Seth Meyers Checks in on Trump and the Opioid Epidemic: “Were You Expecting a Spit Take? Because That Part of Me Died Months Ago”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers took some time to check in on what has happened since Donald Trump promised to do something to fight the opioid epidemic – which amounts to not much action, aside from Trump’s plan to start an anti-drug ad campaign, putting Kellyanne Conway in charge […]

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Stephanie Wittels Wachs Talks About Her “Magical Boy Wonder” Brother Harris Wittels on ‘Late Night’

To promote her new book about her late brother Harris Wittels — titled Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss — Stephanie Wittels Wachs stopped by last night’s Late Night and chatted with Seth Meyers about her brother’s life, career, talent, tweets, addiction, death, and why she decided […]

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John Mulaney and Nick Kroll Insist They Haven’t Changed at All on ‘Conan’

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll were guests on last night’s Conan, and if the clip above is any indication, they definitely haven’t changed at all. Of course, there are just a few exceptions to that – Mulaney now has two kids named Bowie and Seeso (“Did I liquidate Seeso’s college fund to buy Charles Manson’s […]

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John Oliver Reminds Coal CEO Bob Murray to “Eat Shit” After Judge Dismisses His Defamation Suit Against ‘Last Week Tonight’

This clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight includes two great things: First up is an update on coal CEO Bob Murray’s defamation suit against the HBO show, which was recently dismissed by a judge after months of public and hilarious updates. Oliver said he’s been advised not to say much about the case for […]

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Jordan Klepper Chats with Parkland Mass Shooting Survivors Carly Novell and Delaney Tarr on ‘The Opposition’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Opposition, where Jordan Klepper talks with Carly Novell and Delaney Tarr, two seniors and shooting survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who are using their platform to call for the government to pass common-sense gun control laws. At one point during the interview, Novell tells Klepper about how she […]

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Paul Rudd Appears on ‘The Tonight Show’s First Five-Minute Episode of the Week

Due to NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is cramming this week’s episodes into quick, five-minute clips it’s calling “Fallon Five.” The first installment aired last night and featured a 3-minute monologue plus a timed, minute-long interview with guest Paul Rudd. NBC will continue to air “Fallon Five” segments this week […]

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This week in comedy: Ali Siddiq is back behind bars

This week Ali Siddiq heads back to jail, as he’s set to have his first stand-up comedy special premiere on… MORE

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John Oliver Calls Trump “a Comedy Graveyard Where Laughter Goes to Die”

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver finally returned to HBO last night, and Oliver devoted most of the episode to exploring the many ways Trump has damaged the US’s reputation, from foreign relations to our country’s so-called “soft power” to, yes, even the constant onslaught of Donald Trump impersonations around the world: “Are any of these […]

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Jimmy Kimmel Calls on Trump and the GOP to Pass Gun Control Laws: “Do Something Now. Not Later, Now”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Kimmel reflects on the horrific high school shooting in Florida earlier this week and calls on Trump and the GOP politicians who “stuff their pockets with money from the NRA” to take action in the form of gun control immediately. “And don’t you dare let anyone […]

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Michelle Wolf will host her own weekly late-night talker for Netflix

Congratulations to Michelle Wolf! As reported first by The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix is giving Wolf her own weekly late-night talk show, to debut later this year. From my roommate’s dad’s password to my own show. Thanks @netflix!! 🐺 https://t.co/nBfPZRYqrb — Michelle Wolf (@michelleisawolf) February 12, 2018 Netflix canned Chelsea, but is getting back into topical […]

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