John Oliver Trashes Jay Lenos spätabendem Rat: ‚Hard Pass‘ | Der Moderator der „letzten Woche“ sagte, er sei nicht daran interessiert, „Comedic -Ratschläge von Jay Leno“ zu nehmen.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-trashes-jay-lenos-late-night-advice-hard-pass/
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From the article: John Oliver isn’t interested in Jay Leno’s advice about what today’s late-night hosts are doing wrong.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter out Tuesday, the Last Week Tonight host was asked about Leno’s take that late nights hosts like Oliver, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, and others are “cozying too much to one side or the other” in their political comedy. “I love political humor, don’t get me wrong,” Leno also said, but “Why shoot for just half an audience all the time? You know, why not try to get the whole? I mean, I like to bring people into the big picture.”
Oliver slammed Leno’s opinion, telling THR, “I’m going to take a hard pass on taking comedic advice from Jay Leno.”
Oliver explained further, “Who thinks that way? Executives? Comedy can’t be for everyone. It’s inherently subjective. So, yeah, when you do stand-up, some people try to play to a broader audience, which is completely legitimate. Others decide not to, which is equally legitimate. I guess I don’t think it’s a question of what you should do because I don’t think comedy is prescriptive in that way. It’s just what people want.”
Jon Stewart similarly slammed Leno’s advice, calling the take “f—ing ridiculous” and mocking the veteran host for his repetitive self-injuries.
The sharp pushback to Leno’s comments comes after CBS’ abrupt cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which, though it regularly aired the host’s criticisms of Donald Trump, was also reportedly losing the company millions of dollars as viewers flock to other platforms for entertainment. And though Trump has seized the opportunity to gloat that he may have played a “major part” in getting Colbert axed and tries to get more of his critics off the air, analysts say late-night’s reckoning has more to do with the numbers than politics.
That said, amid reports that Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav CEO has been making nice with Trump’s daughter Ivanka, Oliver said he doesn’t “waste energy” worrying about potential political interference in his content. “The moment that intrudes on our show, I will react very badly to it, but it hasn’t.” He added, “My tolerance level, were it to, would be zero. This would be over real quick.”
Oliver attributes his show’s staying power at HBO to the value it brings the network during awards season.
“We are insulated by golden armor,” he told THR of Last Week Tonight’s near-decade long Emmy winning streak. “If that stops, we might be going away.”
True story. The guy who stabbed Conan in the back and blasted Monica Lewinsky for a decade straight needs to shut up.
Jay Leno? You mean…the Zodiac Killer?
He’s always been such a weird guy. He was t he best stand up comic in LA clubs in late 70’s & early 80’s but it was never enough.
I don’t think John Oliver needs anyone’s advice on how to win Emmy’s and all the other accolades.
Bill Hicks had a great take on Leno.
John Oliver goes so hard
In contrast to Leno’s implication, I think anti-MAGA is way more than half of the late night show hosts‘ audience.
But, beyond that, the ridicule in their humor is well-placed. They are exposing those who want to destroy our system of government and replace it with something that is only beneficial to the richest while being highly detrimental to the poorest. Why should they start attacking those who stand up to that?
Jay leno , the Donald Trump of late-night.
Jay Leno was never funny. I wouldn’t take comedic advice from him if he were the last chin on earth