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Colbert And Kimmel Monologues Shake Up Late Night

NPR
Published May 5, 2017 at 12:52 PM EDT
In this April 11, 2017 photo, host Jimmy Kimmel appears during a taping of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," in Los Angeles. Kimmel says his newborn son is home and doing great after open-heart surgery. A tearful Kimmel turned his show's monologue Monday, May 1, into an emotional recounting of the crisis with what Kimmel called a "happy ending." (Randy Holmes/ABC via AP)
In this April 11, 2017 photo, host Jimmy Kimmel appears during a taping of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," in Los Angeles. Kimmel says his newborn son is home and doing great after open-heart surgery. A tearful Kimmel turned his show's monologue Monday, May 1, into an emotional recounting of the crisis with what Kimmel called a "happy ending." (Randy Holmes/ABC via AP)

Late-night TV made headlines this week, with Stephen Colbert’s blistering takedown of President Trump — that included what some considered to be a homophobic joke about Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin — and Jimmy Kimmel’s emotional story about his son being born with congenital heart disease.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) about why both monologues (watch below) caused such a stir.

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