One comedian after another are now coming out of the shadows and complaining about how “woke” politics has smothered late-night comedy.

This month, former host of “The Tonight Show,” Jay Leno – who was actually funny – says it’s no surprise late night hosts like the soon-to-depart Stephen Colbert are seeing plummeting ratings.  He told an audience at the Reagan Library in California that hosts have been “cozying up to one side or the other…I don’t understand why you would alienate one particular group.”

The sad truth is that too many of today’s comedians are scared to say anything that would offend progressive feelings.  So they double up on bashing conservatives and Trump in their routines, which ultimately makes them sound more like partisan hecklers than social satirists.

Sorry, Colbert: saying “F you Donald Trump,” isn’t funny, it’s 5th grade humor at best.

What a shame, because how easy it would be for comedians to satirize arrogant leftists? Bill Maher, who we quote often on these pages, makes fun of both sides, and his ratings are surging.