it's generally said that the trump presidency completely killed late night comedy but it's insane how it wasn't even gradual, how it IMMEDIATELY killed late night comedy
I still remember the predictions that Trump presidency would be a golden age for political art, satire and comedy and further that these would take down Trump in the following elections and make him forever a non-entity in politics.
Colbert's real time nervous breakdown on Showtime's election night special when it became obvious what the result was going to be is an invaluable cultural document of the time.
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