>> larry: tonightly. president obama goes around congress and lays out his executive orders on gun control. i don't even have a punchline here, i just want to say: finally! the new gun measures require that anyone who wants to sell guns must register as a licensed gun dealer. that's gonna disappoint a lot of kids on my block this summer. yup, president obama unveiled his new gun control plan yesterday. unfortunately, it only lasted for about 30 minutes before it was killed in a mass shooting in a parking lot. [laughter] it is sad, i agreed. let's get this party started, this is "the nightly show!!" captioning sponsored by comedy central [cheers and applause] thank you very much. oh, thank you. listen man, i also thankful we have such a great crowd tonight and we don't even have a band. we do it. that's what i'm talking about larry. welcome to the nightly show, i'm larry wilmore. we have a great show tonight. remember, at the end of tonight's show i'll be answering one of your "keep it 100" questions, so s

." >> we'r"#tonightly."'re talkit obama's gun control. i want to talk about the role of violence in the media. does the media contribute to gun violence or just reflect it? >> for real. >> larry: remember we're in america. >> people didn't say that but there's no, i don't believe anything that can say, that would say that the media is responsible for people killing people. sort of interested making distinction among gun violence too. the way in which you have the situation in chicago to me seems like a different cult like violent culture versus the sort of one yea offshooting. i think the president was smart to mention chicago. we talked about this because we don't think of chicago being part of this problem when we talk about gun reform. >> larry: yes. a lot of people in hollywood get blasted for coming out in a movie where there's so much blood. >> yeah. >> we need to do something about guns, man. >> get blasted for talking about gun control. i agree. i mean, i don't think movies are responsible for it. i

for everyone at home, join our conversation right now on twitter @nightlyshow using the hashtag #tonightly. before we get started, i thought it would nice to have a holiday beverage as this is the last show of 2015. i've got eggnog or scotch. >> eggnog. >> larry: eggnog. >> put some scotch in your eggnogs. >> larry: oh, my god! here. >> i have bad news-- there was already bourbon in the eggnog. you just double dosed. >> it's turnip time? >> >the song "sunshine" you premiered on the "daily show" tuesday night talks about a lot of the racial and social issues

>> larry: tonightly, bill cosby is charged with sexual assault, and his attorneys say they "intend to mount a vigorous defense." note to cosby's attorneys -- "intending to mount is what got him into this mess! the cosby charges stem from an incident in 2004. hey -- as long as we're dealing with incidents from 2004, can we also arrest the movie "white chicks"? (applause) and an armed militia has taken over a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. hey, armed militia -- as long as you're in oregon, why don't you go ahead and die of dysentery? happy new year, america -- this is "the nightly show"! (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central ♪ >> larry: yes! welcome to "the nightly show"! (audience chanting) >> larry: thank you so much! yeah! we are back, man! i'm your host, larry wilmore. we've got a great show tonight. i just wanted to let everyone know that, at the end of tonight's show, i'm going to answer one of your questions from twitter, and i got to keep it 100, so make sure you stick around for that. but first, happy 2016, everyone! (cheers and applause) i'm so excit

ptioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> larry: tonightly, the powerball jackpot reaches one and a half billion dollars. it's worth so much, jerry hall is now engaged to it. [laughter] shocking, schwabing.b!1 toxic levels of metal are making children sick in flint, michigan, says governor rick snyder. meanwhile, sick levels of metal are making people awesome, says governor of rock, dee snider. and i offer advice for syrian refugees resettling in texas. remember, refugees, that/ is/ a gun in their pocket and they are / not/ happy to see you. let's get this party started. this is the nightly show! [ captioning sponsored by comedy central cheers and applause] >> larry: thank you very much. playplease be seated. very nice studio audience. welcome to the nightly show, i'm larry bill more. tonight there's a big story coming out of flint, michigan. and spoiler alert-- it's not good news. >> a state of emergency has been declared for thousands of people. this is months after researchers discovered toxic levels of lead in their water supply. >> larry: oh my god, look at that water

>> larry: tonightly, could shoot someone and still retain his popularity with republicans. i mean, hey it worked for dick cheney. [laughter] a man wearing a turban is kicked out of a trump event. so does that mean i should halt production of my new trump turbans? [laughter] and the donald retweets a neo-nazi twitter account called "white-genocide-tm." t-m? apparently the one thing that guy hates more than jews and blacks is copyright infringement. let's do this. this is the nightly show! captioning sponsored by comedy central [cheers and applause] >> larry: welcome to the nightly show. i appreciate it. such a good crowd. tonight showed i'm just going to talk about what foundation i wear. [laughter] we have a great show for you. by the way joining us on the panel tonight, very funny young man, very talented actor as well. that was some storm over the weekend. it was much stronger than i thought a storm named "jonas" could be. i thought it would start out strong and them make up, leaving me just cold on the inside. there was one great thing that came out of the storm. take a

binghampton bing and it comes out in big blobs and you say, my god, i have to take a shower >> larry: tonightly, donald trump says hillary clinton using the bathroom is "disgusting." if sitting down to pee is disgusting, what do you call someone who spews crap out of his mouth? mexican authorities arrest the notorious "affluenza" teen who killed four people while driving drunk. once again, mexicans doing an important job americans won't do. and bernie sanders is with us again tonight. he's already slashed my salary to give the money to teenagers interns a living wage. i'm feeling the bern. step inside "the nightly show" and let's do this! captioning sponsored by comedy central [cheers and applause] >> larry: welcome to "the nightly show." thank you very much. thank you so much. now guys, calm down because i have just a word of caution tonight. if you start to notice a burnino "feel the bern," as they say, it's because bernie sanders is on the show!é xxnow, if that burning lasts throughout the week, you should probably see a doctor. so, we are a month away from the iowa caucus, which means it's

. >> larry: tonightly, notorious drug lord el chapo has finally been captured by mexican authorities. in a related story, manitowoc county is charging stephen avery with all of el chapo's crimes. (laughter) you people have watched the show, okay. mexican authorities say sean penn's rolling stone interview with el chapo led to his arrest. unfortunately, sean penn is still at large. (laughter) apparently, el chapo wants a movie made about himself. the way hollywood casts minority roles in films, el chapo will likely be played by emma stone. (laughter) get ready to receive a full dose of nightliness. this is "the nightly show." let's do it! (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central (audience chanting larry) >> larry: thank you very much. oh, you're too kind. welcome to "the nightly show." thank you. great show tonight. the founder of rookie magazine tav a tav is here tonight. (cheers and applause) very excited about that. big news that just sneaked across the border from mexico. (laughter) kidding -- the news is here legally. >> we have him. infamous mexican drug carte

>> larry: tonightly, donald trump calls for the government to "close off parts of the internet" in order to stymie terrorist threats, which is one of many stories i don't give a (bleep) about right now because "star wars" opens tonight! ( cheers and applause ) i know! infamous pharmaceutical c.e.o. martin shkreli is arrested for securities fraud, and i don't have a punchline for this joke because i spent all day getting my costume ready for the "star wars" premiere. ( cheers and applause ) that's what i did! and japan repeals a law forbidding women to remarry within-- i can't even get through this skit because all i'm thinking about is "star wars." may the force be with you. this is "the nightly show"! captioning sponsored by comedy central >> larry: thank you very much. thank you, please. >> larry! larry! larry! larry! oh, man. so so nice. such a nice crowd here tonight, man. welcome to "nightly show." , don't know how you keep guessing. you're right, i'm larry. as we near the end of 2015, i just want to take a moment to reflect on what has truly been an amazing year for me. i mean a ye

. ♪ to make america great media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> larry: tonightly, the oscar nominationsere announced, and they were so white, the only people of color nominated were the emotions from "inside out"! the oregon militiamen are baffled as to a why they're receiving dildos in the mail instead of food. let me clear up any confusion, militiamen. the dildos are so you can go (bleep) yourself. (laughter) doesn't that make sense? that makes sense, huh? and polls show that hillary is losing to bernie sanders among young americans. hillary heard that and was, like, "chelsea, hurry up and have more babies!" this is "the nightly show," let's do this! (cheers and applause) ♪ whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo! thanks. welcome to the show. what great crowd tonight. i'm larry b wil-more! i'm very excited about tonight's show. but first i want to talk about the oscar nominations. last night, we did a segment in which we predicted which black actors and directors would be snubbed in today's oscar nominations. well, it's the worst prediction ever, because it came true. in twenty acting nominations, t

>> larry: tonightly, hillary clinton's server contains dozens of highly classified messages. in response, she quickly deleted her lead over bernie sanders. ( laughter ) see how i did that? yeah, yeah. a new poll shows bernie sanders leading hillary clinton in new hampshire by 27 point. after seeing the results, bernie was heard yelling in excitement-- or talking normally. it's hard to tell sometimes. he's yelling all the time, all the time. and a minnesota cop posts a facebook message urging drivers to run over black lives matters protesters. yeah, he's the biggest proponent of running over black people since suge knight. i'm just giving you the facts. let's get this party started. this is "nightly show." ( cheers and applause ) >> larry! larry! larry! >> larry: thank you very much. thank you, so much. please, thank you. welcome-- i love it, "larry, larry." almost some harmony going on over there, i think. i'm not sure what it was. welcome to "the nightly show." i am larry wilmore. man, we have a great show tonight, but before we get to it, i have to take a minute and mention

>> larry: tonightly, the governor of michigan apologizes to flint residents for the city's poisonous water supply. oh, and speaking of i.q.-lowering toxic ( bleep ), did you hear that sarah palin is now endorsing donald trump? the cover of today's "new york daily news" features trump, palin, and the headline "i'm with stupid." ( laughter ) hold on, guys. i'm confused. which one isn't stupid? ( applause ) and michigan governor rick snyder has agreed to release his emails from 2014 and 2015. hey, governor snyder, now that you've made your emails transparent, why don't ( cheers and applause ) you make this clearer too? take a swig, everybody. this is "the nightly show"! captioning sponsored by comedy central >> larry: thank you very much. welcome to "the nightly show." such a great audience. irene from oklahoma here again tonight. ( cheers and applause ) you know, they say oklahoma is okay, but i say irene is okay. ( cheers and applause ) that's what i say. okay. i'm larry wilmore. sex advice columnist dan savage on our panel tonight. i'm very excited about that. we're just gonna talk a

this, so darling, hold my hand ♪ soul is like a melting pot when you're not next to me >> larry: tonightlyce members at liberty university laugh after donald trump refers to second corinthians as "2 corinthians." ( laughter ) i know. but in trump's defense, he is a pandering idiot. you know? right, it's not his fault. trump points to the great wall of china as proof that his proposed border wall with mexico will work. ( laughter ) i mean, he has a point. very few mexicans have walked into china. ( laughter ) ( applause ) and "scholastic" pulls a picture book from stores that shows "smiling slaves on nearly every page." the texas board of education says, "don't throw those away. we'll use them as textbooks!" ( laughter ) it's go time, people. this is "the nightly show"! ( cheers and applause ) captioning sponsored by comedy central ( cheers and applause ) >> larry: welcome to the show >> larry, larry, larry! >> larry: thank you very much. such a great audience tonight. >> larry! >> larry: i like that la-la-larry! i am larry wilmore. we've got a great show for you. you qaim on a very special

. >> larry: tonightly, president obama says in his final state of the union that anyone claiming america's economy is in decline is "peddling fiction." america's like, "who cares? we can't read!" ( laughter ) homophobic kentucky clerk kim davis received a state of the union ticket from an ohio congressman. and, apparently, she also received a sweater from. amish bill cosby. ( laughter ) i don't know. i'm just sayin'. and the oscar nominations come out tomorrow morning, so if you're a victoria's secret model, could you roll over right now and tell that to leonardo dicaprio? ( laughter ) hey, come on! the state of nightly is sound, so let's do this! captioning sponsored by comedy central ( cheers and applause ) >> larry: yeah! yeah! welcome to "the nightly show." i know. a lot of oohs, and ooohs. and you know why, it's tika's birthday. i don't like mentioning birthdays, but i love mentioning birth-day. what you do on your birf-day? i don't know. i'm larry wilmore. , of course, tonight we're talking about president obama's final state of the union. funny story-- while i was watching it last n

(laughter) >> larry: tonightly, at last night's democratic debate hillary clinton challenged bernie sanders for changing his positions on health care an gun control. you are mad because bernie is changing his position from second to first. keep it real. after the debate, big questions still remain. like who the heck is that third dude. still don't know. i don't know. i don't know. and sean penn says on 60 mings he's really sad about the state of journalism in our country. "60 minutes" is like yup, we got 106 emmys and we're interviewing you about journalism. this is the nightly show, let's do this. captioning sponsored by comedy central welcome to the nightly show. >> larry, larry, larry! >> larry: thank you so much, please. so kind. yes. i know. some people just sit on things and go o-w, ooh. i'm larry wilmore. happy martin luther king, jr. day, everyone. funny cuz i'm actually a little under the weather. i had a fever of 102 last night. i know, you know my body telling me that comedy central really shouldn't be making a brother work today. (laughter) apparently-- (laughter). >> larry: app

[cheers and applause] ♪ >> larry: tonightly, rapper b.o.b goes on an anti-science twitter spree, claiminghe earth is flat. as a result, he's currently polling third in the republican presidential race. ( laughter ) he is. makes sense. it makes sense. ( applause ) come on, the earth is flat. i'm not falling for this, especially after that time soulja boy tricked me into thinking a hadron wasn't a composite particle made of quarks! am i right? come on, you guys were thinking that, right? and undocumented immigrants in flint, michigan, are being forced to drink lead-poisoned water. or as donald trump calls it, phase one. you guys ready to rock? this is "the nightly show"! captioning sponsored by comedy central ( cheers and applause ) >> larry: thank you, thank you very much. welcome to "the nightly show." such a great audience tonight. guys, new york jets star brandon marshall joins us tonight. his boys are in the audience. ( cheers ) right. that's right. ( laughter ) let's go to our main story, the victims of the flint water contamination. now, what happened to these people is a national ou

everyone at home: join our conversation right now on twitter "at nightly show" using the hashtag "tonightly debate deguysed as the democratic townhall on cnn. a kid stood up and asked hillary a question that even she seemed to be taken aback. take a look. >> we are bernie supporters and i don't see -- in fact i heard from quite a few people my age that they think you're dishonest. >>larry: it seems like hillary is always being questioned on her reputation. is this a fair take on hillary? >> i'm trying to say something -- my honest take about hillary, politics aside, you can disagree with things she's done politically. but we have to stop hating women. as a culture, i feel like there's -- >> larry: you think this is about women hate. >> yes. a lot of politicians don't have this kind of rhetoric about them and these things that have nothing to do with the campaign. really. [cheers and applause] >> i love bernie sanders but is he really more honest than hillary. are any of them more honest. do you think bernie is going to get free college for every kid. do you really believe that. do you think

." >> larry: tonightly north korea has detonated it's first hydrogen bomb. at least they take credit, unlike the monster that destroyed the third floor bathroom this afternoon. [laughing] >> larry: it wasn't me. [laughing] >> larry: alright. it was me. the new york city minimum wage will increase from 11 in th 11.5 an hour. congratulations, new yorkers you can save for that side of guac you have wanted. and robot police for silicon valley. this is "the nightly show" ladies and gentlemen. [cheers and applause] captioning sponsored by comedy central [cheers and applause] >> larry: ya. welcome to the "nightly show" i'm your host larry wilmore. about to go into space with ben carson, me and him. i'm announcing it right now on the show. it's an inside joke. you have to see "the nightly show." [cheers and applause] >> larry: oh, tonight we're joined by the man of a thousand voices hank azaria is going to be on the show. very funny. [cheers and applause] >> larry: funny and talented actor all in one package. by the way, good news for people living in new york. the

this, so darling, hold my hand ♪ soul is like a melting pot when you're not next to me >> larry: tonightlyknow. but in trump's defense, he is a pandering idiot. you know? right, it's not his fault. trump points to the great wall of china as proof that his proposed border wall with mexico will work. ( laughter ) i mean, he has a point. very few mexicans have walked into china. ( laughter ) ( applause ) and "scholastic" pulls a picture book from stores s

ptioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> larry: tonightly, the powerball jackpot reaches worth so much, jerry hall is now engaged to it. [laughter] shocking, schwabing.b!1

>> larry: tonightly, bill cosby is charged with sexual assault, and his attorneys say they "intend tonote to cosby's attorneys -- "intending to mount is what got him into this mess! the cosby charges stem from an incident in 2004. hey -- as long as we're dealing with incidents from 2004, can we also arrest the movie "white chicks"? (applause) and an armed militia has taken over a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. hey, armed militia -- as long as you're in oregon, why don't you go ahead and die of dysentery? happy new year, america -- this is "the nightly show"!

captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> larry: tonightly, president obama attempts to demill tarrize police departments by recalling equipment designed for the battlefields, incure police officers everywhere responded but yes, but what build our tiny penises, how are we going to compen-- a man afraid of mass shootings brings his gun to the movies and accidentally shoots and injures someone. well, the movie was "13 hours" so it was the only hit in the theater. i know. what is that all about. and a white actor has been cast as michael jackson in an upcoming tv movie. this is an outrage. that role should go to a white woman. everybody knows that, right? this is the nightly show. let's light this candle. (applause). >> larry: yes, thank you very much. welcome. >> larry, larry, larry. >> larry: thank you very much, thank you, you're too kind. what a great crowd, man. thank you so much. on a thursday night. i know. on a trumpless debate night. wow, it's exciting. welcome to the nightly show. i'm larry wilmore. now guys, as you know, president obama only has about 11 month

for everyone at home, join our conversation right now on twitter @nightlyshow using the hashtag "tonightly now, i want to talk about the job we think obama has done for the last eight years. first of all, did obama solve racism? ( laughter ) >> i think he did it yesterday, right? >> larry: it's solved right. >> after yesterday it's done. i haven't been called ( bleep ) all day. all day. >> larry: a lot of people feel like the country is more divided now. do you think that's true than when obama came into office? does that feel true to you, mario? >> i would say being that our political and economic system is based on dwar winnism, that someone has to fail and someone has to win, everyone thinks more about only winning and that there's no chance to share any of the win with anybody else. so everyone just doesn't want to gree in any way which makes it a very tough thing but that's our system. i would say we're as divided if not a little bit more right now. >> larry: yeah, it's hard to say. i think a lot of things are just more out in the open. >> i agree. i think it has always been this divi

[cheers and applause] ♪ >> larry: tonightly, rapper b.o.b goes on an anti-science twitter spree, claimingird in the republican presidential race. ( laughter ) he is. makes sense. it makes sense. ( applause ) come on, the earth is flat. i'm not falling for this, especially after that time soulja boy tricked me into thinking a hadron wasn't a composite particle made of quarks! am