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July 16, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at Joe Biden’s New Memoir
“It’s the second book Biden has written,” Fallon said of the former president. “The first was ‘The Odyssey.’”
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July 15, 2026
Late Night Calls Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat ‘an Inheritance Jackpot’
“A Senate seat? Most people just get a garage full of damp boxes,” Michael Kosta said of Graham’s sister filling the late senator’s seat on “The Daily Show.”
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July 14, 2026
Jon Stewart Mocks Mitch McConnell’s Recovery Photo
The “Daily Show” host called the image “totally believable evidence that Mitch McConnell is not only alive, but the happiest boy in the hospital.”
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July 10, 2026
Ronny Chieng Tackles Trump's Two Air Force Ones
“Is that why there’s no gas in the world anymore? Because the president flies with an extra emotional support plane?” Chieng said on “The Daily Show.”
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July 9, 2026
Late Night Joins the Hunt for Mitch McConnell
“Apparently, people don’t like a majority senator disappearing with no explanation for three weeks,” Ronny Chieng said on Wednesday’s “Daily Show.”
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July 8, 2026
Late Night Calls a Foul on Trump After His World Cup Intervention
President Trump may not have known what a red card in soccer is, Ronny Chieng said: “But you know what he did know? How to get a guy a pardon.”
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July 7, 2026
‘Kimmel’ Guest Host Tiffany Haddish Roasts Trump’s Fourth of July Party
The comedian and actress joked that “there was more people at my bat mitzvah” than at America’s 250th birthday party.
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June 30, 2026
John Oliver Dives Into Trump’s Pet Project: A ‘Giant Duck Death Trap’
The “Last Week Tonight” host said the United States was “dealing with a literal swamp of corruption” for its 250th birthday.
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June 26, 2026
Late Night Grades the Attractions at the Great American State Fair
The fair has everything, Jimmy Fallon said, including “a Trump approval rating roller coaster, which has the biggest drop in history.”
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June 25, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump’s Great American State Fair
“There’s even a dunk tank with JD Vance and a drunk tank with Kash Patel,” Fallon said.
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June 24, 2026
Josh Johnson Muses on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
“Hey, kids, remember you wanted to go to Disneyland? Instead, we’re going to go see the world’s largest kombucha!” Johnson said of the pool renovation as a tourist stop.
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June 23, 2026
Late Night Dunks on Trump for Hiring Greenwater Services
Jimmy Fallon poked fun at the name of the business under fire for turning the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool bright green: “Nailed it.”
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June 19, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Calls Trump’s Iran Deal ‘The Retreaty of Versailles’
“Trump’s answer to the question, ‘Who did you go to war with?’ and ‘How did it end?’ will be the same answer: ‘Iran,’” Kimmel said.
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June 18, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Feels ‘Hormuzled’ by Trump’s New Deal With Iran
Although the agreement finally reopens the Strait of Hormuz, “we threw in a minimum of $300 billion,” Kimmel said. “Right now, Melania’s wondering, ‘How do I get a deal like that?’”
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June 17, 2026
Late Night Wades Into the Reflecting Pool’s Algae Bloom
President Trump “promised he would drain the swamp,” Jimmy Kimmel said. “Instead, he spent 14 million of our dollars building a new one.”
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June 16, 2026
Knicks Celebrate Their N.B.A. Title on ‘The Tonight Show’
“Of course it’s the Knicks, so they won’t really show up until the second half,” the host Jimmy Fallon said.
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June 12, 2026
Late Night Prepares for Trump’s U.F.C. Birthday Fight at the White House
Jimmy Fallon called the president “the only 80-year-old yelling, ‘Get on my lawn!’”
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June 11, 2026
Desi Lydic Does a Spit Take at the Price of Trump’s Gold Coin
“$12,000? For a coin? Does it come with a used Honda Civic?” Lydic said.
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June 10, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Calls a Technical Foul on Trump’s Apparent Game 3 Nap
The late night host called Trump “the first sitting president to shut down a major United States city so he could take a nap in front of a sold-out crowd at the N.B.A. finals.”
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June 9, 2026
Late Night Roasts Trump for Walking Out on ‘Meet the Press’
Jon Stewart called the president’s interview his “worst nightmare: a woman who won’t stop asking pertinent questions.”
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June 5, 2026
Late Night Sizes Up Trump’s Reflecting-Pool Ambitions
“One thing we know for sure is that Trump is definitely obsessed with size,” Seth Meyers said of the president’s bragging about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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June 4, 2026
Late Night Reacts to Another Reality Star Wooing Voters
Michael Kosta wasn’t impressed to see that the L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt “got a second-season pickup” after Tuesday’s midterms.
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June 3, 2026
Late Night Wants Trump to Give Peace Talks a Chance
“Oh, I’m sorry, is wrapping up the war you started not interesting enough?” Michael Kosta said on Tuesday, after the president called negotiations with Iran “boring.”
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June 2, 2026
Late Night Updates America on the Lineup for Its 250th Birthday Bash
“Instead of music, the entertainment will be an 80-year-old man yelling about windmills,” Jimmy Kimmel said after President Trump said he would headline a summer concert series.
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May 29, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Finds Glee in President Trump’s Approval Rating
A new poll shows it sitting at 34 percent. “He has the same approval rating as ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop,’” Kimmel said on Thursday.
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May 28, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Can Hardly Believe the Reality of L.A.’s Mayoral Race
“Mayor should not be your first job,” the host said of the former reality show star and mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, who is polling in second place.
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May 27, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump for Missing His Son’s Wedding
“It was a small ceremony with about 40 guests, none of whom were his father,” the late-night host said of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas over the weekend.
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May 22, 2026
Stephen Colbert’s Last ‘Late Show’ Features Famous Friends and Paul McCartney
Colbert was joined by famous friends, fellow hosts and special guests like Paul McCartney for the finale of “The Late Show.”
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May 21, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Pays His Respects to ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’
Kimmel said he hoped others will also tune in to CBS “for the last time” to watch Thursday’s “Late Show” finale.
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May 20, 2026
Late Night Could Set a Clock by Trump’s Iran Attack Delays
Jimmy Kimmel noted that the president backs down on his own deadlines to bomb Iran “every Tuesday. It’s like a new episode of ‘NCIS.’”
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