Jo Firestone is the best version of Betsy DeVos on “The Tonight Show”

Last night, newly appointed secretary of education Betsy DeVos stopped by The Tonight Show to refute rumors that she has… MORE

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This week, everyone shared their dream “Saturday Night Live” special guest picks

Last week, Melissa McCarthy literally burst onto the SNL stage with one of the most instantly iconic performances in the… MORE

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Jo Firestone Makes the Perfect Betsy DeVos on ‘The Tonight Show’

Back in December, The Tonight Show hired four new writers to its staff, and if you were curious what kind of comedy they might bring to the show, look no further than this clip from last night written by Colin Elzie and Sage Boggs and starring the wonderful Jo Firestone as Trump’s new and terrifyingly […]

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Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at the Many Ways Trump Abuses His Presidential Power

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at how Donald Trump has been abusing his presidential power in a growing list of ways, from his tweets about Nordstrom’s decision to pull his daughter’s fashion line to last night’s court ruling on the Muslim ban to attacking the […]

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Andy Kindler urges everyone to keep making fun of Trump

In an interview, comic Andy Kindler – who spends about as much time engaging with Trump supporters as he does… MORE

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Seth Meyers Reminds Democrats It’s Time to Take Action: “It’s Been a While Since You’ve Had a Hit”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the Republicans’ “slash-and-burn” strategy to push through terrible cabinet appointees and what Democrats are doing — or more importantly, aren’t doing — to fight back. “Democrats have to do more than just be against things. They also have to […]

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Samantha Bee Explains Why Sanctuary Cities Aren’t the “Dystopian Hell Pits of Lawlessness” Republicans Claim They Are on ‘Full Frontal’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee takes a closer look at the debate around sanctuary cities in the US, which are seen in a particularly negative light by the conservative crowd. “For the attentive Fox News viewer, sanctuary cities are dystopian hell pits of lawlessness where hordes of non-English-speaking illegal […]

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John Oliver Talks Parenthood, Jon Stewart, and Hosting ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Trump Era

Ahead of Last Week Tonight’s return to HBO this weekend, Rolling Stone sat down with John Oliver for a lengthy interview about comedy’s role in the Trump era, balancing his TV job with his newer job as a parent, how he chooses topics for long Last Week Tonight segments, and more. Here’s Oliver on the […]

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Trevor Noah Congratulates New US President Steve Bannon on ‘The Daily Show’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon, whose rise in influence and power over Trump has made the Daily Show staff and many members of the press to believe that he’s really the new POTUS and just using Trump as […]

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Donald Trump Is Not Happy About Melissa McCarthy Playing Sean Spicer on ‘SNL’

There’s one person in the world that isn’t a fan of Melissa McCarthy’s incredible performance as White House press secretary Sean Spicer during SNL over the weekend, and that person is — you guessed it — Donald Trump. Speaking to anonymous White House sources, Politico reports that Trump’s notable lack of SNL-related tweets this weekend […]

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