Desi Lydic talks Desi Lydic Foxsplains – Emmys 2022

The Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the Emmy-nominated Desi Lydic Foxsplains. Lydic is currently nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Final-round online voting for this years Emmy Awards will begin on August 12 and will run through August 22 at 10 PM. It’s been a few years since we last spoke at SXSW 2019. How are you doing? Desi Lydic: I’m doing…

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SXSW 2019: Desi Lydic talks The Daily Show

Desi Lydic spoke with Solzy at the Movies during a press preview for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library. Interestingly enough, Desi Lydic and I both share the same hometown of Louisville, Ky.  As such, I naturally introduced myself to the comedian during SXSW with the name of the high school that I attended.  We may have gone to rival high schools but it’s okay since we both made…

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Late Night shows tackle Transgender Military Ban

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah invited two transgender military veterans, Sergeant Major (Ret.) Jennifer Marie Young and Joey Whimple, to discuss Donald Trump’s transgender military ban while The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon featured transgender comedian Patti Harrison during Fallon’s monologue. It was a really wise decision by The Daily Show to bring in two military veterans. It’s been a trying day for many of us in the transgender community–myself included as I got…

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