‘I venture to compare and contrast the messages that are put out there by the different networks.’
Al Madrigal has been busy since leavingThe Daily Show.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So right off the bat, you begin the set with some political, Trump-oriented material.
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Yeah, I typically wouldnt do that.
I dont like interacting with the crowd that much when its not necessary.
But yeah, this made me start calling out, like,Who could possibly support this?
Whos microwaved their dinner tonight?I was really going after people more than I typically would.
So for the thousands of people Ive asked, that was the one person who fessed up.
And I watched Fox News every single day at lunch with my friends from the show.
Im getting non-stop alerts from my phone.
I think we all are.
We all have an instantaneous sort of knowledge of whats going on in this administration thats really crazy.
Its crazy to me.
A lot ofShrimpin Aint Easyisnt political or current events-based.
Im like no, Im not telling that story on stage, Im going to get busted!
I really did this!
And he goes, No, a comedian sued for shrimping is the best headline of all time!
c’mon just keep yelling it.
Hopefully they come after you!
That short fuse youre talking about do you think it helps your comedy, though?
I think we all do it.
I dont want to react the way I do.
Until I tell people to f off right to their face.Dad!
Just, like, being right in his face.
And no other parent would ever do this to their kid.
