I subscribe to a few newsletters, less than a handful, to get the writer’s take on various happenings in our political world. I will occasionally read other pundits as I come across them.
However as an alternative to ponderous, pedantic punditry , I am pleased to present for your consideration, the comedian Ms. Paula Poundstone and her “Hey Donald Trump“video series on her YouTube channel. She dishes out pithy, on point, topical commentary about Donald J. Trump as he presides over his ongoing freak show. She has been putting out about one a day for quite a while now. Fortunately, from her comedic point of view, for Poundstone, and unfortunately for us as citizens of this country, tRump gives her plenty to satirize. They are short, usually around three minutes, entertaining, and frequently have the bonus of watching one of her cats crawl all over her.
I have included one of her recent videos below for your amusement and to give you an idea of what they are all about.
As an aside, if you ever get the chance to go see Paula live, jump at it. Señora and I did so a few years back here in St. Louis at The Sheldon, and she was absolutely hilarious. She has some set pieces that she does, but most of her act is crowd work. She has an extremely quick wit, and is an absolute master of this type of comedy. I will admit I was glad that we were a little back and to the side of the stage as I did not become fodder for her wit. However, those that did, seemed to enjoy it.
If you listen to NPR you might know her as an occasional guest/contestant on their program Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me! She is unquestionably my favorite guest.
