Posted on 04/26/2025 10:18:18 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Kimmel publicly called out Leno for taking back 'The Tonight Show' from Conan O'Brien after handing over the reins in 2010
Jay Leno still has regrets about his infamous moment with Jimmy Kimmel.
In 2010, Kimmel made an appearance on Leno's show and called him out for his decision to renege on his promise to hand over The Tonight Show to Conan O'Brien. After ratings for the late night show and his 10 p.m. talk show, The Jay Leno Show declined, the comedian returned to the original show while O'Brien refused to switch to a later showtime.
After Leno asked Kimmel about one of the best pranks he's ever pulled during his then appearance on The Tonight Show, the comedian, 57, quipped, "I told a guy that five years from now I'm going to give you my show, and then when the five years came, I gave it to him, and then I took it back almost instantly."
On the April 23 episode of In Depth With Graham Bensinger, Leno looked back at the moment and revealed why he chose not to cut Kimmel's digs.
"When Kimmel came on my show and humiliated me on my own show, I let it happen. I didn't edit it," he said. "It was my mistake, I trusted somebody. I went, 'Ah, I made a mistake. Okay, I should pay the price.' And it's fine, it's fine. I mean, we could've edited it out of the show."
When host Graham Bensinger asked why he didn't, Leno simply replied, "Because it happened. It's real — it happened. It's my mistake. That's how you learn."
While others may say that the moment made for "good TV," Leno admitted that he hasn't been able to find the silver lining.
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I thought Kimmel was moving out of the country. What happened with that?
Kimmel, Fallon, Myers, Colbert, etc. are only hawking viewers as the Product to advertisers. The actors, actresses, athletes, musicians, etc. no longer need television to reach new fans.
Kimmel, Fallon, Myers, Colbert, etc. don't need to deliver anything worthwhile. In fact, it's frowned on. Don't get the riff-raff's standards up.
Maybe he’s going to be one of the one and half million American, “undocumented” illegal aliens currently living in Mehico who were “warmly greeted” by the Mexican people. This according to the new Mexican Queen.
Carson’s show was lightning in a bottle. The other guys have nothing, just terrible imitations.
Girls on Trampolines, heck yeah!
Jimmy Kimmel acts like he has a mind of a 15 year old bet his dog even ran away from home.
Every once in a while I catch an old Carson show on youtube.
nice
He respected his guests and expected the same.
Within that great context, it was safe to be funny, tell jokes, and laugh at each other.
That balance seems lost these days.
Moreso than the rest of the crop, Conan’s material was just funny. He (largely) stayed away from political stuff, therefore his reruns are evergreen.
Kimmel is a sanctimonious A-hole. After the “Man-show”, he is suddenly the conscience of Hollywood?
Please...
The Juggy Girls!
Only part of the show worth a damn.
Agreed. I listen to his podcast on his Sirius channel. Good stuff.
Little Kimmel has always been a jerk.
Jay is funnier in person and a very sweet guy.
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