What was the name of Comedy Central’s 2017 late-night show hosted by Jordan Klepper?

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Comedy Central’s 2017 late-night show hosted by Jordan Klepper was The Opposition with Jordan Klepper.

The program premiered on September 25, 2017, and used a satirical news format centered on a fictionalized version of political media. Klepper played an exaggerated host who presented conspiracy-minded commentary and interacted with correspondents and guests. The concept followed his earlier work as a correspondent and host on The Daily Show.

The Opposition ended on June 28, 2018, after one season. Comedy Central subsequently developed another program for Klepper, Klepper, which premiered in 2019. The two titles are easy to conflate because both used his name and political comedy, but they were distinct shows with different formats.

The series belonged to the same broad tradition of parody-news programs as The Colbert Report and The Daily Show, while focusing especially on the style and rhetoric of partisan cable commentary.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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