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Not gonna lie, the photo looks Moynihan and Matt are the sous chefs to Kmele's new Michelin-star restaurant that's gonna uproot the current trends

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May 22, 2022Liked by Matt Welch

I sat next to the guy whose mom pranked him with R. Kelly 🙌🏼 Awesome night.

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Can finally say I’ve ~sort of~ been on The Fifth Column

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Seemed odd that M. Rapp said we are losing the ability to take a joke and that he isn't worried about being attacked on stage when he slapped Ari Shaffir ~ a month ago.

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Fucking get Murray on!!!!

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I’d give a kidney or liver lobe to have been there. Full disclosure: they’re soaked in bourbon.

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Event confirmed for super-spreader. Just got positive result

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Coleman Hughes AND Douglas Murray in house?! I truly missed out

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Interesting to hear Rapaport defend comedy/comedians and say it was fucked up that Louie CK’s shows were taken away when Rapaport previously campaigned to get a comedian canceled, saying things like “I don’t give a fuck about the ramifications of him getting his shows taken away”. I’d love to hear him account for how/why his feelings changed (any maybe even apologize) if what he was expressing on TFC is how he actually feels.

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Does Kmele's shirt say "Eudaimonia"? It would make me very happy if it does.

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Yes! I am sorry I missed it. It looked like so much fun!

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I was the French jackass who flew in from Paris for the show (does economy premium count as not flying coach?). Worth it.

When I got the opportunity, I clumsily shouted from the cheap seats whether they considered turning the fifth into a “franchise”. That was misunderstood. What I meant to ask was whether the trio would consider quitting their day jobs, going full time, and turn the Fifth into a full blown media company. There’s clearly an audience (the show was sold out in a day). I think we can all agree the US needs more of the kinds of arguments that we hear on the podcast. Any thoughts on that? Is the substack enough to support such an endeavor?

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My lawyers are waiting, Moynihan.

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The Rappaport comments on autistic NBA players is intriguing given his role on Atypical, the Netflix show about an autistic teenager's family. Definitely gives a different spin on that comment.

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Rapaport is so cringe lol...wish I could have been there though.

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Came for the Fifth, stayed for the Covid lol

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