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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Comedy: God and Moses

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2010

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Simon Rich imagines the conversation at Mount Sinai. Featuring Seth Morris and Paul Scheer.

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0:00.0

It's the sound of Young America, I'm Jesse Thorne.

0:03.5

Look, I don't have a time machine.

0:06.0

I can't tell you exactly how it went down,

0:09.0

on Mount Sinai when the Ten Commandments were revealed to Moses by God.

0:14.0

Writer Simon Rich has some idea though,

0:17.0

and he put together this sketch to illustrate.

0:25.0

Are you ready to write down my commandments, Moses?

0:29.0

Yes, my Lord.

0:30.5

Then let us begin.

0:32.5

Commandment 1, I am the Lord your God.

0:36.0

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

0:39.0

Commandment 2, Thou shalt have no idols except for Prince.

0:43.5

Commandment 3.

0:45.0

Wait a minute, who's Prince?

0:47.5

He's a musician.

0:49.0

You haven't heard of him.

0:50.5

He won't be born for thousands of years.

0:52.5

Is he a God?

0:56.5

Well, technically no.

0:59.0

But if the humans choose to worship him, I'll understand.

1:02.5

Commandment 3.

1:03.5

Wait, wait, God, are you sure you want to make such a large exception?

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