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The first episode
Night Guests weighed in on the first hearing on Thursday night on January 6, or as Stephen Colbert put it, “Episode one of the most compelling dramas this summer.”
“It’s like ‘Stranger Things’ – we met the monster years ago and we’re pretty sure the Russians are involved.” —STEPHEN COLBERT
“Instead, they’re showing reruns of January 6 with a laugh track.” —JIMMY FALLON
“Of course Fox isn’t broadcasting it — they’re a prime suspect in it. They would be – that would be as if Court TV’s coverage of the OJ trial had been hosted by OJ” —SETH MEYERS
The Pieces Worth Watching
Samantha Bee held Republicans accountable for the gun violence epidemic in this week’s “Full Frontal.”
HBO’s new documentary “The Janes” highlights the female activists who united to form Jane, a clandestine group offering safe abortions in the years before Roe v. Wade.