's Comedy and Political Jokes
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Callaroga Shark Media.

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Very busy one today. Hello, I'm Johnny Mack with your

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daily comedy news from Daytona Beach. The new Grand Marshal

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of the sixty eighth running of the Daytona five hundred

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on Sunday, February fifteenth will be Nate Brighetzi. Nate's publicist

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stayed on top of Daytona with this fancy press release.

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The Grammy Award winning number one touring comedian in the

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world in two times Saturday Night Live host is now

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making the jump to the silver screen this spring with

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his first feature film. He created, Corote, produced and stars

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in the family friendly comedy The bread Winner for Tri

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Star Pictures, schedule to be released theatrically on May twenty nine,

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twenty twenty six. None of that mentions date Zona. The

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press release also gets in Widely known as the Nicest

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Man in stand up, Burghetti has become one of America's

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most beloved comedic voices. Blah blah blah. Is he widely

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known as the nicest man in stand up? I mean

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he seems nice. I'm sure he's lovely, but see widely

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known as that. It is through the phrase into Google.

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The Atlantic in twenty twenty one had the headline Nate

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Pergetzi's the nicest man in stand up.

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Now.

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I've never met Nate, but again, I think that Jeff

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Foxworthy is very, very nice. It seems everything's going back

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to that article and they are running with it. Anyway.

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We are told that his clever and wildly relatable storytelling

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has made him a favorite among fans of all ages,

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qualities that align perfectly with the excitement, tradition, and national

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spotlight of the Daytona five hundred. Frank Kelleher is president

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of the Daytona International Speedway and he said Nate Pergetzi's

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nationwide popularity, family friendly, humor, and authenticity and body the

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same spirit with a style that resonates with all. He'll

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bring a memorable spark to the command, amplifying the emotion

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and excitement of one of the biggest moments in motor sports.

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All the public's got it done. They want us to know.

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His most recent Netflix Specially Your Friend Nate Pergetzi is

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currently the most watched dan up special on Netflix in

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the past fifty two weeks. His Big Dumb Eyes World

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Tours set a record for biggest one year gross by

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a comedy perform in history and has broken over forty

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total arena attendance records. In addition to giving the command

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to fire up the engines, Nate will also participate in

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a fanned Q and a session in the fan zone

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that morning. I did Daytona a few times. I had

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a hot pass from serious xam. I'll wait till Daytona

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day to tell those stories because we have a lot

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to get to. Nate did win the Grammy and as

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part of the story they're selling us this week. During

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the pre show premiere ceremony, Nate was lounging on the

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couch under a blanket when he heard that he won

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his first Grammy. A video happened to be rolling as

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this announcement happened. Nate is covering his hands in disbelief.

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He seems so shocked that he doesn't even say anything

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during the video. After the ceremony, Nate posted the video

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that shows him reacting. Good thing somebody was rolling at camera.

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Nate said, I am honestly blown away and as surprised

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as the video shows. Thank you to all that I've

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ever been to a show or watch A special thank

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you to every comedian that's been part of my life.

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I love stand up comedy so much and so excited

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to see how stand up is exploding. Thank you to

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my family who's been so supportive of me, especially my

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beautiful wife Laura and our wonderful daughter Harper. God has

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truly blessed me with so much love and support around me. Now,

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I don't want you guys to think that I don't

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like Naperghazzi. I just overreact to press release e press releases,

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and boy, the publicists to earn their money on that one.

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What a yarn they are selling there. I'll give you

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an early hint for this week's comedy stock Market Dave Chappelle.

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Dave's going to return to Minnesota to quote, stand with

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a community. He'll be doing a performance at the Grand

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Casino Arena on February sixteenth. The announcement describes Dave's decision

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as an act of solidarity with a community. Quote at

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the center of events that you denied all Americans in

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defense of civil rights, human dignity, and the principles we

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claim the hold sacred, Amen, Dave. The press release says

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Dave's appearance reflects a quote decades long commitment to showing

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up for communities and crisis and using comedy as a

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force for connection and solidarity. I like this move a

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lot now. Interestingly, in July of twenty twenty two, Dave

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was scheduled to perform at First Avenue in Minneapolis. That's

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the place Bruce Springsteen showed up at last week. That

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show was moved to the Varsity Theater in an apparent

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reaction to Dave's transfer material. You may also recall that

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in twenty twenties, that long ago, Netflix released a special

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titled eight forty six, which featured Dave Chappelle talking about

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race in the wake of George Floyd's death. Eight forty

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six refers to the length of time George Floyd was

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pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer. Daves

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announced a couple other shows to tell you about those

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later in the week, one with John Stewart and a

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second one in San Francisco this weekend. But we'll get

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to that. Bill Maher shot back at Dave Chappelle on

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Friday's Real Time. Bill Maher asserted that he was right

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to mock Dave Chappelle for suggesting Saudi Arabia has freer

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speech of the United States. Mar said Dave Chappelle lashed

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out at me last month because I called him out

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for saying there was more free speech in Saudi Arabia

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than here. Well, I was right. What he said was stupid.

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Maer argued that the United States is a far different

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place than Saudi Arabia regarding free speech, quoting Bill Maher.

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If you don't believe me, try opening a lesbian art

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gallery there, or wearing a T shirt that says Jesus

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is the one True God. Ricky's right meeting Ricky Gervais.

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Celebrities don't know about the real world. I feel terrible.

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I'm a terrible, terrible host. I forgot to tell you

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guys for two days. I meant to tell you this

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when I recorded the Sunday Grammy segment. Anyway, John Marcos

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Areisi released a short fourteen minute set. It is on YouTube.

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It is called Shelf Life Volume two. I feel awful

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the publicists sent that over. I knew in advance and

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I just forgot to actually voice the story. Sorry, publicist.

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You know I love you. You know I love John Marco.

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John Marco has been named a Deadline comic set to

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break out into twenty twenty five. I think that happened,

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and he's been named by me twenty twenty six Comedian

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of the Year. I wrote that back to the publicist

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and she was like, wait, who said that. I'm like, oh,

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I did. She encouraged me to keep doing it. All right,

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let's hook that up with some views Shelf Life volume two.

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Jackie Fabulous has a new special on Hulu Today. In

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the special, titled You Can Leave, Jackie Fabulous tackles topics

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ranging from ex husband and diet pills, to menta pause

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and what people do. The Drive You Nuts. Also out

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on Hulu Today, Chris Spencer's new special, Goat Adjacent, presented

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by Kevin Hart's Heartbeat. Spencer touches on everything from marriage

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and family, aging, race, and his Jamaican roots. Some More

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has announced a Netflix special that one called Chandelier Fly

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that'll be out February seventeenth. So it looks like Netflix

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is starting to roll specials out again because Kat Williams

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is out on the tenth Tuesday specials are back. Baby.

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Some More is a special Chandelier Fly, filmed at the

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Gordon Theater in Detroit. She shares her takes on untimely death,

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celebrity scandals, and cell phone companies learning to mind their business.

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David Letterman will executive produce a Paul Schaeffer documentary. It

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is titled appropriately Say Hello to Our good Friend, Paul Schaeffer.

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David Letterman, in a statement, said, Paul Shaffer is a

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show business friend who became a real friend. A comedic

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partner who's quickness in timing saved me night after night.

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A composer, arranger and performer with endless range. His vast

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knowledge and list of collaborators in music make him a

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living rock and roll Hall of Fame. There's no one

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more worthy of an examination of his life and work.

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You may recall, Paul Schaeffer was the sidekick on Late

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Night with David Letterman, which launched in nineteen eighty two.

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We just missed the anniversary. I forgot to mention it.

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Paul was the leader of the World's Most Dangerous Band.

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Then in nineteen ninety three, after those meetings at NBC

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gave the Tonight Show to the Worst person who ever lived,

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Jay Leno, Dave headed over to CBS to host the

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Late Show. Paul went with him, and Paul was the

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leader of the CBS Orchestra. Paul Schaeffer said, any contribution

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I've been lucky enough to make to the world of

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music and comedy has only been possible thanks to my

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working alongside David Letterman. That's why worldwide pans joining to

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help tell my story as a dream I cannot wait

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to share with all of you. Conan O'Brien returns to

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host the Oscars on Sunday, March fifteenth, seven East four West.

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It'll be live on ABC and Hulu. Last year's Oscars

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were very well received and the reason for today's new

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story is the producers want us to know one hundred

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percent of the writers and producers are back. Full writing

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team is back, and plus they added former Conan writer

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Todd Levin. Pandora has settled with comedians in a legal

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dispute over spoken word content licensing. Nine comedians and their heirs,

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including George Lopez, Lewis Black, and the estates of Robin

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Williams and George Carlin, had been fighting since twenty twenty

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two to increase the royalties paid when their comedy is

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streamed on Pandora. There has been a confidential settlement. The

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comedian's lawyer said we settled amicably. Mystery Science Theater three

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thousand being revived again. I stumbled across this on my

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own as a civilian. I wasn't even doing show prep.

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I was just watching YouTube and I saw the announcement

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for the kickstarter. They want to produce four new episodes.

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The kickstarter in the first twenty four hours generated one

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point one to seven million dollars. The original goal of

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the kickstarter was to raise twenty grand. In celebration of

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the twentieth anniversary of riff Tracks, Shout Studios now owns

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the rights to MST three K. Shout has teamed up

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with Rifftracks to produce new episodes of the show that

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will see Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett return,

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both in front end behind the screen. The four movies

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that will be featured will be revealed over the course

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of the campaign. Nelson, Corbett and Murphy have been performing

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under the riff Tracks banner since two thousand and six.

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They often do Rifftracks live screenings, so it's nice to

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see that they're back involved in the MST three K verse.

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There was that weird Netflix season out there. Forget that ever, happened.

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Let's get back to the main continuity. MST three K

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launched on a Minneapolis the UHF station in nineteen eighty eight.

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Joel Hodgson previously revived the show via Kickstarter campaign in

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twenty fifteen. Was it that long ago season's eleven and

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twelve yeared on Netflix? It's ten years since the Netflix version?

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No way, I would have guessed like three wow, and

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then it was a thirteenth season on the online streaming platform.

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The gizmo Plex totally missed that Eddie Murphy's son and

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Martin Lawrence's daughter are having a baby. Eric Murphy and

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Jasmine Lawrence announced the news. They posted thank you Jesus

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for the greatest gift. One person commented having Eddie Murphy

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and Martin Lawrence as your godparents is life. Another comment

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said that maybe gonna be talented and funny as hell?

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All right? An item on Gossip Corner. I'm not playing

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the song because I do want to be serious here.

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I'm seeing this on a lot of social media. There

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is an alleged Jelayne Maxwell email asking famous sitcom star

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and comedian. So think of a famous comedian who had

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a sitcom? So, whoever you're imagining now. Well, apparently Julne

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invited famous sitcom star and comedian to the island. The

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email was shared as a screenshot in a Reddit community

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and has gone viral. In this post email, Jelayne Maxwell

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writes to Jeffrey Epstein, also, famous sitcom star and wife

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are going to be sailing around Saint t twenty six

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slash twenty seven. Can I organize for them to come

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to the island for lemonade? Jeffrey Epstein writes back, Yes,

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there is no proof that the famous comedian accepted the

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lemonade invitation or dinner, or had ever been to the island.

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That's just out there. John Stewart's name does appear in

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the Epstein files. On Monday's Daily Show, John said, of course,

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to get out of the story. I'm also in the files.

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We all searched our names, right, you.

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Guys in search your name? All right?

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Well, I yeah, no, I know whatever I am in

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the files. All right, this is actually true. I take

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you to the scene. It is midnight, August twenty ninth,

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twenty fifteen. Jeffrey Epstein lies wide awake, his mind turning

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with ideas. He juts a quick note to a producer

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named Barry Josephson, saying, I suggested to Woody.

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Y'all know which Woody.

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Right see Epstein Files. It ain't Harrelson, all right or

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the Cowboy Toy story, you know Rich Moonty returning quote,

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I suggested to Woody that he do an exclusive new

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stand up routine for either Apple TV or Amazon. Oh,

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Jeffrey Epstein always had his finger on the pulse of

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what America was clamoring for in twenty fifteen. But Barry Josephson,

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thinking like the out of the box television professional that

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he was, pitched this idea, this is true quote, make

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a true biographical experience with his stand up being the kapper.

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Somebody like John Stewart could host, slash narrate the biographical part.

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Excuse me, I am offended.

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Somebody like John Stewart, Poor John Stewart. My point is,

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do I have the offer or is this an audition.

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With the big document dumb? All the late night hosts

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have weigh in. John Stewart said, there have been consequences

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for none of these dudes. They've been on the plane,

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they've been on the island, they've been to his house,

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they've given creepy cards with pubic care. They've been accused

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by a multitude of women of multitude of wrongdoings and

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nothing has happened to any of them. I gotta be honest,

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I'm just not sure anyone's going to be held accountable

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for any of this. Oh except Prince Andrew. Oh, Prince

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Andrew stripped of the title Prince. W Ooh, such a penalty.

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I guess here I'll plug.

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Yeah, We've been talking about that a lot on Palace Intrigue.

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Palace Intrigue and the writer for that, and we talk

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about the royal family every day, and Prince Andrew and

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Sarah Ferguson and keeping me quite busy. Back to comedy,

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Stewart said, Look, man, we always knew that the people

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at DJ releasing these documents weren't on a fact finding mission.

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They were running interference. And the guy that the running

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interference for seems very satisfied with these results.

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Jimmy Kimmel, I think we've done like eight or nine

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hundred Monday shows. I don't know that we've ever had

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more madness to go through. There's so much. I'll start

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with what we know on Friday morning, the ironically titled

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Department of Justice release about half of the Epstein files.

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They're supposed to release all of them on December nineteenth

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of last year. That obviously didn't happen. They claimed they

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needed time to redact the names of the victims, but

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whether intentionally or as a result of incompetence, or a

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combination of both, they released thousands of files that did

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not have the names or photos of many of the

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victims redacted. But they did do a pretty decent job

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of redacting the names of the victimizers. There are many

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disturbing accounts of questionable activity and emails, notes, text messages,

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et cetera, and about a lot of famous people, including

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Bill Gates, Steve Bennon, Richard Branson, and of course Donald Trump.

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It would seem that some other famous people, including Elon

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Musk and Howard Lutnick, the Commerce Secretary, may not have

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been telling the whole truth about their actions with Jeffrey Epstein.

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It is clear that Prince Andrew is royally, which is

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you know, it's a term you hear a lot, but

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rarely when it is literally true.

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And most of all, it is so.

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Bananas that the guy who's in charge of releasing all

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these files and redacting all this evidence is Donald Trump's

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own personal defense attorney. You know, when Trump was convicted

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of thirty four felony council fraud, Todd Blanche was his lawyer.

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Now Todd Blanche is the gatekeeper to the Epstein files

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and the woman who could give us clarity on who

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did what. Julane Maxwell is now doing yoga in a

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country club detention center because Todd Blanche moved her to

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one for reasons that he still hasn't explained to anyone.

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into the election headquarters in Georgia, arresting journalists like Don Lemon,

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who is here with us tonight, suddenly setting down in

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the Kennedy Center for two years calling for nationalized elections,

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My head is spinning. I guess that's the point, But

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my gud, remember when Trump was threatening to invade Greenland.

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We're living in dog ears now and it's only going

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to get nuttier. And now that this new batch of

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Epstein files is out, the Distracto Mattock is cranked all

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Up Stein Vilbert did a lengthy monologue. Here are excerpts

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from it. I have made some edits to this four pacing.

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Because on Friday morning, the Justice Department released its largest

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batch of Epstein documents, which totals over three million pages.

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Three million.

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Is a lot of pages, and it's three million pages

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of just terrible stuff. Folks out there are still slogging

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through all the files, but they implicate a who's who

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of powerful men, including everyone from tech titans to Wall

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Street power brokers. Yes, there's one prominent guy who is

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in there, prominently because President Donald Trump is mentioned more

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than one thousand times, and the New York Times found

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fifty three hundred files with references to Trump and more

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than thirty eight thousand references to Trump, his wife and

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Mara a Lago thirty eight thousand references. That seems low, Frank, Obviously,

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this is the biggest story imaginable. But for some reason

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it isn't what is detailed in those three million pages

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or allegations of some of the cruelest, most depraved crimes

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against women and kids involving some of the most powerful

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men on planet Earth.

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Seth Myers said, we're living in magas warped world where

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everything is upside down and nothing matters except who has

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power and who does not. They hail violent January sixth

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rioters as heroes and call peaceful protesters domestic terrorists. The

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government rounds up children and families and citizens and claims

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they're going after the worst of the worst, while at

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the same time they cover up for wealthy and powerful

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elites named in the emails of a guy who was

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actually the worst of the worst. Late Nighter points out

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that even Saturday Night Live was mentioned in the Epstein

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files some quick hits there in twenty sixteen, the day

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after SNL aired a cold open in which Alec Baldwin's

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Donald Trump was visited by John Goodman's Rex Tillerson and

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Beck Bennett's Vladimir Putin. Epstein appears to have emailed a

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Variety article about the sketch to billionaire Tom Pritzker. Twenty eighteen,

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Fred Armison portrayed Michael Wolf. Epstein filed off an email

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to the real Wolf with his review SNL was great.

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Late Nighter recaped several other SNL mentions in the files

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and from the Washington Post. Donald Trump told some jokes

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the Washington Post tells us Trump was addressing the Afalfa Club.

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Some members of the club are known to be in

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opposition to the president. The president's jokes included and of

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course he told them better than I will. So many

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people in the room I hate most of you. I like,

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who in the hell thought this was going to happen.

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The President joked he might have to cut the speech

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short because he needed to watch the invasion of Greenland, joking,

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We're not gonna invade Greenland, We're gonna buy it. It's

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never been my intention to make Greenland the fifty first state.

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I want to make Canada the fifty first state. Greenland

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will be the fifty second state. Venezuela can be the

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fifty third. Currently, the President pointed to Kevin Worsh, nominee

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to be the next FED chairman. The president joked, if

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he does a lower interest rates, I'm suing his ass off.

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Trump took a beat for timing and jagged it with

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I'm kidding. Later in the day, the President was asked

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by reporters about the comments. The President explained, it's a roast,

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it's a comedy night. Apparently, the president joked that he

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thought Conda Leeza Rice would be the first female president,

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and his joke never in a million years when I've

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thought Joe Biden would beat her to it. The President

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also told reporters I had the nastiest, most vicious joke

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about John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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If you think I'm going to tell that joke, you

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can forget it. I'm going to kiss his ass for

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a long time. That's your comedy, is for it today?

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Oh boy? All right, I'll see you tomorrow.