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Monday, December 22, 2025

Late Night told 7,045 Trump Jokes in 2025 / Chevy Chase Confronted Lorne Michaels Over SNL50 Snub

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Monday December 22, 2025

Report: Late-Night Hosts Told 7,045 Trump Jokes in 2025

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers
Late-night hosts told more than ten times as many jokes about Donald Trump than any other political figure in 2025 according NewsBuster's annual joke tally.

CNN's Chevy Chase Doc Is Complicated and Compelling, Much Like Its Subject

Chevy Chase
As Bill Carter writes, CNN’s I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not effectively reckons with a legendary career shaped as much by conflict as by comedy.

Chevy Chase Says He Confronted Lorne Michaels Over SNL50 Exclusion

Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels
Chevy Chase says he was “hurt” enough by his exclusion from SNL’s 50th anniversary special to raise the issue directly with Lorne Michaels—a moment he recounts in CNN's new doc.

Jimmy Kimmel to Deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message

Jimmy Kimmel Channel 4
Britain's Channel 4 has tapped Jimmy Kimmel to deliver its annual Alternative Christmas Message, capping a turbulent year that put the late-night host at the center of America's free-speech debate.

Bowen Yang Gifted SNL Staffers Moo Deng Plushies on His Farewell

Bowen Yang as Moo Deng
First on LateNighter: Ahead of his SNL swan song, Bowen Yang gifted staffers with a mini plush toy resembling Moo Deng, the viral baby pygmy hippo he portrayed last season on "Weekend Update."

Watch Every SNL 'Weekend Update' Joke Swap Ever

Colin Jost, Michael Che Weekend Update
Colin Jost and Michael Che have spent the last ten years forcing each other to deliver jokes they have no business telling.

Around the web:

Craig Tennis, Talent Coordinator for Carson’s Tonight Show, Dies at 85
Tennis, who died of heart disease last week, gave the likes of Tiny Tim, Gabe Kaplan, and Billy Crystal their first big breaks over a key eight-year stretch on The Tonight Show. [via TV Tattle]

Have I Got News For You Will Continue to Stream on HBO Max
After CNN’s Season 4 renewal announcement failed to mention HBO Max, a tipster asked whether HIGNFY was leaving the platform. It’s not. A source tells LateNighter the series will continue streaming on HBO Max, even as CNN promotes its new in-house streamer, CNN All Access.
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