As late-night talk shows become largely integrated with standard news sources, their influence on the political arena, whether that be by shaping public opinions of candidates through comedy or inviting candidates on their show, asserts the question of whether they should continue to be treated as entertainment outlets or informational broadcast. This research project examines the relationship between viewers and late-night talk shows in contrast to traditional news outlets and how that translates to the political sphere. Late-night entertainment media has moved away from the secular approach of jokingly criticizing politics from the standpoint of personal scandal and moved into criticism of poignant issues. As a result, I believe we will begin to see proportional accountability between traditional news outlets and late-night entertainment media. By examining jokes through statistical evidence, I evaluate target audiences, bias, and to what level of true political salience this satire is afforded by viewers. An analysis of information spread in correlation to accessibility to late night pundits versus standard news segments, additionally how comedic irony sets the tone of discussion on these topics, allowed me to unveil power dynamics critically by employing the theoretical communication approach of agenda-setting. Research in this field indicates that comprehension of political figures, contemporary legislation or substantive issues, is indeed affected by late night humor which is uniformly categorized as liberal-leaning, though research concurrently suggests that viewers place a steadier credence on late-night talk shows then a traditional news broadcast. Further research will inspect the level of impact on political knowledge and favor and how that leads to an extended understanding of entertainment media consumption as it relates to politics.