“I don’t think there’s a crowd that’s a more strange mix than this,” offers Roy Wood Jr. “It’s just too many different types of people, all in the same place, and you’re trying to figure out the joke that’s going to hit all of those people. And then, you have …
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Before comedian — and The Daily Show correspondent — Roy Wood Jr. took the stage to host the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a bizarre orgy of politicians, media personalities, and dressed-to-the-nines celebs summoned by media companies as their guests and selfie partners (this year included the likes of Julia …
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Late-night TV writers and hosts gave Tucker Carlson, who was unceremoniously fired from his Fox News post on Monday, the proper sendoff. The end of his nearly six year tenure as host of Tucker Carlson Tonight was met with cheers from the audience as everyone from Jimmy Kimmel to Seth …
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Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems earlier this week, shelling out $787.5 million to avoid trotting out the network’s highest-profile figures — from Rupert Murdoch to Tucker Carlson — in front of a jury to testify under oath about their false coverage of the2020 election. And while America may …
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There’s nothing like the arrest and arraignment of a former president — especially if that former president is Donald Trump — to get every late-night host and writer outrageously giddy. Hell, the excitement was so palpable and pervasive after Trump appeared in court to plead not guilty to the 34 …
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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) showed up to the rally outside a New York courthouse protesting ex-president Donald Trump’s arrest on Tuesday. The disgraced congressman quickly found himself swarmed by press as Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper took the opportunity to squeeze in the day’s most pressing questions. “Are you finally …
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Roy Wood Jr. took on Trump his first night on the job as Daily Show guest host. The comedian gave viewers a handy update on the ex-president as he braces for his arrest on Tuesday and becomes the first former POTUS to be criminally charged. “You know Trump gotta be …
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A Manhattan grandjury has voted to indictDonald Trump, much to the delight of late-night TV writers. The former president was indictedon charges related to his hush-money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, which apparently makes for some great comedy. Jimmy Kimmel Live opened with …
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Hasan Minhaj opened his first episode as guest host on The Daily Show Monday with a brutal roast of Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams, who was dropped from hundreds of newspapers over his racist rant. “This is the American dream, baby!”declared Minhaj, a former correspondent on the show. “I worked here …
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“The immediacy of each show each night is energizing,” offers Chelsea Handler. The famed comedienne is reflecting on her week-long stint guest-hosting The Daily Show, where she filled in for the recently-departed Trevor Noah. Handler earned raves behind the desk for her acerbic takes on everything from George Santos (“an …
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