Photo from Blaire’s Twitter account
Alright, people… I’ve had just about enough… It’s time to do something about this.
It’s time to make Blaire Erskine a household name.
There’s no reason on God’s green earth that this woman doesn’t have all the fame and fortune she can handle.
Who’s Blaire Erskine?
Exactly. That’s the problem.
She’s the best pure satirist we’ve got these days.
The best satirist of any format – written word, song, or video.
Her satire comes in the form of hilarious, sharp-as-a-knife videos, usually impersonations of various MAGA types.
Blaire first burst on the scene in July, with her “explanation video” from Dan Maples’ wife.
(Dan Maples was anger-fueled anti-masker who went nuts in a Costco.)
Blaire figured he needed somebody to stick up for him.
That video caught fire – and she never let up.
She moved from mask-defiant “Karens” to friends and family of politicians who were just begging for her mockery: she was Georgia governor Brian Kemp’s daughter, Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ nanny, Trump attorney Jenna Ellis (after catching Covid from Rudy Giuliani’s gas), to name a few.
She puts out a video almost every day – she just can’t help herself.
Blaire was parleying her experience in stand-up comedy, TV writing, and acting into a surprise career as an Internet star.
I shouted my praise for Blaire from my little mountaintop in August, and the New York Times Magazine recognized her (along with her friend Sarah Cooper), in its “Great Performers of 2020” issue.
But even then, she hasn’t yet achieved the notoriety that Ms. Cooper attained.
And that meant a lot of people just weren’t in on the joke.
Blaire’s satire is so good, and she is so adept at creating and inhabiting her characters, viewers are fooled into believing that they are real.
When Texas Senator Ted Cruz decided to take his family to Cancun, in the middle of a crippling winter storm, Blaire decided to stand up for him: as his Director of Communications.
Some good, intelligent people fell for it, including some of our more liberal celebrities.
(Later, her reaction to the photo of Sen. Cruz’s dog, “Snowflake” looking out the window longingly – while wearing a scarf – is priceless, in her innocent wonder, and her infectious laugh.)
But her real accomplishment was getting uber-woke liberal spokesman Michael Moore to fall for her “stranded Trump supporter” video.
When Trump left hundreds of his supporters out in the cold, waiting for buses back from his Nebraska rally, Blaire felt inspired.
She was up at 5:30 in the morning, filming this heartfelt testimonial.
Her declaration that she would walk 750 miles for Trump, “nip nude,” wasn’t enough to tip Mr. Moore off.
He posted an incensed reply, telling everybody, “See??? This is why Trump will win. You don’t see this kind of devotion from the Democratic candidates’ supporters!”
It didn’t take him too long to delete his response.
And Blaire doesn’t leave the celebs unscathed.
Like most Georgia residents, Blaire was getting tired of Hollywood telling them how to vote in the January runoff election.
Making these videos takes a unique blend of talents – they all employ high-quality writing, acting, and editing.
Watch her put it all to work in her MyPillow ad…
Or her ad for her friend’s web site, “FindMAGAlove.com”….
Even when she’s off camera, Blaire still manages to find delight in any situation… such as this unfortunate Capitol attacker who met with an untimely end.
Here’s the thing about Blaire: She’s not afraid to let fly with a serious piece of commentary. Driving home from her Mom’s place, she spotted a Confederate flag and a Trump 2020 flag, side by side. And it just caused her to lose her mind.
For all her ability to poke fun at the absurdity surrounding her, Blaire wears her heart on her sleeve, and she can’t help herself from speaking up against the injustices that she sees.
While her star was taking off, instead of having people donate to a Patreon account for herself, she was fundraising for various food banks, and for Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Georgia organization.
She was outspoken in her battle to get justice for Breonna Taylor.
She was just as outspoken in her fight with The Lincoln Project.
Despite “being on the same side” (battling the forces of MAGA) she called them out for spending their money in the wrong places.
Give your money to Stacey Abrams instead, she said.
Blaire got married this year, and one of the eye-opening things was to see the absurd reactions to her wedding photos.
Out of nowhere, men started commenting about her body, debating whether she was “hot or not.”
As heartbreaking as it was, it was heartwarming to see her shut her critics up, pointing out the insanity of thinking that a woman in her wedding dress, on her wedding day, would want to have a thing to do with the cretins who were commenting on her appearance. (Her language was a little more blunt.)
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We are living in a golden age for comics, brought about by three things: the Internet, the pandemic, and Trumpism.
Comedians, desperate for any venue to do something, have turned to TikTok and Twitter.
In a way, it’s freed them.
And it’s definitely made us aware of just how much talent is out there.
There’s Sarah Cooper, of course. (I’ve already raved about her, in June and again in August.)
There’s Blaire’s friend Kylie Brakeman, explaining why we can’t make her wear a mask…
There’s the great impressionist J-L Cauvin.
He threw the first punch, with his “Trump Opens the Economy for Easter” video, and went on to a series of great Trump impersonations (as well as others like Mitch McConnell and Mike Lindell)…
There’s Jeff Wright, putting a sublime, surreal spin on an alien takeover…
There’s zany roommates Ben Marshall and Martin Herlihy, dealing with Martin getting stuck inside their TV…
There’s Blaire’s fellow Georgian, Corey Forrester, eviscerating Marjorie Taylor Greene, or lamenting the loss of gender identity (of Missus Potato Head)…
There’s Vinny Thomas, patiently reviewing Earth’s application for membership in the galaxy…
There’s The Good Liars (Jason Selvig & Davram Steifler), trying to give Trump supporters a million dollars… if they they could just answer a basic question…
Honestly, Saturday Night Live could replace their entire staff of comedians and writers with these newcomers, and the show would instantly become relevant again.
But then again – maybe Blaire and her gang are too good for SNL.
They’ve got bigger plans of their own.
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Update: On Friday, March 5, Blaire posted an announcement to her Twitter account.
She had landed a job as a TV writer, and was starting Monday.
That’s great news.
World, meet Blaire Erskine.
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