Due to absence, the following was unable to be filmed appropriately and thus now is considered an extra.
An Attempt at Satire
by Tom Wiig
➢ Hello and welcome to today’s show, we are joined now with Dave Nealon, a famous researcher and literary specialist on Macbeth. Today, we are going to learn about Macbeth. Hi Dave, how are you?
• I’m doing well... I recently just returned from my trip to Scotland, where I learned all about Macbeth and witchcraft.
➢ So this Macbeth guy… he was crazy, wasn’t he?
• Yes, he wasn’t exactly psychologically sound… Especially considering how many people he murdered and how ruthlessly he killed all of his enemies.
➢ So he was essentially a Democrat?
• Excuse me?
➢ He killed the hopes of the people and plunged his country into chaos, sounds awfully like what I hear about liberals on Fox News.
• [LAUGHS] Oh, I guess you could compare him to those views… I would compare him to one of the worst leaders of all time, based on this story. However, in reality, Macbeth was a much sounder ruler.
➢ He doesn’t seem to sound… He’s seeing witches and floating daggers, he is definitely, as you young folks say, quote tripping.
• {LAUGHS] I can understand that comparison. That shows how mentally stable he was – in some renditions of the play, Macbeth is actually in a psychiatric home.
➢ What part of the book did you find interesting, Sir Nealon?
• I really liked the speech in Act 3 Scene 5 where Hecate complains that the witches left her out of the fun. I found that the quote Hecate said “Security / is mortal’s chiefest enemy.” The rhyming couplets were extremely well written.
➢ That’s stupid.
• I found it interesting.
➢ I found it stupid.
• What was your favorite scene?
➢ When the porter greets Lennox and Macduff early in the book, I found that scene quite comical.
• I thought that scene was dry, however it must’ve been funny back during Shakespeare’s time.
➢ Oh, it’s funny now. A guy pees on a wall, how often do you see that? Somebody told me I did that last Friday, although I don’t remember.
• [LAUGHS]
➢ So you’re an actor too?
• I wouldn’t say that, I mostly help in the making of movies and new versions of the play.
➢ Good, I’m glad nobody ever has to see you in those tight pants. That would be very Democratic.
• [LAUGHS]
➢ I can’t even stand the way they talk, it looks like I’m reading a conversation of a bunch of angry overdramatic English people.
• [LAUGHS] How did you enjoy reading the book?
➢ Well I didn’t actually read the book, I just read sparknotes. Nobody reads the book anymore, it’s a waste of time. Thank you for coming in Mr. Dave Nealon.
• Thank you for inviting me to your show, I’m honored to be here.
➢ Goodbye, good sire. Ladies and Gentleman, this has been Dave Nealon.
• I’m doing well... I recently just returned from my trip to Scotland, where I learned all about Macbeth and witchcraft.
➢ So this Macbeth guy… he was crazy, wasn’t he?
• Yes, he wasn’t exactly psychologically sound… Especially considering how many people he murdered and how ruthlessly he killed all of his enemies.
➢ So he was essentially a Democrat?
• Excuse me?
➢ He killed the hopes of the people and plunged his country into chaos, sounds awfully like what I hear about liberals on Fox News.
• [LAUGHS] Oh, I guess you could compare him to those views… I would compare him to one of the worst leaders of all time, based on this story. However, in reality, Macbeth was a much sounder ruler.
➢ He doesn’t seem to sound… He’s seeing witches and floating daggers, he is definitely, as you young folks say, quote tripping.
• {LAUGHS] I can understand that comparison. That shows how mentally stable he was – in some renditions of the play, Macbeth is actually in a psychiatric home.
➢ What part of the book did you find interesting, Sir Nealon?
• I really liked the speech in Act 3 Scene 5 where Hecate complains that the witches left her out of the fun. I found that the quote Hecate said “Security / is mortal’s chiefest enemy.” The rhyming couplets were extremely well written.
➢ That’s stupid.
• I found it interesting.
➢ I found it stupid.
• What was your favorite scene?
➢ When the porter greets Lennox and Macduff early in the book, I found that scene quite comical.
• I thought that scene was dry, however it must’ve been funny back during Shakespeare’s time.
➢ Oh, it’s funny now. A guy pees on a wall, how often do you see that? Somebody told me I did that last Friday, although I don’t remember.
• [LAUGHS]
➢ So you’re an actor too?
• I wouldn’t say that, I mostly help in the making of movies and new versions of the play.
➢ Good, I’m glad nobody ever has to see you in those tight pants. That would be very Democratic.
• [LAUGHS]
➢ I can’t even stand the way they talk, it looks like I’m reading a conversation of a bunch of angry overdramatic English people.
• [LAUGHS] How did you enjoy reading the book?
➢ Well I didn’t actually read the book, I just read sparknotes. Nobody reads the book anymore, it’s a waste of time. Thank you for coming in Mr. Dave Nealon.
• Thank you for inviting me to your show, I’m honored to be here.
➢ Goodbye, good sire. Ladies and Gentleman, this has been Dave Nealon.