Babylon Bee's Editor-In-Chief Kyle Mann

Babylon Bee's Editor-In-Chief Kyle Mann

Mar 23, 2022

Hillsdale College

Babylon Bee Editor-in-Chief Kyle Mann recently sat down with a Hillsdale College student (before Twitter locked his accounts) to discuss the power of comedy, the dangers of a society becoming too scared to laugh, and wondering if he's written his last joke.

Last week Twitter locked the account of The Babylon Bee after posting an article naming transgender Biden administration official Rachel Levine "Man of the Year." Twitter later locked Kyle Mann's account for a follow-up tweet. Yesterday, Twitter locked the account of Adam Ford, CEO of The Babylon Bee's other site called "Not the Bee" for what it called "hateful conduct."

0:00 - Living in a humorless world
1:29 - Everyone has a point of view
2:11 - Comedy to make a point
4:13 - Kyle's favorite headlines
6:04 - That's good comedy
7:48 - How to be funny
10:52 - Underrated Babylon Bee posts
13:03 - Satire defined
15:23 - Babylon Bee's guide to being woke
17:03 - Reality is funnier than satire
18:02 - How to become Editor-In-Chief of the Babylon Bee
21:34 - How to stay funny AND relevant
23:41 - Comedy inspiration
25:05 - Kyle Mann's desire to die and be forgotten.

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