Going Inside the TV Comedy Machine with Andy Richter

Andy Richter is professionally nice. He got his start playing sweetest dad in the game Mike Brady in The Real Live Brady Bunch and just got more convivial from there. From 1993-2007, and then from 2009 to today, Richter has been softening the edges of Conan O’Brien—first on Late Night, then the ill-fated Tonight Show […]

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Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at Trump’s Immigration Meeting and Racist “Shithole” Comments

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the latest updates in the Russia investigation as well as Donald Trump continuing to deny that there was any collusion or that he’s even under investigation. Meyers also recaps Trump’s recent attack on Diane Feinstein, the televised immigration meeting […]

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‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Will Air a Live Episode After Trump’s State of the Union Address

The Daily Show and The Opposition aren’t the only late night shows planning live State of the Union coverage this month. Variety reports that over at CBS, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will also air a live episode the same night Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver his first State of the Union address […]

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Watch Kobi Libii’s Two-Part ‘Opposition’ Segment Investigating Former ‘Breitbart’ Writer Lee Stranahan

This week, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper aired a two-part segment from Citizen Journalist Kobi Libii, who headed out to Twin Falls, Idaho to investigate what far-right sites like Breitbart claimed was a horrific gang-rape of an Idaho girl by Syrian refugees that turns out to be – unsurprisingly, since it’s Breitbart and all – […]

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‘Full Frontal’s Ashley Nicole Black Meets Stacey Abrams, the “Political Shonda Rhimes”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, where correspondent Ashley Nicole Black heads to Georgia to meet gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who just might become the first-ever black female governor in the country. As Black quickly learns, Abrams is extremely overqualified for the job and has found creative ways to win over […]

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The Rise of “Clapter” Comedy

When news broke last week that FX’s critically acclaimed comedy Atlanta would finally be returning for its second season, I marked the occasion by rereading one of my favorite profiles of Donald Glover, which was published back in August 2016. Speaking to Vulture about the show’s creative priorities, Glover said the following: “The No. 1 thing we kept coming back […]

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Stephen Colbert Confronts James Franco About Sexual Misconduct Allegations on ‘The Late Show’

Thanks to victims and reporters who worked to bring long-rumored sexual assault and misconduct allegations to light against powerful men like Harvey Weinstein and Louis C.K., we’re finally beginning to see instances where men publicly question other men about their alleged behavior. Last month, John Oliver confronted Dustin Hoffman during a panel that turned into […]

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Jordan Peele Admits His New Baby Doesn’t Think He’s Very Funny on ‘Late Night’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers chats with guest Jordan Peele about attending the Golden Globes last weekend as well as being a new parent with his wife Chelsea Peretti, and the sad fact that his baby son doesn’t find him funny at all (that honor goes to Peretti). “So I’m […]

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The Correspondents of ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’ Are Going on a Worldwide “Apology Race”

For the next two weeks, Samantha Bee is sending Full Frontal correspondents Ashley Nicole Black, Allana Harkin, Amy Hoggart, and Mike Rubens around the globe to apologize on behalf of the United States in a special event called the “Full Frontal Apology Race.” Announced today in the above clip, the event will follow all four correspondents […]

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Stephen Colbert to Trump: “Being ‘Like, Really Smart’ Is Not the Same Thing as Being Really Smart, Sir”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert recaps the latest news from Michael Wolff’s book about the Trump White House and Trump’s tweet from over the weekend insisting he’s “like, really smart” despite the growing questions about his mental stability. “Being ‘like, really smart’ is not the same thing as being […]

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