Jimmy Kimmel's Master Class in Humor and Humility

Featuring: Jimmy Kimmel, Desi Lydic, Jon Stewart,J eff Ross, Mark Normand, Ms. Pat, Sam Morril, Tim Dillon, and Hannah Berner

Happy National Nothing Day! Hi, I’m Geoff Plitt, and welcome to What You Need to Know, the brief, weekly newsletter where I share the best comedy videos I’ve seen all week. It will always be free, and you’re welcome to become a friend by following me on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok, where I share my own jokes every week.

And now, the videos you came for:

1. Jimmy Kimmel went dark last week due to the fires in LA, and his first show back was emotional, poignant, and hilarious. He thanked the amazing firefighters and first responders for all of their heroic work, talked about how Guillermo almost had to evacuate to Jimmy’s house, and chatted with actor Steve Guttenberg. Check it out:

2. Desi Lydic is such a great late-night host on The Daily Show. She recently covered conservative media's support for Trump's Greenland invasion idea, Trump blaming Gavin Newsom for the LA wildfires, and Trump's plans for pardoning the Jan. 6 insurrectionists:

3. And I’m so glad Jon Stewart is still doing Mondays on The Daily Show. This week he examined how Trump's finger-pointing and the GOP's threats to withhold disaster relief for the L.A. wildfires are missing the bigger picture: nature is f**ked, and helping those in pain shouldn't be a political issue. Worth a watch:

4. Finally, Torching 2024 blew me away. It’s a comedy special on Netflix from Roastmaster General Jeff Ross, featuring Mark Normand, Ms. Pat, Sam Morril, Tim Dillon, Hannah Berner, and more. It’s chock-full of jokes about tons of events from 2024, and you’ll be doing yourself a disservice if you skip it. Enjoy:

   

Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend.

- Geoff

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