{"id":1065080,"date":"2021-11-29T15:14:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1065080"},"modified":"2021-11-29T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:14:59","slug":"truth-yeller-doesnt-hold-back-with-adam-carolla-rob-riggle-diving-head-first-into-touchy-subjects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/truth-yeller-doesnt-hold-back-with-adam-carolla-rob-riggle-diving-head-first-into-touchy-subjects\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Truth Yeller\u2019 Doesn\u2019t Hold Back, With Adam Carolla, Rob Riggle Diving Head First Into Touchy Subjects"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftruth-yeller-doesnt-hold-back-with-adam-carolla-rob-riggle-diving-head-first-into-touchy-subjects%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1065080&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Most comedians avoid joking about The Boss, and for good reason. Not Adam Carolla.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast giant poked fun at his new employer, The Daily Wire\u2019s Ben Shapiro, on the latest installment of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/adam-carolla-assembles-star-studded-guest-list-for-new-edgy-comedy-show-truth-yeller\">Adam Carolla: Truth Yeller<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The freewheeling show, part stand-up, part improv, found Carolla tweaking Shapiro early and often, from his fellow podcaster\u2019s yarmulke to Shapiro\u2019s academic prowess.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Ben] graduated from UCLA when he was a zygote,\u201d Carolla cracked.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile comic knows Shapiro can take a joke, but he opened the new episode by acknowledging a cold, hard fact about comedy in Woke U.S.A. He couldn\u2019t tell some of his planned jokes in Hollywood or, presumably, many blue city comedy clubs. He might get canceled before the show wrapped.<\/p>\n<p>The saga of Dave Chappelle isn\u2019t lost on Carolla.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/adam-carolla-assembles-star-studded-guest-list-for-new-edgy-comedy-show-truth-yeller\">Truth Yeller<\/a>\u201d host told them anyway on his new home at The Daily Wire, firing off cultural observations and playful stereotypes as he saw fit. He even turned his humor on himself to show people we shouldn\u2019t treat jokes so seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a racist, but I\u2019m on the spectrum,\u201d he said before telling a few jokes that could get him in hot water had \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/adam-carolla-assembles-star-studded-guest-list-for-new-edgy-comedy-show-truth-yeller\">Truth Yeller<\/a>\u201d aired on, say, Comedy Central. Don\u2019t bother with those cyber pitchforks, woke acolytes. Carolla isn\u2019t the Apology Tour kind of guy, and he\u2019s got no malice in his material.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why he landed Jay Leno for \u201cTruth Yeller\u2019s\u201d debut episode and comic actor Rob Riggle for the second episode. Riggle, who served 23 years in the Marine Corps, is <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/blogs\/headlines\/2013\/05\/lt-col-rob-riggle-at-ease-as-comedic-actor\/\">best known<\/a> for his work on \u201cModern Family,\u201d \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d and \u201cThe Daily Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither steered clear of touchy topics. They leaned in, finding laughs where they could.<\/p>\n<p>Comedians, Carolla said, should have \u201cdiplomatic plates\u201d when it comes to the Cancel Culture mob and their odious trigger warnings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s our Disclaimer \u2013 it\u2019s a joke,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Riggle joined Carolla for the show\u2019s improv segment, bouncing from foreskin gags to chain restaurant shtick. The show\u2019s guest told a killer NSFW story about a celebrity golfer\u2019s \u201caccident,\u201d while the host trotted out material that wouldn\u2019t fly on late night TV today.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they tried to make sense out of the senseless pandemic rules.<\/p>\n<p>Carolla said the scariest eight words to hear are, \u201cOn behalf of your Seattle based flight crew,\u201d mocking the progressive city\u2019s authoritarian bent. Riggle got in on that theme, noting how he just watched 80,000 Michigan sports fans cheering on their beloved team while other places stalk you for not raising your mask quickly enough after sipping a soda.<\/p>\n<p>Riggle wouldn\u2019t attempt that material on Stephen Colbert\u2019s couch. The crowd might boo too loudly rather than process the truth behind the gags.<\/p>\n<p>Comedy and truth are allowed to breath on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/adam-carolla-assembles-star-studded-guest-list-for-new-edgy-comedy-show-truth-yeller\">Truth Yeller<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carolla caps every episode by teeing off on one particularly ripe target. This time, he blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and audiences sensed he could have mocked the Democrat for the entire show\u2019s run if the spirit moved him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe looks like a guy who sells used teeth whiteners,\u201d Carolla said of Newsom, who hearts the electric car industry while chasing Tesla founder Elon Musk out of the state with his extreme regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Dumb governor. Smart. Jokes.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most comedians avoid joking about The Boss, and for good reason. Not Adam Carolla.The podcast giant poked fun at his new employer, The Daily Wire\u2019s Ben Shapiro, on the latest installment of \u201cAdam Carolla: Truth Yeller.\u201dThe freewheeling show, part stand-up, part improv, found Carolla tweaking Shapiro early and often, from his fellow podcaster\u2019s yarmulke to Shapiro\u2019s academic prowess.\u201c[Ben] graduated from UCLA when he was a zygote,\u201d Carolla cracked.The versatile comic knows Shapiro can take a joke, but he opened the new episode by acknowledging a cold, hard fact about comedy in Woke U.S.A. He couldn\u2019t tell some of his planned jokes in Hollywood or, presumably, many blue city comedy clubs. He might get canceled before the show wrapped.The saga of Dave Chappelle isn\u2019t lost on Carolla.The \u201cTruth Yeller\u201d host told them anyway on his new home at The Daily Wire, firing off cultural observations and playful stereotypes as he saw fit. He even turned his humor on himself to show people we shouldn\u2019t treat jokes so seriously.\u201cI\u2019m not a racist, but I\u2019m on the spectrum,\u201d he said before telling a few jokes that could get him in hot water had \u201cTruth Yeller\u201d aired on, say, Comedy Central. Don\u2019t bother with those cyber pitchforks, woke acolytes. Carolla isn\u2019t the Apology Tour kind of guy, and he\u2019s got no malice in his material.That\u2019s why he landed Jay Leno for \u201cTruth Yeller\u2019s\u201d debut episode and comic actor Rob Riggle for the second episode. Riggle, who served 23 years in the Marine Corps, is best known for his work on \u201cModern Family,\u201d \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d and \u201cThe Daily Show.\u201dNeither steered clear of touchy topics. They leaned in, finding laughs where they could.Comedians, Carolla said, should have \u201cdiplomatic plates\u201d when it comes to the Cancel Culture mob and their odious trigger warnings.\u201cHere\u2019s our Disclaimer \u2013 it\u2019s a joke,\u201d he said.Riggle joined Carolla for the show\u2019s improv segment, bouncing from foreskin gags to chain restaurant shtick. The show\u2019s guest told a killer NSFW story about a celebrity golfer\u2019s \u201caccident,\u201d while the host trotted out material that wouldn\u2019t fly on late night TV today.Together, they tried to make sense out of the senseless pandemic rules.Carolla said the scariest eight words to hear are, \u201cOn behalf of your Seattle based flight crew,\u201d mocking the progressive city\u2019s authoritarian bent. Riggle got in on that theme, noting how he just watched 80,000 Michigan sports fans cheering on their beloved team while other places stalk you for not raising your mask quickly enough after sipping a soda.Riggle wouldn\u2019t attempt that material on Stephen Colbert\u2019s couch. The crowd might boo too loudly rather than process the truth behind the gags.Comedy and truth are allowed to breath on \u201cTruth Yeller.\u201dCarolla caps every episode by teeing off on one particularly ripe target. This time, he blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and audiences sensed he could have mocked the Democrat for the entire show\u2019s run if the spirit moved him.\u201cHe looks like a guy who sells used teeth whiteners,\u201d Carolla said of Newsom, who hearts the electric car industry while chasing Tesla founder Elon Musk out of the state with his extreme regulations.Dumb governor. Smart. Jokes.The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":279,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1065080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/279"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1065080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1065080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1065080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1065080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}