Constantino Speech Draws Late-Night Satire
Late-night hosts Jordan Klepper and Jimmy Kimmel mocked Anthony T. Constantino's election night victory speech on Thursday.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Hip-Hop and Rap
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The Daily Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live aired segments lampooning Anthony T. Constantino, the presumptive congressman-elect for New York's 21st District, after his election night victory speech included attacks on the media and rap performances. Constantino's campaign did not respond to requests for comment on either segment sent Friday.
Why it matters
The segments highlight how a candidate's combative and musical election night style is being framed by national late-night comedy. Constantino's speech also called for companies to give employees $1,000 bonuses and called for a presidential pardon of P. Diddy, drawing attention to his unconventional public messaging.
Constantino's 2025 music video, a diss track attacking Zohran K. Mamdani, Andrew M. Cuomo, and Eric Adams, was recorded that year. The extraction does not provide viewership or streaming figures for the video or the late-night segments.
The players
Anthony T. Constantino
Anthony T. Constantino is a Republican figure and presumptive congressman-elect for New York's 21st District who is known for his combative rhetoric and rap music.
Jordan Klepper
Jordan Klepper is a comedian and host of The Daily Show who is known for satirical political commentary.
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel is a comedian and host of Jimmy Kimmel Live who is known for monologues on current events and politics.
The details
During his victory speech, Constantino called the assembled media 'scumbags' and 'fucking assholes' and performed two rap pieces. The Daily Show segment, hosted by Jordan Klepper, played clips of the speech alongside clips of Constantino's career history and rap music.
Timeline
Thursday night: The Daily Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live aired segments on Constantino.
Friday: Constantino's campaign did not respond to comment requests on the segments.
Season Trajectory
Late-night satire of political candidates has long been a staple of The Daily Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live, and this pair of segments follows that pattern. Constantino's rap-infused election night performance places him in an unusual lane within the entertainment-politics overlap.
Viewers can watch the Daily Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live segments on their respective broadcast and streaming schedules. The extraction does not indicate any change to how the segments or Constantino's music video are distributed.
The takeaway
A candidate's campaign style, including rap performance and combative media rhetoric, can quickly become a subject of national late-night comedy. Readers following election coverage may find that these segments shape how such candidates are publicly perceived.
Further reading
For more on rap's crossover into public life, see the Hip-Hop and Rap section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Press-Republican.
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