1. Biden Asks Why Trump Didn’t Just Bomb Ayatollah In The Leg – The Babylon Bee The rapidly increasing military aggression against Iran by coalition forces led by the United States and Israel always seemed like it was always going to be difficult for satirists to make light of. The strategy of The Babylon Bee is to deflect it into a “Joe Biden is a confused old man” joke. The metaphor of a cop who could’ve avoided killing a suspect by shooting him in the leg instead of the head, and tying that to where on his body the now…
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1. State Of The Union recap – The Daily Show In their thorough recap of the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb 24, “The Daily Show”’s Desi Lydic makes fun of Trump for saying how great the country is doing now, before he describes in visceral detail all the injuries that people have suffered in recent tragedies. Live correspondent Troy Iwata complains that while the president used a large portion of the speech to give out medals, Troy wanted one too. Troy complained that if Trump was “giving awards to a woman for her good parallel parking,”…
1. Political Profile: Pam Bondi – The Onion The Attorney General of the United States has some biographical factoids in this satirical profile from The Onion. The article doesn’t pull a lot of punches, saying in 2026 she switched from the Republican Party to the “National Front for Making America Great.” And in keeping with the hottest story in the news, her thoughts on Jeffrey Epstein are classified. 2. Trump Replaces Pam Bondi With Broom In Blonde Wig – The Babylon Bee The Babylon Bee satirically looks into Bondi’s future, where the blonde AG is replaced by a broom wearing…
1. Support For ICE Skyrockets To 99% After Super Bowl Halftime Show – The Babylon Bee According to the “Conservative Onion,” political consensus in favor of deportation has solidified because the halftime show wasn’t a “traditionally American” one. “Where’s the cheerleaders?” one fictional onlooker said. “I don’t know what they were saying, but I don’t like it,” another satirical viewer said of Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language singing. Although this is heightened satire, it does seem to capture the sentiment of at least some conservatives. 2. Political Profile: Tom Homan – The Onion Learn more about President Trump’s acting head of ICE’s…
1. The Onion – White House Denies Flickering, Green Trump A Hologram Speculation about President Trump’s health goes to a new extreme, as maybe he’s not even able to make his own public appearances. And you get to see Donald Trump as a green electronic projection. 2. The Babylon Bee – 12 Crimes You Can Get Away With By Saying “We Are On Stolen Land” Wokeness as a defense against the police is taken to its logical extremes. Some clever wordplay as the Babylon Bee staff runs through the gamut of crimes, from jaywalking to burning down Minneapolis, each with…
Immigration has always been a hot-button issue in America. But with increased activity from the Trump administration’s US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as large-scale protest efforts, heightened by the recent deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the complex topic has become uncomfortable to even bring up. Which brings up the most important debate of all: Can comedians really weigh in on this? And is it funny? Let’s find out. STEPHEN COLBERT ON RENEE GOOD A major theme of the comedy on this issue is late-night comedians getting very serious in their criticisms of ICE. Stephen…
Greenland is a giant, cold mass of an autonomous territory just sort of sitting there off the eastern coast of Canada. That’s literally all I know about it. And despite Greenland being in the news for the past few weeks as the United States attempts to seize control of it from the Danish government, I still don’t know much else. Maybe our political comedians can give us more insight into this issue. But no. The jokes seem to mostly come from a lack of understanding of what’s going on. For example, “Late Night With Seth Meyers” seems to really indulge…
Here’s a question to consider: Is the Golden Globes a comedy show where you can learn the truth about things? Things like politics? If you watch their commercials, you might be led to believe so. After all, it’s always hosted by a comedian or a comedic actor. And we always hear a tagline like “Hollywood’s wildest night,” as we cut to celebrities sitting at big dinner tables, enjoying an open bar… on live television! It’s like an invitation to the audience to see behind the scenes, where silliness and vodka tonic-induced comfortability will show the “real Hollywood.” And, of course,…
This New Year has really tested people’s ability to laugh about politics, with the United States’ intervention in Venezuela. Whether you are for or against this action of the Trump administration, it’s a complicated thing to discuss, especially in mixed company. How can everyone laugh about a topic everyone feels so strongly about? In fact, the Venezuela headlines of Fox News’ political humor outlets, “Gutfeld!” and “Fox News Saturday Night,” avoid making fun of the invasion at all, simply praising the liberation of the country, with “Gutfeld!” saying that Venezuela is now a beacon of hope to all other dictator…