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    George Lopez Reflects On 'The Wall,' A Lifetime Of Comedy And Jokes About Trump

    After nearly 40 years in comedy, George Lopez reflects on jokes in the time of President Trump and how that will factor into the comedian's new HBO special.
    Aug 05, 2017 6 minutes
    George Lopez, who takes the stage at the Kennedy Center on Saturday in his new HBO comedy special, "The Wall," visited NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

    Comedian George Lopez will perform his latest special, "The Wall," live on Saturday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

    The outspoken comedian, who in his nearly 40 years of performing has branched out into books, documentary filmmaking and more, spoke with NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith ahead of his live HBO special about his aptly titled show and the politics behind it, his thoughts on comedy during the time of President Trump and that time he played golf with the real estate mogul.

    His special airs live at 10 p.m. ET on HBO and will be available on demand on the network's various platforms after its airing.

    Interview Highlights

    On his new special and just exactly how President Trump's wall along the Mexican border would get built

    : Yeah, I would say that if they build that wall, the most difficult part for Mexicans is to watch someone build a wall and not have anything to do with it. So that's almost like mental torture that Latinos will be looking at and they're! He's using sparkling water to make cement! He doesn't even know. What are all those things every 10 feet? Those are port-a-potties."

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