Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at “Experienced Schmoozer” Anthony Scaramucci

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at Sean Spicer’s recent White House resignation, Jared Kushner’s closed-door session with the Senate Intelligence Committee for the Russia investigation, the GOP healthcare bill, the news that Trump is already looking into pardoning himself, and new White House communications director and […]

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“The Daily Show ” says goodbye to Sean Spicer with a montage

Today, news broke that press secretary Sean Spicer has resigned from Trump’s White House — effectively ruining the next season of Saturday… MORE

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Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at Jeff Sessions and Trump’s Obsession with One-Way Loyalty

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at Donald Trump’s new interview with The New York Times threatening special counsel Robert Mueller, accusing former FBI director James Comey of trying to use the dossier as leverage to keep his job, and even slamming his longtime supporter Attorney […]

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Samantha Bee Introduces the Members of Trump’s So-Called “Election Integrity” Commission on ‘Full Frontal’

If the names Kris Kobach, Hans von Spakovsky, and J. Christian Adams don’t ring a bell, you’re going to learn and get angry thanks to this new clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee takes a closer look at some members of Trump’s voter fraud commission – or as it’s officially called, the […]

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Why a standup gig at Edinburgh is the perfect summer job for a jaded MP | Joanna Griffin and Lola Stephenson

Canvassing for support, getting heckled, hanging out in bars – it’s all great practice for politicians. And Alex Salmond is leading the way

• Joanna Griffin and Lola Stephenson are a comedy double act

Parliament rises for recess tomorrow and the MPs will swap the daily commute to Westminster for breakfast in bed – whether to opt for soft or hard boiled eggs, their only pressing concern. They can stop worrying about leaky cabinet meetings and finally get round to fixing that leaky tap in their downstairs bathroom, or shoot straight off to their holiday pad in Tuscany. But this August, why not Airbnb their second home, pack their kids off to a Eurocamp (while they still can), and hop on a train to the Edinburgh festival fringe to put on a show?

There’s a risk that a one-star review could crush their fragile confidence before all those autumn coups but a sellout run could boost their popularity and have the masses chanting their name at A Popular Music Festival™.

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Why a standup gig at Edinburgh is the perfect summer job for a jaded MP | Joanna Griffin and Lola Stephenson

Canvassing for support, getting heckled, hanging out in bars – it’s all great practice for politicians. And Alex Salmond is leading the way

• Joanna Griffin and Lola Stephenson are a comedy double act

Parliament rises for recess tomorrow and the MPs will swap the daily commute to Westminster for breakfast in bed – whether to opt for soft or hard boiled eggs, their only pressing concern. They can stop worrying about leaky cabinet meetings and finally get round to fixing that leaky tap in their downstairs bathroom, or shoot straight off to their holiday pad in Tuscany. But this August, why not Airbnb their second home, pack their kids off to a Eurocamp (while they still can), and hop on a train to the Edinburgh festival fringe to put on a show?

There’s a risk that a one-star review could crush their fragile confidence before all those autumn coups but a sellout run could boost their popularity and have the masses chanting their name at A Popular Music Festival™.

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Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at the Trump Administration’s Evolving Lies and Excuses

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at all the lies and excuses that have come out of the Trump administration in the wake of Donald Trump Jr.’s emails. “He changed his story four times in four days. That’s like if your wife asked ‘Where were you […]

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A Horrifying Parody Series That May Be True

Today, Splitsider has the dubious honor of premiering the third and most recent episode of Modern Aliens: A Documentary Periodical, written and directed by Jordan Jaffe and a harbinger of worldwide doom. Utilizing a clever method of packaging comedy and news in a way that’s not just a desk piece (no disrespect to all the very solid desk pieces happening out there), Jaffe […]

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Trevor Noah on Donald Trump Jr.’s Emails: “This Is the Best Comedy Show Ever”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah breaks down Donald Trump Jr.’s decision to release his emails about his meeting with a Russian lawyer in an effort to appear transparent – an effort that’s backfired and instead possibly incriminated him, considering the emails show proof of Trump Jr.’s desire to collude […]

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Trevor Noah Calls Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia Defense “Batshit Crazy” on ‘The Daily Show’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah slams Donald Trump Jr. for his ridiculous defense of the news that he met with a Russian lawyer to get dirt on Hillary Clinton during the campaign, where he claimed that she had “no meaningful information” and he didn’t even know who the lawyer […]

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