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July 22, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Targets Two More TV Hosts After CBS Axes Stephen Colbert
Donald Trump is going to war with anyone in the media who dares criticize him.
July 22, 2025
Edith Olmsted
“F***ing Wrong”: Jon Stewart Torches CBS for Bowing to Trump
Stewart and Stephen Colbert separately went on expletive-laden rants against CBS.
September 20, 2016
Alex Shephard
Jimmy Fallon treated Hillary Clinton the exact same way he treated Donald Trump.
September 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
What did you expect from Jimmy Fallon?
June 9, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Obama will debut some of his general election Trump takedowns for Jimmy Fallon.
March 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
Steve Martin did not want to do The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
September 9, 2015
Esther Breger
Stephen Colbert Isn't Re-Inventing Late Night—He's Just Doing It Better Than Anyone Else
February 7, 2014
Esther Breger
The Late-Night TV Monologue is Dull and Anachronistic—And Should Retire With Jay Leno
March 5, 2013
Laura Bennett
Late-Night Comedy, All Day Long
How Fallon, Kimmel, and other shows are adapting to the viral age
December 27, 2012
Laura Bennett
The Best TV of 2012
December 21, 2012
Jonathan L. Fischer
"You Might Even Say It Blows!"
October 30, 2012
Laura Bennett
Fallon and Letterman and the Invisible Late Show Audience
October 3, 2012
Mike Barthel
How Liberals Learned to Love Honey Boo Boo
March 12, 2011
David Hajdu
Lykke Li and the Rise of Porn Pop
August 20, 2010
David Hajdu
The Ballads of Steven Slater
December 12, 2008
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