Comedian Reveals Stunning Example of Hollywood’s Liberal Bias

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Comedian Reveals Stunning Example of Hollywood’s Liberal Bias

https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/steve-byrne-prime-video-late-night-bias/

Steve Byrne follows the funny wherever it leads him.

To the Left. To the Right. Or straight down the middle.

For that. he’s faced professional and personal punishment. “You’re MAGA,” his peers have cried, simply because he told jokes that occasionally target the Left.

Now, he’s sharing some behind-the-scenes dirt in the comedy field, and it’s far from pretty.
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A few years back, Byrne decided to lean into that appreciation. He pitched a one-hour special to Prime Video inspired by classic late-night TV tropes.

“The Last Late Night” gave Byrne a chance to pay homage to the format, fused with his signature wit. The special included a classic monologue, too, and the comic had a distinct vision for its political approach.
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He shares on his podcast how he wrote eight jokes that hit the Left and another eight that mocked the Right.

Fair. Balanced. Johnny would approve. Except Prime Video had other ideas.

“I was told, ‘We’re going to promote it. We’re so happy to do this. This is gonna be awesome.’ Then, I get word, ‘You have to take out these eight jokes.’ Guess which eight they didn’t want me putting in? I don’t think I have to even tell you which eight I was asked to take out,” he recalled.

If he didn’t do as told, the special wouldn’t appear on the platform.
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He caved, something he said he probably wouldn’t do now.

“At the time, I really needed a win. I was getting a lot of ‘no’s,'” he said.

So what happened next? Byrne says the streamer buried the special, putting it on the platform without promotion or marketing muscle.

He caved and his heresy was punished anyway.