May 3, 2026

When late-night comedians found censorship deeply seductive.

40 comments:

Bob Boyd said...

They failed the test when it came and they didn't even know it. Probably still don't.

Wilbur said...

Bruh, they were just speaking truth to power.

Aggie said...

They had failed the test long before these clips aired for the first time.

narciso said...
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Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

That account is entertaining and fun. The behavior of the hypocritical left has already birthed the meme “It’s (D)ifferent when we do it!” And Maze highlights the best of that particular Achilles heel.

narciso said...

The scot guy (left to do scrabble)

narciso said...

What happened to corden

Dave Begley said...

For people who have become fabulously wealthy exercising their First Amendment rights, very clueless and hypocritical of these guys.

Amazon banned me from writing book reviews - and deleted all of my book reviews - when I made an obvious joke about bombing China’s coal-fired power plants because of their alleged existential threat to human existence in 2100.

Now the government wants to jeopardize my license to practice law because John Thomas, former Knox County Attorney, is mad at me because I’m defending Knox County against Big Wind and because he lied to me under oath.

President Reagan was right. Freedom can be lost in a generation. I grew up in the 60s and 70s when Free Speech was valued and protected. Today, the First Amendment is under attack from the Left because the Dems don’t like it when you disagree with them.

Kevin said...

The Left wants the Right to shut up, and the Right wants the Left to keep talking.

wendybar said...

It's "D"ifferent when they do it.

Bob Boyd said...

It's not a conspiracy. It's worse than that. It's a consensus.

Kevin said...

“As of early 2025, Donald Trump's net worth has seen a massive surge, heavily driven by his majority stake in Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social. His shares, which he owns through a trust, are valued at billions of dollars.”

wendybar said...

"Streep praised Kimmel’s role in satire and free speech, positioning him as someone “carrying the banner of freedom,” indirectly referring to the Melania joke controversy.

“You’re a prince. You are a Knight Templar,” Streep said, adding, “you’re carrying the banner of freedom of the press.”

And if you believe that BULLSHIT, just remember. She gave a standing ovation to Roman Polanski and called Harvey Weinstein GOD!!

Another reason why you have to just look at what assholes Hollyweird really are.

wendybar said...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/meryl-streep-comes-to-jimmy-kimmel-defence-amid-firing-demand/ar-AA22azuq

n.n said...

The double-edged scalpel of comic routines.

Freder Frederson said...

The Left wants the Right to shut up, and the Right wants the Left to keep talking.

Really?! Then why are the president and first lady demanding that commenters they don't like, be fired? Why is the Chairman of the FCC trying to yank broadcast licenses because the networks upset Trump?

The behavior of the hypocritical left has already birthed the meme “It’s (D)ifferent when we do it!” And Maze highlights the best of that particular Achilles heel.

Really again?! How does Trump's multimillion dollar agreement with CBS for editing the Harris interview square with CBS (same show even) doing the exact same thing with his interview last week? Shouldn't have he demanded the entire interview be broadcast without edits?

Mr. T. said...

Without double standards, the left would have no standards.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

Ha remember when they told Trump “Go start your own twitter!” Brilliant!

n.n said...

Transtainment

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

No demands made Freder. FLOTUS is just asking questions. Like “how long will Disney let him spread hate?” Why can’t we get a reasonable answer for that? It’s not like Trump seized every AP reporter’s phone records like Obama did.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

The review of ABC’s licenses started three months before Kimmel was suspended for his disgusting behavior regarding the Kirk assassination by a leftist. But you keep spreading the lies that the license review is punishment for Kimmel. Are you time-traveling Freder. And before your disingenuous demand for proof is made I’ll point out it’s up to you to prove the start of the license review was in response to Jimmy. You made the outrageous claim with no evidence.

The evidence is my proof.

narciso said...

Freders own hallucinations get more delusional

rehajm said...

…that goes on here too. Free speech so long as the speech doesn’t suffer the date of the powerful magic wand of ‘bad faith’ or it’s determined the speech is ‘shitting on the blog’. Then it’s get your own blog. Chilling…

Mr. D said...

Five years on, clapter isn't a growth industry.

n.n said...

I use to take these epiphanies seriously, but now with a cynical quip and a gay humor.

Cappy said...

We have always been at war with East Asia.

rehajm said...

Why is the Chairman of the FCC trying to yank broadcast licenses because the networks upset Trump

…there were standards established by the fcc long ago that regulate speech of license holders. It’s worthy of debate to review those rules but the rules are in place. So when a network systematically acts as a political propagandist I have no problem with their target fucking with them, same as the networks do…

Sally327 said...

I suppose part of free speech has to include being inconsistent and hypocritical sometimes. It's all about who it's happening to.

I don't think the so-called comedians and late night show hosts were celebrating Trump's ban from social media sites because they are in favor of suppressing points of view they may not agree with but because it was happening to Trump.

Like all the Luigi Mangione fans out there, are they generally in favor of shooting people in the back of head as they walk down a public street? Well, no probably not, but they are in favor of unpopular insurance executives being killed in that way.

narciso said...

The borg are more independent minded

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

WTF is Sally saying?

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

Cuz it reads like “if you only want a little murder that’s ok but don’t be a hater.” They were only celebrating Trump’s censorship not censorship in general!

Sally327 said...

"WTF is Sally saying?"

Who the hell knows? I was trying to make the point that the comics/late nighters didn't care about what Trump is saying, they probably agree with what he says most of the time, they just wanted him humiliated and demoralized because he's Trump. He's an acceptable target, it's okay to try and marginalize him...they hope...

And the Mangione fans don't want people to go around killing people randomly -presumably- they just want someone who has a job that's easy to demonize to be shot in the head. Most of those fans probably know next to nothing about the insurance business and have never actually had any issues with an insurance company.

Peachy said...

Commies Soviet leftists are not funny - they are tired stale assholes.

Peachy said...

I'm not allowed to say out loud what natural disaster I wish upon those democratic Soviet assholes.

Peachy said...

I know insane famales who are so propagandized/cult-locked they start to shake as they rage about Trump. Pure Trump obsession - all the time. These are the same idiots who want Trump dead- but also need the assassinations to be "staged"

TDS grooming is what we get from leftwing soviet late night TV democrat socialists.,

tommyesq said...

Am I crazy, or was there a Aziz Anzari as Kash Patel on SNL post earlier this morning?

Freder Frederson said...

there were standards established by the fcc long ago that regulate speech of license holders. It’s worthy of debate to review those rules but the rules are in place. So when a network systematically acts as a political propagandist I have no problem with their target fucking with them, same as the networks do

Do you include the radio stations that carry a non-stop stream of right-wing propogandists?

Freder Frederson said...

The review of ABC’s licenses started three months before Kimmel was suspended for his disgusting behavior regarding the Kirk assassination by a leftist. But you keep spreading the lies that the license review is punishment for Kimmel.

You must get tired of continually being wrong.

Charlie said...

Isn't it fascist for the government and the elite to work together to censor their opponents? I actually think that's the textbook definition.

narciso said...

Those words they are using

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