In an effort to avoid on-air suspension like fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon says he is avoiding politics altogether on The Tonight Show.

During his recent appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Fallon said he won’t be making things political. “Our show has never really been that political, you know,” he said. “We hit both sides equally, and we try to make everybody laugh, and that’s really the way our show works.”

He then said, “Our monologues are kind of the same thing that we’ve been doing since Johnny Carson was hosting the Tonight Show. So really, I just keep my head down and make sure the jokes are funny.”

Jimmy Fallon reiterated that his team is keeping the show from delving into politics. “I have great writers… clever, smart writers. And we’re just trying t

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