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Scrub a little of the humor from the script, and it’s basically a West Coast version of “The Pitt,” using familiar sitcom props and set-ups to portray the many facets of systemic failure.

“The bulk of that law is basically canceling what would have been a tax increase, not a further tax cut,” Watson said.

"So she's had people going out for her basically not being straight with people and that's not acceptable," he added.

"To be honest, what we experience here is basically just one big circus. What we see is that border defence here is mostly a show, a political performance."

On “Red Eye,” we were all basically roasting each other, and on my show, we’re all making fun of each other, some more than others.