Donald Trump’s plastic straw rant works uncannily well as a Michael McIntyre routine

John Plunkett. Updated September 7th, 2020

Donald Trump recently went on a rant about paper straws – he prefers plastic ones – and it reminded comedian Olaf Falafel – @OFalafel on Twitter – of the sort of thing Michael McIntyre might do.

First up, here’s the so-called president.

And here’s what @OFalafel did with it, and it’s uncanny,

Trump’s plastic straw rant sounded like something Michael McIntyre would do so I put them together pic.twitter.com/HHI0eKNOW3

— Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) September 5, 2020

Very cleverly done.

An amazing mash-up of a famous TV personality that everyone laughs at .. and Michael McIntyre

— Tomcat Tobi (@TobiTomcat) September 5, 2020

So clever. Trump's style has always been closer to the rhythms and content of stand-up comedy than political speeches, and this makes the point beautifully. https://t.co/fSAZyrXypP

— Jonathan Coe (@jonathancoe) September 7, 2020

I weirdly wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be. His recent ‘cans of soup’ speech is also ripe for dubbing over a comedian but it feels a bit more Stewart Lee

— Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) September 7, 2020

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Source @OFalafel