It was only a matter of time until Jay Leno had something to say – even if he said something that actually in response to the dust “The late show with Stephen Colbert” Is a little less clear. In an interview that was published last week by Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundationtaped two weeks ago Leno took the present slate of Late night Hosts to task.
“I received a hate letter (when I hosted ‘The Tonight Show’) saying ‘You and your Republican friends’, and another saying,’ I hope you and your democratic friends are happy ‘ – over the same jokes,’ related Leno (via Thr). “That’s how you get a whole audience. Now you have to be happy with half of the audience, because you have to give your opinion.”
Leno continued to explain how friends did not talk about their political positions on his day – even those in the comic world. “Rodney Dangerfield and I was friends. I knew Rodney 40 years and I have no idea if he was a Democrat or Republican. We never discussed politics, we were just jokes. I like to believe that people come to a comedy show to get away from the pressure of life. I love political humor – not me.
Regardless of when it was filmed, the timing of the publication seems intentional, given that Stephen ColbertSeries series has been the subject of “was it interrupted because of its politics?” rumors since the news broke on July 17 – especially in view of the time of CBS/Paramount-Skydance Fusion approval by the Trump administration’s Ministry of Justice. If Leno still stands on this opinion two weeks later, it would put him on a lonely late night island. Practically all other figures in mainstream – from Jimmy Fallon to Jimmy Kimmel to Jon Stewart to previous “late show” host David Letterman – has expressed support For Colbert and lambasted the parent company of the series.
“I don’t think it was money … It was pure cowardice,” Posters said on his Youtube Channel July 25. “What the hell is Skydance, honest with Christ? Is it a discount airline? Is that what it is? I think one day, if not today, the people at CBS, who have manipulated and handled this will be embarrassed because this is this is clever. I just wish this could happen to me … fight with network -TV was number one in the game book.” “
But Leno maintains a distracting strategy – even in these unusual Trumpian Times – from the style that Colbert adopted. “I don’t think anyone wants to hear a lecture … Why shoot for only half a audience? Why not try to get the whole? I like to bring people into the big picture. I don’t understand why you would promote a certain group – or just don’t do it at all. I’m not saying you have to throw your support (on one side). But just do what is fun,” he ended up.
Last year at “The Talk”, Leno said something similar, but seemed to indicate that his style did not work during the present era. “Now you have to take a page,” he said (via Thr). “It’s a little different, but the nice thing about this election is that it was fair. I wasn’t a fan (by Trump), but that’s ok. It’s the US president. Let us all meet, thank you so much.”
