Jay Lino criticizes the late night hosts because of the alienation of half of the audience with party policy against Trump

Jay Lino has always reflected the reason for preserving his jokes politically during Hosting “Tonight” For more than two decades.

The 75 -year -old comedian recently sat for an interview with David Trolio, President and CEO of Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, during which he was interrogated for his approaches to political humor.

“I read that there is an analysis of your work in” The Tonight Show “for 22 years and that your jokes were Almost balanced Between the Republican match and consumption to the Democrats. Do you have a strategy? “Trolio’s request.

“It was fun for me when I got hate messages (like),” Dear Mr. Lino, you and your Republican friends “and” Well, Mr. Lino, I hope you and you Democratic friends are happy” – On the same joke,” Lino remembers.

“And I go,” well, this is good, “he said: This is how you get a full audience.”

Lino went on noting the extent of the change of comedy late at night amid the political scene of the dispute.

“Now you have to be satisfied with half of the audience because you have (to) to give your opinion,” Lino said.

When Trolio asked if Lino had any advice for the comedians today, the host, “Jay Lino Marambrie”, indicated his friendship for a long time with the late comedy legend Rodney Dangrafeld.

“I knew Rodney 40 years old,” he said. “I have no idea whether it was democratic or Republican. We have never discussed (that), we have just discussed jokes.”

“For me, I would like to think that people come to a comic show for a kind of avoiding things, as you know, the pressures of life, whatever it’s,” Lino continued. “And I love political humor, do not understand me wrongly, but this is what happens when people end up with one side or another.”

While talking to trulio, Lino discussed how comedy can be used to create a common ground.

“Funny is funny,” Lino said. “It is funny when the person who does not … when you make fun of them and laugh at it, as you know, this is what I do.”

“I discovered the exit – I don’t think anyone wants to hear a lecture,” continued. “When I was with Rodney, he was always on the economy of words – I reached jokes as soon as possible.”

Trolio pointed out that both Lino and Dangersfield achieved great success during their career, noting that “the two approaches on the market are working in the market.”

“Well, why did they shoot only half a fans all the time? You know, why don’t you try to get every (audience),” Lino answered.

“I mean, I would like to bring people to the big picture,” I explained. ))

Lino’s comments came in the uproar that followed after CBS announced on July 17 that it was canceling “Late offer with Stephen Colib” With the last show, it is scheduled to be broadcast in May 2026.

At that time, the network explained that the cancellation was “a purely financial decision against a difficult background late at night”, and noted, “It is not related in any way to perform the presentation, content or other things that happen in Paramount.”

Weeks before the cancellation, CBS and Paramount President Donald Trump’s reward A 16 million dollar settlement after a lawsuit against the news network to broadcast an interview that was released with former Vice President Kamala Harris before the 2024 elections.

Colbert, who often explodes Trump in his program, criticized the settlement and described it as a “large fat bribery” during an episode that was broadcast before announcing the cancellation.

Host supporters, including many politicians, accused. CBS and Paramount From cancellation “Late offer with Stephen Colib” For political reasons.

Trump celebrated the cancellation news in a post on his Truth Social platform, which extracted a fiery response from Colbelt, who told President “Go F -yourself” during the opening monologue for its presentation on Monday.

Many of their colleagues gathered late from hosts and comedians about Colbelle. The host “The Tonight Show” Jimmy Fallon, the “Late Night” host, the “Tonight Last Week”, John Oliver, and the host of “The Daily Show” John Stewart, was registered in Collery on Monday at a support show.

Stewart and Oliver previously worked alongside Colbert on “The Daily Show”.

Friday, “The Late Show” David Litrman CBS criticized The decision to cancel the long -term offer as “pure cheese” and confirmed that the network has offended the treatment of Colbert, which he succeeded as a host in 2015.

Gabriel Hayes of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.