Late Night Round-Up: The New Diverse Congress Meets The Tea Party

Late Night Round-Up: The New Diverse Congress Meets The Tea Party

In his opening monologue on Tuesday, Conan O’Brien noted that Congress now has a record number of African-American lawmakers — but there’s a complication: “This is particularly awkward for the Tea Party congressmen who keep thinking they’re all the same guy.”

The Daily Show discovered the terrible consequences from the resignation of Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) after he pled guilty to tax evasion: Without representation in Congress, Staten Island has suddenly become a human wasteland.

And on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon got in one last round of holiday season jokes, looking at the pros and cons of certain New Year’s resolutions.

 

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