Late Night Hosts Deliver Sharp Punchlines on Political Figures

During a recent segment, Michael Kosta expressed his lack of enthusiasm over Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt’s continued political journey after the midterms. Kosta humorously remarked, “A reality T.V. star running for office? Well, I’m sure if we make fun of him enough, he’ll only be in charge for 11 years, tops.”

Kosta shared his views on the state of the nation, joking, “How did this country get so stupid? Oh, that’s right, we stopped reading books.” He also highlighted Pratt’s peculiar candidacy, stating, “Spencer Pratt is standing up for the rights of all hard-working voters who look like ecstasy dealers. And it’s about time someone spoke for older guys who hang around college parties where no one is sure who exactly brought them.”

Jimmy Kimmel provided his take on the looming electoral outcomes, observing, “Barring a late ballot buzzer-beater, it appears that Mayor Karen Bass will advance to a runoff against the former reality show villain. Sixty percent of the vote has been counted. If that holds, it means that in November, Los Angelenos will have to pick between a woman named Karen and a man who is one.” Kimmel also quipped, “Spencer Pratt should not be a top two finalist for mayor. He should be D.J.ing the worst New Year’s Eve party in Reno right now.” He ended by noting Pratt’s unlikely victory chances and media priorities, saying, “Now, he’s unlikely to win. And in fact, he’s already filming a reality show about his run for mayor, so he definitely has his priorities in order.”

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Greg Gutfeld took aim at recent changes in CBS’s ranks, joking, “So after firing a number of producers, CBS management also canned ‘60 Minutes’ anchor Scott Pelley. And it didn’t end there. They even terminated the ‘60 Minutes’ stopwatch.” This change at CBS was also highlighted by Jimmy Fallon, who said, “CBS just fired longtime ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley after he criticized his new bosses at the network. Yeah. The story gets more bizarre because today CBS announced they’re replacing Scott Pelley with Byron Allen.”

Fallon further reflected on CBS’s shifting political alignment with a twist on programming, commenting, “CBS is getting more and more conservative to appease President Trump. But don’t be totally shocked when they replace ‘60 Minutes’ with the ‘Kid Rock/My Pillow Guy News Hour.’”