{"id":920451,"date":"2021-10-25T12:14:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T16:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=920451"},"modified":"2021-10-25T12:14:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T16:14:37","slug":"6-reasons-gutfeld-is-late-night-tvs-biggest-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-reasons-gutfeld-is-late-night-tvs-biggest-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Reasons Gutfeld Is Late Night TV\u2019s Biggest Surprise"},"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\">18<\/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%2F6-reasons-gutfeld-is-late-night-tvs-biggest-surprise%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=920451&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>For years, mainstream pop culture has refused to give half of America a late-night television show to call its own.<\/p>\n<p>So Fox News stepped in.<\/p>\n<p>The right-leaning platform introduced \u201cGutfeld!\u201d \u2014 hosted by the network\u2019s regular cut up, Greg Gutfeld \u2014 in April. The show wasn\u2019t an overnight sensation. It took a few months for that phrase to officially apply.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s at or near the top of the late-night ratings heap, depending on what metric you consider. How did it happen? Why are audiences flocking to a talk show with no \u201cA-list\u201d guests like Will Smith or Tom Hanks, a modest budget and the need for a cable subscription to consume it?<\/p>\n<p>Gutfeld Isn\u2019t the Flavor of the Month<\/p>\n<p>Late night shows often skew young, and platforms turn to untested talent to hold down the comedy fort. It\u2019s why NBC took a risk on an unknown \u201cSimpsons\u201d scribe named Conan O\u2019Brien many years ago. The principle also applied to Trevor Noah, tasked with replacing late night icon Jon Stewart on \u201cThe Daily Show\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Gutfeld is different. Fox News viewers have been laughing with, not at, him for more than a decade. His TV comedy debut, \u201cRed Eye,\u201d drew hosannas even from some liberal critics. Gutfeld worked without a net on that groundbreaking show, and audiences gobbled it up.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also no stranger to conservative viewers. In fact, they\u2019ve grown to like and trust him with their satirical slams. So when he officially became a late night alternative, he already had a sizable fan base to fall back on. His audience only grew from there.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the Bias, Stupid<\/p>\n<p>Talk about leaving money on the table. Every late night show either leans to the Left or topples over placating progressives. A few shows aren\u2019t so political, but when humorous push comes to shove they\u2019d sooner smite Tucker Carlson than AOC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The major platforms surveyed the existing late-night landscape and said, \u201cwe need even more progressive talk.\u201dEnter \u201cDesus &amp; Mero\u201d and \u201cZiwe\u201d (Showtime) and Sam Jay (HBO). Next up? Charlamagne tha God, courtesy of Comedy Central.<\/p>\n<p>That means conservatives have few options when the clock strikes 11 p.m. Now, they do. And they\u2019re acting accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Comedy Demands Surprise, Not Uniformity<\/p>\n<p>Audiences know more or less what Stephen Colbert will say on \u201cThe Late Show\u201d on any given night. They may not know the exact phrasing, but they understand who will be \u201cdestroyed\u201d in the process. He\u2019s as reliable as the sunrise, smiting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years, mainstream pop culture has refused to give half of America a late-night television show to call its own.So Fox News stepped in.The right-leaning platform introduced \u201cGutfeld!\u201d \u2014 hosted by the network\u2019s regular cut up, Greg Gutfeld \u2014 in April. The show wasn\u2019t an overnight sensation. It took a few months for that phrase to officially apply.Now, he\u2019s at or near the top of the late-night ratings heap, depending on what metric you consider. How did it happen? Why are audiences flocking to a talk show with no \u201cA-list\u201d guests like Will Smith or Tom Hanks, a modest budget and the need for a cable subscription to consume it?Gutfeld Isn\u2019t the Flavor of the MonthLate night shows often skew young, and platforms turn to untested talent to hold down the comedy fort. It\u2019s why NBC took a risk on an unknown \u201cSimpsons\u201d scribe named Conan O\u2019Brien many years ago. The principle also applied to Trevor Noah, tasked with replacing late night icon Jon Stewart on \u201cThe Daily Show\u201d in 2015.Gutfeld is different. Fox News viewers have been laughing with, not at, him for more than a decade. His TV comedy debut, \u201cRed Eye,\u201d drew hosannas even from some liberal critics. Gutfeld worked without a net on that groundbreaking show, and audiences gobbled it up.He\u2019s also no stranger to conservative viewers. In fact, they\u2019ve grown to like and trust him with their satirical slams. So when he officially became a late night alternative, he already had a sizable fan base to fall back on. His audience only grew from there.It\u2019s the Bias, StupidTalk about leaving money on the table. Every late night show either leans to the Left or topples over placating progressives. A few shows aren\u2019t so political, but when humorous push comes to shove they\u2019d sooner smite Tucker Carlson than AOC.\u00a0The major platforms surveyed the existing late-night landscape and said, \u201cwe need even more progressive talk.\u201dEnter \u201cDesus &#038; Mero\u201d and \u201cZiwe\u201d (Showtime) and Sam Jay (HBO). Next up? Charlamagne tha God, courtesy of Comedy Central.That means conservatives have few options when the clock strikes 11 p.m. Now, they do. And they\u2019re acting accordingly.Comedy Demands Surprise, Not UniformityAudiences know more or less what Stephen Colbert will say on \u201cThe Late Show\u201d on any given night. They may not know the exact phrasing, but they understand who will be \u201cdestroyed\u201d in the process. He\u2019s as reliable as the sunrise, smiting conservatives and giving liberals a pass.\u00a0Humor thrives on the unexpected. If we see a banana peel on the ground in a comedy, chances are someone might slip on it, and the laughs aren\u2019t as buoyant as a result. \u201cLate Show\u201d viewers know the angles the host will take each night, and the same is mostly true for Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver and others. Noah occasionally steps away from the progressive playbook, and Bill Maher is becoming more unpredictable with every progressive overreach.Gutfeld understands that pitfall, and by defying progressive groupthink he catches his crowd off-guard five nights a week.Gutfeld Is \u2026 WeirdThe late-night star is by no means a cookie-cutter sensation. His eccentric tastes made \u201cRed Eye\u201d must-see (set your alarm to catch it) TV. Those sensibilities mean he\u2019s open to fresh voices and ideas. Late night desperately needs that.It\u2019s the opposite of a Big Movie Star interview on \u201cThe Tonight Show,\u201d where Jimmy Fallon runs through a pre-screened chat meant to highlight the star\u2019s brand.Blame BidenTeam Gutfeld should send a cookie bouquet to the White House. Yes, the country is in shoddy shape just nine-plus months into President Biden\u2019s meandering reign. It\u2019s also given Gutfeld and co. an avalanche of material. The fake White House set. VP Kamala Harris chortling through dramatic answers. A crumbling economy. A Commander in Chief fearful of pre-sorted softball queries.The only thing missing is more Corn Pop stories.\u201cGutfeld!\u201d viewers know the other late-night hosts will either ignore all of the above or circle back to it \u2026 later in the grand Jen Psaki tradition. Speaking Truth to Power only matters to Colbert and co. when the GOP is in charge.Integrity MattersColbert and his minions had an ace in the hole during the last four years. Call it\u2026 Donald Trump.The former president was flamboyant, silly, egotistical and erratic at times. He lived down to his brash persona while proving to be a shockingly effective leader. So when late night hosts mocked him it often had a kernel of truth behind it, even when the gags centered on Fake News stories like Russian collusion.Now? Kimmel and the crowd look downright foolish attacking Fox News, Carlson and Mike Lindell while the country decays around them. It\u2019s even worse when President Biden can\u2019t summon a coherent thought in public appearances and flees from questions like a vampire cowering from a garlic knot.If the GOP retakes the White House in 2024 \u201cGutfeld!\u201d will have a difficult task segueing to comedy in a landscape that favors his preferred party. For now, his satire slices through the media\u2019s corrupt attempts to prop up a clueless leader.The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-920451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920451","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=920451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=920451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=920451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=920451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}