Politics The Kimmel cancellation

[Phatguysrule]

And I agree with you.

But say the same thing just a little differently and maybe he’s still on the air.

I don't think that's his job. His job was to dare them. See if they were dumb enough to take the bait.

Now we have more ammunition against them. They made their threats publicly. And everybody has seen it.

 

[Everything Beagle]

And I agree with you.

But say the same thing just a little differently and maybe he’s still on the air.

Maybe he should have just talked about airplane food instead of politics. That would have kept him on air.

 

[e_blazer]

Maybe he should have just talked about airplane food instead of politics. That would have kept him on air.

He’s a comedian. Say basically the same thing as a joke and he’s pretty much untouchable from a legal standpoint.

 

[e_blazer]

I don't think that's his job. His job was to dare them. See if they were dumb enough to take the bait.

Now we have more ammunition against them. They made their threats publicly. And everybody has seen it.

I don’t think his job was to dare them. His literal job was to comment on current events in a sharp comedic way. If he had made his point with humor he’s still on the air to skewer Trump another day.

 

[Phatguysrule]

I don’t think his job was to dare them. His literal job was to comment on current events in a sharp comedic way. If he had made his point with humor he’s still on the air to skewer Trump another day.

I read it and it was funny (in an ironic way). I didn't get to see his delivery.

 

[THE HCP]

What’s going to happen when Coach Steve Kerr goes off in one of his press conferences like he has done two or three times about Trump? Honest question.

 

[crandc]

Could a mod fix spelling of cancellation? My OCD is being triggered.

And stupid autocorrect tried to change mod to mud.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Could a mod fix spelling of cancellation? My OCD is being triggered.

And stupid autocorrect tried to change mod to mud.

Mud would be one of the nicer things we've been called today.

 

[Hoopguru]

What’s going to happen when Coach Steve Kerr goes off in one of his press conferences like he has done two or three times about Trump? Honest question.

I doubt anything happens as trump knows there are way to many moderates/Independents that adore Stevie Kerr.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Not Alaska. California. We're the ones with the redwoods.

Guess who's got more than you have...

(We actually had one in our garden when I was a kid. It was dead, and we chopped it down and used it for firewood (pretty crappy firewood - it spat all over the rug), but still...

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Chris Craig]

What’s going to happen when Coach Steve Kerr goes off in one of his press conferences like he has done two or three times about Trump? Honest question.

Trump will probably ask for his removal or else the Warriors will be forced to trade Stephen Curry and forgo first round picks indefinitely.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[riverman]

Ironically my Disney+ subscription just came up for renewal......fuck that, I'm not giving Disney a dime after this fiasco. Dump Disney Plus! Cancel those fuckers.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Ironically my Disney+ subscription just came up for renewal......fuck that, I'm not giving Disney a dime after this fiasco. Dump Disney Plus! Cancel those fuckers.

I'm waiting to get through the latest season of Only Murders in the Building and Alien Earth, lol.

 

[Chris Craig]

I'm waiting to get through the latest season of Only Murders in the Building and Alien Earth, lol.

Me too, then I'm out.

I have heard a lot of people are cancelling. How many people/households do you think are cancelling? Millions? That's a lot of money out the door for Disney. They are probably going to see a loss at their parks too.

 

[e_blazer]

That would be funny. First show in history to have zero viewers (once MAGA folks watched a couple of episodes and realized it was boring as hell).

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[julius]

Jimmy Fallon is trying way too hard. His cancellation would actually be a good thing.

 

[riverman]

Jimmy Fallon is trying way too hard. His cancellation would actually be a good thing.

I never understood his appeal. His comedic timing is the worst and he can't land a joke to save his soul.

 

[Everything Beagle]

I never understood his appeal. His comedic timing is the worst and he can't land a joke to save his soul.

Fallon is that annoying guy with an acoustic guitar at the party. He intentionally broke scene all the time on SNL to get the big laughs and put the spotlight on himself instead of trying to get through the sketch. He's a jerk.

 

[Strenuus]

I never understood his appeal. His comedic timing is the worst and he can't land a joke to save his soul.

His earnestness gets the best of him. He constantly checks in after each joke to see if it landed. It ruins it every time.

Literally have never laughed at anything hes ever done. But, someone sees something in him, hes marketable somehow.

 

[Everything Beagle]

His earnestness gets the best of him. He constantly checks in after each joke to see if it landed. It ruins it every time.

Literally have never laughed at anything hes ever done. But, someone sees something in him, hes marketable somehow.

He's for people with no idea how irony or satire work, which is a lot of people.

 

[julius]

I never understood his appeal. His comedic timing is the worst and he can't land a joke to save his soul.

He's the "safe" comedian. He's what stupid and unfunny people think is funny.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[barfo]

He's not fundamentally a comedian. More of a game show host, I'd say. He's at his best when he's playing games with his guests. There's no reason to ever watch his monologue.

barfo

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

The only thing I can think of is bots make posts like this, older folks run with it, then somehow everyone right leaning confirms their biases a think its true?

But idk.

 

[bigbailes]

I don't think that's his job. His job was to dare them. See if they were dumb enough to take the bait.

Now we have more ammunition against them. They made their threats publicly. And everybody has seen it.

His job isn't to dare them ... it's be a comedian and entertainer. He tried to state something as fact that is far from known at this point and he didn't even attempt to do it in a funny manner. You can get away with saying a lot of offensive stuff, as long as it's funny and he didn't even try to make it funny. Should he have been taken off the air, no but he also thumbed his nose at a very touchy subject and is now reaping the consequences. The government has overstepped their bounds in a big way but the affiliates not wanting him on their airwaves is just business. If Trump/FCC hadn't said anything but the affiliates pulled him, would you have an issue?