Dean Obeidallah On Trump's Assault On Comedy

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🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Dean Obeidallah joins The God Show to talk about Trump's latest assault on comedy, Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC threatening ABC, and why authoritarians always come for the people who mock them. God, Jesus, and Dean break down Trump's obsession with silencing comedians, the cowardice of corporate media, the White House Correspondents Dinner security disaster, and why comedy still matters. Subscribe for more divine comedy, political satire, and independent media that tech billionaires can't bury. Sign up for God's newsletter: https://thegodshow.com

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0:00.0	The devil, the Trump is done more than you could have ever dreamed.
0:02.8	We're not in them home.
0:03.4	It's time for the devil to go Donald.
0:05.3	I'm going to tell you.
0:06.6	The devil doesn't want him either.
0:09.2	I can see the devil's like, Donald, welcome home.
0:12.5	I think you know Jeffrey Epstein.
0:17.9	Holy shit, everybody.
0:19.9	I just got breaking news handed to me from my producer that the FCC is planning to pull ABC's license. What's up, everybody? Hey, Jesus. Hey, it's Dean Obadiah. Welcome back, Dean. Thanks. Thanks for having me, God and Jesus. you're two of my favorite people. Great to see.
0:43.0	Aw, Dee, oh, thank you so much. You're one of my favorite deities.
0:45.9	The servant of God.
0:51.2	I am the servant. My last name of Old Wiedelan literally means little humble servant of God.
0:52.8	In Arabic, English, that's a translation.
0:59.7	And it is, God is, you know, his parents told him that when he was a little boy, and he has served God ever since, and he's doing the Lord's work.
1:02.0	I'll do it all. I have to pick up your dry cleaning. I've got all of that God. Jesus,
1:06.0	I'm going to walk your drugs later. Whatever I'm here as a servant. So whatever I'm super helpful.
1:12.6	Thank you.
1:12.8	I do believe spreading the truth and making people laugh, our divine acts.
1:18.4	So welcome back, Dean.
1:19.6	It's great to have you here.
1:20.7	I don't even know which thread to pull.
1:22.5	Honestly, it's like, holy shit.
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