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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis Ex-SNL Star Is Giving MyPillow Guy the Floor for His Conspiracy Rants
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-snl-star-joe-piscopo-is-giving-mypillow-guy-the-floor-for-his-conspiracy-rants
One of Saturday Night Lives most notorious former stars has turned his radio show into a regular platform for his business partner, cushion and conspiracy hawker Mike Lindell, amplifying the Trump-loving MyPillow founder and his unfounded claims about the election, Twitter censorship, and the deadly Capitol insurrectionist riot.
Between the early 1980s and the early 2010s, Joe Piscopo went from SNL fan favorite to punchlinebut resurrected his career in 2014 with Piscopo in the Morning, a four-hour block on AM 970, a talk-radio station popular with New York City commuters. Since the election of now-former President Donald Trump, Piscopos guests have often been a mix of dubious conservative commentators and more mainstream figures like former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. By 2018, his show had climbed into the top 50 most-streamed and most influential radio programs in the country, according to an industry poll.
In 2021, and particularly after Trump supporters rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, Piscopo has repeatedly given airtime in the largest U.S. media market to Lindell, even though such hard-right outlets like Newsmax had by then sought to block the MyPillow magnate from making his outrageous claims on their air.
Undisclosed in these recurring appearances is that Piscopo and Lindell have been business partners for several years. In 2017, the duo launched a supplement line called Nutrajoe, for which Lindell filed and obtained the trademarks. The product was marketed via infomercial, much like MyPillow, and promoted on Lindells corporate Twitter account. The company remains an active concern, according to Minnesota corporate filings, though its website appears defunct.
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This Ex-SNL Star Is Giving MyPillow Guy the Floor for His Conspiracy Rants (Original Post)
Celerity
Jan 2021
OP
when I saw 'SNL' in the subject line, I thought it would be humorous parody.
mnmoderatedem
Jan 2021
#3
Speaking of stolen numbers - they claim Biden's votes and then expand the number
underpants
Jan 2021
#8
Demovictory9
(32,320 posts)1. I remember his muscular phase
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spooky3
(34,302 posts)5. I remember his spot on Frank Sinatra. Too bad
he spiraled down.
panader0
(25,816 posts)2. Looks like donnie's spray tan.
mnmoderatedem
(3,706 posts)3. when I saw 'SNL' in the subject line, I thought it would be humorous parody.
then I clicked, and saw Piscopo. I guess he really misses his fifteen minutes.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)12. I read it as NFL initially! Lol! Nt
ChazII
(6,198 posts)20. I did the same thing.
Glad I was not alone.
NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)4. The only thing a Joe Piscipo headline does ...
... is prompt millions of Americans to say, "He's still alive? I thought he died years ago."
PatSeg
(46,791 posts)15. Oh yeah, that was my first reaction
I really had forgotten all about the man.
MontanaMama
(23,238 posts)6. I'm forgot about this guy.
He went down the rabbit hole along with Victoria Jackson.
superpatriotman
(6,232 posts)13. And Rob Schneider
And Jon Lovitz
MontanaMama
(23,238 posts)19. Oh no!
Really? I didnt know those two lost their damned minds too.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)21. And Dennis Miller
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)7. We All Gotta Eat Right?
underpants
(182,271 posts)8. Speaking of stolen numbers - they claim Biden's votes and then expand the number
You got 80 million people Joe, that know this election, or 100 million people that know this election was stolen from them, Lindell said. I know it personally, Ive seen the evidence.
Vinca
(50,168 posts)9. Not to worry. It will soon be the Dominion Pillow Company.
Demonaut
(8,909 posts)10. piscopo was never funny, probably the worst SNL member
Blue Owl
(49,913 posts)11. Would that it were just some whacked-out comedic performance art...
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)14. Is that a reverse face lift?
The back half of his face looks smooth.
And the front part like somebody tightened a drawstring.
spooky3
(34,302 posts)18. And he's almost as orange as his hero. Nt
Paladin
(28,202 posts)16. I just knew it would be Piscopo. Right-wing asshole. (nt)
GoCubsGo
(32,061 posts)17. I was expecting Dennis Miller or Victoria Jackson.
And, not some other no-talent hack I completely forgot about.