Jimmy Fallon will 'keep his head down' and avoid being too political on Tonight Show
Published in Entertainment News
Jimmy Fallon will continue to avoid being too "political" on The Tonight Show.
The 51-year-old presenter has revealed how he plans to tackle the current climate with pressure from the Donald Trump administration against several late night chat show hosts following the suspension and reinstating of Jimmy Kimmel.
Appearing on CNBC's Squawk on the Street, Fallon said: "Our show has never really been that political, you know.
"We hit both sides equally, and we try to make everybody laugh, and that's really the way our show works.
"Our monologues are kind of the same that we've been doing since Johnny Carson was hosting The Tonight Show. So really, I just keep my head down and make sure the jokes are funny."
Fallon pointed out he has a "smart" team of writers, and their goal is to create something for everyone.
He added: "I have great writers… clever, smart writers. And we're just trying to make the best show we possibly can and entertain everybody."
After Kimmel, 57, was pulled from ABC following his comments about the murder of Charlie Kirk, President Trump took shots at Fallon.
He posted on Truth Social at the time: "Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done.
"Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that's possible.
"That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT (sic)"
In his opening monologue after Kimmel's initial suspension, Fallon joked his dad messaged saying that he was "sorry they cancelled your show".
He added: "To be honest with you all, I don't know what is going on. And no one does.
"But I do know Jimmy Kimmel and he is a decent, funny and loving guy, and I hope he comes back."
And when Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned to air, Fallon made a brief reference to the news while focusing on their shared first names.
He told his viewers: "If you're tuning in to see what I'll say about my suspension the last couple days, again, you're watching the wrong Jimmy… Dad. The other Jimmy, Dad!"
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