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Jay Leno performs at the Orpheum Theatre on May 08, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)

Late-night was always political, Jay

Melanie McFarland
Steven Wright (Photo illustration by Salon/Jorge Rios/Getty Images)

Steven Wright loves talking about lint

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during AI's Impact on the 2024 Global Elections Livestream at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs on March 28, 2024 in New York City. (Shahar Azran/Getty Images)

Clinton to voters: "Get over yourself"

Nardos Haile
Jodie Foster speaks onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Jodie Foster almost played Princess Leia

Nardos Haile
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Host Jimmy Fallon during Hashtags on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)

Jimmy Fallon accused of toxic workplace

Joy Saha
A late-night TV studio set with the lights off (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster/Salon)

Why women don't host late-night TV

Melanie McFarland
Brian Cox attends the Season 4 premiere of HBO's "Succession" at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 20, 2023 in New York City. (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Brian Cox mocks hatred of method acting

Joy Saha
Quentin Tarantino / The Golden Girls (Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection/Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Tarantino: "Golden Girls" helped career

Matthew Rozsa
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Donald Trump; Jimmy Fallon (Getty/Chip Somodevilla/AP/)

Jimmy Fallon finally stands up to Trump

Rachel Leah
Jimmy Fallon addresses the events in Charlottesville (Youtube/The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

spare us, jimmy fallon

Kali Holloway - Alternet
Jimmy Fallon addresses the events in Charlottesville (Youtube/The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

Fallon finally calls out Trump

Rachel Leah
(NBC)

Trump stunt undoes Fallon

Max Cea
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Ensemble player gets the spot

Max Cea
Donald Trump on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)

TV can't not be political

Silpa Kovvali
Mel Brooks (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

Scott Eric Kaufman
Barack Obama on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)

Obama, the funniest president

Gary Legum
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("The Tonight Show" - NBC)

Fey v. Maddow: Trivia edition

Sophia Tesfaye

Trump loses Jimmy Fallon

Sarah Burris

Fallon is so f**king spineless

Sarah Burris
Donald Trump on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)

Fallon's latest Trump fail

Sonia Saraiya
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Jon Stewart is back!

Sarah Burris
(AP/Kathy Kmonicek)

Fallon's falls aren't funny

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(AP)

Jay Leno, callous boor

Anna Silman

Clinton trolls Trump

Scott Eric Kaufman
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