
The only things lamer than the duck in the White House right now are the late night writers abandoning political satire like their MySpace pages. If it was any other president in the White House right now, last week would
by Tim Slagle9 Jun 2014, 3:28 PM PST0

Stephen Colbert, the most popular fake conservative since Michael Bloomberg, has been named to host The Late Show. Interestingly, he was in the headlines just acouple weeks ago for angering the Asian community with anoffensive Tweet. While others might be
by Tim Slagle11 Apr 2014, 2:28 PM PST0

When Jay Leno left The Tonight Show, speculation abounded that it would be the end of Obama jokes on late night. One month later, I’ve been pleasantly disappointed. While new Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon doesn’t delve far into the
by Tim Slagle18 Mar 2014, 12:35 PM PST0

So we’re a week into BridgeGate, and the late night hosts can’t resist poking fun at N.J. Gov. Chris Christie. With the media handing them straight lines, the writers are having a field day. The jokes are practically writing themselves:
by Tim Slagle16 Jan 2014, 3:09 PM PST0

The NSA scandal has put the eyes of the world on America, and late night comedy writers are finding it hard to appease Europeans without indicting the President. Although David Letterman’s return from vacation let him mail in a few
by Tim Slagle29 Oct 2013, 12:58 PM PST0

As the Democrats and White House watch President Barack Obama’s signature accomplishment crumble before the nation’s eyes, another rift has opened up right in the middle of late night television. While Obama has been given a pass for the past
by Tim Slagle24 Oct 2013, 3:18 PM PST0

In the midst of a pending Supreme Court case, challenging a mandate that employers pay for contraception despite religious objections, it appears that the Affordable Care Act doesn’t discriminate against all religions. While most smokers will be penalized with higher
by Tim Slagle8 Oct 2013, 3:09 PM PST0

As the government shutdown moved through its first week, the late night talk shows returned the medium back to the traditional satire we once enjoyed before the Obama Administration caused political humor to shut down. David Letterman is proving why
by Tim Slagle4 Oct 2013, 12:46 PM PST0

David Letterman found it impossible to talk about the Instigator in Chief of the current diplomatic crisis with Syria on Monday night’s edition of The Late Show. The host made a couple light-hearted jokes before launching another slam at President
by Tim Slagle10 Sep 2013, 1:33 PM PST0

As fast food walkouts are staged around the country, a possible solution exists that wouldn’t inconvenience franchise owners and would highlight the hypocrisy of the left. I’m not sure if it’s a result of a simple union recruitment drive or the
by Tim Slagle2 Sep 2013, 6:56 PM PST0

There is no better sign of a scandal getting serious then when your most loyal supporters turn on you. If the White House has been monitoring The Late Show with David Letterman with the same scrutiny reserved for our e-mails
by Tim Slagle11 Jun 2013, 9:39 AM PST0

Monday was the first night back for late night television’s bitter rivals, and it’s easy to see why Jay Leno is clobbering David Letterman in the ratings. The sweeps figures are in, the White House scandals are growing, and Leno
by Tim Slagle4 Jun 2013, 9:29 AM PST0

While Jay Leno continues to joke about President Barack Obama’s scandals in the proper fashion, the writers over at The Late Show with David Letterman are still perplexed. Since I’m always willing to assist struggling comics, I went back into the
by Tim Slagle23 May 2013, 3:08 PM PST0

In a week when scandals plague the White House, late night comics are still struggling to find a way to turn the news of the day into punch lines. There’s nothing funny about President Barack Obama. That’s what we’ve been
by Tim Slagle15 May 2013, 1:09 PM PST0

Well into the Obama administration’s fifth year, comedians are still unable to find White House humor that doesn’t have a punch line named Bush. There’s nothing like the opening of a Presidential Library to bring out the old jokes. Ever
by Tim Slagle6 May 2013, 12:54 PM PST0

There has never been a finer example of government apathy for the middle class than last week’s proposal by the EPA to require oil refineries to restrict the sulfur content of their fuel. As Americans are seeing more more of their
by Tim Slagle6 Apr 2013, 5:04 PM PST0

Are Americans wising up on disability suits? A Professional Plaintiff sued Disneyland, and walked away with only $8000; about how much Disney makes selling Mouse Ears for half an hour. A disabled man got stuck on the “It’s a Small
by Tim Slagle27 Mar 2013, 12:30 PM PST0

The presidential limo is a perfect metaphor for the economy. The people who claim authority have no idea what it runs on. President Obama was due in Israel. So the advance team wheels his non-sequestered limo out of the cargo plane
by Tim Slagle23 Mar 2013, 5:18 PM PST0

No matter what Conservatives do to make their case, the Alinsky-bound Left is determined to continue the narrative of angry white racists. Did you know there was a Tea Party convention in South Carolina, last weekend? Well if you read
by Tim Slagle20 Jan 2013, 12:30 AM PST0

Deep inside the fiscal cliff compromise passed Tuesday night is an item that could lead more cities into bankruptcy. Allen Park, Mich. is an idyllic American town in the heart of the Rust Belt, the kind of place that far-left
by Tim Slagle3 Jan 2013, 1:56 PM PST0

Well, despite the best intentions of the devoted potheads of Washington and Colorado, the federal government has decided they will bust people for smoking legal marijuana. What the hipsters didn’t realize when they voted to legalize pot is that President
by Tim Slagle10 Dec 2012, 8:37 PM PST0

While Hollywood is busy fawning over the pompous president who takes credit for killing Osama bin Laden, they’re completely overlooking a story that has all the makings of a film classic. On November 4, “SEAL Team 6“ will air on National Geographic.
by Tim Slagle29 Oct 2012, 8:37 AM PST0

Social Security has been the legendary third rail of politics, the topic you don’t touch unless you like being toast. Apparently there is a fourth rail of politics: public broadcasting. Though it seems unlikely in a free nation that people
by Tim Slagle5 Oct 2012, 11:53 PM PST0

The American media was stunned last night to see the first Obama jokes ever performed on National TV. After Clint Eastwood left the stage, media people across the country were mystified. A shell-shocked Andrea Mitchell stammered, “This was exceedingly strange
by Tim Slagle31 Aug 2012, 7:29 AM PST0

It’s coming. It’s inevitable. It’s going to hit approximately the same time the Republicans start their convention this week. Not Hurricane Isaac, but rather the environmentalists’ claim that the GOP has it coming. Democrats are actually more predicable than storm
by Tim Slagle26 Aug 2012, 1:08 PM PST0