Late Night Comedians Roast Republicans Over Taylor Swift

Late night comedy writers had an easy night of it Wednesday, as the conservative freak out over Taylor Swift made for lines told more in disbelief and pity than in snark.

Seth Meyers leads off (above), calling this latest meltdown “easily their most deranged.”

“Allow me to quote a Taylor Swift lyric when I say, “You people are out of your fcking minds,” pointing out that the eff bomb is "Seth's Version" of the lyric.

SETH MEYERS: They've somehow spun themselves into an elaborate conspiracy theory where mysterious forces are manufacturing her fame in order to set up an endorsement of Joe Biden. Because only a grand conspiracy would explain why she might prefer Joe Biden over a man who everyday behaves worse than any man in a Taylor Swift song, which is saying a lot.

Meyers turned specific ire to Brian Kilmeade, who warned Swift to not endorse Biden this year (as she did in 2020).

MEYERS: Now, let’s see. Whose instincts do we think are sharper? The 12-time Grammy-winning artist who has sold over 200 million records, staged the highest-grossing concert series of all time, produced and distributed her own record-breaking concert movie, and was TIME’s Person of the Year or the dingus whose main talent is staring blankly at the camera every morning like a sock with button eyes?

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