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What It’s Like to Become the Most Loathed Comic on Fox News

When it comes to conservative media, hell hath no fury like a fictional fetus scorned.

Laurie Kilmartin is a veteran stand-up and TV writer best known for being a finalist on Season Seven of Last Comic Standing and for her prolific writing work on Conan, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and The Bonnie Hunt Show — or, at least, that’s what her bio would have read before May 2022. At that time, the conservative-led Supreme Court was preparing to finally overturn Roe v. Wade and usher in an era of abortion restrictions and bans as a leaked draft of the court’s decision sparked outrage and panic among the womb-possessing population of America. Among the incensed was Kilmartin, who agreed to appear on a panel discussion for MSNBC where she unleashed some triggering abortion jokes that shook the fragility of Fox News and its ilk. 

Trey Parker Based His ‘Despicable Me’ Character on Real-Life Villain Kirk Cameron

As part of their continued efforts to ensure that parents still see and hear the Minions even when they shut their eyes at night and try to get a few measly hours of sleep, animation powerhouse Illumination is releasing yet another Despicable Me movie this summer. Come for the kid-friendly hijinks, stay for the adult-friendly White Lotus references. 

People who are hyped for the new movie — and parents looking for a cheap electronic babysitter — have seemingly been turning to Netflix recently. Right now four movies set in the Minions-verse are sitting in the Netflix Top 10, with Despicable Me 3 occupying the number one slot. 

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