‘Thicky thicky dumb dumb’ satirist Cody Dahler on his viral videos: ‘my material is presented to me on a silver platter!’
Summary
Comedian Cody Dahler says political events provide material for his short online videos, and he credits a video about Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with becoming his major breakthrough. Dahler says his new book aims to explain politics in plain language, drawing partly on questions from his followers.Key Facts
- Dahler says his mother encouraged him to perform and wrote a poem for his school talent show.
- He says political news gives him material for his comedy videos.
- Dahler identifies his video about Trump capturing Maduro as the one that drew a much larger audience.
- He says his book seeks to explain why current affairs are difficult and frustrating, using accessible language.
- Dahler says he based part of the book on questions sent by his followers.
- He says he found books about British politics difficult to access because of their language and subject matter.
- Dahler says he has more than two million online followers.
- He says he plans to keep wearing shorts through winter, despite the cold.
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