CNN’s Scott Jennings Calls Late Night Hosts ‘Pathetic’ for Doing Political Activism Instead of Comedy | Video

“People might expect it to be funny and not just a constant political screed against one party,” the network’s senior political commentator says

Scott Jennings (CNN)
Scott Jennings (CNN)

CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings called out the current crop of late night hosts for using their platforms to tell unfunny, one-sided jokes against Republicans. He did, however, point out Bill Maher as someone who “gets it.”

“The rest of these people have become pathetic. I mean, they stopped being comedians and they started becoming political activists. I mean, Jimmy Kimmel out here crying? I mean, it’s pathetic,” Jennings said during a panel discussion on Monday’s “News Night With Abby Phillip.”

He continued: “So my question is, if you’re going to have a late night comedy show, at some point people might expect it to be funny and not just a constant political screed against one party.

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