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HBO The Limits of the Late-Night Comedy Takedown » Apr 17, 2016 ...Thus, it's not hard to imagine a scenario where the “interest” created by late-night comedy is merely amplification within an echo chamber. ...“My years of evisceration have embettered nothing,” the former Daily Show host Jon Stewart laments at the end in a clip highlighting that virtually every problem The... Theatlantic.com

Late-night comedy's unusually somber 2017, explained in 7 moments » Dec 20, 2017 ...A major shift came this year in late-night comedy, as hosts tried to find jokes in sobering reality. ...In 2017, putting together a daily comedy show that hinges on the ebb and flow of the news was like trying to stay afloat in a tidal wave. Every so often, a news event — like a possible health care repeal or... Vox.com

Letterman, 70, ends retirement to host Netflix TV series | The Japan ... » Aug 9, 2017 ...Letterman, 70, ends retirement to host Netflix TV series Former U.S. President Barack Obama (left) shakes hands with comedian David Lettermanafter Obama received the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award at the JFK Library in Boston in May. Late-night television king David Letterman is... Japantimes.co.jp

Late-Night Hosts Tackle "Mueller Time" Following Indictment ... » Oct 30, 2017 ...Late-night hosts were quick to pounce on Monday morning's news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the ...On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert started by addressing White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders' comments in a press briefing that the... Hollywoodreporter.com

Ranking the Current Late-Night Talk Show Hosts (July 2016 ... » Jul 5, 2016 ...Who's the best host in late-night right now? ...James Corden struck upon the kind of recurring viral bit tapped into today's pop culture that's helped Jimmy Fallon dominate the current late night ...Note that we're only considering comedy talk shows that air after primetime and more than once a week. Pastemagazine.com

Hollywood stars at Golden Globes declare war on sexual misconduct » Jan 8, 2018 ...Seth Meyers, making his debut as Globes host, opened the show with joke after joke about Hollywood's post-Weinstein reckoning. “It's 2018, marijuana is finally allowed and sexual harassment finally isn't. It's going to be a good year,” the late night NBC funnyman said. “For the male nominees in the room... Japantimes.co.jp

Stars turn out as late-night TV host David Letterman signs off after 33 ... » May 21, 2015 ...After 33 years and 6028 broadcasts of his late-night show, David Letterman is signing off. ...(left) and Chris Rock depart Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan after taking part in the taping of Wednesday's final edition of 'The Late Show' with David Letterman in New York. | REUTERS. Entertainment News. Japantimes.co.jp

Explaining the Biggest News in Japan: a Boy Band Apology » Jan 19, 2016 ...Besides releasing music, all the groups appear on variety and comedy shows and in numerous commercials. ...As entertainment journalist Yuji Watanabe explained in The Japan Times, the four members that quit Johnny & Associates would have a hard time surviving in the Japan entertainment world on... Kotaku.com

Late night hosts on the inauguration – video | Culture | The Guardian » Jan 20, 2017 ...US late night hosts didn't pull any punches on Thursday night, on the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the United States. Theguardian.com

Kind of dead as Trump hosts Saturday Night Live | The Japan Times » Nov 9, 2015 ...There's a certain look a cast member gets that longtime viewers of comedy show "Saturday Night Live" can instantly recognize. In many ...Entertainment News ...A musical sketch late in the show featuring Trump playing a “laser harp” somehow seemed simultaneously to never start yet never quite end. Japantimes.co.jp