Late-Night Hosts and Political Satirists
Recognize the faces behind late-night comedy and political satire, from American television to Britain, Germany, South Africa and Egypt. Includes former hosts.
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Stephen Colbert
American comedian, writer and television host
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host.
Jimmy Kimmel
American TV host and comedian
James Christian Kimmel is an American television host and comedian. He is best known as the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which has aired on ABC since 2003.
Seth Meyers
American comedian and TV host
Seth Adam Meyers is an American comedian, television host, writer, actor, and producer. He has hosted Late Night with Seth Meyers, a late-night talk show on NBC since 2014. Prior to hosting Late Night, he was a cast member on NBC's sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 2001 to 2014.
Jon Stewart
American comedian and television host
Jon Stewart is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, progressive political commentator, actor, and television host. Stewart is known as the host of the satirical news program The Daily Show on Comedy Central from 1999 to 2015 and part-time since 2024.
John Oliver
British and American comedian and television personality
John William Oliver is a British and American comedian, political commentator, actor, and television personality. He hosts Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom.
Trevor Noah
South African comedian
Trevor Noah is a South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He was the host of The Daily Show, an American late-night talk show and satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 2015 to 2022.
Samantha Bee
Canadian-American comedic talk show host, actress and writer
Samantha Anne Bee is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and television host.
Charlie Brooker
English writer and TV personality
Charlton Brooker is an English screenwriter, producer, presenter, author, cartoonist, and social critic. He first became known for creating and presenting satirical television shows that featured criticism of modern society and the media, such as Screenwipe, Gameswipe, Newswipe, and Weekly Wipe.
Ian Hislop
British journalist, satirist and television personality
Ian David Hislop is a British journalist, satirist and television personality. He is the editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye, a position he has held since 1986.
Jan Böhmermann
German satirist and television presenter
Jan Böhmermann is a German left-wing satirist, journalist, and television host. He also worked as a writer, producer, radio host, and is best known for his activism through publicity stunts.
Bassem Youssef
Egyptian-American comedian and surgeon
Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian, television host, actor, and former cardiothoracic surgeon. He rose to international prominence for hosting the satirical news program Al Bernameg (2011–2014), which emerged following the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Nish Kumar
British stand-up comedian and presenter
Nishant Kumar is a British stand-up comedian, television presenter and podcaster. He became known as the host of The Mash Report on BBC Two and Dave.