Vince Vaughn says late night shows are 'agenda driven,' it's all 'the same'
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Actor Vince Vaughn has said that late night talk shows are all “the same” and too “program based” for people to watch.
“I think the rhetoric is largely agenda-driven,” Vaughn said Tuesday. “They were leaving [evangelize] people in what they think. You know what I mean? And so people just rejected it because it didn't feel real. It was like they had an agenda. The fun stopped and it started to feel like I was ——- in a class I didn't want to take. Do you know? I'm being scolded.”
The “Wedding Crashers” actor said this on Theo Von's “This Past Weekend” podcast after Von noted how late-night shows were struggling after only targeting the “red-white type of people” in their comedy shows.
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Actor Vince Vaughn appeared on Theo Von's podcast on Tuesday. (“This past weekend with Theo Von”/Screenshot)
Vaughn added that people are more likely to gravitate to podcasts than late-night shows for authenticity and to “feel like people are having a real conversation.”
“If you look at what's happened to talk shows and why their ratings are low, it just has to do with the truth of what you just said, which is that they all become the same show. And they all become like that with their politics and who's good and who's bad. And it's like, imagine sitting next to someone like that on a f—— plane,” said Vaughn.
VINCE VAUGHN IS REALLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE GOT AFTER THE ACTOR WAS SEEN TALKING WITH TRUMP EARLIER THIS YEAR.
Vaughn has come under fire in the past for photos of him interacting with and befriending President Donald Trump back in 2020. Last year, he visited the White House and took a “Wedding Crashers” parody photo with the president.
Vince Vaughn faced criticism for shaking hands with President Donald Trump in 2020. (Win McNamee/Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Von asked if he ever felt marginalized by Hollywood because of his beliefs and actions.
“I got along with people for the most and always was, you know, always try to be honest about who I am. But yeah, there's times you felt like it would have been easier. It's almost like a career move. You know what I mean? But I was always the other way too. Like I'm not jumping on 100% this or this because I have opinions on both sides. There's s— I don't agree with at all and then there's s— I don't agree at all,” Vaughn said.
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Vaughn described himself as a libertarian and said he ultimately believes in “letting people make their own decisions.”
Vince Vaughn speaks on stage during the world premiere of “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice” at the SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026 in Austin, Texas on March 14, 2026. (Erika Goldring/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios)
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“I would just say let people make their own choices, and they can make different choices and have consequences for what they choose,” he said. The New York Times in 2024.
