Article felt off to me. Was curious about author, not much on his site. Then this: https://cris-italia.medium.com/seth-simons-is-not-a-journali...
Explains what I picked up
Explains what I picked up
Basically, it felt like the author was trying to weave a narrative that Lorne Michaels is as toxic as, say, Scott Rubin ( https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/everyone... ), but his evidence just came off as way, way weaker, and so in the end it felt like a hit piece to me.
My guess is a better analogy is someone like Anna Wintour: someone notorious for being demanding and difficult to work with, but also someone who engenders loyalty of people that work with her - more of a "very tough but ultimately fair" sort of vibe.
https://sethsimons.substack.com/p/the-comedy-club-owner-with...
I mean, look at the title of the article you posted: "The Comedy Club Owner With a Background Questioning Vaccine Safety- Come with me down a disturbing rabbit hole."
Why would I give a fuck that a comedy club owner is questioning vaccine safety? Last I checked comedy club owners aren't setting medical policy, and it's not like they have the broad reach to influence social policy. People are still allowed to believe whatever the hell they want, even if it's dumb. The "Come with me down a disturbing rabbit hole" subtitle sounds like something from a junior BuzzFeed intern.
interestingly enough, Seth Simons was also the hack that got Shane Gillis fired from SNL[0].
just let funny people be funny.
[0]https://brobible.com/culture/article/norm-macdonald-ballisti...
It was abhorrent when Seth Simons held Shane Gillis at gunpoint and made him say slurs on a podcast. It is journalistic malpractice to allow somebody that would do such a thing to keep writing articles.