Donald Trump’s tweets are terrifying. But if you come to accept the fact that we’re all doomed, there’s plenty of comedic material to be drawn from them. That’s what SNL writer Josh Patten is doing, but it’s not the usual form of mockery that Trump’s tweets elicit so well.
This Sunday, Patten announced his new, “incredibly stupid project” on Twitter, where he casually responds to the President’s tweets like they’re text messages. There’s no punchline — it just looks like a text conversation where one party is enthusiastic and dramatic and the other is vaguely interested.
Some might not agree, but I think it’s genius.
Below are a few samplings:
sounds neat keep me posted
— Josh Patten (@thejoshpatten) July 16, 2017
sorry just seeing this
— Josh Patten (@thejoshpatten) July 17, 2017
Oh for sure. Any good info?
— Josh Patten (@thejoshpatten) July 17, 2017
whoa whoa whoa lot to process here
— Josh Patten (@thejoshpatten) July 19, 2017
cool think I'm just gonna make some pasta
— Josh Patten (@thejoshpatten) July 19, 2017
haha sounds like a riddle
— Josh Patten (@thejoshpatten) July 18, 2017
Oh cool, I used to live in DC
— Josh Patten (@thejoshpatten) July 17, 2017
You can see more of Patten’s funniness here.
