Mark Critch and team talk Trump, Trudeau, and the time they tried crashing a Poilievre rally.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the White House may have thrown the world in a turmoil, but it has given satirists in Canada and elsewhere renewed fuel to strike back with wit. While world leaders and journalists tip toe around Trump, cautiously weighing their words, comedians are owning the fight and showing a mirror to the outlandishness of today’s times. A trade war with the U.S. may not be the “time for soft cheesies,' but it definitely makes for some solid jokes.
“I've got lots of friends who are Conservative, lots of friends who are Liberal or NDP. I voted for all three parties over the time of my life… I'm not a partisan guy… and I try not to say anything on the show that I wouldn't say to someone's face.” He said he attributes many of the harsh comments online to accounts that may either not be real, or to people who are braver behind the keyboard than in real life.
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