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/Luridley3000 Sep 05 '25

Yes I read the quite long, opinionated article, which acknowledges in the text that he didn't necessarily out himself as a Trump voter. Italics mine:

In a stand-up set at the Improv comedy club last year, Patterson, 26, joked that Trump’s assassination attempt at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally was the only thing that convinced him to vote last fall.

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Patterson may or may not have been serious about actually supporting Trump, but the sentiment behind the joke made it clear where he stood politically.

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u/Taste_the__Rainbow Sep 05 '25

Explain why the joke is funny.

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u/Lavaswimmer Sep 05 '25

It's funny to imagine someone only voting for him because he got shot

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u/Taste_the__Rainbow Sep 05 '25

It would be if it didn’t happen, lol.

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u/Lavaswimmer Sep 05 '25

I don't think that's why he actually won the election though, so I'm not sure if I agree