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Why Would Any Conservative Watch Late-Night TV?
PJ Media ^ | 09/16/2017 | Christian Toto

Posted on 09/16/2017 3:11:00 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Once upon a time Red State types were just like their Blue State brethren.

They settled in for the night by watching Jay, Conan, Dave, or Jimmy. A few monologue jokes later, and they were off to dreamland with a grin on their faces.

That was then, and by "then" we mean roughly five years ago. Today, some of the late-night faces have changed. Jay became Jimmy (Fallon). Dave gave way to Stephen (Colbert). And new talent like Trevor Noah, Jim Jefferies, and Chelsea Handler entered the arena.

The entire tenor of late night changed, too. What was once a comic free-for-all where stars gathered to hawk their product became yet another cog in the Left-Wing Propaganda Machine.

Sure, some product hawking still goes on. A few monologue jokes make you smile. But seemingly every night, on nearly every show, there's an angry comment, a rant or simply a vulgar turn of phrase aimed directly at the GOP.

Remember the oral sex joke Colbert told about President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin? Or, more recently, how Jimmy Kimmel cracked that Sen. Ted Cruz pleasures himself to the thought of poor people lacking health care.

Comedy Central's Jefferies once called First Lady Melania Trump both "wooden" and a "dirty girl."

Late night went from Johnny Carson mocking himself for a lousy gag to comedians trafficking in the most offensive ways to insult politicians they hate (GOP members and their "co-conspirators").

And the hate flows freely on most late-night shows, with "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" being a notable exception. "Conan" over at TBS often sticks to the late-night script, too.

Matters will only get worse when progressive comic Sarah Silverman enters the fray.

Which begs the question: are there any right-of-center souls sticking around to watch it? If so ... why?

None of this means conservatives should wall themselves off from criticism. Nor should we adopt the pose struck by some Trump Train passengers, whose skins are as thin as our commander in chief's. It's just that watching shows that rigorously insult one worldview while giving the other a pass isn't entertaining for those in the crosshairs. So why watch it when the modern content revolution is in full swing? Endure the umpteenth time Colbert demands Trump resign, or watch one of Netflix's killer shows like "Ozark"?

Not a tough call.

What's most amazing is that no one in Hollywood is stepping up to address the sizable imbalance. Years ago, Roger Ailes looked at the TV news landscape and realized an alternative voice was in order. His Fox News didn't just rock cable television. The channel owned it.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: conservatism; latenighttv; liberalism; liberalmedia; stephencolbert; trashtv
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To: MayflowerMadam

Gloomy, and it lacked catchy songs.


21 posted on 09/16/2017 3:29:55 PM PDT by Tax-chick (A fried egg on toast is what I want most.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Because the cool kids in 6th grade say it’s cool?!!


22 posted on 09/16/2017 3:32:10 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: Publius

Not just magazines

Cbs is linked to Hillary’s publisher


23 posted on 09/16/2017 3:33:29 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: a fool in paradise

I should have added publishing houses to my list.


24 posted on 09/16/2017 3:33:57 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)
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To: SeekAndFind
I don't like being insulted right before I fall asleep. So, I have not watched late night since Johnny Carson.
25 posted on 09/16/2017 3:34:00 PM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: llevrok

The left thinks that is why they lost the 68 election, because Laugh-In made fun of both sides.


26 posted on 09/16/2017 3:35:06 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: a fool in paradise
Laugh-In: Nixon's "Sock it to Me?"
27 posted on 09/16/2017 3:38:59 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)
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To: Publius

They can collectively shut out entertainers who don’t tow the party line.

No (glowing) press. No chat show interviews or performance. No song placement in movies.


28 posted on 09/16/2017 3:40:21 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: SeekAndFind
Never have, mostly have no idea who the dorks are, other than J0hnny Carson, and I think he is dead.

Have heard of some liberals named Leibowitz and Colbert making asses of themselves for the amusement of other leftists, not seen them.

29 posted on 09/16/2017 3:43:10 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: Repeal The 17th
"Why Would Does Anyone Conservative Watch Late-Night TV?"

I gather millennials would not have an opinion otherwise?

30 posted on 09/16/2017 3:45:28 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: SeekAndFind
"And new talent like Trevor Noah, Jim Jefferies, and Chelsea Handler entered the arena."

I've never heard of Jefferies, but Noah and Handler aren't new talents, they are no-talents.
31 posted on 09/16/2017 3:57:50 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: SeekAndFind

Colbert in particular is so bad that if I fall asleep while the news is on his maniacal rantings wake me up so I can turn it off. How did this once somewhat funny guy get so hateful?


32 posted on 09/16/2017 4:09:48 PM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t watch any TV.


33 posted on 09/16/2017 4:16:03 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: SeekAndFind

They lost me when they installed Leno.

He’s an affable guy, but I never warmed to him.

His interviews were insufferable.

His guests would come on, spend a segment pushing a new movie and leave. You’d learn nothing about them other than what they wanted to sell for endearment purposes. It was a Leftist dork fest, as far as the guest portion of his show.

There were some good folks on too. I just couldn’t wade through the others.

Late Nihgt,... I lived when there was an absolute king doing it. These folks are paupers or worse.


34 posted on 09/16/2017 4:17:02 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (DACA: Their dream, our nightmare... will the rule of law prevail or not?)
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To: SaveFerris
Seen anything ever near TBN? They’re constantly pimping Canadian slut Samantha Bee.

Trinity Broadcast?

Who is Samantha Bee.

35 posted on 09/16/2017 4:18:09 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Jefferies had some funny, irreverent and edgy standup years ago. I saw him at the Improv and he was hilarious. Once he became vocally anti-2nd Amendment and got into political humor I tuned him out.

{{{washes hands}}}


36 posted on 09/16/2017 4:18:39 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( Washington DC - Swampland of money and unindicted crooks ))))
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To: SeekAndFind

My beautiful wife and I have much better things to do than watch TV at 11:30 p.m.


37 posted on 09/16/2017 4:20:37 PM PDT by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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To: SeekAndFind
I used to watch Carson. He was genuinely funny.

Comedy was taken over by the Left a few decades ago. The Left lionized un-funny comedians such as Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor.

Sure, some in the audience will titter and snicker and even guffaw at some of these un-funny, politicized performances. But there's no real mirth in the laughter. They're only laughing reflexively.

I also believe a lot of the laughter that television viewers hear ... is actually a canned sound-track.

38 posted on 09/16/2017 4:22:01 PM PDT by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: SeekAndFind
I don't.

Ever.

39 posted on 09/16/2017 4:26:09 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: Tax-chick
Bali Hai.....
40 posted on 09/16/2017 4:41:11 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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