Roseanne Barr is set to produce and then star in a new comedy special for Fox Nation — her first comedy stand-up special in 16 years.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roseanne-barr">69-year-old</a> actress and comedian&#8217;s show will be titled, &#8220;A Roseanne Comedy Special&#8221; and it is set to debut early in 2023 on the Fox News subscription streaming platform, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/roseanne-barr-fox-nation-comedy-special-1235378023/">Variety reported</a> in a piece published Tuesday.
&#8220;Roseanne is a comedy icon whose humor connects with the American audience like no other,&#8221; Jason Klarman, president of Fox Nation, shared in a statement. &#8220;Her ability to channel the challenges of everyday people and find the humor in it all has earned her the passionate following of millions of dedicated fans.&#8221;
&#8220;We are thrilled to add her comedy special exclusively to the Fox Nation catalog,&#8221; the statement added.
A statement from Fox Nation to <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/09/roseanne-barr-fox-nation-special-1235122921/">Deadline magazine</a> about the special read that it, &#8220;will feature Ms. Barr&#8217;s signature comedic take on a variety of topics, with no subject off limits.&#8221;
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Roseanne Barr has announced her comeback special, “A Roseanne Comedy Special,” will debut in early 2023 on Fox News&#39; subscription streaming platform Fox Nation. <a href="https://t.co/ROqZYJmwjU">https://t.co/ROqZYJmwjU</a>
&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1572259617975025665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In 2018, Barr was fired from the reboot of her incredibly popular ABC series &#8220;Roseanne,&#8221; following a tweet that was quickly labeled racist. The show was canceled and the series later came back to the network without her, retitled &#8220;The Conners.&#8221;
She recently spoke about that tweet — which read, &#8220;muslim brotherhood &amp; planet of the apes had a baby&#8221; — and was aimed at former White House senior adviser to President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/any-tweet-that-was-not-i-love-hillary-clinton-i-got-a-call-for-roseanne-barr-documentary-explores-how-she-was-canceled">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;I shoulda not did it, but by God, I was really pissed that day,&#8221; Barr explained. &#8220;I did something I wouldn&#8217;t do if I hadn&#8217;t been on that Ambien. It makes you do a lot of crazy s***.&#8221;
She later issued an apology on Twitter, but the show was still taken off the air.
&#8220;I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans,&#8221; Barr tweeted at the time. &#8220;I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste.&#8221;
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/any-tweet-that-was-not-i-love-hillary-clinton-i-got-a-call-for-roseanne-barr-documentary-explores-how-she-was-canceled">&#8216;Any Tweet That Was Not &#8216;I Love Hillary Clinton,&#8217; I Got A Call For&#8217;: Roseanne Barr Documentary Explores How She Was Canceled</a>

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Comedian <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-oliver/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Oliver</a> found himself on the wrong side of censors in the United Kingdom after he chose to include jokes about the late <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/my-bad-lol-cbs-journalist-deletes-tweet-calling-ailing-queen-oppressive-ruler-just-before-she-dies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queen Elizabeth II</a> on his HBO show following her death.
Sky News, which is owned by Comcast, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/13/john-olivers-queen-elizabeth-death-jokes-censored/?_ga=2.159783357.1098613337.1662927561-759879088.1656273426" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cut out a short segment</a> of the British comedian&#8217;s monologue during which he made several jokes about the overall response to the late queen&#8217;s passing. Queen Elizabeth II passed away at her summer home in <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/operation-unicorn-is-underway-heres-what-changed-when-queen-elizabeth-died-in-scotland/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland</a>, Balmoral Castle, late last week.
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&#8220;But obviously, we need to start with the UK, which is clearly still reeling from the shocking death of a 96-year-old woman from natural causes,&#8221; Oliver segued to the queen after opening with a joke about the president of Chile.
&#8220;It is a big moment which, for some reason, absolutely everyone felt that they had to weigh in on from Crazy Frog, which tweeted out ‘RIP the Queen’ and a candle emoji … to Domino’s UK which posted, &#8216;Everyone at Domino’s joins the nation and the world in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts and condolences are with the royal family,'&#8221; Oliver continued.
&#8220;Which, I guess, is nice, although if the world is mourning, they should maybe tell the U.S. Domino’s account, whose most recent tweet as of this taping is &#8216;if ur reading this it means u need pizza like to confirm,'&#8221; Oliver said, adding, &#8220;Get your f***ing house in order, Domino’s! A LADY IS DEAD.&#8221;
Oliver then pivoted to use the news of the queen&#8217;s death to attack Britain&#8217;s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss — with whom the queen had met just 48 hours prior to her passing.
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One clue that new Conservative British Prime Minister Liz Truss might be the real deal when it comes to her right-leaning polices is that vile John Oliver despises her. The leftist HBO host on Sunday seethed that she&#39;s &quot;Margaret Thatcher if she were high on glue !&quot; <a href="https://t.co/KftQuH8JGg">pic.twitter.com/KftQuH8JGg</a>
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&#8220;The Queen’s death is sadly not the only traumatic event that Britain has had to deal with this week, because on Tuesday, Liz Truss, basically Margaret Thatcher if she were high on glue, became its new prime minister,&#8221; Oliver said.
He continued to go after Truss in the moments that followed, adding, &#8220;The nicest thing the Queen of England ever did for anyone was die the week that woman became prime minister!&#8221;
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How much is John Oliver a hater of all things conservative? After a free market clip of new Brit PM Liz Truss, he snarled, &quot;The nicest thing the Queen of England ever did for anyone was die the week that woman became prime minister!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/x8BYErk4mn">pic.twitter.com/x8BYErk4mn</a>
&mdash; Scott Whitlock (@ScottJW) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJW/status/1569420573268140033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Oliver took home an <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/12/emmys-2022-winners-list-live-updates-with-all-the-nominees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emmy Award</a> on Monday night for Outstanding Variety Talk Series.

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British TV Network Censors Comedian John Oliver’s Jokes About Queen Elizabeth II

British TV Network Censors Comedian John Oliver's Jokes About Queen Elizabeth II

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedy">Comedian</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/netflix">Netflix</a> star David A. Arnold died Wednesday at the age of 54.
The funnyman was only three shows into his Pace Ya Self four month national comedy tour when it happened, per the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/08/comedian-and-netflix-star-david-a-arnold-dead-at-54/">New York Post</a>. He died “from natural causes” at his home, according to his family. He is survived by his wife Julie Harkness and their two daughters, Anna-Grace and Ashlyn.
Arnold was best known for serving as showrunner for Nickelodeon’s “That Girl Lay Lay” and being a producer on the “Fuller House” reboot. He also starred in the 2019 comedy special “David A. Arnold: Fat Ballerina.”
His second special, “It Ain’t For The Weak,” which was produced by Kevin Hart, came to Netflix this July.
“It is with great sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of our husband, father, brother and friend, David A. Arnold,” the comedian’s family told the LA Times in a statement. “David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes.”
It continued, “Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time, as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss.”
One week before his death, Arnold had a conversation with Jalen Rose at The Post about his comedy inspiration. He said he did poorly at his first open mic night, but was inspired to try again thanks to comedian D.L. Hughley.
“And the next thing you know, I was a comedian,” Arnold said. “And that’s when I realized: You gotta bomb. You got to take it in the face and you still got to want to do it.”
Friends took to social media to share their sadness over his passing.
“Devastated to hear of the passing of David A. Arnold. He was a beloved member of our Fuller House writing team, one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever seen &amp; an all-around wonderful man,” TV writer and producer Bryan Behar wrote. “David was finally experiencing the fruits of decades of work. May his memory be a blessing.”
“One of Cleveland’s finest has left the stage and way too soon. 54 is too young. #RIP @DavidAArnold This does not feel real,” actress Yvette Nicole Brown shared on her Twitter.
“I’ve known you for 20 years. An amazing human and comic. Heartbroken @DavidAArnold,” Bobby Lee wrote.

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Stand-up comedians dream of landing a sitcom to call their own.
Think “Seinfeld,” “The King of Queens,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The Jamie Foxx Show” and many more. Others set their sights on a more illustrious prize.
An Academy Award.
That means leaving some of their comedy tics behind to fully inhabit a role. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/six-comedians-who-kill-as-dramatic-actors">We’ve noted a half-dozen comedians</a> who did just that, but the list of funny-people-turned-serious is longer than one article can convey.
The following stars have yet to take home a coveted Oscar, but for some it’s only a matter of time.
<h3>Steve Carell</h3>
The “Daily Show” alum struck comedy gold with 2005’s “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” which he co-wrote with former comedy king Judd Apatow. That same year he began anchoring the American version of “The Office,” making Michael Scott the embodiment of corporate foolishness.
He could have kept making us laugh. Instead, he veered into more dramatic fare with sublime results. His performance in 2014’s “Foxcatcher,” based on a chilling true story, shocked longtime fans. He earned his first Oscar nomination for the startling career shift.
The victory fueled Carell&#8217;s cravings. So, in between a disappointing two-season run of Netflix’s “Space Force,” he brought a Matt Lauer-like figure to life in “The Morning Show,” Apple TV+‘s most celebrated drama.
Now, Carell is part of “The Patient,” FX’s pitch-black drama following the star’s character, a therapist, who is kidnapped by a serial killer.
<h3>Bill Murray</h3>
The “Saturday Night Live” superstar hungered for dramatic work early in his career. Fans weren’t ready for it, though, and his turn in 1984’s “The Razor’s Edge” failed to light the box office aflame. The culture wasn’t ready to stop laughing at him, nor were film critics of the time.
So Murray went back to funny business, carving out an impressive run of hits courtesy of &#8220;Ghostbusters,&#8221; “What About Bob?” and, of course, “Groundhog Day.”
That dramatic itch never went away, though. He dove headfirst into sobering fare with 2003’s “Lost in Translation,” playing a fading star who makes a soulful connection with a young woman (Scarlett Johansson).
The film’s raucous reception, including a nomination for Best Actor, gave him the opportunity to finally embrace a two-track career – serious work like “Get Low” and “Broken Flowers” and films that play to his comedic strengths like “St. Vincent,” and “Zombieland” along with several Wes Anderson features.
<h3>Melissa McCarthy</h3>
This “Gilmore Girls” standout stole the 2011 ensemble comedy “Bridesmaids,” no mean feat given she shared the screen with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Rose Byrne. That sparked McCarthy’s solo career, which began with promise (“Spy,” “The Heat”) before sputtering (“Thunder Force,” “Life of the Party”) in recent years.
She shrewdly sought and snagged meatier roles to hedge against comic failure and the industry’s woke revolution. “The Kitchen” proved a late 2019 flop, but “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” earned McCarthy a well-deserved Oscar nomination.
Her subsequent turn in “The Starling” showed that her ability in performance was no fluke, but the Netflix original packed too many cringe moments for McCarthy to shine.
<h3>Eddie Murphy</h3>
“Delirious.” “Raw.” 
Two iconic comedy specials, one 20-something genius. Naturally, the “Saturday Night Live” alum took his skills to the big screen, and in a short span delivered an impressive of blockbusters: “48 Hrs.,” “Trading Places,” and “Beverly Hills Cop.”
Murphy had talent to burn, but he only used a fraction of it in careful script curation over various career stretches. Mediocre fare like “Daddy Day Care,” “The Adventures of Pluto Nash” and “Dr. Dolittle” hardly deserved a comedy icon’s attention, to be kind.
His career got the turbo boost it needed in 2006 with “Dreamgirls.” Murphy snagged his first and only Oscar nomination for the film, showcasing the full range of his dramatic repertoire. He has renewed his devotion to comedies since then, but delivered powerful turns in the otherwise generic “Mr. Church” as well as in “Dolemite Is My Name”’s introspective scenes.
<h3>Michael Keaton</h3>
Tim Burton selected “Mr. Mom,” of all actors, to play the Dark Knight in 1989’s “Batman.” The analog version of Comic-Con Nation lost its collective mind. It obviously hadn’t seen “Clean and Sober” the previous year.
Keaton set the funny shtick aside to play an addict trying to kick his deadly habits. The part showcased his range, and rage — two qualities that made his Bat films memorable.
That DC Comics pivot sustained him for a spell before he faded from the A-list. He came roaring back in films like “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” his first Best Actor nomination to date, and “Spotlight,” but even his lesser-known dramas (like “The Founder”) deserve audience attention.
<h3>Bill Burr</h3>
He’s one of the funniest stand-ups alive, an apolitical jester who calls out the woke mind virus. Burr isn’t satisfied with being in comedy’s rarefied air, though. He’s been landing small parts for a while now, a thug here (“Breaking Bad”), an anti-hero there (“The Mandalorian”).
His best role, to date, came via “The King of Staten Island.” Yes, it’s technically a comedy from fading superstar Judd Apatow, but Burr’s character offers a serious arc that steals the show from star Pete Davidson.
Burr’s Boston upbringing gives the character, a firefighter trying to woo Marisa Tomei, a welcome brew of grit and wisdom.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Comedian Tiffany Haddish is breaking her silence on the pending <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-abuse">sexual abuse</a> lawsuit against her and fellow <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedy">comedic star</a> Aries Spears.
“I know people have a bunch of questions. I get it. I’m right there with you,” Haddish shared on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CiIKTS2Pdcx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D">Instagram</a>. 
“Unfortunately because there is an ongoing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit">legal case</a>, there’s very little that I can say right now. But, clearly, while this sketch was intended to be comedic, it wasn’t funny at all — and I deeply regret having agreed to act in it. I really look forward to being able to share a lot more about this situation as soon as I can.”
Her response comes after a lawsuit was filed last week alleging that Haddish and Spears acted inappropriately toward plaintiffs Jane Doe, now 22, and her younger brother John Doe, now 14, while filming two comedy sketches filmed when they were children.
The clip in question is a sketch comedy skit called “The Mind of a Pedophile,” which was posted to the site Funny or Die but removed in 2018. 
As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiffany-haddish-aries-spears-accused-of-child-sex-abuse-in-lawsuit-both-deny-claims">reported</a>, John Doe “spends most of the video clad only in his underwear” while Spears looks at him longingly. The camera also zooms in on his private parts while he’s playing. In one scene, Spears massages baby oil on the child suggestively. He also has the child John playing with a train in way that suggests phallic masturbation. Finally, there’s a scene where Spears smokes a cigarette while watching the child naked in a bath.
The suit further alleges that Jane was encouraged by Spears and Haddish to mimic oral sex for a comedy skit in 2013. The plaintiff says she was forced to watch a skit of coeds “moaning and making sexual noises” as they both ate a sub sandwich “in a manner that simulated the act of fellatio.”
“I tried to mimic what they wanted me to mimic, but it still came out just super uncomfortable,” Jane told the Daily Beast, who reported on the lawsuit. “I knew when I left the booth that I didn’t complete what they wanted me to do.”
Spears has still not made any public comments on the pending lawsuit.
A previous version of this article called the sketch &#8220;Through a Pedophile&#8217;s Eyes&#8221; based on a Daily Beast report that was later corrected.

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‘Wasn’t Funny At All’: Tiffany Haddish Breaks Silence On Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Regarding ‘The Mind Of A Pedophile’ Sketch

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Actor and comedian <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/rob-schneider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Schneider</a> doubled down on his recent comments, saying again that he would stand up for what he believed in no matter what the cost and no matter what might happen to his career as a result.
Schneider shared a tweet on Wednesday showing a selfie he had taken from a stage, with the audience behind him, his smile wide.
&#8220;I prioritize supporting a country that provides the same Freedoms for my children that made my career possible. This legacy to me is more important to me than the next chapter of my career. Love, Rob,&#8221; the caption read.
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I prioritize supporting a country that provides the same Freedoms for my children that made my career possible. This legacy to me is more important to me than the next chapter of my career. Love, Rob <a href="https://t.co/DsQiIaSnoe">pic.twitter.com/DsQiIaSnoe</a>
&mdash; Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobSchneider/status/1564997774558445570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Schneider&#8217;s tweet came on the heels of his interview with longtime conservative pundit and radio host Glenn Beck — whom he told on &#8220;The Glenn Beck Podcast&#8221; that he was &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-dont-care-about-my-career-rob-schneider-says-hes-absolutely-willing-to-lose-everything/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">absolutely</a>&#8221; prepared to give up everything he had to stand for what he believed was right.
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&#8220;Are you willing to lose it all for what you believe?&#8221; the veteran host pulled no punches in asking the question.
And Schneider did not hesitate even for a second in his response: &#8220;Absolutely. Because if we don’t have it, then we have nothing.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m not — I don’t care about my career anymore,&#8221; the comedian continued. &#8220;I care about my children’s — the country they’re going to live in.&#8221;
Schneider went on to tell a story about American fighter pilots in World War II who, in the early days of the European campaign, had lost a number of their fellow pilots. They went to see the Air Force chaplain — who at the time would have belonged to the Army Air Corps — and asked him why they should continue to fly even as their friends were being blown out of the sky.
The chaplain, he said, explained that the world had come out of the Dark Ages — and that the war they were fighting was all that could prevent it from slipping back into those dark times.
&#8220;So they all flew,&#8221; Schneider said then, and after a long pause, Beck responded.
&#8220;And we are there again,&#8221; he said, suggesting that dark times were once again encroaching.
&#8220;Yeah, and it requires a new set of fliers,&#8221; Schneider agreed.

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Rob Schneider Doubles Down: ‘I Prioritize Supporting A Country That Provides The Same Freedoms For My Children’

Rob Schneider Doubles Down On 'Supporting A Country That Provides The Same Freedoms For My Children'

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Even the heartiest cultural warrior needs to take a knee now and then.
There can be no doubt. The Left’s aggressive attacks on western society demand a response. The days of kissing the kids goodnight and letting someone else fight the Culture Wars are gone.
However, every participant in battle periodically needs a break. Sometimes a perfectly timed laugh is exactly what the doctor ordered.
With that in mind, here are six podcasts that offer just that. And, if the conversation does steer into the political realm, you know it won’t choose sides or will swiftly veer back toward the next punch line.
The Pete And Sebastian Show
Sebastian Maniscalco is one of the funniest stand-up comedians around, and his mostly clean act brims with gags inspired by his Chicago roots. His physical shtick adds to the hilarity, helping him repeatedly sell out New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Pete Correale has a lower profile, but he’s no slouch in the comedy dept. He’s a blue-collar stand-up with solid TV writing chops (“Kevin Can Wait,” “The Crew”).
“Pete and Sebastian’s” cast offers a sublime respite from the Culture Wars. The family men riff on life, their careers, and parenthood. No detail is too small, and their camaraderie is infectious. It’s like eavesdropping on two very funny uncles at a family gathering. This show is unapologetically male, with the comedians filtering life through the masculine perspective.
One senses they lean to the Right, or at least aren’t reflexively liberal. Their laser focus on comedy, and the foibles of modern life, always come first.
Fly On The Wall With Dana Carvey And David Spade
It’s painful to see a comic institution like “Saturday Night Live” devolve to just another DNC showcase. That’s exactly where the modern “SNL” exists today, aiming at GOP-friendly targets and adhering to comedy’s woke by-laws.
The show’s rebellious roots, dating back to the 1970s, are nowhere to be found.
However, two of the show’s most adored alums are here to remind us of those earlier antics. Carvey and Spade take us back to the ‘90s-era “SNL,” when they made us howl along with Adam Sandler, Jan Hooks, Rob Schneider, and Chris Farley.
The show invites “SNL” alums to share their memories of the show right from the source. They laugh over old times, reveal how beloved sketches came to be, and share how the mercurial nature of the show led timeless sketches.
The Chip Chipperson Podacast
No, that’s not a typo. Jim Norton’s hilarious alter ego, self-defined comic maestro Chip Chipperson, oversees a raucous “Podacast.” Co-host Xia Anderson keeps the conversation rolling, be it with guests like radio legend Anthonia Cumia or a parade of stand-up comics.
It’s R-rated banter, full stop, but there’s an innocence permeating through the mayhem which leavens the vulgarity. Plus, Chipperson’s oversized ego, combined with a lack of show biz finesse, offers the perfect running gag.
Norton disappears behind his Chip Chipperson character, a transformation that gives the show its giddy anchor.
The Tim Dillon Show
Remember Howard Stern 1.0? He said the craziest things sans filter, trusting the audience to separate the milquetoast family man from radio’s raging Id.
Dillon’s podcast may be the closest example of what Stern might sound like today if he hadn’t lost his creative mojo (and free speech fighting spirit). Dillon is outrageous to the core, a keen-eyed wit who skewers American culture in a way few others can duplicate. His candor conveys both smart and silly, and his take on the latest headlines continually surprises us.
He might lean to the Right but he won’t take sides in the political fray.
He’ll play Devil’s Advocate one minute, then take the wrong side in a moral argument the next, all to keep his audience guessing. It’s just jokes, everyone, and Dillon is one of the few comedians today who lives by that essential creed.
Club Random
Bill Maher talks politics every Friday on his HBO perch, but it’s clear he needed a break from the news cycle. So the “Real Time with Bill Maher” host created “Club Random,” a casual interview podcast that steers clear of the latest news.
The show focuses on comedy, first and foremost, and when a conversation veers toward a certain Orange Man, the host yanks on the parking brake. He still might break into a signature rant, but it’s often about broader cultural issues like the <a href="https://lastnighton.com/2022/08/15/bill-maher-americas-students-dont-know-anything/">state of modern education</a>.
What’s left? A seasoned comic who has done and said it all, cracking wise with fellow funny people whose tongues may be loosened by an alcoholic beverage (or two).
Victory The Podcast
“Entourage” ran for eight successful seasons on HBO. Today, the show’s wish fulfillment storyline, and cadre of successful straight white males, wouldn’t pass muster in our woke age. It may explain why audiences are flocking to “Victory,” the podcast honoring the long-running show.
“Entourage” creator Doug Ellin is joined by show mainstays like Kevin Dillon (Johnny Drama) and Kevin Connolly (Vince Chase’s best bud “E”) along with other special guests. Together, they crack wise, reminisce about classic show episodes, and avoid the politics du jour as much as possible.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Toto – Fun, Apolitical Comedy Podcasts

Six Apolitical Comedy Podcasts To Give Us All A Break

Podcast

We can’t say comedians Luis J. Gomez and Aaron Berg didn’t warn us.
The no-holds-barred comics dubbed their current tour “Offend Everyone.” And, if you’re heard either of their respective podcasts or stand-up material, you know that’s no bluff.
Gomez founded the GaS Digital Podcast Network, a platform immune from comedy scolds and woke warriors alike. Berg, former co-host of “In Hot Water&#8221; on Compound Media, delivers laughs without guardrails, like his bawdy guide to life dubbed “Mr. Manners: Proper Etiquette for the Modern Degenerate.”
They’ve carved out a legitimately safe space to tell jokes on their terms. They also understand the current comedy landscape isn’t as free as during the 1980s and ‘90s when titans like Andrew “Dice” Clay and Sam Kinison ruled pop culture.
“The industry has changed so much,” Berg says. “The type of comedy we do, down and dirty, gritty comedy … exists in a different form.”
Gomez’s podcasts, including “Legion of Skanks,” thrives outside the Hollywood ecosystem. The comic argues that doesn’t help mainstream comics eager to be as creative as possible today.
“Comedians are less willing to take a chance today,” Gomez says, noting the toxic nature of social media as one key reason. He also cites the late Bob Saget as a prime example of the culture’s new inflexibility. 
Saget’s stand-up featured very adult material, the kind ill-suited for family consumption. He later became America’s surrogate father via &#8220;Full House&#8221; in the late 80s and host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” in the early 1990s. 
“There’s no way the industry would take a chance on a guy like that today,” Gomez says. The problem hardly stops there. The modern comic, he says, “is over-thinking too much.” And, as a result, the creative process is constantly short-circuited.
Rising comics with dreams of “Saturday Night Live” stardom play by the new woke bylaws, Berg argues, hoping to appease unseen executives who could make them a star.
“[Comedians] are trying to give people what they think they want until they quote unquote make it,” Berg says.
Gomez grew up on raw comedy, from terrestrial shock jock Howard Stern to “SNL” alum Eddie Murphy. He remembers how Stern would interview virtually anyone, from porn stars to KKK members, without anyone suggesting he endorsed their world view.
The future comedian also watched Def Jam stand-up shows with his mother, material that ranged from sex and drugs to living in poverty. The barbs had an impact on him.
“We got through being poor, the sh***y times in Section 8 housing [with humor], Gomez says. “We turned a negative into a positive. It’s a place of privilege to squash that.”
Gomez and Berg are open about their comedy style, leaving those easily offended few excuses to complain about their act. 
Being openly against Cancel Culture is suddenly cool, Gomez notes, but many still fear its tentacles.
Berg takes the term and all it implies seriously, noting how talented stand-ups find creative ways around it. Shane Gillis and Louis C.K., punished for offensive jokes and sexually alarming actions, respectively “elevated themselves” despite their situations, Berg notes.
Berg and Gomez perform their solo sets on the Offend Everyone tour before joining forces for a raucous, final half hour. And they lament that working blue means they’re essentially cut off from mainstream success.
“In a perfect world, somebody from NBC would see the show and say, ‘you guys are crushing out there. We gotta get you a motion picture,’” Berg says in a faux show biz voice.
The comedians’ podcast platforms let them speak their minds sans filter, but they see the stand-up stage as the ultimate forum.
“If you wanna be on YouTube you gotta water down what you do … live performances are the last bastion of free speech,” Berg says. And, in the modern era, some comics ask clubs to restrict smart phones in the auditorium for fear an offensive joke may go viral for all the wrong reasons.
A key part of the woke mindset is insisting comedians leave certain demographics out. Dave Chappelle, who many consider the greatest living stand-up, faces serial attacks for mocking the transgender community.
His 2021 comedy special, “The Closer,” sparked protests at Netflix headquarters and sparked a Minneapolis club to cancel his recent appearance.
Critics say he’s “punching down,” while Chappelle alleges the “alphabet people,” his name for the LGBTQ+ community, have more cultural power than fellow black Americans.
Berg and Gomez don’t leave anyone out of their comic sights. Berg notes a joke he shares about Indian-Americans could be considered racist, but he says Indians in his crowd often howl the loudest at the gag.
“It’s inclusion. We literally make fun of everybody,” says Gomez, who is of Puerto Rican descent but co-hosts a podcast with two Jewish comics who thrive on mocking one another.
“That’s what makes us laugh,” Gomez adds. The best comedy, he argues, is often spontaneous and shared without worrying about bruising someone’s feelings.
The Offend Everyone tour offers a catchy name and a genuine purpose. 
Gomez, previously seen on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Last Comic Standing&#8221; and Comedy Central&#8217;s &#8220;Roast Battle,” thinks the perpetually offended aren’t truly bothered by R-rated material.
“The ‘being offended’ culture exists as well. Ninety-five percent of the people rallying online don’t give a s***,” Gomez says. “It’s very easy to retweet, to ‘like’ something on social media. …the reality is, I don’t think they’re genuinely offended.”
Berg sounds a hopeful note about the current comedy climate. He shares how his recent New York City appearances &#8211; a progressive city that’s now home to the easily offended &#8211; is now more receptive to his stand-up act.
Gomez suggests the political winds are partly to blame.
&#8220;When Trump was in office, the Left was losing their minds. They had to look for any victory they could get,” Gomez says. “They took their foot off the gas for comedy. ‘We can stop being so hysterical.’”
“If Trump runs again, it’s coming back ten-fold.”
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Toto – The ‘Offend Everyone’ Comedy Tour

‘We Literally Make Fun Of Everybody’: The Offend Everyone Comedy Tour

New York City

The best comedians bring an actorly flourish to the stand-up stage.
George Carlin’s comic inflections made every keen observation sharper. Sebastian Maniscalco’s physical shtick magnifies his funniest punchlines.
Many stand-ups move on to the big screen, like Jo Koy in the recent culture clash comedy “Easter Sunday.”
The best of the best are as proficient with dramatic moments as they are with killer punchlines.
<h4>Jamie Foxx</h4>
He’s one of Hollywood’s most versatile stars, turning the heads of A-list directors like Quentin Tarantino (“Django Unchained”) and Oliver Stone (“Any Given Sunday”). Foxx, whose real name is Eric Marlon Bishop, started his career by slinging jokes on the stand-up circuit.
The industry quickly noted his outsized skill set. His versatility powered his run on “In Living Color” and landed him his own, self-titled sitcom.
At the Oscar ceremony in 2005, Foxx got the ultimate honor for his acting in 2004 with not one but two Oscar nominations. 
His performance in “Collateral” earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination, but veteran Morgan Freeman took home the golden statue in that night. It was Foxx’s powerhouse performance in “Ray” that earned him the ultimate Best Actor prize.
Since then, he’s bounced from serious fare to horror-comedies like Netflix’s “Day Shift,” making every project he’s in brighter.
<h4>Jim Carrey</h4>
The fellow “In Living Color” alum became that show’s breakout star, but he cut his teeth on comedy stages prior to the sketch series. That rubbery face and knack for impressions gave his stand-up material snap.
It also made him a natural for big-screen comedies like “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and “Dumb and Dumber.” He wasn’t satisfied with mindless comic romps, and pursued richer roles to flash his range.
Films like “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Man on the Moon” proved Carrey could pull off dramatic work with equal finesse, even if he’s still awaiting his first Oscar nomination. In between, Carrey <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-carrey-announces-end-to-his-political-paintings">published garish caricatures</a> that showcased conservative stars at the very worst. Perhaps that inner rage gave him an edge when the film cameras pointed his way.
<h4>Whoopi Goldberg 
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We know her these days for her factually-challenged work on “The View,” but during the 1980s her one-woman show grabbed Hollywood by the scruff of its neck. “The Spook Show” became an off-Broadway sensation, and it was only a matter of time before she brought her comedic chops to the Great White Way.
There was no one else quite like Whoopi, something that got Steven Spielberg’s attention. Goldberg’s performance in the director’s 1985 drama “The Color Purple” snagged her an Oscar nomination. Many thought Goldberg got robbed, but she made the most of her second chance. Her comically charged performance in 1990’s “Ghost” wouldn’t be denied by Oscar voters.
Goldberg’s career eventually cooled off, leading her to join Barbara Walters in what’s become TV’s most embarrassing talk show.
<h4>Steve Martin</h4>
The wild and crazy comic became a stand-up sensation in the late 1970s before he quit to focus on other ventures. (His 2008 book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Born-Standing-Up-Comics-Life/dp/1416553657">“Born Standing Up”</a> recalls that iconic, but short-lived, career arc.)
He quickly found success with big-screen comedies like “The Jerk,” “The Man with Two Brains,” and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” but Martin’s creativity eventually moved beyond pratfalls and sight gags. Films like 1989’s “Parenthood” let him gently stretch beyond his comic persona, suggesting an evolving talent that was eager to take some risks.
Two years later, he joined the sharp ensemble drama “Grand Canyon,” playing a movie producer who gets a hard dose of reality.
He later co-starred in “The Spanish Prisoner,” David Mamet’s well-received noir about a tech inventor (Campbell Scott) accused of murder. Martin co-starred as a mysterious man whose initial kindness may be masking something more sinister.
Martin’s latest triumph, Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” leans on both his comedic and serious adroitness and adaptability.
<h4>Sarah Silverman</h4>
The far-Left comic began her show biz career as the potty-mouthed comic with the kewpie doll image. She looked so innocent, so sweet, but she could belt out the bawdy bits like the big boys.
She eventually added sitcom star to her resume, starring in Comedy Central’s “The Sarah Silverman Program.” She proved she could carry a show on her own, which led to more acting gigs.
She found steady work via smaller roles in both dramatic and humorous fare, but her turn in 2015’s “I Smile Back” briefly buried her comic impulses. She credibly played an addicted housewife trying to hold her life, and family, together.
<h4>Robin Williams</h4>
Mork from Ork could have been a one-hit wonder, and his ABC sitcom “Mork and Mindy” had all the trappings of a gimmicky sensation.
He was only warming up, creatively speaking.
The comic genius leaned heavily on his instincts for comedies like “Popeye,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” and “Good Morning, Vietnam.” The latter film gave him plenty of dramatic moments, a side of the chameleon we’d see more of in the years to come.
He previewed his dramatic turn with a film made at the end of his “Mork” moment.
He played the title character in the adaptation of John Irving’s “The World According to Garp” in 1982, unafraid of the film’s darker themes.
Straight dramas like “Dead Poets Society” and “Awakenings” proved he was far more than a mile-a-minute joke teller. His 1997 Best Supporting Actor award for “Good Will Hunting” confirmed what everyone knew by then. Williams could do it all.
The late actor’s most surprising work may be “World’s Greatest Dad.” The bleak 2009 dramedy, from the mind of Bobcat Goldthwaite, cast Williams as a father who finds fame by turning his son’s accidental death into a writing career.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Six Comedians Who Kill As Dramatic Actors

Jamie Foxx

Jim Carrey

Sarah Silverman

Whoopi Goldberg

<a href="https://www.tylerfischer.com/">Tyler Fischer</a> tried to crack Comedy Central’s lineup for years without luck.
Then he decided to let the people decide if he was funny enough for a cable network. One of the first comedy clips he uploaded to Facebook, what he calls his “hating yoga” routine, snagged a million views in 24 hours.
“That’s when I thought, ‘I need to be doing this on my own,’” Fischer says. It’s how he’s crafted his career since then, and the results speak for themselves.
Fischer’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/tylerfischer7">YouTube channel</a> is thriving, and he leans on Patreon to supplement both his income and his funny and personal self-titled podcast. He just co-starred in The Daily Wire’s “Terror on the Prairie,” and his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qBExgsd2L8">new stand-up special</a>, “The New Normal,” drops this week.
The special, like everything else in Fischer’s career, is self-produced.
“<a href="https://www.patreon.com/TylerTalks">The New Normal</a>” finds Fischer riffing on COVID restrictions, having a gay father, and the contrasts between Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Fischer’s famous Dr. Fauci impression also makes a hilarious appearance.
Fischer, who contracted COVID twice early in the pandemic and refused to get vaccinated, says audiences are more willing to laugh about the virus now. That wasn’t the case a year or so ago.
He adds that audiences approach his material differently depending on the state. Florida residents have been laughing about the restrictions for some time. In Brooklyn, though, audiences often “pick sides” about vaccination status.
The comic released a comedy special on his own three years ago, but he says he didn’t have a sizable fan base at the time to woo platforms to air it. Now he’s more established, but he still didn’t bother approaching Netflix or Hulu about “The New Normal.”
“I‘m not going to even pitch this somewhere that puts virtue signaling and identity politics over comedy,” says Fischer, following in the footsteps of comics like Louis C.K., Andrew Schulz and Nick Di Paolo who self-produced their specials. Schulz famously bought back his new special, “Infamous,” from an unnamed streamer when it wanted him to censor certain jokes.
Schulz says he made his <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/andrew-schulz-infamous-special-investment-return/">investment back three times over.</a>
Fischer says going solo, given the current Cancel Culture climate, is a “no brainer.”
“The New Normal” debuted a week early on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TylerTalks">Fischer’s Patreon page</a> but goes live on YouTube August 11.
Fischer isn’t political by nature, and the special’s Beltway bits don’t lean to the Left or Right. But the comic’s vaccination stance labeled him “far Right” in comedy circles all the same, something which had a profound impact on how the industry treats him today.
Fellow comedians rarely look him in the eye now, let alone chat with the affable Fischer before or after sets. He sees a bright side to the ostracization.
“It’s nice. Nobody talks to me … I don’t have to make small talk [in the clubs] … nobody asks me for anything,” he says, his mood remarkably bright.
He turns more serious, saying years of therapy and rigorous self-improvement work help him process how colleagues treat him. 
“I don’t think I would have survived it [without that],” he says.
Shooting straight, both on-stage and off, did have a positive impact on his career. His current fan base “is the most diverse I’ve ever had.”
One of “Normal’s” most challenging bits recalls how Fischer’s father “came out” while Fischer was still a boy. He jokes that homophobia kept his father from embracing his sexuality and, in a way, led to his creation.
Fischer feared exploring the issue on stage without his father’s consent. Even asking him about it made him nervous. When they finally had that conversation, his father offered him his full approval.
“Absolutely! You should exaggerate it,” his father said. It still took years to form jokes around the topic, and it often left him “literally sweating on stage.”
He first broached the subject at a rooftop comedy gig before a predominantly gay crowd. The bit killed, he says, but it still made him uncomfortable.
He temporarily removed the jokes from his routine. A gay man who had been at the rooftop show saw a subsequent Fischer appearance and approached the comic after the show. Put the material back in, he said. 
Comedy, as the old saw goes, isn’t easy. It’s even more difficult when the industry discriminates against a performer for the color of his skin. It’s what Fischer says has happened to him and other straight white male comics of late.
He’s even <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/05/21/comedian-says-he-was-rejected-by-agent-for-being-white/">filed suit against his former agency</a> for denying him work based on his immutable characteristics. The agency denies the accusation.
Fischer says he’s not the only comic facing similar discrimination.
“It’s been a murmuring for the last 10 years … one of many, many reasons why I spoke out … [fellow white male comics] would whisper it in the back of comedy clubs,” he says. Since filing the lawsuit, some have reached out to him privately to thank him for his efforts.
Fischer is living proof that ignoring Cancel Culture and speaking one’s mind can pay dividends. He has years of stand-up — and therapy — under his belt to guide his way. The next wave of young comedians may not be so lucky.
Fischer suggests comedians with challenging material try it out in front of various audiences. 

“You’ll find out if the joke is funny enough,” he says. “If it’s funny enough and it&#8217;s risky, the joke will survive, and it’ll help you build confidence.”
Fischer’s comedy future likely doesn’t include a network sitcom or Netflix talk show. He’s at peace with that, and he understands his fans help make his fame a reality. It’s why he added a note with his Patreon and Venmo details at the end of “The New Normal,” letting fans know why he blazed his own personal trail.
“I funded this on my own, so that I can tell these jokes without being censored,” he says. 

Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Toto – Interview with Comedian Tyler Fischer

Tyler Fischer Has A New Comedy Special And He Ain’t Holding Back

Terror on the Prairie

Left-wing late-night show host Samantha Bee&#8217;s &#8220;Full Frontal with Samantha Bee&#8221; recently got canceled after seven years on air, way past the <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/full_frontal_with_samantha_bee/s01">high</a> of her popularity during the early days of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s time in office.
Last week, a spokesperson for TBS described the reason for the cancellation as a &#8220;new programming strategy,&#8221; reported <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tbs-cancels-samantha-bees-full-frontal-in-latest-collapse-for-late-night-shows">The Daily Wire</a>. 
&#8220;As we continue to shape our new programming strategy, we’ve made some difficult, business-based decisions,&#8221; the TBS statement read on July 25.
Long before Bee&#8217;s late-night show on TBS was done, the TV host&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/samantha-bees-ratings-are-terrible-so-why-exactly-james-barrett">ratings were nowhere close to any other late night show</a>.
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After 7 seasons, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will not be returning to TBS this fall. We’re so thankful for our loyal audience, our amazing team, and that we got to annoy the right people every week—that there wasn&#39;t wrestling or baseball or a very special episode of Big Bang.
&mdash; Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) <a href="https://twitter.com/FullFrontalSamB/status/1551607482388303874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In 2018, the host&#8217;s Nielsen ratings were down 34 percent from the prior year among the coveted age demographic of adults 18-49. When it came to overall viewership, the show was down 29 percent compared to the year earlier.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/samantha-bee-hollywood-perpetuates-anti-asian-racism">Bee&#8217;s</a> dramatic ratings decline over the last few years seemed to come after the host was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/samantha-bee-apologizes-ivanka-trump-so-does-tbs-ben-shapiro">forced to apologize</a> for her attack in May 2018 about Trump&#8217;s daughter Ivanka Trump. During her show she called the former first daughter a &#8220;feckless c**t&#8221; and more. The comments drew a huge backlash against Bee&#8217;s show.
&#8220;Let me just say, one mother to another, do something about your dad&#8217;s immigration practices you feckless c***,&#8221;  Bee shared before the <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/samantha-bee-sponsors-full-frontal-tv-ratings/">episode was removed</a> from the internet. &#8220;He listens to you. Put on something tight and low cut and tell your father to f***ing stop it. Tell him it was an [Barack] Obama thing and see how it goes.&#8221;
After the comments, Bee started losing sponsors right and left, including one of her biggest supporters, Autotrader. The <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/samantha-bee-sponsors-full-frontal-tv-ratings/">Wrap</a> noted, at the time, the host couldn&#8217;t afford to lose anymore. It happened after her show had lost sponsor State Farm who announced it was taking a break from the show following her Ivanka comment, <a href="https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/samantha-bee-full-frontal-apology-advertising-1202835551/">Variety</a> noted.
Independent journalist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/glenn-greenwald">Glenn Greenwald</a> recently <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1551686204738895875?s=20&amp;t=IXpofUjcnnSW2UoB2Bx3iQ">tweeted</a>, Bee&#8217;s anti-Trump show was &#8220;a feminist legacy as trivial and inconsequential as it was failed and pointless.&#8221;
&#8220;This program was typically dead last in the ratings for late-night shows, barely attracting an audience size of a mid-level YouTuber,&#8221; Greenwald <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1551684510529556480?s=20&amp;t=IXpofUjcnnSW2UoB2Bx3iQ">responded</a> to the show ending. “Even the barely-visible Don Lemon has more people watching. This show will be missed by a few dozen liberals.&#8221;
Glenn also <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1551684929653800961?s=20&amp;t=IXpofUjcnnSW2UoB2Bx3iQ">posted a chart</a> that proves as late-night TV hosts go hardcore left, their ratings suffer. It shows audiences just aren&#8217;t tuning in by the millions because late-night TV is no longer a place to escape from the echo chamber of the left-wing propaganda that&#8217;s everywhere from news outlets to TV shows/movies and more.
The <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1551684929653800961?s=20&amp;t=IXpofUjcnnSW2UoB2Bx3iQ">graphic</a> showed Bee was in 13th place the week of June 13-19, 2022. In September 2021, she was in <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1437893981346672643?s=20&amp;t=XmrWzdgSb2tGMbNhE4HR3A">12th place</a> in late-night TV when it was announced her show would be renewed. Her June audience of 285,000 paled in comparison to that of Fox News&#8217; Greg Gutfeld on &#8220;Gutfeld!&#8221; who brought in 1,973,000 during the same time frame. 
The show &#8220;Full Frontal&#8221; debuted in February 2016 and had a lot of buzz at first. But by her third season of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/samantha-bee-host-president-obama-hank-berrien">attacks on Republicans</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/racist-monsters-samantha-bee-compares-president-paul-bois">then-President Trump</a>, viewers, especially the liberal ones, had stopped tuning into the show for dissenting commentary, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/8-reasons-why-full-frontal-230027410.html">Yahoo</a> noted.
&#8220;Full Frontal&#8221; ratings peaked in the fourth season from 2018 to 2019, when the host was bringing in 4 million viewers per episode, the outlet noted. That was comparable to the numbers the show had from Season 1 and 2 with more than 3.3 million viewers, But by 2020, the show had sunk back to 3.5 million, before falling to a series low of 2.9 million in 2021.
Retired veteran late-night comedy writer, Ned Rice, said that Bee&#8217;s show &#8220;never really caught on,” per Yahoo. 
&#8220;I never saw it in the press,&#8221; Rice shared. &#8220;I never saw Samantha quoted really anywhere, except for [the &#8216;feckless c***t&#8217; incident]. I don&#8217;t think that show made much of an impact. And they certainly gave her a good several years to work to find an audience, but she never did.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-samantha-bee-tells-2020-underdogs-stop-paul-bois">Bee&#8217;s</a> show&#8217;s cancellation comes as part of the great WarnerMedia Discovery merger reshuffle, which includes TBS, TNT and TruTV, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tbs-cancels-full-frontal-with-samantha-bee-1235185694/">Hollywood Reporter</a> noted. Bee&#8217;s show&#8217;s business model was basically anti-Trump and with Trump out of office now for almost two years, the show doesn&#8217;t work, the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/samantha-bee-faces-the-trump-slump">Washington Examiner</a> noted.
If you were to read <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/28/1113910604/samantha-bees-cancellation-hints-at-tough-times-for-women-and-poc-in-late-night-">NPR&#8217;s</a> report about the show&#8217;s cancellation, it surmised that it wasn&#8217;t the comedian&#8217;s inability to find an audience or stop attacking anyone that doesn&#8217;t push  left ideologies. 
Instead it suggested Bee&#8217;s show getting pulled is an attack on women hosts in late-night and &#8220;hints at tough times for women and POC [people of color] in late-night TV.&#8221;
However, instead of the host taking a different approach than all the other late-night hosts by mocking the aging, bumbling President Joe Biden, she was more interested in pushing her leftist agenda about why we need abortion and labeling <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdVVlHg0PIA">transgender kids</a> issues, &#8220;human rights.&#8221; There&#8217;s simply no difference between Bee&#8217;s show and something a person can find on CNN or MSNBC, which people have made clear they don&#8217;t want.
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-samantha-bee-tells-republicans-to-stop-transphobic-bills-and-mind-their-own-fing-business">WATCH: Samantha Bee Tells Republicans To &#8216;Stop Transphobic&#8217; Bills And &#8216;Mind Their Own F***ing Business&#8217;</a>
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The Full Frontal Fall Of Samantha Bee

Samantha Bee

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Comedian Dane Cook, 50, faced backlash this week after news broke that he proposed to “longtime” girlfriend Kelsi Taylor, who is 27 years younger than he is.
Cook <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/when-did-dane-cook-kelsi-taylor-meet-engagement-internet-slams-age-gap-1730326">revealed</a> three years ago that the couple met one night &#8220;at a game night I host at my place,&#8221; and that they started out as friends and that it escalated from there.
&#8220;I was so ready to ask her. I was completely zen about it,&#8221; Cook said in an interview this week. &#8220;The evening of the proposal was incredibly beautiful, the weather was perfect, sunset was spectacular, and I was just quite simply very happy.&#8221;
&#8220;I was asking my best friend, the woman who I&#8217;ve shared some of the greatest times of my life with, to marry me so we can start the next chapter our of lives together. I was also thinking of how absolutely stunning she looked,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I&#8217;m about to spend the rest of my life with my favorite person and my best friend — what is there to not look forward to? Family has always been such an important part of my life and the idea of expanding it and starting our own family together with the man of my dreams just fills my heart,&#8221; Taylor said.
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Hangin’ w/ the woman I love. <a href="https://t.co/8e2PnaNdIS">pic.twitter.com/8e2PnaNdIS</a>
&mdash; Dane Cook (@DaneCook) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaneCook/status/1554635021771628544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The news quickly creeped out many on social media who noted that Taylor was only 18 when she and Cook started dating.
&#8220;Just trying to imagine if even one of my friends now, in our 30s, said they had a &#8216;close friend&#8217; who was 17. At 45?? Dane Cook I guess waited until her 18th birthday but PSA: if you’re waiting until something is ‘technically not a crime’ &#8230; buddy, you have already f***ed up,&#8221; Writer Olivia Messer <a href="https://twitter.com/OliviaMesser/status/1554568050598453249">tweeted</a>. &#8220;This was, admittedly, very hard to grasp as a teenager, which is exactly how it happens. And I’m truly sad for what today must feel like to her. But the other adults??? When Dane Cook brought this girl to parties and dinners, or mentioned it to his friends? SOMEBODY, ANYBODY??&#8221;
&#8220;I hope the graphics person who had to slap the &#8216;People Exclusive&#8217; label on a photo of Dane Cook in 2022 at least had a moment where they asked themselves what decisions brought them here,&#8221; writer Chase Mitchell tweeted.
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I hope the graphics person who had to slap the &quot;People Exclusive&quot; label on a photo of Dane Cook in 2022 at least had a moment where they asked themselves what decisions brought them here <a href="https://t.co/jWnWfYs3JV">pic.twitter.com/jWnWfYs3JV</a>
&mdash; Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChaseMit/status/1554657017167392773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Taylor said that when Cook proposed to her, which actually happened a few weeks ago during a trip to York Beach, Maine, that her &#8220;stomach flipped.&#8221;
&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t have asked for the moment to have been more perfect. All that was going through my brain was, &#8216;Wait, is this actually happening right now? Is he proposing?’” she said. &#8220;I was also just really focused on what he was saying to me because I was trying desperately to etch the words into my brain. They were so beautiful, I really wanted to soak it in.&#8221;
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Whoever is doing Dane Cook’s Botox and fillers needs to be in JAIL!!! Also he’s 50 and she’s 23. Like sweetie, you’re pretty, you don’t have to settle for this <a href="https://t.co/s1eQfHWuMn">pic.twitter.com/s1eQfHWuMn</a>
&mdash; Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) <a href="https://twitter.com/MediumSizeMeech/status/1554458783149088768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Bride or Groomer?” &#8211; usher at Dane Cook’s wedding <a href="https://t.co/cMHdvL1YJO">https://t.co/cMHdvL1YJO</a>
&mdash; Gareth Reynolds (@reynoldsgareth) <a href="https://twitter.com/reynoldsgareth/status/1554875607569145857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Do you think Dane Cook stole the idea to date a teenager from another comedian or do you think it was just parallel writing
&mdash; Jake Flores (@feraljokes) <a href="https://twitter.com/feraljokes/status/1554908069485846528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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congrats to Dane Cook on what I assume was a very lengthy and rigorous adoption process
&mdash; Justin Kirkland (@justinkirkland4) <a href="https://twitter.com/justinkirkland4/status/1554854713811767297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The internet has come together once again to agree that Dane Cook&#39;s finance is too young for him
&mdash; Jeff Cerulli (@JeffCerulli) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffCerulli/status/1554583234641596416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Dane Cook and his fiancee are registered at Build-A-Bear.
&mdash; Christian Finnegan (@ChristFinnegan) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristFinnegan/status/1554584433663016960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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