The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Robby Hoffman Thinks There Are Worse Things Than Being Offended

June 24, 2026·35 min·5-min readconversationalcomedy
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Comedian and Emmy-winner Robby Hoffman joins The New Yorker's Tyler Foggatt live from the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in Seattle to discuss her comedy, upbringing in a large, poor family, and her belief that the real political divide in America isn't left vs. right, but rich vs. poor. Sh

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