Study: Late Night Jokes Targeted Republicans Over Democrats 3 To 1 In 2011, President Obama The Most. A recent study of political comedy targets in 2011 found that Republicans were the subject of jokes almost three times as often as Democrats on late night TV talk shows, with Tuesday's top three Iowa Caucus winners getting the least number of digs.
According to the study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) Republican presidential hopefuls accounted for five of the top 10 public figures who were the targets of jokes by network late night talk show hosts -- not entirely surprising when you consider the large crop of GOP candidates. However, President Barack Obama took the most hits in 2011, with 342 jokes made at his expense. Onion Writers You Should Be Following On Twitter. Bangable Dudes in History.