Biden Takes Out Chinese Spy Balloon After Fox News Spends Days Freaking Out: A Closer Look

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  • Seth takes a closer look at the incredibly dumb Chinese spy balloon melodrama that exposed just how vacuous and silly much of the right-wing media discourse is.
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  • @Rebar77_real
    @Rebar77_real ปีที่แล้ว +2747

    Don't know why they're freaking out so hard over a balloon. There was a Russian blimp in the Whitehouse for years...

  • @RansomeStoddard
    @RansomeStoddard ปีที่แล้ว +1241

    So first they say the balloon could be filled with bio weapons and then they ask why if wasn’t shot down over US soil?

    • @Pete...NoNotThatOne
      @Pete...NoNotThatOne ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Yeah, I don’t know either.

    • @duelgundam
      @duelgundam ปีที่แล้ว +212

      It's Republicans, don't think too hard about it

    • @RansomeStoddard
      @RansomeStoddard ปีที่แล้ว +65

      @@duelgundam good point

    • @panzerwolf494
      @panzerwolf494 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't ask for sense out of Republicans. They huffed their own farts for the last 30 years and now they're brain dead

    • @michaeld4861
      @michaeld4861 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      They were even concerned it might have covid in it! 🤣

  • @Sitania
    @Sitania ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Mike pompeo's quote was the best. "it would have been shot down already if we were still in there"
    Meanwhile, back in reality. They let it happen multiple times. With no shooting down

    • @mustafa1name
      @mustafa1name ปีที่แล้ว

      It's fairly alarming how dishonest the powerful are: they lie to your face with impunity. Voters let them get away with it. The DOJ are extremely reluctant to prosecute them.

    • @KaiserBlade
      @KaiserBlade ปีที่แล้ว

      You know that was proven a lie ,right? Try and keep up Satania.

    • @Toni_Snark
      @Toni_Snark ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It has happened multiple times over the past 50 years. So, yeah. Never shot down before that we heard about. And Pompeo’s an idiot.

    • @IDGem100
      @IDGem100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Aquatic Ape Try looking it up on CBC, BBC, AP, Snopes.

    • @kingayy9267
      @kingayy9267 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Trvmp claimed China "respects" him too much to have done that, yet it happened multiple times under his reign of terror.

  • @julianchiu8893
    @julianchiu8893 ปีที่แล้ว +1283

    Can we talk about Fox news anchors saying solar energy would provide the balloon with "unlimited surveillance". Did Fox news just promote solar energy?

    • @sagesufferswell
      @sagesufferswell ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Please find the fox news clip and comment this 🤣

    • @ask_why000
      @ask_why000 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      With chemtrails causing cloud cover the FOX solar angle would come up short.

    • @lealmelisa
      @lealmelisa ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Backfire!!

    • @AloisAgos
      @AloisAgos ปีที่แล้ว

      More like denigrate it by tying it to China.

    • @prettyevil6662000
      @prettyevil6662000 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      Same for the 'boom we're all on ventilators again'. Did they just admit the covid virus was a serious problem?

  • @414rl
    @414rl ปีที่แล้ว +476

    The way they said they were scared of it popping because of potential bio weapons then questions why it wasn't shot down sooner wothout information on it🙄

    • @JasonLeclere
      @JasonLeclere ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Thank you. You saved me the trouble of writing it haha

    • @PhilLesh69
      @PhilLesh69 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can't become a right wing reactionary by putting thought before actions or words. Thinking before speaking is such lefty socialist behavior that they simply can't do it.

    • @414rl
      @414rl ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@JasonLeclere bahahaha 😅here to help

    • @andrewstewart7231
      @andrewstewart7231 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes!

    • @nugboy420
      @nugboy420 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not to mention Biden did want to shoot it down but the smarty pantses in the military explained it’s not that safe to drop something from 60000feet or whatever

  • @peterharris38
    @peterharris38 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Oh man I never get tired of Seth doing his impersonations it's gold every time

    • @jenniferlee8507
      @jenniferlee8507 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wakeup dude! I'm Chinese. This is insane!! Even Taiwan, Japan, and South Korean media outlets have reported China's ballooning presence over US territories and military as an extremely serious concern. What is the reason behind people laughing and continuously making joke and making fun of Trump? He’a no longer president! Isn't America your own country? you are now facing the consequences, and it's likely that you will witness more challenging situations in the near future

  • @TouchofShunshine
    @TouchofShunshine ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Why didn't Sarah Palin see the ballon? She can see it from her house.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She would have, but she was out on the snowmobiles

    • @whyYoutubeSpyingOnYou
      @whyYoutubeSpyingOnYou ปีที่แล้ว

      How much was Hunter getting from China that Biden allowed this spy balloon to fly all over USA?

  • @thomasa8814
    @thomasa8814 ปีที่แล้ว +582

    "Tears pouring down their face" always gets me 😆

    • @davidturner3655
      @davidturner3655 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I couldn’t agree more - “a big, strong balloon with tears running down his latex face” was the chef’s kiss on Seth’s Trump impression

    • @michaelhernandez3041
      @michaelhernandez3041 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Trumps tax dollars at work.

    • @shadoudirges
      @shadoudirges ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Pretty sure the squeaking was balloon for _"Sir..."_

    • @clayman1980
      @clayman1980 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here! 😆

    • @joeybleu66
      @joeybleu66 ปีที่แล้ว

      theatrical trick reality fake TV stunt

  • @UnkleBen
    @UnkleBen ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That closer look was so freaking funny I'm actually watching it again. 😆🤘🏼 thank you

  • @truthhurts3524
    @truthhurts3524 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    “Tears pouring down its latex face”
    😂😂😂

  • @ianb9028
    @ianb9028 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That ballooned out of all proportion

  • @popeyesweetpea
    @popeyesweetpea ปีที่แล้ว +94

    So, they're afraid the balloon is filled with virus, and at the same time angry that it wasn't shot down over populated areas of the US? Does that make sense?

    • @danmcgriff1421
      @danmcgriff1421 ปีที่แล้ว

      No one ever said shoot it down over a populated area don't be stupid

    • @cdca1973
      @cdca1973 ปีที่แล้ว

      What doesn't make sense is how stupid libs are, it could have been shot down once it entered U.S. air space in the Pacific.

    • @Scoopy2022
      @Scoopy2022 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nothing they do or say really makes sense!!!

    • @4plus20isHappy
      @4plus20isHappy ปีที่แล้ว +11

      “Not making sense” is one of Fox News’s slogans.

    • @nancychandler3673
      @nancychandler3673 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nothing makes sense in MAGA World 🌎

  • @Typhis19
    @Typhis19 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I'm gonna say that graphics nailed it on the balloon in first class, it legitimately looked relaxed! XD lmao

    • @francescaa8331
      @francescaa8331 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It did. Sipping its champagne.

    • @alrightyru
      @alrightyru ปีที่แล้ว

      I would have liked a straw into some opening ...

  • @JonnoPlays
    @JonnoPlays ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Big balloon, strong balloon 🎈 tears rolling down his face 😭
    😂 👌 💯

  • @urinluk24
    @urinluk24 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    I never knew so many clowns were afraid of balloons 🎈

    • @kathyballes4360
      @kathyballes4360 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Underrated comment

    • @alysiareid6659
      @alysiareid6659 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @norarivers2744
      @norarivers2744 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      💛👏🏾🎈🏆

    • @SPAZZYok
      @SPAZZYok ปีที่แล้ว +3

      President XIden loves balloons and ice cream too.

    • @mystronghand4038
      @mystronghand4038 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SPAZZYok MAGA KKKARENS CRYING DAILY 🤣🤣🐑🐑🐑

  • @ZachariahWest
    @ZachariahWest ปีที่แล้ว +252

    News Balloons is the best way to refer to the "reporters" at fox news.

    • @shawnr771
      @shawnr771 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Another older term is Gas Bags.
      I think it is more approoriate.

    • @chenzen1578
      @chenzen1578 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My thoughts exacly!

    • @johnobrien2373
      @johnobrien2373 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually kind of does a disservice to Helium. All their hot air is CO2!

    • @claudiotagini
      @claudiotagini ปีที่แล้ว

      do you mean that reporters at MSNBC work for Fox News?

    • @AbidingDude420
      @AbidingDude420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fox are the kings of right wing outrage clickbait. TH-cam knows this, and that’s why they push them in their algorithms.

  • @ekdaufin1485
    @ekdaufin1485 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Love the “your jobs a lot easier than ours” line!😂

    • @lynnhettrick7588
      @lynnhettrick7588 ปีที่แล้ว

      It cracked me up!

    • @jenniferlee8507
      @jenniferlee8507 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dumbest people. I'm Chinese. This is insane!! Even Taiwan, Japan, and South Korean media outlets have reported China's ballooning presence over US territories and military as an extremely serious concern. What is the reason behind people laughing and continuously making joke and making fun of Trump? He’a no longer president! Isn't America your own country? you are now facing the consequences, and it's likely that you will witness more challenging situations in the near future

  • @jonathanraithel5726
    @jonathanraithel5726 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    George Santos is outraged that it took three days for him to get permission to shoot down the balloon with his missile expertise.

    • @Richard--
      @Richard-- ปีที่แล้ว +12

      But he was even more outraged that the Pentagon scrapped his plan of skydiving onto it and commandeering it safely to the ground.

    • @DiustheZ
      @DiustheZ ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Richard-- This genuinely sounds like fun though... I volunteer for the next one

    • @markmac2206
      @markmac2206 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      he IS THE BALLOON.

    • @jeffbaer5851
      @jeffbaer5851 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "MY OWN MOTHER died in the great Balloon Pogroms of 1864. Hundreds of thousands of innocent balloons were popped by the Czar... give me a moment to collect myself... and to check my eyeliner... oh, damn, my blush is uneven..."

    • @SeansModelBuilds
      @SeansModelBuilds ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Richard-- So he thought he was Tackleberry in Police Academy 4?

  • @voltrevolt8731
    @voltrevolt8731 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    The balloonacy must end.

    • @peartfaldo
      @peartfaldo ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah. lets go brandon.....

    • @Thurston86
      @Thurston86 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peartfaldoGood retort. 10/10. Must’ve taken you _hours_ to come up with such a witty response.

  • @LogicAtItsFinest
    @LogicAtItsFinest ปีที่แล้ว +78

    It's hard to believe that people could be that dumb. It's even harder to believe that someone actually put them on TV AND let them talk.

    • @dancingbird233
      @dancingbird233 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why not, I mean they let all the Joy’s and Joe’s froth at the mouth and incite folks into tribal hatred, fox is just the other side of the idiot coin that is our MSM.

    • @jenniferlee8507
      @jenniferlee8507 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm Chinese. This is insane!! Even Taiwan, Japan, and South Korean media outlets have reported China's ballooning presence over US territories and military as an extremely serious concern. What is the reason behind people laughing and continuously making joke and making fun of Trump? He’a no longer president! Isn't America your own country? you are now facing the consequences, and it's likely that they will witness more challenging situations in the near future

    • @jenniferlee8507
      @jenniferlee8507 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally crazy! In China, we call Biden as the China’s most expensive spy. You are seriously dumb and naive!

    • @lisahenry20
      @lisahenry20 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can't remember which comedian said it, it may have been a couple who all said something similar, but it's not that the US is the only country with idiots, it's that other countries tend to shame their idiots into being quiet while in the US, they're encouraged to run for office.

  • @mswen1983
    @mswen1983 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    It's funny how the Chinese can get "Unlimited Surveillance" out of a few solar panels, but the US can barely charge a cell phone.

    • @artbargra
      @artbargra ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I love how that dumbsack emphasized the solar part, as if it is just as bad as the spy thing. Republicans certainly are a kind of their own, bless their smooth brains.

    • @KaiserBlade
      @KaiserBlade ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or an EV.

    • @Kyle_P
      @Kyle_P ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That is the Republican way. Every data point will always suit their needs perfectly.
      Greatest country ever USA solar power? Pathetic, keep burning that coal forever!
      Chinese solar? (Emperor Palpatine voice) UNLIMITED POWER!!!

    • @inkblots
      @inkblots ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We've lost the solar balloon wars.

    • @joeybleu66
      @joeybleu66 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah they are doing so good over there. Mao's social engineering has reaped bitter fruit. Xi wants three children. the chinese are working 6 days a week ,men and women. he just admitted his population has peaked. there are too many men and not enough women. reproduction and fertility are based on a women who does not work outside of her home. so we will just have to wait and see how an absolute ruler digs himself out. maybe he will start ww3 that's what absolute rulers do to take their population minds off the internal problems. look how well Putin is doing.

  • @LastBastion9999
    @LastBastion9999 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I got dibs on naming my new post-punk band Chinese Spy Balloon. Out first single: a cover of the 5th Dimension's "Up Up and Away."

    • @Lucifer-qt9gh
      @Lucifer-qt9gh ปีที่แล้ว

      Spry baroon

    • @michaelrmurphy2734
      @michaelrmurphy2734 ปีที่แล้ว

      99 Red Balloons by Nena. And Balloon For A Cat by Ai Otsuka.

    • @davidalexander3320
      @davidalexander3320 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pink Floyd's "Great Gig in the Sky"

    • @johnobrien2373
      @johnobrien2373 ปีที่แล้ว

      A punk, or post-punk, take on that particular song would be a very interesting cover! How you do it is up to you, but please send me a sample, because that's not one I tended to think of as needing a ""post-punk upgrade!"
      Tbh, it always kinda sounded like a used-car commercial jingle to me, but please don't let that stop you!

  • @Anna-tj7mp
    @Anna-tj7mp ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The way distract myself from lingering over Seth's good looks is by enjoying his wonderful journalism.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage ปีที่แล้ว +140

    OMG, I'd pay good money to hear Donnie try to pronounce 'dirigible'

    • @ellengrace4609
      @ellengrace4609 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I’d pay good money to never hear Donnie speak again.

    • @utezahn3174
      @utezahn3174 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ha! Torn now - how about we give him three tries at “dirigible” and after, he has to hold his peace forever?

    • @shenanigansagain5273
      @shenanigansagain5273 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd pay more to hear Biden try it.

    • @georgestuart8656
      @georgestuart8656 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Person woman man camera TV dirigi... dirgab ... digi... balloon.

    • @Nevertoleave
      @Nevertoleave ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shenanigansagain5273 your money to blow on a guy who at least has well known stutter instead of Don, who stumbled over words and then pretended that’s how things were pronounced, like Yosemite. Remember when Donald fucked that up?

  • @ASM881
    @ASM881 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I love that they say “the balloon is still on the move”, like yeah Dude, balloons tend to keep moving.

    • @liquidmagma
      @liquidmagma ปีที่แล้ว

      Too stupid to understand that people were saying it should be stopped?

    • @My-Pal-Hal
      @My-Pal-Hal ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah,.. why is that 🤔
      If only we had an Extremely Well Educated, Orange Clown. That knows the Best Words. To tell us all about how BALLOONS Work.
      ... that might get Stormy 😂🤣😂

    • @jenniferlee8507
      @jenniferlee8507 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dumbest people. I'm Chinese. This is insane!! Even Taiwan, Japan, and South Korean media outlets have reported China's ballooning presence over US territories and military as an extremely serious concern. What is the reason behind people laughing and continuously making joke and making fun of Trump? He’a no longer president! Isn't America your own country? you are now facing the consequences, and it's likely that you will witness more challenging situations in the near future

  • @jbeyond7402
    @jbeyond7402 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've never seen so many well armed, grown men so terrified of a BALLOON!!!

  • @winesap2
    @winesap2 ปีที่แล้ว +752

    I LOVE how now every time Trump is referenced on this show he reminisces about someone he met, tears running down his eyes. I was just waiting for the balloon to have tears running down its eyes, and I was not disappointed.

    • @skycat04
      @skycat04 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      These fake anecdotes should win an Emmy... perfect every single time.

    • @markmac2206
      @markmac2206 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      and the balloon said "pppppfffffffffftttttttt!"

    • @indigowolf556
      @indigowolf556 ปีที่แล้ว

      He should walk around with one of those little packages of Kleenex to wipe away the tears

    • @jvhobson
      @jvhobson ปีที่แล้ว +33

      There was an omission, though. In Trump's description, the very first thing the balloon would have said to him would be "Sir," ...and only then "psssstht...."

    • @jwchell
      @jwchell ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Big balloon, strong balloon

  • @commonsense571
    @commonsense571 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Fox rant is hilarious 😂😂😂…”is it filled with CANDY?!”..😂

    • @shenanigansagain5273
      @shenanigansagain5273 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coulda been filled with some covid20. THAT would be funny!!

    • @mystronghand4038
      @mystronghand4038 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shenanigansagain5273 it was filled with Chinese made MAGA hats

    • @alexandradaniele
      @alexandradaniele ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Filled with woke M&Ms!!

  • @MeissnerEffect
    @MeissnerEffect ปีที่แล้ว +243

    Mike Pence could’ve popped that balloon with his unique pendulum hand-clap technique.

    • @reannas2225
      @reannas2225 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Okay that's actually really good, I'll give it to you😂😂

    • @gorak9000
      @gorak9000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He would've sent his buddy, that fly that landed on his head, to go up and chew a hole in the balloon

    • @CT-vm4gf
      @CT-vm4gf ปีที่แล้ว +7

      MTG could’ve got a space laser pointed at it.

    • @KlaximumSkroeft
      @KlaximumSkroeft ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The only clap that is 100% guaranteed to keep the gay away.

    • @johnobrien2373
      @johnobrien2373 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@KlaximumSkroeft *Offer not valid in Indiana

  • @MicJaguar
    @MicJaguar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seth, the proper term for the dealership tube guy is. "Whacky inflatable flailing arm tube man!" As a Family Guy cut away so gloriously described them and how they can so easy "raise the roof" at parties. 😆

  • @acbenepe
    @acbenepe ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Hey, kudos to the sound team for the deflating balloon gag.

    • @mrychards6682
      @mrychards6682 ปีที่แล้ว

      I laughed so hard that I couldn't breathe!

  • @xxxLoyalFeliciaxxx
    @xxxLoyalFeliciaxxx ปีที่แล้ว +81

    The whole "Big _, strong _, tears streaming down its _, and it said to me, it said 'sir...'" routine never fails to make me laugh out loud.

    • @jenniferlee8507
      @jenniferlee8507 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dumbest people. I'm Chinese. This is insane!! Even Taiwan, Japan, and South Korean media outlets have reported China's ballooning presence over US territories and military as an extremely serious concern. What is the reason behind people laughing and continuously making joke and making fun of Trump? He’a no longer president! Isn't America your own country? you are now facing the consequences, and it's likely that you will witness more challenging situations in the near future

  • @smiller4659
    @smiller4659 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I listen to "A Closer Look" while driving to work. I love when there's a new one!

    • @kanishkmair2920
      @kanishkmair2920 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You miss all the graphics man

    • @GiarkReleos
      @GiarkReleos ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you are going to work, now!

    • @frogneckmen857
      @frogneckmen857 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @elaexplorer
      @elaexplorer ปีที่แล้ว

      Well have a good night at work then.

    • @JohnDoe-jh5yr
      @JohnDoe-jh5yr ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If I listened to the end of this one while driving, I might've had to pull over from laughing so hard

  • @angrysaxman2246
    @angrysaxman2246 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Lmao graphics department deserves a raise that balloon in first class was hilarious made my day 😂

    • @christinebenson518
      @christinebenson518 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was hoping for a tie on the balloon

    • @rabbit251
      @rabbit251 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seth always references Graphics, but he never gives them credit like he does with his writers. About a spot inspection on the graphics department? Surely not all their graphics land. (Pun intended at the end).

    • @lizardog
      @lizardog ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christinebenson518 a really long red tie.

    • @MariaVosa
      @MariaVosa ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to give a special award for that wig on the inflatable figure. What the heck was that!? 😂

    • @hurrly9036
      @hurrly9036 ปีที่แล้ว

      what was the little beep just as the graphic was teken down?

  • @spameranne
    @spameranne ปีที่แล้ว +20

    no way he knows the word "dirigible," but I love the concept

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Too many syllables for Donny

  • @oregonsbragia
    @oregonsbragia ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm so glad that I was not the only one who saw the humor in all of this. If I couldn't laugh at the stupidity, I'd have tears streaming down my face.

    • @danbsports6760
      @danbsports6760 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would you also be a big guy, strong guy?

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage ปีที่แล้ว +102

    'Chinese Spy Balloon' was my favorite late 80's New Wave band!

    • @michaelrmurphy2734
      @michaelrmurphy2734 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      99 Red Balloons by Nena!

    • @perryshaffer8358
      @perryshaffer8358 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Personally I was more a Marjie and the Jewish Space Lazers fan.

    • @daydreamer8662
      @daydreamer8662 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Zach Hogan people who like balloons don't like the word "pop"

    • @daydreamer8662
      @daydreamer8662 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was more into Zeppelin

    • @ThomStanton
      @ThomStanton ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Red Rocks at sunset. 1988... sublime. 😁

  • @kod5660
    @kod5660 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wait don't they always complain about Solar now its an unlimited power source.. How does the US actually allow these TV networks to masquerade as news channels?

  • @alrightyru
    @alrightyru ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I just don't want this episode to end! I want Seth to just keep talking and telling stories! P.s. where's my mug??

    • @kingayy9267
      @kingayy9267 ปีที่แล้ว

      I totally agree with you.
      No matter how long these videos are, they always end too soon.

    • @jenniferlee8507
      @jenniferlee8507 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dumbest people. I'm Chinese. This is insane!! Even Taiwan, Japan, and South Korean media outlets have reported China's ballooning presence over US territories and military as an extremely serious concern. What is the reason behind people laughing and continuously making joke and making fun of Trump? He’a no longer president! Isn't America your own country? you are now facing the consequences, and it's likely that you will witness more challenging situations in the near future

  • @mscoyote50
    @mscoyote50 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Seth has the BEST imitations of the former guy - i always feel tears running down my face because I'm laughing so hard!

    • @Invariel
      @Invariel ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "Jackal came up to me, tears in their eyes, big jackal, strong jackal, ..."

    • @kiriuxeosa8716
      @kiriuxeosa8716 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excuse me but you will address him by his appropriate name!
      "DIPSH!+"

  • @PoeticProse7
    @PoeticProse7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I was waiting for that Pennywise joke, Seth. Thank you.

  • @loganlabbe9767
    @loganlabbe9767 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I often just listen to these while driving, and this time I had to replay it at home to see wth the graphics were

  • @user-em6ie2be7x
    @user-em6ie2be7x ปีที่แล้ว +371

    Knowing Trump he'd stare at the balloon like it's a Solar Eclipse. 💁🏿‍♂️🌘

    • @richsackett3423
      @richsackett3423 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Maybe he did the three times a Chinese balloon did before.

    • @thaddeusroberts2393
      @thaddeusroberts2393 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@richsackett3423 That explains that NFT card. He really does have laser eye vision!

    • @lawrencedoliveiro9104
      @lawrencedoliveiro9104 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So ... Lara Clips, my old nemesis! We meet again!

    • @firestream93
      @firestream93 ปีที่แล้ว

      More than likely, Trump would have had it shot down, before it ever reached our airspace.
      But, seeings how the Chinese have Biden in their pocket, the balloon was given a chance to obtain what data it needed.

    • @7thMack
      @7thMack ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I try to entice ppl to never capitalize “trump” - he and his name don’t deserve the effort, and it’s offensive to the senses when ppl take the time to bestow ANY respect in his general direction. 😊

  • @lynnhettrick7588
    @lynnhettrick7588 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:00 Seth, you can add Flailing Inflatable Man to your impressions list! lol, nailed it!

  • @hopesnopes
    @hopesnopes ปีที่แล้ว +162

    Two of the things that make me happiest during these weirdass times are 1) Seth doing trump- it was incredible tonight and 2) Seth doing Lindsey Graham, especially when Lindsey's talking with Mee-Maw!! Y'all are wonderful, keep it up.

    • @gorak9000
      @gorak9000 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Every time I see Lindsey in a Closer Look clip, I just know the Mee-Maw bit is coming up and the smile is hard to hold back

    • @canadianhappyinitalytruest6556
      @canadianhappyinitalytruest6556 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Meemaw is the best! Imaging grown-ass Lindsay yelling at his mom always makes me laugh!

    • @zeusnitch
      @zeusnitch ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Those are good impressions, but Mike Lindell is my favorite..."da Bears"

    • @bloopbleepnothinghere
      @bloopbleepnothinghere ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This makes you happy? Imagine behaving like this in your personal life - it's just so childish. Scoffing with your friends at folks who annoy you at work, I mean it's just so childish and undignified.
      How has our culture come to be like this? It's our lives, our countries, our prosperity and what we've reduced it to is a bunch of kids squabbling over power while the public cheers it on and sleeps through inequity that they slide in while we are distracted.

    • @zeusnitch
      @zeusnitch ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bloopbleepnothinghere Get outta here with your childish kill-joy ways.

  • @firestream93
    @firestream93 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Apparently, to get in our airspace, all you have to say is, "It accidently drifted."

    • @RebeccaOre
      @RebeccaOre ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The US said the same thing about the U2 accidently overflying the Soviet Union in 1960 because they assumed the pilot didn't survive the crash.

  • @sammarks9146
    @sammarks9146 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hearing them say "Chinese spy balloon" so many times in a row made it sound like it was nonsense words- "Chaiynee Spiabaleune"

  • @noahdelo
    @noahdelo ปีที่แล้ว +88

    The sheer quantity of balloon jokes is astounding

    • @bmonroe6947
      @bmonroe6947 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it's that darn inflation, thanks Biden!

    • @My-Pal-Hal
      @My-Pal-Hal ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bmonroe6947
      ... and you 'Edited' that 😂
      They do love the uneducated 🤤

    • @KlaximumSkroeft
      @KlaximumSkroeft ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They really blew it out of proportion.

    • @claudiotagini
      @claudiotagini ปีที่แล้ว

      So true! but they still don't keep the idiot afloat: now only 37% would want him to run again in 2024

    • @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing
      @WindFireAllThatKindOfThing ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Writers just riding a bubble destined to burst

  • @clayman1980
    @clayman1980 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Nearly choked on my breakfast when the "balloon in the Oval Office" bit came up. 🤣

  • @WaywardVet
    @WaywardVet ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is it bad that my biggest takeaway from this isn't joy of laughter, but that "box wine" triggered me to go "have I thrown that out yet?"

  • @ryanakers1372
    @ryanakers1372 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    8:40 Honestly, the most unbelievable part of this joke is that Trump could accurately pronounce 'dirigible.'

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Definitely too many syllables

    • @tedmom3029
      @tedmom3029 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yes, could have been a “bigly” balloon … lol

    • @itsme123669
      @itsme123669 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Some say it's the bigglyest balloon ever made. CHINA sure knows how to make balloons. We don't do that anymore in the US. Sad. The proud balloon farmers are going out of business... But I'm gonna turn that around...

    • @muddro420
      @muddro420 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      he would have mispronounced it once, known he fucked up, and said "or a..." and then mispronounced it a second time in a different way

    • @TimTE01
      @TimTE01 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@muddro420 ‘I love the dirgibells. Big dirgibells. We all know what they are.’

  • @catha.j.stuart2200
    @catha.j.stuart2200 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Big balloon, strong balloon 😂

  • @RHCole
    @RHCole ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best A Closer Look in awhile. Well done.

  • @thebrightest1230
    @thebrightest1230 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you Seth and hi friends

    • @Jenjeal
      @Jenjeal ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi!

  • @monkeymalletsvideos
    @monkeymalletsvideos ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If Vance pulled the trigger in that moment, he would have separated his own eggs from his 'lap.'

    • @johnobrien2373
      @johnobrien2373 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No loss to society, whatsoever.

  • @TwoTreesStudio
    @TwoTreesStudio ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "did that balloon take of from wuhan?" fox news asking the real questions as usual lmao

  • @ja0129
    @ja0129 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think I just lost 5 pounds laughing so hard 🤣🤣🤣 thanks Seth!!!!

  • @nvpd
    @nvpd ปีที่แล้ว +44

    All the helium in that balloon wouldn’t make me laugh as much as you made me, Mr. Meyers.

    • @lawrencedoliveiro9104
      @lawrencedoliveiro9104 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Helium isn’t laughing gas.

    • @liquidmagma
      @liquidmagma ปีที่แล้ว

      Easily entertained, as most dullards are.

    • @marvinmartin4692
      @marvinmartin4692 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just think how all that helium could have improved the fox broadcast! Oh to hear that!

  • @ImJustSaijan
    @ImJustSaijan ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What if that balloon just had a big happy face and a sign that said hi we love you? That's what we should send back.

  • @jeffreyraven6288
    @jeffreyraven6288 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Seth, I love the sarcasm and irony in your opener - it cracked me up!

  • @PJ-Slots-Entertainment
    @PJ-Slots-Entertainment ปีที่แล้ว +10

    How is FOX allowed to continue to operate? Seriously.

    • @danmcgriff1421
      @danmcgriff1421 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because they're the best company out there their number one year after year for a reason

    • @nancychandler3673
      @nancychandler3673 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danmcgriff1421 Yes, Fox is almost as funny as Seth. Did you know some morons think that Fox is a news show?

    • @dahn57
      @dahn57 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danmcgriff1421 LMAO Yeah, sure thing, of course... 🙄

    • @danmcgriff1421
      @danmcgriff1421 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dahn57 you can't deny the facts, ratings are ratings beat your left-wing channels year after year after year after year there's a reason for that

    • @danmcgriff1421
      @danmcgriff1421 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nancychandler3673 it's okay Nancy you just keep watching MSNBC they need you. No matter how many times they get caught lying to you you just stay faithful

  • @fredherfst8148
    @fredherfst8148 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    …yes…I waited for it, pointed to the screen and said now!
    ..the tears rolling down his latex face…
    Awesome show….keep banging away at the Faux balloons 🎈 comedy gold.

  • @kadeshdubose5535
    @kadeshdubose5535 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    If the balloon was "filled with virus" or a "bioweapon" as Fox feared, it makes even less sense that they wanted to shoot it down over the US 🤣😂

    • @farleytrading
      @farleytrading ปีที่แล้ว +29

      since when did they ever make sense?

    • @redjellonian8126
      @redjellonian8126 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Unless it has some sort of magical release function

    • @noahkarpinski1824
      @noahkarpinski1824 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unless you believe the theory that Fox New wants to get its viewers killed

    • @4plus20isHappy
      @4plus20isHappy ปีที่แล้ว

      Fox News-The Ministry of Truth
      War is Peace.
      Freedom is Slavery.
      Ignorance is Strength.

    • @kadeshdubose5535
      @kadeshdubose5535 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@redjellonian8126 Stormy claims Trump has a little magic release button. More of a mushroom cap but anyway lol

  • @Zahaqiel
    @Zahaqiel ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Every time Fox News says something wouldn't have happened under Trump, I'm reminded of that time Boris Epshteyn tweeted *_a photo of a riot that occurred during Trump's presidency_* with the comment "This would be @JoeBiden's America".

  • @kalebsuedfeld6651
    @kalebsuedfeld6651 ปีที่แล้ว

    When he said, "I don't know, probably not" after Bartiromo's fear mongering, I laughed probably the hardest I have during any Closer Look.

  • @janelliot5643
    @janelliot5643 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We were all on ventilators? I'm glad I just stayed home.
    I was flummoxing

  • @Mene0
    @Mene0 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    Seth trying not to laugh is so good

  • @colleenedgren5143
    @colleenedgren5143 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They cannot even settle on what conspiracy to go with it's so ridiculous...

  • @kayleighlehrman9566
    @kayleighlehrman9566 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "What's in the balloon? A bioweapon?"
    "Why didn't they shoot down the balloon while it was over US soil?"

    • @TommyMuriel
      @TommyMuriel ปีที่แล้ว

      Funny how Faux News don't even care about contradicting themselves in the most ridiculous ways....in a matter of mere minutes.

  • @Galivantin
    @Galivantin ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Thank you for not going on break this week Seth. Also thank you for uploading your "closer look" segments by 8PM Central. ♥

  • @Rayal1979
    @Rayal1979 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh man. I love Seth's Trump impressions especially the "Big guy, strong guy" shtick...also MEL?? MEL??😄

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage ปีที่แล้ว +41

    But... what if that was 'Balloon Boy' making a triumphant return?

    • @brettvanwagner7998
      @brettvanwagner7998 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember watching that live!

    • @kadeshdubose5535
      @kadeshdubose5535 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As the prophecy foretold

    • @Rebar77_real
      @Rebar77_real ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Escaped Uyghurs trying for freedom but got swept too high.

    • @moniqueengleman873
      @moniqueengleman873 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thump Jr. Posted of the TFG baby balloon in diapers. I didn't understand the joke but it looked like he was making fun of his daddy

    • @TheNzFox
      @TheNzFox ปีที่แล้ว

      that whole thing was. ... questionable. Look into with the information that came out once the media had lost interest and it seems to be another 'mcdonald's coffee' situation, as in the media taking something that had a grain of truth and fabricating a narrative to push ratings

  • @tclarke2277
    @tclarke2277 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Seth is so darn good with the impressions and impersonations he just turns it on and off like its nothing

  • @seraphonica
    @seraphonica ปีที่แล้ว +8

    okay but can we paint a Star of David on it to distract MTG?

  • @neatofication
    @neatofication ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol ok I just got to the balloon but 🤣 I should have waited til the end to comment. This episode is HILARIOUS 🎉

  • @shaunrobson4278
    @shaunrobson4278 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    we need more sketches featuring the word DIRIGIBLE !!!

  • @jcobbs4523
    @jcobbs4523 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "we're on ventilators again"?! I thought it was a hoax?!?!

  • @beeble2003
    @beeble2003 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy crap, Seth's English accent is amazing. I'm English.

  • @LindaC616
    @LindaC616 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    The best idea that I have heard floated (pun intended) is to send a giant Winnie the Pooh balloon back over China

    • @dylanchangedeverythingfore1312
      @dylanchangedeverythingfore1312 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Or one of those giant
      BABY TRUMP balloons!

    • @jb888888888
      @jb888888888 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Their bees are endangered and probably don't make the right kind of hunny.

    • @johnobrien2373
      @johnobrien2373 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'll help you inflate that even if we have to use bike pumps! AWESOME IDEA!

    • @ChubbyUnicorn
      @ChubbyUnicorn ปีที่แล้ว

      Jinping really does look like Whinnie the Pooh. It's uncanny. Even Jinping can't unsee it. 😉

  • @Monster_myron
    @Monster_myron ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The obsession with a balloon over the weekend tells you all you need to know about the ridiculous state of our country rn. 😂

    • @liquidmagma
      @liquidmagma ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, you're right, we should just let China have whatever data they want. Stupid much?

  • @fdoe9184
    @fdoe9184 ปีที่แล้ว

    Of all shows, can't believe you didn't use the classic F Troop line:. "It is balloon!"

  • @walterfristoe4643
    @walterfristoe4643 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Seth, your Thrump imitation is getting better and better! 👍

    • @danmcgriff1421
      @danmcgriff1421 ปีที่แล้ว

      He does it every day should be getting good damn

  • @zombiefacesupreme
    @zombiefacesupreme ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Worst balloon crisis in America since balloon boy.

    • @lisas5211
      @lisas5211 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh balloon bou?

    • @crovax1375
      @crovax1375 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello...

    • @BigLar56321
      @BigLar56321 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t you mean the Bubble Boy? They’re not the same thing, you know.

    • @annikam1272
      @annikam1272 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@BigLar56321 there was a whole news story like 15 years ago of a kid who got stuck on a weather balloon who was called “Balloon Boy”

    • @crovax1375
      @crovax1375 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BigLar56321 "Balloon Boy" is a character in a horror video game

  • @AlxParrish
    @AlxParrish ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most of the time, I'm more frightened of the derangement of the American right. This week though, I just felt embarrassed for them.

  • @ajwasp3642
    @ajwasp3642 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    If this Closer Look doesn't get an Emmy, I'll be shocked.

    • @johnobrien2373
      @johnobrien2373 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What building do you storm is the Emmy voting doesn't go your way? Asking for a jackal friend.

  • @rubenfarez573
    @rubenfarez573 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Why MTG didn’t use Her space laser to take down the balloon….🤣🤣🤣

    • @shawnr771
      @shawnr771 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They arent hers.
      Nobody will let her near the controls.

  • @princesseleamay
    @princesseleamay ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my roomate and I were watching this getting ready to say it: "the baloon said SIR..." and then ...:0)
    I know you americans are in trouble and we feel you but that was hilarious!

  • @PC-tz6kb
    @PC-tz6kb ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That was the best Cary Grant. I love Seth’s impressions.

  • @mystronghand4038
    @mystronghand4038 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    That ballon was just delivering tRumps latest batch of Chinese made MAGA hats

    • @pietrojenkins6901
      @pietrojenkins6901 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Goodyear should send its blimp hovering over China as tourism.

    • @RealBradMiller
      @RealBradMiller ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@pietrojenkins6901 why did we not use blimps, hot air balloons and a bunch of tennis nets to capture this balloon like a God-fearing, red-blooded American would do?!?

    • @Marijuanifornia
      @Marijuanifornia ปีที่แล้ว +2

      America legalized weed to make equipment for the military during World War II.
      Watch the 1942 USDA film, *Hemp for Victory.*
      We can legalize weed to make MAGA hats and that would replace foreign imports from China just like the video shows.
      We can also legalize weed to make tactical gear for police SWAT teams in the war on drugs. Think about it, America.

    • @mystronghand4038
      @mystronghand4038 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Marijuanifornia I smoke weed everyday! ✌️ Dr dabber life

    • @janicebunch7599
      @janicebunch7599 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And picking up classified documents from Mar a lardo for the return trip

  • @jaysoderberg8635
    @jaysoderberg8635 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 'air dancer' looks just like Anthony Kiedis! lol

  • @deborahbarnes6741
    @deborahbarnes6741 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Probably not." Great line.

  • @tanishatanisha6847
    @tanishatanisha6847 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Have a great evening everyone 😀

  • @blanketfortressofsolitude5270
    @blanketfortressofsolitude5270 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the age of spy satellites, a balloon just seems like amateur hour.

  • @johnopalko5223
    @johnopalko5223 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    "Oh, a balloon. How interesting! What's its altitude?"
    "About 60,000 feet."
    "Not a factor, then."
    That was pretty much the reaction of the aviation community.

    • @lexslate2476
      @lexslate2476 ปีที่แล้ว

      The balloons are also pretty useless for intel gathering. People are all worked in to a tizzy about the Chinese getting pictures of the US' nuclear silos in Montana, but I'll let you in on a secret: Seeing a nuke silo from above with the doors closed just tells you that the thing you already knew was there appears to still be present. This is not a national security risk.

    • @jeffeastwood1051
      @jeffeastwood1051 ปีที่แล้ว

      According to the Generals and Spy Balloon experts at FOX, our country is going to be destroyed by ....Biden and not the actual balloon.

    • @anticharlatan5823
      @anticharlatan5823 ปีที่แล้ว

      And these dumbasses posting photos of themselves with rifles and guns as if the bullets could go that high.

  • @doudoubleg
    @doudoubleg ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Wow - this trump impression is so good. This particular monologue was 10/10.

  • @curiousnerdkitteh
    @curiousnerdkitteh ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a feeling that's EXACTLY how the conversation between the writers and the graphics team went.

  • @PatriciaPerez-kt7rp
    @PatriciaPerez-kt7rp ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The balloon contained Scump's Chinese Bank account statements and more patents for Istanka.

  • @c016smith52
    @c016smith52 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Thank you for putting these on TH-cam right away!!! Favorite daily show.

  • @howdy4504
    @howdy4504 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love that this episode essentially recreated Doofenshmirtz and Balloony as a bit

  • @elizabethb4168
    @elizabethb4168 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Fox News is unreasonably worked up over things like balloons and Sims updates

    • @mystronghand4038
      @mystronghand4038 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      And Xbox power saving mode and green m&m 🤣

    • @kidunderabridge
      @kidunderabridge ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And Sam Smith at the Grammys for "Satan Worship" XD (not Doctor Who lol)
      They claim they would not have allowed the balloon to fly, but these people are clowns. Aren't clowns known for balloons

    • @Merble
      @Merble ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kidunderabridge Sam Smith. You had me confused AF lol.

    • @gorak9000
      @gorak9000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh sweet jesus, there was a Sims update? F - I knew I should've kept watching Faux for the important stories

    • @johnobrien2373
      @johnobrien2373 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Merble That's on you, dude! Sam Smith & Kim Petras performed during the Grammys, and on SNL 2 weeks before that! Funny how a song lit with red lighting when performed live is "Satanic" and
      " Anti-American" when it's protected under the First Amendment.
      Fox hosts will send this to Florida for scrutiny, to be sure!!