Funnies: Post-Election Humor
A look at the best in late-night political comedy.
Nov. 9, 2008— -- Here's a roundup of the late-night comics.
Ferguson: "It is a great day for America, everybody. Now, I Tivo-ed the election so don't tell me who won."
Leno: "As a comedian, I'm gonna miss President Bush. Because Barack Obama is not easy to do jokes about. He doesn't give you a lot to go on. See, this is why God gave us Joe Biden."
Leno: Right after Barack Obama clinched the – did you see TV cameras caught Jesse Jackson standing at the celebration with tears – you see him with tears in his eyes? Not because Barack won; because he makes more than $250,000 a year.
Conan:President-elect Barack Obama – we have to get used to saying that – spent the day thanking the people who helped him win the election. That's right. Yeah, and actually, Obama's first phone call was to Sarah Palin.
Letterman:Ladies and Gentlemen, Barack Obama is our new president. And I think I speak for most Americans when I say, anybody mind if he starts a little early?
Stewart:Perhaps no place on earth celebrated like the birthplace of Barack Obama's father, Kenya. [*Kenyan running alongside camera*: Today is the greatest day in our black history. 'Cause the black man is gonna run the White House. So we are very proud of our own son. We appreciate it.] Stewart:You know this is amazing. Apparently under no circumstances do Kenyans stop training for marathons.
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