Legendary late-night host Jay Leno revealed in an interview Thursday that he got rid of politics from his stand-up comedy sets.

The veteran comic told NBC’s “Today” that his ticket sales have gone up following the decision because he’s not alienating a third of his audience with a political lecture.

“I’m on the road a lot. I just took politics out of it, completely. I know ticket sales are up 20, 30 percent, just because nobody wants to be lectured,” he told “Today” anchor Hoda Kotb .

The former host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” said that comics can play more political jokes on their shows, but when touring to other parts of the country — like red states — they have to tone it down.

In the “Today” segment, first noticed by NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck , Leno said, “

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