Politics makes strange bedfellows, but so does television. Naturally, politicians and media go hand in hand since they use media to promote their agendas, but even with that in mind this year could bring an especially bizarre crossover between the two worlds: Pete Buttigieg could be nominated for Best Comedy Guest Actor for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Buttigieg, of course, is not well known for comedy or acting. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, rose to national prominence when he ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election. He would have made history as the first openly gay presidential nominee for a major political party, and he also would have been the first millennial to earn a presidential nomination — he was born in 1982.
SEEEddie Murphy vs. Lenny Bruce? A pair of stand-up guys may duke it out in the Emmys’ Comedy Guest Actor category
Alas, that didn’t work out.
Buttigieg, of course, is not well known for comedy or acting. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, rose to national prominence when he ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election. He would have made history as the first openly gay presidential nominee for a major political party, and he also would have been the first millennial to earn a presidential nomination — he was born in 1982.
SEEEddie Murphy vs. Lenny Bruce? A pair of stand-up guys may duke it out in the Emmys’ Comedy Guest Actor category
Alas, that didn’t work out.
- 7/11/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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