Late Night Roundup: Political ‘Friends With Benefactors’

Late Night Roundup: Political ‘Friends With Benefactors’

Jon Stewart noticed a little contradiction from all the right-wingers attacking the alleged influence of foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation: Many of these people are some of the biggest advocates for the influence of American money in politics.

Larry Wilmore looked at the results of abstinence-only sex education in Texas: The kids are getting more STD’s. And as a consequence, now Larry has to be the one to tell the kids to protect themselves.

Jimmy Kimmel was joined by a cast of moms, to tell the dirty secret of Mother’s Day: They don’t really like any of the gifts they get.

And in a very special appearance with David Letterman, Tina Fey showed the lengths that women must go to in order to conform to gender norms when they wear fancy evening dresses.

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