huskerag2011 said:
Silvertaps said:
These late night talk shows used to be a great unwind to the day, until they made them a political portal to push a narrative alienating 50% of the population. Just very odd marketing for attracting advertisers to their shows.
Oh yes, the good old days when late night hosts would make jokes like "the tape was accidentally erased many times. It could happen, like Germany accidentally invading Poland twice"
Late night hosts have skewered the president for decades, and most presidents have accepted the jokes as the cost of being president.
BS...Late night has always had elements of political satire; however, modern day has been much more aggressive in lining up to one side of the political opinion.
- Carson focused on making fun of politicians like he would any celebrity rather than ideological debates, even during watergate.
- Leno had a balance to appeal a "whole" audience. He would joke many times that both Reps and Dems would complain, confirming he never picked a side...again, just making fun of politicians.
Letterman - He was never overly political, and once said "don't let them know your politics" in his early years. He became very outspoken against conservatives in his later years.
Leno in a recent interview stated the primary goal during those years was entertainment, avoiding partisan lectures, and keeping their audiences "whole", whereas modern late-night comedy is more comfortable aligning with one side. Vince Vaughn has even come out recently stating late night has become too "agenda based" and focusing too much on partisan commentary rather than comedy.
It is absolutely majority Liberals who watch modern day late night, hence the decline in viewership the last few years as they are abandoning half the country!