Topic: The Smothers Brothers

John Stewart, Samantha Bee, Amber Ruffin, Desus & Mero, Ziwe, Trevor Noah and John Oliver. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Heidi Gutman/Peacock/Apple TV+/Shayan Asgharnia/SHOWTIME/Greg Endries/HBO)

How to fix late-night political comedy

Shaan Merchant