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Sure, legally, NBC cant condone murder not with as many cop shows as it has.
And destruction of property is also what many in the legal profession are calling technically a crime.
Johnny Carson never had to contend with an audience whoo-ing the burning of draft cards.
All these hosts (and their legal departments) will have to find the line theyre willing to walk.
Or they can retreat into apolitical Carsonland; that is an option, too.
Now for the funniest bits on late night this week.
5.John Olivers Screw the Audience Joke
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Theres a name for a joke based on misdirection, which I believe originated inThe Simpsonsfandom: ascrew-the-audiencejoke.
You dirty bird, you.
4.The WeirdestEverybodys LiveCall Yet
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The point is to keep it loosey-goosey, especially because that irks the tighty-whitey John Mulaney.
Hes fighting against his nature with this show, and isnt that one of thebig nine plots?
This was, by far, the best callEverybodys Livehas gotten.
More corpse talk in the coming weeks, like.
It immediately raises the stakes and keeps us locked the fuck in.
And the logistics of death is one of the great subplots, so theres that.
3.Katt Williams and Jimmy Fallon Commune
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Its not as freewheeling asClub Shay Shay,but its still something.
Any time Katt Williams goes on the record, its an event.
Williams told a lot ofcrazy-yet-truetall tales about himself and explained how golf saved his life.
It was a slightly wider-appeal Katt Williams than youll get on a podcast, but its still Katt.
2.The Daily ShowKills a Bunch of Kids
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Then he copped to using an autopen to write some bullshit to sick kids.
A whole hospitals worth.
One dead kid is a tragedy; an entire hospitals worth is comedy gold.
1.Selena and Benny Arent Big on Pop Culture
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Every moment of this True Confessions segment onThe Tonight Showis absurd and delightful.
Benny Blanco immediately clocks that Selena Gomez is lying, and she doesnt care enough to try and front.
Then its Fallons turn to talk, and its truly delightful how little Belena know about anything.
Do you like the guitar?
Are you known for that?
Asking the decade-plus host ofThe Tonight Showwhat theyre known for?
An incredible boss move.
Youve always got to keep an eye out for Selener.
