Republican Comedy

January 28, 2006 12:48 PM

Ask a Republican. Hello! I often get asked questions about Republican policy by greasy-haired liberal hippies. Seattle was no exception in Sept of 2005. It was teeming with them. May God bless you and America. Quicktime videos [via the monkey]
posted by srboisvert (27 comments total)

Wow, that's a scream, but how long before he starts getting take-down letters from the RNC?
posted by hwestiii at 1:07 PM on January 28, 2006

oh man this is great. so funny. nice find srboisvert.
posted by nola at 1:10 PM on January 28, 2006

I hope he does the college circuit. I'd love to go see him and take a few friends.
posted by stevis at 1:18 PM on January 28, 2006

The 2006 State of the Union - a Preview
posted by ericb at 1:19 PM on January 28, 2006

[This is good.]
posted by bardic at 1:19 PM on January 28, 2006

Hilarious, cheers.
posted by Rothko at 1:23 PM on January 28, 2006

I didn't realize there was a difference between Dems and Repugs: http://urlsnip.com/848027
posted by mickeyz at 1:23 PM on January 28, 2006

you know, maybe i should go back to DC, sit in the back of one of those republican speeches and bring a laugh track with me. republicans make waaaay better comedians than politicians.
posted by Doorstop at 1:33 PM on January 28, 2006

heh. shanks for bringing this to my attention.
posted by AllesKlar at 1:34 PM on January 28, 2006

"And I found the bass to be unnecessarily loud compared to the treble."

Funny stuff. It looks like the Daily Show/Colbert forma has trickled down to the stand-up crowd.
posted by skallas at 1:35 PM on January 28, 2006

Q:"Why do you care more about fetuses than the babies that are later born?
A:"Well.. when a life form is a fetus, we don't know whether or not it's gay yet..."

Excuse my french, but that is solid fucking gold.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 1:40 PM on January 28, 2006

Good stuff! The 2006 State of the Union is funny as hell, too.
posted by wsg at 1:41 PM on January 28, 2006

The deficit rag, oh yeah the deficit rag,
Those budget gaps can be a twelve-digit drag,
I'm telling ya, that's the deficit,
They really made a mess of it,
That's the deficit rag!
posted by furtive at 1:48 PM on January 28, 2006

Can somebody explain to me why making jokes about Ted Kennedy is funny? (I'm Canadian)

This was good, thanks.
posted by dobie at 2:18 PM on January 28, 2006

From the contact page:
"Comments? Questions? Email me. You might as well. I’m already eavesdropping."

Great link. Thanks.
posted by ssmith at 2:45 PM on January 28, 2006

Wow. So that was filmed last night?
posted by sp dinsmoor at 2:47 PM on January 28, 2006

Can somebody explain to me why making jokes about Ted Kennedy is funny?

Ted Kennedy is like the Ur-Democrat, the mold from which all other Democrats are cut. It helps that he's fat, red-faced and from Boston. It also helps that his brothers were more talented than he. Plus, there was that little thing about the secretary, the car and the lake.
posted by frogan at 2:54 PM on January 28, 2006

I'd say its more that Ted Kennedy is pretty much a fullfillment of the Republican steriotype of Democrats. Not that he doesn't have a lot of political clout and some occasional good ideas, but he's more of a liability to the Democratic Party than a benefit.
posted by sotonohito at 3:09 PM on January 28, 2006

frogan writes "Ted Kennedy is like the Ur-Democrat, the mold from which all other Democrats are cut. It helps that he's fat, red-faced and from Boston. It also helps that his brothers were more talented than he. Plus, there was that little thing about the secretary, the car and the lake."

You left out the accent. That's key.
posted by brundlefly at 3:25 PM on January 28, 2006

You left out the accent. That's key.

Figured that would be part of the "from Boston" thing. It's a double-whammy. He's a damned Yankee northerner AND he has a funny accent. ;-)
posted by frogan at 3:55 PM on January 28, 2006

Can somebody explain to me why making jokes about Ted Kennedy is funny?

it's part of that bridge building thing ... now if there had been a bigger bridge ...
posted by pyramid termite at 3:58 PM on January 28, 2006

you know, ted kennedy is the Ur-democrat the way that trent lott is the Ur-republican. He's not. He's just an unfortunate example of us.

But really, it's just the huge head. The man's pillow is the size of most beds.
posted by shmegegge at 4:59 PM on January 28, 2006

Q: Why do you give tax breaks to oil companies, but not to poor people who need them?
A: Well, last time I checked, my car didn't run on poor people. And the homeless, while oily, don't fit into a gas tank.

Excellent stuff.
posted by odinsdream at 5:31 PM on January 28, 2006

Very funny -thanks!
posted by ob at 5:57 PM on January 28, 2006

Oh man, this is classic, lots of laughs and smiles there. I'm forwarding this to some republican 'friends'. I'm sure they'll appreciate the humor. Or perhaps they'll just take it in straight faced and go 'what, what's the matter with this?'
posted by mk1gti at 6:55 PM on January 28, 2006

I'd vote for this guy.
posted by grobstein at 9:18 PM on January 28, 2006

Heh. I saw this guy MCing at the Hollywood Improv a couple of weeks ago. He was great: stayed in character the whole time, took questions from the audience... Very funny.
posted by mr_roboto at 10:28 PM on January 28, 2006