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Late night comedians went to town on President Trump's coronavirus buffoonery. (Photo: NYI Collage)

Trump Incompetence Savaged on Late Night as Coronavirus Spreads (See!)

Keith GirardMarch 10, 2020

Donald Trump has been lampooned for a lot of things on late night television, but never before has his rote incompetence become the subject of comedy routines like it was last night....

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Terry Jones, a founding member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, made a lasting impression in his life and career. (Photo:

Terry Jones, Monty Python Co-Founder, Delighted Fans With Offbeat Comedy

Matt KindelmannJanuary 28, 2020

Terry Jones, one of the founding members of the comedy troupe Monty Python, died after a five year battle with dementia. Though I knew the 77-year-old British comedian was slipping away, I was still deeply saddened by his death....

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Donald Trump's audio-animatronic figure at Disney World is in the news again. (Photo: Twitter)

Donald Trump Disney Robot Shamed: Lincoln Shocked! Gotta See The Video!

Keith GirardDecember 20, 2019

Donald Trump has earned his rightful place in history. Some joker sneaked into Disney World’s Hall of Presidents attraction and hung a sign around the neck of his audio-animatronic robot....

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau draws guffaws telling a Trump joke at the Nato summit. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Donald Trump Lights Up Late Night (Again) as NATO Joke Goes Viral (See)

Keith GirardDecember 6, 2019

Donald Trump’s latest foray to a NATO summit provided more “must see” comedy on late night television after key world leaders joked about him during the summit....

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Billie Eilish Rips Off ’50s Fred Astaire Movie for Saturday Night Live Song (See!)

Keith GirardSeptember 29, 2019

Billy Eilish made her debut on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” with a snappy rendition of “Bad Guy” that saw her walking on the walls and ceiling of a room....

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Donald Trump tries to get around impeachment with a little help from his friends in an SNL cold open. (Photo: SNL/ScreenCap)

Alex Baldwin Back on SNL As (You Know Who) in Star-Packed Cold Open (Watch!)

Keith GirardSeptember 29, 2019

Alec Baldwin swore he was done with Donald Trump impressions, but hey, nothing like a fresh impeachment brings out the best in everybody in a Saturday Night Live cold open. (Watch!)...

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John Oliver Nails Mueller Report: Trump and Cronies a Confederacy of Dunces (See!)

Keith GirardApril 22, 2019

John Oliver cut through all the hype about Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia report and put his finger on the central theme....

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SNL Rolls Out 2 Big Guns–De Niro, Baldwin–for Robert Mueller Cold Open

Keith GirardMarch 31, 2019

SNL rolled out its biggest guns–Robert De Niro and Alec Baldwin–for a double-barrel blast at Donald Trump over the Robert S. Mueller III investigation in its first cold open marking its return to live television. ...

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Trump Falsely Claims Russia Exoneration; Late Night Calls Him Out on It (Watch!)

Keith GirardMarch 26, 2019

Donald Trump falsely claimed he “complete and total exoneration” as a result of Robert Mueller’s report on Russian collusion, but he wasn’t off the hook as far as late night comedians were concerned. ...

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Stormy Daniels Cringeworthy Comedy Debut Irks 1 Key Audience–Comedians

Keith GirardMarch 22, 2019

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star best known for her sex tryst hush-money payoff from Donald Trump, made her debut as a stand-up comic and managed to irk one key audience demographic–other stand-up comedians....

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Tucker Carlson Tries to Defend Indefensible Hate Speech; Colbert Takes Him Down

Keith GirardMarch 12, 2019

Tucker Carlson has decided to go the Nixonian limited hangout route to defend sexist, mysogynistic remarks he made on a radio show a decade ago, but Stephen Colbert artfully dismantled him last night....

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Ivanka’s Hair Set on Fire in Scorching John Oliver Takedown on ‘Last Week Tonight’

Keith GirardMarch 4, 2019

Ivanka Trump has always been a daddy's girl. (Photo: Instagram) Ivanka Trump is thought to be a moderating force on dad Donald, but John Oliver's takedown ...

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Howard Schultz Rivals Donald Trump as Butt of Hilarious Late Night Jokes (See!)

Keith GirardFebruary 1, 2019

Donald Trump is still the undisputed king of Late Night jokes, but Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz scored some points last night in the funny sweepstakes. Schultz sparked political frisson this week by announcing plans to explore an independent campaign for president....

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Miley Cyrus Blasts ‘Santa Baby,’ Adds Her Own Bomb #MeToo Words on Fallon

Keith GirardDecember 21, 2018

Miley Cyrus stepped up on Jimmy Fallon last night with a solution to this year’s Christmas conundrum, the overtly sexist lyrics in the 1953 holiday chesnut “Santa Baby.” My how things have changed! ...

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Melania Trump Declares War on Xmas Victory: See Shocking New Colbert Parody!

Keith GirardDecember 21, 2018

Melania Trump, played by actress Laura Benanti, delivers the White House Christmas message on Stephen Colbert. (Photo: ScreenCap) Melania Trump was left ho...

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