Late Night Told 94% Of Jokes About U.S. and Allies in War's First Week
The late night comedians reacted to the start of the Iran War with not only a week of disapproval but also a lopsided joke count. According to a new Media Research Center study, the hosts told 94 percent of their war-related jokes about the United States and our allies.
Kosta Smears Conservative Scout Leaders As Molesters
Comedy Central’s Michael Kosta wrapped up his week of bad military hot takes on by denouncing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for pressuring Scouting America to reverse certain changes it has made in recent years to align itself with the left side of the culture war. While imitating a conservative Scout and referencing the sexual abuse scandal, Kosta quipped, “We signed up to molest biological…
Kosta Condemns Hegseth For Saying Iran War 'Is Not a Fair Fight'
If a nation decides to go to war, it has a moral obligation to those it sends into harm’s way to give them every possible advantage to allow them to win as quickly and with as few casualties as possible. Somehow, this basic idea was offensive to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show host-of-the-week Michael Kosta, who ridiculed and condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for articulating…
Daily Show's Kosta Thinks F-15 Friendly Fire Incident Is Hilarious
It is one thing for critics to question the politicians’, including President Trump, rationale for supporting the war with Iran, but Comedy Central’s Michael Kosta began his week hosting The Daily Show on Tuesday by going several steps further and mocking U.S. Air Force pilots and Kuwaiti air defenders for a friendly fire accident that downed three F-15s.
'Nobody's Country': Daily Show Rants Against 'Small-Pecker White Men'
The idea that the late night comedy shows aren’t actually that funny has been discussed at length, but even by their own standard, Wednesday’s interview featuring The Daily Show’s host-of-the-week Michael Kosta and actress Ms. Pat about her BET+ sitcom was so painfully unfunny that Comedy Central might need to change its name. According to Ms. Pat, the United States is “nobody’s…
STUDY: Comedy Shows Tell 92% Of Their Jokes About Conservatives
The world of liberal late night comedy got even more liberal in 2025 with the inauguration of a new Republican president. According to a new Media Research Center study, the late night hosts told 12,011 of their 13,097 political jokes about conservatives, which comes out to 92 percent, up from 82 percent last year.
Late Night Comedians Condemn Kirk Assassination, Some Push Gun Control
With the exception of NBC’s The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, all of the late night comedy reacted to the assassination of Charlie Kirk on their Thursday program by hitting on all the proper points about political violence being unacceptable and un-American. Some even criticized some on the left for their reaction to it, but while some may sincerely believe that gun control is part…
The Daily Show Comes For Your Beef
Politico contributor and climate journalist Michael Grunwald traveled to Comedy Central and The Daily Show on Wednesday to promote his new book, where he attacked eating meat as bad for the environment.
Daily Show's Kosta: CBS Caved To 'Authoritarian' In Dumping Colbert
The Daily Show’s Michael Kosta proved two things on the Monday edition of his Tennis Anyone podcast, so named because in his previous life, Kosta was a professional tennis player. First, apparently everybody has a podcast, but more importantly, the late night shows have an oversized view of their own self-importance, as Kosta demanded CBS take a loss on Stephen Colbert’s show…
‘Daily Show’ Owes Megyn Kelly a Huge Apology
Megyn Kelly isn’t ready to forgive and forget. The podcast superstar defied the Legacy Media last year by declaring Olympic boxer Imane Khelif a man. Now, we’re learning about a leaked test that shows that Khelif has male chromosomes. A just-…
Daily Show Spreads Fake News About SCOTUS, Labels It 'Snowflakes'
Leah Litman is a law professor, podcaster, author, and on Wednesday, a fake news-peddling guest on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. During her appearance with Michael Kosta, Litman came across as a profoundly unserious person who took quotes from conservative Supreme Court justices wildly out of context and was more interested in name-calling.
Comedy Shows Shower Booker With Praise After Speech
Thus far, it has been a gloomy 2025 for the late night comedy shows as they have attacked Democrats from the left for not doing anything to stop Republicans, but on Wednesday, a trio of them claimed to have reason for optimism as they reacted to Sen. Cory Booker’s 25-hour talk. Some suggested he get an award, while others claimed he spoke for all of America, while others tried their hand at…
Daily Shows Mocks Hegseth's Pledge Not To Drink, GOP For Believing Him
Comedy Central’s Michael Kosta used The Daily Show’s penultimate episode of 2024 to mock Secretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth’s pledge not to drink if confirmed and ridiculed any Senate Republican who believes him.
'No ****': Comedy Shows Go All In On Kelly Calling Trump a Fascist
Former Trump chief of staff John Kelly has a habit of being the go-to source for those seeking tantalizing anti-Trump stories, even as other former Trump administration officials who have soured on him cast doubt on them. However, for the men of late night comedy on Wednesday, if an anti-Trump story confirms their pre-existing biases, it must be true.
