Conan O’Brien Says Trump Era Makes Comedy Harder

Conan O’Brien told the Oxford Union he rejects the idea that Donald Trump is “so great for comedy,” arguing that real events now outpace joke setups and make satire harder.He cited the controversial White House ballroom construction project as the kind of sketch writers would invent if it had not already happened, adding that comedy “needs a straight line” but the line is now “bendy” and “rubbery.”After years hosting “Conan” on TBS and following his Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, O’Brien warned that repeating “F Trump” trades humor for rage and urged comics to stay funny by turning anger into art.