Late Night Hosts Tackle L.A. Mayoral Race and TV Shake-Ups

During a recent installment of late-night TV, Michael Kosta expressed his bemusement over L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. After Tuesday’s midterms, Kosta noted that Pratt had earned a ‘second-season pickup.’ Kosta quipped about the prospect of a reality TV star entering politics, saying, ‘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 pondered the decline of intellectual engagement, stating, ‘How did this country get so stupid? Oh, that’s right, we stopped reading books.’ On Pratt’s campaign, he dryly commented, ‘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…’

Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel observed the developing L.A. mayoral race, noting that incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is likely to proceed to a runoff against Pratt. With sixty percent of the votes counted, Kimmel remarked, ‘If that holds, it means… Los Angelenos will have to pick between a woman named Karen and a man who is one.’ Kimmel humorously added that Pratt probably belongs hosting a ‘worst New Year’s Eve party in Reno’ rather than running for mayor.

In a shift of network programming, Kimmel reported that Pratt is already filming a reality show about his mayoral campaign, highlighting his focus beyond traditional political endeavors. The late night conversation also included commentary on changes at CBS.

However, CBS’s decision to release ‘60 Minutes’ anchor Scott Pelley became a target for joke-filled critique. Greg Gutfeld cited CBS’s terminations, which even absurdly included the ‘60 Minutes’ stopwatch. Jimmy Fallon commented on the mysterious shift, joking that CBS might soon replace Pelley with Byron Allen and humorously predicted the advent of a ‘Kid Rock/My Pillow Guy News Hour.’