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Jimmy Kimmel Slams Jay Leno: "He Totally Sold Out"
Jimmy Kimmel Slams Jay Leno:
January 5, 2013

Tell Us how you really feel, Jimmy!

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has never been shy about his dislike for fellow comedian Jay Leno**, but now that the two are going head-to-head in the same timeslot -- Jimmy Kimmel Live moves to 11:35 p.m. on Jan. 7 -- he's amping up the attacks on his nemesis.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the engaged star (his fiancee is JKL co-head writer Molly McNearney) slams the Tonight Show host as an unfunny sellout.

"As a comedian, you can't not have disdain for what he's done," Kimmel, 45, tells the magazine, alluding to Leno's storied history with late-night rivals David Letterman** and Conan O'Brien. "He totally sold out. He was a master chef who opened a Burger King."

The ABC host also quips that the NBC star "hasn't been a good standup in 20 years."

Last month, Leno, 62, came under fire from longtime foe Letterman, too. Talking with Oprah Winfrey** about the decades-long feud between the two, which began when Leno was named Johnny Carson's Tonight Show successor, the CBS host said he had "never met anyone quite like Jay" -- and not in an altogether good way.

"I think he is the funniest guy I've ever known," Letterman revealed in a clip from the Oprah's Next Chapter interview, airing Jan. 6. "Therefore, the fact that he is also maybe the most insecure person I have ever known...I could never reconcile that."

The Jan. 17 issue of Rolling Stone is on stands now.

This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Jimmy Kimmel Slams Jay Leno: "He Totally Sold Out"


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I'm so tired of hearing their crap....next....
Posted by LaTrisha January 7, 2013, 9:58 am
All these guys have got a problem with him so there must be something to it. And David did say he was the funniest person he knew. Even tho it was followed by a jab to Jay it was also a nice thing to admit. I wouldnt begin to know the ins of their business but Im sure these guys know what they r talking about. I have never been able to take Jays enormous under-bite tho. Lol
Posted by jojee January 7, 2013, 3:07 am
U gotta have it 2 sell it
Posted by Ggma January 7, 2013, 12:00 am
I repeat : leno has a much keener wit ; is brillant . viewers note this and tune in . so get over it , jimmy and david . and stop using jay to get people to tune in and listen to your tirader about it . you either got it or you dont -and y'all dont .
Posted by monica cathay January 6, 2013, 9:48 pm
Isn't this stoty about Kimmel not liking Leno. So why the heck is Conan in this story?
Posted by **DSIL** January 6, 2013, 8:46 pm
Mmm i like burger kings fries.
Posted by Hanbanan January 6, 2013, 5:24 pm
Btw,''its all about what u have done; not what u havent done, yet''!
Posted by peace2u January 6, 2013, 4:36 pm
''a puppy trying to hang with the BIG dogs''! Good luck!!
Posted by peace2u January 6, 2013, 4:33 pm
when has leno ever been funny uh never team coco
Posted by Breaking bad lover January 6, 2013, 3:30 pm
@lyav! I agree with your comment about! J. Leno why can't we all get along that would be nice. Roadrunner
Posted by Roadrunner won't goof up! January 6, 2013, 3:04 pm

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