{"id":2524798,"date":"2025-12-25T05:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T10:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedians-who-helped-shaped-the-news-cycle-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T05:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T10:23:48","slug":"comedians-who-helped-shaped-the-news-cycle-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedians-who-helped-shaped-the-news-cycle-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedians who helped shaped the news cycle in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomedians-who-helped-shaped-the-news-cycle-in-2025%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2524798&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Comedians and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >podcast hosts played<\/a> a visible role in shaping the 2025 news cycle, offering commentary on major events such as the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, Elon Musk&#8217;s public rift with President Trump, and the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Joe Rogan criticized media coverage, decried a BBC edit of a Jan.6 speech, and warned that Kirk&#8217;s death could either prompt a national conversation about civility or make things worse. Theo Von and guest JD Vance traded jokes about Musk and politics, while Von objected to a DHS social-video edit that used his clip out of context. Trevor Noah argued comedians must find &#8220;the funny&#8221; even in tragic events and pushed back against attempts to police comic responses to Kirk&#8217;s murder. Jimmy Kimmel briefly had his show pulled over comments about the suspected assassin but returned to praise Kirk&#8217;s widow for her forgiveness. Jon Stewart skewered media figures and political leaders over coverage of President Biden&#8217;s fitness and the handling of the shutdown. Rob Schneider urged kindness amid polarization during a Turning Point USA event, and Stephen colbert &#8211; whose late-night show was canceled &#8211; pressed public figures on concerns about Biden&#8217;s cognitive acuity and signaled a more confrontational stance moving forward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Comedians who took on the US culture in 2025<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2447077\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Comedians and podcast hosts were among the many commentators shaping the news cycle in 2025, offering their takes on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> and other major events this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The year&rsquo;s largest stories include the assassination of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3802009\/charlie-kirk-shot-dead-turning-point-usa-founder-legacy\/\">Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk<\/a>, billionaire <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433203\/one-big-beautiful-breakup-elon-musk-donald-trump\/\">Elon Musk breaking his alliance<\/a> with President Donald Trump, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3886826\/longest-government-shutdown-poised-most-costly\/\">the longest government shutdown in United States history<\/a>.&nbsp;Here&rsquo;s what some of the most prominent comedians had to say about the news this year:<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4356859\/amber-rose-defends-nicki-minaj-after-americafest-backlash\/\">Amber Rose defends Nicki Minaj after AmericaFest backlash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3915474\/media-personalities-lost-jobs-2025-matthew-dowd-terry-moran\/\">Media personalities who lost their jobs over news bias in 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4355930\/angel-studios-david-opens-studio-best-box-office-weekend\/\">Angel Studios &#8216;DAVID&#8217; opens to studio&#8217;s best box office weekend<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-joe-rogan\">Joe Rogan<\/h2>\n<p>The <em>Joe Rogan Experience<\/em> podcast host discusses a wide range of topics on his show, oftentimes discussing current events. One point of discussion he often returned to is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3453878\/joe-rogan-feud-bernie-sanders-over-trump-intimidating-media-with-lawsuits\/\">Trump&rsquo;s feud with the media<\/a>, including a misleading edit the BBC created of Trump&rsquo;s speech on Jan. 6, 2021. Rogan said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrat-activists-buy-elections-by-taking-over-local-news\/\" title=\"How Democrat Activists Buy Elections By Taking Over Local News\">media outlets aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t meant to be &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3886056\/joe-rogan-bbc-deceptive-edit-trump-shows-rotting-ideology-media\/\">the propaganda arm<\/a>,&rdquo; and called the BBC&rsquo;s edit &ldquo;f***ing nuts!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joe Rogan is seen at the ceremonial weigh-in for the UFC 292 mixed martial arts event, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Gregory Payan, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another major story this year that drew commentary was the assassination of Kirk on Sept. 10, an act of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/political-violence\/\">political violence<\/a> that some celebrated online. Rogan predicted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3803905\/joe-rogan-condemns-celebrating-charlie-kirk-assassination\/\">two possible aftermaths<\/a> from Kirk&rsquo;s death: people either &ldquo;have a conversation about being able to have conversations, or it&rsquo;s going to get a lot worse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rogan also addressed former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> career post-White House, and pushed back against Harris&rsquo;s claim she had the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3843141\/joe-rogan-harris-probably-hammered-claiming-closest-21st-century-election\/\">&ldquo;closest&rdquo; presidential election<\/a> of the 21st century. He also pushed back against claims he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3310645\/joe-rogan-rebuffs-claims-kamala-harris-interview\/\">wouldn&rsquo;t cooperate in interviewing her<\/a> ahead of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-theo-von\">Theo Von<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Theo Von waves as he attends an NCAA college football game between Vanderbilt and Charleston Southern, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo\/George Walker IV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Comedian and podcast host Theo Von guest-hosted Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> on his show, <em>This Past Weekend with Theo Von<\/em>, where they discussed the public breakup between <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\">Musk<\/a> and Trump in June. Von noted that Musk retweeted a post calling for Trump&rsquo;s impeachment and Vance to take Trump&rsquo;s place, prompting Von to joke, &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433937\/vance-reacts-elon-musk-anti-trump-tirade-theo-von-podcast\/\">Dude, that&rsquo;s one vote!<\/a>&rdquo; in reference to Vance possibly running for president in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Vance downplayed this, however.<\/p>\n<p>Von also requested that the Department of Homeland Security not include him in the department&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3821782\/theo-von-asks-dhs-not-include-him-deportation-video\/\">&ldquo;banger&rdquo; social media edits<\/a> in September. The video featured him saying to a phone camera, &ldquo;Heard you got deported, dude &hellip; Bye!&rdquo; Von said DHS pulled the clip &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3869055\/theo-von-says-being-featured-in-dhs-video-made-him-scared\/\">out of context<\/a>,&rdquo; and the edit made him &ldquo;paranoid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trevor-noah\">Trevor Noah<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Host Trevor Noah speaks during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Comedian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trevor-noah\/\">Trevor Noah<\/a> also addressed Kirk&rsquo;s assassination, saying that comedians are being pressured not to discuss Kirk&rsquo;s murder since &ldquo;there&rsquo;s nothing funny&rdquo; about it. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3844745\/comedian-trevor-noah-jokes-charlie-kirk-killed-while-defending-guns\/\">Noah pushed back on this<\/a>, saying Kirk was shot while defending guns, and one has to admit &ldquo;that is an incongruous, funny thing that happens.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Noah contended the purpose of comedy is to &ldquo;find the moment of solace,&rdquo; and being told not to joke about certain topics only makes him &ldquo;find the funny&rdquo; in them. He added that the United States&rsquo; response to Kirk&rsquo;s murder &ldquo;was to limit speech,&rdquo; instead of limiting &ldquo;the thing that ended his life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jimmy-kimmel\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimmy Kimmel attends the Walt Disney Television 2019 upfront at Tavern on the Green in New York on May 14, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel became one of the most Googled people in the U.S. this year, due to his show <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3812881\/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk-comments\/\">briefly being pulled <\/a>for comments he made about Kirk&rsquo;s suspected assassin, Tyler Robinson, and the &ldquo;MAGA gang&rsquo;s&rdquo; attempt to score political points from Kirk to distance itself from Robinson. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3823924\/jimmy-kimmel-viewership-soars-six-million-comeback-show\/\">The show returned roughly a week later<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> returned to the airwaves, Kimmel commended Kirk&rsquo;s widow, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/erika-kirk\/\">Erika Kirk<\/a>, for forgiving her husband&rsquo;s suspected assassin. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jimmy-kimmel-says-wallstreetbets-might-be-russian-disruptors\/\" title=\"WATCH: ... Says WallStreetBets Might Be \u2018Russian Disruptors\u2019\">late-night host<\/a> said her words moved him and that she is someone &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3821470\/kimmel-says-we-should-follow-erika-kirks-example-in-monologue-in-return-to-show\/\">we should follow<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jon-stewart\">Jon Stewart<\/h2>\n<p>Former <em>The Daily Show<\/em> host Jon Stewart is known for his comedy on politics, and 2025 proved to be no exception.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Twain Prize recipient Jon Stewart is introduced at the start of the 23rd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, April 24, 2022. (AP Photo\/Kevin Wolf, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One major story he commented on this year was the release of the book <em>Original Sin: President Biden&rsquo;s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again<\/em> by CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper and <em>Axios&rsquo;s<\/em> Alex Thompson, which explored former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> cognitive decline while in office. Stewart is among the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422002\/jake-tapper-book-promotion-apology-tour-biden-coverage\/\">many critics of Tapper&rsquo;s involvement<\/a>, as the CNN host previously defended Biden&rsquo;s fitness while criticizing concerns that the former president was faltering.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I understand the excitement over an insidious Democratic cover-up about Joe Biden&rsquo;s mental decline. The thing is, though, it was a terrible cover-up, because we all f***ing knew,&rdquo; Stewart said. <\/p>\n<p>Stewart also criticized Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer&rsquo;s<\/a> (D-NY) handling of the government shutdown, calling the senator a &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3840273\/jon-stewart-calls-chuck-schumer-human-flat-tire-amid-shutdown-fight\/\">human flat tire<\/a>.&rdquo; He later said the Democratic Party &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3882776\/late-night-hosts-dogpile-chuck-schumer-democrats-cave-shutdown\/\">caved on the shutdown<\/a>&rdquo; in early November, less than a week after the party&rsquo;s massive wins in the 2025 election cycle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rob-schneider\">Rob Schneider<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor and comedian Rob Schneider speaks during the &ldquo;This Is the Turning Point&rdquo; campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo\/Godofredo V&aacute;squez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Comedian Rob Schneider was one of many to partake in Turning Point USA&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3818985\/tucker-carlson-megyn-kelly-and-gop-governors-headlining-turning-point-tour\/\">&ldquo;This is the Turning Point&rdquo; tour<\/a> after Kirk&rsquo;s death, delivering a speech at the University of California, Berkeley, in November. The former <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> actor recalled an encounter he once had with actor Robert De Niro, who questioned how he could support a &ldquo;schmuck&rdquo; like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Schneider said he was surprised in the moment, saying all he could think of at the time was that De Niro knew who he was and proceeded to tell the actor, &ldquo;I love you.&rdquo; Schneider added that this type of interaction is the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3883596\/rob-schneider-urges-kindness-berkeley-tpusa-protests\/\">&ldquo;only way to handle&rdquo; hostility<\/a> in an era of growing political polarization, encouraging attendees to pursue kindness over cancel culture.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stephen-colbert\">Stephen Colbert<\/h2>\n<p>CBS canceled <em>The Late Show with Stephan Colbert<\/em> this year, ending his show that began in 2015. Colbert, a vocal critic of the president, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3478298\/colbert-criticizes-trump-prediction-other-comedy-shows-axed\/\">said &ldquo;the gloves are off&rdquo; now<\/a> that his show is coming to an end when addressing the cancellation and Trump&rsquo;s celebration of it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephen Colbert attends the annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Awards gala at the New York Hilton Midtown on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858874\/stephen-colbert-challenges-karine-jean-pierre-on-bidens-mental-acuity\/\">STEPHEN COLBERT CHALLENGES KARINE JEAN-PIERRE ON BIDEN&rsquo;S MENTAL ACUITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colbert also pressed former White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> on Biden&rsquo;s cognitive acuity, as Jean-Pierre was promoting her new book in October. The former press secretary said the president she saw &ldquo;nearly every day&rdquo; was engaged in his job, prompting Colbert to disagree.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a moment of great pressure onstage, we saw someone shock us and worry us. And nothing could assuage that worry,&rdquo; Colbert said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedians shaping US culture in 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2524799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-18d1a7x3k-1765920429382-e1766016742355.jpg?1765902805&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69426,12277,51442,33930],"class_list":["post-2524798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2025-news","tag-comedians","tag-media-influence-2","tag-political-satire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-18d1a7x3k-1765920429382-e1766016742355.jpg?1765902805&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2524798"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2524802,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524798\/revisions\/2524802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2524799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2524798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2524798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2524798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}