Since 2001, CNN has aired a special New Year's Eve broadcast centered around the famous ball drop in New York's Times Square, including recaps of the previous year, stories, and entertainment from recording artists and comedians. But the network may have benefited more than expected this year after comedian Whitney Cummings took a segment on the show to slam news networks and Democrats.
CNN viewership
Cummings, who frequently appears on Comedy Central, slammed the station for low ratings. She also criticized the Democratic Party for its controversial decision to nominate Kamala Harris as the party's nominee without holding any kind of primary election when it was clear that current President Joe Biden was not up to the task. denounced.
Speaking with longtime network executive Anderson Cooper and his Bravo partner Andy Cohen, Cummings slammed CNN's low ratings, which plummeted after Donald Trump's election victory in November.
“I'm performing in a 3,000-seat theater right now, which is comparable to CNN's viewership numbers these days,” she joked.
Democratic Party
Cummings said Democrats “couldn't hold a primary this year. They were too busy picking up bodies,” she said, even though Biden's cognitive decline was completely clear. He was referring to the party's decision to continue supporting Biden.
Furthermore, “pro-choice parties did not provide information to voters about their candidates,” Cummings asserted. “Kamala was pushed so hard on us that I thought Pfizer had patented it.”
Pfizer, of course, was one of the manufacturers of the coronavirus vaccine that was enthusiastically promoted by the mainstream media.
To CNN's credit, neither Cooper nor Cohen tried to stop Cummings. But both seemed uncomfortable as she skewered the Democratic Party and the network.
Asked about his upcoming show on the sitcom Friends, which he hosts, Cummings mocked Hollywood's tendency to get preachy about certain topics.
As you know, I'm a fan of Friends. I'm also a fan of entertainment that just entertains. The new thing is that everything in Hollywood has to lecture people on how to vote and make them feel guilty about global warming. It's just a fun show. It's not horrifying. It's just warm and healthy.
“What the mainstream media doesn't report”
Cummings later told X that there were many other topics he wanted to cover.
I had a very long list of things that the mainstream media wouldn't cover, and it only included things that I could do top-notch fact-checking.
At the end of his CNN segment, Cummings listed things he believes will never be reported in the mainstream media. She summarized X as follows:
This is what I said at the end of my roast set on CNN tonight, and I zoomed in to watch it (because) I was out of time (and scared). Since there's only a minute left and I'm live on the establishment media, I thought I'd list a few things that the mainstream media will never cover.
The first (T)lamp shooter didn't have silverware at home, the Saudi crown prince poured money into Disney, why is fluoride still in our water? Monsanto paid Google to skew search results, but why have so many presidential chefs died?
The Daily Beast called Cummings' part “a wild plot filled with conspiracy theories.”
This isn't the first time CNN's New Year's Eve live broadcast has caused controversy. Obnoxious comedian Kathy Griffin co-hosted with Cooper from 2008 to 2016. She regularly disrupted networks with her vulgar sensibilities and vulgar language. She also used this word on live TV. CNN removed her from its show in 2017 after releasing a publicity photo of her holding a prop resembling President Donald Trump's severed head.
Cummings is also known for his risqué comics. She has been featured on several Comedy Central roasts, including one of then-future President Donald Trump.
The comedian hinted that there might be some backlash regarding his performance. “I think after what I’m about to do, I’m probably going to be huddled with a bunch of lawyers,” she said.
