Written by: Joseph Santiago

Saturday Night Live

The former first lady Hillary Clinton was featured on the season premiere of SNL, but not playing herself. The the current Democratic presidential candidate frontrunner played Val the bartender in a sketch comedy opposite resident SNL Clinton impersonator Kate McKinnon.

“I’m just an ordinary citizen who believes the Keystone Pipeline will destroy our environment,” Clinton as Val joked.

Hillary Clinton’s attempts to appear engaging for comedy, and also teased her transformation on issues like marriage equality. (“I could have supported it sooner,” McKinnon’s Clinton said to the real Clinton. “Well, you did it pretty soon,” responded Clinton.) read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago

I’m so serious with the title of this piece.

Before you select [X] on the top right corner of your screen, let me preface that I have no intention of discussing politics. I do, however, intend to give credit where credit is due and The Donald is fucking killing it on twitter.

With over 4m followers, Trump is a self-promoting, self-aggrandizing narcissist with a penchant for punchlines. He is the quintessential New York comedian, except for the fact that he actually has money and a strong fan following. read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago

What’s not to love when it comes to this year’s presidential election cycle? You’ve got an outright socialist who looks like your crazy uncle who managed to escape from the nursing home again (Bernie Sanders). You have the potential for a Bush vs. Clinton presidential face-off (hello, the 1990’s called and they want their politics back). Then you’ve got a zealous New York property developer, who probably needs a permit for his toupee before heading out in public (Donald Trump). read more

By: Cate Misczuk

President Obama put his executive powers into use Tuesday — ordering Jon Stewart to continue his hosting duties on The Daily Show. Obama’s late night appearance was his seventh, and final visit to the New York studio.

The President kicked off his usual banter with Stewart saying he couldn’t believe the comedian was leaving before him. Stewart has just two weeks left as host of the satirical news program, Obama’s duties at the White House don’t wrap up for another 18 months. read more