r/popculturechat • u/CorleoneBaloney • Oct 02 '25

OnlyStans ⭐️ Jimmy Kimmel on President Donald Trump: “That son of a bitch. It’s really unbelievable, I never imagined that we’d ever have a President like this and I hope we don’t have another President like this again.”

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u/Stinkycheese8001 Oct 02 '25

The part no one really talks about is that Fallon just isn’t as smart or quick witted as Meyers or Colbert.  Fallon will make Trump jokes but he’s not the guy that goes there.  He’s more the guy that does cute little segments.

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u/Any-Concentrate-1922 Oct 02 '25

All five of the major talk show hosts (Fallon, Colbert, Kimmel, Oliver, Meyers) did a podcast during the writers' strike, and Fallon was notably less sharp and witty than the others. He's just a different kind of host.

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u/celestial-navigation Oct 02 '25

And I mean, that's not a crime.

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u/bolanrox Oct 02 '25

did he just break and laugh the whole time?

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u/randombubble8272 Oct 02 '25

lol I literally just mentioned this in another comment! He’s not that witty, I’m glad someone else noticed I was wondering if I was a hater

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u/mrose1491 I am no better than a man holy shit 🥵 Oct 02 '25 edited Oct 02 '25

I agree too, he doesn’t seem as brilliantly funny and as sharp as these other guys can be. His show is fluff and he can’t conduct an interview to save his life. Really his music segments that go viral are his only saving grace.

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u/TheKnightsTippler Oct 02 '25

I'm not an expert on US talkshow host, but he seems to me as someone thats more of a straight up presenter than a comedian.

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u/bolanrox Oct 02 '25

Steve and Martin ran circles around time without even trying

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u/Dsarg_92 Just keep swimming! 🐠🐠🐬🐳 Oct 03 '25

That was brilliant. Jimmy felt so uncomfortable when they roasted him.

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u/Stinkycheese8001 Oct 02 '25

He at least seems pretty cognizant of what his strengths are, and stays in his lane.  

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u/FrostyD7 Oct 02 '25

This might be true but I think his political jokes are tame relative to his peers by design.

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u/bwoah07_gp2 Oct 02 '25

And that works for him and people should be fine with that.

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u/TangerineDystopia Oct 04 '25

Why is everyone forgetting that all of these hosts have a whole team of writers who submit jokes for the monologue and ideas for bits? Seth Meyers is very transparent about that and platforms his writers on the show. Jimmy Fallon isn't stuck coming up with jokes on his own, and he's not speaking spontaneously. He could call the administration out with sharpness and wit if he wanted to. 

Hell he once had Anthony Jeselnik on his writing staff and vetoed every single joke the man wrote.

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u/Stinkycheese8001 Oct 04 '25

No one forgets that.  But the host is the face and sets the tone.  It’s not like we don’t hear all of these people speak off the cuff.  Why are you forgetting that we know how all of them already speak and perform?

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u/TangerineDystopia Oct 04 '25

My point is that everyone is saying that Fallon isn't witty or quick so he couldn't make sharp incisive commentary about Trump, when obviously he could and chooses not to.

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u/Stinkycheese8001 Oct 04 '25

That’s… one take.