Jay Leno Slams Modern late evening TV between Stephen Colbert’s cancellation

Former “The Tonight Show” owner Jay Leno Weighs the current state of television and he does not stop.

Jay Leno’s notes come in a particularly tense moment in the late evening world marked by quarrels, cancellation and corporate clashes.

Recently Missed interview Together with Ronald Reagan President’s President David Trulio, the former Tonight Show entrepreneur criticized modern comedy’s increasingly political tone, saying that today’s late night owners are isolated half of their potential audiences.

“I like to think that people come to a comedy show to somehow break down things, life pressure, wherever it is,” said Leno “and I love political humor, don’t make a mistake for me, but what happens (is), people put too much on one side or the other.”

“Why take only half of the audiences, why not try to get everything (audiences)?” He asked. “I think I like to bring people into the big picture. I don’t understand why you alienate one particular group. Or just don’t.

“It’s funny,” he continued. “I like to think people come to a comedy show to avoid life pressure. I don’t think someone wants to hear the lecture.”

Thinking about his 22 -year term at NBC, Leno explained that his approach to comedy was always rooted in balance.

“I got hate letters saying, ‘You and your Republican friends’ and another saying,” I hope you and your Democratic friends are happy, “he told Trulio. “So you get a whole audience.”

Leno recalled his long -standing friendship with legendary comics Rodney Dangerfield, pointing out that despite the fact that he knew him for four decades, he never knew his political affiliation. “We never followed politics, we just discussed the jokes,” he said.

The late night legend continued to say that modern comedians were too focused on playing games. “Now you need to be satisfied with half of the audience because you have to give your opinion,” he said.

Jay Leno then emphasized that while the political humor had his place, the comedy should unite rather than split. “It’s funny when someone who is not (on your side) laughs at a joke, that’s what I do.”

His notes occur at a time when a late night TV is changing with a big change, with ratings, changing viewers’ habits and increasing the test of political bias.

A few days before Leno, the interview appeared: “Late Show with Stephen Kolbert” created headlines for quite another reason.

Then broke out a media fire Stephen Kolbert He made a pointed pull on the paramount Global air during the monologue of Paramount Global. The comedian blasted the network for $ 16 million litigation lawsuits President Donald TrumpSarcastic backup on a “big, fat bribe”.

The moment of fire lit up speculation, and just days later, Kolbert revealed that the “late show” would end in May 2026.