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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
How the MAGA 'manosphere' exploits attention to attract eager, young voters
A shift in the political valence of young, white men has driven an increase in attention to influential "manosphere" online media figures and how they're shaping the views of a generation of young men. Co-host and contributor for The Daily Show, Jordan Klepper, talks with Jen Psaki about his new special, "MAGA: The next generation" and what motivates the manosphere.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Woke Daily Show host shares patronizing 'wisdom' after meeting young MAGA men
Progressive The Daily Show host Jordan Klepper has shared his patronizing thoughts on young male Donald Trump supporters after meeting some for a new show. He said he was left surprised by the lack of 'cruelty' from the college-aged sample-set, after meeting with many for an upcoming Comedy Central documentary. Called 'MAGA: The Next Generation,' the production is set to air next week, and will be fueled by Kelpper's now trademark man-on-the-street interviews. Often presented as hit pieces on The Daily Show, the run-ins offered Klepper this time around a fresh perspective on the sizable subculture, he told Variety. 'This MAGA movement is inherently empty,' he said, speaking to a reporter backstage after Wednesday's show. 'There's no ideology behind it. There's attention and fame.' 'I had such a cynical perspective of the youth walking into this thing... I expected to be confronted by a bunch of d*cks - 22-year-olds who want to rail on trans people in sports and kick out all the immigrants,' he continued. 'But the cruelty wasn't there.' His old inclinations, at the same time, were presented as popular opinion. Klepper billed this rude awakening as some profound realization. He blamed the more 'dicey' experiences brought by his interviews with random conservatives during Trump's first term for his biased connotations. He recalled being charged at a school board filled with conservative parents, despite handpicking the venues where his interviews took place. He cryptically added how he and his Daily Show crew fled the Capitol on Jan. 6 after being 'tripped up' by a nameless 'camouflage-wearing hooligan,' causing Comedy Central to hire security this time around. His subjects, meanwhile, were all 'pretty kind,' he admitted. His security detail, however, continues to grow. 'Part of that is I'm not a strong man,' Klepper joked with the publication. 'I'm not good with push-ups, so if I paid attention to some of the "manosphere" fitness tips, I might be all right by myself.' The term 'manosphere' was uttered multiple times during the interview, as Klepper continued to talk up his shift in perspective. Often presented as hit pieces on The Daily Show, the run-ins this time around offered Klepper this time a fresh perspective on Trump's young male supporters, he said 'MAGA was suddenly framed by pundits in the "manosphere" as punk rock, as counterculture,' he said of the reputation created during Trump's first four years in office. 'The algorithms on these social media sites lean toward the aggressive and the hyperbolic, and it's shaping the conversation.' Klepper, meanwhile, is currently in the midst of his second stint on the Daily Show, after serving as a correspondent from 2014 to 2017. He left to start his own satirical program, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, which was canceled in 2018. His new special, meanwhile, comes as CBS and its parent company Paramount continue to face scrutiny from the federal government. Both are locked in a bitter $20billion-dollar lawsuit with the president, after the latter accused CBS News and its crown jewel 60 Minutes of election interference. The network has vehemently denied those allegations. The Daily Show airs four times a week Monday through Thursday. Kemper is one of several correspondents who share hosting duties on Tuesday through Thursday to help longtime leader Jon Stewart.
Fox News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'Daily Show' co-host shocked most young male Trump voters he met were 'pretty kind'
Print Close By Lindsay Kornick Published May 15, 2025 "The Daily Show" co-host Jordan Klepper said Thursday he was a little surprised by the lack of "cruelty" he experienced when meeting with young, male Trump voters. As part of his upcoming Comedy Central documentary "MAGA: The Next Generation," Klepper met with several college-aged men to understand the demographic that swung wildly in favor of President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. "I had such a cynical perspective of the youth walking into this thing," Klepper told Variety. "I expected to be confronted by a bunch of d--- — 22-year-olds who want to rail on trans people in sports and kick out all the immigrants. But the cruelty wasn't there." 'DAILY SHOW' CO-HOST JORDAN KLEPPER CALLS OUT STUDIO AUDIENCE FOR CHEERING TESLA ARSONISTS Despite describing "dicey" experiences during Trump's first term, Klepper said most of the people he met were "pretty kind" and more interested in the excitement and celebrity surrounding Trump than politics itself. "MAGA was suddenly framed by pundits in the manosphere as punk rock, as counterculture," Klepper said, adding, "[T]he algorithms on these social media sites lean toward the aggressive and the hyperbolic, and it's shaping the conversation." Based on his interactions, Klepper felt more confident that the "MAGA movement" could be dissolved politically once it no longer has the "attention and fame" behind it. In the meantime, "The Daily Show" could be facing its own challenges in the near future as its parent company, Paramount, remains locked in a billion-dollar lawsuit with Trump after the latter accused CBS News of election interference in a "60 Minutes" interview. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE The lawsuit has already resulted in longtime "60 Minutes" producer Bill Owens resigning in April. Though Klepper insisted his show so far hasn't been pressured by Paramount to make any changes, he remained uncertain if things would stay that way. "The future is always a big question mark, industry-wise, administration-wise. Who knows if free speech will be legal six months from now?" Klepper said. "I can't f---ing control any of that, so I'm going to enjoy what we have right now." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Print Close URL
New York Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Late Night Is Glad President Trump Has Left the Country
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night's highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. Lock Him Out! President Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the first stop of a four-day Middle East trip. Stephen Colbert celebrated, saying, 'Yes, Donald Trump left the country today, so I got another birthday wish.' On 'The Daily Show,' Jordan Klepper suggested that 'someone lock the [expletive] doors.' The Punchiest Punchlines (From Shady to Sus Edition) The Bits Worth Watching Blake Shelton and Jimmy Fallon put their friendship to the test on Tuesday's 'Tonight Show.' What We're Excited About on Wednesday Night Alanis Morissette will be the musical guest on Wednesday's episode of 'Everybody's Live with John Mulaney.' Also, Check This Out The Tony Award nominee Audra McDonald's turn as Rose in 'Gypsy' has changed the way some audience members experience the classic musical.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jordan Klepper Exposes This 'Sloppy' Trump Admin Move Amid 'DEI Purge'
'Daily Show' host Jordan Klepper didn't hold back on Thursday as he clowned President Donald Trump's administration for not being able to do a 'classic DEI purge right.' Klepper turned to an ABC World News Tonight report on the Pentagon's removal and swift restoration of a story on baseball icon Jackie Robinson's U.S. Army service. The move arrives amid the Trump administration's push to rid of 'diversity, equity and inclusion' in the federal government. A senior U.S. military official told ABC News' Rachel Scott that the Pentagon uses digital software to scrub 'DEI' content from its website and, ultimately, the stories on the player that broke Major League Baseball's color barrier were 'removed by mistake.' Klepper didn't waste time mocking the Defense Department's explanation, 'Oh, don't blame us, blame our racist software. We should have never used ChatKKK. Classic mistake.' He added that it wasn't the 'most embarrassing anti-DEI flub,' however, before playing a clip detailing photos the Pentagon flagged for removal as their file featured the word 'gay,' which was reportedly the case with a snap of the Enola Gay aircraft — which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II. 'That's how lazy they were with this, they just control f'd for gay-sounding keywords and deleted anything that showed up,' Klepper quipped. 'Now kids won't know about the Enola Gay, they won't know about transport planes and they'll never hear about the heroic service of Captain Grindr McScissoring. Tragic. What's extra tragic is this could have all been avoided if they just named the plane Enola Gay No Homo, you know?' Watch more of Klepper's Thursday monologue below. Jordan Klepper Isn't Kidding Around With This 'Overt' Elon Musk Takedown Watch Eva Longoria Expertly Shade Donald Trump In Her Chat With Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Kimmel Spots How Steve Bannon's Trump 2028 Talk Could Spectacularly Backfire
