I used to enjoy watching late night television, but not anymore. Ever since Donald Trump got elected, the shows focus way too much attention on him. I watch comedy to get a break from reality, not to be bombarded by it again.
Today when Jay Leno was Today, they asked him if he misses doing the show in this political climate. He told them he does not. He hates that people have to know your politics now. He came from the Johnny Carson school on the issue which means we don’t know what side he is on. He enjoyed getting hate mail from both the Democrats and the Republicans.
Back when he was hosting The Tonight Show, “Clinton was horny and Bush was dumb.” Then he said that doing jokes about the current president is harder. He gave an example, “‘How’d you like your president with a porn star.’ Well, now the president is with a porn star. Where do you want me to go with that?”
Leno then said he would like to see more civility on late night TV. He is not the only one. To me, The Late Show is unwatchable. I want less political humor and more humor. We already have way too much Trump as it is in our lives, we don’t need anymore.
