Skate of the Union

Lovett or Leave It

News, Comedy

4.7 • 25.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This week, Trump leaves us in a state of disbelief, while the DOJ tries to paper over gaps in the Epstein files. Meanwhile, Kash Patel puts his FBI duties on ice, and the U.S. men’s hockey team finds itself on the rocks. Plus comedy legends George Wallace and Neal Brennan join to talk about what blocks us, and what doesn’t - from LA to Ibiza.

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0:40.9	Straight show.
0:43.8	What's up, Los Angeles?
0:46.9	Welcome to Love It or Leave It Live at Dynasty Typewriter.
0:50.9	We've got a great show for you tonight.
0:51.8	Neil Brennan is here.
0:54.9	The great George Wallace is here.
1:03.3	But first, let's get into it. What a week. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered the longest state of the union on record with a runtime of an hour and 47 minutes. That is the same
1:08.8	length as the six cents, except in this case, it was like
1:11.9	we were dead the whole time. And somewhere around the 70-minute mark, my soul left my body and
1:17.4	began to ponder, what is the state of our union? And it can be hard to see it through all the
1:22.2	wildfire smoke and pepper spray. It's tough on the visibility. Yeah, that's right. But we just did a few Pons Save
1:29.7	America shows down under, and it was stark to see America through the eyes of Australians,
1:34.3	because everything is upside down. But also in Australia Vision, all Americans are wearing
1:41.6	cowboy hats, so that was fun, though most of us can't pull it off.
1:46.7	A question we got over and over is do Americans understand how much damage you're doing right now?
1:53.8	And I knew they were referring to Trump, even though we had absolutely wrecked that zoo's bathroom after trying kangaroo milk.
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