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Andrew Yang Podcast

Andrew talks about SNL’s Colin Jost’s very punchable face

Andrew Yang Podcast

Andrew Yang & Audacy

Society & Culture

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

SNL’s Colin Jost joins Andrew to talk about self-deprecating humor, what goes into preparing for the SNL debates, and what SNL would look like without Lorne Michaels, followed by audience Q&A. Hosted by Sixth and I in Washington D.C.

Watch this conversation on YouTube. https://youtu.be/yeV9lSXyKDo

Colin Jost - https://twitter.com/colinjost | http://prh.com/punchableface

Andrew Yang - https://twitter.com/AndrewYang | https://movehumanityforward.com

Zach Graumann - https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann

Transcript

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0:00.0

I think Joe's gonna win, but then that's just like the starting

0:04.7

gun of this epic amount of work we have to do.

0:07.4

It's amazing. I feel like every week we sit ourselves,

0:12.1

I can't believe it got worse, but it keeps getting... there's so many other things that keep

0:16.8

happening. I'm like, wow, and I do feel like your other book, The War of War and Normal People,

0:21.9

is a real thing. It's gotten... that's gotten even worse too.

0:27.4

Like the overlooking so many people and that are in need of basic,

0:36.0

you know, in need of a basic income or an economic opportunity,

0:41.2

like that's gotten even worse. Among all the other...

0:45.5

Among the big giant problems, that real basic life, you know,

0:51.8

an economic opportunity has gotten worse.

0:54.0

It's one reason why I think Joe's gonna win that 72% of Americans say this is the worst time in

0:59.8

American history in their lifetimes. I mean, that's not exactly like four more years material.

1:04.0

You know, it's like everyone's like a grandbie like this is freaking awful.

1:08.0

So I think, you know, I think we're gonna call an end to the Trump era, but then the whole

1:12.8

is still gonna be there. So, you know, I just... I have my shovel in my claws and

1:16.8

metaphorically speaking and I'm just like waiting for the word to go out and start digging.

1:21.2

I've got... I've got... I just to speak to that since it's right here,

1:25.6

home I've got a... where is it? Is it right here? I've got a literal real shovel.

1:32.8

A literal travel that I was using to dig in the backyard for treasure.

1:36.4

So, you know, in the woods. So that's where I'm at.

1:39.6

A few days ago, I interviewed SNL, star and head writer Colin Joost about his new book,

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