Interview · moment 23 of 24
Red Eye War Stories: Pageant Girls and Fox News Talking Points
from Finger Blow Jobs · #13
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5 minGuest
Bonnie and Tim swap stories about appearing on Red Eye, mocking pageant-queen contributors who parrot talking points with fake conviction, an awkward exchange about racism in the green room, and a nervous comedian who barely spoke on air.
- 52:25Tim loves doing Red Eye despite the show being insane.
- 52:51These contributors deliver talking points with complete conviction despite the content being meaningless.
- 53:45Conservative comics on the panel attempt puns and try to be funny in a painful way.
- 54:29A panelist argues that not wanting to live in an area where you might get stabbed isn't racist.
- 54:51Tim spent one appearance mugging on camera while a guest just kept talking endlessly.
- 55:07A female comic on the show barely said anything, offering non-sequiturs like 'I'm a lover of animals.'
- 55:36Tim writes one or two jokes on every topic and folds them in when called upon by the host.
- 55:54Making ludicrous claims in a blazer creates absurdity, like his joke about Marco Rubio at a foam party.
- 56:19Red Eye puts comedians on panels with serious figures like UN ambassadors and John Bolton simultaneously.
- 56:54What makes doing Red Eye funny is that Tim can say 'I don't know' while everyone else has a point.