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Bill Burr hosted Saturday Night Live last weekend, and his monologue -- which included bits about wearing masks, cancel culture, white women in the "woke" movement, Pride Month, and more -- has drawn some criticism. It has The Nose thinking about "How President Trump Ruined Political Comedy."

And: The West Wing ran for seven seasons and 156 episodes and ended more than 14 years ago. A new reunion special debuted yesterday, and it's got The Nose wondering how the classic show -- with its Capraesque, idealized vision of American politics -- plays against our present reality.

Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
Joe Morgan, driving force of Big Red Machine, dies at 77
NY Philharmonic cancels entire concert season for the first time in its 178-year history
20 Notable UConn Alumni Who Changed the World
Kate McKinnon breaks character, addresses viewers during 'SNL': 'Such a crazy time'
The fourth-wall busting moment summed up this year pretty well.
Woman says Southwest wouldn't let her on plane due to 'inappropriate' outfit
Kayla Eubanks said Southwest Airlines employees told her that she needed to wear a shirt over her outfit in order to board one of their planes.
Inside Gravity's daring mission to make jetpacks a reality
Inventors like Richard Browning have been trying to build jetpacks for a century. Now they're here, what do we do with them?
Dying swan or lame duck? Why 'Fatima' the ballerina's next job was tripping up the government
A new advert suggesting a ballerina retrain for a job in 'cyber' has faced a backlash. What were they thinking?
The rise and fall and rise of Kevin Smith's Mallrats
The writer-director recalls making his ribald comedy, whose cast includes Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, and Ben Affleck.
Cardi B Breaks Her Silence After Accidentally Posting Private Pic: 'Lord,Why Did You Make Me So Stupid?'
'Jagged Little Pill' leads Tony Awards nominations with 15
J.J. Abrams, Ava DuVernay, Mariska Hargitay Among 100 Top Hollywood Players Protesting NBC's Trump Town Hall
The DC Universe is taking a giant leap into the future
DC Comics' next event, Future State, launches in January
Tab, Coca-Cola's Diet-Soda Pioneer and a '70s Icon, Is Going Away
The beverage maker had held on to the fading brand to appease its loyal fan base, but the coronavirus pandemic prompted a culling of the company's products

GUESTS:
Rebecca Castellani - Handles social media marketing and event planning for Quiet Corner Communications
Theresa Cramer - A freelance writer and editor and the co-founder of Quiet Corner Communications

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

Bill Burr hosted&nbsp;Saturday Night Live&nbsp;last weekend, and his monologue -- which included bits about wearing masks, cancel culture, white women in the "woke" movement, Pride Month, and more -- has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/bill-burr-snl-reaction">drawn some criticism</a>. It has The Nose thinking about "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/magazine/trump-liberal-comedy-tv.html">How President Trump Ruined Political Comedy</a>."
And:&nbsp;The West Wing&nbsp;ran for seven seasons and 156 episodes and ended more than 14 years ago.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g868M-27qpI">A new reunion special</a>&nbsp;debuted yesterday, and it's got The Nose wondering how the classic show -- with its Capraesque, idealized vision of American politics -- plays against our present reality.
Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-baseball-cincinnati-pete-rose-whitey-ford-d706f11ad7f1249e2d1c494b1e21f47d">Joe Morgan, driving force of Big Red Machine, dies at 77</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/us/ny-philharmonic-trnd/index.html">NY Philharmonic cancels entire concert season for the first time in its 178-year history</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.collegemagazine.com/20-notable-uconn-alumni-who-changed-the-world/">20 Notable UConn Alumni Who Changed the World</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/watch-kate-mckinnon-break-character-weekend-update-during-snl-t193962">Kate McKinnon breaks character, addresses viewers during 'SNL': 'Such a crazy time'</a> The fourth-wall busting moment summed up this year pretty well.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.today.com/news/woman-says-southwest-wouldn-t-let-her-plane-due-inappropriate-t193767">Woman says Southwest wouldn't let her on plane due to 'inappropriate' outfit</a> Kayla Eubanks said Southwest Airlines employees told her that she needed to wear a shirt over her outfit in order to board one of their planes.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/gravity-jetpacks">Inside Gravity's daring mission to make jetpacks a reality</a> Inventors like Richard Browning have been trying to build jetpacks for a century. Now they're here, what do we do with them?</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/oct/13/dying-swan-or-lame-duck-why-fatima-the-ballerinas-next-job-was-tripping-up-the-government">Dying swan or lame duck? Why 'Fatima' the ballerina's next job was tripping up the government</a> A new advert suggesting a ballerina retrain for a job in 'cyber' has faced a backlash. What were they thinking?</li>
<li><a href="https://ew.com/movies/mallrats-oral-history-kevin-smith/">The rise and fall and rise of Kevin Smith's&nbsp;Mallrats</a> The writer-director recalls making his ribald comedy, whose cast includes Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, and Ben Affleck.</li>
<li><a href="https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/10/13/cardi-b-response-leaked-photos-instagram-message-listen/">Cardi B Breaks Her Silence After Accidentally Posting Private Pic: 'Lord,Why Did You Make Me So Stupid?'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-theater-music-tony-awards-plays-8d05fac7cb8657e6480d22cd7d66d126">'Jagged Little Pill' leads Tony Awards nominations with 15</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/j-j-abrams-ava-duvernay-mariska-hargitay-among-100-top-hollywood-players-protesting-nbcs-trump-town-hall">J.J. Abrams, Ava DuVernay, Mariska Hargitay Among 100 Top Hollywood Players Protesting NBC's Trump Town Hall</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/10/15/21517468/dc-universe-new-batman-superman-wonder-woman-future-slate-comics">The DC Universe is taking a giant leap into the future</a> DC Comics' next event, Future State, launches in January</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/tab-coca-colas-diet-soda-pioneer-and-a-70s-icon-is-going-away-11602847800">Tab, Coca-Cola's Diet-Soda Pioneer and a '70s Icon, Is Going Away</a> The beverage maker had held on to the fading brand to appease its loyal fan base, but the coronavirus pandemic prompted a culling of the company's products</li>
</ul>
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Rebecca Castellani&nbsp;- Handles social media marketing and event planning for&nbsp;<a href="https://quietcornercommunications.com/">Quiet Corner Communications</a></li>
<li>Theresa Cramer&nbsp;- A freelance writer and editor and the co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://quietcornercommunications.com/">Quiet Corner Communications</a></li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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