“Between a long skirt and a short skirt, I always prefer without skirt.”
— Italian far-right politician Roberto Vannacci, quoted by Bloomberg, when asked if he would advise his son to marry a “less conspicuous but more reliable, more serious” woman who might wear “slightly longer skirts.”
“Jon Stewart did a double take Monday after spotting a man with a striking resemblance to the commander-in-chief – whom he dubbed, ‘back-up Trump’ – wandering near the president,” the New York Post reports.
“A township meeting held in New Jersey on July 7 has gone viral for its eccentric public comments, including a song performed by a man dressed as marijuana paraphernalia,” USA Today reports.
“Introducing himself as ‘Bong Holeo,’ the costumed man spent several minutes freestyling a song about … being a bong. The man did not address any specific items on the committee meeting agenda.”
“Turkey arrested a stand-up comedian on charges that his jokes insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and incited the public to hatred of religion,” Bloomberg reports.
“You’d think Trump would be rooting for the Spurs. It’s what got him out of Vietnam.”
— Jimmy Kimmel, on his late night show.
Washington Post: “President Donald Trump has long been critical of the late-night comedy shows that roast him daily. But his second term has been marked by his hostility toward late-night comics and his administration taking action against the networks that carry these shows. In some cases, networks made programming decisions that carried suspicions of political interference.”
“So, how have the late-night hosts reacted? Not by relenting in their skewering of Trump, his administration or his policies. In fact, they’ve turned up the heat, according to a Washington Post analysis of six late-night comedy shows critical of the president.”
“Since Election Day, Trump has remained the most frequently mentioned individual, and hosts have continued satirizing and critiquing Trump over his policies, scandals and legal troubles.”
“And as his second term progressed, Trump has been mentioned more frequently by these late-night hosts, not less.”
“Saturday Night Live’s 51st season finale began with a blistering cold open that had host Will Ferrell as the ghost of pedophile Epstein amidst a mosaic of Trump’s administration’s worst hits and biggest fools,” Deadline reports.
Said Ferrell: “Donnie, just remember, no matter how many wars you start or how bad you tank the economy as a distraction, people will always associate you with me, and that, my dear close friend, that is a beautiful thing.”
“The Kimmel shit is annoying. Like, the fighting with Kimmel over the jokes. Stop trying to shut down comedy.”
— Joe Rogan, quoted by The Wrap, criticizing President Trump’s call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel for a joke he didn’t like.
Jimmy Kimmel delivered his own alternative to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner comedy monologue, with scathing jokes about Donald Trump and his “MAGA minions.”
Jimmy Kimmel took a moment during his monologue to ask President Trump directly to let him host this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, The Wrap reports.
Said Kimmel: “Mr. President, please, let me host this dinner. I’ve never asked you for anything, but can you imagine you, me, the commissioner of the FCC all at a table together? Think of the ratings!”
He added: “I’ll even throw in an award. You like awards! I’ll give you a brand-new award.”
Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump’s character, who touted himself as peacemaker, now addressing the country exulting in war with Iran.
Said Trump: “I launched this attack after me and my Board of Peace decided that we were bored of peace.”
Jon Stewart thinks it’s very kind of people to suggest he and other late night hosts should run for political office, but that it’s a sign of “desperation,” The Wrap reports.
Said Stewart: “This is a question that comes up a lot, and I think it speaks to — if I may, and I don’t know the motivation — it speaks to this desperation and dissatisfaction that we have with the status quo. And so then you see somebody on television, who’s saying some of the things that resonate with you, and you think, ‘Well, fuck it!’ It really is — ‘I think you should be president’ is the line that comes right after ‘Fuck it.’”
“Mr. President, I have an offer I think you’re going to find difficult to refuse. If you — and only if you agreed to pull ICE out of Minneapolis and put them back at the borders where they belong — I am prepared to offer you one of the following trophies.”
— Jimmy Kimmel, quoted by The Wrap, offering President Trump one of his Emmy Awards.
“Nikki Glaser explained her decision to withhold jokes about politics at the 2026 Golden Globes, saying the political climate just isn’t funny right now,” The Wrap reports.
Said Glaser: “It’s not funny.”
Donald Trump lashed out at Seth Meyers, saying that he watched the late-night NBC show for “the first time in years” and that Meyers’ criticism of him is “probably illegal,” the Daily Beast reports.
“Jon Stewart says he’s not ready to leave ‘The Daily Show’ after his contract expires in December, and is actively working on an extension with Comedy Central – which now falls under David Ellison’s Skydance Media,” The Wrap reports.
“Evidently, ‘The Late Show’ has outlasted the United States federal government, because we’re still open, and they done shut down.”
— Stephen Colbert, on his show last night.
“Even though we are still being preempted in 60 American cities, on Tuesday, we had our second-highest rated show in almost 23 years on the air. Our monologue from Tuesday night has more than 21 million views just on YouTube alone. And I want to say, we couldn’t have done it without you, Mr. President. Thank you very much. We got the Trump bump, and we appreciate it.”
— Jimmy Kimmel, on his show last night.
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