meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Daily Beast Podcast

Why Trump Won't Tell Truth About His Health: Wolff

The Daily Beast Podcast

The Daily Beast

News

4.6 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Comedian and actor Matt Friend joins Joanna Coles for a sharp, funny look at Donald Trump’s complicated relationship with comedy. Friend shares his spot-on impressions of Trump, Obama, Bernie Sanders, Mitch McConnell and more. From his early obsession with comedy to performing at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Friend shares the secrets behind his political impressions and how he turns real-life absurdities into comedy gold. They dive into the process of mimicking Trump’s voice, the challenges of doing other politicians, and how current events feed his stage material—all while keeping audiences laughing across the political spectrum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

I use Trump in my life to say things that I cannot say as myself, so you don't get cancelled for it.

0:06.3

Like I was on a plane last week. I was very upset at my seat.

0:10.1

Because I was sitting next to a fat pig of a woman, honestly.

0:13.8

This person was a total slob. She looked like a combination of a vintage Rosie O'Donnell mixed with Chris Christie, okay?

0:21.7

But I didn't say it,

0:22.6

Trump said it, so it's completely fine.

0:24.4

Nothing will ever compare

0:25.9

to the level of absurdity

0:28.1

and comedic positives

0:30.8

of having Trump in office

0:32.3

or just in the culture.

0:33.7

Because it's so crazy

0:35.4

what he's doing and what he's saying

0:36.8

that the material literally writes itself.

0:41.1

Today, we're going to be talking to someone I met three years ago when he was young and nobody had heard of him.

0:47.0

We've stayed in touch and he's now everywhere.

0:50.3

You cannot have missed one of his absolutely brilliant impressions of either Donald Trump

0:56.7

or Barack Obama. He does both sides of the aisle. And what he does is very smartly take

1:01.7

politicians' own words and turn them into a laughing stock and kind of us into a laughing stock too.

1:08.1

I'm talking, of course, about Matt Friend,

1:11.6

who I just think is one of the funniest and the nicest comedians working today.

1:17.1

And I was thrilled when we managed to get him to come into the studio at The Daily Beast.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Daily Beast, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Daily Beast and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.