Okay, great. Let's stop talking about America for a bit.
Dear Reader,
Look, don't get me wrong, I love watching a good shit-show as much as the rest of us. Especially when it involves history's largest military superpower. The whole Trump era was terrific entertainment. It had a bit of everything: violence, death, racism, sexism, comedy, terror, absurdism, political intrigue, courtroom drama, press conferences at landscaping firms, Nazis and golf.
But now that's it's over, let's just stop talking about it for a while. Americans can talk about themselves (they're very good at that), and we can talk about stuff closer to home.
After all, there's plenty to talk about. We could talk about who had it worse during the genocidal period of Australian history: the perpetrators or the victims? We could dicuss whether the "number of photo ops per week" is the correct target to adopt to meet our climate commitments.
If we were wanting to be particularly accountable, we could even speculate about which rich Covid-infected white person from Sydney's Northern Beaches got an exemption from the quarantine that put the entire state into semi-lockdown over Christmas.
Point is -- there are plenty of blockbuster action thrillers made overseas that are wonderfully entertaining. But it's time, as Australians, we start supporting our locally-produced shit-shows.
Sure, our local shit-shows may not have stakes as high as the world's biggest superpower, but the characters are just as idiotic as anything we've seen in America in the past four years.
NEW LIVE SHOW
On a personal note, James Schloeffel ("The Shovel") and I are performing in all new live show coming to the Adelaide Fringe this year: The Anti-Expert's Guide to The Pandemic.
In it, we take you through the entire pandemic, and along the way look at the rise and fall of Donald Trump and the rise and rise of internet conspiracy theories, and then even dabble in the dark arts ourselves. Playing at Gluttony from 19th February to 7th March. BUY TICKETS HERE.
WAR ON 2020
The War on 2020 was a comedy series about the worst year ever 15 videos with principal financing from Screen Australia, in association with Screen NSW.
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Charles Firth
Managing Editor
The Chaser
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PODCAST
 In this episode of stupid, Zoe talks about her cat, Charles talks about his greatest triumph. If you’re worried that you’re a bit stupid, consider taking the Chaser IQ Test. Details are available at the end of the episode. Plus Rebecca De Unamuno with all the latest, greatest improvised news. Plus Rebecca De Unamuno with some very up to date news headlines. Stream it online on our website or at Nova or download it in any podcast app, including:
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