 So I feel like I'm the last person who's finding out about this, but apparently Barack Obama, former president, is working with Netflix to produce his own sketch comedy show. Why? I have no idea, but I am really hoping that it tanks, and nobody watches it, and apparently Fox News agrees with me. Yeah, I hate it when somebody who's a terrible person or a terrible network makes a good point, but they're kind of right. They don't like this, and it's not necessarily because they, you know, they think that Obama is unfunny, because I think he probably would be, but because they just have to basically carry on this notion that Obama is bad no matter what. Anyways, to talk about this is an expert on the subject of comedy. So Fox News brought on comedian Jeff Dunham, and he explained why this was a bad idea, but the interview itself didn't really touch on Obama. Instead, Jeff Dunham ended up talking about cancel culture, and what really struck me was the way that the Fox host fake laughed throughout this whole thing. And her fake laugh made me cry laugh. Like, I kid you not, I've watched this so many times by now, but now I want to share it with you. So somehow that very unfunny man now has his own sketch comedy show on Netflix. That's right, the former president and first lady are producing a show called The G-Word, which is expected to be loosely based on an anti-Trump book about the supposed chaos during the transition in 2016. And it's not only the comedy series no one in America is not asking for. It's also just more competition for my next guest who is joining me now, Jeff Dunham, whose new comedy special completely unrehearsed last minute pandemic holiday special premiered tonight on Comedy Central. Congrats about that. Thanks Lisa. So Jeff, this is really something that, you know, we need more of, which is anti-Trump bias. There's not enough of that right now. Lisa, you didn't just need this fine and thanks for having me on the show. I got a question for you before we get into the old Donna thing. So sitting in for Laura over Thanksgiving, is this like a career move or did you lose a bet? Well, I would say career move, but I'm sure the people who hate me would say other things. You know, after the Obama sketch comedy show, I just, I honestly don't understand it. There's the dignity of the office. There's the 72 million people, you know, that voted the other way this year. So I really bewildered me. But did you know, Lisa, did you know this that Obama actually wanted to be our opening act in our Comedy Central special this time? Did you know that? Why, I hope he said no, because he's not very funny. Well, we didn't say no. The Secret Service said no, because they wouldn't let Jeff stuff them in the suitcase. Well, yeah, I mean, that would probably raise some alarms, I would assume, among the Secret Service. But so here, I mean, look, why the comedians barely touch Joe Biden. Like I can give you plenty of material. He sat around with kids around him talking about a guy named Corn Pop. He talked about when he was a lifeguard at the pool, kids touched his hairy legs. I mean, right there, target-rich environment. Why have comedians barely touched it? You know, it's the cancel culture because it's amazing how comics now, I used to say that a stand-up comedy was the last form of free speech. It's not anymore because you know how it is. Everybody has a voice now. Everybody's on social media. There used to be the sanctity of the comedy club or the sanctity of, you know, the live show. But now, and I used to say, if you were offending 5% of the audience, it was a good number because the 5% that were ticked off when they were mad at, the other 95% were laughing at. But now, unfortunately, that 5% can end your career with a couple of tweets. So it's becoming really difficult now. But so why do you think we've arrived at this moment, though? I mean, you're talking about some of the cancel culture we see. We literally see people go through, you know, social media accounts like five years ago, right, and try to destroy someone's career. So why have we arrived at this point? Well, again, I think it's the social media. I think that everybody has a voice now. It didn't used to be that way. You didn't hear from Joe Schmo. But now Joe Schmo can say whatever he wants. He can hide in his basement, hide behind his computer screen and his keyboard and just say what he wants. And so like tonight, my premier, my special premiered and I was talking to the people that look at this stuff for me and I said, how are the numbers? How is it, you know, what are the reactions? Reactions are good. And then what percentage of haters do we have? Well, there's always haters. Right. But I do, I don't know the answer to this. And for the people that tend to lean a little bit right. Yeah, there's no room for you. It is amazing how it's just like voting, the same thing. If you leaned a little bit right, we're going to vote for Trump. You didn't dare tell anyone. It's the same with comics or anybody in show business right now. Many businesses you can't say, you can't say if you're leaning right. So tell me a little bit about your special and why people should tune in. Well, this would really was a last minute special. I've been sitting around for months and I thought I got to do something. Here's when I knew I had to do something. I was in the kitchen with my five year old twin boys and my wife. I picked up a chip clip to make it talk. My boys were on the floor laughing. They thought it was a comedic genius. I thought, I got to get out of this house. So we threw this special together and some really good writers. We put it all together. We put it on stage. I only thought it up two months ago. We shot it three weeks ago and now it's on the air. It's air a couple of times already on your coast and it's going to air in just a few minutes at eight o'clock our time here on the West Coast. But I did it because I feel people need laughs and there's no politics in this special whatsoever. So I've changed that up a little bit. It's for the whole family. And I just think it's goofy, stupid, fun. Yeah, like your show. No. Well, Jeff and Walter, I can't forget you little guy or I guess old guy. So I think that the reason why this segment really resonated with me is because like what Jeff Dunham said, it wasn't funny at all. And if you found it funny, it certainly wasn't funny enough to warrant that level of laughter. So sitting in for Laura over tonight's giving, is this like a Korean movie or did you lose a bet? I've gotten already like way too much mileage out of this segment. But apparently Jeff Dunham has some thoughts about cancel culture like a lot of comedians nowadays. But here's the thing. She asked them about Obama and Obama's comedy show and specifically why it doesn't seem as if Joe Biden, who is kind of a target rich environment, is kind of like untouchable for a lot of comedians. And to that I would say he is made fun of all the time. In fact, some of the memes that I've seen on the internet at least, I don't know about comedians, but the memes that I've seen have been the funniest of this entire political cycle. So he is someone who is made fun of a lot and I hope that that continues because of course as president, sure he's gonna have a lot of fuck ups, he's gonna make a lot of gaffes and I hope that people capitalize on that. Having said that though, this was Jeff Dunham's response and yes, I actually took the time to transcribe what he said. You know, it's that cancel culture because it's amazing how comics now, I used to say that stand-up comedy was the last form of free speech. It's not stupid. It's not anymore because you know how it is. Everybody has a voice now. Everybody is on social media. There used to be the sanctity of the comedy club, okay? The sanctity of the live show, but now, and I used to say if you were offended, if you offended 5% of the audience, it was a good night because the 5% that were ticked off, whatever they were mad at, the other 95% were laughing. But now that 5% can end your career with a couple of tweets. So it's becoming really difficult now. So that was a really wild ride that he took us on, but I think the point that he's trying to make is that since now people have smartphones, like what you say at the comedy club doesn't just stay in the comedy club, like they can film you. So if you say something racist, as I'm assuming he has in the past, then they could put it on Twitter and that it could end your career. But he's speaking as if he knows from experience what it's like to be canceled when you're on Fox News. You're there talking about your new comedy special on Netflix, so have you been canceled? I mean, at some point in time, I'm sure that somebody has tweeted that they were offended by Jeff Dunham, but join the club, buddy. I'm not a comedian, and I've been tweeted that I'm canceled. Not like that specifically, but I've been told that I've made offensive comments that were offensive to one person and another person, and I've criticized this politician too much. Like, our thoughts and views are subjective, and yes, everybody does have a voice now, but you're not canceled. You're on television. So what's the problem? What's the point that you're trying to make? What if it's the case that people aren't watching you because you're not funny? What if that's what it is? What if it's not cancel culture and what if you just don't produce good content? I love how he speaks up as if he's this like bold truth teller in this renegade who's speaking out against cancel culture, but then he says this, there's no politics in this special whatsoever. Okay, so if you're not, if you're not going to talk about politics, then, I mean, theoretically, there's no fear that you're going to be canceled. So what the problem is? And I just want to remind you that this basically was supposed to be a segment where they attack Obama because that really is genuinely offensive to me. Like, I want to cancel Obama's Netflix show. I think that's stupid. Like, stop worshiping Obama for the love of God, people. So that's stupid. So sure, if they want to shit on Obama, that's fine. But in terms of like, who's more funny if I had to guess between Jeff Dunham and Barack Obama, that's actually tough because what I saw there, and I've never seen a Jeff Dunham stand-up special, so maybe it's different, what I saw there was awful. And I think anyone could possibly be more funny than Jeff Dunham. I'm just saying that, like, the puppet thing is stupid. I think that that could be funny. It could work, but your jokes are not funny. What I saw there was stupid and cringe-worthy. It was boomer-humor. And if that's what you're presenting, then cancel culture isn't what you have to worry about. You just need better material because you're shit's stupid, my dude. Your shit is stupid. So do better. Having said that, though, I do agree with the overall sentiment that Obama should not have a comedy show in Netflix because that is just stupid and the only reason why he got that isn't because he's funny. It's because he's Obama. So yeah, all around weird. Jeff Dunham on Fox News. 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