Jimmy Kimmel Says Jay Leno ‘Sold Out’

I didn’t read the title fully, I thought this was about Jimmy Fallon, not Jimmy Kimmel, why in the world are they both using the same nickname? Jimmy surely isn’t their’ birth name. Kimmel is not at all appealing to me, Fallon is out there doing everything including Sesame Street and he seems like a nicer person in real life.

Another overpaid liberal narcisist from Hollywood. Same breed as those from Chicago.

And what would you call using your relatives on your show? And what would you call an older boss messing around with an intern? And what would yo call taking a pay cut to keep your workers?

Conan was ALWAYS the wrong choice and I’ was relieved when they removed him……STILL not missing him.Letterman is crazy….documented on TV by his OWN words and yet this harassment of Leno continues.Now Letterman would like us to believe he REALLY likes Leno..but that Leno is actually the crazy person???Really????Leno has shown class by NOT pandering to the cheap shots of Letterman,Conan and now Kimmel.Seems to me that this was NEVER between any of these people…it was NEVER their decision and THEY should shut up and move on.The networks make THEIR choices..it is what it is.

Jimmy who? Jimmy who gives a rat’s a** what you think. Letterman and you would kill for his ratings. That’s the bottom line.

I really doubt the celebrities had much say in who the networks picked to Host their program.
Letterman and Kimmel have never been funny in my opinion, Leno and Fallon are by far the better comedic hosts. I never liked Conan and was glad when NBC replaced him so quickly.

He obviously has a big opinion of his own opinion….

Kimmel is about as funny as Konan. That is, not very. He’ll be a distant third. Jimmy Fallon is at least 10x funnier than Kimmel.

Kimmel is so obviously jealous of Leno….he thinks if Leno were out of the picture HE’d be a big star. But he woudn’t. He isn’t as funny as Leno and he isn’t that talented.

It’s all supply and demand Jimmy. Leno had more viewers than Conan so he got the slot. Conan was well paid for leaving….. All you guys are overpaid anyway. I assume the author of the article doesn’t like Leno……only reason I can think of for writing this.

Kimmel and Letterman are just sour grapes. They know Leno is funnier and they are just trying to drag him down to their level. Very sad behavior.

Except Jay Leno is funny, where Kimmel is not.

What exactly did Leno do that made him “sold out” in Kimmel’s mind? I think Kimmel is a little jealous of the success and rating that Leno gets. Grow up Jimmy.

Perhaps Mr. Kimmel would do better to concentrate on his own show and stop worrying about Mr. Leno.

He thinks people will be comparing him to Leno…SERIOUSLY?!? HAHAHAHAHAHA!! He IS a funny man!!!!

@DENISE……..Really? maybe Fallon ,that kid is talented and..modest! When was the last time you saw something talented by that smug, unapproachable, overrated Letterman? He doesn’t even EVER perform asa comic, while Leno does 300 shows a year, most in Vegas,over an hour, and hes one of the funniest comics and very witty(you should pay attention to his ad -libs when he does his ‘Jay walking’ segments, on the street! Letterman will need writers to give him lines in year receivers!! Letterman can’t or doesn’t even bother to read/act the ‘top 10′ the right away, he acts like
he just want to go through it quickly! And he makes over $50 million a year (!!!!!!!!!!!!!), for that, while thousands of more talented, nicer comics, starve, with no break! Even when he got his break,40 years ago, Letterman was such a lousy comic, that a lot of comics advised him just to stick to witing for other comics! Maybe you should bother to go and see Leno perform in a Club, or Vegas, or , in California,every sunday night he performs at the Hermosa Beach Comedy club, and see who the real talent is, LENO or that boring,smug, non comic, Letterman! Fallon is gonna be big, hes a hundred times more talented than Letterman!!

I like Jimmy Kimmel as well as Jimmy Fallon. The two older guys have seen their day. Letterman is takes to many cheap shots in the name of humor, and both he and Leno are just plain stupid and silly most of the time. Was it a lousy deal for Leno to walk away from the Tonight Show and then ask for it back when his primetime gig bellyflopped? Sure. But, frankly, Conan was not very good in the spot. I think all of these fellows appeal to different segments of viewers in their own way, so they need to all calm down. Bring what you got, and let the rest go.

Kimmel is being LOW CLASS. Not good.

I watched Leno for many years until he pulled that sneak attack on Conan. I haven’t watched his show since. I liked Leno better then Letterman, but now I just watch Letterman. Letterman makes big bucks because he owns his own show. Leno does not, so he is lower down the money tree and takes a big cut in pay because of it. Kimmel is funny, but not as funny as Leno and may be be a small bit funnier then Letterman. The stuff that Letterman does on his show, is his shtick. The way he acts, like he really doesn’t care about how things go, is part of his act. Most people who don’t know him, don’t get the inside joke in what he says.

I don’t think Jay Leno is funny and his squeaky voice is annoying. And for those of you blaming Conan O’Brian for that tantrum Leno pulled need to remember that it was Lenos prime time show that was cancelled for poor ratings.

how exactly did leno sell out?? was he an anti-capitalism, hippy comedian that then went working “for the man”??? i don’t think so. he took the job that was very comedian’s dream job, hosting the tonight show.

what exactly did leno do that was a “sell out” that kimmel didn’t do himself?

letterman = used to be funny a few decades ago, but then got old and creepy
conan = funny sometimes but interrupts the guest way too much, he always has to have the spotlight
kimmel = not funny
fallon = seems like a nice guy

God, how JEALOUS are kimmel & letterman?!? Jay Leno is nicer than either of them will ever be and they are sickening with their big mouths. Jay will have the last laugh, you buffoons.

What does he think of Ferguson? Way to forget him.

@The-Mick. There you go again. You obviously didn’t watch Conan on the Tonight Show, which is why you have no clue about what he did and didn’t do on the show. Jay Lamo appeals only to the lowest denominator of idiots that he dumbed down the show for. He ruined the Tonight Show. Carson despised Leno and didn’t want him as the new host. Carson had class. Leno has nothing but fat headed narcissism.

I like Letterman and Kimmel. Definitely do not like Leno.

Character still matters to me. Leno and Fallon seem to have it. Conan as well. All three are funny as well. Letterman is just a bitter man who has cheated on his wife and created scandal after scandal for himself (he admits it). Didn’t Kimmel dump his wife as soon as he found fame? Yuck. Who cares about his opinion?

Interesting……. Has anyone heard anything out of Leno since Letterman called him “insecure”? Kimmel? Why is his opinion worthy? He lacks class and humor. He is still wet behind the ears. What he calls humor is mean spirited.

What is amazing is Leno’s silence. He is not defending himself. Why? When you know that what is being said is not right, you dont have to defend yourself. Let the narcissism of Letterman & Kimmel continue. Maybe one day we will see them have a cat-fight over a mirror.

I have stopped watching Tonight Show like over a year now!
do you know freaking annoying his show is?
example: Leno talks at 50dB, his /side-kick makes those fake laughs at 80dB !
so freaking annoying!

JIMMY, WE ARE NOT WATCHING YOU, WHY, JUST NOT FUNNY!!!!! JAY HAS HANDLED ALL OF HIS CRITICS WITH CLASS AND GRACE. ENJOY HIM ON THE SHOW, AND THE RATINGS ARE SHOWING IT!!!!! JIMMY KEEPS TALKING ABOUT JAY TO KEEP, ‘JIMMY’ NAME IN THE PRESS. IT IS GETTING OLD!!!!

Wow, really??? What is Kimmel or some these commentors talking about?? I like Letterman better than Leno, BUT give Leno a break. First he didn’t force Carson into retirement ( the obove comment is the first time I heard that one). People should have been mad at Conan, not the other way around. Because unlike Carson, Leno was forced out of the Tonight show ( despite haveing the best rating for late night). He good naturedly went along with his conselation prize of a prime time show even though he was publicly against the move and had no intention of retiring. Conan was part of this takover, how does he become the victim, when he had no problem taking the show away from Leno?! Then NBC had to face the problem of going from the number one late night show to ratings crashing down when Conan took over. Leno get faulted for not giving NBC and Conan the finger when they pushed him out, and then he gets attacked for taking his show back. Doesn’t sound fair to me and I’m a Letterman guy.
For the first time in years Letterman was number one ( always in my book, btw). Leno has a reputation for being a nice guy, but my advice to him the next time he hears this BS he should come out fighting.

Mr. Kimmel, what a sore loser you are. You have alot of room to talk, you got your own show. Are you JEALOUS , cause it sure sounds like it. Mr Leno has alot of years and experience in comedy and he helps other comedians to pursue their talent. What have you done except blow alot of hot air. You only wish you had the lifetime experience Mr. Leno has. I don’t watch your show or Mr. Letterman because both of you are a couple of narcissitic buffoons. I like Mr. Leno and would rather watch his show, he is a nice guy and from I have seen of the times his wife has appeared, she is a rather nice person. You on the other hand like to humilate, I don’t see anything nice about you. You should wipe that smirk off your face, it’s unbecoming of a wanna comedian, with no talent.

All of them together x10 + Conan + Ferguson + Fallon and it still leaves you wanting Johnny Carson.

Letterman used to have sometimes-funny almost childlike freshness and cute. Fallon get’s better with time and more interesting the more you know about him.

Late night body-shaper commercials beat them all. And that takes all of 3 minutes.

He is so jealous of Leno!! How is he a sellout? Kimmel is an idiot and his show is trash!!! Doesn’t he know we can all see who has more class? It is Leno who is doing the adult thing by not opening his mouth to address the haters!! Besides….Kimmel use to be on a show that was absolute rubbish and disrespectful to women and he has the nerve to diss Leno!! Only in Hollyweird!