Seriously, Comedy Central. Stop trying to be woke and inclusive and just concentrate on hiring people who are funny.

Grace’s interview with that astrophysicist was not funny. She actually made fun of him with the mimic game! What was the point of that? Her “jokes” are what I might expect from a five year old, which I guess matches the fact that she seems to have never lost her baby teeth. I didn’t laugh a SINGLE TIME during the whole piece.

Her comedic style is childish, dense and purposely ignorant. NONE of that fits the Daily Show, which is smart, smarmy, sardonic and witty. Ok, and purposefully ignorant.

I can think of several other correspondents who would have handled that piece 1,000 times better than Grace… Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic…

Grace Kuhlenschmidt actually made Michelle Wolf seem funny by comparison! Was that your goal?

  • CaptPolymath@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Um, white males CANNOT be diversity hires in the American entertainment industry. By definition and population. Do you know what a diversity hire is??

    I cannot believe TDS producers thought she would be a good match for the show. And of course there are funny comedians who happen to be lesbian and/or overweight… However Grace Kuhlenschmidt isn’t one of them.

    She’s so bad on the show, I cannot think of another explanation as to why they hired her.

    Another confounding example is Olivia Munn. I thought TDS hired her because she’s Asian and young men find her attractive. I was pleasantly surprised her one or two appearances on the show were really funny. Then they fired her.

    • LouCage@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      The fact you assumed Olivia Munn was also a “diversity hire” is just further proof that you think anyone who is not white is a diversity hire. That’s weird man. Olivia Munn hosted Attack of the Show on G4 for years and even played a reporter in the news room for 2 years. Couldn’t it just be the case that TDS thought she’d be a good fit for the job? But oh no they must have hired her bc she’s hot and Asian. You’re telling on yourself there man.

    • prosthetic_foreheads@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Oh wait, so you’re saying that the entertainment industry is unduly represented by white males? I would’ve thought your type was bemoaning about how there aren’t any more and THEY should be the new diversity hires.

      Damn dude didn’t know you were so woke