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Tenacious D and the dicey Trump joke
Manage episode 429380842 series 2071258
A poor taste joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has ended Tenacious D’s tour of Australia and New Zealand.
On stage at a Sydney concert, the comedy rock band’s Kyle Gass revealed his birthday wish was “don’t miss Trump next time”.
Now there are tensions within the band with Jack Black saying he was “blindsided” by the comment.
Today, ABC News Daily producer Sam Dunn who was in the crowd at the concert, and comedian and co-host of The Chaser Report podcast Dom Knight on the fine line between comedy and offence.
Featured:
Sam Dunn, ABC News Daily producer
Dom Knight, co-founder of the Chaser and co-host of The Chaser Report podcast
1994 episodes
Manage episode 429380842 series 2071258
A poor taste joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has ended Tenacious D’s tour of Australia and New Zealand.
On stage at a Sydney concert, the comedy rock band’s Kyle Gass revealed his birthday wish was “don’t miss Trump next time”.
Now there are tensions within the band with Jack Black saying he was “blindsided” by the comment.
Today, ABC News Daily producer Sam Dunn who was in the crowd at the concert, and comedian and co-host of The Chaser Report podcast Dom Knight on the fine line between comedy and offence.
Featured:
Sam Dunn, ABC News Daily producer
Dom Knight, co-founder of the Chaser and co-host of The Chaser Report podcast
1994 episodes
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