THE LIGHTER SIDE
God bless America, and how’s everybody?
Robert Mueller asked that Gen. Michael Flynn get no jail time for lying about simply talking to the Russians during the 2016 transition. The noose is tightening on colluders. During that same period, I punched up a joke for Yakov Smirnoff backstage at the Comedy Store, and I get the feeling I’m next.
Pearl Harbor will mark the 77th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Hawaii that drew the U.S. into World War II. One Japanese soldier stayed hidden for 30 years on a Pacific island because he didn’t know the war was over. And I bet I know who found him — American Express.
House of Representatives millennial freshmen were reported upset that they are not allowed to live in the House of Representatives. They reason that it’s a House, isn’t it? We can always make fun of Congress for being brainless, but they’ll be the ones who easily survive the zombie apocalypse.
The CIA gave the Senate evidence that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman murdered Saudi opposition journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The kingdom has a real PR problem. It doesn’t look good when Saudi Arabia bans Indiana Jones movies because they promote violence against the Nazis. Argus Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and entertains groups around the country. E-mail him at Argus@ArgusHamilton.com.