The Trump fan-comprised "MAGA 8 Band" gave a truly unforgettable performance to warm up the crowd for Trump's rally — an a capella performance to boot!
I watched this video about why Conservative comedians aren't funny. It's over an hour and, ironically, I don't find the presenter very funny himself, but its certainly a deep dive into the topic.
The main points are:
This is a uniquely American thing. Other countries have successful comedians with conservatives values.
This is a recent trend. Blue Collar comedy was big in the US for a long time. It isn't anymore. Not because people doing Blue Collar comedy don't exist but because American Conservatives don't enjoy it anymore.
This is because American Conservatives have adopted a "you're with us or you're against us" stance. Any comment or joke that doesn't 100% agree with the current party talking point is seen as an attack (often now called "woke").
I think these points can be abstracted to all artistic expression. When an artist becomes "woke" for straying from party lines they are stuck being a party mouth piece repeating the same thing ad nauseam.
Jim Jeffries did a bit on gun control years ago. It was hilarious. He finishes the joke by mentioning how most people will get that it's a joke, while 10% of viewers are "fucking seething". It's truly great and I recommend finding and watching it.
Some years ago, I had mentioned that bit to a conservative acquaintance of mine, and it turns out, he is a 10%er. I haven't talked to him probably since Trump won, and while I reminisce over the good times we had, he's completely off his rocker and I'm fine if we don't cross paths again.
Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you something about this band, okay? They're tremendous, really tremendous. They've got seven members, but you know what? They've actually got eight members, believe me. Nobody knew this before, but I've uncovered it, folks. This is a bigly band, the biggest band you've ever seen.
So, they've got the seven members you all know, but what about their incredible, invisible eighth member? It's there, folks, it really is. I've seen it. It's the spirit, the energy, the passion that these seven amazing individuals bring to the stage. It's like an invisible force that amplifies their talent.
Now, I've been around the music industry, I know talent when I see it. And this band, with its eight members, they're making music great again, believe me. They're winning, they're winning so much, it's incredible.
So, remember, folks, when you talk about this band, don't forget that eighth member. They're a bigly band, a tremendous band, and they're doing incredible things. Thank you, thank you very much!
Meh. I've heard much, much worse. My guess is that there were no monitors on stage and so they couldn't hear themselves to correct pitch. If that was the case it wasn't that bad a job.