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• Disney World reopened their Hall of Presidents including the President Trump robot after a year of renovations. It’s popular. They have President Trump’s robot standing five feet from Bill Clinton’s robot, and daredevil women dash between them like they’re running through a gauntlet.
• The L.A. Times reports that an anesthesiologist has been charged with murder after a patient’s death during plastic surgery. It’s the one thing everybody takes seriously in L.A. However, the anesthesiologist is going to be all right, he asked the plastic surgeon to put an innocent look on his face.
• CBS Late Show’s host Stephen Colbert sold Showtime a 10-episode animated TV series that makes fun of Trump that’s called “Our Cartoon President.” It’s sure to anger Republicans. There’s already an animated TV series about Trump that makes fun of Democrats, it’s called the Roadrunner.
• Forbes magazine estimated that Americans will spend $10 billion on diet programs and diet foods after the holidays. The European Union parliament on Tuesday categorized obesity as a disease. From now on, every parking spot at McDonald’s is going to have a wheelchair painted on it.
Argus Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and a speaker. His email address is argus@argushamilton.com.