The First Episode of ‘Hard Nation’ Is a Relic of a More Hopeful, Less Terrifying Era

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Hes a perpetually disgusted, annoyed straight man to his half-brothers daft, well-intentioned, but hopelessly misguided man-child.

For a political talk radio parody,Hard Nationis remarkably dirty.

Sexual boundaries are transgressed about as often as they are in porn films.

It isnt long before hes helplessly, apologetically asking his ostensibly political opponent, Benghazi!

You did everything you could, right?

and licking guacamole all over the then-Democratic front-runners body.

The first episode ofHard Nationonly lasts about 36 minutes.

If nothing else,Hard Nationhelped us find the dark comedy in the free-floating horror of Trumps America.