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Show tonight tale Jay leno Weighing the current crop of late night talking show guests, which he believes alienates viewers by sharing prominent political opinions.
Leno said on Sunday, July 27, he tried to keep his jokes politically neutral during his time on The Tonight Showheld between 1992 and 2009 and again between 2010 and 2014.
“It was fun for me when I got hate letters: ‘You and your Republican friends’ (or) ‘Well, hope you and your Democratic friends are happy’ … over the same joke,” he said in interview With Ronald Reagan’s Institute and Institute.
The comedian continued, “I’m going, ‘Well, that’s good.’ That’s how you get a whole audience.
Leno, 75, went on to say, “I don’t think anyone wants to hear a lecture.”
“I love political humor, don’t get me wrong, but what happens is that people are winding down too much to one side,” he explained.
Leno said talking shows maintain that deviating too much one way or another can politically alienate viewers.
“Why shoot for half an audience? Why not try to get it all? I like bringing people to the big picture. I don’t understand why you would alienate one particular group,” he said. “Or don’t do that at all. I’m not saying you have to throw your support or anyway, but just do what’s funny.”
Leno comments come after CBS Gentle -canceled The late show with Stephen Colbert on July 17. Although the network said the move was a “financial decision alone,” some critics, contain Stephen Colbert itselfquestioned whether it was politically motivated, citing the show’s strong score and Colbert’s frequent criticism of President Donald Trump on the show. (A few days before the show was canceled, Colbert Paramount criticized settlement settlement brought by Trump for $ 16 million.)
Last week the Federal Communications Commission approved Trump Merge $ 8 billion Between Paramount CBS Parent and Skydance Media.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders He wrote through X on July 18, “CBS billionaire owners pay Trump $ 16 million to settle a fake legal case when trying to sell the network to airply.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren also being questioned by X Whether the cancellation was “a political favor in terms of exchange for Megamerger Paramount’s approval with Skydance.”
CBS said in a July 17 statement that the cancellation is not unrelated “in any way to performance, content or other issues that take place in Paramount in any way.”
