Meet the comedians trolling the presidential campaign

One day in mid-March, Fox News ran a story about a pair of Donald Trump supporters sporting Nazi-style armbands emblazoned with their candidate’s last initial.

“Armbands are a fairly new phenomenon in American presidential politics. And so is Donald Trump,” the station’s reporter commented darkly, noting that the property tycoon’s supporters were “fed up and cynical and angry.”
It would have been a nice scoop, except that it emerged that the pair were actually Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler, otherwise known as New York guerilla comedy duo “The Good Liars.”
For months, they have been touring the country pranking not just news reporters but candidates on both sides of the aisle and their entourages for “Undecided: The Movie,” which is now available on Netflix.
The mockumentary, which mixes real-life footage from the stump and scripted material, sees the comedians playing ambivalent voters deciding who to back for president.
Half “Borat” and half “Veep,” the 85-minute film opens at a gun range in Iowa with Republican primary candidate Rick Santorum and goes through to the Grand Old Party’s national convention in Cleveland.
In one memorable scene, Stiefler appears on C-SPAN trying to exorcise a demon from Ted Cruz, screaming, “Look in the mirror and let the evil spirit leave!”
In another, he stands up at a Rubio rally and shouts: “Marco Rubio stole my girlfriend!”
Stiefler and Selvig get up close and personal with Trump, booing the candidate for being “boring” before getting kicked out of his rally.
Perhaps the most brazen stunt of all comes near the end of the movie when they traveled to California in May, stripping off their shirts near the front of a Hillary Clinton rally as she addresses the crowd.
Unfazed, she defies the wishes of police and Secret Service personnel, taking a selfie with the duo and insisting they can remain shirtless as long as they don’t take anything else off.
“It was actually pretty funny, probably like her most human moment, at least in months,” Selvig tells AFP.
“They decided to use that interaction in a campaign ad, so it was a really bizarre moment where we’re playing undecided voters and then we’re being used in a real campaign to sway undecided voters.”
Selvig believes Rubio dealt best with being trolled, and says he was genuinely surprised by Trump’s reaction.    -AFP

Meet the comedians trolling the presidential campaign

One day in mid-March, Fox News ran a story about a pair of Donald Trump supporters sporting Nazi-style armbands emblazoned with their candidates last initial. Armbands are a fairly new phenomenon in American presidential politics. And so is Donald Trump, the stations reporter commented darkly, noting that the property tycoons supporters were fed up and cynical and angry. It would have been a nice scoop, except that it emerged that the pair were actually Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler, otherwise known as New York guerilla comedy duo The Good Liars. For months, they have been touring the country pranking not just news reporters but candidates on both sides of the aisle and their entourages for Undecided: The Movie, which is now available on Netflix. The mockumentary, which mixes real-life footage from the stump and scripted material, sees the comedians playing ambivalent voters deciding who to back for president. Half Borat and half Veep, the 85-minute film opens at a gun range in Iowa with Republican primary candidate Rick Santorum and goes through to the Grand Old Partys national convention in Cleveland. In one memorable scene, Stiefler appears on C-SPAN trying to exorcise a demon from Ted Cruz, screaming, Look in the mirror and let the evil spirit leave! In another, he stands up at a Rubio rally and shouts: Marco Rubio stole my girlfriend! Stiefler and Selvig get up close and personal with Trump, booing the candidate for being boring before getting kicked out of his rally. Perhaps the most brazen stunt of all comes near the end of the movie when they traveled to California in May, stripping off their shirts near the front of a Hillary Clinton rally as she addresses the crowd. Unfazed, she defies the wishes of police and Secret Service personnel, taking a selfie with the duo and insisting they can remain shirtless as long as they dont take anything else off. It was actually pretty funny, probably like her most human moment, at least in months, Selvig tells AFP. They decided to use that interaction in a campaign ad, so it was a really bizarre moment where were playing undecided voters and then were being used in a real campaign to sway undecided voters. Selvig believes Rubio dealt best with being trolled, and says he was genuinely surprised by Trumps reaction. -AFP