Al Franken on Political Humor at SNL: ‘Our Goal Was to Get Laughs From Everyone’
On Election Night 1988, I was returning in a small jet to New York from Boston, where I had just emceed Michael Dukakis’ “victory” party. Looking down at the lights…
Garrett Morris on SNL‘s First Season: ‘You Have to Be Very Brave to Make Fun of a Lot of What Should Be Made Fun of’
I had been in show business for about 17 years before Saturday Night Live came along. I was an actor on and off Broadway. I wrote a couple plays, and…
A New Congressman’s Wild First Month Is Consumed By Trump
Suhas Subramanyam is about to wear through his fourth pair of walking shoes. The 38-year-old Democrat wore out the first three knocking on doors to convince voters in the Northern…
The Rise of America’s Broligarchy and What to Do About It
As Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and President Donald Trump’s top campaign donor, rampages through the federal government shutting down agencies and firing workers seemingly without any regard for…
Trump is Repeating Richard Nixon’s Failed Plan to Shutter Federal Agencies
Since he returned to office, Donald Trump and his allies have used a series of illegal tactics to withhold federal funding and strangle administrative agencies. The administration has tried to…