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Archives: Humor
![Hassan Minhaj was told not to Roast Trump, But did Anyway (WH Correspondents)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/hassan-minhaj-was-told-not-to-ro-187x137.jpg)
![N. Korea Interview interrupted by Unbearable Cuteness](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/n-korea-interview-interrupted-by-187x137.jpg)
N. Korea Interview interrupted by Unbearable Cuteness
BBC | (Video News Clip) | - - "There was an unexpected distraction for Professor Robert Kelly when he was being interviewed live on BBC News about South Korea. But he managed…![SNL Spicey on ‘Extreme Vetting’: The Blondes Get In](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/snl-spicey-on-extreme-vetting-th-187x137.jpg)
SNL Spicey on ‘Extreme Vetting’: The Blondes Get In
NBC | Saturday Night Live Cold Open Skit | - - "Sean Spicer (Melissa McCarthy) and Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon) take questions from the press (Bobby Moynihan, Mikey Day, Vanessa Bayer, Sasheer…![The Dutch to Trump: We have the Second best Words](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/the-dutch-to-trump-we-have-the-s-187x137.jpg)
The Dutch to Trump: We have the Second best Words
VPRO zondag met lubach | (Video Satire> | - - "The whole world was watching for the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States: Donald J. Trump. Because we realize…![Trump and the Pee-Pee Party: Alec Baldwin at SNL](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/trump-and-the-pee-pee-party-alec-187x137.jpg)
Trump and the Pee-Pee Party: Alec Baldwin at SNL
NBC's Saturday Night Live | (Video Skit) | - - "President-elect Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) holds his first press conference since getting elected." Donald Trump Press Conference Cold Open - SNL![SNL Cold Open: Trump as Manchurian Candidate](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/snl-cold-open-trump-as-manchuria-187x137.jpg)
SNL Cold Open: Trump as Manchurian Candidate
NBC's Saturday Night Live | (Satiric Video Clip) "President-elect Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) receives a surprise visit from Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) and Rex Tillerson (John Goodman)." SNL "Donald Trump Christmas Cold…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/RDW4SsPe-187x137.jpg)
Hasan Minhaj on New Brown America and His Superpowers
Hari Kondabolu and W. Kamau Bell interview Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj on their podcast Politically Re-Active. The interview begins at 31:49:![Hillary Clinton Roasts Donald Trump At 2016 Al Smith Dinner](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/hillary-clinton-roasts-donald-tr-187x137.jpg)
Hillary Clinton Roasts Donald Trump At 2016 Al Smith Dinner
Fox 10 Phoenix | (Video) | - - "Hillary Clinton isn't holding back against Donald Trump at the annual Al Smith dinner in New York. Clinton joked that if Trump didn't like…![President Trump’s Extreme Vetting of Immigrants (Satire Skit)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/president-trumps-extreme-vetting-187x137.jpg)
President Trump’s Extreme Vetting of Immigrants (Satire Skit)
Maz Jobrani | (Video skit) | - - "Donald Trump has said that if he wins he will do EXTREME VETTING of all immigrants. He hasn't said how that would work, but…![GOP Convention Roundup: Jon Stewart Resurfaces on Colbert’s Late Show](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/gop-convention-roundup-jon-stewa-187x137.jpg)
GOP Convention Roundup: Jon Stewart Resurfaces on Colbert’s Late Show
Jon Stewart/ Stephen Colbert | (The Late Show video Clip) | - - "Some stories, like the ouster of Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, are too big for one late night host…![Erdogan loses appeal against German media re: Comedian who Satirized him](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/erdogan-loses-appeal-against-ger-187x137.jpg)
Erdogan loses appeal against German media re: Comedian who Satirized him
By EurActiv.com with AFP Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost a German court battle against a top media boss when his appeal in a bitter row over free speech was thrown out.…![Tired of living in fear of the Muslims next door? Easy Breathalyzer Fix (Bassem Youssef Satire)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/tired-of-living-in-fear-of-the-m-187x137.jpg)
Tired of living in fear of the Muslims next door? Easy Breathalyzer Fix (Bassem Youssef Satire)
Dr. Bassem Youssef | (Fusion Comedy Satire Video) | - - "Tired of living in fear of the Muslims next door? Bassem Youssef has a solution! SUBSCRIBE for more Democracy Handbook (Bassem's…![Larry Wilmore horrifies White Washington by bringing Up Race at WH Dinner](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/larry-wilmore-horrifies-white-wa-187x137.jpg)
Larry Wilmore horrifies White Washington by bringing Up Race at WH Dinner
Larry Wilmore | (White House Correspondents Dinner Video) | - - C-Span: "Larry Wilmore COMPLETE REMARKS at 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner (C-SPAN)"![Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan demands Germany prosecute comedian over satirical poem](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/turkeys-pres-erdogan-demands-ger-187x137.jpg)
Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan demands Germany prosecute comedian over satirical poem
RT | (Video News Report) | - - "Turkey has made a formal request to the German government to prosecute a TV comedian over a crude poem about the Turkish President." RT:…![SNL Spoofs Election Coverage, Trump: ‘We in GOP do not say Racist Things, we Imply Them”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/snl-spoofs-election-coverage-tru-187x137.jpg)
SNL Spoofs Election Coverage, Trump: ‘We in GOP do not say Racist Things, we Imply Them”
NBC | (Saturday Night Live) | - - "Jake Tapper (Beck Bennett) covers the outcome of Super Tuesday, including Donald Trump (Darrell Hammond) and Hillary Clinton's (Kate McKinnon) big wins, Ted Cruz's…![The Day Beyoncé Turned Black – SNL](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/the-day-beyonce-turned-black-snl-187x137.jpg)
The Day Beyoncé Turned Black – SNL
Saturday Night Live | (Video satire) | - - "It's the day white people never saw coming: when Beyoncé turned black." Saturday Night Live: " "The Day Beyoncé Turned Black" - SNL"Despite Risks, Egypt’s Cartoonists Take on increasingly Authoritarian Regime of al-Sisi
By Mohamed Hassan | ( Global Voices ) | - - Cartoonist Islam Gawish. Photograph from his Facebook page. Photograph by Mostafa Darwish. Less than two weeks after the fifth anniversary of…![George W. Bush Cold Open – Saturday Night Live](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/george-w-bush-cold-open-saturday1-187x137.jpg)
George W. Bush Cold Open – Saturday Night Live
Will Ferrell | (Saturday Night Live Video Spoof) | - - "President George W. Bush (Will Ferrell) announces he's entering the presidential race and assesses the current crop of GOP candidates." George…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2014-02-09-at-12.40.03-AM-187x137.png)
In Honor of Jon Stewart’s Finale, that time he showed a Juan Cole clip re: al-Qaeda
By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | - - Jon Stewart is the most brilliant man on television, and Steve Colbert said it well, that we've all learned from him "how to…![Daily Show Iraq: Ahmed Albasheer Fights ISIL/ Daesh With Comedy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170504131901im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/daily-show-iraq-ahmed-albasheer-187x137.jpg)