In a delightful twist of the absurd, comedian Shane Gillis recently mused about the prospect of far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes emerging as our next Catholic president. Yes, because when one thinks of pious leaders, who doesn’t picture the caped crusader of racist memes?
On “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Gillis proclaimed Fuentes to be “funny as ****.” This wasn’t your average stand-up routine; it was like watching a clown juggle chainsaws while reciting Shakespeare—no one really knows how it’s going to end, but everyone’s worried.
The dialog unfolded as Rogan pondered the Catholic presidency, noting the distinct lack of candidates since Kennedy and Biden—talk about slim pickings! He then turned to Gillis and asked, “Anyone in mind?” And like clockwork, Gillis fired back with “Fuentes,” causing a riot of laughter, probably as awkward as your last family gathering.
“Nick Fuentes?” Rogan cackled, as if he had cleared a comedic hurdle. “He could probably win in a few years,” he suggested, implying that our society has reached a stage where openly embracing bigotry is somehow acceptable if you’ve got a pinch of charm and a heavy sprinkle of chaos.
Rogan even ventured to say that Fuentes represents a demographic that feels hopelessly underrepresented. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, behold the white knight for young men! Apparently, trolling and outrageous claims regarding voting rights make you fit for the Oval Office. What could go wrong?
During their exchange, they highlighted a moment from Fuentes’ appearance on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” where he supposedly outsmarted Morgan like a cat toying with a rather clueless mouse. “He’s still funny as ****,” Gillis insisted, proving that even the most virulent bigotry can have a shiny comedic veneer. Who knew a connection to neo-Nazis could be such a laugh riot?
The beauty of Rogan and Gillis’s conversation lay in its sheer ridiculousness. They marveled at Fuentes’ quips regarding the Holocaust, with him famously snapping back to a critique with, “Why, too soon?” Ah yes, nothing says humor like belittling tragedy. “He got hit with a missile on that one,” quipped Gillis, as if standing at the center of a comedy roast where the target is decency itself.
So fasten your seatbelts, because if Fuentes is our future, it’ll be like attending a circus where the clowns named “Civility” and “Compassion” never show up. But hey, at least we’ll all be ‘laughing’—even if it’s more out of disbelief than joy.
