Did this work in court when Alex Jones tried to claim that his show is pure comedy and stage persona should not be liable because it’s just a fictional characte

Did this work in court when Alex Jones tried to claim that his show is pure comedy and stage persona should not be liable because it’s just a fictional character only played by Jones? Will Joe Rohan start to claim that no reasonable person would trust information on his podcast? [1] https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/alex-joness-attorneys-defamation-suit-argue-no-reasonable-person-believe-says/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/alex-joness-attorneys-... [2] https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/court-upholds-alex-jones-sanctions-in-sandy-hook-case/2306831/ https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/court-upholds-alex...