Late Night Laughs: Eerily familiar

If it seems like we’ve been here before, it’s because we have — this time with the longest partial government shutdown in U. S. history. Here’s how the latenight pundits reacted to the shutdown over Obamacare in 2013.

How many are worried about a government shutdown? How many are more worried about it starting back up? — Jay Leno

It’s day nine of the government shutdown. Are you like me? Are you beginning to miss the days when we were ruled by a mad English king? — David Letterman

It’s gotten too bad that after years of sliding poll numbers, now the approval ratings of Congress has hit a record low of just 5 percent. There are a lot of pressing questions, namely, who’s in the 5 percent that still approves of Congress? — Jimmy Fallon

Today was day 10 of the government shutdown. At what point do we politely ask Canada to govern us? — Jimmy Kimmel

The federal government has shut down, and 800,000 federal employees are out of work. That explains why tonight our entire studio audience is made up of park rangers and astronauts. — Conan O’Brien

The government shutdown is going to slash the budget for food inspection. That is bad news for health advocates, but great news for the new Japanese restaurant Leap of Faith Sushi. — Conan O’Brien

This whole government shutdown thing comes down to who will blink first. Well, we know it won’t be Nancy Pelosi. We know that for sure because she hasn’t blinked since the last shutdown. — Jay Leno

The Senate passed a bill to keep the government running, but of course the teabaggers are still insisting on defunding Obamacare or they will blow the whole place up. Why are we asking them again? It’s like saying to someone, “Put your baby back on the phone.” — Bill Maher Source: www.thoughtco. com