at what they do is indispensable, and i couldn t ask for a better partner. now, ladies and gentlemen, here s johnny. there was only one real king of late night. we ve got a real humdinger of a show tonight. johnny carson held court for 30 years. but when it came to politics, he chose punch lines over political attacks, razzing presidents like ronald reagan. did you see the picture of reagan riding his horse on the ranch with george bush riding behind with a pooper-scooper?
bill carter covered the media for 30 years. he was looking for the joke of it. he would look for the silliness of it. he wasn t a member of the resistance. let s put it that way. well, i don t know, brian. my fellow americans. you just remember those things, you know. former snl cast member joe piscopo took his own jabs at president reagan. if you vote for me again in 1984, you ll receive this handsome set of ginsu steak knives. piscopo said back then, late night hosts did not attack. johnny carson, he would always joke about nixon. you re not going to lend me your makeup man, are you? he would joke about gerald ford. but it didn t seem to be vicious. it seems to be vicious now. like carson
sense of the constant cycle of news. it s time for breaking crazy. he s going as in depth as he can. the line between late night comedy and news reporting is so thoroughly blurred, people want a kind of a front line style late night show. 2016 has been an uncommonly [ bleep ] year. what viewers want, they get. and plenty of it. coming up, the daily show descendents. were you telling the president about putin. go. you really see a jon stewartization of late night. it was really pushed along by the donald trump presidency. american legion trump, respectful and strong. we have to get going, sir. i don t want to go. and later, the ever expanding landscape of late night. you re the president of the united states. let s go.
i think when trump tweets about one of these shows, they probably have a party. they must love that because that means they re scoring points. months later, trump took aim at late night again tweeting, late night hosts are dealing with the democrats for their very unfunny and repetitive material. always anti-trump. should we get equal time? it did not take long for a late night retort. jimmy kimmel tweeted, excellent point, mr. president. you should quit that boring job. i ll let you have my show all to yourself. the trump versus late night war rages on. so we put the baby in an ambulance coming up, crossing the line from satire to activism. if your baby is going to die and it doesn t have to, it shouldn t matter how much money you make. my name is jeff sheldon,
we offer 35 voice features and solutions that grow with your business. at&t, not so much. get internet on our gig-speed network and add voice and tv for $34.90 more per month. call 1-800-501-6000. the following is a cnn special report. buckle up because i m coming in hot. this is going to be a crazy one. every day there s something nuts. you re not the potus. you re the bloatus. wait. how long does this wall have to be? he s the most mocked man in america. that is the problem with the media. monopolizing late night. it s hard not to feel like you re being redundant. kim jong-un is rocket man. kim jong-un, rocket man. kim jong-un as rocket man.