Politics on Late Night - Page 61

October 17, 2021

‘SNL’ Weekend Update takes on budget bill, vaccine mandates, COVID origins -- and other political footballs

"Saturday Night Live’s" Weekend Update fake news segment covered Democratic squabbling over the inclusion of President Biden’s climate policy in the budget bill, the New York City coronavirus vaccine mandate, the potential origins of the virus and head Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s resignation this weekend.

October 11, 2021

Samantha Bee admits she didn't want to challenge 'hero' narrative about Andrew Cuomo last year

“Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee admitted in a new podcast interview that she knew her audience did not want to hear disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was an "a--hole" because he was a "hero" and "dad" to many at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 10, 2021

'SNL' cold open: Facebook unites Republicans and Democrats -- in befuddlement

"Saturday Night Live" in this weekend’s cold open found one thing that could unite both Democratic and Republican senators  – they’re all too old to understand Facebook.

October 9, 2021

Maher rails against 'outrageous' Sinema harassment, rips far left for demanding 'everything' in spending bills

"Real Time" host Bill Maher blasted the "outrageous" harassment Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., faced when she was followed into a restroom earlier this month by activists at Arizona State University.

October 9, 2021

Bill Maher says US-Mexico border crisis may be Democrats' 'Achilles' heel' come election time

“Real Time” host Bill Maher sounded the alarm, railing against Democrats for lacking a plan to address the border crisis.

October 7, 2021

Bret Baier chats with Stephen Colbert about Fox host's new Ulysses S. Grant book

Bret Baier appeared on the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Wednesday night to discuss politics, his new book “To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876,” Fox News' 25th anniversary and how he got his start in journalism.

October 7, 2021

Monica Lewinsky recalls comeback from Clinton scandal shaming: 'I set out to heal'

Monica Lewinsky recounted how she bounced back after being publicly shamed.

October 7, 2021

Monica Lewinsky says Clinton scandal likely made her an 'anti-bullying advocate'

Monica Lewinsky said that had she not been at the center of public scrutiny, she's not sure she'd still be an anti-bullying advocate.

October 6, 2021

Bill Maher on crowd's 'hunger' for mocking wokeness: 'For the first time ... I am playing to a mixed audience'

HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher discussed the surprisingly increased broadness of his stand-up audience on Tuesday, saying there was a hunger among traditional liberals to hear the “woke," “crazy section” on the left get taken to task.

October 3, 2021

'SNL' cold open shows Biden, Dem factions squabbling over infrastructure

"Saturday Night Live" returned from its summer hiatus this weekend and wasted no time in mocking the Democrats’ infighting regarding the infrastructure bill.