Samantha Bee and Elizabeth Warren Talk Persistence and Optimism “on the Ledge of the Death of Democracy”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee sits down with Senator Elizabeth Warren to talk about the time Mitch McConnell told her to be quiet, how to remain optimistic and persistent “on the ledge of the death of democracy,” and, of course, Warren’s intense love for the HBO comedy Ballers, which […]

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The Credibility of Late Night Comedy

It seems like nobody can agree on whether to take comedy very lightly or very seriously. People get firmly locked in their respective ideological camps, proclaiming either that comedy is powerful because it’s meaningless or that it’s powerful because it contains more meaning than anything else (and indeed it’s usually “the most” of something; people […]

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Steve Carell and Jimmy Fallon Trade ‘Dana Carvey Show’ Audition Stories

Here’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Steve Carell responds to the news that he’s the internet’s new favorite silver fox: “You know what? My wife finally said she’s in love with me.” Fallon and Carell also chat about Carell’s time on The Dana Carvey Show, which Fallon auditioned for bit didn’t get […]

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Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at the Senate’s “Cartoonishly Evil” Trumpcare Bill

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the Senate Republicans’ terrible Trumpcare bill, which is essentially a huge tax cut for the wealthy paid for with huge cuts to Medicare – a bill Trump reportedly called “mean” in a closed-door meeting. “The only way this bill […]

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Stephen Colbert Reflects on His “Top Secret” Trip to Russia on ‘The Late Show’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert tells the audience about his trip to Russia and reveals that there is an entire week of Late Show episodes in the works filled with segments filmed during the trip. “The whole trip was supposed to be top secret,” Colbert says. “I wanted to […]

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Hasan Minhaj Interviews Fired US Attorney Preet Bharara on ‘The Daily Show’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where correspondent Hasan Minhaj sits down with Preet Bharara, the former US Attorney who was suspiciously fired by Donald Trump back in March after he refused to resign. Minhaj and Bharara talk obstruction of justice as well as Trump demanding loyalty from his administration, and while Minhaj […]

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Conan O’Brien and Will Arnett Trade Insults and Play Nintendo Switch for “Clueless Gamer”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Conan, where Will Arnett joins O’Brien for a brand new installment of “Clueless Gamer” to try out a Nintendo Switch game called ARMS. “Since it’s a head-to-head fighting game, I thought I should fight someone I always wanted to destroy publicly — a man I despise, my archenemy. He’s a…well, […]

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John Gemberling Makes the Perfect Steve Bannon on Anthony Atamanuik’s ‘The President Show’

Here’s a clip from last night’s President Show, where  John Gemberling joins Anthony Atamanuik and Peter Grosz as the one and only Steve Bannon to lead a segment called “Witch or No Witch” to take a closer look at Jon Ossoff and “fat sack of shame”/“totally evil shapeshifter” Sean Spicer. Notably, last night was also […]

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Jimmy Kimmel Chats with Some Kids About Health Care

Here’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Kimmel sits down with some kids to chat with them about their thoughts on health care. He even leads them in a very symbolic game: “Here’s what we’re gonna do. We’re gonna play musical chairs, okay? Whoever doesn’t have a chair at the end doesn’t […]

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John Oliver Is Being Sued by the Coal Company CEO He Said Would Sue Him

John Oliver devoted most of last week’s episode of Last Week Tonight to the coal industry and Trump’s empty promises to bring miners’ jobs back, and he took some time to single out Murray Energy Corporation CEO Bob Murray, who sent the show its first cease and desist letter and threatened “immediate litigation” should Oliver’s […]

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