Seth Meyers to Megyn Kelly: Was It 'Terrifying' to Interview Dick Chen

August 1st, 2014 12:18 PM
Talking to Megyn Kelly on Thursday's NBC Late Night, host Seth Meyers touted how the Fox News anchor had recently "sort of grilled" former Vice President Dick Cheney and "called him to task for...the things he was wrong about with Iraq." Meyers worried: "...was that terrifying? Is it terrifying to call out Dick Cheney?" [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] Kelly dismissed…

Networks Ignore: As Chaos Breaks Out, White House Claims Obama Has Bro

July 21st, 2014 5:30 PM
The week of July 13 to 19 saw increased violence between Israel and the Palestinians, an act of terror as a plane was blown out of the sky in Ukraine, and simmering tensions between Mexico and the United States over a border crisis. With that as a backdrop, the networks skipped White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest's July 14 claim that Barack Obama has "improved the tranquility of the global…

CNN Runs 'Close to the Bone' Joke on Obama Trading Taliban for a 'Gran

June 11th, 2014 6:11 PM
  On Wednesday's New Day on CNN, co-anchor Chris Cuomo mocked President Obama at the end of the show's regular "Inside Politics" segment after a clip of NBC comedian Seth Meyers making a joke about Obama trading Taliban prisoners for coffee at Starbucks. Alluding to an upcoming interview with California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff that calls into question whether the released Taliban…

Dennis Miller Tells Seth Meyers ‘America is Built on Busting Your A

June 4th, 2014 11:11 AM
Dennis Miller has a response for those liberals who think this country is full of people who can't better their lives with new jobs: America "is built on busting your a**." Late Night host Seth Meyers on Tuesday night hosted his fellow Saturday Night Live alum. The radio host and comic was promoting his new stand up act, “America 180.” Meyers asked Dennis Miller to explain a little bit about…

Seth Meyers to ‘Cosmos’ Presenter Neil deGrasse Tyson: Those That

March 16th, 2014 7:14 PM
Newly minted NBC late night host Seth Meyers took a cheap shot at members of Congress on the Friday March 14th edition of “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” During an interview with “Cosmos” presenter Neil deGrasse Tyson, Meyers laughed at his guest who argued that those that “don’t know science in the 21st century” should “just move back to the cave because that’s where we are going to leave you…

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Compares Dick Cheney to ‘Villain’ From

March 12th, 2014 3:30 PM
MSNBC’s primetime darling Rachel Maddow has an obsession with attacking conservatives, especially if they are associated with the presidency of George W. Bush. Whether it’s using her nightly program or her appearances across the NBC platform, Maddow seems to never miss an opportunity to attack former Bush officials. Appearing as a guest on the company's Late Night w/ Seth Meyers on Tuesday…

'Saturday Night Live': We Had a Hard Time Finding Jokes in Wednesday's

October 8th, 2012 9:17 AM
Given the shellacking Barack Obama took at last week's presidential debate with Mitt Romney, one would have thought NBC's Saturday Night Live would have had no difficulty finding material to spoof the event. Not so according to New York magazine which published a piece Monday entitled "Unlike the Rest of the World, SNL Had a Hard Time Joking About the Debate":

Greg Gutfeld: 'Asking a Comedian to Make Fun of Obama Is Like Asking a

April 16th, 2012 8:31 PM
Greg Gutfeld on Monday attacked comics for not making jokes about the current White House resident. Appearing on Fox News's The Five, Gutfeld said, "Asking a comedian to make fun of Obama is like asking a priest to mock Christ" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):

SNL Slams Arianna Huffington for Stealing From the New York Times

February 12th, 2012 7:33 PM
People familiar with the Huffington Post are quite aware of numerous complaints against the online publication regarding content theft. NBC's Saturday Night Live surprisingly referenced this issue in a Weekend Update sketch mocking editor Arianna Huffington (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Seth Meyers on MSNBC's White House Dinner After Party: 'Obama Makes th

May 1st, 2011 9:30 AM
"Saturday Night Live's" Seth Meyers headlined Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, and somewhat surprisingly went after media outlets on both sides of the aisle. Apart from jibes at Fox News, the New York Times, and NPR, Meyers said of MSNBC's event after party, "President Obama makes the Kool-Aid, and everyone there drinks it" (video follows with transcript and…

Saturday Night Live Unites Bush and Kanye West to Bash the Former Pres

November 14th, 2010 8:33 AM
As NewsBusters has been reporting all week, the media have used the occasion of George W. Bush's published memoirs "Decision Points" to rekindle their hatred for the 43rd president. Not surprisingly, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" took its shots at Bush by uniting him with Kanye West during "Weekend Update" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

SNL Blindly Offends on 'Weekend Update

December 16th, 2008 2:13 PM

Tuned In To See Sarah, And Nasty Clarence Thomas Joke Broke Out

October 19th, 2008 9:17 AM
I thought Sarah Palin did more than fine on Saturday Night Live [Noel's got the video here]. In particular, during her Weekend Update appearance Palin displayed a speaking poise and polish exceeding that of the other candidates on both tickets.  But Republicans who agree to appear on such shows put themselves in the lap of the liberal media gods.  And those lesser deities abused their power last…