Monday, July 22 – First up was women
smoking weed during pregnancy, followed by Marvel’s takeover of the world (I
laughed at Trevor’s prediction that we’ll eventually live at the movie theater,
sneaking in actual life events like weddings during Hawkeye scenes,) and members
of John Delaney’s own campaign staff urging him to drop out of the race. Next,
we had a story on rapper A$AP Rocky in jail in Sweden, with Kanye West calling
in a favor to Trump to try to get him released. I loved Trevor’s breakdown of
just how bizarre real life has become. Ronny had a fun piece on ludicrous stuff
bought at auction, from $11,000 grapes to nearly $2 million film reels of the
moon landing (that was my favorite – “you paid almost $2 million for something
I can watch on YouTube!”) Jamie Bell was the guest. After discussing Rocketman and Elton John, he talked
about his new film Skin and how he
dealt with playing a reformed white supremacist.
Tuesday, July 23 – We opened on Boris Johnson giving the most British delivery ever of the word “dude,” heat waves
being replaced by severe storms (Trevor warned first-born sons to get their
affairs in order,) and cat-declawing being banned. Good but frustrating story
on U.S. plastic waste that was shipped to Asia now being sent back because
communities are drowning in it. Other than (obviously) wishing we produced less
waste, I wish products were more clearly labeled with how to recycle them
properly – I don’t want to think I’m doing it right then find out my plastic is
still mostly ending up in landmills. Michael and Roy reported on some obscure sports news, from snail racing to underwater hockey (“It’s like white people
saw one Black guy playing hockey and
thought, ‘How can we make this even whiter?’”), and a cheating chess champion.
The guest, David Spade, talked comedy and promoted his new show for the
network.
Wednesday, July 24 – Opening blurbs on
Puerto Rico’s governor stepping down, Boris Johnson becoming prime minister,
delivery apps stiffing drivers (of course,)
and meth-filled snow globes smuggled into Australia (I loved Trevor’s tangent
about how pointless snow globes are in the 21st century.) The big
story was Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony. Mueller already made it
clear what he was going to do, so I’m not surprised there, but I wish the
committee had done more, although I’m not sure what exactly. Lewis did a Back
in Black on various terrible things that can happen at beaches (including
impaling by umbrellas!) I loved the bit about shark attacking humans because
they mistake us for seals – “it’s not bad enough I’m being attacked by a shark,
now I’m being body shamed?!” The guest
was Gina Torres, talking about her Suits
spinoff and the importance of representation in the writers’ room as well as on
camera.
Thursday, July 25 – Wild video of a kid
riding an airport conveyor belt (perfect opportunity for more Spirit Airlines
jokes!) We also got quick bits on declining U.S. fertility rates and cops in
Harlem who were doused with water – I agree with Trevor that everyone was lucky
those cops didn’t react, and I liked his idea of a world where all gang members
are armed with water. Good piece on the student loan crisis, featuring some
amusing jokes about a dog with obedience school debt and a fake sitcom showing
real life for a lot of millennials. We had a new “Fuck These Animals” from
“Australian” Trevor. The little girl getting charged by a bison was especially
freaky, but I loved the jokes about how she’d be throwing it in her parents’
faces for the rest of their lives. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang was the
guest, discussing his universal basic income plan and the reality of how
automation/AIs will affect more and more industries.
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