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Jay Leno criticizes modern late-night comedy for alienating half the audience with partisan politics
See: https://t.co/TbftcQS20V
Jay Leno reflected on why he always kept his jokes politically balanced while hosting “The Tonight Show” for over two decades.
The 75-year-old comedian recently sat down for an interview with David Trulio, the president and CEO of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, during which he was questioned about his approach to political humor.
“I read that there was an analysis done of your work on ‘The Tonight Show’ for the 22 years and that your jokes were roughly equally balanced between going after Republicans and taking aim at Democrats. Did you have a strategy?” Trulio asked.
“It was fun to me when I got hate letters [like] ‘Dear Mr. Leno, you and your Republican friends’ and ‘Well, Mr. Leno, I hope you and your Democratic buddies are happy‘ — over the same joke,” Leno recalled.
‘And I go, ’Well, that’s good,'” he said. “That’s how you get a whole audience.”
Leno went on to note how late-night comedy has changed amid the current divisive political landscape.
“Now you have to be content with half the audience because you have [to] give your opinion,” Leno said.
When Trulio asked if Leno had any advice for comedians today, the “Jay Leno’s Garage” host referred to his longtime friendship with late comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield.
“I knew Rodney 40 years,” he said. “I have no idea if he was Democrat or Republican. We never discussed [it], we just discussed jokes.”
“And to me, I like to think that people come to a comedy show to kind of get away from the things, you know, the pressures of life, whatever it might be,” Leno continued. “And I love political humor, don’t get me wrong, but it’s just what happens when people wind up cozying too much to one side or the other.”
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I miss him already.
But I take solace in knowing that he and his beloved Rosalynn are reunited once again.
To the entire Carter family, thank you for sharing them with America and with the world.
We love you all.