Humor

2009

• Ensign, Sanford and Multi-tasking

  Calvin Trillin

  Zipper trouble.

• On a Confession of Adultery by Senator John Ensign

  Calvin Trillin

  Another creepy GOP sex scandal.

• Colbert in Iraq: Highlight Reel

  The Colbert Report

  Ice Cream and puppies don't travel well to Iraq but Stephen Colbert does on his week-long USO broadcast.

• Quarantine

  Calvin Trillin

  Take our mayor, please.

• Sonia Sotomayor

  Calvin Trillin

  Seeking balance on the scales of justice.

• Jon Stewart Slams Sotomayor Coverage

  The Daily Show

  Politicians and pundits cannot seem to look past Supreme Court Justice-nominee Sonia Sotomayor's Hispanic heritage.

• Colin Powell and Rush Limbaugh Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party

  Calvin Trillin

  Fellowship of the ring.

• Cheney vs. Obama: The No-So-Epic Battle

  The Daily Show : Dick Cheney

  Jon Stewart surveys the coverage and content of President Obama's and Dick Cheney's concurrent national security speeches.

• Barack Obama Is Cliff Huxtable

  The Daily Show

  Barack Obama and Cliff Huxtable are both married to hot lawyers and have unrealistically cute daughters.

• Bush to Cheney: Be More Like Biden

  Saturday Night Live

  Dick Cheney gets a presidential reprimand for being on TV more than the ShamWow guy.

• Manny Ramirez

  Calvin Trillin

  He just wants to pump us up.

• Obama and Sykes Bring the Laughs

  Think Progress

  The president and comedian Wanda Sykes laugh off some of the recent Republican attacks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

• Geithner's Stressless Stress Tests

  Saturday Night Live

  Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner reveals the results of the banks' written exams. All nineteen banks passed...the pass/pass test

• Hearing Every Day From Cheney

  Calvin Trillin

  Now that's torture.

• On Bush Administration Memos Supporting 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques'

  Calvin Trillin

  It's all in how you define it.

• Colbert Sings 'Blown Away By The USA'

  The Colbert Report

  In response to GOP Senator Orrin Hatch's attempt to cash in on his trademark vocal style, Colbert belts out some patriotic tunes.

• A Gay Gathering Storm Ad Parody

  Funny or Die : Same Sex Marriage

  Alicia Silverstone, Lance Bass and several other stars join forces to spoof the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage ad.