--- description: The late-night world took aim at Matt Lauer following his firing from NBC's Today show over allegations of sexual misconduct. title: Late Night Hosts Blast Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf24fdad2f4f84398/6988f327bc6cfc5bad3e4235/screen-shot-2017-11-30-at-10-57-55-am.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Late-Night Hosts Blast Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 30, 2017 4:14 PM CUT  Comedy Central  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 30, 2017 4:14 PM CUT Following [Matt Lauer’s](http://time.com/5042734/matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-statement/ "undefined") firing from the _Today_ show over [allegations of sexual misconduct](http://time.com/5040611/matt-lauer-fired-nbc-today-show/ "undefined") on Wednesday, the late-night world took aim at both the reported actions of the NBC anchor and [President Donald Trump’s](http://time.com/5030698/sexual-harassment-trump/ "undefined") response to them. Trevor Noah kicked things off on _The Daily Show_ by noting that Lauer is just the latest in a long line of media figures who have been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. “How many news people is this now?” Noah said. “There was [Bill O’Reilly](http://time.com/4747075/bill-oreilly-fox-news-sexual-harassment-accusations/ "undefined"), [Charlie Rose](http://time.com/5032590/charlie-rose-sexual-harrassment/ "undefined"), [Mark Halperin](http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/25/media/mark-halperin-sexual-harassment-allegations/index.html "undefined"). Soon they’ll have enough guys to start their own perv news network.” Kimmel took a different approach, recounting the moment he learned of Lauer’s dismissal. “This morning my wife looked at her phone and went, ‘Oh my God, Matt Lauer!'” he explained. “Which, of course, I assumed he was dead. So I guess this is better? I don’t know.” The _Live!_ host also got in a jab at Trump, who had responded to the news by [tweeting](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/935844881825763328 "undefined"), “Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for ‘inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.’ But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News.” “If anyone knows about inappropriate behavior in the workplace at NBC, it’s Donald J. Trump,” Kimmel said. “Is he aware that he’s him? I don’t think he is. I think he sees Donald Trump on TV and goes, ‘I like that guy.'” Colbert, on the other hand, cut right to the Trump chase, referencing the [allegations of sexual misconduct](http://time.com/4530242/donald-trump-sexual-allegations/ "undefined") that have been leveled against the President himself. “By ‘fake news’ do you mean more than a dozen women have accused Trump of improper conduct or sexual assault? Is that what you mean?” the _Late Show_ host wondered. “You don’t get to comment. That is the pot calling the kettle at 3 a.m. and asking what she’s wearing.” Watch all three clips below. > [](https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/936052182637363201) > [](https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/936049032140546048) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5042867/jimmy-kimmel-stephen-colbert-trevor-noah-matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-allegations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5042867/jimmy-kimmel-stephen-colbert-trevor-noah-matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-allegations/"},"headline":"Late-Night Hosts Blast Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations","datePublished":"2017-11-30T16:14:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:48:58.664Z","description":"Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah all weighed in","url":"https://time.com/5042867/jimmy-kimmel-stephen-colbert-trevor-noah-matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-allegations/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","The Daily Show","stephen colbert","Jimmy Kimmel","TV","jimmy kimmel live","the late show","Late Night Television","trevor noah","the late show with stephen colbert","The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf24fdad2f4f84398/6988f327bc6cfc5bad3e4235/screen-shot-2017-11-30-at-10-57-55-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf24fdad2f4f84398/6988f327bc6cfc5bad3e4235/screen-shot-2017-11-30-at-10-57-55-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The-Daily-Show-Trevor-Noah","caption":"","creditText":"Comedy Central","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5042867/jimmy-kimmel-stephen-colbert-trevor-noah-matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-allegations/","name":"Late-Night Hosts Blast Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations"}}]}] ```