If you were wondering what Martin Shkreli has been up to lately, wonder no more, because the answer is picking fights with comedians.
The price-gouging former executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals recently got in an online tussle with Stephen Colbert, and it would seem he decided that Oswalt would be his new target on Monday night. Oswalt, for his part, was making fun of Donald Trump with a recent mocking hashtag last night, and Shkreli tried to strike up a conversation the way he does best.
This #TrumpCantSwim hashtag thing is ridiculous. He can swim, right?
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 5, 2016
@pattonoswalt who r u again
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
Shkreli certainly grabbed Oswald’s attention, and things spilled out from there in full force:
why r u ever https://t.co/yERoMuOxDk
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
@pattonoswalt da best
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
Nope. Now run along, live your life & die wealthy yet confused by how empty you feel in those last seconds. https://t.co/hPRn9J9hms
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
@deadeverything @pattonoswalt lol he does voices?
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
Not like the ones in your head telling you that acquiring yet never creating is eating your soul but yeah, voices. https://t.co/tkNdqzfmYn
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
this pathetic loser would never be able to go toe-to-toe with me in a discussion about anything. comedian idiot! https://t.co/wlCS83U3e4
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
Never said I was smarter than you, dummy. Just said you’re boring and soulless. https://t.co/dWYVdQ4VXH
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
Shkreli gave a callback to his Colbert jab to brag about how funny he is, but Oswalt kept the snark coming:
same w/colbert. u guys can deliver a joke but that doesn’t make you smart. plus i’m funnier. @StephenAtHome @pattonoswalt its called talent
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
Dude, 12 year-olds on a Skittles rush can troll better than you. https://t.co/j0uLn9zrRl
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
They say laughter is the best medicine but I’ve never seen you run a clinical trial! @pattonoswalt liberal trash bag limousine liberal
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
You got me there, Transdermal Patch Adams! https://t.co/ysMCVxiUb3
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
If I don’t matter then what’s stopping you from crushing the comedy landscape? Have at it, champ! https://t.co/KM9A8K0y2G
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
not enough $ in that waste of a time and GUESS WHAT I HELP PEOPLE WITH MY DRUGS STOOPID MORON u just line ur pockets https://t.co/u31RSFxHTX
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
ur the king of queens im the KING OF BROOKLYN now step off @pattonoswalt
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
.@pattonoswalt LOL he thinks you’re @KevinJames ????
— (((Amy Keyishian))) (@madfoot) September 6, 2016
Eh, let’s let him have that one. Don’t wanna embarrass the little fella any further. https://t.co/lp3CtE7NgW
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
show business is for loser idiot morons. a couple of lucky morons who made it big. they probably do drugs, too. liberal trash!
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
This was where Martin lost, BTW. https://t.co/jBB2cUOG4R
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
[h/t Uproxx]
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