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Jimmy Kimmel Jay Leno Beefing
Written by CNM247_Admin // January 06, 2013 // Hollywood Sausage, Latest News, Question of The Day, Rumors
(CelebNMusic247-News) Jimmy Kimmel Jay Leno Beefing
Jimmy Kimmel has been anything but shy about his animosity toward Jay Leno over the years, but exactly how deep does his dislike go against the Tonight Show host?
Well in a recent article is made by Rolling Stone, Jimmy reveals all the dirt and why he feels the way he does.
Here the drop:
In the magazine’s cover story, Kimmel — whose late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live will find itself in direct timeslot competition with Leno and David Letterman starting Jan. 8 — is quoted as saying a host of harsh comments about Leno, with whom he has publicly panned in the past.
“Leno hasn’t been a good stand-up in 20 years,” Kimmel is quoted, a response to the article writer’s question about the quality of Leno’s weekly sets at the Comedy & Magic Club in Los Angeles. And later, he says, “As a comedian, you can’t not have disdain for what he’s done. He totally sold out.”
But Kimmel does not see his disdain as unwarranted, noting a 2008 incident in which Leno played nice only — as he sees it — in hopes of getting Kimmel to surrender his existing late-night position to make room for a potential new program with Jay on ABC. (The deal never went through.) Additionally, Kimmel is a well-known supporter of David Letterman, whom was famously passed up for the Tonight Show gig — he even roasted Letterman warmly at the Kennedy Center Honors earlier this month. – 4UMF
The article notes that Leno declined to comment for the Rolling Stone story.
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