Late Night Hosts React to L.A. Mayoral Race and TV Changes

Michael Kosta on Spencer Pratt

Michael Kosta expressed his lack of enthusiasm for the L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt after the midterms. He humorously noted, “A reality T.V. star running for office? Well, I’m sure if we make fun of him enough, he’ll only be in charge for 11 years, tops.”

Kosta added, “Spencer Pratt is standing up for the rights of all hard-working voters who look like ecstasy dealers. And it’s about time someone spoke for older guys who hang around college parties where no one is sure who exactly brought them.”

Jimmy Kimmel’s Take

Jimmy Kimmel shared his thoughts, saying, “Barring a late ballot buzzer-beater, it appears that Mayor Karen Bass will advance to a runoff against the former reality show villain. Sixty percent of the vote has been counted. If that holds, it means that in November, Los Angelenos will have to pick between a woman named Karen and a man who is one.”

He continued with his trademark humor, “Spencer Pratt should not be a top two finalist for mayor. He should be D.J.ing the worst New Year’s Eve party in Reno right now.” Kimmel also noted, “Now, he’s unlikely to win. And in fact, he’s already filming a reality show about his run for mayor, so he definitely has his priorities in order.”

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Greg Gutfeld commented on CBS’s decision to fire ’60 Minutes’ anchor Scott Pelley, saying, “So after firing a number of producers, CBS management also canned ‘60 Minutes’ anchor Scott Pelley. And it didn’t end there. They even terminated the ‘60 Minutes’ stopwatch.”

Jimmy Fallon added his comedic spin, “CBS just fired longtime ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley after he criticized his new bosses at the network. Yeah. The story gets more bizarre because today CBS announced they’re replacing Scott Pelley with Byron Allen.”

Fallon further joked about CBS’s shift, “CBS is getting more and more conservative to appease President Trump. But don’t be totally shocked when they replace ‘60 Minutes’ with the ‘Kid Rock/My Pillow Guy News Hour.’”