Programming & Performance

Trump Has Given Late-Night Shows Plenty of Material, But Their Writers Say It's Getting 'Boring'

'I don’t want this job,' says one, of covering the president non-stop

latenight-hosts-trump-PAGE-2017 — Writers for The Daily Show, Full Frontal and The President Show say they are struggling with new ways to poke fun at Donald Trump.Getty Images, Comedy Central

July 29, 2017

President Trump has fueled a surge in late-night ratings and ad revenue, but the writers behind many of those shows say they’d rather not have to cover the increasingly outlandish 24/7 news cycle of his presidency.

Jason Lynch

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Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

Programming & Performance

Trump Has Given Late-Night Shows Plenty of Material, But Their Writers Say It's Getting 'Boring'

'I don’t want this job,' says one, of covering the president non-stop

Jason Lynch

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