In a new, short stand-up setup, cabaret artist Katt Williams slams President Trump’s reaction and forces people to vote for and support Black Lives Matter.
In a collaboration with the clothing brand Supreme, Williams delivered his set on a low stage to a non-existent audience. He also showed a new, rainbow-colored haircut in the six-minute video posted on Sunday.
‘Thank you, everyone and no one. Ladies and gentlemen, Katt Williams. Crickets, crickets, crickets, ‘he began, addressing the unusual circumstances that prevent comedians and live shows in the coronavirus pandemic.
He jumped right into the criticism of Trump’s bizarre suggestion that bleach injection and use of UV light can help prevent coronavirus
“Right now we have a perfectly fit clown running the free world. We got a man whose advice included things that no decent crackhead would tell you to do with a gunshot wound. The man said if you’ve pale, rub it on yourself. Spread something in your eye. You see every UV light, walk in front of it. But these are serious times. The president is a clown, ”Williams said.
Throughout the video, the cabaret artist urged everyone to support Black Lives Matter, because “it’s a fact.”
‘Black lives matter, period. You can say it. Say it at home. Say it wherever you are, no matter who is there. Say it because it’s a fact, ”he said.
Williams then urged everyone to wear a face mask during the pandemic and commemorate the death of George Floyd, calling the police encounter that resulted in his death a “television murder.”
‘It’s a virus running, people. If you are inhaling air, put on a mask. And because we can all agree that breathing is important, we can all agree that putting your knee on a man’s neck for eight minutes is just murder. Just television murder, ”he said.
Even if people are not happy with the candidates for the November election, Williams asked that they still go out and vote.
“I have no right to tell people to vote, but I will tell you that even if your choices were as stupid as hickory, dickory and dock, even if that were your only choices, I would ask you to make a choice. And if you can not make a choice, go up my name there. It will not count for anything… but I appreciate your vote, ”he said.
Williams eventually admitted that he took a serious tone in this stand-up, but he hoped people learned something from what he said.
“I kept most of the jokes quarantined in case you were looking for a laugh,” he said. ‘If you have any information about it, I appreciate it. I have already done more as an elected official. ”
Watch the full video below.
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