Comedian Reveals Stunning Example of Hollywood’s Liberal 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.

Byrne’s “Confessions of a Stand-Up Comedian” podcast is only two episodes old, but it’s already a must-listen affair.

Why? He can shoot straight without catering to any particular tribe. Plus, Byrne is genuinely funny, which never hurts.

What he just shared about a major streaming platform isn’t remotely comical.

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Byrne loves late-night television, both TV legends like Johnny Carson and that classic monologue format. He even has a Carson mug on his podcast desk.

He appreciates political gags told with blunt efficiency, the kind that make the best monologues zing. He writes jokes in that mold for his stand-up material, too.

They’re often funnier than anything you hear from Kimmel, Fallon or Meyers.

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.

Down. The. Middle.

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.

“I was so pissed because I worked so hard to balance it, to make it an objective late-night talk show. That was the whole purpose of it. They were making it like every other late-night talk show, which skewed Left,” he said.

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.

Listen to the whole podcast for more behind-the-scenes information, including some flattering (and less than flattering) anecdotes about his Fox News appearances.