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Way they want this spoken about, who sounds the right way, who looks a certain way, who has the same attitudes they do about everything, that thats what theyre looking for, and that reactions to all things in life can be quite kplebcomplex. thats one of the things i was trying to bring out with e. jean because i actually know her and know her work. her reactions to things are going to be complex. hes a comedy writer. shes going to be laughing about other things that people cry about. thats somet...

That e. jean carroll is not the perfect victim for some people who are waiting for the perfect victim, who speaks exactly the way they want this spoken about, who sounds the right way, who looks a certain way, who has the same attitudes they do about everything, that thats what theyre looking for, and that reactions to all things in life can be quite complex. thats one of the things i was trying to bring out with e. jean because i actually know her and know her work. her reactions to things are ...

And on the counter were three really fancy boxes and a see through body suit. he walked right to the body suit and snatched it up and said go put this on. now, that struck me as so funny because here i am at 52. my idea was no, you put it on. he said no it looks like it fits you. i said no, it goes with your eyes. so i am spinning a comedy scene in my head. >> back and forth, i get it. >> you see how funny that would be to make him put that on. >> and you used to be a comedy writer on "saturday ...

Your reaction to it. she in this piece says shes the 16th woman to come forward here. theres a paragraph in which she names the 15 women who have come before her to allege something of this nature, an assault against president trump. >> i think that something that is super important to remember is women that are e. jeans age and a lot of these women coming forward. connie chung came forward with a really powerful story. women who had to go through so much in situations like that, are only now co...

E. jean carroll. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> really appreciate you sharing this very difficult story with us. really appreciate it and a the book, which is coming out next month is called "what do we need men for? a modest proposal by e. jean carroll." remember, she is a comedy writer, made her living most of the time and throughout this work. you never, you never lose your comedy writing touch. even in material like this, and im not sure thats a compliment...

Go enjoy life. its a smorgasbord. living a luxurious life, dont lock yourself in the house. lets go, jean, get up. dont be a nitwit. you know? >> when readers get to the last few lines of your account in "new york magazine" i think theyre going to see something that you might not even see in your story about whether, just how much of this youve left behind. that outfit is still hanging in that place. e. jean carroll. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> really appre...

>> there were ten variety shows on at the same time that carol burnett was on, and they were approximately ten comedy writers on each show. and i was the only woman out of all of them. >> the funny thing about female writers in television was that in the beginning, i would not say they were very welcomed, although there were certainly exceptions. >> i interviewed for the carson show and i called my agent and i said, i think it went really well. and he said, im sorry, honey, but they just called ...

>> i interviewed for the carson show and i called my agent and i said, i think it went really well. and he said, im sorry, honey, but they just called and they said they would not feel comfortable with a woman in the room. >> being a comedy writer is not the most macho profession, so i think there is a certain defensiveness and overcompensation. >> i like that inside track of getting to hear how men talk if women werent around. because it was almost like you werent around. >> it was filthy! the ...

Trump was funny. take that into consideration because shes now defending the late show comedy writer who wrote about ruining brett cavanaghs life, a comedy writer being held to a higher standard than the president of the united states. blank the haters. the original tweet was a tone deaf attempt at sarcasm. the top google executive deleting his tweet slamming republicans over brett cavanaghs confirmation, and look at this. you are finished, gop. you polished the final nail for your own coffin. t...

The sk the skripal attack. we are still in talks with trade with canada, our close partner, and the fact that he came out and basically said every nation for itself, you know, this was a steve bannon speech without steve bannon, written by steve miller. >> he is a comedy writer. i dont know if you know in his other life. >> the writing was so bad, number one, but the thought process. what i really challenge is the philosophy that we give foreign aid only to those people that support us, its not ...