The Fix
β 6.3 Β· 2018 Β· 30m Β· Talk Β· Comedy
Comedians Jimmy Carr, D.L. Hughley and Katherine Ryan tackle the world's woes with help from a rotating crew of funny guests and an actual expert.
Episodes
1. Let's Fix Social Media30m Β· Does social media ruin lives? Michael Ian Black and Nikki Glaser join the panel to talk selfies, online addiction, oversharing and weird porn searches.
2. Let's Fix Immigration29m Β· Al Madrigal and Joel Kim Booster try to find answers to the hot-button issue of immigration while downing spaghetti tacos and sushi corn dogs.
3. Let's Fix Artificial Intelligence26m Β· Ron Funches and Fortune Feimster help sort out the threat of robots replacing humans, and a panelist bravely defends the Kardashians.
4. Let's Fix Gentrification27m Β· Guests Nicole Byer and Moshe Kasher tackle changing urban landscapes and whether seeing more than one unicyclist signals hipsters and higher rents.
5. Let's Fix The Aging Population25m Β· Whitney Cummings and Al Madrigal help solve the surge in senior citizens while riffing on aging in Hollywood and revealing how they'd like to die.
6. Let's Fix The Gender Pay Gap27m Β· With assists from Nikki Glaser and Nicole Byer, the panel finds comedy in the tragedy of unequal compensation and offers wackily ingenious remedies.
7. Let's Fix Global Warming27m Β· Sasheer Zamata and Ron Funches tag in as the group tries to save the world from the threats of rising sea levels, mass extinction and extreme weather.
8. Let's Fix Guns24m Β· Sarah Tiana and Clayton English join the gang to shoot from the hip as they take aim at ways to combat gun violence.
9. Let's Fix The Opioid Crisis25m Β· Amanda Seales and Sara Schaefer team with the panel to figure out a detox for the painkiller problem -- and share the worst pain they've ever felt.
10. Let's Fix The Wealth Gap23m Β· Joined by Howie Mandel and Aparna Nancherla, the panel goes for broke on the rich vs. the poor, including strange ways the wealthy spend their money.More Like This
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