rant · moment 15 of 24
Hell, Heaven, and Hannah Gadsby's 'Nanette'
from Kurt Metzger · #135
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4 minTim riffs on why Jehovah's Witnesses want there to be a hell so they can watch sinners burn, ties it to hack comedians needing spiritual superiority, then tears into Hannah Gadsby's Nanette as overrated and poorly argued.
- 40:46Tim argues with Baptists about why they insist on hell existing when scriptures don't clearly support it.
- 41:03The appeal of heaven believing you get to watch sinners burn—people without joy wanting to see others suffer.
- 41:47Tim dismisses Hannah Gadsby's 'Nanette,' saying her points are terrible and dates a 17-year-old.
- 42:29Nick Mullen's joke: what if 'Nanette' is only a trailer and no one's actually seen the full thing.
- 43:02Many comedians have suffered terrible things and make jokes about it—you can't have dignity and be a clown.
- 43:20Gadsby's speech about women deciding where the line is was gibberish, like her women in Hollywood talk.
- 43:31The camera cuts to black attendees to show diversity while they're actually reacting with discomfort to her speech.
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