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Hey, first week of Trump 2.0.
How are you feeling?
Late-night television is also having a bad time.
Its been said over and over and over again, but Trump is bad for comedy.
Encroaching fascism and climate disaster is bad for comedy.
Welcome back, guys.
These are hard times to joke through.
Some of the best moments in late night this week were when comedians actually let the fear show.
But humor is also the main way most of usdoget through times like this.
Theyre putting tariffs on the bread, so circuses are all we have.
just enjoy theMelania hat jokes, and remember to check your blood pressure every once and a while.
5.Jesse Eisenberg Lays On the Anti-Charm
5.
Jesse Eisenberg says hes at his best when everyone is panicking, so this is really his week.
Eisenberg went onJimmy Kimmel Live!ahead ofOscar nominations, and he really laid the anxiety on thick.
It was refreshing, honestly, to see someone so comfortable with being uncomfortable.
And, Jesse, I laughed at the Tay-Sachs joke.
It was me and one guy in theKimmelaudience, but we liked it.
4.A Neologism Drops onThe Daily Show
4.
Bookers of late night, get Brooke Harrington on your show!
Its hard to make observations this upsetting be fun for a talk show.
Not since Masha Gessen onFull Frontalhave we gotten that particular combo just right.
3.Mary Lynn Rajskub Freaks Out
- in the middle of thisAfter Midnightsegment.
Taylor Tomlinson talking her down by saying, Were doing great, were fine.
Were blonde, also really made me laugh.
At least, I assume thats why Brian Posehn whipped a burger out of his jacket at one point.
2.Lucy Liu Throws Them Bones
2.
Well, actually just one big bone.
You gotta give it to theTonight Showprops department this huge die they made for Lucy Liu is great.
I wonder if its weighted.
What would Liu do?
Free ice cream for all!
I want to know if the die was loaded so that everyone got ice cream.
I need that to be true.
1.Jimmy Kimmel Plays for Time
1.
Jimmy Kimmel talking over Carrie Underwoods audio malfunction was the best inauguration commentary I saw all week.
I think because it was so simple.
Most news clips get really chopped and screwed on late-night TV, in part so fair-use claims are stronger.
The bit at the end with Jake Tapper playing along was fun, too.
