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No More Trump! Do You Not Hear What I Don’t Hear?
Even late night appears to be moving on, it’s a Christmas miracle!
Roaring Rivers
Ripples in the water by Christyl Rivers
The last Trump joke may be heard in our lifetime
Stay tuned, it’s coming!
Like an avalanche of glistening quiet settling into a buried hamlet, it’s coming.
The last joke may well be in our lifetime. Or, the last scandal, weird video, the final outrage tape, the dancing orange sponge monster, the ripping up of all conventions and decency, the last unintelligible quote or disturbing tweet, or perhaps the last humping of a flag, or sacrilege of Holy Scripture.
It could well be the last Jest Side (show) Story. What of the last rally, where we all were divided into hostile gangs — as if all Americans were jumped into cahoots with either Marx or Threats?
Late-night hosts have delivered most of the jokes. Note that some are moving on, as well. Trevor Noah is going. Where will Jordan Klepper go on weekends? What about poor Sam Bee? Will giddy Stephen Colbert even know what to do with less material and an empty stage?