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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[HC4BO]

I smell a boycott of the Tonight Show by Little People ...

[ATSJer]

John Stewart for the win...as always.

[Rhubarbarian]

"...finall­y we have a candidate for the people who loved George Bush's certainty but were bothered by his rationality and executive experience­." - Jon Stewart

Priceless!

[learntofly]

John Stewart is by far the best. Viva la Daily Show!

[cobblepot]

Conan is such a dud. He mainly claps his hands together; that's his whole schtick. Craig ferguson is easily 10 times funnier. Jimmy fallon needs to jettison the suit' he looks like a kid trying to play his father. Jon stewart: NAILED IT!!

[josephine12]

yes - Conan's jokes about Harry Potter fans would be funny if he had some actual knowledge. Anybody with kids, or anyone who has seen the movies could see that making a "pointy hat" joke means Conan has no clue. He's too cool to see the movie, he's going to poke fun at the kids who go see it.
But that's really besides the point. Conan often seem like the bully on the playground who is making fun of the kids he decides are "uncool" or "nerdy". Instead of coming across as funny, he seems more and more like a guy who is being mean to others and is trying to get the other kids to join him.

[nlovers]

second

[benvilio]

That Midget joke.. Is conan getting a bit edgy?

I like it.

[johnnygoodwud]

ah yes, a little cup of hot 'joe' and a laugh to start my day. thanks boys

[RachelMc]

UUUggghhh @ palin

[only1Demvoter]

Rachel : I heard that !

( If I have to hear that basketball analogy one more time... I'm going to hurl. )


-ralph

[SuiginTou7]

Jon Steward is awesome!