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What’s Next for the Supreme Court? I Beyond the Scenes

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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How to Balance Empathy Versus Anger Versus Humor in a Comedy Writing Environment

When you and Trevor were reacting to Roe v. Wade and that whole leak and its eventual overturn, how do you all manage striking the right tone? You can't pretend that people are not upset about this. And by doing that, by honoring the emotion, it gives you the permission both in your own psyche and also to the audience to make the jokes.

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