If you’re confused about what’s happening over in the UK lately between the early snap election that backfired on Prime Minister Theresa May and the upcoming Brexit negotiations, you’re in luck, because during last night’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver broke down what it all means, what lies ahead, and what could happen for the […]
Continue ReadingAfter the London terror attack last weekend, Donald Trump thought a perfectly rational response would be to go on Twitter and ask his 32 million followers a loaded question: “Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now?” In response, many people demonstrated why the tweet was ignorant and completely out of […]
Continue ReadingAfter the London terror attack last weekend, Donald Trump thought a perfectly rational response would be to go on Twitter and ask his 32 million followers a loaded question: “Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now?” In response, many people demonstrated why the tweet was ignorant and completely out of […]
Continue ReadingStandup is supposedly a leftie haven. But from what I saw this week, the scene offered little support for the Labour leader – and, despite some droll insights, a lack of real debate
Where were you when you heard the exit poll? I was at a comedy show: Matt Forde’s Election Party Lock-In at Soho theatre in London, to be precise. The satirist, self-proclaimed Blairite and host of Dave TV’s Unspun had just canvassed his (all-white, all-male) politician panel for predictions, which ranged between a 45- and 75-seat Tory majority. Cut to David Dimbleby on the BBC live feed, the dropping of a political bombshell – and raucous delight and disbelief in this subterranean room. Comedy is about surprise, right? Here was a bigger shock than anyone present anticipated.
I spent the final week of the election campaign seeking out live political comedy. Away from the TV screens, able to be as current, candid and non-partisan as they pleased, what were comedians saying about May v Corbyn? One of the country’s most venerable political jokers is Andy Zaltzman, whose Bugle podcast enjoyed a rare live outing, also at Soho. The guest co-host when I attended was Nish Kumar: another fine social commentator, whose leftwing sympathies are usually clear – although at the Bugle I attended, no one was pinning colours to masts.
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Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s episode of The President Show, where Anthony Atamanuik’s Trump fields some questions from reporters and responds to yesterday’s highly anticipated hearing with former FBI Director James Comey. “Hit me with your worst, guys. I’m lawyered up, and unlike that tall drink of dog piss James Comey, you can ask […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at yesterday’s testimony by fired FBI Director James Comey, Trump’s response, Trump’s lawyer’s response on behalf of the “predisent,” and the Republicans’ refusal to acknowledge the mounting evidence of obstruction of justice. During the hearing, Comey revealed that he wrote […]
Continue ReadingWith all the constant news updates about Donald Trump and the Russia investigation, it can be easy for other important news stories to get lost in the chaos. Thankfully, during last night’s Full Frontal, Samantha Bee highlighted one of the most potentially damaging stories when she focused on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who wants to […]
Continue ReadingFormer FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate this morning, so during last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers took “A Closer Look” at Comey’s opening remarks, which were released yesterday ahead of today’s hearing. Meyers says the interactions with Trump that Comey describes in his testimony sound like “a terrible Tinder date,” where Trump […]
Continue ReadingLate Night was off the air last week, so during last night’s show, Seth Meyers used his “Closer Look” segment to catch up on all the Trump news that happened while he was away. And there’s plenty of embarrassing Trump news to cover, from his “rage-tweeting” attacking the mayor of London and promoting his Muslim […]
Continue ReadingAnthony Atamanuik’s The President Show is unlike anything else on television right now. It takes a current-day public figure and satirizes him by showing us a fictionalized different side of the “character.” It ignores the fact that you probably want to forget about the news when you’re sitting down to watch Comedy Central, and instead […]
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