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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago
Humor

Packaging evil into something funny': is making fun of Trump now just clownwashing'?

Comedy can challenge authority and prevent normalization of harmful political realities, but it risks becoming a safety valve for apathy instead.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

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

President Trump lashed out on Truth Social after Bill Maher's comedic reading provoked him and after recalling their awkward Oval Office dinner.
Humor
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Packaging evil into something funny': is making fun of Trump now just clownwashing'?

Comedy can challenge authority and prevent normalization of harmful political realities, but it risks becoming a safety valve for apathy instead.
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#snl-satire
fromEsquire
1 month ago
Humor

SNL's 'The Pitt' Parody Is the Best Sketch We've Seen In a Long Time

Saturday Night Live's MAHAspital sketch satirizes Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s health policies and alternative medicine approach, mocking vaccine skepticism and emphasis on unproven natural remedies.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Television

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.
Humor
fromEsquire
1 month ago

SNL's 'The Pitt' Parody Is the Best Sketch We've Seen In a Long Time

Saturday Night Live's MAHAspital sketch satirizes Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s health policies and alternative medicine approach, mocking vaccine skepticism and emphasis on unproven natural remedies.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month 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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Film
fromThe Independent
1 month 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.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

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

Amber Ruffin's joy is infectious. And she's bringing that joy to her latest production, the original off-Broadway show Bigfoot! The Musical, co-written by Kevin Sciretta. The show's plot involves a corrupt mayor, gullible townspeople and a kindhearted Bigfoot who longs for community. What evolves on stage takes on even more meaning in today's political landscape. Ruffin started writing Bigfoot! in 2014.
US news
Television
fromVulture
2 months 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
3 months 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
4 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
6 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
6 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
8 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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