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Play of the Day: Acting silly in the wake of sadness

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:04:18 -0500

Many of the late-night shows do not air on Friday nights, so Monday was the opportunity for Conan and Jimmy Kimmel to express their sadness in the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. Both hosts agreed to act silly and laugh to aid in subduing their viewers sadness if only for a handful of minutes.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast Forward to 1:55 to see what going off the fiscal cliff looks like.

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Play of the day -- Madonna campaigns for Romney, Obama goes on the View and Conan loses it

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:09:12 -0400

At a recent concert Madonna inadvertently aided Mitt Romney's campaign, President Obama ignored world leaders so that he could appear on The View, and Conan totally loses it on a question asked Obama.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 1:00 to see how Madonna inadvertently supported Mitt Romney's campaign.

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Play of the Day -- Late-Night Focuses on Tampa and Isaac

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:09:14 -0400

The late-night hosts focused much of their comedic energy towards the events at the Republican Convention in Tampa, Fla. and the possible disruptions Hurricane Isaac might cause. Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 1:50 to find out what the White House home brew tastes like.

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Play of the Day -- Romney's Lighter Half and Obama Buys the Beer

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:29:34 -0400

The late-night hosts focused on how Rep. Paul Ryan could improve Mitt Romney's dull image, and Leno also chipped in with a joke about President Obama's antics at the Iowa State Fair.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 0:49 to find out how Rep. Paul Ryan has inadvertently improved President Obama's economic policy.

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Play of the Day -- Say Hello to Romney/Ryan

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:20:44 -0400

Most of the late-night hosts were on hiatus during the Olympics, but now that the games are over they are back in full force, and Romney's announcement of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate occupied much of their monologues.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 1:45 to find out what happens when you Google Paul Ryan.

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Play of the Day -- Let's Talk About Cereal and Pizza

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:46:59 -0400

With most late-night shows either taking a break or being preempted by the London Olympics Conan O'Brien, the Daily Show and the Colbert Report held down the late-night fort.

According to these pillars of late-night hilarity, Papa John's pizza, the gay agenda of cereal companies, voter suppression and candidate cat fights were the humorous political issues of the night.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 0:58 to hear how politics has turned into an episode of the Real Housewives.

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Play of the Day -- Questioning American Exceptionalism

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:31:45 -0400

The late-night hosts were all over the map last night covering a possible lack of patriotism at the Olympics, Chick-fil-A, Mitt Romney's investments at Bain Capital and even the success of the Romney's dressage horse Rafalca.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 2:58 to learn how patriotism and appreciation of American exceptionalism is ending at the Olympics.

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Play of the Day -- Chicken Wars and Leaked Secrets

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:29:28 -0400

Colbert congratulated NASA for landing Curiosity, the Mars rover, but spent most of his time showcasing the recent Chick-fil-A controversy which as he said, "pitted brother against lower cholesterol brother."

The Daily Show focused on the supposed security leak scandal engulfing the Obama Administration and Conan focused mostly on Romney's tax plan and his ability to create jobs.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 2:05 to see how Romney's tax plan affects most Americans.

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Play of the Day -- Rafalca Doesn't Win Gold

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:28:26 -0400

The Daily Show dedicated its entire monologue to the absurdity of Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day and the fastfood chains record sales, and Colbert and Conan had Olympic fever.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 2:53 to see what happens when you give Conan O'Brien Olympic caliber slow motion technology and dramatic music.

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Play of the Day -- Chick-fil-A and Birth Control

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 09:21:29 -0400

The late-night hosts were all over the map on tonight's shows. Conan O'Brien gave Chick-fil-A's latest mascot speak for Chick-fil-A appreciation day, Jon Stewart explained why Mitt Romney seems bland, and Stephen Colbert discussed the horrors of birth control.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 1:00 to find out what Colbert thinks women will do when they have free access to birth control.

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Play of the Day -- This is A Holy Site With Great Culture

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:29:53 -0400

The Daily Show and the Colbert Report were unrelenting in their coverage of Romney's gaffes during his international trip with Stephen Colbert particularly confused as to why Romney staffer Rick Gorka's derriere is a holy site in Poland.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 2:43 to find out the latest candidate rumored to be Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick.

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Play of the Day -- Catching Up With Romney and Talking With Cheney

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:50:34 -0400

The late-night trio of Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Conan O'Brien, who take Fridays off, finally had the chance to weigh in on the hilarity of Mitt Romney's foreign trip on their Monday night shows.

Stewart focused more on the British press' opinion on Romney, and Colbert expressed his excitement for dressage and Romney's horse Rafalca. Conan highlighted Romney's gaffes and also provided an interesting spin on Dick Cheney's interview with ABC.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 3:42 to see what Chick-fil-A's newest mascot thinks about the company's latest troubles.

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Play of the Day -- Romney Goes to London

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:34:54 -0400

Mitt Romney definitely made an impression on the British during his first international trip as a presidential hopeful, and the late-night hosts took notice of the comical events.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 1:00 to see a romantic card Mitt once wrote to Ann Romney.

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Play of the Day -- Hosts Don't Need Any Help

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:20:53 -0400

Jon Stewart of the Daily Show and Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report took time to point out the flaws in Mitt Romney's latest attack on President Obama, and showed how the two candidates agree more than they would like to let on.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 3:51 to see how the Queen is celebrating the Olympics.

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Play of the Day -- Creative campaign ads

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:33:36 -0400

The late-night hosts joked about the typical campaign fodder, but campaigns ads in support of each presidential candidate stood out the most from last night's monologues.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 0:45 to see what David Letterman really hates about dirty politics.

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Play of the Day -- It's All About Romney

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:40:31 -0400

The late-night hosts could not help, but focus on Mitt Romney last night ranging from his possible vice president picks, his speech at the NAACP and even his attendance at the Olympics in London.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 1:45 to see Conan O'Brien's African-American cheering section.

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Play of the Day -- Thoughts are with Aurora

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:31:57 -0400

The late-night hosts took the time to give their condolences to the victims of the shooting in Aurora, Colo., and expressed how their jokes and silliness are not intended to ignore or overlook the tragedy.

Their jokes are simply intended to put a smile on people's faces before they go to bed.

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Play of the Day -- Romney's VP pick, and Canadians are richer than Americans

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:57:12 -0400

David Letterman showed a breaking news clip of Mitt Romney announcing his vice presidential pick, Romney's son does a commercial in Spanish, and Canadians are richer than Americans.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 2:30 to hear why Morgan Freeman donated $1 million to President Obama's campaign.

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Play of the Day -- Bain or Bane?

Barrett Holmes Pitner — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:49:44 -0400

With the conclusion of Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy The Dark Knight Rises being released on Friday, the late-night hosts could not help themselves from poking fun at the Bain vs. Bane debate that Rush Limbaugh started.

Also, Ron Paul and Rick Perry said Romeny should release his tax returns, but Romney had other plans.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 3:05 to hear how much George W. Bush enjoyed being President.

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Play of the Day -- Romney's tax returns

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:25:10 -0400

Jay Leno on The Tonight Show highlighted President Obama's campaigning through a rain storm, Conan O'Brien showed some possible Obama campaign slogans, and much of the rest was Romney's tax returns.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 3:13 to hear about who may be running for mayor of New York.

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Play of the Day -- Friday the 13th

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:55:51 -0400

Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon were the only late-night hosts brave enough to do their shows on Friday the 13th. The two hosts focused mostly on how candidates dealt with the scariest day of the year.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 0:55 to find out about the New American Treat.

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Play of the Day -- The House votes, Boehner cries, and Mitt and Joe visit the NAACP

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:30:16 -0400

Jimmy Kimmel highlighted John Boehner's propensity for crying, Jimmy Fallon pointed out the inefficiency of the House of Representatives, and Jay Leno enjoyed the music at the NAACP convention.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 0:35 to see the latest toy sensation for little girls.

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Play of the Day -- It's all boos and laughs with Mitt Romney

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:19:51 -0400

The late-night hosts all honed in on Mitt Romney getting booed during his speech to the NAACP, and they all found their way to make light of Romney's uncomfortable moment.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 1:04 to find out who played the organ music at the NAACP convention.

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Play of the Day -- Who's got the magic: Barack, Mitt, Barney or the Donald?

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:27:04 -0400

Tonight's late-night hosts emphasized sex appeal and statesmanship including presidential campaign ads, Barney Frank's wedding, the inner workings of Congress, and Donald Trump's accomplishments.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 2:03 to learn about the genius and showmanship of Mitt Romney.

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Play of the Day -- Nobody loves Romney and his money is in the Caymans

Barrett Holmes Pitner, National Journal — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:37:37 -0400

The late-night hosts are back from vacation and they were back to poking fun at Mitt Romney's likability and money woes. Letterman, also, made sure to highlight the record heat levels and make fun of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's weight.

Today's Must See Moment -- Fast forward to 1:09 to get New York City's five day weather forecast.

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