Conan O’Brien Says Donald Trump ‘Hurt’ Comedy: Comics Resort to Saying ‘I Hate That Guy’ and ‘He’s an Asshole,’ and ‘Those Aren’t Jokes’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Conan O’Brien appeared Kara Swisher’s New York Magazine podcast (via Insider) and criticized Donald Trump for hurting comedy.
The former late night host joked, “I’m really going on a limb here saying: That’s his greatest crime, that I think he’s hurt political comedy by being so outlandish himself.
I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he’s hurt comedy.” Jokes aside, O’Brien noted that “when Trump came along, what a lot of people have to revert to is: ‘Doesn’t he suck?
I hate that guy. He’s an asshole.’ And those aren’t jokes.” O’Brien compared trying to make jokes about Trump to trying to parody The National Enquirer. “If you go and buy a real National Enquirer, it says, ‘Elvis sighted in UFO; he has tentacles for arms.
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