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[-] DrFistington@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago

If anyone can do this it's Jon Stewart. I know he's mentioned on several occasions that he doesn't have any political ambitions whatsoever, and he's been true to his word. But sometimes circumstances allow great men to take great leaps, and on rare occasions, do great things.

The fact that The Hill is already running a piece trying to play him off as a comedy star from an era that has all but vanished due to the corporate landscape, is all I need to know to believe what he has to say. They're already trying to downplay and dismiss the results before they've occurred.

What are the terms of the interview? Will it be in person in front of an audience, via webcast, in front of the burning reichstag, etc...

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Zelenskyy was also a comedian first.

[-] unphazed@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

People forget that popular comedians are usually incredibly intelligent. Conan graduated MCL from Harvard.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago

To be fair, Conan is not typical, and his brain needs to be studied by scientists after he dies lol

[-] Welt@lazysoci.al 5 points 2 years ago

Damn I didn't know Harvard issued medial cruciate ligaments

[-] ubergeek@lemmy.today 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah, frankly, its hard to be a great comedian, while also an idiot.

[-] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Which is why conservative "comedy" is just a bunch of slurs. They can't come up with actual jokes.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What are the terms of the interview?

Musk just wants it to air unedited. Which means no matter what they do, he would be able to claim it was edited if things don't go his way and he ends up looking like (an even bigger) fool.

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

So do a single camera and air it live.

[-] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Do multiple cameras, but display them all continuously, and then do all the tricks people use to try to make it obvious no editing was done and put them in the foreground and background of all the angles.

[-] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Attach a scope to that "camera."

[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Just shows how stupid Elon is. Stewart is an accomplished interviewer, with the backup of being a comedian. Watch Stewart keep his composure after smashing his coffee cup the other night. He assessed the cut, laughed it off, and finished the monologue instantly. Elmo doesn't have the composure to handle a problem like that.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Was that a trick cup and fake blood, or the real deal?

[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Was real, they taped him up during the commercial to finish the interview. Probably just a minor cut, but at his age he's probably on blood pressure, or heart meds, so small cuts bleed like crazy.

[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Maybe Jon can tucker carlson elon.

[-] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I rewatch that crossfire clip regularly. It's my happy place.

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