{"id":2583810,"date":"2026-03-25T18:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-actor-vince-vaughn-skewers-low-rated-late-night-hosts-for-ruining-shows-with-far-left-politics\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:22:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:22:01","slug":"watch-actor-vince-vaughn-skewers-low-rated-late-night-hosts-for-ruining-shows-with-far-left-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-actor-vince-vaughn-skewers-low-rated-late-night-hosts-for-ruining-shows-with-far-left-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Actor Vince Vaughn Skewers Low-Rated Late-Night Hosts for Ruining Shows with Far-Left Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-actor-vince-vaughn-skewers-low-rated-late-night-hosts-for-ruining-shows-with-far-left-politics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vince Vaughn, a Libertarian actor, criticizes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-love-is-gone-cuomo-roasted-by-late-night-tv-comedians\/\" title=\"The Love Is Gone: Cuomo Roasted By Late-Night TV Comedians\">late-night comedians<\/a> for making content overly political and lacking authenticity. In a discussion on This Past Weekend with Theo von, he argued that many late-night shows have become agenda-driven and insular, which diminishes humor and broad appeal. He noted that podcasts, with leaner production and fewer writers, have grown in popularity, suggesting audiences crave more genuine humor. The piece places vaughn\u2019s thoughts in a broader context of declining ratings for cable news and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trevor-noah-to-leave-the-daily-show\/\" title=\"Trevor Noah to Leave The Daily ...\">late-night programs<\/a> as the Trump era, highlighting criticisms of hosts for smug, one-sided commentary and for projecting geopolitical expertise. It also contrasts this with older perspectives from figures like Johnny Carson and Ricky Gervais, who argued against politicizing entertainment, illustrating the ongoing debate about the role of comedy in public life.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Libertarian actor Vince Vaughn took a shot at late-night comedians this week, citing how their content has become too politically driven.<\/p>\n<p>Vaughn, 55, appeared on Tuesday&rsquo;s episode of &ldquo;This Past Weekend,&rdquo; where he and host Theo Von discussed how late-night comics have decided to make fun of certain demographics, while declaring others off-limits.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of the late shows have struggled,&rdquo; Theo began. &ldquo;The only person they could make fun of at a certain point was just, like, white redneck kind of people,&rdquo; which caused the ratings to &ldquo;tank.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vaughn, who has starred in such films as &ldquo;Old School,&rdquo; &ldquo;Wedding Crashers,&rdquo; &ldquo;Dodgeball,&rdquo; &ldquo;Swingers,&rdquo; &ldquo;Dragged Across Concrete,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Hacksaw Ridge,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/2036496728719806683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately agreed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They never get it right,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The podcasts have gotten so much more popular, with less production, less writers, less staff.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People want authenticity,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;And I think that the talk shows, to a large part, became really agenda-based. They were going to [evangelize] people into what they thought, you know what I mean?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so people just rejected it, because it didn&rsquo;t feel authentic,&rdquo; the actor explained. &ldquo;It felt like they had an agenda. It stopped being funny, and it started feeling like I was in a &hellip; class I didn&rsquo;t want to take.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later in the episode, they revisited the topic, with Vaughn saying, &ldquo;But if you look at what happened to the talk shows, and why their ratings are low, it&rsquo;s got only to do with the fact of what you just said, which is, they all became the same show.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And they all became so about their politics and who&rsquo;s good, and who&rsquo;s bad. And it&rsquo;s like, imagine sitting next to someone like that on a &hellip; plane.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The trend of cable news and late-night comedy shows tanking in the ratings is nothing new. It hit a new level of partisanship, however, after President Donald Trump assumed office, got indicted, and made his comeback in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Many have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >criticized late-night comedy hosts<\/a> for their smug, one-sided delivery and condescending demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;ve also received public criticism for acting like they have geopolitical credentials, when in fact, many of them are simply actors who are tasked with making us laugh, not preaching about global events.<\/p>\n<p>The ratings, and reality, reflect this.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Colbert&rsquo;s &ldquo;Late Show&rdquo; is being taken off the air. ABC&rsquo;s Jimmy Kimmel almost got the ax permanently for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/tv\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-blatantly-lies-to-audience-about-charlie-kirks-assassin-by-claiming-hes-part-of-the-maga-gang\/ar-AA1MKRLW?ocid=BingNewsSerp&amp;apiversion=v2&amp;domshim=1&amp;noservercache=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comments<\/a> about Charlie Kirk shortly after the conservative commentator was assassinated, and NBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Tonight Show&rdquo; is a far cry from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colbert-listened-johnny-carson-wisdom-late-show-wouldnt-cancelled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnny Carson<\/a> and Jay Leno days.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think one of the dangers if you are a comedian, which basically I am, is that if you start to take yourself too seriously and start to comment on social issues, your sense of humor suffers somewhere,&rdquo; Carson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/johnny-carson-what-our-current-late-night-hosts-can-learn-king-1887031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Barbara Walters back in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;Some critics have said that our show doesn&rsquo;t have great sociological value, it&rsquo;s not controversial, it&rsquo;s not deep. But &lsquo;The Tonight Show&rsquo; basically is designed to amuse people. To make them laugh.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Comic and actor Ricky Gervais famously roasted Hollywood on this topic during the 2020 Golden Globes. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LCNdTLHZAeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shamed the industry<\/a> for thinking their personal opinions mattered to the public.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If ISIS started a streaming service, you&rsquo;d call your agent, wouldn&rsquo;t you? So if you do win an award tonight, don&rsquo;t use it as a platform to make a political speech,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re in no position to lecture the public about anything,&rdquo; Gervais proclaimed. &ldquo;You know nothing about the real world. 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On a recent episode of This Past Weekend with Theo Von, they argued that comedians now mock certain groups while others are off-limits, and that many shows are struggling as a result. Vaughn agreed that late-night content has become less resonant, noting that podcasts-produced with fewer writers and staff-have grown in popularity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vaughn suggested audiences crave authenticity and that talk shows have become agenda-driven, which hurts the humor. He said the format has started to feel less funny and more like a classroom, with hosts pushing a political viewpoint.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The discussion touched on a broader trend: cable news and late-night ratings have fallen, a trend that intensified after the Trump era. Critics have accused some hosts of smugness and of acting as geopolitical commentators rather than comedians. The article mentions notable career declines and shifts in late-night formats, contrasting today\u2019s shows with past eras.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It also referenced classic perspectives on humor and politics-such as Johnny Carson\u2019s warning not to take oneself too seriously and to keep a show primarily about making people laugh, and Ricky Gervais\u2019s 2020 Golden Globes critique of Hollywood for treating personal opinions as news.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can tailor the paraphrase to a specific length or focus on particular details<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2583811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vince-Vaughn.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[59628,32171,61450,38487],"class_list":["post-2583810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-late-night-tv-2","tag-political-commentary","tag-tv-critique","tag-vince-vaughn"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vince-Vaughn.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583810"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583815,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583810\/revisions\/2583815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}