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Class is fascinating to us as a culture. I never check my baggage. I cant stand that wait, baggage area. Its good to laugh at it, to get it all out on the table youre going to have to go back to your seat. You know, our goal should be a Society Without classes if we didnt laugh about social class in the United States, we would engage in class warfare. Do you realize the people up here are getting cookies . mmm that is not a show about nothing. Oh, come inside. So, to the left we have the bar, to...

through his point out the obvious, really, and then twisted somewhere. i just cant believe the way people are. what is my humanity? what kind of world do we live in? youre not alone. ultimately i think thats what the comics saying. reality is the fodder for comedy because its what we have. so where else can we find comedy? if not in real life? what fake life, you know? life is real. yeah, we got that. mm hmm. first a philosophical question. have you ever noticed when youre driving that...

feel like we get to know these sitcom characters. theyre your friends. i dont think its gonna pivot anymore. you think they were purely selfish and purely immature. are you still master of your domain? queen of the castle. you hope that youll have those kinds of relationships in your life tonight is about celebrating our enduring bond as friends, neighbors family to see you, too, girl where you going? carnival? friends sometimes its more family than the people that youre related to. so...

fascinating to us as a culture never checked my bags cant stand that weight baggage. its good to laugh at it to get it all out on the table. youre going to have to go back to your seat. you know, our goal should be a society without classes. if we didnt laugh about social class in the united states, we would engage in class warfare getting cookies. hmm. that is not a show about nothing. mm hmm. oh come inside. so to the left. we have the bar to the right. we have the bathrooms. oh, we ...

want it. what do you want? you want comedy? one. cramer, stop it. and boom. there you go. situation comedy. zynga. 23 minutes of magic. its so tasty, too. in love with these characters you talking about willis? we need to laugh at of the shelves. you hide my clothes . im wearing everything you own. laughter opens you up, okay. ready? oh we might be afraid to talk about some people that were supposed to protect us didnt do the right thing like racism. so the cops are the bad guys, you k...

its cause were thinking about it. >> sexuality has come a long way in sitcom history. >> can you donate a penis to a person whos transitioning? >> laughter a great way to deal with a tricky world. >> sitcoms talk about sex. >> my underwear. >> and about relationships. >> im breaking up with him tonight. >> these shows change the way we think about sexuality. >> youre talking about gay rights, youre talking about womens rights. >> gender diversity. >> dismantling the patriarchy. >> i ha...

whered you get those? >> a machine, you want one? >> no. >> you come home, turn on that television. >> take one. >> i dont want one. >> no, theyre good. >> i dont want it. >> what do you want? you want comedy. >> take one. >> no, kramer, stop it! >> and boom, there you go. a situation comedy. >> theres 23 minutes of magic. >> its so tasty, too! >> you fell in love with these characters. >> what you talking about, willis? >> we need to laugh at ourselves. >> you hide my clothes, im wear...

up for this mexican. ♪. ♪. >> pivot. pivot. shut up. shut up. >> i feel like we get to know these sitcom crashes, theyre your friends. >> i dont think its going to pivot anymore. >> you think. >> they were purely selfish, and purely immature. >> are you still master of your domain. >> im queen of the castle. you hope youll have those kinds of relationships in your life. >> tonight is about celebrating enduring bond as families, nay, family. >> good to see you too, girl, where are g...

>> whats on the idiot box? >> its only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. >> this period in time will be looked at as the platinum age. >> our obligation is to entertain. if weve left something to think about, so much the better. >> kunta kinte. >> television should not be just entertainment. >> charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. >> congress has no right to interfere in the media. >> well, excuse me! >> we have the responsibility to give the audience what it...

were in for joe, mika and willie. making headlines this morning, the death toll in new york state rises after that epic winter storm. were going to go live to buffalo where a driving ban remains in effect amid efforts to clear the roads. southwest airlines continues to struggle to recover from the storm. thousands more flights expected to be canceled today as transportation secretary pete buttigieg calls for accountability. plus, title 42 stays in place for now. the covid era pol...