We got Whitney in New York City and our photog asked her if it was too soon to make jokes about the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in which Luigi is accused of pulling the trigger.
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00:00Manson, Dahmer, Gacy. Maybe we misjudged them. For you see, here in America...
00:09We love murderers. We love them.
00:11We got Whitney Cummings out.
00:12I love Whitney Cummings.
00:13We had an interesting quick conversation with her about Luigi Mangione.
00:16We say, you know, do you think it's too soon to be making jokes?
00:19Chris Rock made jokes. Stephen Colbert makes jokes.
00:21No, it's never too soon to joke about anything. Ever.
00:25The guy killed someone. Why are we in trouble for making jokes?
00:28It's true. People are more angry at comedians than the guy who shot somebody in the back.
00:32That's a really good point.
00:35And then she kind of calls out, not just America, like our whole humanity.
00:38We are obsessed with murderers. This was the year that people behaved so poorly.
00:41We were like, we're the Menendez brothers so bad, should we let them out?
00:45We stand Gypsy Rose. We were like, murdering your mom is so brat.
00:49Oh my god.
00:51It is kind of how we've treated murderers this year.
00:53Perhaps none more so than alleged killer Luigi Mangione,
00:56who in a matter of days seemingly achieved a Robin Hood folk hero status amongst many Americans.
01:02This is different. Gypsy Rose, one of the reasons people are sympathetic
01:06is because what her mother did was beyond disgusting and awful.
01:10And the same thing with the Menendez.
01:12And the same thing with Luigi. People are saying that.
01:14People are saying it because of his abs.
01:17No.
01:18And because of those pictures.
01:19No.
01:20Yes, they are.
01:22And the day that the murder happened, people were so happy because people hated the healthcare system.
01:26Before they even saw his face.
01:28But when the picture came out, it exploded.
01:31The support for Luigi too is overblown. It's online, the support.
01:35It's a misconception. I saw a poll.
01:38You saw a poll? Where did you see it? Online?
01:43Great to see you, Whitney. You stay cool.