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Late Night Roundup: Baltimore, Gang Members, Peace, And Pie

Late Night Roundup: Baltimore, Gang Members, Peace, And Pie

Larry Wilmore went down to Baltimore, and sat down in a local diner with some actual gang members to discuss their public truce and peacekeeping efforts in the riots, along with the longstanding social causes of the unrest.

The Daily Show spotlighted the entrance of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) into the Democratic presidential race, with Jon Stewart comparing and contrasting Sanders and Hillary Clinton. The biggest difference: Hillary Clinton is going to win the nomination.

First Lady Michelle Obama appeared with David Letterman, and spoke on the work she has been doing to improve the opportunities and treatment of veterans.

Kim Kardashian appeared with Jimmy Kimmel, and talked about how she’s been getting along with her stepfather Bruce Jenner, and helping him with his (now publicly revealed) gender transition.

And in a wonderful musical number — something that has become the best feature of this show — James Corden joined with Idina Menzel for a Dirty Dancing tribute.

Late Night Roundup: Larry Wilmore vs. Rudy Giuliani

Late Night Roundup: Larry Wilmore vs. Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani’s accusation that President Obama does not love America was the talk of the late night comedy shows.

Larry Wilmore wondered how Giuliani got the job of deciding who loves America, compared to all of Obama’s many speeches actually declaring his love of country. Larry also asked whether there might be something about Obama that makes him suspicious — and went so far as to bluntly say that Giuliani’s statements were racist.

Jon Stewart rhetorically asked Rudy: “You know you’re not the Mayor of 9/11, right?”

Seth Meyers also dug in on Giuliani’s comments, by asking why anyone would want all the endless trouble of being President of the United States if they didn’t love America.

As for the other big news event, David Letterman gave the “Top Ten Things Overheard Backstage at the Academy Awards.”

John Travolta appeared with Jimmy Kimmel, and talked about his infamous mispronunciation of Idina Menzel’s name at the Oscars last year, and his encounter with her again at the Oscars this past Sunday.

And Conan O’Brien demonstrated what his show would be like if the audience was like the one at the Oscars.