US election: Comedians take on the candidates

  • 09/11/2016
Alec Baldwin plays Donald Trump
Alec Baldwin plays Donald Trump

It's been one of the most bitter and divisive presidential campaigns in history - but one group of people have managed to find the funny side of the election.

They're the comedians. For the past few months, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have been providing stand-up comedians and late-night talk-show hosts with the material they need.

Around the world, men have been spray-tanning themselves orange to act as Trump impersonators. No less an actor then Alec Baldwin has taken the challenge of capturing Mr Trump's idiosyncratic style of speaking.

So, here are some comedy highlights from the 2016 US presidential election. It's "yuuuuuge!"

Watch the video.