March 13, 2019
Jay Leno schools the late-night comedians
By Thomas Lifson
I am so old that I remember when the late-night comedy/variety shows, including the creator of the genre, The Tonight Show, appealed to viewers of all political stripes – and garnered much higher ratings. Johnny Carson took The Tonight Show, that he took over from Jack Paar – who did indulge in politics and actually featured Fidel Castro before he took off the mask and revealed he was a communist – and made it into an institution that was a safe space for people who didn’t care about politics.
Yesterday, Jay appeared on The Today Show, primarily to promote his concerns about cholesterol and health, but about halfway through the six-minute segment, the conversation turned to his successors as late night hosts. I have cued the video below to that point
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