Think about the political comedians performing today. Of those, how many are conservative? Not many, right? Alison Dagnes, a political scientist, media maven and self-described “comedy dork,” has ...

Politics might be divisive in real life, but on television, it's often irresistible entertainment. Classic political shows give us the best of both worlds: The thrill of power struggles, the humor in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is all because on an April 23 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on ABC, the host staged a faux White House Correspondents' ...

At its core, the First Amendment safeguards freedom of speech, including the right to critique public figures, government institutions, and societal norms, even when that speech takes the form of ...

mBen Stiller has weighed in on comedy under President Donald Trump and today’s political climate. Yep, the guy who gave us Tropic Thunder. In a recent chat with Radio Times magazine (yeah, he was ...

While Donald Trump has provided plenty of material for late-night hosts and other comedians, Conan O’Brien considers political comedy a much more delicate art. The 6x Emmy-winning comic acknowledged ...

The late-night television landscape is about to look very different once The Late Show with Stephen Colbert signs off. For fans who relied on Stephen Colbert’s nightly political monologues as part of ...

Fear of reprisals from the Trump administration has made many people cautious about expressing their opinions. Fired federal workers are asking not to be quoted by their name, for fear of losing ...

If a joke falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Apparently the answer is a resounding yes. Jimmy Kimmel, the current king of controversy in late night comedy, is at odds with President Donald ...