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# Late Night Comedy

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## Late Night Comedy


* ![ABC News - 2018](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f0ca3a915aae0b0/69892db2db2987578625f623/gettyimages-945821094.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 17, 2018  
## [James Comey Compared President Trump to a Mafia Boss. Stephen Colbert Took It From There.](https://time.com/5243011/stephen-colbert-james-comey-trump/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 16, 2018  
## [Jimmy Kimmel Stopped By Coachella So Eminem Could Totally Nail His Response to a Mean Tweet](https://time.com/5241435/emimen-jmmy-kimmel-mean-tweet/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 10, 2018  
## [Jimmy Kimmel Plays 'Who’s High?' in Honor of Snoop Dogg’s Visit on the Show](https://time.com/5234599/jimmy-kimmel-whos-high-snoop-dogg/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![A QUIET PLACE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd98fef2c2a132ef6/69892ce2cf40a87c7ec4bd90/a-quiet-place-krasinski.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 6, 2018  
## [Jimmy Kimmel’s In-House Movie Critic Gives Us the Real Scoop on John Krasinski's _A Quiet Place_](https://time.com/5230649/jimmy-kimmel-john-krasinski-quiet-place-review/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![the rock asks jimmy kimmel to deliver his baby](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt107a82e19f9f8b3e/69892cd1db29879eb325f4ac/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-deliver-baby-e1522859109487.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 4, 2018  
## [Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Asked Jimmy Kimmel to Deliver His Baby](https://time.com/5226378/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-to-deliver-his-baby/)  
by Melissa Locker  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28f4d0247c371092/69892a4e4ee26266fa311258/colbertreactstotrumpnorthkorea.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 9, 2018  
## [Stephen Colbert Goes Off the Cuff About the Trump-Kim Jong Un Meeting](https://time.com/5192969/stephen-colbert-on-trump-kim-jong-un-meeting/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2025e76552e8fff3/6988f357cf40a87b55c4a6cb/melaniatrump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 1, 2017  
## ['Melania Trump' Tries to Escape the Christmasy White House on Stephen Colbert](https://time.com/5044868/melania-trump-christmas-colbert/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03060c1cda338048/6988e6498fd2eec4b4359b03/colbert1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 17, 2017  
## [Stephen Colbert Is Having Absolutely None of Al Franken’s Apology](https://time.com/5029186/stephen-colbert-on-al-franken/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35a5c8194cf6552d/6988e5fecf40a8c3edc4a3a3/impeach.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 15, 2017  
## [Jimmy Kimmel Found a Lot Of People Who Think Hillary Clinton Should Be Impeached](https://time.com/5025433/jimmy-kimmel-hillary-clinton-impeach/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Nov 13, 2017  
## [Allow John Oliver to Explain How the Trump Presidency Is Like Being Murdered by a Sloth](https://time.com/5021063/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-season-finale-trump/)  
by Melissa Locker  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte89579b2f0d96491/6988e55e8fd2ee7e4f359978/colbert.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 10, 2017  
## [Here's How Stephen Colbert Explained Why Louis C.K. Wasn't on _The Late Show_](https://time.com/5018775/stephen-colbert-on-louis-c-k/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Nov 6, 2017  
## [John Oliver Blames Economic Development Zones for the _Entourage_ Movie](https://time.com/5011095/john-oliver-economic-development-zones-entourage/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![2015 Summer TCA Tour - 31st Annual Television Critics Association Awards](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f8008e00c04951b/6988e108656a3f42edbd2022/gettyimages-483444506.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 30, 2017  
## [John Oliver Says Floods Are the 'Despacito' of Natural Disasters](https://time.com/5001935/john-oliver-floods-despacito/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Oct 16, 2017  
## [John Oliver Hacks into Equifax on _Last Week Tonight_](https://time.com/4983405/equifax-last-week-tonight-john-oliver/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39abd7128971a51a/6988e1dd0a4a22159b9d0510/colberfake.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 13, 2017  
## [Stephen Colbert Expertly Inserted Himself Into Trump's Latest Interview](https://time.com/4981405/stephen-colbert-mock-trump-interview/)  
by Melissa Locker

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