NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Conan O'Brien recently became the center of attention when he commented on how Former President Donald Trump's term had adversely affected the comedy scene in the country.
O'Brien knocked modern political comedy, claiming Trump jokes aren't funny.
The former late-night host said on the New York Magazine podcast, “I’m really going on a limb here saying: That’s his greatest crime, that I think he’s hurt political comedy by being so outlandish himself. I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he’s hurt comedy.”
He further added, “When Trump came along, what a lot of people have to revert to is: ‘Doesn’t he suck? I hate that guy. He’s an a*****e.’ And those aren’t jokes,” as per Variety.
However, it seems like Greg Gutfeld, who has risen to the top for hosting one of the most popular late-night shows, could not agree more with O'Brien.
'The Five' host has consistently spoken up against popular TV hosts allegedly only catering to the liberal demographic of their audience.
Gutfeld also went on to attack the late-night hosts for halting their shows amid the Hollywood strikes.
Greg Gutfeld addresses how Donald Trump became the target of comedians
The Fox News presenter defended Trump for becoming the target of jokes due to his actions both during and after his tenure in the White House.
"They turned their backs on half the country because Trump made them cry," Gutfeld joked.
He added, "And over words, not deeds...the most outlandish crime Trump did was his behavior, not his deeds. The economy didn't matter, the fact that there were no wars didn't matter. But did you see his mean tweets?"
The Democratic leaders were then brought in by Gutfeld to suggest possible political humor in response to how 'Trump or nothing' resonates with most TV program hosts.
"This is the funniest time to be alive," he claimed, "Joe Biden is the perfect target, Hunter's a perfect target, Nancy Pelosi and climate change wackos, gender nazis. All of this stuff is right for comedy."
Greg Gutfeld mocks TV hosts for halting shows amid WGA strike
Gutfeld also mocked his popular competitors like Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Kimmel for putting a pause on their respective shows due to the WGA strike. The Fox host, on the other hand, has continued with his own show 'Gutfeld!'
"They are going after Bill Maher because I think he's doing the right thing," Gutfeld said in response to Maher announcing his show 'Real Time with Bill Maher's return amid the strikes to support workers on the show.
"Meanwhile you got these other dingleberries, these other hosts," Gutfeld went on to add, "They're doing Zoom calls together like they are doing a staff meeting during Covid. I mean, how pathetic is that?"
Gutfeld seemed to be referring to the collaboration series called 'Strike Force Five' by the five popular late-night personalities including Fallon, Kimmel, Colbert, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver.
The hosts came together virtually to present their own talk show, and with the money they made, they wanted to help the staff who had been harmed by the strikes.
