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Our Annual Supreme Court Justice Comedy Festival - With Special Guest Jon Macks
C-SPAN's The Weekly
43 minutes
4 months ago
Our Annual Supreme Court Justice Comedy Festival - With Special Guest Jon Macks
The U.S. Supreme Court just ended its 2024-2025 term.
And along with issuing big decisions in big cases — they also had — in some oral arguments — big laughs.
So, time now for our annual end-of-term Supreme Court comedy festival!
Hear the top 8 laugh lines from this Supreme Court term – then find out why they were funny — then, find out how they could have been made even funnier still — Then, hear the jokes ranked.
How are we going to pull of this daunting comedy feat?
Simple: we'll be joined a very special guest — an actual comedy professional - to walk us through all this year's SCOTUS humor.
It's legendary — and hilarious — comedy writer, Jon Macks.
You've heard Jon Macks' work on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," the Academy Awards – and his jokes told by Chris Rock, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Ricky Gervais … and, over the years, by many, many politicians.
And now you can hear him in this week's episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly."
• What got big Supreme Court laughs this term – and why?
• What does Jon Macks think of the jokes – rated and ranked?
• Would the joke have worked at a comedy club?
• And how would Jon Macks have told the joke if he were a Justice on the Supreme Court?
Find out in "The Weekly."
So - throw your head back and roar in laughter with Supreme Court justices — and find C-SPAN's "The Weekly" wherever you get podcasts.
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C-SPAN's The Weekly
Connecting today's political discourse with the past 40 years of politics. Using audio taken from C-SPAN's vast Video Library, each episode focuses on a theme tied to current events providing a unique perspective on today's news.