Each week Michael Shafar weighs into the culture wars to offer the correct opinion on everything.
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The podcast belonging to Australian comedian and tracksuit enthusiast Daniel Muggleton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Many Silver Linings of Trump's Win - Episode 106
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Michael humbly explains that he was right about everything and lists the many silver linings of Trump's victory. Grab tickets to Michael's upcoming shows in London, Leicester, Brisbane and more here.Door Michael Shafar
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Tony Hinchcliffe and the Problem with Comedians Stumping for Politicians - Episode 105
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Michael reacts to the media hysteria surrounding Tony Hinchcliffe's set at a Trump rally and explains why it's a problem when comedians start stumping for politicians. Tickets for Michael's upcoming shows in London, Leicester and more are here.Door Michael Shafar
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Yahya Sinwar's Death is Embarrassing for Israel - Episode 104
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Michael explains why the death of Hamas' leader Yahya Sinwar is actually quite embarrassing for Israel. Plus, he tees off on politicians who pretend to be working class whenever an election is nearby. Grab tickets to Michael's next show in London on 12 December here.Door Michael Shafar
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Cancel Culture Targets Pro-Palestine Chef - Episode 103
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A chef has had his restaurants taken off the Good Food Guide for carrying an offensive sign at a Palestinian rally. As always, Michael is here to offer the correct opinion on how we should all react. Tickets to all upcoming live shows are here.Door Michael Shafar
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Is Russell Brand's Christian Rebrand Genuine? - Episode 102
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Michael delves into whether Russell Brand's Christian conversion is genuine, or if it's just another grift.Door Michael Shafar
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Puff Daddy's Friends Disown Him & Radicalised Boomers - Episode 101
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Michael laments the anti-intellectualism that has taken hold of politics, Puff Daddy's friends disowning him and the radicalisation of his own father by PragerU content. Grab tickets to Michael's show in London on 13 October here. Grab tickets to Michael's show in Paris on 19 October here.Door Michael Shafar
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Israel, Lebanon & Puff Daddy's Bottles of Lube - Episode 100
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Michael explains why Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is pretty keen to expand the war in Lebanon. Plus, Puff Daddy has a lot of explaining to do, not least about why he's been hoarding so much lube. Grab tickets to Michael's show in London on 13 October here. Grab tickets to Michael's show in Paris on 19 October here.…
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Hezbollah Pager Attack & Another Trump Assassination Attempt - Episode 99
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Michael is shocked to discover that people are still using pagers in the year 2024. Plus, he explains why the latest would-be Trump assassin is probably a Swiftie. Grab tickets to Michael's show in London on 13 October here. Grab tickets to Michael's show in Paris on 19 October here.Door Michael Shafar
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Immigrants are Eating Your Dogs! - Episode 98
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Michael reacts to Donald Trump's claim that immigrants are eating the dogs of the good people in Springfield, Ohio. Plus, he explains why politicians should never eat ice-cream in public. Tickets to Michael's show in London are here.Door Michael Shafar
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Oasis and the "Dynamic Pricing" Scam - Episode 97
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Back from holiday, Michael explains how dumb rich people prop up the economy of Ibiza. Plus, he explains why Ticketmaster has managed to get away with its "dynamic pricing" scam and shares his mixed feelings about the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov. Grab tickets to Michael's upcoming show in London on 13 October here (before the dynamic pri…
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Olympics Controversies: Raygun, "Trans" Boxers and Dutch P*dophiles
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Michael explains why Australia's greatest ever breakdancer, Raygun, is this year's Ernie the Eel. Plus, he questions why an Algerian boxer received more criticism than a Dutch paedophile. Grab tickets for Michael's show in London on 13 October here.Door Michael Shafar
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The Olympics Opening Ceremony Backlash and 'Weird' Republicans - Episode 95
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Michael reacts to the backlash against the Olympics opening ceremony and explains why calling Republicans 'weird' is actually a brilliant move from Democrats. Grab tickets to Michael's shows in Edinburgh and London here.Door Michael Shafar
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Kamala Harris Won't Beat Donald Trump - Episode 94
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Michael explains why the Democrats will have a better chance at defeating Donald Trump if they nominate an empty box as their candidate. Grab tickets to Michael's upcoming shows in Edinburgh 2-26 August and London 13 October here.Door Michael Shafar
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The Trump Assassination Attempt - Episode 93
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Michael explains how Trump showed more composure under gunfire than Biden did during the debate. Plus, he reveals why America has the healthiest democracy of any country in the western world. Grab tickets to Michael's shows in Edinburgh and London here.Door Michael Shafar
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UK Election Results, Project 2025 & Why Joe Biden Needs to Go - Episode 92
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Michael reacts to the Tories losing the UK election in a landslide and explains why Democrats should replace Joe Biden with artificial intelligence. Grab tickets to Michael's upcoming shows in Edinburgh and London here.Door Michael Shafar
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Biden's Debate Disaster & Julian Assange's Release - Episode 91
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Michael reacts to Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance and explains how the US government's persecution of Julian Assange backfired. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for exclusive content. Head to his website for tickets to his upcoming shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.…
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Just Stop Oil Targets Stonehenge & Britain's Richest Family Goes to Jail - Episode 90
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Michael explains why we should be supporting Just Stop Oil targeting British monuments. Plus, the UK's richest family gets sent to jail in Geneva and the Southern Baptists Conference makes a resolution opposing IVF. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for exclusive content. …
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Pride Month Hypocrisy and WNBA's Reverse Racism - Episode 89
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Michael reacts to the cowardice of companies rolling back their celebrations for this year's Pride Month. Plus, an Amazonian tribe gets access to the Internet and the WNBA is being accused of reverse racism. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for exclusive content. Head to …
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Boeing's Dead Whistleblowers - Episode 88
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Michael explains why the media needs to give Boeing credit for all the planes that don't fall out of the sky. Plus, Rishi Sunak wants to send 18-year-olds into the army and the Pope is in trouble for using a homophobic slur. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok for exclusive …
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Helicopters, Iran's President & Hamas-Themed Birthday Parties - Episode 87
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Michael explains how a helicopter achieved something that the Mossad never could: take out the Iranian president. Plus, a four-year-old boy in Australia has celebrated his birthday with a Hamas-themed party. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him for exclusive content on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Head to …
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Eurovision Should've Solved the Gaza Conflict - Episode 86
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Michael explains how Eurovision missed a golden opportunity to achieve a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. Plus, he has some fool-proof solutions to solving the UK's knife crime epidemic. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for exclusive content. Head to his websit…
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The College Protestors Doing Gaza Cosplay - Episode 85
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Michael celebrates the far-right Britain First party receiving fewer votes than fake candidate Count Binface in the London mayoral election. Plus, Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. gets an endorsement that nobody wants and college protestors have somehow made the war in Gaza about themselves. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTub…
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Harvey Weinstein and The Problem with Criminal Justice - Episode 84
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In the wake of one of Harvey Weinstein's rape convictions being overturned, Michael explains everything that is wrong with the criminal justice system. Plus, the presidents of US colleges are dealing with Palestinian protestors by calling in the riot police. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Instagram, …
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Don't Bring a Baby to a Comedy Show - Episode 83
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Michael weighs into the great Baby at a Comedy Show Scandal of 2024 and explains why it's best for mothers to leave their infant at home, or in a car. Plus, he explains why British people should be the ones who have to wake up early for the Anzac dawn service and breaks down the craziest people campaigning to be London's next mayor. Check out Micha…
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The Bondi Junction Attack and Australia's Worst Media Outlet - Episode 82
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In the wake of the Bondi Junction attack, Michael unpacks the conspiracies that spread on social media and explains why Channel 7 is the worst media outlet in Australia. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for stand-up clips. Head to his website for tickets to his upcoming s…
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Let the Homeless Squat - Episode 81
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Michael reacts to progressives trying to use the solar eclipse as evidence that climate change is getting worse. Plus, he explains why landlords should allow homeless people to squat in their abandoned properties. Meanwhile, the Vatican is having an identity crisis and the parents of school shooters are now being blamed for their kids' actions. Che…
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Christians, Puff Daddy and Why Aussies Prefer Overt Racism - Episode 80
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Michael laments the demise of Christianity, weighs into the Puff Daddy sex-trafficking scandal and explains why Australians prefer overt racism because it's easier to condemn. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube and follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Grab tickets to his Melbourne Comedy Festival shows here.…
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ISIS, Russia & Kate Middleton's Cancer Diagnosis - Episode 79
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Michael reckons that ISIS must be pretty frustrated that no one is giving them credit for their recent attack in Moscow. Plus, he explains why terrorists at least have more integrity than the British tabloids. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for exclusive content. Grab t…
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Putin's Election Nail-Biter - Episode 78
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Michael reacts to Vladimir Putin only getting 88% of the Russian vote in a close contest between the incumbent and his dead rivals. Plus, Michael explains why straight actors can play gay roles, and why bald trans men should be more grateful to their doctors. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, …
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The Great Kate Middleton Photoshop Scandal - Episode 77
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Michael reacts to Kate Middleton's photoshop scandal by concluding that we should simply replace the royal family with AI. Plus, Andrew Tate is being extradited to the UK and a lorry driver accidentally becomes a people smuggler. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X for ex…
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Sam Kerr's Reverse Racism - Episode 76
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Michael reacts to Sam Kerr being charged with racially abusing a white police officer. Plus, a dominatrix in Las Vegas is threatening to release photos of a naked Prince Harry and a German man admits to getting 217 shots of the COVID vaccine. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Tik…
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Embryos Aren't People - Episode 75
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Michael reacts to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling to explain why embryos are actually different to people. Plus, Japan's birthrate is dropping and Australia's latest 'stop the boats' ads are a moral catastrophe. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for new stand up clips. Gr…
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Putin, Navalny and Sudden Death Syndrome - Episode 74
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Michael explains how Taylor Swift concerts are Mecca for white women, reacts to Tucker Carlson's new job as a Russian propagandist and reveals what we can learn from Vladimir Putin. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for exclusive content. Grab tickets to his upcoming shows…
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The Taylor Swift Super Bowl Psyop Conspiracy - Episode 73
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Michael explains why Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce would actually be the perfect couple for the CIA to exploit in its psyop against the American people to rig the 2024 election. Plus, the Enhanced Games are set to be the fairest sporting competition to ever take place and Barnaby Joyce proves that men really can have it all. Check out Michael's com…
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King Charles Has Cancer - Episode 72
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Michael reacts to the news that King Charles has cancer and laments on the demise of the monarchy. Meanwhile, an all boys school in Sydney is now allowing girls to attend, which will hopefully reduce the number of sexual predators it produces. Check out Michal's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Tik…
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Taking Down Statues, Jewish Tunnels & Australia's Bud Light Moment - Episode 71
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Michael reacts to Indigenous rights activists taking down statues of colonialist figures on Australia Day. Meanwhile, Orthodox Jews in New York have been caught building underground tunnels and Rip Curl is facing backlash for promoting a trans surfer. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagra…
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Jewish Lobbyists are Making Antisemitism Worse - Episode 70
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In the wake of another ABC scandal, Michael explains how Jewish lobbyists are actually making people more antisemitic. Plus, Woolworths staff are copping abuse that should be directed at the company's CEO, and FIFA announces a new way to combat racism that will backfire terribly. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Fol…
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Tennis Hypocrisy, Benevolent Billionaires and A Message for the Houthis - Episode 69
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Michael reacts to the hypocrisy of the ATP accepting money from Saudi Arabia, billionaires asking to be taxed more and pleads with the Houthis to stop targeting cargo ships carrying his favourite muesli bars. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Head to his website for ticket…
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Jeffrey Epstein, Stephen Hawking & Australia Day Merch - Episode 68
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Michael explains how Stephen Hawking being listed as an associate of Jeffrey Epstein makes the scientist an even greater trailblazer for people with disabilities. Meanwhile, people are upset that Woolworths isn't selling Australia Day merchandise this year. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. Follow him on Instagram, F…
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Green Day Upsets MAGA and North Korea’s New Year’s Resolution - Episode 67
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Michael reacts to conservatives only just realising now that Green Day hates them. Meanwhile, Kim Jong-Un announces his new year's resolution: to kill us all. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube and follow him on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Head to his website for tickets to his upcoming shows in Perth, Fremantle an…
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Pro-Palestine Protests by Candlelight - Episode 66
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Michael reacts to the snowflakes claiming that the Palestinian protestors at Carols by Candlelight "ruined" their Christmas. Plus, he explains why mental health professionals should be easier to access over the Christmas period to help people spending more time with their families. Check out Michael's full comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTu…
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The Great Gay Sex Senate Scandal - Episode 65
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Michael reacts to the biggest political scandal of 2023: the gay sex romp that has rocked the Maryland Senate. Meanwhile, Kim Jong-Un is testing nuclear missiles because he's starved for attention, Epstein's associates are being publicly named and the Catholic Church extends an olive branch to the gay community. Check out Michael's comedy special A…
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Good News! Alex Jones is Back! - Episode 64
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Michael explains why conspiracy theorist and local nut job, Alex Jones, being reinstated on X is good news. Meanwhile, white people are whinging that not everyone is celebrating Australia Day and Hamas loses out to Taylor Swift as TIME's Person of The Year. Check out Michael's full comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube and follow him on Face…
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Is Hamas Drugging Hostages? - Episode 63
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Michael reacts to alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann suing Channel 10 for defamation. Meanwhile, Hamas has been accused of drugging hostages. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube and head follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X for exclusive content. Head to his website for tickets to his upcoming shows in the UK, mai…
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Israel Needs Catchier Chants - Episode 62
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Michael explains why Palestinian protests have catchier chants than the Israeli rallies. Meanwhile, the Christmas movie Love Actually is under fire for being problematic. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X for regular stand up clips. Head to his website for details ab…
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Israel is Losing the PR War - Episode 61
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The PR war is going so badly for Israel that Osama bin Laden is having a renaissance amongst Gen Z. Meanwhile, Michael celebrates the power of reality TV to rehabilitate the images of disgraced politicians and celebrities. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X for exclus…
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Israel, Palestine and the Problem with Boycotts - Episode 60
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Michael explain how the BDS movement is helping Palestinian supporters to lose weight, makes the case for Israel to relocate to Western Australia and encourages people to stop burning down good burger stores. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X for exclusive content. H…
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Merry Ham-mas! - Episode 59
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Michael reacts to Kmart inadvertently endorsing Hamas and celebrities signing meaningless letters about the ongoing war. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X for exclusive content. Head to his website for his upcoming live shows in Australia, the UK and mainland Europe.…
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Hamas and Israel’s PR War - Episode 58
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Michael reacts to the news that Hamas has started to release hostages and weighs into which side is winning the PR war. Meanwhile, kids are being told they're not allowed to vape during their exams and a man tries to avoid paying a restaurant bill with an ingenious ploy. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube and follow hi…
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Why Australia Voted No - Episode 57
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Michael explains why Australia voted against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Meanwhile, the war in Gaza continues, and Michael is impressed by influencers who have somehow found a way to make the conflict about themselves. Check out Michael's comedy special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube, and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X. Head…
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