But the philosophical turning point may have been on election night, when Mr. Colbert hosted a live special on Showtime. (“I wish I shared your optimism that there will be a time after Donald Trump,” Mr. Colbert said.) Mr. Fallon has seemed to be behind the cultural moment at least since September, when he invited Mr. Trump onto his show to fluff his combover. To Mr. Fallon’s critics, it was “normalizing,” which has become a buzzword for any insufficiently zealous response to Mr. Trump’s presidency. That’s Mr. Fallon being Mr. Fallon, doing the same energetic, upbeat show he’s good at doing.

Source: New York Times February 22, 2017 19:34 UTC