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When you have a topical news show, the sheer amount of current events to cover can feel daunting.
Its a tempting short cut to just smoosh two news items together and call it comedy.
and create a sketch about whether or notMarianne Williamsonand John Delaney used the boom-boom room.
It wouldnt be satire, per se, but itd be damn close.
Lets look back at what worked best this week in late night.
Its not especially gut-busting, it just harkens to what late night used to be.
Fiction authors (other than just Stephen King and John Grisham) used to get talk-show appearances.
When all the talk shows were in New York, there was a literati glamour attached to late night.
It rarely happens now.
Instagram poetRupi Kaur was on Jimmy Fallon last year, and the incongruity nearly gave me shingles.
Bringing on the lady who wrotea viralParis Reviewessayis a Dick Cavett move, and Im here for it.
God bless Jesse the editor.
One such moment occurred when Kim and Jimmy Fallon shared embarrassing phone secrets.
Surelyeveryonehas let their voice-mail fill completely so no one can leave you another message ever again, right?
Thats wildly selfish behavior?
Cool, just checking.
And all the other boys in this sketch are personal trainers.
Keenly observed, Corden!
Guy Branum and Bhad Bhabies Meeting of the Minds
Bhad Bhabie and Guy Branum?
Next to David Spade and Donnell Im rich biatch!
Surely this never happened.
I am dying, and this is the last random firings of my neurons.
Guy Branum makes a W.E.B.
Du Bois reference not even 30 seconds into a discussion of Nicki Minajs retirement.
