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Comedy Shows Accuse 'Fascist' DeSantis Of Banning History
CBS’s Stephen Colbert and NBC’s Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers all spent part of their Tuesday shows falsely claiming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to ban the teaching of history in the state as they reacted to different parts of the DeSantis-driven news cycle.
'Stay in Your Lane!' Late Night Downplays DOE's Lab Leak Conclusion
Monday provided the late night comedians their first opportunity to react to the Wall Street Journal’s reporting that the Department of Energy has concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic began as a lab leak. Of those who covered the story, most dismissed it due to the DOE having “low confidence” in its conclusion.
Colbert Asks Author Who Likened U.S. to Nazis to Give GOP Advice
In an attempt to push back against GOP history curriculum policies, CBS’s Stephen Colbert welcomed Pulitzer Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson onto the Thursday edition of The Late Show while naturally covering up the fact that Wilkerson’s version of history compares the founding to Nazi Germany while asking her to give the GOP advice on the matter.
Colbert, Sanders Suggest Capitalism Is to Blame For East Palestine
CBS The Late Show host Stephen Colbert admitted on Monday that he doesn’t know if deregulation and capitalism are to blame for the East Palestine train derailment, but that did not stop him from encouraging Sen. Bernie Sanders to use the situation to hype his book It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.
Colbert, Sharpton Accuse 'Baby Trump' DeSantis of Using 'Race Wedge'
MSNBC's PoliticsNation host Al Sharpton must be really proud of himself for nicknaming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “Baby Trump” during a Wednesday protest, he traveled over to The Late Show on CBS on Thursday to tell host Stephen Colbert that DeSantis is “trying to use the race wedge” to become president and that his education policies are no different than birtherism.
Colbert Condemns Haley For Saying America Isn't Racist
CBS’s Stephen Colbert is ready for the 2024 GOP Primary and to use his show to help President Biden win re-election. On Tuesday’s edition of The Late Show, he did not appreciate former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s announcement video where she claimed in a video that the American founding is not racist. During the same monologue, he resurrected the false charge that Florida Gov.…
Colbert, Klain Boast Of Biden's 'Give 'Em Hell' SOTU
CBS host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert may have had the week of the State of the Union address off, but that did not prevent him and former White House chief of staff Ron Klain from gloating over the moment where President Biden gave the false impression Republicans are demanding cuts to Social Security and Medicare on Monday’s show.
STUDY: Five Months Of Late Night: 93 Liberal Guests, 1 Conservative
The late night comedy shows ended 2022 with a unanimously liberal guest count and that trend continued into the first month of 2023, a NewsBusters study has revealed.
Colbert Preaches to His Masked-Up Parishioners
There’s only one person mask-wearing liberals may love more than Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Colbert Kicks Off Black History Month By Lamenting CRT Bans
CBS’s Stephen Colbert and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel kicked off their respective Wednesday shows by welcoming Black History Month while condemning alleged GOP attacks on the subject of black history.
Meyers: GOP Criticizing Biden In 'The Dumbest Way Possible' On Scandal
All of the late night comedy hosts discussed day one of the Biden document scandal on their Tuesday shows to differing degrees of hackery. When Wednesday brought revelations of a second batch of documents, only three could manage to discuss with NBC’s Seth Meyers and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel main takeaway being how terrible Republicans are.
Meyers Targets Tucker as Late Night Reacts to Biden Document Scandal
NBC Late Night host Seth Meyers reacted on Tuesday to the revelations that classified materials were found at The Penn Biden Center from President Biden’s tenure as vice president with a random shot at Fox News host Tucker Carlson photoshopped The Joker. Beyond Meyers, the men of late night varied greatly in their response to the news, but all managed to cover it.
'It's Their Damn Hormones,' Colbert Alleges Sexism Amid Speaker Fight
The Late Show host Stephen Colbert tried and failed during his Tuesday show to use Republican infighting during the Speaker battle to play the sexism card by suggesting there was a double standard present.
Colbert Says Speaker Fight Is Proof God Exists, Wallace Praises Pelosi
CNN’s Chris Wallace travelled to CBS’s The Late Show on Thursday to discuss his career, the new season of Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace, and the on-going drama in the House of Representatives. While Colbert argued the Speaker battle is proof that God exists, Wallace argued it proves Nancy Pelosi was a genius.