Late-night hosts were unimpressed with the Georgia congresswoman’s apology for comparing pandemic restrictions to the Holocaust.
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Late Learner
Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized on Monday for comments comparing pandemic restrictions to the Holocaust. On Tuesday, Trevor Noah chided Greene, calling her “Georgia congresswoman and your crazy aunt’s even crazier friend.”
“I mean, for real, though, are we going to get a press conference every time Marjorie Taylor Greene learns about something? Because she doesn’t know about a lot of things,” Noah said.
“Since her shocking rise from QAnon forums to the House of Representatives, Greene has become notorious for her willingness to say absolutely anything with zero shame, whether it’s conspiracies about 9/11 or the existence of Jewish space lasers, which is ridiculous. I mean, everyone knows that the Jewish space laser was taken out by the Buddhist submarine missiles years ago.” — TREVOR NOAH
“Yo, guys, America isn’t serious, man. This woman writes the laws, the laws that govern the land, and she’s out here like, ‘Yo, you guys heard about this Holocaust?’” — TREVOR NOAH
“But I will say, in some ways, I feel bad for this lady, man. Learning things is tough, you know, because it forces you to take back all the ignorant [expletive] that you’ve said in the past. It’s why the only museum I go to is Madame Tussauds. Madame Tussauds: Come stupid, leave stupid.” — TREVOR NOAH
“Yeah, but she’s here to finally set the record straight — it did happen and it was bad.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“It’s amazing what just a little education can do. She now knows as much about the Holocaust as every sixth grader in Washington, D.C. Quick, build a climate change museum, too!” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“But the important thing here is that Marjorie Taylor Greene said she’s sorry, and she is sorry. She might be the sorriest excuse for a congresswoman we’ve ever had.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“Next she’s planning a visit to the National Air and Jewish Space Laser Museum.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
The Punchiest Punchlines (New York Is Back Edition)
“In New York, as more people are taking public transportation again, they’ve seen a sharp increase in subway cars caked with feces, garbage, blood and vomit. So in other words, New York City is back, everybody!” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“And if you’re wondering whether it’s safe to eat on the subway again, the answer is, it was never safe to eat on the subway.” — JIMMY FALLON
“Also, because herd immunity is commonly considered to be achieved at somewhere between 70 and 80 percent, so New York State will lift virtually all Covid restrictions, including remaining capacity limits, social distancing and cleaning and disinfecting mandates — which means that Pizza Rat can finally dine inside again.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“And as a New Yorker, I’m furious about the tables no longer being six feet apart. In New York, restaurants put tables so close together that you’re basically eating together. If you’re next to a couple breaking up, oh now you’re part of the breakup. When dinner’s over, now you gotta go help him get his stuff out of her apartment.” — TREVOR NOAH
“So if we’re all going to pack into places again, let’s at least keep those plexiglass partitions, please! They keep you separated from other people, and it lets you pretend that you’re a hockey player sitting in a penalty box, you know? Makes me feel cool. I’m not just eating a hamburger, I’m serving two minutes for cross-checking.” — TREVOR NOAH
“The good news is the partitions will be gone; the bad news is, they’re going back to where they came from: the urinals.” — JIMMY FALLON
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Source: Television - nytimes.com
