Political Comedy

And Lukewarm Was His Name-O

Will Durst | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Gordon Gekko, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Seamus the Dog, George W. Bush, Michael Douglas, Redroom, Political Comedy, Satire, Political Satire, Comedy News

You don't need a psychoanalyst to detect the latent theme running through the endorsements currently showering Mitt Romney like broken rain gutters pouring down on a concrete toadstool. And that premise is ennui.

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Critics Claim President Lincoln Guilty of Political Pandering in Emancipation Proclamation

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Sex Discrimination, Bristol Palin, Gay Rights, Rush Limbaugh, President-Obama-Same-Sex-Marriage, Family Values, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Political Comedy, Satire, Political Satire, Political Humor, Politics News

Today President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing 3 million slaves. Critics of the President were quick to condemn his action. The town crier shouted that that this was further evidence of the President's war on families.

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Four Myths About Politics and Comedy

Mary Phillips-Sandy | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Indecision, Political Comedy, Political Satire, Political Humor, Humor, Comedy, Satire, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Politics News

Writing a 3,000-word feature on campaign spending is hard. Writing ten funny jokes about campaign spending is also hard. Some people are good at the former, some people are good at the latter and some people are good at both, but those people are unicorns.

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Changing the World From the Comfort of Your Own Home

Lee Camp | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Political Comedy, May Day, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, May 1st, Moment of Clarity, Occupy Wall Street General Strike, Comedy News

As you've probably heard, the Occupy movement is promoting a general strike on May 1st -- a day when we, the 99%, don't work, shop, go to school, or d...

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Burma -- Or Is it Myanmar? -- Goes to See Its Shrink

MP Nunan | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Burma Human Rights, Foreign Policy, Aung San Suu Kyi, Spdc, Burma Junta, Myanmar, Saffron Revolution, Foreign Affairs, Myanmar Military Junta, Failed States Index, Burma Democracy, Burma Election, Political Humor, Burma Parliament, Political Comedy, Burma Civil War, Political Satire, Comedy News

"I had a really bad weekend," Burma says. "Or a really good one," says the shrink. "The first reasonably free-and-fair election since 1990?"

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Limbaugh's New Sponsors

Sam Greenfield | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Rush Limbaugh, Political Comedy, Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke, Advertising, Radio, Larry the Cable Guy, Rush Limbaugh Advertisers, Fox News, Jeremy Lin, Media, Rush Limbaugh Radio Show, Comedy, Rush Limbaugh Show, Comedy News

Rush Limbaugh has lost a lot of advertisers as a result of calling a young female law student a slut and a prostitute. However, I have some ideas for filling the gap of lost revenue.

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Baratunde Thurston's Epic SXSW Keynote Address

The Huffington Post | Allie Compton | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Comedy Politics, Baratunde Thurston Sxsw, Political Comedy, Sxsw Comedy, Video, How to Be Black, Comedy and Technology, Sxsw, Baratunde Thurston, Comedy News

Comedian and author of "How to Be Black" delivered his SXSW keynote titled "How to Read the World" today to a packed room of hundreds. His thrus...

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R.I.P. Steve Bridges

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Steve Bridges, Ronald Reagan, Adam Christing, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Political Comedy, Steve Bridges Death, Steve Bridges Dies, Steve Bridges Dead, Political Humor, Entertainment News

Bridges was a funny man who died too young. He was a living reminder that whatever our differences, our shared humanity and our ability to laugh at and with each other, binds us together. He and his work will be missed.

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Our Favorite Political Comedian Talks Being Taboo In The Big City

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Political Comedy, Laugher Against the Machine, Video, SF Sketchfest, San Francisco Comedy, San Francisco Around Town, My Sf, W. Kamau Bell, San Francisco Stand Up Comedy, San Francisco News

W. Kamau Bell doesn't seem like the type of comedian who explicitly set out to be a "political comedian." Like every good stand-up comic, Bell's jo...

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Top 20 David Brooks False Equivalencies of 2011

Jonathan Bines | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: 99 Percent, David Brooks Satire, Political Comedy, David Brooks Republicans, David Brooks, Political Satire, David Brooks Democrats, Democrats, Obama Health Care, Republicans, Media News

Although we may not yet know what troubles the nation will face in the coming year, thanks to David Brooks, we do know that whatever they are, both sides will be equally to blame.

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How to Speak Republican

Jonathan Bines | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Political Comedy, Republican Party, Republican Dictionary, Republican Satire, How to Speak Republican, Gop Party, Political Satire, Gop Dictionary, Comedy News

I have compiled what I believe to be the first comprehensive Republican-to-English dictionary, featuring words commonly used by the GOP, and their English translations, alphabetized for your convenience

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Thank You, Rick Santorum

Sen. Daylin Leach | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Rick Santorum, Elections, Pennsylvania, Electoral College, Political Comedy, Comedy, Politics News

What made me want to thank Rick yesterday was his most honest, righteous and true statement on Governor Corbett's scheme to rig future presidential elections by apportioning electoral votes by congressional district.

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18 Political Satirists You Should Follow On Twitter

Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Political Comedy, Video, Andy Borowitz, Twitter Slideshow, Funny Tweets, John Fugelsang, Slidepollajax, Political Satirists Twitter, Funny Slideshows, Political Satire, 18 Political Satirists, Lizz Winstead, Comedy News

If you're like us, you have all kinds of funny people in your Twitter stream. One type that is a continuing source of both laughs and information are ...

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"Yes We Can" to "Yeah... We Will"

Henry Melcher | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: 2012 Election, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Political Comedy, Obama 2012 Campaign, Barack Obama 2012 Campaign, Obama 2012 Reelection, Obama 2012, Obama Reelection, Political Humor, Barack Obama 2012, Comedy News

In 2012, I will proudly cast my ballot for President Obama. With young support like this, Obama can win, ideally making him The Godfather: Part II of presidents. Don't worry, most people my age haven't seen it, me included. My parents said it's good.

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WATCH: Brian Williams For President Campaign Announced

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 08.21.2011

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What's better than Brian Williams slow-jamming the news? Brian Williams making the news by running for president. Of course, the NBC Nightly News hos...

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We Are Friends

Martin Marks | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Political Comedy, Libya, Political Satire, Satire, Comedy, Congress, Muammar Gaddafi, Comedy News

An Open Letter from Colonel Gaddafi to the American People. To the Good Citizens of the United States, Over the past several days, I've taken time ...

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WATCH: 'Daily Show' Correspondent Clip Of The Week

Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Photography, Sexting, Photos, Political Comedy, Anthony Weiner, Video, Comedians, Daily Show, Crotch Shots, Kristen Schaal, The Daily Show, Comedy News

In the wake of Weinergate, we here at HuffPost Comedy weren't the only ones who reflected on the historical crotch shots that have brought our nation ...

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WATCH: Hilarious Opposites Attract Video Has Carville & Matalin Cameo

Posted 08.08.2011

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Paula Abdul was right: opposites do attract. In addition to being an adorable send-up the notion of strange bedfellows, the newest video from count...

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WATCH: Think You Know Jimmy McMillan? Think Again

Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Comedian Jena Friedman, Political Comedy, Video, Jimmy McMillan, Rent Is Too Damn High, Jena Friedman, Jimmy Mcmillan Interview, Funny Videos, Jena Friedman Jimmy Mcmillan, Comedy News

If you thought presidential hopeful Jimmy McMillan was only about rent and it's propensity for being "too damn high," then we've got some news for you...

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WATCH: National Dating Standards Lowered?

Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Political Comedy, Video, The Onion, National Dating Standards Lowered, Debt Ceiling, National Dating Standards, National Dating Standards Onion, Fed, Funny Videos, Dating, Onion National Dating Standards, Stimulus, Dating Stimulus, Onion News Network, Dating Sector, Comedy News

In order to stimulate the flagging dating sector, the Federal Dating Agency has temporarily lowered the national dating standard. Did those words m...

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WATCH: The True Pledge Of Allegiance

Posted 07.30.2011

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When you're a kid, you do lots of things without really understanding why: Wear a helmet, take a vitamin, don't say "suck" in front of your grandmothe...

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NSFW: Who Fcked It Up & Who Is Going To Unfck It Up?

Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Political Comedy, Video, Broad Comedy, Women's Issues, Funny Videos, Katie Goodman Broad Comedy, Katie Goodman I Didn't Fuck It Up, I Didn't Fuck It Up, Katie Goodman, Feminism, Comedy News

Finally, someone said what we were thinking. Take a look at this video of Katie Goodman, of the nationally-touring Broad Comedy collective, perform...

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WATCH: What Bin Laden Was Working On Before He Was Killed

Posted 07.13.2011

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We all know that Osama bin Laden loved making videos, but did you know that he had taken his passion to the next level and was working on his first re...

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Bin Laden's Diary Found (Exclusive Excerpts)

Jack Helmuth | Posted 07.11.2011

Included among the "treasure trove" of documents discovered during last week's daring raid was Osama bin Laden's personal diary. Here now, for the first time, is an exclusive look at some of the entries.

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WATCH: Colbert Throws His Long-Awaited Bin Laden Party

Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Political Comedy, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Colbert Bin Laden Party, Video, Funny Videos, Osama Bin Laden Killed, We Got Bin Laden Party, Colbert Report, Colbert, Osama Bin Laden, Bin Laden Video, Colbert Bin Laden, Stephen Colbert Bin Laden, Colbert Fin Laden, Video News of Oabin Laden, Video Bin Laden, Comedy News

It's never too late for a good, old-fashioned "We Got 'Em" party, even if the balloons have deflated and the cake has gone bad. Colbert rang in the...

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