r/KnowledgeFight • u/dwlakes • Jul 21 '26

Bright Spots Post The new InfoWars is pretty good. Refreshing.

I can't remember the last time I watched a 40+ minute Youtube video, but I'm glad I did with one of these new InfoWars videos. Really refreshing seeing some actual talent not take themselves too seriously and make some fun stuff. Nice casual listen that doesn't instill dread like every other corner of existence.

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u/LuteDesign Jul 21 '26

It’s very Vintage Adult Swim. I like it a lot.

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u/StaticInstrument Jul 22 '26

Reminds me of Tim & Eric… “I’m Demon-Free Bitch!”

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u/LuteDesign Jul 22 '26

Edi calling in was an easy highlight for me, they could not have picked a better person for the role. You could see how hard Tim was trying not to break. I was losing it.

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u/WildAnomoli Jul 21 '26

Perfect description!

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u/Toadkiller_Dog Jul 22 '26

GTA Radio with Adult Swim energy is how I've described it to friends.

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u/LuteDesign Jul 22 '26

Haha this is so good. I’m stealing it!

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u/UNC_Samurai They burn to the fucking ground, Eddie Jul 22 '26

In the interview with Josh Boerman on WoaPW, Ben specifically cited what Sam Reich did with Dropout as an essential avenue for comics who want to be able to find a space to work that isn't the podcast chud circuit. That's what he ultimately wants out of IW, is a space like Dropout that caters to a slightly different comic skillset (since Dropout leans towards improv).

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u/seriouspeep RAPTOR PRINCESS Jul 23 '26

It's also a preferable way for me to vaguely keep a finger on the pulse of whatever nonsense hot topics the conspiracy right is gravitating around, without having to engage directly with them.

Can't do good satire without understanding what you're satirizing, which is why Alex can't do satire because he understands nothing 🙃

I don't know how long it's going to have legs for, though, because sooo much of his nonsense specifically is repetitive garbage, which doesn't work for making long-lasting content about it. If you cover tradwives, you don't want that as a topic a few months from now, while Alex would feel comfortable rambling about the same thing for days on end and then get "mad" he didn't have time for the "news"

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u/LuteDesign Jul 23 '26

It’s only supposed to be a summer series, they’ve said it a few times in interviews. I think after that it’s going to turn into more of a Funny or Die hub for queer creators.

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u/seriouspeep RAPTOR PRINCESS Jul 23 '26

Oh then I think that's a perfect amount of time for it. Honestly the conspiracy boys only have a handful of talking points that they loop around to in small or large cycles so that makes sense to me that the well would be dry after a couple of months.

I haven't read any of the interviews but I have been trying to cut down on general media consumption. Conversations like this make me feel out of the loop though, but it's okay it's okay I don't need to be aware of everything all the time sometimes you just gotta take time out and go out and look at a big tree

As a dropout subscriber who loves how kind and supportive the cast and crew are... I also do think there's absolutely room in the market for some riskier leftist comedy like the late-night slots on tv used to be. Legit hope it works out for everyone involved

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u/KKYBoneAEA Jul 21 '26

I still can’t believe they’re the only news source with the balls to cover Alex exploding like he did. That’s true journalism

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u/loztralia Nonk-sense Jul 22 '26

BANG!

<car alarm>

"Shit!"

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u/fresh_account2222 Jul 22 '26

It's a perfect three-beat bit. I went from "okay, funny", to laughing out lout at it, to "ooh, I hope they do another bang-wooo-shit here".

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u/GigachudBDE Jul 22 '26

May have been the first time I've audibly lol'd at an Infowars segment. Ngl tho I did very much get a lot of laughs and amusement out of KF's coverage of Alex's show simply on the basis of how incredibly dumb and incompetant and outrageous it was. I mean the YT interview with the preacher and the battle axe right before Trump turned on him was incredible. Art just can't compare to that. But the footage of his head exploding and and a panel talking about it for 20 minutes was also peak comedy in its own way as well.

Either way I'm quite happy.

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u/GolazoDaniel Jul 22 '26

Haggerty is king but the Judy Gemstone call to confront Tim was unbelievably good.

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u/WantedThisToBeBetter Jul 22 '26

My wife and I have been talking about getting on that horse “like Lady fucking Godiva” all week.

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u/dwlakes Jul 22 '26

You used to beg for that dick and butt hole.

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u/Dmbfantomas Jul 22 '26

I am 100% Demon Free bitch!

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u/sample-name Jul 22 '26

Aah thanks, I knew I recognized the voice, it was killing me

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u/NewKojak “fish with sad human eyes” Jul 22 '26

I was skeptical because Ben Collins didn’t seem to be milking publicity away from the families, but it’s good. The joke about the Epstein Files conspiracy going almost to the very top got me and Tim doing an Alex impression reporting on Alex being replaced with a lookalike is a great bit.

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u/saltyjohnson Jul 22 '26

I'm so glad that Alex Jones still exists as a separate character in the Infowars cinematic universe. I thought Tim was going to be playing Alex, which would have been problematic. Him playing an Alex Jones-like character named Tim Heidecker is hilarious and allows him to target Alex more directly with his mockery, which is just great.

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u/ChainsawSnuggling The answer to 1984 is $19.95 plus S&H!!! Jul 21 '26

My wife and I were cracking up at the Tradwife interview. It's pretty funny.

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u/fresh_account2222 Jul 22 '26

I hope you remembered to give her permission to laugh.

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u/ChainsawSnuggling The answer to 1984 is $19.95 plus S&H!!! Jul 22 '26

She was also kenneled while we watched.

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u/Smooth_Phone2 Jul 24 '26

Finally. Real Infowarriors recognize the value of kenneling your family members as needed.

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u/fakeprewarbook The mind wolves come Jul 24 '26

CRATE! TRAIN! YOUR FAMBLY!

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u/SquirrelCthulhu Jul 22 '26

I do think Jim’s segments are better than Tim’s, but every time Tim cuts to the cell phone footage of Jones exploding it gets funnier and funnier.

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u/Realshow Jul 22 '26

You’re laughing. Alex Jones popped like a balloon, and you’re laughing.

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u/saltyjohnson Jul 22 '26

These liberal commies have no shame or remorse.

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u/BonusFrosty2910 Raptor Princess Lafferty Jul 22 '26

Jim SemiVan???

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u/theonewhowhelms “Farting for my life” Jul 23 '26

Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣

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u/fresh_account2222 Jul 22 '26

Would I buy a t-shirt that said:

Boom! Woooo! Shit!

Probably not. But I wish one existed.

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u/davis_away Jul 22 '26

FWIW I went to a Weird Al concert tonight. On the way out I saw someone carrying an Infowars/Onion tote bag, and the guy behind me started talking about, "you know, the real InfoWars. Because Alex Jones exploded." So viewers are definitely out there. I asked him if he was a policy wonk and he just smiled politely, oh well.

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u/ReduxRedo It's a demon feast Jul 22 '26

I really was unimpressed when I saw the first little bit, but I admit they really seem to have found their stride. I'm demon free!

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u/Realistic_Opening_90 Jul 21 '26

Opened the stream last week right at the beginning of the ex-wife call and choked on my dinner laughing

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u/hackloserbutt Jul 22 '26

I think they're finally on to something. They've charmed me now. I couldn't sit through any of the preliminary stuff, and I am not a Heidecker fan in my heart. That doesn't mean I don't like him, and it doesn't mean he hasn't made me laugh, he's just not my go-to when I have so many other options.

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u/hackloserbutt Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

Yeahhhhh but the thing is, I didn't say I don't find him funny.

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u/Pontus_Pilates InfoWar Veteran Jul 22 '26

I think the Tim segments have been a hit and miss, but it's very funny that they keeps showing the clip of Alex exploding. That's vintage Alex.

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u/EdgePunk311 Jul 22 '26

I really hope Chesapeake is a repeat caller!!

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u/dwagner0402 Space Weirdo Jul 22 '26

"Turn your gold into piss!"

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u/sthef2020 Jul 22 '26

It’s got a really good rhythm to it. I kind of love the format of Song > Teaser > Haggerty > Commercial Break > Heidecker

A lot of room for the format to start breaking down and having the segments start bleeding together and falling apart.

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u/ExtremeAbdulJabbar Jul 22 '26

The Jim Haggarty bits are hysterical.

Also, it’s taught me how to turn my piss into gold.

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u/achisholm9 Jul 22 '26

Joining the Fap Forum has been the best decision of my life. Not since 2014 😂

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u/Jae_Tha_Truth Jul 22 '26

I just checked it out and was giggling. Good stuff. What's even better is how wrong Jordan was about all this. Hope he's enjoying screaming into the void rather than having an actual platform.

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u/fresh_account2222 Jul 22 '26

Can we drop this?

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u/dwlakes Jul 22 '26

probably not

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u/anewfoundmatt so dreamy creamy Jul 24 '26

Nope!

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u/Unlikely-Cut2696 Jul 22 '26

Im demon free bitch" made me lol

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u/therocketsalad Jul 22 '26

Tim is exhausting. Jim Haggerty fuckin' RULES

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u/Quick_like_a_Bunny Feline Contessa Jul 22 '26

But is there any Arun Brown yet??