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Sarah Sherman, Our Socialist at SNL

Meagan Day Jacobin
We spoke to Saturday Night Live’s Sarah Sherman about doing body horror at a time of real horrors, the hope at the heart of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty, and her emergence as a top local canvasser for Bernie Sanders’s last presidential run.

This Week in People’s History, Mar 18–24, 2026

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Long Live Free Nicaragua poster ‘Do As We Say, Not As We Do’ (1981), Politics Was Never the Same (1951), The Civil War’s Cause, Explained Like It Really Was (1861), Mutiny in Vietnam Explained Away (1971), Reaganism Jump-Starts Central American Solidarity Work (1981)

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Sid Caesar!

Paul Buhle Portside
The most informative of all studies of humor on US television in its early golden years, this biography deserves wide reading. For readers sympathetic to today’s protests against media-created monsters it will offer reflections on what comedy can do

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YouTube Just Ate TV. It’s Only Getting Started

Alex Weprin The Hollywood Reporter
In two decades, the app has grown from a user-generated circus into the most powerful platform on earth. CEO Neal Mohan on his $100 billion vision for YouTube’s future and the disruption it’s left in its wake.

Missed Kimmel’s Return? Here’s a Transcript of His Monologue

Jimmy Kimmel, Luciana Lopez CNN Business
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late night show Tuesday after his suspension amid pressure from the FCC and the Trump administration, and counter pressure against Disney and ABC-TV and a massive consumer boycott over denial of free speech in the country

Friday Nite Videos | May 16, 2025

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Maxwell Frost Wants Democrats to “Get Caught Fighting.” Andor | Season 2. Rep. Delia Ramirez Accuses Kristi Noem of Corrupt Acts and Demands Resignation. Fear of AIPAC and Elon Musk Intimidates Democrats and Republicans. Trump's Epic 'Weave.'
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