Five councilwomen in Seattle have been receiving a lot of hate for the insidious crime of doing their jobs. Samantha Bee noticed, and created a must-watch segment for her show mocking the angry misogynist horde for its nastiness.
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Five councilwomen in Seattle have been receiving a lot of hate for the insidious crime of doing their jobs. Samantha Bee noticed, and created a must-watch segment for her show mocking the angry misogynist horde for its nastiness.
LaunchOn May 9th, 2016, the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics (IOP) welcomed former Daily Show host Jon Stewart for a special live taping of
LaunchIn this Saturday Night Live clip, the extremely talented Jay Pharoah showcases his many spot-on impressions of black comedians… brilliantly spoofing Katt Williams, Chris Rock,
LaunchWinter is Trumping: “Armed with a Valyrian steel sword named Deal-Maker, Donald Trump embarks on a quest through Westeros to take care its border policies.”
LaunchVia MSNBC: “Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders plans to take a break from the campaign trail in New Hampshire to appear on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, a campaign aide told NBC News. Details of the appearance are still being worked out, but the show has not confirmed the senator’s cameo.”
LaunchStephen Colbert moderates an all-Trump debate
LaunchIt’s Darth Trump! Listen to The Donald’s voice dubbed over Vader’s in a series of scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy (A New Hope,
LaunchCan we go on without Jon Stewart? Of course we can. He’s shown us how. The Washington Post‘s Hank Stuever examines Daily Show host Jon
LaunchScalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito suddenly realize they’ll be villains in Oscar-winning movie one day The Onion has taken aim at the Supreme Court’s most conservative
LaunchThe late-night talk TV world Letterman leaves behind is packed with capable hosts on many networks, but what they preside over, strictly speaking, is neither
LaunchLast night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart took Fox Noise host Stuart Varney to the woodshed for having the nerve to complain about President
LaunchThe 2016 Republican Clown Car now has six occupants! The above image was created by satirist Donkey Hotey. This illustration of the 2016 Republican Clown
LaunchMust-watch video: President Obama brings down the house at 2015 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The President’s best zingers were aimed at the Koch Brothers and
LaunchSaturday Night Live repertory player Cecily Strong was the featured comedian at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, speaking after President Obama. She spared no
LaunchThe long-awaited release of the next installment of Star Wars is drawing increasingly nearer. To help pass the time, a number of Star Wars fans
LaunchDONALD TRUMP: T-Mobile service is terrible! Why can’t you do something to improve it for your customers. I don’t want it in my buildings. JOHN
LaunchApril Fools’ Day: Ten stories that look like pranks but aren’t The BBC offers a rundown of ten news stories that may sound like April
LaunchThe cold open for the March 28th episode of Saturday Night Live features the return of “The Rock” Obama, portrayed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
LaunchOver the past thirty-six hours, progressives all over the United States have been cooperating on possibilities for Ted Cruz’s campaign slogan. AlterNet has a pretty
LaunchRepublicans build full-scale replica of struggling Ohio town to train presidential hopefuls The Onion churns out another hit with a fake article claiming that the
LaunchMust-watch TV: President Obama takes over The Colbert Report, delivers “The Decree” in character as Colbert (To Health in a Handbasket)
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