PREVIEW - #494 - Joke Save America

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PREVIEW - #494 - Joke Save America

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Can "anti-woke comedy" save America? That's what a conservative scribe for the Washington Times theorizes. We give the idea due consideration, and find some of the essential contradictions in conservative comedy. PLUS: Luke visits London, and tries to find the real London.

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