After observing during the Republican National Convention that GOP voters were “better about laughing at themselves,” Saturday Night Live Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che appeared again on NBC’s Today on Wednesday to confirm that impression. Following their man-on-the-street comedy skit with attendees of the Democratic National Convention, co-host Matt Lauer asked: “We asked you last week, we'll ask you again. Who’s funnier, Republicans or Democrats?”
Both comedians stood by their original statement. Jost replied: “I think so far, Republicans.” Che agreed: “Yeah, me too.” Che went on to explain: “Republicans are funny just because they’re honest, they just let it all hang out, you know? Democrats, you kind of gotta dig a little bit more.”
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Jost suggested that Democrats had less of a sense of humor because of their focus on political correctness: “There’s certain words I feel like – or topics – Democrats are more sensitive about talking about, whereas Republicans just talk about it and then figure out later whether they should or shouldn’t have said it.”
Here is a transcript of the brief July 27 exchange:
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MATT LAUER: We asked you last week, we'll ask you again. Who’s funnier, Republicans or Democrats?
COLIN JOST [SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE]: I think so far, Republicans.
MICHAEL CHE [SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE]: Yeah, me too.
LAUER: Why?
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Say more about that, Michael.
CHE: Well, Republicans are funny just because they’re honest, they just let it all hang out, you know? Democrats, you kind of gotta dig a little bit more.
JOST: Yeah.
CHE: You know?
JOST: There’s certain words I feel like – or topics – Democrats are more sensitive about talking about, whereas Republicans just talk about it and then figure out later whether they should or shouldn’t have said it.
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