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

Here's a roundup of the late night comics.

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Watch "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" every Sunday to see the latest roundup of the week's best political comedy.
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The Tonight Show

Jay Leno: Barack Obama now says he's open to offshore oil drilling. So apparently when he promised change he was talking about his mind.

The Tonight Show

Leno: The Boston Globe reports that political experts are telling Barack Obama that when he's on vacation in Hawaii he should stay away from loud Hawaiian shirts and speedos. Well, isn't that pretty much good advice for any middle aged guy?

Late Night

Conan O'Brien: The New York Times just did a big piece. They say that Barack Obama has been successful in politics because he's a black man who doesn't make white people feel threatened. Yeah, which explains Obama's secret service code name, Al Roker.

The Colbert Report

Steven Colbert: Thankfully, Senator John McCain was not buying Obama's plan. McCain: My opponent doesn't want to drill. He doesn't want nuclear power. He wants you to inflate your tires. Colbert: You hear that? Obama is pro-inflation.

The Daily Show

Jon Stewart: Speaking of the former president of the United States. *Kate Snow with Bill Clinton*: "Is he ready to be president? You could argue that no one is ready to be president." Stewart: You COULD argue that. If you were being passive aggressive.

The Daily Show

Stewart: Senator McCain took his message of ending our dependence on oil to the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally. McCain: This is my first time here, but I recognize that sound *motorcycle noise* It's the sound of freedom. Stewart: No, It's the sound of money being funneled to Saudi Arabia.

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