Kimmel on George Santos: ‘Making the most of his remaining time in the spotlight’
Late-night hosts discuss George Santos’s farewell from Congress and whether Henry Kissinger was the greatest of all American war criminals
November 2023
Jimmy Kimmel on Spotify Wrapped: ‘More embarrassing than your porn search history’
Late-night hosts discuss their year-end lists on the streaming service and George Santos’s possible removal from Congress
Kimmel on House Republicans: ‘These guys are so desperate to smear Biden’
Late-night hosts discuss efforts to impeach Biden and Trump’s strategic pivot to moderate on abortion rights
Jimmy Kimmel on George Santos: ‘They’re skipping the vote and going straight to the Heimlich’
Late-night hosts discuss the lawmaker’s likely expulsion from Congress and the wave of sexual assault lawsuits in New York
October 2022
Michelle Wolf review – no taboo is off limits for spiky standup
The American comedian goes straight for the jugular in a fearlessly off-colour and skilfully constructed show
October 2020
Michelle Wolf to Melania's roses: the arts and pop culture that sum up the Trump era
CocoRosie’s call to arms, the rage of Sweat, Arthur Jafa’s white supremacy montage and the first lady’s grand designs … Guardian writers pick the works that encapsulate Trump’s reign
April 2020
'I crack up every time': comedians' all-time favourite standup routines
Top comics pick the routines that make them howl with laughter, from Eddie Murphy on Rocky to Eddie Izzard on penknives and Michelle Wolf on women’s worst enemies
July 2019
Michelle Wolf review – Trump's tormentor avoids politics but not controversy
Latitude festival review – stylish, dramatic and surprisingly edgy
June 2019
Michelle Wolf: 'My new period joke is for men – and they love it'
The upfront standup took down Trump with a blistering routine at the White House correspondents’ dinner. But she won’t joke about him again
October 2018
Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart review – sharp satire at America's expense
The world-renowned pair team up with comics Mo Amer and Michelle Wolf to tackle Trump, the opioid crisis and gun violence in a night which delivers big laughs
June 2018
Michelle Wolf: ‘It’s weird that Trump doesn’t have a sense of humour’
As host of the White House correspondents’ dinner, comic Michelle Wolf insulted Trump, his inner circle and the press. What happened next?
May 2018
Can Michelle Wolf's Netflix show shake up the late night comedy scene?
Wolf’s pilot episode prophesies a brief period of growing pains in pursuit of an individual identity, and grand dividends once it’s complete
Another week of lies and still Trump, the huckster, keeps his tawdry show going
Sarah Churchwell
Even as scandal succeeds scandal, this ‘ignorant, undignified and uncouth’ president escapes the consequences of legitimate criticism
Colbert: Michelle Wolf backlash is like 'accusing the valet of stealing your car'
Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers offered various defenses of Wolf’s routine at the White House correspondent’s dinner
Michelle Wolf's White House correspondents’ speech has divided opinion. Here, we take a look at what the comedian was up to before making the headlines and what she's doing next
Michelle Wolf: the unstoppable rise of America's provocative political comic
Her caustic White House correspondents’ dinner speech will be no shock for fans of the former Daily Show contributor
Michelle Wolf White House routine ignites backlash and defence of Sanders
Michelle Wolf has nothing to apologise for. Her critics do, though