Matt and Lisa are joined in this episode by Doug J. Balloon, the creator of the New York Times Pitchbot parody Twitter account for a definitely not-safe-for-work discussion about all the news of the week, including Conan O’Brien’s assertion that Donald Trump made comedy monologues a lot harder, very serious allegations being lobbed at Russell Brand, and Trump’s totally bizarre cult musical performance at his latest speech.
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00:22 — Conan O'Brien says Trump broke comedy
04:10 — Russell Brand faces sex assault allegations
13:56 — NBC's Kristen Welker fails in Trump interview
22:01 — Trump playing cult music in his speechs now
27:53 — Bill Maher & Drew Barrymore shamed into canceling shows
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Doomscroll #010: Did Trump 'break' political comedy?