--- title: Trump Announces Dishonest Media Awards, Late-Night Reacts description: Several late-night hosts decided to submit themselves for consideration for one of Trump's "most dishonest and corrupt media awards." canonical: https://time.com/5088909/trump-dishonest-corrupt-media-awards-stephen-colbert-jimmy-kimmel-trevor-noah/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-05T22:58:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T23:09:57.000Z og:title: Late Night Preps for Trump's 'Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards' og:description: The comedy hosts joke that the race is on og:url: https://time.com/5088909/trump-dishonest-corrupt-media-awards-stephen-colbert-jimmy-kimmel-trevor-noah/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb92f8aeb07140408/6988f73dfb4eac23f5895309/stephen-colbert-turmp-dishonest-media-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Stephen-Colbert-Trump-Dishonest-Media-Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Late Night Preps for Trump's 'Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards' twitter:description: The comedy hosts joke that the race is on twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb92f8aeb07140408/6988f73dfb4eac23f5895309/stephen-colbert-turmp-dishonest-media-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's How Late-Night Is Preparing for Trump's 'Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards' > Sponsored content. 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Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:09 PM UTCPublished: Jan 5, 2018 10:58 PM UTC After [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/5089521/michael-wolff-fire-fury-donald-trump-book/) tweeted that he would be announcing the [“Most Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards”](http://time.com/5087667/colbert-trump-dishonest-media-billboard/) on Jan. 8, a few [top late-night hosts](http://time.com/5026203/top-10-late-night-television-moments-2017/) decided to submit themselves for consideration for the year. “I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o’clock,” [Trump wrote](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948359545767841792) on Jan. 2\. “Subjects will cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned!” Trump later changed the date of the ceremony to Wednesday, Jan. 17\. “The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday,” he [tweeted](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/950103659337134080) on Jan. 7\. “The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948359545767841792) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/950103659337134080) But that didn’t stop Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Trevor Noah from taking time out of their shows to mull over their chances of receiving one of the awards — or as Colbert referred to them, “the Fakies.” Here’s how the hosts are preparing for the night. ## Stephen Colbert’s Billboard After sharing his excitement at the prospect of winning an award, the [host of _The Late Show_](http://time.com/5023261/stephen-colbert-on-trump-late-show-interview/) revealed that he had [purchased a billboard in New York’s City Times Square](http://time.com/5087667/colbert-trump-dishonest-media-billboard/) in hopes of increasing his chances of being honored in categories such as “Least Bretibarty,” “The Eric Trump Memorial Award for Disappointment” and “Smallest Button.” “Personally, I’m excited for the most Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards of the year,” he said. “Because nothing gives you more credibility than Donald Trump calling you a liar. And I, of course, don’t want to get snubbed.” > [](https://twitter.com/StephenAtHome/status/948765450946543616) ## Trevor Noah’s Campaign Apparently late-night minds think alike. Not to be outdone by Colbert, [Noah](http://time.com/collection-post/4685792/trevor-noah-next-generation-leaders/) not only purchased a billboard in Times Square but took out a full-page ad in the _New York Times_ promoting _The Daily Show_ as “political propaganda disguised as entertainment” and “monotonous…liberal dogma.” “After provoking North Korea and then insulting Palestine, the President turned to America’s greatest foe: the fake-news media,” Noah said of Trump’s announcement. “So that was Donald Trump’s day on Twitter. The bad news is he’s itching to start a nuclear war. The good news is, despite his threats to Korea, at least he thinks we’re going to make it until Monday.” > [](https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/948769071058882561) ## Jimmy Kimmel’s Reservations Meanwhile, [Kimmel](http://time.com/5089624/jimmy-kimmel-michael-wolff/) was feeling a bit less confident than his peers and apparently trying to keep everyone’s hopes at bay. The _Live!_ host expressed doubt that anyone in the media would actually receive an award. “The President of the United States is starting his own awards show — the Stupid People’s Choice Awards are what they’re calling it,” Kimmel said. “This is a real dilemma for the President because, on one hand, he loves awards and trophies. But will he be physically able to give a trophy to someone other than himself? I don’t think so.” ## Colbert’s Lead-Up With just one day to go until the supposed new date of the Fake News Awards, Colbert presented a full history of “Even Fakier Awards” that Trump has bestowed on himself, including “The Greatest Jobs President That God Ever Created,” “The Least Racist Person You Have Ever Interviewed” and “Knows Words, Has the Best Words.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5088909/trump-dishonest-corrupt-media-awards-stephen-colbert-jimmy-kimmel-trevor-noah/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5088909/trump-dishonest-corrupt-media-awards-stephen-colbert-jimmy-kimmel-trevor-noah/"},"headline":"Here's How Late-Night Is Preparing for Trump's 'Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards'","datePublished":"2018-01-05T22:58:02.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T23:09:57.000Z","description":"The race is on","url":"https://time.com/5088909/trump-dishonest-corrupt-media-awards-stephen-colbert-jimmy-kimmel-trevor-noah/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","politics","The Daily Show","stephen colbert","Jimmy Kimmel","TV","jimmy kimmel live","Donald Trump","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/bltb92f8aeb07140408/6988f73dfb4eac23f5895309/stephen-colbert-turmp-dishonest-media-awards.jpg?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/bltb92f8aeb07140408/6988f73dfb4eac23f5895309/stephen-colbert-turmp-dishonest-media-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Stephen-Colbert-Trump-Dishonest-Media-Awards","caption":"Stephen Colbert hosts The Late Show on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018.","creditText":"Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images","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/5088909/trump-dishonest-corrupt-media-awards-stephen-colbert-jimmy-kimmel-trevor-noah/","name":"Here's How Late-Night Is Preparing for Trump's 'Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards'"}}]}] ```