Jimmy Fallon Wants to Keep His ‘Head Down’ & Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’

Jimmy Fallon plans to keep “The Tonight Show” out of politics. During a recent interview with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” ...

How Did Late-Night Get So Political? It Didn’t Start With Trump.

The hosts’ monologues may feel especially pointed right now, but the trend really took off during the George W. Bush ...

Has Trump’s government made political comedy feel important again?

Resistance” comedy had struggled to find its mojo in Trump’s second term. Then came Colbert’s cancellation, “South Park” satire and the Kimmel uproar.
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New poll shows striking change in Americans’ views on political violence

A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll shows that nearly a third of Americans believe that political violence may be necessary to set ...