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Fallon Signals Shifts from Political Comedy

Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, has declared his intention to minimize political content in favor of a focus on ...
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,” ...
The post Jimmy Fallon Wants to Be “Funny,” Not Political: “I Just Keep My Head Down” appeared first on Consequence. Jimmy Fallon isn’t going to Fall-on his sword for democracy, telling CNBC that The ...
Earlier this month, in one of the more alarming developments in our slow creep toward authoritarianism, Jimmy Kimmel was briefly suspended by ABC after making a mild joke about Charlie Kirk’s killer ...
Jimmy Fallon does not plan on making The Tonight Show more political in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension and return to ABC, following his monologue about the man who killed Charlie Kirk.
The suspension of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" may have Fallon second-guessing any future political jokes that could anger the current president. In a recent ...
As other late-night TV hosts banded together in a display of solidarity against government pressure, Jimmy Fallon says he wants to “keep my head down” and mostly leave politics out of his show.
Jimmy Fallon is keeping his "head down" at "The Tonight Show." The late-night host spoke with CNBC about the role of politics on his show after the drama surrounding Jimmy Kimmel's controversial ...
Jimmy Fallon has a lot to talk about on “The Tonight Show” — and politics has never been high on the list. Fallon briefly spoke about politics and late-night shows during an interview CNBC’s “Squawk ...
Alyssa Farah Griffin thinks it's unfair that Jimmy Fallon is expected to be as political as Stephen Colbert or Jimmy Kimmel.