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'This Week's' Look at the Best in Late Night Political Comedy

Here's a roundup of the late night comics.

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The Tonight Show

Jay Leno: In world news, I guess you've heard Barack Obama, elected the Chancellor of Germany, ladies and gentlemen.

The Daily Show

Jon Stewart: From Afghanistan to Iraq to Israel. It appears that on this trip Barack Obama is solving the world's devastating conflicts in alphabetical order. Oh, hang in there, Myanmar through Zimbabwe.

The Tonight Show

Leno: In political news, there was a huge reception for Barack Obama in the Middle East this past weekend. People were screaming and chasing him, hanging on his every word, and that was just the U.S. press corps.

The Colbert Report

Steven Colbert: John McCain is fighting back, folks. Photo op for photo op. Obama lands in Jordan in what I believe is a transformer. (shows military plane) And McCain arrives in Kennebunkport in his own advanced military vehicle. (shows McCain in golf cart with George H. W. Bush)

The Daily Show

Stewart: John McCain didn't get to go to war zones with reporters, but he's out there baby. MSNBC reporter: "John McCain in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania." Stewart: Ah, Wilkes-Barre, the gateway to Scranton. Well played sir.

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Jimmy Kimmel: They really love Barack Obama in Germany. He's like a rock star over there. It's impressive until you realize that David Hasselhoff is like a rock star over there.

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