CNN’s Chris Licht Calls Fox News’ ‘Gutfeld!’ an ‘Entertaining Show,’ Not a ‘Late-Night Show’

Chris Licht, the CEO of 📺CNN, is disputing the notion that 📺Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” is a late-night show.

Journalist Kara Swisher sat down with Licht for a conversation on her podcast “On with Kara Swisher.”

Swisher kicked off the discussion on late-night shows by asking if there is a way to reach a larger audience.

“Colbert is very influential in news,” she began. “Could you inform a broader audience there than you could at 📺CNN? My sons don’t watch 📺CNN. They watch John Oliver, and that’s where they get their news.”

However, Licht pushed back on the idea that a late-night show would be considered news.

“It’s point of view. But I think we’re offering something different. And I think, there are certainly elements of that kind of delivery, right? Not necessarily comedy, but, if you look at someone like John Oliver or Bill Maher … it’s informed perspective programming that allows you to make your own decisions.”

Licht added, “And if we’re able to talk about really polarizing topics in a way that those guys can then I think that also makes us different.”