Best Late Night Jokes Of The Week: Palin, Sanford, Sotomayor, And More! (VIDEO)

Good afternoon, my late night lovers! It's been quite a week, hasn't it? Our beloved comics have struggled, but ultimately succeeded, in wresting comedy from the extraordinary monotony that were the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings. Hats off to them for that feat.

The Sarah Palin fallout continued because the woman cannot open her mouth without causing every comedian to jump for joy.

Same goes for Governor Mark Sanford. The man seems to be trying his hardest to make late night comedy as easy a process as possible. We're excited to see what other embarrassing details the man has in store for us.

Michael Jackson's death (sad) and the resulting media coverage (funny!) were exhausting. Next week will undoubtedly bring more.

So, we bid goodbye for now. We've gathered some of our favorite clips from throughout the week, sprinkled with a few new ones from last night, to gently ease you into the weekend.

Enjoy, and see you next week!

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Comments

[Norge321]

Very Scary?

Don't make jokes about the President/

[LeftLeanWing]

Do you have any to share with us ___________________ ?

[Turquoise66]

how did they reach the phone? lol, that was mean

[LeftLeanWing]

ditto !

[tb92]

In a seven minute clip of the best comedy for the entire week, a full minute is Sarah Palin--not being made fun of, but speaking for herself. Who needs comedians when the politicians are that funny?

[graceland9]

She's no quitty fish!!

[BannedInBoston]

I liked Palin in her fisherperson outfit. That's probably the perfect career change.

[plzchuteme]

Must have been a bad week for CBS when neither Letterman or Ferguson could beat out "Jimmy the Geek" Fallon for a spot on the "Best Late Night Jokes of the Week." (I use the title "geek" in the traditional
definition)

[SaraPulis]

Ow. Should've watched before working out. Oh, my stomach! XD

[jonjon66]

White Guys Laughing.......

[NWRICK]

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[LemonMeringue]

Jon Stewart for president.

[lompe]

Joke of the week: Palin.

[jt austin]

:) She's been a joke for a lot longer than a week... just sayin'

[breezi]

Could we make a joke about Palin's dead fish analogy? Naaaaaaaah!

[pie8me]

This article seems biased against CBS to me.

[Jamchinadian]

The comedians are funny and smart. The pundits are stupid and dry.

[tnlcallen]

John Stewart is without a doubt the funniest guy on TV, with Stephen Colbert a close second.

[rhondadavis28]

i agree

[BlueZoo]

Seconded!

[fcsakes]

Thirded!

[ChristianEcon.com]

Way off; Colbert 1 Stewart 2.

[nlovers]

nah, jon 1, colbert still has long way to go...

[naschkatze]

The best jokes of the week are over there at the Wienermobile story.

[stdomsgirl]

Thankfully I get my REAL news of the day from Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert - if I want my Political laugh of the day ~ I listen to the Republicans - especially those who are part of the cabal at 133 C Street in Washington DC.