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Rosie O'Donnell wrapped her Jimmy Kimmel Live! guest-host week with a political musical send-off, riffing on Donald Trump with mock nicknames and closing with a Danny Boy parody urging him to resign.
POLITICO’s weekly feature collects standout political cartoons from artists across the spectrum, edited by Matt Wuerker, to lampoon the week’s headlines and capture a range of perspectives on U.S. politics with humor and bite.
John Oliver opened Last Week Tonight by lampooning Trump’s NATO-trip airplane swap, joking about a catering-truck exit that left staff on Air Force One and noting future escapes won’t be as easy; the bit touched on the broader fallout from the incident, which coincided with Karoline Leavitt’s resignation.
A Manchester-based studio released No 10: Full Confidence, a mobile prime minister simulator in which players balance cabinet, backbenchers, the media, and public opinion across 300 scenarios; the game just topped Apple's paid charts, highlighting a growing Westminster-themed gaming trend.
Count Binface, the spoof candidate in a silver bin helmet, is challenging Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election and could record his highest vote share yet. He has a long history of poking at UK leadership, running against three prime ministers: Maidenhead (2017) as Lord Buckethead against Theresa May, Uxbridge (2019) against Boris Johnson, and 2024 against Rishi Sunak, where his best tally stood at 308 votes. In Makerfield’s 2026 by-election he won 95 votes to Labour’s Andy Burnham’s 24,927. The piece places his campaigns in the tradition of novelty candidates aiming to protest elites, while highlighting the deposit rule that costs candidates if they fail to reach 5% of the vote.
Jon Stewart offered a live, line-by-line takedown of Donald Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner speech, calling out misfired jokes, mid-sentence target changes, and blame-shifting, wrapping with a sting about quitting his day job.
In HBO’s Life, Larry David—portrayed in the Dora Salk guise—mocks RFK Jr. in a sketch that pairs a vaccine-skeptical neighbor with a 1950s backdrop, tying RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine stance and political history into a broader satirical take on contemporary politics; the bit reunites most of the Curb Your Enthusiasm cast, though Cheryl Hines is not involved, as the series continues to lampoon real-world figures through a historical lens.
Seth Meyers uses Late Night to mock Donald Trump’s 2.0 presidency, highlighting his fixation on magnets, aircraft carriers and other odd obsessions while juxtaposing them with stubborn inflation, rising costs and ongoing global flashpoints. The segment also references Trump’s promises on fuel and groceries, RFK Jr.’s controversial comments on sperm counts, a teleprompter operator profiting from Trump speeches, and a costly, unresolved deal with Iran, ultimately concluding that Americans just want affordable living amid a steady stream of scandals and distractions.
Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump's eulogy-style tributes to Lindsey Graham on The Daily Show, spoofing Trump’s clips where he joked about Graham, recalled their relationship, and quipped about a '99' score instead of a perfect 100. The monologue also included quips about the broader late-night jokes surrounding Graham and McConnell, with colleagues like Seth Meyers and Ike Barinholtz adding their own riffs.
Nigel Farage pursues a comeback in a Clacton-on-Sea by-election facing Count Binface, a parody candidate played by a comedian; with major rivals declining to field candidates, the race becomes a surreal clash of populism and satire as Binface critiques Britain’s political establishment while Farage attempts to reclaim a seat amid a turbulent UK political scene.
A Daily Kos Community satire piece lampoons the Trump‑era Great American State Fair staged on the National Mall as part of Freedom 250, highlighting near‑empty crowds, costly concessions (e.g., $25 pretzels), a faltering schedule and outages, and a bomb‑threat narrative used to spin a perceived failure, all framed as a chaotic, propaganda‑tinged celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
The Onion is rolling out a new Infowars parody on its own site, kickstarting the effort with $100,000 from merchandise sales to Sandy Hook families and plans for additional shows and content spoofing Alex Jones’ platform while pursuing control of Infowars’ assets through the courts.
Tim Heidecker explains to Variety that The Onion plans to operate InfoWars as an inclusive, comedy-forward platform, turning it into a sister venture to The Onion with launch on July 2 featuring Emergency and The Jim Haggerty Show. Despite a Texas appeals court pause on the transfer and DNS access issues, the project aims to elevate emerging talent, generate support for Sandy Hook families, and use satire to critique the conspiracy world while navigating potential legal hurdles.
Comedian Randy Rainbow released a new parody of Cole Porter’s “It’s De-Lovely” skewering Donald Trump and his fitness for office, blending humor with political commentary. The Daily Kos Community post also includes a fundraising appeal from the site alongside the parody.
Larry David’s seven-episode HBO sketch series Life, Larry reimagines American history through his signature humor, featuring him as iconic figures (including Susan B. Anthony and Rosa Parks) with Barack and Michelle Obama as producers; the show skewers progress and historical myths in a satirical tour from Founding-era quips to more recent themes, embodying David’s Seinfeld/Curb-style humor.