On April 12, Bono attended a US Senate subcommittee hearing. As co-founder of ONE Campaign, he wanted to comment on the role of foreign assistance. Yet when it was his turn to speak, he got sheepish. He said that, instead of airstrikes, the United States should send comedians.

"Don't laugh, but I think comedy should be deployed," the U2 frontman said.

"The first people that Adolf Hitler threw out of Germany were the Dadaists and Surrealists," he added. "It's like, you speak violence, you speak their language. But you laugh at them when they are goose-stepping down the street and it takes away their power. So I am suggesting that the Senate send in Amy Schumer and Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen, thank you."

Bono did get some laughs, though the US Senate has heard everything. “Actually, that’s not the first time I’ve heard experts on how do we counter violent extremism talk about that,” said New Hampshire senator Jeanne Shaheen. “It’s one of the things that we’re looking at.”

Meanwhile, Amy responded with two words:

Holy shit https://t.co/Hzn4KNloAh

— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) April 12, 2016