Where Have All the Trump Comedians Gone?

In 2017, as Donald Trump was getting used to the White House furniture, Alec Baldwin was feeling exultant. His impersonation of the new president on Saturday Night Live had made him momentarily inescapable and given the comedy show its highest ratings in years. To capitalize on the momentum, Baldwin co-authored a book-length satirical memoir written from Trump’s perspective. Baldwin’s autobiography—which also came out that year and was excerpted as a cover story for Vanity Fair—noted that his…