Arts: The Ayn Rand Show, With Rob Delaney

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Brow Beat The Ayn Rand Show, With Rob Delaney By David Haglund Posted Monday, Oct 29, 2012, at 12:30 PM ET This summer we learned what Ayn Rand was actually like as a talk show guest, by watching old videos of her chatting with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Now we get a glimpse of what she might have been like as a talk show host, thanks to comedy writer Alex Fernie and the actress Michaela Watkins, who terrifically impersonates the author below. Rand's unlikely first guest is the comedian Rob Delaney, who, in addition to telling an impressive number of jokes about bodily fluids in his stand-up act, also maintains one of the most prominent Romney-mocking Twitter feeds. I'm guessing that Paul Ryan, whose love for Atlas Shrugged helped make Rand-mocking current again, is not a fan. In any case, enjoy. And when you're done, check out George Saunders's account at The New Yorker of what it was like to be Ayn Rand's lover. (Via the Comic's Comic.) To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Why Amnesty Should Lose at the Supreme Court The Coach Who Never Paid Retail Homeland, Season 2	Advertisement
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