Gutfeld Thinks He Has His Finger on Why His Show Is Successful, Offers Advice to ‘The View’s’ Sunny Hostin

Much to the chagrin of its establishment media competition, 📺Greg Gutfeld’s late-night show, “Gutfeld!” has been dominating in the ratings department.

When something works that well, everyone wants to know why — especially the competition.

So in what some might call a “tell-all” interview on Friday, Newsweek caught up with Gutfeld and asked him to explain the secret sauce for his ongoing success.

Gutfeld was even kind enough to offer some advice to Sunny Hostin, one of the co-hosts for “The View” after her blunder regarding conservative politician Nikki Haley and her decision to not use her Indian name given at birth.

Gutfeld believes it’s important to explore cultures and ideas that are outside of a person’s immediate experience or circle of friends. He believes “living in a bubble” is what caused a problem for Sunny Hostin.

“The reason Sunny Hostin on ‘The View’ made fun of Nikki Haley’s name is because she didn’t realize she was walking into a trap. She didn’t know it would rebound on her. Her name, ‘Sunny,’ is a nickname, and Nikki’s name is on her birth certificate.

“If she’d have lived outside her bubble, she’d have seen around that corner,” Gutfeld said.

Newsweek asked Gutfeld why he believed his cable show was