Jordan Klepper's 'The Opposition' on Comedy Central skewers the far-right in a post-fact era
NEW YORK - Responding to mass shootings, terrorist attacks and other violent atrocities has become a grim rite of passage for late-night comedians in this fraught era. But for Jordan Klepper, the moment has arrived sooner than most. Just a week after the premiere of his nightly show, "The Opposition," the country is riveted to their screens following news of the carnage in Las Vegas.
"We all woke up shocked," says Klepper, 38, in his office near Penn Station on Monday afternoon. "We're constantly watching the news as the numbers keep changing. It's heartbreaking and it's overwhelming." Klepper and his team have already formulated their approach: they will address the tragedy that night but wait to weigh in more significantly until later in the week when "we feel
