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Stephen Colbert turns Trump’s pardoning spree into a reality TV show

June 7th, 2018

Jacob Siegal

Following a meeting last week with Kim Kardashian regarding prison reform, Donald Trump pardoned 63-year-old great-grandmother Alice Marie Johnson on Wednesday, cutting short her life sentence without parole for a first-time nonviolent drug offense. For the most part, everyone seems to be on board with this decision. A life sentence for a nonviolent crime — especially …

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Jon Stewart tries to find something nice to say about Trump on ‘The Late Show’

October 10th, 2017

Jacob Siegal

Last Saturday, during yet another Twitter tirade, Donald Trump made the astute observation that late night talk show hosts were spending a great deal of time making fun of him. He asked his followers if “we” (referring to Republicans, presumably) should get “Equal Time” (which was inexplicable capitalized in his tweet). Despite the grammatical errors …

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North Korea threatens the US, Stephen Colbert says we’re all gonna die

August 9th, 2017

Jacob Siegal

This week, following a unanimous vote from the U.N. Security Council to impose strict new sanctions on North Korea, Kim Jong Un and the North Korean military responded by announcing that they are looking into the possibility of targeting US military bases in Guam with ballistic missile strikes. This news arrived hours after Trump declared …

Stephen Colbert's Anthony Scaramucci song tribute

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Watch Stephen Colbert’s touching tribute to Anthony Scaramucci

August 1st, 2017

Jacob Siegal

Fewer than two weeks ago, SkyBridge Capital founder and former Goldman Sachs employee Anthony Scaramucci sold his business in order to take on the role of White House Communications Director in the Trump administration. 10 days later, following a series of staff shake-ups and a New Yorker interview for the ages, Scaramucci was dismissed before …

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Stephen Colbert has some things to say about Trump’s latest tweets

June 30th, 2017

Yoni Heisler

In what’s become something of an embarrassing national tradition, Donald Trump this week took to Twitter and blasted MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski. In a pair of tweets, Trump called Brzezinski “low I.Q. Crazy Mika” and then later referenced a New Year’s Eve meeting where he said “she was bleeding badly from a face-lift.” Predictably, …

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Colbert might run for president in 2020 – if the Russians agree to lend a hand

June 27th, 2017

Jacob Siegal

Russia has been the biggest story in American politics for months now. There’s an ongoing investigation in the House, the Senate and by a special counsel led by Robert Mueller to determine what effect Russia had on the US presidential election and whether or not Trump’s campaign team colluded with Russia in order to undermine Hillary …

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Stephen Colbert eviscerates Apple’s ridiculous $300 photo book

November 18th, 2016

Jacob Siegal

Aside from the election of Donald Trump, the silliest thing that happened this month might have been the unveiling of Apple’s photo book, titled “Designed by Apple in California.” Featuring 450 high-quality images of Apple’s own products, the book can be yours for a measly $299 (or $199 for the small edition).

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Bernie Sanders gives the ‘worst case scenario’ of a Trump presidency

November 15th, 2016

Jacob Siegal

Now that the election is over and Donald Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States, the Democratic Party has some soul-searching to do. All the polls said that Hillary Clinton was going to win, and most Americans seemingly expected her to win, but Trump rallied his base and came out on top. …

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Colbert, Conan, Kimmel and more late night hosts respond to Trump’s win

November 10th, 2016

Jacob Siegal

Virtually every American citizen is still buzzing about the 2016 election. Some are ecstatic, some are mortified, and most everyone is genuinely surprised that Celebrity Apprentice host Donald Trump is now the president. Times like these can be chaotic and confusing, but that’s exactly why we have late night talk shows — to shepherd us through …

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Watch Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart sing about the 2016 election in this hilarious Late Show clip

November 8th, 2016

Yoni Heisler

Jon Stewart may no longer be the host of The Daily Show but he’s certainly not out of the late night talk show circuit entirely. During last night’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Stewart made a surprise cameo appearance during an impressive musical number that ultimately urged viewers to go out and vote.