Stephen Colbert was well into his farewell media tour when he told GQ, “I think I’m more conservative than people think.” However, according to an aggregation of previous NewsBusters studies and quote packages, that is far from true. Since NewsBusters began counting jokes in January 2023, 87 percent of Colbert’s political jokes have targeted conservatives. Likewise, since September 2022, more than 99 percent of his political guests have been liberals.
MRC President David Bozell said in a statement, “Good riddance to Colbert’s nightly group therapy session for progressive elitists who could not understand why half the country kept rejecting their worldview.”
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