Funnies: Bill Clinton or Bob Barker?
A look at the best in late night political comedy.
July 8, 2007 — -- A roundup of the late-night comics.
The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert: Not a Democrat, not a Republican? [New York] Mayor [Michael] Bloomberg, how can I launch partisan attacks at you if you don't have any partisans?
The Late Late Show
Craig Ferguson: Can you tell us why you commuted Scooter Libby's sentence?
Bush impersonator: It's a mercy thing Ferg-alopoulos. How's a guy named Scooter supposed to survive in prison?
The Late Late Show
Craig Ferguson: There was a mix up yesterday at the Hillary Clinton rally in Iowa. Bill Clinton showed up -- this is true: Bill Clinton showed up and people started screaming and stuff because they thought it was Bob Barker. It is true.
The 1/2 Hour News Hour
Jennifer Lange: A federal court ruled the White House must release suspected al Qaeda agent Ali Al-Mari. Al-Mari says he just wants to put all of this behind him and return to flight school.
The Daily Show
Jon Stewart: Mainly, the Web is a place to see candidates in scripted unscripted moments -- like this one between Mitt Romney and his wife.
[shows Web video of Romneys]
Ann Romney: He's always got jokes, but they're not very funny.
Mitt Romney [laughing]: I think they are.
Ann Romney: Oh no, they're not.
Stewart: Oh wifey, there you go again, softening my awkward public persona.