[ATTENDED: January 30, 2026] Jordan Klepper
My wife and I used to watch the Daily Show all the time. Once ***** got elected we stopped because it was just too painful to deal with the reality. But we do still watch clips online. My wife really likes Jordan Klepper. I knew of him, but didn’t really know him that well.
When this show was announced at McCarter, and she expressed interest in going, well, it was already sold out. So that sucked. But then they added a second show the same night so I grabbed us tickets.
Obviously, I would prefer to go to the 7PM show and be home by 9, but it was kind of novel to be able to leave the house at 8:30 for a show. It was also novel, but not in a good way that it was 9 degrees out when we left. But Jordan was hilarious and it was a solid 85 minutes of humor.
There was a screen behind him projecting a painting of a random spot in California. It was beautiful but something looked off. Later on he revealed that the mountains in the background were the Swiss Alps. But people at the time didn’t know much about the West Coast and the flocked to see the painting.
But so yes, he told us a little about himself–that he has been on The Daily Show for years and as part of his remit, he has been to over 4,000 T**** rallies. Jesus wept.
And over the years he has gotten to know some of the regulars. Because of course there are regulars. He used a very funny metaphor about them as well. He talked about once on The Daily Show having to interview a famous pug. He didn’t say how the interview was actually going to … proceed … because it was derailed when the pug got an erection. And he talked about how it looked like red lipstick. And the he posted a picture of all of the MAGAs wearing their red hats.
Not subtle, kind of stupid (as he admitted) but very funny.
And then he revealed that yes, this comedy show was “a fucking powerpoint.”
He talked about several men who he has talked with over the years. There is Brick Suit Guy (he owns 5 bespoke suits that look like a brick wall). He has been to hundreds of rallies and has been on stage several times.
There was a guy who looked like Santa Claus but with his teeth sharpened into fangs. (more…)
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