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Film
fromThe Independent
3 days ago

Judd Apatow claims Trump has made it 'harder to do comedy'

Trump administration's extreme political reality makes satirical comedy difficult because actual events surpass fictional exaggeration.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Saturday Night Live: Heated Rivalry's Connor Storrie makes debut to squealing fans

SNL's cold open satirizes a US military strike on Iran through Trump and defense secretary characters, with last-minute rewrites creating an abrupt but timely sketch lacking depth.
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US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Amber Ruffin's 'Bigfoot!' musical offers hope to anyone who's been othered

Amber Ruffin's Bigfoot! The Musical centers a kindhearted, othered Bigfoot embodying marginalized identities, using comedy to address corruption, community, and political relevance.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Trump Flipped Out On Bill Maher Over This One 63-Second Bit

BILL MAHER: Okay. Trump, this is Trump this week. As everyone knows, the country of Canada, also known as Canada Has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. How? Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. Prime Minister Carney, well, that's inappropriate when he's called him Governor Carney before, wants to make a deal with China, which will eat Canada alive. We'll just get the leftovers. I don't think so.
US politics
Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

Trevor Noah Isn't Missing Nicki Minaj at the Grammys

Trevor Noah delivered a competent final Grammys monologue with crowd-pleasing jokes and a notable political jab at Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump.
Television
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Golden Globes Host Nikki Glaser Reveals She Scrapped Trump and ICE Jokes From Show: It's Not Funny'

Nikki Glaser removed several planned jokes about President Trump and ICE from her Golden Globes set, citing tone concerns and sensitivity after recent events.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

SNL Cold Open Rips Trump on Epstein Files, Kennedy Center

Saturday Night Live satirized President Trump with holiday-themed gags and jokes about Kennedy Center renaming and the redacted Epstein files.
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 months ago

What the F*** Are You Doing?!' Jon Stewart Tears Into Human Flat Tire' Chuck Schumer

Schumer continued, New data came out today from KFF, and that is not Kentucky Fried French Fries. KFF. The Senate minority leader then turned to Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and said, That'd be Kentucky Fried French Fries, hm? before giggling at his own joke. Who is that joke even for? Six-year-olds who watch C-SPAN? responded Stewart, unimpressed.
US politics
New York City
fromStreetsblog
5 months ago

Tuesday's Headlines: 'Not In My Back Yard'? 'Yes, In Your Back Yard' Edition - Streetsblog New York City

A political comedy roundtable at Upright Citizen's Brigade features local officials and comedians debating transportation, casinos, trash container rules, and mayoral controversies.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
6 months ago

What an old folktale can teach us about the 'annoying persistence' of political comedians

Fear of reprisals from the Trump administration limits open expression among many, but late-night comedians remain critical and defiant.
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