Brexit: what does the US think of what we have done? (video)


Being British means that, for most of my life, I have been able to share in that certain level of condescension that we have when it comes to our American cousins. You know the one. The one that sneered at … Continue reading

Donald Trump the conspiracy theoretician (video)


“Donald Trump is a narcissistic demagogue who shamelessly exploits long debunked conspiracies to stir up fear and confusion and distract from the emptiness of his policies and ideas“  To watch the clip use the password: imincorrigible Video © Comedy Central / … Continue reading

James O’Brien and satire v Donald Trump’s vile and violent voters (video)


Much has been written about Donald Trump‘s incitement of his supporters to undertake acts of violence against protestors at his rallies, and all of it appears to be true. The extensive media coverage of everything Trump says and does and … Continue reading

No Fox News, no problem: Colbert’s Trump v. Trump debate (video)


Donald Trump decided to drop out of the Republican party nomination debate on Fox News which may have disappointed the rabble that he loves to rouse, but that wasn’t the only positive outcome. “If Fox News has no Trump, then I … Continue reading

Stephen Colbert skewers Donald Rumsfeld over Iraq and the rise of ISIS (video)


On Tuesday night, Stephen Colbert interviewed former George W Bush henchman Donald Rumsfeld who had agreed to visit the Late Night with Stephen Colbert studio primarily to talk about his new “Churchill Solitaire” app. After some initial soft soaping, Colbert … Continue reading

Stephen Colbert on Benghazi and the new McCarthyism


Last month’s race to be the next Speaker of the US Congress, brought forth some interesting candidates. None more so than Republican congressman Kevin McCarthy. Stephen Colbert was quick to highlight a number of issues with McCarthy’s candidacy including his comments … Continue reading

Fox News’ panic machine is turned all the way up to 11 over Ebola (video)


One case of Ebola has been confirmed in Texas, where a man who contracted the virus in West Africa is being treated. In Spain, one nurse has been identified as having contracted Ebola whilst treating a missionary who had become … Continue reading

If Fox News is “tired of hearing about racism in America”, imagine what it must feel like to be on the receiving end! (video)


The Daily Show and the Colbert Report returned from their summer hiatus’ with a blistering attack on Fox News’ coverage of the events in Ferguson and the problem of racism in the U.S. First up was a return to form for Jon … Continue reading

Ebola panic! Are you scared yet? (video)


“We tape the show at 7 O’clock, so by the time you’re seeing this, you’re probably dead.” Thus began Stephen Colbert‘s segment about the ridiculous scaremongering by the Western media reporting the ‘threat’ posed by the Ebola virus to those of us living … Continue reading

Jon Stewart ridicules supreme court justice Scalia’s irrational gun statement (video)


“Jon Stewart did a great job in illustrating the warped thinking of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia today. He used the Bruce James Abramski case to ridicule Scalia.  Abramski purchased a gun for his uncle three days after the uncle … Continue reading

Gun store owner targeted by extremists (video)


In a shocking example of anti-gun intolerance, Andy Raymond, a gun store owner from Rockville Maryland received a number of death threats for selling guns.  Ninety per cent of Americans support reasonable measures to control guns from being misused but these … Continue reading

Now Amazon’s involved in the drone wars! (video)


We all know that Amazon’s overnight delivery system takes forever so it was a welcome relief to hear about their plans to speed-up the process. Last Sunday Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, announced on 60 Minutes that he intends to launch what he … Continue reading

Richard Cohen Washington Post columnist: Is it still racist homophobia if it’s in parentheses? video

(This isn't racist)

“Stephen Colbert offered a tongue-in-cheek defense of Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen on Wednesday’s “Colbert Report,” citing that there’s no way his much-maligned latest column was as racist as his critics said. After all, he explicitly said he wasn’t racist … Continue reading

Bill O’Reilly: God’s holy profit (video)


Doing the PR rounds for his latest ‘derivative’ book ‘Killing Jesus’, O’Reilly claimed that God has told him what books he should write.  If that were true, wouldn’t it make him some sort of prophet? Stephen Colbert does not think so. To … Continue reading