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May 14, 2026
Stephen Colbert Slams ‘Trump’s Fabulous Billionaire Boys Trip’
Late night hosts responded to President Trump’s arrival in Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by 17 chief executives including Tim Cook and Elon Musk.
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May 13, 2026
Jordan Klepper Wants the President to Get More Sleep
“Well, well, well, looks like the Sleepy Joe-er has become the sleepy Joe-ee,” Klepper said after President Trump was seen with his eyes closed during an event in the Oval Office.
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May 12, 2026
Stephen Colbert Hosts 4 of His ‘Best Television Friends’
Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers, co-hosts of the Strike Force Five podcast along with Colbert, joined as guests on what is likely their last appearance together on the “Late...
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May 8, 2026
Late Night Recaps Rubio’s Peacemaking Visit to Pope Leo
Jimmy Fallon joked that President Trump and Pope Leo are putting Marco Rubio, who is Catholic, “in the middle and seeing which parent he goes to.”
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May 7, 2026
Late Night Isn’t Buying Trump’s New ‘Skirmish’ in Iran
After Trump used the terms “miniwar” and “excursion” to describe the conflict in Iran, Jimmy Kimmel predicted that the president would next call the war “a tiff. It will be a $200 billion tiff.”
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May 6, 2026
Late Night Cringes at Trump’s Chatter in Front of Children
“How are you talking about nuclear war in front of children?” Desi Lydic asked after the president discussed the Iran conflict in a room full of students on Tuesday.
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May 5, 2026
Late Night Laments Losing Spirit Airlines as a Punchline
The budget carrier announced that “‘all flights have been canceled, and customer service is no longer available,’ which, coincidentally, was also Spirit’s motto,” Stephen Colbert said.
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May 1, 2026
Seth Meyers Gives Trump an Earful About Ear Jokes
The “Late Night” host expressed secondhand embarrassment after the president referred to the “beautiful ears” and “super hearing” of a NASA official.
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April 30, 2026
Josh Johnson Gives King Charles Props for His Comedy Chops
“You know, I’ve always wondered what white Def Jam would be like,” Johnson said after King Charles cracked a few jokes at the White House.
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April 29, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Spills the Tea on Trump’s Royal Meeting
The late night show host called the king of England “one of the very few people who might actually be able to tip things even slightly in a positive direction.”
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April 28, 2026
Late Night Downloads the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The event “was supposed to be an evening of fun and merriment,” Jon Stewart said, “until, like most things in America, it was interrupted by gunfire.”
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April 24, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump at a Mock White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The late night host took “a page from the Kid Rock alternative halftime show,” which aired during the Super Bowl, in offering his own “all-American” version of the Washington tradition.
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April 23, 2026
Stephen Colbert Sends Jimmy Kimmel a Box of ‘Iran War Jokes’
Colbert said he was “beginning to think this war might not be over before Memorial Day,” when “The Late Show” will have ended its run.
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April 22, 2026
Michael Kosta Introduces Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer
“It’s always the ones you never heard of,” the late night host said on Tuesday’s “The Daily Show.”
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April 21, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Refers to Kash Patel’s Job in the Past Tense
The late night host called him “our soon-to-be former F.B.I. director” after publication of an article in The Atlantic alleging excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
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April 17, 2026
Stephen Colbert Delights in Trump’s ‘Ongoing Papal Feud’
The host of “The Late Show” recapped what he called “yet another day when the entire world is on edge over President Trump’s senseless and elective war — with the pope.”
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April 16, 2026
Stephen Colbert Wants the Vice President to Lay Off the Pope
The “Late Show” host scolded JD Vance for suggesting that Pope Leo XIV “be careful when he talks about matters of theology.”
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April 15, 2026
Late Night Laughs at Explanations of Trump’s Jesus ‘Joke’
Ronny Chieng poked fun at JD Vance’s defense of President Trump posting an image of himself as a Christ-like figure.
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April 14, 2026
Late Night Takes Sides in the President vs. the Pope
Jimmy Kimmel said President Trump’s social media post aimed at Pope Leo XIV “is what happens when you sell Bibles instead of reading them.”
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April 10, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Salutes Melania’s White House Surprise
The first lady addressed her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in a prepared statement that the talk show host called “better than her movie.”
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April 9, 2026
Stephen Colbert Skewers Trump’s ‘Double-Sided’ Cease-Fire
“The Late Show” host asked if being double-sided wasn’t a prerequisite: “I believe there’s a word for a single-sided cease-fire and it’s ‘murder.’”
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April 8, 2026
Late Night Puzzles Over Trump’s ‘Mixed Message’ on Iran
“Everyone, most notably the people of Iran, were wondering if their civilization was going to die tonight. Well, good news, it didn’t,” Jimmy Kimmel said after a cease-fire was announced.
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April 7, 2026
Stephen Colbert Mocks Trump’s Expletive-Filled Post Threatening Iran
Late night hosts mocked the president’s expletive-filled ultimatum to Iran, posted on Easter Sunday morning.
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April 3, 2026
Late Night Says Goodbye to Pam Bondi
President Trump is “on a bit of a firing spree,” Jimmy Fallon said on “The Tonight Show” on Thursday, adding, “Ironically, the only staffer who has immunity is RFK Jr.”
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April 2, 2026
Desi Lydic Wants Trump to Take a Hint About the Ballroom
“Might I suggest: If the ballroom starts experiencing ballistic assault, maybe we just cancel the ball?” she said on “The Daily Show.”
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April 1, 2026
Stephen Colbert Blames ‘The Bachelorette’ Cancellation for $4 Gas
The “Late Show” host joked that “Trump attacked Iran” after ABC scrapped the reality show’s latest season.
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March 31, 2026
Stephen Colbert Marvels at ‘No Kings’ Rallies Worldwide
“Just look at the crowd we got here in New York,” he said. “Oop, that’s the T.S.A. line at J.F.K.”
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March 27, 2026
Late Night Disses Trump’s New ‘America First’ Award
“How many fake trophies that were made specifically for him is this guy going to get?” Seth Meyers asked on Thursday’s “Late Night.”
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March 26, 2026
Josh Johnson Ridicules the Army’s Opening to Older Recruits
“Look, according to People magazine — and apparently the U.S. military — 42 is the new 35,” Johnson said on Tuesday’s “Daily Show.”
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March 25, 2026
Late Night Questions the ‘Very Big Present’ Trump Got From Iran
Josh Johnson was puzzled by what kind of gift the president could have received “from the people you are currently at war with.”
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