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Pillars_of_Sand t1_jak8ke3 wrote

Jay Leno is legit a cool dude. He was in the hospital making kids laugh during his burn. Why all the hate for him? Sure he was a little generic on his comedy, never political, never did anything sketchy. Why all the hate Reddit? So what he made some money, isn’t that what we are all trying to do?

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LividLager t1_jakbool wrote

I find him pretty entertaining, but he's known to be fairly selfish. The most public example would be his retirement, and the reneg on it, which fucked up Conan O'Brien's career. Jay's fans have argued that Conan got a payout over the fuck over, but that's not what he, nor his fans wanted. What we got was Jimmy Fallon(eventually), who caused me to stop watching the Tonight Show.

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EarlPeck t1_jakd58g wrote

Mainly it’s because I like Conan and Letterman.

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ImitatesLife t1_jands0z wrote

I think his post comedy/late-night career has probably been better for him in terms of PR. his late-night stuff was the most basic, boring jokes plus people really saw him go for the ego move and fuck Connan over back in the day, and I think that cemented him as a d-bag in many peoples minds. Obviously anyone celebrating him getting burned is deranged though.

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Riderz__of_Brohan t1_jakus85 wrote

Idiots still salty over Conan. If they liked Conan, they should have watched him. Ratings don’t lie

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Bobo_Palermo t1_jakwt3l wrote

Reddit hates everyone who isn't poor. Leno by all accounts still works his ass of, yet people still act like he is a trust fund kid.

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