“You see? This is what happens when you have been on Zoom calls for two years — you forget that real life doesn’t have a mute button,” Noah said of the president’s comments about a Fox News reporter.
Tag Archives: The Tonight Show (TV Program)
Trevor Noah Blasts Robert Kennedy Jr. for Invoking Anne Frank
Noah said anti-vaxxers gathering to hear from Kennedy might have found him leaning too liberal for believing in the Holocaust.
Late Night Celebrates One Year of President Biden
“A year ago, Biden pledged to address Covid, the economy, climate change and racial injustice. And good news — after 12 months of tireless effort, we’re all getting three free masks,” Jimmy Fallon said.
Jimmy Kimmel Not Surprised by Trump Fraud Allegations
“The walls appear to be closing in on Trump — big, beautiful walls,” Kimmel said, as new details emerged from an investigation into the ex-president’s family business.
Trevor Noah Doesn’t Trust the At-Home Covid Tests
“We’re just going to test ourselves for antigens? Is that before or after we mess up the directions on an Easy Mac?” Noah said.
Jimmy Kimmel Recaps Trump’s Latest Rally
“Thousands of people showed up, because there’s nothing to do in Florence, Arizona,” Kimmel said.
Stephen Colbert Wants Hard Time for the Oath Keepers 11
“Finally!” Colbert said. “Up until now, the most serious charge any of these guys has gotten is impersonating a Flintstone.”
Jimmy Kimmel Is High Off Covid’s Cannabis Breakthrough
“All this time we’ve been listening to the C.D.C., we should have been eating CBD,” Kimmel said of research showing that cannabis compounds can prevent Covid-19.
Stephen Colbert Debates Catching Omicron on Purpose
“I mean, all the other late-night hosts are doing it,” Colbert said.
Seth Meyers: ‘Ted Cruz Has a Thing for Self-Humiliation’
“That clip was like watching one of those dumb cable news segments where a reporter willingly gets Tasered just to show everyone how bad it is,” Meyers joked of Cruz’s recent appearance on ‘Tucker Carlson.’
Stephen Colbert Praises Biden’s Jan. 6 Speech
“It’s important to reflect on a day like this,” Colbert said. “There’s a reason Texas’ motto is not ‘What’s an Alamo?’”
Late Night Is Thrilled Trump’s Finally Listening to Someone
Advisers told the former president to push his Jan. 6 news conference to a date that would draw less attention to a low point of his presidency. “So, every day of his presidency?” Stephen Colbert joked.
Stephen Colbert Has a Backup Plan for Parents in the Pandemic
With the return of remote learning, Colbert says to bring in the mothers-in-law.
Late Night Is Happy Twitter Booted Marjorie Taylor Greene
Seth Meyers said that living in a world with the Republican congresswoman’s “insane” screaming was “like trying to have a conversation with a friend on the street next to a jackhammer.”
Best of Late Night TV in 2021
A late-night target throughout his time in office, the former president remained a favorite subject, along with Covid’s ongoing impact and President Biden’s first year in the White House.
Seth Meyers Wants Fox News to Stop Saying ‘Big Meat’
As Fox hosts went after President Biden over rising prices, Meyers found their choice of words a little distracting.
Stephen Colbert Holds the Republican Caucus in Contempt
Colbert noted that the House voted to hold Mark Meadows in criminal contempt, “and the rest of us can just keep holding him in regular contempt.”
Late Night Praises Fox News Hosts for Their Acting Skills
The news that Fox News anchors sent texts on Jan. 6 urging President Trump to speak out against the insurrection while blaming antifa on air was the talk of late night on Tuesday.
Stephen Colbert Comments on the ‘Slides of Sedition’
Colbert couldn’t believe Congress is currently investigating a 38-page PowerPoint document detailing plans to overturn the 2020 election.
Late Night: Putin and Biden’s Call Could Have Been an Email
The two-hour video call was a hot topic on late night Tuesday.
Trevor Noah Suggests Sending Marjorie Taylor Greene to Beijing
“If you want to get back at China, you have Marjorie Taylor Greene in the stands,” Noah said of the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Olympics.
Trevor Noah Says Omicron Might Not Be So Bad
Noah said that new strains are like streaming new TV shows: “You gotta stick with it the first couple of weeks and see where it goes.”
Jimmy Kimmel: Trump’s Covid Test Is the Only Positive Thing He’s Done
Late-night hosts weighed in on Donald Trump’s initial results just three days before his debate with Joe Biden.
Late Night Doesn’t Feel Great About Omicron
Moderna’s chief executive said scientists anticipate Omicron is “not going to be good.” Stephen Colbert called the sentiment “not comforting.”
Trevor Noah: ‘Covid Turned the Planet Into a Frat House’
The latest Covid variant, Omicron, follows Alpha, Lambda and Delta in the Greek alphabet.
Seth Meyers Skewers Subpoenaed Trump Cronies
“It’s also important to remember these people only hang out with each other because there is no one else who will hang out with them,” Meyers said.
Late Night Riffs on Biden’s Order to Release Oil Reserves
“For those who don’t know, the strategic reserve is a series of caverns filled with fossil fuel and strategically located inside Rudy Giuliani’s head,” Colbert joked.
Late Night Celebrates Biden’s 79th Birthday
Jimmy Fallon joked that when the president blew out his candles, “everyone started clapping and the lights went on and off.”
Late Night Takes on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada BBQ, or Summit
“I think it’s nice that we’re friendly with our neighbors again,” Kimmel said of Biden’s meeting with leaders of Canada and Mexico.
Late Night Celebrates the QAnon Shaman’s 41-Month Prison Sentence
“That’s nearly three and a half years, so with good behavior, he could be out in time to storm the Capitol in 2024,” Stephen Colbert joked on Wednesday.
Late Night Shares Juicy Passages From ‘Betrayal’
Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers reported some of the most interesting items from Jonathan Karl’s new book.
Seth Meyers: Steve Bannon Fancies Himself to Be Logan Roy
Meyers said Bannon was more like “a coked-up flunky who would get hired to help cousin Greg shred some documents and accidentally screw it up.”
Prison Won’t Be a Riot for the QAnon Shaman, Jimmy Kimmel Says
“Prosecutors are recommending 51 months behind bars, after which, he will be remanded into the custody of ‘Dancing With the Stars,’” Kimmel joked.
Jimmy Kimmel: Biden Is Steady but Slow, Like ‘Grandpa at the Wheel’
“He’ll get us there, it’ll just happen very slowly with the blinker on the whole ride,” Kimmel joked of the president and his 38 percent approval rating.
Late Night Goes After Ted Cruz for Going After Big Bird
Jimmy Kimmel said conservatives like Ted Cruz have some bizarre beliefs: “The elections are rigged, the deep state runs the world, and Big Bird is working for Merck now.”
Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Aaron Is a Karen’
As Covid sidelined the Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Kimmel and other hosts scorned him for implying that he’d been vaccinated.
Late Night Recaps Democrats’ Stinging Election Results
Stephen Colbert said Democrats are used to being disappointed: “That’s why they’re changing their logo from the donkey to Eeyore.”
Jimmy Fallon: Biden Can Cut Emissions Just as He Did His Ratings
“I mean, he cut his approval rating in half in three months,” Fallon joked on Tuesday.
Late Night Savors What’s Left of Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Plan
Trevor Noah said the excision of family leave meant that “America will remain the only nation in the world where women try to give birth during their lunch break.”
Late Night Supports Democrats’ Plan to Tax the Richest of the Rich
“So that includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Flo, the Progressive Insurance lady,” Jimmy Fallon joked of the billionaires’ tax.
Jimmy Kimmel Misses the Old Facebook
Kimmel reminisced about the days when the social media app was “just a safe place to lose your house in a pyramid scheme.”
Late Night Isn’t Threatened by Trump’s Latest Stunt
This week, Donald Trump said Republicans should not be voting in the 2022 or 2024 elections. “Wow, he’s been out of office so long, he’s forgotten how threats work,” Seth Meyers said.
Seth Meyers Berates Fox News for Its Reporting on Vaccine Mandate
Meyers took Tucker Carlson to task for not “being certain” while reporting falsehoods.
Late Night Shames Moderna for Refusing to Share
“Imagine only making one thing and billions of people want it,” Jimmy Kimmel said. “This must be how the Baha Men felt after recording ‘Who Let the Dogs Out.’”
Seth Meyers Muses on Trump’s Weekend Iowa Rally
The host said that seeing the former president speak was like “watching an open-mic night at the senior center.”
Late Night Dives Into a New Senate Report on Trump
“So far, I’ve only read the title page, and it seems to be about how the former president and his allies pressured D.O.J. to overturn the 2020 election,” Stephen Colbert said on Thursday.
Seth Meyers Breaks Down Facebook’s Very Bad Week
“It’s the kind of week you normally post about on Facebook,” Meyers said on Wednesday night.
Stephen Colbert Spoils Stephanie Grisham’s Tell-All Tidbits
Colbert joked that the former White House press secretary had titled her Trump tell-all “I Just Recently Grew a Spine.”
Stephen Colbert Kicks Facebook While It’s Down
“As the panic grew, Facebook did not say what might be causing the outage. Now, I’m no computer expert, but my theory is a just god?” Colbert joked.
Late Night Recaps This Year’s Congressional Baseball Game
“It was just baseball, no politics, until the Republican catcher went nuts about having to wear a mask,” Jimmy Fallon said on Thursday night.