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Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?

Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?

Update: 2025-04-24
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The White House Correspondents Dinner takes place this weekend with at least one notable absence: comedy. Standup comic W. Kamau Bell visits Audie to talk about the tough decisions facing artists in the Trump era—and what institutional power plays, like the president’s takeover of the Kennedy Center and the abrupt cutting of Amber Ruffin from the White House Correspondents Dinner, mean for the future of comedy.

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Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?

Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?

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