Matt Walsh Tries to Laugh at Feminist Comedian Samantha Bee (WARNING: 98% Will Fail) - Summary

Summary

The author, a self-proclaimed feminist, reviews and critiques the comedy of Samantha Bee, a feminist comedian. The author struggles to find humor in Bee's jokes and is disappointed by the lack of funny moments in her videos. Despite this, the author is determined to find one joke that they can laugh at and consider it a victory against sexism. After watching several videos, they finally crack a smile at a clip of Greta Thunberg, which they consider their one laugh. The author concludes that Bee's comedy is not funny and compares her to a "drunk aunt at Thanksgiving" who has been given a microphone and a laugh track.

Facts

Here are the key facts from the text:

1. The author's producer suggested they watch and review feminist comedy bits.
2. The author watched Samantha Bee's comedy show as part of the review.
3. Samantha Bee has her own comedy show on TBS.
4. The author watched several videos of Samantha Bee's comedy, including ones about the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
5. The author found most of Samantha Bee's jokes to be unfunny.
6. The author did find one joke about Greta Thunberg to be slightly funny.
7. Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist.
8. Thunberg has traveled the world speaking about climate change and has been critical of world leaders for their inaction.
9. The EU has committed hundreds of billions of euros to combating climate change, partly due to Thunberg's efforts.
10. The British Parliament has declared a climate emergency and pledged to zero out its carbon emissions by 2050, also partly due to Thunberg's efforts.