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During an interview with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, the 75-year-old 'Tonight Show' veteran remembered his time in late-night comedy as unbiased and inclusive
Jay Leno's comments about politics during late-night TV take on new meaning amid the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's CBS hosting gig.
The "King of Late Night" says network TV's after-hours desk jockeys are failing because they're beholden to "publicists and celebrities" who are too controversy-averse.
The former 'Tonight Show' host took aim at partisan late-night shows in a recent interview: "Why shoot for just half an audience?"
"No wonder Colbert got canned" from "The Late Show," the media personality said, adding, "More will follow." U.K. journalist Piers Morgan believes late-night TV in the United States has shifted from comedy to “partisan political activism.
Piers Morgan took America's late night hosts to task when he called them "hyper-partisan activist hacks" in the wake of Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" cancelation.
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Jay Leno criticizes modern late-night comedy for alienating half the audience with partisan politics
Jay Leno reflected on his balanced political approach during his 'Tonight Show' years compared with today's divisive late-night landscape amid Stephen Colbert's show cancellation.
Piers Morgan says its 'no wonder' Stephen Colbert got canceled, considering that late night hosts have become 'hyper-partisan activist hacks.'
Jay Leno believes late-night TV could be more nonpartisan, stating that the politicization of the landscape alienates audiences: 'I don’t think anybody wants to hear a lecture.'
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