I fell into a sort of political trap this morning, wondering
“Why aren’t there any politically conservative comedians?”
Actually, there are several, although they are seriously outnumbered by comics on the left.
The most obvious example, and the deepest thinker in the bunch is Dennis Miller.
Once far more liberal (during his days on Saturday Night Live and as the host of his own often-political talk show on HBO), Miller has claimed that America's response to 9/11 changed his political views. He's since become the go-to comic for the conservative right.
Right-wing groups also like to quote Bill Cosby a lot, although I think most of his stuff is less political and more just plain common sense.
Other successful comedians not afraid to express right-wing views include Jeff Foxworthy and the guys on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour – especially Daniel Whitney, better known as Larry the Cable Guy.
Some of the America’s greatest comedians of all time were politically conservative, Lucille Ball and Bob Hope , to name just two.
There are even folks making a living as conservative Christian comics – people like Brad Stine.
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