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With fellow comedian Sen. Al Franken in the headlines for sexual misconduct, late-night talk show hosts faced the question Thursday night of what to do when the accused is one of your own.

It was a question they already had to tackle, just last week, when 

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It's personal territory for many of the hosts. Stephen Colbert said he had long admired Franken; Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are fellow "Saturday Night Live" alums. 

Franken briefly attempted to use comedy as a shield in his first apology for the now-infamous photo with a sleeping Leeann Tweeden: "As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn't. I shouldn't have done it."

: "There's no excuse. I look at it now and I feel disgusted with myself. It isn't funny. It's completely inappropriate."

America's late-night comedic consciences didn't let it go at that. (All of them, notably, are men. "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" only airs on Wednesdays.)

, who faces an increasing number of sexual harassment and assault claims, took the brunt of the comedians' attacks last night, but the Franken news fueled the question: 

 with a video of the Pope blessing a Lamborghini — but Franken was next for the roasting.

With the photo of Franken posing inappropriately over Tweeden on screen, Noah asked:  "Al Franken? #YouToo?" 


Noah reserved some of his contempt for the as-yet-unnamed photographer who snapped the picture, too: 

Stephen Colbert saved his first jab Thursday night for Roy Moore. His first skit included a man dressed as the devil, rejecting Moore from Hell. 

But Colbert, like Noah, had a question: "Et tu, Franken?"

Colbert ran through Tweeden's accusations of how Franken forced her into a kiss as "practice" for a skit they were to perform.

"Now for those of you not in show biz," Colbert said. "Actors call that technique 'sexual harassment.'"

Host Jimmy Kimmel gave Franken the longest reprieve of the evening, skewering president Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Roy Moore before he showed the photo of Franken posing over Tweeden. 

Kimmel made a quick quip about her flak jacket before moving on.

Jimmy Fallon opened his show with the news about Franken, but honed in on the harassment accusations that have followed Trump into the White House. 

"It's so bad, Franken's already a front-runner for president," he said.

 on his show, but took a swipe at a different target.

Meyers later went further, condemning the photo of Franken posing over Tweeden.

James Corden, host of "The Late Late Show," was the only major show host not to take on Franken in his monologue Thursday night.

Franken's comedy alma mater, "Saturday Night Live," will be hosted by Chance the Rapper this weekend. It remains to be seen if the show will respond to the accusations surrounding its politically successful alum.

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