{"id":605046,"date":"2024-01-17T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jay-leno-on-avoiding-politics-its-nice-to-hear-a-comedian-just-be-funny\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T14:45:00","slug":"jay-leno-on-avoiding-politics-its-nice-to-hear-a-comedian-just-be-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jay-leno-on-avoiding-politics-its-nice-to-hear-a-comedian-just-be-funny\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jay Leno on avoiding politics: It\u2019s nice to hear \u2018a comedian just be funny\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/lenojay_2023ap.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jay Leno says he\u2019s given up on touching politics in his comedy sets because it tends to suck the funny out of his standup shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe live in an era now \u2014 I don\u2019t even do politics anymore in my act,\u201d the former \u201cTonight Show\u201d host told ITK in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAn audience is like an orchestra. You\u2019re up there and you\u2019re getting the laughs,\u201d Leno said, \u201cThen you get into the political stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just goes ahhh,\u201d Leno said, making an indignant, groaning sound.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt turns mean. They want to hear what the joke is \u2014 whether it\u2019s about my guy or against my guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not thinking of the joke. They\u2019re thinking of the implications of the joke,\u201d the 73-year-old entertainer, who hosted NBC\u2019s late-night talk show until 2014, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo to me I just don\u2019t do it anymore. I just find it so annoying,\u201d Leno, who still performs around the country, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI find audience likes it better. Hopefully they come to a comedy show to get away from politics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think we get enough of everybody\u2019s opinions. It\u2019s nice to hear a singer just sing, or a co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n just be funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Leno, who\u00a0told ITK in 2020\u00a0that he was backing Joe Biden in that year\u2019s presidential election, clarified that his choice to steer clear of political punchlines doesn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly to all comedians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously if you\u2019re going to go see Stephen Colbert, a political comedian, that\u2019s what you want,\u201d Leno said of the politically charged CBS \u201cLate Show\u201d host. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut a lot of times, you just want to hear comedy,\u201d Leno said, \u201cand that\u2019s what I like.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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