I would have some sympathy for the late-night Clinton peanut gallery if she were an admirable person, but she’s not. She’s as deplorable as Trump. The late New York Times columnist William Safire called her a “congenital liar” in 1996.

She hasn’t changed, as we know from emailgate and Clinton Foundation pay-for-play allegations. She calls herself a crusader for women, yet she fervently defended Bill against women who accused him of sexual abuses, calling Monica Lewinsky a “narcissistic loony toon” and Gennifer Flowers a “gold digger.”

Mainstream late-night comedy has always reflected the political views of the audience, not the hosts. And cable comedy programs, which had openly liberal hosts such as Jon Stewart, featured jokes, not sermons.

Like Fallon’s Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, which recently launched its 42nd season, is carrying out this late-night tradition. With Alec Baldwin now playing Trump and Kate McKinnon returning in her Emmy-winning role as Clinton, SNL is skewering both candidates. As a result, both shows are ratings winners.