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Alex Salmond to star in Edinburgh Fringe show

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Ex-first minister to host Alex Salmond Unleashed – billed as mix of comedy, music, political reminiscence and chats with guests

Alex Salmond vowed to bounce back after losing his parliamentary seat last month. “You’ve not seen the last of my bonnet and me,” he said, paraphrasing a Jacobite song.

The former Scottish National party leader and ex-first minister of Scotland is aiming to fulfil that prediction next month, though not with a return to frontline politics.

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On Second Thought with Jackie Kashian

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Episode #4 of my new Laughly exclusive miniseries, On Second Thought, is out now with my guest Jackie Kashian. On Second Thought asks: If tragedy plus time equals comedy, then comedy plus time equals what now? We don’t have to go very far back to find Kashian already second- and third-guessing her decision to open her latest […]

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Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at the GOP Healthcare Bill and Trump’s Fake ‘Time’ Cover

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Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at Trump’s latest attacks on the media, the delayed vote on the Senate healthcare bill due to the lack of Republican support and, of course, the fake Time magazine cover featuring Trump that’s displayed at all of his golf resorts. “That […]

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

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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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NBC Will Air ‘The Carmichael Show’s Mass Shooting Episode This Week

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Not long after pulling The Carmichael Show’s gun violence-themed episode, NBC has decided to let the episode see the light of day. According to Deadline, the network will air the episode, titled “Shoot-Up-Able,” tomorrow night at 9:00pm, just two weeks after pulling the episode – which centers on Carmichael’s character as he survives a mass […]

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

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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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On the ‘Vagical Mystery Tour’ with Lizz Winstead

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Lizz Winstead (co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show) has put her passion for politics to work. After founding Lady Parts Justice League, “the first not safe for work, rapid response reproductive rights messaging hub that uses comedy, culture and digital media to sound an alarm about the terrifying erosion of reproductive access so people will […]

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

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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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Jimmy Kimmel Chats with Some Kids About Health Care

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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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Samantha Bee pokes fun at Trump’s made-up vocabulary in this “Full Frontal” exposé

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In a segment that’s “part news, part performance art, entirely nonsense,” Full Frontal host Samantha Bee orchestrated a takedown of… MORE

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