Ilana Glazer has strong words for leaders not taking climate change seriously

"It's almost like they think they're gonna get in trouble for admitting that the planet is burning."
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Ilana Glazer has strong words for leaders not taking climate change seriously
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Ilana Glazer wants politicians around the globe to take climate change seriously, and no, they won't get in trouble for acknowledging it's a real threat.

The Broad City star chatted to Jimmy Kimmel about her new stand-up show The Planet Is Burning, and had some strong, simple words for world leaders sitting on their hands in the face of global warming.

"It's kind of funny in a sick way how the planet is burning and our leaders don't talk about it all day, every day. Shouldn't we be solving the problem of the thing we're standing on?" she said.

"It's almost like they think they're gonna get in trouble for admitting that the planet is burning, like it's gonna be their fault. It's like no, bro, it's not about you, you know? It's so pathetic and weak that they can't figure it out for us."

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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