11.   Late-night political humor is rampant this campaign season.

12.   Of course, political humor is part of Britain, which traditionally faces adversity with a wisecrack and a rueful smile.

13.   Political humor cards of World War II were among the best cards of this era.

14.   Political gadfly Al Franken has wisely pretty much ignored the current Washington shenanigans in his latest book of political humor, going straight for unvarnished fantasy.

15.   That left political humor writing.

16.   That was about as far as political humor traveled into the news realm.

17.   Such political humor is relatively new to Kenya, made possible by a more relaxed government attitude to criticism.