TPMtv's Year in Review: Our Top 10 Political Comedy Videos

2009 was the first year of a post-George W. Bush world. But even without the comedic manna from heaven that was the Bush administration, there was thankfully still plenty of fodder to inspire the likes of Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Saturday Night Live. Without further ado, we present TPMtv's Top 10 Political Comedy Videos of 2009:

1. Performing the role of a lifetime, Jon Stewart spoofs Glenn Beck in "The 11/3 Project":

2. Conan O'Brien shows that in the age of Obama, you can find right-wing craziness even on Sesame Street:

3. Speaking of right-wing craziness, Jon Stewart presents the Cable News Right Wing Crazy Contest:

4. But right-wing opposition to President Obama seemed to reach its peak craziness with the 'birther' movement challenging the legitimacy of Obama's United States citizenship. Jon Stewart breaks it down as only he can:

5. Saturday Night Live reveals the untold behind-the-scenes story of Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst during President Obama's September address to Congress (with a special bonus segment featuring probably the best James Carville impersonation of all time):

6. Funny or Die's Will Ferrell leads a team of celebrities in a public service announcement in support of the real victims of the health care debate -- health insurance executives:

7. The Daily Show often reserves its most biting criticism not for politicians but for the news networks that cover them. Here Jon Stewart targets the "fact-checking" on CNN:

8. But at least CNN operates under the pretense of news. Here Jon Stewart explores Fox News's claim that most of its programming isn't actually 'news':

9. And what Year in Political Comedy would be complete without a contribution from Sarah Palin? Stephen Colbert reviews Palin's book, Going Rogue (spoiler: he calls it 'a steaming pile of sh*t'):

10. And last but not least, William Shatner pays his own special personal tribute to Going Rogue by reading an excerpt from it on The Tonight Show: