Of course the late-night hosts had something to say about it.
Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert. Photo: Vulture and YouTube Yesterday, the news dropped that many late-night shows have been training for: Following a scandal involving a whistle-blower claiming that Trump tried to extort Ukraine to get dirt on Joe Biden’s son, Nancy Pelosi announced that formal impeachment proceedings are in the works against the president. It’s huge news for the country, and huge news for late-night hosts’ punchlines.
Late Night With Seth Meyers Pelosi’s announcement came late in the day yesterday, which is probably why Meyers’s coverage was just a quick joke during a longer news segment. “Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced this evening that Democrats will open a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump. I had my doubts in the past, but I think this time, she’s serious,” Meyers said, cutting to a graphic of Pelosi wearing Braveheart face paint.
The Daily Show Over on The Daily Show, Trevor Noah opened up his impeachment coverage by saying, “After two years of avoiding it, Trump may finally face articles of impeachment — which, believe me, he is not happy about. It’s impeachment, which Trump hates, plus articles, which he hates even more.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon O’Brien wasn’t the only one to use Dancing With the Stars as an impeachment-joke punchline last night. During his opening monologue, Jimmy Fallon said, “The whole thing is moving very fast. We found out about the Ukraine scandal last week, the impeachment inquiry is starting this week, which means Trump will be on Dancing With the Stars next week.
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