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Meyers Wonders How Voters Could Chose Trump Amid His Wall Street Trip
President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange after being named Time’s person of the year on Thursday, and NBC’s Late Night host Seth Meyers was not happy about it. Meyers claimed the whole thing proved Trump’s attempts to appeal to working people are fraudulent and claimed it was “frustrating” that voters fell for it.
Meyers Claims 'Trump Lied,' Proves He Doesn't Know How Tax Cuts Work
More than his contemporaries, NBC’s host Seth Meyers thinks of himself as more of a thinking man’s comedian who wants to discuss policy and real issues. However, on Wednesday’s Late Night, Meyers accused Donald Trump of lying during the campaign about helping working people but only ended up proving he doesn’t know how tax cuts work.
Meyers, Williams Claim Trump Won Because 'There is a Nihilism Afoot'
Former NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams stopped by his old stomping grounds on Wednesday as he joined Late Night host Seth Meyers to recap the presidential election and discuss what Democrats need to do differently. Both men agreed that part of the problem Democrats face is that “there is a nihilism afoot” that makes it harder for the party to get its message across.…
Meyers Tells Dems Blaming Wokeness For Their Loss To 'F*** Off'
As Democrats try to determine what went wrong for them after the election, NBC’s Seth Meyers had a simple message on Monday for those blaming wokeness, especially transgender sports: “[bleep] off.” Ironically, Meyers demanded those doing this look at themselves instead of blaming others, which is exactly what Meyers didn’t do.
Meyers Mourns Our 'Stupid System' Ended Trump's Legal Troubles
NBC’s Seth Meyers mourned on Thursday’s edition of Late Night that our “stupid system” has enabled Donald Trump to escape his legal difficulties and that there are those in the Democratic Party who think the reason why he won is because they are too far left.
'What The Actual F***, America?' Comedy Shows Struggle With Trump Win
The six late night comedy shows vacillated between liberal pep talks, sadness, and anger on Wednesday as most of them reacted to Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. From asking “What the actual [bleep], America?” to mourning the demise of democracy, here is a Notable Quotables-style compliation of Wednesday’s tapings of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel…
Meyers: GOP's Only Argument Is Harris Has a 'Laugh They Don't Like'
NBC’s Seth Meyers wrapped up his final pre-election episode of Late Night by claiming Republicans’ only argument against Kamala Harris is that she has a “laugh they don't like.” By contrast, Meyers then launched into a three-and-a-half-minute long list of reasons to not vote for Donald Trump. The list included some jokey bits like Trump “couldn't figure out how to close an umbrella,”…
Meyers, Mika Claim Voting Democrat Is 'Matter of Life and Death'
MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski and NBC’s Seth Meyers joined forces on Thursday’s taping of Late Night to scare viewers into believing that the election is “a matter of life and death” for women.
Wallace Claims Voting For Harris 'Feels Like An Emergency'
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace traveled to NBC and Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday to brag about not voting for her boss, John McCain, in 2008 while simultaneously claiming the Trump-era party is so irredeemable that Tuesday’s election “is the first nonpartisan” one her lifetime and that voting for Harris constitutes an “emergency.”
No Laughing Matter: 98% of ‘Comedy’ Show Campaign Jokes Target Trump
During the fall presidential campaign, a Media Research Center study found that hosts of the late-night "comedy" shows told a total of 1,463 jokes about Donald Trump and Kamala Harris -- but 1,428 of them were about Trump, and only 35 were about Harris. That's a whopping 40:1 ratio or almost 98 percent to 2 percent.
'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.
The Incredible Shrinking Late-Night Lineup
Johnny Carson wouldn’t recognize today’s “Tonight Show.”
Meyers Warns Libs Not Be Complacent Due To 'Absurd Electoral College'
NBC’s Seth Meyers concluded Tuesday’s “Closer Look” segment on Late Night by warning his audience not to get complacent when they see polls showing Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump.
Hyping Harris: Late Night Comedy's DNC Coverage Goes Soft
For the late night comedy shows, the week of the Democratic National Convention provides the hosts with an opportunity to prove that they can make fun of Democrats in the same way they attack Republicans. However, a new MRC study shows they failed to do so this past week. In terms of quantity, the comedians hold 113 fewer jokes than they did during the RNC and 60 fewer jokes about Kamala…
