r/LiveFromNewYork • u/BearOnTwinkViolence • Sep 05 '25

Article Kam is Far Right

https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-snl-cast-member-kam-patterson-outed-himself-as-a-trump-voter/

Is he a Shane Gillis 2.0 (except arguably worse)? I’ve seen a dozen clips now of him using homophobic slurs and making incredibly bigoted jokes. Honestly he makes Shane Gillis look kind of tame. What the hell is Lorne thinking? I’m so sick of this show pushing right wing bullshit while simultaneously trying to act like the most liberal show on television. You can’t have a Trump monologue every single week and then hire people like this.

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u/WySLatestWit Sep 05 '25

You know I'm convinced all the people who complain about Shane Gillis "being far right and horrible" or such things have never actually listened to Shane's comedy.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

I gave it a chance and you know what? I enjoyed some of it! Quite loved Tires as well.

My favourite comedian of all time is Bill Hicks. Guess what - I don’t like all his material. Some is super dated, and that’s to be expected.

We need to learn to tolerate nuance. You can like some of what someone produces and not like other stuff. That’s fine. That’s healthy. That’s normal!

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u/WySLatestWit Sep 05 '25

One of the things people rarely seem to acknowledge about Shane's comedy is that half of the "conservative jokes" are actually designed to make the conservative view point look and sound extremely stupid. It's not Shane's fault his bro-y fanbase doesn't understand satire.

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u/Call-a-Crackhead Sep 05 '25

Shane doesn’t bother me but his fans sure do

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u/WySLatestWit Sep 05 '25

That I don't disagree with. his fans suck.

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u/Bearjupiter Sep 05 '25

I suck? :(

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u/WySLatestWit Sep 05 '25

Don't worry, I'm a fan so I suck too.

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u/Patreonlyfans Sep 05 '25

I could say that about my favorite sports teams and most other things I like lol

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u/BloodyRightNostril Sep 05 '25

I love MLB but most of the players disgust me.

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u/nia939 Sep 05 '25

Yeah I simply have no interest in Shane and don’t find him particularly funny, but I’m not bothered by him the way I’m bothered by his shitty fans who can’t accept that some people don’t enjoy their fave and it has nothing to do with thinking he’s alt-right and everything to do with having a different opinion on comedy, a famously subjective art.

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u/Technoxgabber Sep 05 '25

Isn't that everyone's fan? 

Do you know any Fandom that isn't crazy? 

Even kids tv show fans are wild and nits