Who is America? episode 6: As it happened
Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr. brings up an alt-right favourite - Hilary Clinton conspiracy theories
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With two episodes to go, is Who is America? running out of steam or saving the best until last?
The past couple of weeks the show has felt a little formulaic, going after easy Republican and/or Trumpist targets who no longer have much to do with either the party nor the president.
I’ve consistently bemoaned the lack of Democrats sent up by Baron Cohen on a show professing to explore a divided America and perhaps he heard me, as the politician teased in the comedian’s Twitter trailer (below) this week is Howard Dean. A former Chair of the Democratic National Committee and Governor of Vermont for six terms, Dean ran for president in 2004 but failed to secure the Democratic nomination.
Dean is interviewed by Baron Cohen’s Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., PhD character in the clip, presented with a far-right conspiracy theory that Hilary Clinton is in fact a man.
Erran Morad, OMGWhizzBoyOMG! and other characters will likely be back tonight, and it will be interesting to see if there are any new ones left to introduce before the series bows out.
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Who is America? airs on Showtime in the US on Sunday nights and follows on Channel 4 in the UK the next evening.
Good evening! Thanks for joining me. If you missed last week's episode, I wrapped it up here:
While we wait for episode 6 (about 40 minutes) away, here's the weird Trump story du jour:
Howard Dean's Twitter profile photo, though. To paraphrase Abe Simpson 'now there's a face you could set your watch to!'
In future might start reviewing the last 4 minutes of 'The Affair' I end up watching each week before WiA
I don't even know the first thing about the plot of 'The Affair' and it's bumming me out, can I have my silly satire show now please Showtime.
Uuuuuuuuugh, there is literally no point having the Ruddick character interview Democrats.
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