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Comedians, including former “Tonight Show” Host Jay Leno, weighed in on Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension following the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Welcome to Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen, thank you,” Leno said. “Once again, free speech reigns supreme here in town.” Leno talked about “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” being taken off the air indefinitely during a ceremony where veteran journalist Chris …

Rosie O’Donnell took time out from her conflict with Donald Trump to call out another old nemesis, Jay Leno. O’Donnell named Leno a “mean a–hole” on Instagram Tuesday, in a post reacting to the new Netflix docuseries Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser. The show follows the “damaging reality” behind the popular weight-loss series, per Netflix’s description. …

Rosie O’Donnell is taking aim at Jay Leno after one of his cruel late night stunts resurfaced in the new “The Biggest Loser” documentary. The Netflix series, “Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser,” shows a clip of Leno reading aloud death threats aimed at former contestant Tracey Yukich while she sits alongside him. O’Donnell didn’t mince words …

Talk about main character energy. Jay Leno just rolled into a Toyota Supra meet in his brand-new Ford Mustang GTD, turning every head in the joint. He wasn’t invited, but he didn’t need to be. When Ford’s CEO hand-delivers you an 815-horsepower street-legal race car, you can crash any meet you want. He lingered just long enough for everyone to …

Jay Leno, who previously helmed The Tonight Show, criticized late-night hosts whose political jokes only appeal to “half their audience.”  During a recent interview with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, Leno said it’s important to use humor that gets the “whole audience.” He added that hosts risk losing viewers if they are seen “cozying up to one side or the …

Jay Leno believes the late-night television landscape could use more nonpartisan humor. The former The Tonight Show host had a nonpartisan approach to his humor and has some thoughts about the politicization of late-night television, he said in an interview The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. “I got hate letters saying, ‘You and your Republican friends,’ and another saying, ‘I hope …

It was only a matter of time until Jay Leno had something to say — although, whether he said anything actually in response to the dust up at “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” is a little less clear. In an interview posted last week by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, taped two weeks ago, Leno took the current slate of …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Jay Leno is happy standing in the middle of the aisle as far as political humor goes. During a recent conversation with David Trulio for The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, the former late-night host spoke about some of the risks that can come with mixing politics and comedy. “I like to think that people come to …

Jay Leno took aim at late-night hosts whose political humor appeals to only “half their audience” by making jokes targeting only one side of the ideological spectrum. The 75-year-old former Tonight Show host made the comments during a recent interview with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. While the interview was taped at least two weeks ago — likely before CBS …