David Cross on the Intersection of Comedy and Politics

The Lincoln Project

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Politics

4.7 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Award-winning actor, writer, comedian, and super dad David Cross -- who we all know and love from Mr. Show, Arrested Development, his brilliant observational comedy and narrative standup shows, and Tenacious D -- joins Rick Wilson to discuss everything from growing up in Georgia to the best moments of his career thus far to folding American politics into his set. David is currently traveling the globe on his "The End of the Beginning of the End" comedy tour, continuing to record his podcast and constantly creating and writing. ・・・・・・・・・・・ Follow David Cross at @davidcross on X, stream David's newest special, WORST DADDY IN THE WORLD, at http://veeps.com/davidcross, and subscribe to his latest podcast, "Senses Working Overtime with David Cross Podcast," at http://SensesWorkingOvertime.com. You can purchase tickets for "The End of the Beginning of the End" tour on David's website at https://officialdavidcross.com/. Follow Rick Wilson at @TheRickWilson on X and subscribe to his Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. Join the fight with Lincoln Project at www.lincolnproject.us and follow us on X at @ProjectLincoln. If you'd like to help us continue this critical work, visit https://action.lincolnproject.us/helplp to make a difference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.7	and oh it's not that kind of podcast i'll i'll tell you the one i used today, but this is somebody else's podcast I'm doing.
0:43.3	Sorry, I end my podcast with a question for my daughter. Your task will not be an easy one.
0:51.8	Your enemy is well trained, well equipped in battlehardt.
0:55.7	There is not a liberal America and a conservative America.
0:59.4	There is the United States of America.
1:04.1	Good night and good luck.
1:06.4	Hey folks, it's Rick Wilson.
1:07.9	Welcome back to the Lincoln Project Podcast.
1:09.6	I am absolutely delighted today because we have a very special guest.
1:13.1	You know him from Arrested Development, Grammy Award winner, Emmy Award winner,
1:19.3	contributor and writer for Tenacious D, writer, performer, stage, screened the whole thing.
1:24.5	David Ellis is a fantastic podcast called Since is Working Over Time,
1:28.0	and it's currently on tour with the end of the beginning of the end tour. Welcome, David. Thank you
1:33.6	so much for coming on the show today. I really appreciate it. And I look forward to spending a
1:39.3	half hour or so with you here. And I want to start out by asking you a question that I've noticed from working
1:46.0	with folks in Hollywood entertainment over the last couple of decades. A lot of celebrities
1:52.8	just absolutely these days are terrified of politics. They kind of want to hide their head in the
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