Funnies: the Up Side of a Down Economy
A look at the best in late-night political comedy.
Feb. 15, 2009 — -- Here's a roundup of the late-night comics.
The Tonight Show
Leno: "The economy is so bad, Barack Obama's new slogan is 'spare change you can believe in.' That's how bad it is."
The Tonight Show
Leno: Remember Marion Barry? Kevin: Oh, I remember him. Oh yeah, sure. Jay: Well, they want to send him to jail for failing to file tax returns for the eighth time in nine years. Hasn't paid taxes for eight years straight. There's either jail or a Cabinet position in the Obama administration. Either One.
The Daily Show
Stewart: All Barack Obama wanted was a stimulus bill. Who did this to hope? Sen. Tom Coburn:This bill stinks. Stewart: Oh.
Saturday Night Live
Seth Myers: Barack Obama on Tuesday became the 10th American president to call on Helen Thomas at a White House press conference. She asked the same first question she always does: How will you end slavery?
The Colbert Report
Obama: Last month our economy lost 598,000 jobs, which is nearly the equivalent of losing every single job in the state of Maine. Colbert: Oh, no! Not Maine! Then where we would get our deodorant that doesn't work?