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Cold Open: Honestly Parody with Barry Weiss and Greg Bevino

from Civil War: The Original Heated Rivalry | The Tim Dillon Show #481 · #481

3 min

A parody sketch of Barry Weiss's Free Press podcast, mocking her origin story, JK Rowling coverage, and her taking over CBS News, culminating in a fake interview with disgraced ICE commander Greg Bevino now working as an Italian restaurant maitre d'.

In this bit8 moments
  • Barry Weiss opens Honestly, a parody of her actual podcast, by claiming the Free Press was founded because of a Minnesota woman serving chicken quesadilla to George Floyd.
  • Tim recounts Weiss's 72-part series on JK Rowling's comments about biological sex, including interviews with her "slaves."
  • The character notes she started the Free Press to encourage open discussion between people in New York, Miami, and Tel Aviv.
  • David Ellison offered Weiss the job running CBS News, which she accepted despite loving her blog with 17 listeners and the podcast, for $150 million.
  • Greg Bevino, introduced as ICE commander at large demoted to maître d' at an Italian restaurant in Paramus, New Jersey.
  • When asked about his transition to restaurant work, Bevino responds only about how well his pizza sells and his outfit.
  • Asked what he'd say to people equating ICE actions to fascism, Bevino discusses his bow tie and restaurant wardrobe.
  • Pressed on whether he has anything to say to families of victims in Minnesota, Bevino says everybody loves his cooking.
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JK RowlingCBS NewsDavid EllisonGeorge Floyd

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