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Inside Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” Trainwreck

Fallon’s “Tonight Show” is mini-Resistance theater. He let Biden off the hook, avoiding the truths about the leader’s cognitive decline. That cowardice mirrored what Colbert and Kimmel did on their shows, but it meant Fallon didn’t pick up viewers who might crave truth in their late-night satire.

Anti-Trump Fundraiser Starved for Stars

The Concert for America, a fundraising gala uniting progressive nonprofits, will kick off Jan. 20, AKA Inauguration Day for President-Elect Trump. Celebrities include: Ali Stroker, Anika Larsen, Ann Harada, Arielle Jacobs, Hennessy Winkler and Piper Perabo.

“The Order” Doesn’t Take the Trump Bait

“The Order” takes its name from the ‘80s hate group that killed radio star Alan Berg and robbed banks. It’s perfect fodder for storytellers to push the “Trump Is Hitler” card. Instead, “The Order” keeps to the facts. Mostly. It’s a smart, absorbing detective thriller powered by Jude Law.

Can “The View” Survive Trump 2.0?

Will ABC see its continued existence as a ticking legal time bomb? The legal nightmare is part of “The View’s” existential crisis. Co-hosts like Whoopi Goldberg have become increasingly unhinged. The Oscar winner predicted Trump would separate interracial families in his second term, a farcical notion on many levels.

Late-Night Rage, Tears and Lectures Over Trump Victory

For late-night comedians, Trump’s victory was akin to 9/11, one of those cultural moments when it’s hard to find anything funny in life. Ironically, late-night hosts walked the country back from the emotional abyss after the actual 9/11, finding the balance between mourning and mirth. That was then.