SPECIAL REPORT

Play of the Day

Play of the Day gathers clips from late night and comedy television shows, mocking politicians and newsmakers.
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SPECIAL REPORT

Play of the Day: The Series Finale of 'Breaking Gov'

10:33 AM ET Late night comedians tackle the final moments of the government shutdown.

Play of the Day: Happy Government Shutdown Eve!

September 30 Late-night television lends some perspective on the latest congressional gridlock

Play of the Day: America's 'Devoted Cruzader'

September 26 Ted Cruz and his 'filibuster' are late-night fodder.

Play of the Day: Obama Talks, and Cruz Won't Stop Talking

September 25 Obama kicks off the U.N. General Assembly, and Ted Cruz refuses to shut up.

Play of the Day: Breaking Bad Government

September 24 How does Walter White's tactics apply to the government?

Play of the Day: The Government Shuts Down the Middle Class

September 23 Chasing the American dream gets you knocked down. And privacy? What privacy?

Play of the Day: Obamacare or Bust

September 20 The GOP is choosing the second option-- and possibly taking the federal government down with it.

Play of the Day: Guns and Government Shutdown

September 19 Federal agencies are preparing to shut their doors, but not for the reason you think.

Play of the Day: The TV News Wrongnado Strikes Again

September 18 The Daily Show examines the limitations of cable news.

Play of the Day: Dude, Where's My War?

September 17 Lindsey Graham is sad that there won't be war in Syria.

Play of the Day: Putin's Sunday Funnies

September 16 The Russian leader appears in more than just the New York Times Op-Ed page.

Play of the Day: Putin’s Times Piece Did Not Go Over Well

September 13 Late-night hosts skewer the Russian leader after his op-ed is published.

Play of the Day: Obama is Just As Confused as We Are

September 12 According to Conan O’Brien, the president needs to work on his decisiveness on the Syrian conflict.

Play of the Day: ‘Mr. Magoo’ Came Up With the Solution

September 11 The Daily Show compares John Kerry's Syrian luck to the 1960s cartoon character.

Play of the Day: What to Do With Dictators in Syria and North Korea

September 10 Kim and Assad are subjects of late-night humor.

Play of the Day: John Kerry’s Provocative Tongue

September 9 David Letterman compares the State Department’s leader to Miley Cyrus.

In 2009, Vladimir Putin apparently went through a phase of shirtlessness in photographs.

Play of the Day: Putin and Obama Are Together Again at the G20

September 6 The leaders of Russia and the United States do not appear to be close friends.

Play of the Day: Hold On, Secretary Kerry. John McCain Has Two Pair

September 5 The Arizona Senator is caught playing poker during a Senate Foreign Relations hearing.

Play of the Day: Assad Has The World’s Least Successful Mustache

September 4 Syria remains a hot topic on late-night TV.

Play of the Day: Deploy the Warships to Khloe and Lamar!

August 30 Syria and the Kardashians are both in trouble.