Greg Gutfeld

Gregory John Gutfeld (born September 12, 1964) is an American television host, political commentator, comedian, and author. He is the host of the late-night comedy talk show Gutfeld!, which was formerly aired on Saturday nights as The Greg Gutfeld Show from May 2015 until March 2021, when it was announced that the show would move to weeknights.

Gutfeld is also one of five co-hosts and panelists on the political talk show The Five. Both of the shows air on Fox News. From 2007 to 2015, he hosted the 3 a.m. series Red Eye, a late-night talk show which also aired on Fox News.

Early life and education Gutfeld was born in San Mateo, California to Jacqueline Bernice "Jackie" (née Cauhape) and Alfred Jack Gutfeld. Growing up Catholic he attended the all-boys Roman Catholic Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo. In 1987, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA degree in English. In a 2009 interview, he said his politics changed while in college:

Career After college, Gutfeld interned at The American Spectator, as an assistant to conservative writer R. Emmett Tyrrell. He then worked as a staff writer at Prevention magazine and as an editor for various Rodale Press magazines. In 1995, he became a staff writer at Men's Health. He was promoted to editor-in-chief of Men's Health in 1999. In 2000, he was replaced by David Zinczenko, a publisher.

Gutfeld then became editor-in-chief of Stuff, at the time owned by Dennis Publishing, a British company. During his tenure, circulation increased from 750,000 to 1.2 million. In 2003, Gutfeld hired several dwarfs to attend a conference of the Magazine Publishers of America on the topic of "buzz", with instructions to be as loud and annoying as possible. The stunt generated publicity but led to Gutfeld being fired soon afterwards; he then became "director of brand development" at Dennis Publishing.

Gutfeld was one of the first posting contributors to The Huffington Post, from its launch in 2005 until October 2008. Frequent targets of his commentaries included Huffington Post colleagues Deepak Chopra, Cenk Uygur, and Arianna Huffington.

Beginning on February 5, 2007, Gutfeld served as host of the late-night talk show Red Eye on the Fox News Channel. The hour-long show initially aired at 2am. ET Monday through Saturday mornings and at 11pm on Saturday evenings. However, beginning in October 2007, the show began airing at 3am Monday through Saturday mornings while retaining its 11pm timeslot on Saturday evenings. From 2007 to 2013, Bill Schulz served as Gutfeld's sidekick and Andy Levy was the show's ombudsman. Schulz had been Gutfeld's colleague at Stuff magazine, and Levy was a fellow blogger at The Huffington Post. On July 11, 2011, Gutfeld became a co-host and panelist on the Fox News political talk show The Five, which airs weekdays at 5:00 P.M. ET. Gutfeld left Red Eye in February 2015, with Tom Shillue succeeding him as host.

On May 31, 2015, Gutfeld began hosting a new weekly late-night talk show on Fox News called The Greg Gutfeld Show; which aired on Saturdays at 10pm. In February 2021, it was announced that beginning in the second quarter, the show would move to weeknights at 11pm; on March 10, it was announced that it would be called Gutfeld! and premiere on April 5, 2021. In August 2021, Gutfeld! overtook The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in the nightly ratings, becoming the highest-rated late-night talk show in the United States (though "Gutfeld!" aired in prime time at 8 p.m. on the West Coast and did not repeat at 11 p.m.). It averaged 2.12 million nightly viewers, more than The Late Show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Gutfeld has appeared as a guest on Coffee with Scott Adams and The Adam Carolla Show.

Recognition In late 2021, Gutfeld was named the 12th-most influential person in American media by the Mediaite website. However, in 2023, Gutfeld dropped to 23rd due to controversial remarks and extreme rhetoric.

By 2024, Gutfeld was back in 12th place on Mediaite's rankings, reaffirming his position as one of Fox News' most-watched personalities.

Controversies

Gutfeld has attracted controversy and significant backlash for a variety of inflammatory statements he has made over his time at Fox News. The New York Times described his rhetoric and style as "insult conservatism", and that it has allowed Gutfeld to "frame any serious argument as a joke and any joke as a serious argument, leaving viewers to suss out the distinction". In 2025, The Independent opined that his content was increasingly "sycophantic" towards Trump, and described his rhetoric as becoming "increasingly extreme and unhinged". The comedian panelist Doug Benson added: "I didn't even know they were in the war... I thought that's where you go if you don't want to fight. Go chill in Canada." Canada had been in command of the NATO mission in Kandahar Province, the birthplace and former capital of the Taliban, for three years. Along with Helmand Province, it was "home to some of the fiercest opposition to coalition forces" and reported to "have the highest casualty rates per province."

Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay called on Fox to apologize for the comments and described the remarks as "despicable, hurtful and ignorant." Gutfeld, while maintaining that the show is satirical and irreverent, offered an apology, "The March 17 episode of Red Eye included a segment discussing Canada's plan for a 'synchronized break,' which was in no way an attempt to make light of troop efforts. However, I realize that my words may have been misunderstood. It was not my intent to disrespect the brave men, women, and families of the Canadian military, and for that, I apologize."

Russia's invasion of Ukraine After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Gutfeld said that the media were emotionally manipulating viewers with footage from the conflict "because that makes a profit for news companies." Gutfeld was rebuked by Fox foreign affairs correspondent Benjamin Hall who was on the ground in Kyiv: "(It) is not the media trying to drum up some emotional response. This is absolutely what's happening."

Comments on the Holocaust and Nazism

During the July 24, 2023, broadcast of The Five, Gutfeld and co-host Jessica Tarlov discussed an educational curriculum in Florida public schools that would teach students that "slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit". Tarlov, who said she is Jewish, disagreed with the curriculum and asked if this could be argued for those who perished in the Holocaust. Gutfeld then invoked Viktor Frankl's book Man's Search For Meaning, implying that those who survived the Holocaust had to be skilled or useful. The same day, Andrew Bates, deputy White House press secretary, called Gutfeld's comments "a horrid, dangerous, extreme lie that insults the memory of the millions of Americans who suffered from the evil of enslavement". The Daily Beast reported that unnamed Fox News employees strongly disagreed with Gutfeld's statements. One producer stated it was "a disgusting thing to say" while another insider claimed "his career would be over."

Gutfeld later received criticism for comparing transgender healthcare providers to "Nazi doctors who experimented on Jews in the Holocaust".

Personal life , Gutfeld lives in New York City with his wife Elena Moussa, a Russian photo editor. They met in London, where he lived for three years.

Gutfeld grew up Catholic and served as an altar boy. He says that he is an agnostic atheist. A fan of hard rock and heavy metal music, Gutfeld has spoken on-air about being a fan of many bands including Power Trip. He paid tribute to Power Trip's singer Riley Gale after his death in 2020. Members of the heavy metal band Gwar have appeared several times on his show. Gutfeld is a self-described libertarian.

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