John Oliver has criticised Jay Leno for saying there needs to be more “civility” in late night television.
Oliver went on to say that not all public shaming is bad, pointing out how comments made by Fox News host Tucker Carlson had resurfaced online.
Leno was asked last week on NBC’s Today show whether the missed being a late night host, replying “no” and reasoning that having such a position now entails being overtly political.
The host then proceeded to play archive footage from Leno’s stint as a late night host, including a moment where Leno sniggered at a fake Dr Seuss book about Lewinsky titled The Slut in the Hat.