FOX News host Greg Gutfeld did a long interview with the New York Times this week that touched on the success of his nightly show, American culture, humor and much more.
One of the interesting aspects of the interview is that the interviewer, David Marchese, repeatedly tries to lead Gutfeld to badmouth Trump and conservatives, but Gutfeld refuses to take the bait.
Greg comes off as a happy warrior who doesn’t lose his sense of humor no matter what kind of curveball the host throws at him.
Here’s a sample of the dialogue, via the New York Times:
I want to start with the biggest stories in late night this year: the impending cancellation of Colbert and Kimmel’s suspension. Do you remember what your immediate reaction to the news of both was? Why did it take so long? I had crushed them like bugs, David. I’d crushed them and thrown them into the wind, and they were still here. I call it entertainment welfare. The only reason why they were around for so long, despite the fact that their numbers were dropping, was the fact that they toed the line. I don’t think it was political. I didn’t know anybody — and I’m counting my many liberal friends — who watched them, and I think it’s because it wasn’t entertainment anymore. It was more like a therapy session for people that were upset at the world.
You don’t give any credence to the notion that there were larger corporate-political considerations that went into what happened? I don’t think so. There’s never been anybody who’s ever really folded because of Trump saying, “You suck.” Was it extra noise in the story? Probably. But I honestly think that the grumbling was already there.
You described their shows as being therapy sessions for people who are mad at the world. Is there not a way in which your show functions similarly? Oh, no. Our show is fun.
You can be fun and mad at the same time. You can. But generally, I like to be part of the punching bag, and I encourage that among the guests. The teasing makes it fun. And also I genuinely like people that I tease. In fact, if you want to know the people I don’t like, it’s the people that I don’t tease.
So you must love the women of “The View.” Yes! I love Whoopi.
You must be a big fan of Rosie O’Donnell? I put the people I don’t know in a different kind of room, but I make fun of everybody that I love, and relentlessly.
You don’t think there’s a way in which your show also sits behind the Trump filter? It’s as if you’re saying it only works one way. Yeah, but there’s a key difference here. I may think you’re wrong; you might think I’m evil. The teasing and the ridicule is not “You’re Hitler” or “You’re a fascist.” If I insult you over the top, it’s obviously a joke. I don’t put a target on your back.
Here are a couple of sample clips:
.@greggutfeld: Leftwing late-night shows have been propped up by “entertainment welfare.”
“I crush them like bugs. The only reason why they were around for so long, despite the fact that their numbers were dropping, was the fact that they towed the line.”
But what about Trump?… pic.twitter.com/th5yh3Cq1U
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 8, 2025
NEW: Greg Gutfeld is going viral with the biggest MIC DROP moment when a podcaster from The NY Times tried complaining about Planned Parenthood receiving mean letters.
Gutfeld: “Well, I mean, they are killing kids.”
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— David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) November 8, 2025
You can watch the whole thing below:
Greg is ruling the ratings of late night because he is the only one doing something different.
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