Dennis Perkins

Contributor Dennis Perkins has written extensively about late-night TV for the A.V. Club, Paste Magazine, and Primetimer. He lives in Maine with his wife, the writer Emily L. Stephens.

Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert

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Mon Night Monologues: Kissing Feet and Hitting Delete

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 25, 2025

John Oliver hosts Last Week Tonight

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John Oliver Wades Through Facebook’s New Misinformation Flood

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 24, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter, Paul Simon, Eddie Murphy and Adama Sandler

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The Best and Worst of SNL‘s 50th Anniversary Special

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 17, 2025 12 comments

John Oliver

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John Oliver Returns for Democracy’s Dark DOGE Days

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 17, 2025

Garrett Morris, Bill Murray at SNL's 25th

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SNL’s 25th Anniversary Cold Open Set the Bar Impossibly High

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 16, 2025 2 comments

Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Jordan Klepper

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Thurs Night Monologues: Trump’s Valentine to Putin

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 14, 2025

Jimmy Fallon, Jordan Klepper, Seth Meyers

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Weds Night Monologues: President Musk and His Little Friend

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 13, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Jordan Klepper

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Tues Night Monologues: Bragg-ing Wrongs

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 12, 2025

Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel

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Mon Night Monologues: Sawing Off the Judicial Branch

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 11, 2025

Desi Lydic, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert

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Thurs Night Monologues: The Super Bowl of Fascist Takeovers

By Dennis Perkins

Feb 7, 2025

Late Nighter