Jay Leno has made a conscious decision to stay away from politics.

The 75-year-old star has revealed that his stand-up comedy career profited from his decision to steer clear of political opinions, explaining that his ticket sales surged by as much as 30 percent when he changed his act.

During an appearance on the Today show, Jay shared: "I took politics out of it.

"I noticed ticket sales are up 20 to 30 percent just because nobody wants to be lectured."

On the other hand, Jay suggested that other comedians have adopted a different approach.

He said: "When you're on TV and you can play directly to your audience and there's a laugh track.

"When you go to Indiana or Kentucky or any other place in the country, you're always going to have a third of the people who don't agree with you politically, so why even go there?"

Jay previously acknowledged that he's been fortunate that he's never really had to follow a traditional work schedule.

The comedy star - who hosted The Tonight Show between 1992 and 2009 - explained: "I'm just not a big sleeper.

"I suppose if I had a real job where I had to work hard, I'd be more exhausted. So that's probably what it is."

But prior to that, Jay claimed that he worked twice as hard as his comedy rivals.

The TV star was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, and having the learning difficulty has actually shaped his approach to life.

Jay told CNBC in 2016: "My mother always said to me, since I was dyslexic, 'You're going to have to work twice as hard as the other kids to get the same thing.' I said, 'OK. That seems fair.' And I did work twice as hard to get the same thing.

"I remember going to the comedy clubs and people would line up at 6.00pm for auditions to get a spot at midnight. By 9:00pm guys would go, 'I'm not waiting in line.' They would leave and then I would move on up."