Jimmy Fallon plans to keep “ The Tonight Show ” out of politics.

During a recent interview with CNBC’s “ Squawk on the Street, ” the late-night frontman said his show has “never really been political,” and he plans to keep it that way.

“We hit both sides equally, and we try to make everybody laugh, and that’s really the way our show works,” Fallon said. “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.”

“I have great writers,” he added. “And we’re just trying to make the best show we possibly can and entertain everybody.”

Discussion surrounding politics on late-night TV has consumed the industry ever since Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily pulled off th

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