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Heres what youre not going to see in this weeks top-five late-night moments: impeachment talk.
Late night is spinning its wheels politically, since we dont really know whats going on.
Will the Senate GOP stonewall this like they did Merrick Garland?
Will it affect 2020?
Probs, but no one knows how.
The liberal elite arent coping well with Trumps reality-breaking tactics.
Were dealing with a tantrum-throwing, object-permanence-lacking, weird-standing baby.
And its not even novel anymore.
So weirdly, the best (and most politically relevant) comedy this week wasnt the political commentary.
I Rented This Sweater!
How dare the audience member get his rented sweater dirty?!
Thomas Lennon yelling will never not be funny, and were all looking forward to theQuibi revival ofReno 911!
Jimmy Kimmels Simulacrum
Jimmy Kimmel got his own wax figure and used it to terrify his cousin Micki.
Thats how we got Letterman and Leno.
Today, hosts pretape, or just put out reruns.
Thankfully, Corden keeps a lot of the oldshiny-floor TVtropes alive.
Seth Meyers Hate Pennies
This one started weird and just got weirder.
Lincoln alive and well!
For timing reasons, Seths expletive-laden tirade against pennies gets played with the sound off.
Everyone did bits about the pigeons in cowboy hats in Las Vegas.
How could you not?
And according to thisConansegment, the hat gluer intentionally baited late-night hosts with this story.
How does getting Conan to talk about the pigeon hats hurt him?
Unclear, but immaterial.
Revenge was his goal, and revenge he somehow achieved.
