Posts tagged: tv

Did Jay Leno bribe Conan with one of his old cars?

who will win the late night talk show race?

My first cartoon of the week for Slate is always on Sunday night, so I have to find a story I’m interested in or passionate about over the weekend. Sometimes I get great news: Sarah Palin resigning oliver sudden on July 4th weekend, or something in depth that the papers ignore until the weekend. (I [...]

Sarah Palin drops in on Oprah. But leave Oprah’s Book Club out of this.

Sarah Palin and book on Oprah cartoon

Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue, is out! Oprah honored her with a chat. All forgiven.

I see Top of the Ticket in the LA Times just reviewed Going Rogue: An American Life. No, not really! Instead, Andrew Malcolm just quoted from a review in the WaPo written by Ana Marie Cox, the original Wonkette from [...]

David Letterman, starring in The Invention of Confessing

David Letterman cartoon on affairs

Oh, David. First Sarah Palin, and now this. I used to think you were cool beans. Then I stopped watching you, but I still respected you. Now…
Well, what you said to Sarah was not appropriate, especially about her kid, but comedians say far worse at times. And it’s not like you’re as vulgar as Jimmy [...]

Jimmy Kimmel bats one out of Wrigley Field.

veatrice, Kimmel

Whoa, Jim, I’ve been pretty disappointed in you the last couple years, as you broke up with the captivating and beautiful Sarah Silverman, made even more stupid jokes about older people, overused your overacting security guard, Guillermo and your dull uncle Frank, and TOTALLY IGNORED the death of your other security guard, Veatrice. I was [...]

Obama’s First 100 days: did the Devil make him do it?

"I can

Any excuse for a cartoon. I drew this cartoon about a week before Obama’s first 100 days were up, because I got the date wrong. And I used the name of my favorite TV show, Reaper in it,  just because I can.
Ah, Reaper, the rare comedy-drama that works both ways, and is totally, always compelling [...]

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