Panelists Dee Dee Myers and Jon Macks joined Bob Shrum for a discussion about how the entertainment industry can shape politics through representation of different lifestyles. (Joseph Su Prominent figures in the entertainment and politics industries came together on Tuesday at Tommy's Place to discuss how entertainment affects the political atmosphere of America.
Late night talk show comics have to soldier on In the wake of Trump's election, stunned talk show hosts have to find light in tumultuous times Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/2flcHEU Jimmy Fallon opened his show the night after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States with a Steve Urkel joke. "The big story is, America woke up this morning and was like," Fallon said, cutting to a clip of Urkel nervously uttering his signature catchphrase, "did I do that?" It was a light ribbing on par with most "Tonight Show" one-liners, and Fallon went into a few more monologue jokes that gently poked fun at the election.