Tropic Thunder
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Sep 14, 2026
Eric EricksonHOST
They are not my views." Now, let me put this to you bluntly.
Eric EricksonHOST
Do you know who Kirk Lazarus is? Do y'all know who Kirk Lazarus is? If you have never seen Tropic Thunder, it is a movie that could not be made today because of people's sensitivities.
Eric EricksonHOST
Kirk Lazarus is Robert Downey Jr.'s character, and Robert Downey Jr. is in blackface for the movie, and he plays a man named Kirk Lazarus, a Black actor, who has a very famous line Never go full, I'll just say the R word because some of you get very sensitive about it.
Eric EricksonHOST
Never go full tardray.
Eric EricksonHOST
For those of you who get really, really, really sensitive, it's a very famous line from Tropic- You should wa- I, I let my son watch Tropic Thunder.
Eric EricksonHOST
It is one of his favorite movies.
Eric EricksonHOST
There is not a moment of that movie where you're not dying laughing.
Eric EricksonHOST
They are not my views." Now, let me put this to you bluntly.
Eric EricksonHOST
Do you know who Kirk Lazarus is? Do y'all know who Kirk Lazarus is? If you have never seen Tropic Thunder, it is a movie that could not be made today because of people's sensitivities.
Eric EricksonHOST
Kirk Lazarus is Robert Downey Jr.'s character, and Robert Downey Jr. is in blackface for the movie, and he plays a man named Kirk Lazarus, a Black actor, who has a very famous line.
Eric EricksonHOST
"Never go full..." I'll just say the R word because some of you get very sensitive about it.
Eric EricksonHOST
"Never go full tardray." For those of you who get really, really, really sensitive, it's a very famous line from Tropic Th- You should wa- I, I let my son watch Tropic Thunder.
Eric EricksonHOST
It is one of his favorite movies.
Eric EricksonHOST
There is not a moment of that movie where you're not dying laughing.
Tyler WhitmoreHOST
Wow.
George CarmiHOST
Tyler's number 21, and George's number 14, so highest here, and that is Tropic Thunder.
SethHOST
Haven't seen it in forever.
George CarmiHOST
The...
George CarmiHOST
This is, yeah, this is like the movie that people bring up whenever you're like, "Oh, can we, can we rip mid-2000s comedy in 2026?"
SethHOST
Yeah.
George CarmiHOST
Like, can we do Tropic Thunder nowadays? Um, you know, I feel like I see so many clips of Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr.
George CarmiHOST
answering those questions just every couple of months.
Gerald GlasfordHOST
I always cite all the time.
Gerald GlasfordHOST
And then, of course, Tropic Thunder, Anchorman.
Gerald GlasfordHOST
There's a list.
Gerald GlasfordHOST
The Hangover movies, yeah.
Jason MasseyHOST
Like, you're...
Jason MasseyHOST
You saw Tropic Thunder, something like that.
Susan SpinatorPANELIST
[laughs]
Jason MasseyHOST
Like, you're cradling...
Maronzio VanceGUEST
Dang.
Maronzio VanceGUEST
I won't watch Tropic Thunder either because I auditioned to be...
Maronzio VanceGUEST
Booty Sweat.
Maronzio VanceGUEST
Yup.
Angel RiveraHOST
People are claiming that that's what's happening with this movie, that Digger is actually a musical.
Russ RollinsHOST
So that character he's playing in Digger kind of reminds me of the character that he played in Tropic Thunder or whatever.
Russ RollinsHOST
And it's just over the top.
Russ RollinsHOST
I don't know.
Russ RollinsHOST
putting on a fat suit and acting all crazy and
Angel RiveraHOST
stupid.
Angel RiveraHOST
But I thought that character that he did in Tropic Thunder was absolutely hysterical, and I would see a movie of that character- Well, it looks like that's kind of what he's doing with Digger.
Angel RiveraHOST
Nah, it's completely different.
DaveHOST
Yeah.
DaveHOST
Yeah, Tropic Thunder and, and Magnolia.
DaveHOST
But, but I mean-
Eric ZawadzkiGUEST
Yeah
Steven PeakeHOST
It's got to be a fine balance between your coaching experience.
Steven PeakeHOST
You sound like Ben Stiller in Traffic Thunder.
Steven PeakeHOST
You don't
Trevor KelseyHOST
go 100%.
Corey ColemanHOST
Today is a special reason for it, but let me get through talking to these people over here.
Corey ColemanHOST
Professor Simple Jack is up in here.
Corey ColemanHOST
Boy, I'd take his lecture one day.
Corey ColemanHOST
[laughs]
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