Late Night Comedy Withdrawal? I've Got You Covered!

Featuring: Barry Rothbart, The Daily Show, and The Tonight Show

Happy National Get Gnarly Day! Hello, 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, Threads, Instagram, or TikTok, where I share my own jokes every day.

And now, the funny videos you came for:

1. The late-night comedy shows might be on hiatus, but new reels come out all the time, providing a great methadone until the real stuff is available. Here’s a compilation of Ryan Reynolds’ best moments on The Tonight Show:

2. And here’s a video from The Daily Show with a bunch of segments making fun of disgraced propagandist Tucker Carlson:

3. One more from The Daily Show, a reel featuring a bunch of bits lampooning brutal dictator Vladimir Putin:

4. Finally, here’s Barry Rothbart’s 2015 set from This Is Not Happening, finally available to watch for FREE on YouTube, where Barry talks about how his dad was a degenerate gambler:

Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend.

- Geoff

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