Stephen Colbert ratings drop like a rock.

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It turns out people don’t find liberal comedians funny. In fact, Stephen Colbert is having trouble getting anybody to watch his show. Now, Colbert has gotten one piece of bad news that could ruin his career. Comedy is supposed to be about saying things that are ironic, unexpected, or transgressive, in a funny way. Making statements that are predictable and boring for the sake of applause is not what anyone’s idea of comedy is. Stephen Colbert thought he could be the exception to that rule, but he was wrong. Since he has been the host of The Late Show, Colbert has used his platform to talk about how bad Republicans are, and spread liberal ideas. His audience, which is liberal as well, always claps when he says things that they agree with, and Colbert feeds off of their approval. But the one thing Colbert doesn’t do very much of at all is tell jokes. If you watch any stand-up comedian, whether it be Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Tim Dillon, Andrew Schulz, or many others, you will hear lots of jokes. It’s what they do for a living. Colbert, however, spends his time making serious political statements and trying to make Republicans look bad. It’s neither funny nor interesting. And as a result, his ratings are quickly declining. And he is being overtaken by Greg Gutfeld of Fox News, a man who goes on TV and actually tells jokes. According to Forbes, “Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld had his highest-rated week ever last week, with his late night show Gutfeld! sweeping all of the broadcast late-night hosts, CBS’ Stephen Colbert, NBC’s Jimmy Fallon and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel. For the week ending August 12, Gutfeld! delivered an average total audience of 2.355 million viewers, outpacing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2.143 million viewers), The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (1.318 million viewers), and Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1.084 million viewers).”