Interview · moment 7 of 15

Alex Jones the Entertainer, Trump, and Ed McMahon Jokes

from #183 - Tim Does The Tonight Show | The Tim Dillon Show · #183

8 min

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They discuss the scale of Alex's operation and audience compared to mainstream news, his shift from anti-establishment figure to Trump cheerleader, his conspiracy beliefs about Soros and the Illuminati, and Alex repeatedly calling Ben 'Ed McMahon' on air.

In this bit12 moments
  • Walking into Alex Jones's green room, which felt weirdly like a government building.
  • Alex Jones is one guy who has built a following that dwarfs mainstream media news outlets.
  • There's a dark energy in the studio—everyone talks about being in a war and on the edge of something terrible.
  • Two little kids eating Chick-fil-A in the break room, which could have been hilarious if they'd gone on air ranting about MK-ULTRA.
  • Alex Jones doesn't really get comedy but he's the funniest guy ever.
  • Alex claimed Michelle Wolf bragged about killing her baby and made her feel strong, forcing Tim to fact-check him mid-interview.
  • Alex insisted off-air that there's no such thing as copyright and people can play whatever they want.
  • Tim agrees Alex isn't wrong that a small group of elites controls the world, but the network's focus has become explicitly political rather than conspiratorial.
  • Trump is a statement that the system isn't working, emerging after decades of government corruption that sold out the middle class.
  • Alex kept calling Tim Ed McMahon because he wasn't talking much during the show.
  • Between every break, Tim and his co-host turned to each other asking how much fun this was—it was a thrill of a lifetime.
  • Tim admits he's had more fun doing other things, but loved this experience.
Mentioned here

Alex JonesDonald TrumpVladimir PutinJesus ChristEd McMahonGeorge SorosMichelle Wolf

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