'The Nightly Show' recap: 'Lewis Black'

The May 17 episode of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore opened with a news segment on a recent development in the medical field: the first penis transplant. Unable to contain himself, Wilmore immediately began cracking jokes. He did, however, scale back for a moment to consider the benefits of the surgery, particular for veterans who had suffered genital injuries. The moment did not last though, with Wilmore cracking up when he discovered the doctor who performed the transplant’s name was Dr. Dicken Co.

From there, the segment cut to a short skit with contributor Rory Albanese, who appeared to be in a hospital bed. Albanese played an exaggerated version of himself, portraying a man who had received a penis transplant following a drunken bender.

Moving on, Wilmore began to cover a scandalous development in the CIA. Supposedly, somebody in the CIA inspector general’s office, in an attempt to preserve the document, discovered that senate report on CIA torture was either destroyed or missing. Throughout Wilmore’s explanation of the events, the show kept comically cutting back to Albanese, who kept interrupting the narrative.

After the commercial, the show moved on to another segment, The Nightly Show Super Depressing Deep Dive.

In a quirky, crash course style, the segment educated on the lead crisis through a series of clips and images, suggesting that the crisis may become a nationwide problem. With an unfortunate history dating back to 1904, lead exposure in urban areas remains a major issue, despite the banning of lead paint in the U.S. back in 1978. The implications of residual lead exposure, the segment argued, proved to be particularly dangerous to children, in certain cases leading to death.

The final portion of the show featured a panel of Grace Parra, Jordan Carlos and special guest, Lewis Black. The conversation centered on Hillary Clinton, particularly her relationship with her husband, Bill Clinton. While Bill appears to play a part in Hillary’s politics, it usually is from across the country, which the panel spent a good few minutes cracking jokes about. A well placed House of Cards reference couldn’t be resisted, as they noted the parallels between the show and the Clintons. However, the panel ultimately came to the conclusion that Americans liked the Clintons because they were familiar, being largely involved in major politics since the '90s. With the panel in agreeance, the show came to a close.