WMAL Interview - CHRIS DEATON 07.07.17

CHRIS DEATON - Deputy Online Editor for The Weekly Standard Topic: Has Donald Trump killed comedy? • Back in December of 2015 the Economist—which is as conventional as wisdom gets—proclaimed that “Jokes about Donald Trump aren't funny anymore.” What was true then is true now, in many cases—only more so as the jokes have gotten older. • Trump resistors have tried other mediums, often looking to the past. Orwell’s 1984 has seen a resurgence, as has The West Wing, which is suddenly listed among the top streaming programs on Netflix. And then there’s the original art. Or, maybe that’s “art.”