Oh they try. It just isn’t generally funny.

Here’s a glimpse into a time (the 90s) before it got so heinously bad that it could still kinda happen on TV. But, was still so embarrassingly bad that it was the death rattle of conservative comedy.

Greg Giraldo (RIP) was the 90s era Roast Master like Jeff Ross in the 00s and 10s. The guy conservative unfunny Tony Hinchcliffe wants to be so bad for the 20s but has instead visibly marred the comedy scene to the point of self-roast.

There was a show called Tough Crowd (with host, comedian Colin Quin), where comedians would discuss politics, face to face (God we need this to come back). Watching Giraldo sound off against the way more famous Dennis Leary is a masterclass in why conservative comedians still fail the scene today. Even with rogans billions invested in Austin.

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