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American liberals, when they do not control the government, have often found comfort in the work of comedians who light up the Republicans who rule them. Acts such as The Smothers Brothers and “Laugh In” razzed President Richard Nixon from 1968 to 1974.
News parodists such as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert played this role during George W. Bush’s two terms between 2000-2008.
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From 2016 to 2020, the solemn duties of comedic resistance fell to Bill Maher, John Oliver, Samantha Bee and Trevor Noah.
Stewart held the crown once before. Now, he and fellow talented news parodist, Oliver, both have steady weekly time slots and hordes of fans who will follow them.
(As for those who held the fort in the Trump years, Bee and Noah are off the air, while Maher has drifted into a much less liberal space).
It was with all this in mind that I watched Monday night’s post-Trump inauguration episode of “The Daily Show” with great interest.
On the first day of the second Trump presidency