Tag: Colbert, Stephen

Jon Stewart Returns to Form on ‘The Daily Show’

Stewart, who received a warm welcome from the studio audience, addressed the state of the presidential election, with a focus on differentiating between President Biden and former President Donald Trump, who both face questions about their age and ability to lead. The next nine months, Stewart said, “they’re going to suck.” “Look, Joe Biden isn’t […]

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Henry Kissinger, Often Impersonated and Skewered by Sketch Comics

In a November 1976 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” Gilda Radner, in her recurring impression of Barbara Walters — a.k.a. Baba Wawa — interviews Henry Kissinger, played by John Belushi. After inquiring about his “silly, silly” accent, which she says “really, really irritates” her, Radner asks Belushi to repeat after her: “I am a really, […]

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David Letterman Returns to ‘The Late Show’

It started much like the way it ended for David Letterman. There he came, striding onto the stage at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Monday night, to a standing ovation and a chorus of chants of “Da-vid! Da-vid!” The only difference this time was that Mr. Letterman, in a full gray beard, was a guest […]

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