Jon Stewart Is Willing to Injure Himself in the Name of Comedy

Also: Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, and Desi Lydic

Happy National Small Dog 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. I’m still sharing clips from the incredible 50th Anniversary of Saturday Night Live. They had a star-studded Weekend Update segment featuring alums Cecily Strong, Bobby Moynihan, Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, and Vanessa Bayer. Plus at the end, Bill Murray ranked his favorite Weekend Update anchors of all time. Enjoy:

2. I also loved the latest edition of “Black Jeopardy” featuring Eddie Murphy, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Jones, Kenan Thompson, Chris Rock, and Tom Hanks:

3. Desi Lydic did an outstanding job hosting The Daily Show recently, covering Trump's continued defense of Russia to Fox News's dismay, and his captivation with Emmanuel Macron's accent. Don’t forget to watch the sketch at the end:

4. Finally, Jon Stewart did a deep-dive into Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE, and how the Elon Musk-led project masks its allegiance to corporate overlords and negligence to the American people under the guise of slashing the government's budget. But he also made history by injuring himself (not the first time) on-camera. You really have to see it:

Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend.

- Geoff

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