The murder of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, right outside the Kremlin in the heart of Moscow, has prompted a lot of speculation about what role, if any, Vladimir Putin played in the killing. Jon Stewart didn't directly point the finger at Putin on Thursday night's Daily Show, but he did laugh at the Russian president's insistence that he will personally lead the investigation into Nemtsov's murder.
"Oh good, he's vowing to find the real killer," Stewart laughed, showing a photo of OJ Simpson. "That's a promise that always inspires confidence. The only thing that could be more OJ is if Putin started stealing sports memorabilia...." which, of course, he allegedly has. Not that Stewart was done with the comparisons: Putin started out as a fairly normal guy, like Draco Malfoy in the first Harry Potter novel, he said, but after spending too many nights "in the dungeon-y parts of Hogwarts" with the bad kids, Putin has become "Lord Vladimort." Hopefully there isn't a sequel. —Peter Weber
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