If you follow US politics, you'll know this year has been utterly awful. There has been, however, one bright spot: Owen Ellickson's satirical series, "Trump Leaks".
Ellickson's a TV writer whose credits include the US version of The Office, The King of Queens, and currently Superstore. Starting in June, he's been releasing "leaked" transcriptions of Trump's speeches and phone calls with his circle: a deep-in-denial Paul Ryan, exasperated Kellyanne Conway, Chris "Hole" Christie, and debate coast/former Fox head/sexual predator/shapeshifting squid hellbeast Roger Ailes.
TRUMP: You know how you're scared I'll seem woman-hatey in the debates? RYAN: Yes. TRUMP: Meet my new debate coach! AILES: [squishing noise]
RYAN: Hi, Roger. AILES: [series of clicks] RYAN: Donald, I don't know... TRUMP: He coached YOU when you ran for VP! RYAN: AILES: [shriek]
The age of Man is over, baby. The fire's turn is next!
If you follow US politics, you'll know this year has been utterly awful. There has been, however, one bright spot: Owen Ellickson's satirical series, "Trump Leaks
".
Ellickson's a TV writer whose credits include the US version of The Office, The King of Queens, and currently Superstore. Starting in June, he's been releasing "leaked" transcriptions of Trump's speeches and phone calls with his circle: a deep-in-denial Paul Ryan, exasperated Kellyanne Conway, Chris "Hole" Christie, and debate coast/former Fox head/sexual predator/shapeshifting squid hellbeast Roger Ailes.
RYAN: Yes.
TRUMP: Meet my new debate coach!
AILES: [squishing noise]
AILES: [series of clicks]
RYAN: Donald, I don't know...
TRUMP: He coached YOU when you ran for VP!
RYAN:
AILES: [shriek]
The Hill has a profile here
; even the New York Times has a profile.
Past tweets are on Storify, with links here
.
Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.