Jimmy Fallon does not want to be Donald Trump ‘s next late-night target. The host took an opportunity yesterday to affirm that The Tonight Show is not very political, a clear effort to dodge Trump’s wrath.
Fallon appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Tuesday to discuss his new unscripted series On Brand , and was asked by host Carl Quintanilla if he’s thinking about what he can put in a monologue and what it’s like being on an FCC-licensed “avenue of broadcasting.”
“Our show has never really been that political. We hit both sides equally, and we try to make everybody laugh, and that’s really the way our show really works,” Fallon said. “Our monologues are kind of the same that we’ve been doing since Johnny Carson was doing The Tonight Show . So really, I just keep my he