How Late Night TV Became America's Political News Source
How did late-night comedy hosts become America's primary source of political news? In this episode, Alex Romano reveals how Johnny Carson's 15-20 million viewer empire transformed into today's battlefield of political satire where Stephen Colbert gained 2.3 million viewers after Trump's election while Jimmy Fallon lost 400,000. What started as safe variety shows is now shaping how we understand democracy itself. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why David Letterman's $200,000 budget experiment in 1982 changed everything about TV comedy • How political jokes increased 300% between 2000 and 2020, creating…
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