Who’d have thought that Rupert Murdoch’s decision to vacate the job of co-chair of News Crap International would open the door for him to explore a new career in stand-up comedy at the age of 92?
And who’d have thought that he would embark on this new trajectory by reviving the now rarely seen format of a double act – choosing News Crap’s CEO Robert Thomson as his straight man?
The Bug’s New York bureau caught the pair’s act titled Chairman Emeritus when they premiered it in front of a feisty audience at one of the Big Apple’s basement comedy clubs a few days ago. Here are just a few highlights…..
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