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Comedian Whitney Cummings Perfectly Roasts CNN, Democrats, & More

I mean, uh, she spews crazy conspiracy theories. Ahem.

Joe Garza
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4 min readJan 2, 2025

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I was never much of a Whitney Cummings fan, but damn did she score some major points from me when she torched the living hell out of CNN, the Democratic Party, Kamala Harris, the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the U.S. government, and more.

The comedian/actress/podcaster’s viral appearance, which you can see below, took place during CNN’s New Year’s Eve special wherein she joined Anderson Cooper and Bravo’s Andy Cohen for the celebratory show.

After some obligatory introductions and cheesy small talk, Cummings went for the throat when talking about her current tour, saying “I’m now playing, you know, like 3,000 seat theaters, which is about the viewership of CNN these days,” referring to the network’s dwindling audience.

But it was her following remarks roasting the year 2024 that really made headlines:

“The Democrats couldn’t hold a primary this year — they were too busy holding up a…

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Joe Garza
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