We put a British comedian on the show to make us laugh, and somewhere between Trump’s ongoing existence as a ding dong—this time saying he loves 4.2% inflation—and a Russian billionaire trying to start his own country in space, Amy Hoggart explained America better than most paid to do it. You’ll know her from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee—the one who walked into Trump rallies with a straight face and British accent—and the outsider’s eye our lunacy desperately needs.
Amy gets into why she’s raising her kids in England (one word: healthcare), why MAGA rallies are winning the one fight the left forgot to show up for, and an old sketch of hers calling out the billionaire space-king class years before the rest of the press caught up. It’s a very funny hour about very unfunny things—which, lately, is the only way through.
Don’t read about it. Hit play above—and stick around for her line about what actually pulls lonely people toward Trump. That’s the one we can’t stop thinking about.
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