Late-night hosts mocked US and allies 94% of time following Operation Epic Fury: survey

This is no laughing matter.A whopping 94% of the jokes delivered by late-night hosts during the first week of Operation Eric Fury slammed the United States and its allies instead of Iran and other adversaries, according to a troubling new survey by media watchdog group MRC NewsBusters.The group’s analysts examined 20 episodes of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” from March 2-5 and found 235 of the 250 jokes delivered about the conflict in the Middle East were launched at the U.S., Israel and other Arab nations forced to take defensive action against Iranian attacks.Iran — whose leaders wish “Death to America,” and call the US “The Great Satan,” only felt the brunt of 15 of the partisan punchlines.The U.S.took the brunt of the lopsided joke count – with 229, while President Trump was the most joked-about individual with 152.“And just after midnight, the Pentagon launched what they are calling Operation Epic Fury, which is different from its original title, which was Operation Epsteino Distracto,” lefty funnyman Kimmel quipped.Colbert also worked disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein into his struggling act: “This military mission has been dubbed Operation Epic Fury… Fun fact, Epic Fury is an anagram for Forget Epstein.”Meyers goofed on Trump announcing the start of air strikes on Feb.

28, quipping “I’m sorry, but if you’re gonna announce an illegal war that violates the constitution from your private club at 3:00 A.M., can you at least take the hat off first?”And Fallon mocked Trump’s call to have a say in who Iran’s next supreme leader will be: “Trump was like, ‘We’re gonna do a talent portion.Then a swimsuit portion.

Then an evening gown portion.’ Trump wants to help pick the new leader.Iran heard and was like, “I think it’s time for ...