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Stephen Colbert
September 25, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Late-Night Meltdown About Stephen Colbert Is Actually a Threat
Donald Trump is pissed at Stephen Colbert for calling him pretty boring.
April 19, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Utter Joy of Watching Trump Watch People Who Despise Him
In his hush-money criminal trial, the former president is coming face to face with potential jurors who have expressed unvarnished opinions of him on social media.
April 16, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Comedy World Righteously Roasts Trump Over Gettysburg Gaffe
People can’t stop cracking up over the former president’s bizarre, bumbling speech.
December 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
The Daily Show’s Rally to Restore Sanity Predicted a Decade of Liberal Futility
The pathologies that have plagued the left were all on display one October day in 2010.
October 16, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Power of Negative Thinking
Trump's dark portrayal of the country offers important lessons for his political opponents.
September 18, 2017
Alex Shephard
As a country, we need to ostracize and shame Sean Spicer.
February 9, 2017
Jeet Heer
Comedy Won’t Defeat Trump, But That’s Not the Point
Jokes helped him win the presidency. They will help his opponents survive it.
February 2, 2017
Graham Vyse
The Trump Era Is Al Franken’s Time to Shine
The Minnesota senator has emerged from the shadows to make life hell for Republicans. Now he should do the same to Trump.
August 24, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Stephen Colbert has discovered the Trump campaign’s information feedback loop.
August 15, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Smug liberals have been right all along.
March 18, 2016
Adam Peck
Stephen Colbert bids adieu to Marco Rubio and his jokes about Donald Trump’s small hands.
March 8, 2016
Alex Shephard
Watch Stephen Colbert and Samantha Bee react to Donald Trump talking about his penis on national TV.
February 25, 2016
Alex Shephard
Stephen Colbert is trying to wrap his head around the concept of “President Trump.”
February 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Casey Affleck did not want Stephen Colbert to pick on him last night.
February 18, 2016
Alex Shephard
If John Kasich can’t stand up to Stephen Colbert, how is he going to stand up to Putin?
February 16, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
You know who loved Stephen Colbert’s infamous 2006 speech skewering George W. Bush? Antonin Scalia.
February 11, 2016
Alex Shephard
Watch Bernie Sanders and Stephen Colbert eat peanuts, drink beer, and burn Bill O’Reilly.
January 29, 2016
Alex Shephard
A Stephen Colbert-moderated debate between Donald Trump and Donald Trump would be a ratings bonanza.
January 21, 2016
Jeet Heer
Stephen Colbert agrees that Sarah Palin is a poet.
January 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Watch Killer Mike and Stephen Colbert discuss parenthood, empathy, and race in America.

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