The worst part of the interview was her attempt to be serious and give serious answers. “That’s not a good idea in front of the secret service”, Clinton said.
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Introduced by a caption as “Hillary Clinton [Had pneumonia]” – referencing the former Secretary of State’s recent health problems – Galifianakis asked if she was “excited to be the first girl President”. As Galifianakis added, “For a younger, younger generation, you will also become their first white president”. Galifianakis, however, had a different tie in mind.
“Or maybe like a white power tie”, Galifianakis offered.
Zach Galifianakis’ mock talk show on the website amusing or Die has landed countless prestigious guests over the years including everyone from Brad Pitt to Justin Bieber, to Barack Obama.
Watch the entire, hilarious segment above or on amusing or Die. “You need to get out more”, Clinton fired back.
Clinton’s response: “You know, Zach, those are really out-of-date questions”.
Another exchange went like this: “How does President Obama like his coffee?”
Ackerman also revealed that Clinton enjoyed filming the show so much that she gave him and host Zach Galifianakis more time than they had initially been allotted. “Are we going to become stuck with Tim Kaine for nine months?”. “E-mail?” As a poker-faced Clinton looked on, Galifianakis hit a button to play AOL’s famous email alert: “You’ve got mail”.
She said “no” when asked if she would be up to leading “a civil war”, however.
Hillary Clinton more than held her own during an appearance on actor and comedian Zach Galifianakis’ spoof talk show Between Two Ferns, perfecting a deadpan comeback to his offensive questions. We should stay in touch.
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The interview is better still when you learn that the majority of it is improvised.
