Interview · moment 3 of 14
Introducing Mr. David Angelo
from Torching Bridges (with David Angelo) · #31
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4 minGuest
Tim formally introduces guest Mr. David Angelo, a Daily Show writer and comedian, framing him as a rare voice willing to push back on liberal groupthink in comedy.
- 5:26Drifters performer opens with sexual commentary about women, shocking the audience despite his age.
- 5:51Tim notes that sexually explicit heckling from an 80-year-old performer gets a pass because of his age and talent, while the same behavior would cause police to be called at a modern comedy show.
- 6:34The Long Island venue had barely any Black attendees despite introducing the show as a Black History Month presentation.
- 7:02Audience clearly indifferent to Black History Month messaging, wanting the performers to just play music.
- 7:26Drifters performer launches into a political rant about young people pulling up their pants and turning their hats around, referencing Donald Trump.
- 7:53Performer claims he fought for the country and tells his son to stop listening to rap music, receiving thunderous applause from the crowd.
- 8:16Tim observes the performance gradually becomes like a Trump rally, building momentum toward increasingly extreme rhetoric.
Long IslandDonald TrumpBlack History MonthRichard SpencerThe DriftersLucille BetaluccoThe PlattersWilliamsburg