December 18, 2015 archive

The Daily Late Nightly Show (Have Fun Storming The Castle)

Mr. Mainstream Gets His The cold truth is that it’s really hard to screw up the late night TV format Johnny Carson epitomized or the franchise David Letterman created from nothing. They were not quite the juggernaughts people remember in rose colored nostalgia. Johnny’s big joke was that his jokes sucked and he could rarely …

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Fact Checking the Fact Free

Fact checking the Republicans can be a daunting job, since most of what they spew is completely free of any facts. GOP debate #5 was no different. The Daily Show‘s Desi Lydic fact checks the “high” points. As Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show, discovered, it can be exhausting watching the nonstop procession of …

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Pharma Boy Meets Kharma

The price gouging pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli had the smirk wiped from his face today when he was arrested by the FBI for securities fraud. The investigation, in which Mr. Shkreli has been charged with securities fraud, is related to his time as a hedge fund manager and running the biopharmaceutical company Retrophin — not …

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Cartnoon

The Breakfast Club (Dancing Fairies)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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Six In The Morning Friday December 18

China smog: Beijing issues second ever pollution red alert Beijing has issued a second pollution red alert, little more than a week after the first ever such warning. The Chinese capital will see hazardous smog from Saturday until Tuesday, the Beijing Meteorological Service said. Nationwide, a vast area from Xian in central China to Harbin …

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Late Night Karaoke