Trump: Bad for Comedy? Watch P.J. O’Rourke and Sara Schaefer debate Kurt Andersen and Billy Kimball

Now that the 2018 election results are beginning to sink in, we can all get back to our regularly scheduled ridiculousness. Which means, in the comedy world, wondering if Donald Trump is bad for comedy. A recent debate, sponsored by Intelligence Square…

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Episode #231: Satire under Trump

When real life becomes even more ridiculous than satire, then what role is there for comedians to play? And how should comedians talk about serious issues while still keeping their senses of humor? Those are two of the questions I posed to comedians on the front lines of the discussion, and on the red carpet […]

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Episode #231: Satire under Trump

When real life becomes even more ridiculous than satire, then what role is there for comedians to play? And how should comedians talk about serious issues while still keeping their senses of humor? Those are two of the questions I posed to comedians on the front lines of the discussion, and on the red carpet […]

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Fallon sorry about playing nice with Trump; Trump, of course, not so nice

America has so many problems to deal with, just including new ones created by the Trump Administration, but of course, this guy occupying the White House has a cable-news alert set to anyone besmirching his name, so the unpresident has questioned Jimmy Fallon’s manhood. Yep. This is America. In a new interview with The Hollywood […]

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Jon Stewart has some words of advice for Samantha Bee and faux outrage culture

“My identity in this business, for me, will always be stand up.” – Jon Stewart #Clusterfest (📸: Josh Withers) pic.twitter.com/CJgBo1FbQQ… MORE

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Maria Bamford filed a restraining order against President Donald J. Trump

On Friday, April 13, 2018, comedian Maria Bamford went to her local courthouse to file a restraining order. Not against an ex. But against the president. Of the United States. Ok! Going to local courthouse to file restraining order against Donald Trump. I’ll let you know what happens. It may just be rejected after a […]

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Who is Randy Credico? Comedian linking Roger Stone and Wikileaks profiled in 2003 Laura Kightlinger documentary, “60 Spins Around the Sun”

In a year when the truth is more ridiculous than comedy, why not learn that a comedian could be at the center of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election? Randy Credico revealed this week that Congress had subpoenaed him to appear before the House Intelligence Committee on Dec. 15. The subpoena […]

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Who is Randy Credico? Comedian linking Roger Stone and Wikileaks profiled in 2003 Laura Kightlinger documentary, “60 Spins Around the Sun”

In a year when the truth is more ridiculous than comedy, why not learn that a comedian could be at the center of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election? Randy Credico revealed this week that Congress had subpoenaed him to appear before the House Intelligence Committee on Dec. 15. The subpoena […]

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Trump’s ‘Sweet Valley High’ Spec Novel Notes, by Kit Lively

Donna is a smart, beautiful, popular girl. Really, really big boobs, maybe? But they let her be head cheerleader anyway, because she can do all of the complicated routines and flips and so on, even though her boobs are like, huge.Most of the other girls are jealous of her, and of her awesome pony. They’re […]

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2017 Kennedy Center honoree Norman Lear will skip White House reception because of Trump

Norman Lear is honored that The Kennedy Center has chosen to honor him — alongside Gloria Estefan, LL Cool J, Lionel Richie, and Carmen de Lavallade — for the center’s annual celebration of the arts in 2017. But Lear will skip the traditional pre-show reception at The White House. Thanks, Trump. Or, make that, no thanks, […]

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