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VIDEO: Trolling Trump, Stars Read ‘Fire And Fury’ At Grammy Awards — With Hillary!

VIDEO: Trolling Trump, Stars Read ‘Fire And Fury’ At Grammy Awards — With Hillary!

There was no solemnity at the 60th anniversary Grammy Awards ceremony in New York, and the stars gathered in Donald Trump’s hometown did not neglect him, either. James Corden brought down the house with a spoof video that featured Cardi B, John Legend, DJ Khaled, Cher, and Snoop Dogg “auditioning” for a spoken word album of Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff’s best-selling exposé of Trump’s White House. But none of them can quite cut it — until Corden brings on a ringer named Hillary.

#EndorseThis: Jimmy Fallon Sings Out About Trump — With A Lethal Edge

#EndorseThis: Jimmy Fallon Sings Out About Trump — With A Lethal Edge

Late on Martin Luther King Day, Jimmy Fallon offered a brilliant satirical version of “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor (dubbed “Fire and Fury,” after a certain bestselling book). Gently poking fun at the President, in a pretty darn good Americana tenor, the comedian touches on the Bannon-Trump feud and reminds the audience just how shocking the November 2016 election results were.   

But then comes the deadly third verse: Fallon rips 45 for watching Fox News and tweeting all day, then somberly sings a payoff line about a chaotic White House, throwing President Trump’s race-baiting, vulgar language right back at him. 

No, James Taylor didn’t write “Fire and Rain” about an airplane crash. But “Fire and Fury” is a melodic tale of Trump taking a nose-dive. 

 

#EndorseThis: Colbert And Wolff Find The Laughs In ‘Fire And Fury’

#EndorseThis: Colbert And Wolff Find The Laughs In ‘Fire And Fury’

“You know he’s watching,” Michael Wolff warns Stephen Colbert at the beginning of his latest “exclusive” interview. “He may have done nothing today but watch me on television.”

As the Fire and Fury author points out, there is little in his raging bestseller that we didn’t already know about the cheeseburger-inhaling infant in the White House. But the rest of the national media have soft-pedaled the bad news that Wolff delivers so bluntly.

Covering the Trump White House wasn’t easy, he says. “You have two sides that would be each others’ assassins if they could.” This administration is “a completely aberrant enterprise.”

Wolff defends his work ably with a dry sense of humor. “Was there anything that gave you hope while you were there? Is there anything they’re good at?” asks Colbert. “Remember, people have to go to sleep after this.” Wolff grunts, rolls his eyes, looks at the host. “Nothing,” he deadpans.

#EndorseThis: The Daily Show Highlights Bannon Versus Trump

#EndorseThis: The Daily Show Highlights Bannon Versus Trump

To understand the furor over Steve Bannon’s devastating description of “treasonous” conduct by Donald Trump Jr. — and all the other harsh things said by the former chief strategist in Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury — the full context is helpful. And in this segment, Trevor Noah places the Bannon quotes within the latest revelations about the Trump-Russia scandal.

As the burgeoning feud between the president and his ex-adviser continues to erupt, however, the Daily Show host admits that choosing sides isn’t easy. It’s Alien versus Sexual Predator!

So perhaps we should all just sit back and enjoy the carnage.