{
  "id": 12530080,
  "title": "‘The Daily Show’ Audience Audibly Groans Over Michael Kosta’s Vivek Ramaswamy Dig",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-daily-show-audience-audibly-groans-over-michael-kostas-vivek",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T02:37:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/the-daily-show-audience-groans-michael-kosta-vivek-ramaswamy-dig/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During his \"The Daily Show\" monologue on Tuesday, host Michael Kosta received a strong reaction from his audience as he mocked Republican candidate for Ohio governor Vivek Ramaswamy's perceived lack of masculinity. Kosta began his monologue by noting that Republicans were at risk of losing in several red states, including Texas, Iowa, Kansas, and even Alabraska. He then turned his attention to Ramaswamy's gubernatorial campaign, joking that the candidate's \"resting virgin face\" was a factor in his weakness as a contender. Kosta pointed out that ramaswamy's campaign \"really needs a lift,\" but mocked the fact that \"lifting doesn’t seem to be his strong suit.\" The segment took a turn when Kosta showed a video of Ramaswamy attempting to lift a child at a campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio, only to almost drop the child within seconds. Kosta joked that it was a good reminder that one shouldn't \"skip lifting kids day at the gym.\" He also mentioned an embarrassing campaign ad where Ramaswamy attempted to show off his manliness by swinging a baseball bat, which was widely ridiculed online. The audience visibly groaned in response to Kosta's jokes about Ramaswamy's masculinity. Kosta quickly assured the audience that he had fact-checked the joke, stating that Ramaswamy's father had not, in fact, died young. The video of Kosta's full monologue can be viewed above.",
  "summary": "“We fact checked it before the joke,” the comedian assures the crowd The post ‘The Daily Show’ Audience Audibly Groans Over Michael Kosta’s Vivek Ramaswamy Dig appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}