Analyzing Jokes may not be all That Funny

Here’s a wonky contribution for the day, complete with boring statistics and a dry as dust quote from the president of the organization.

A new unfunny study by Center for Media and Public Affairs is out on late-night talk show hosts and who they tend to target. Jon Stewart and David Letterman tend toward Republicans and conservatives while Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon lean toward Dems and liberals (such as Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), pictured here, who we think might not find this study the least bit interesting).

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