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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Jimmy Kimmel
darkknight34 — 12 years ago(February 12, 2014 05:04 PM)
When it comes to Jay Leno, Kimmel is absolutely merciless. You can tell that he truly has a deep hatred for Leno and I've always wondered why. He hated him even before the Conan fiasco. What is it about Leno that Kimmel just despises?
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a_l_i_e_n — 12 years ago(February 19, 2014 09:22 PM)
I think it stems back to Kimmel's disappointment when his biggest comedy hero, Dave Letterman, was passed over in favour of Jay Leno to replace Johnny Carson. Letterman was a big influence on Kimmel growing up, and since Dave still has a problem with Jay, that seems to be enough reason for Kimmel to have a problem with him, too. And he hangs out with Howard Stern, and that guy's bitchin' about Jay is probably also a big influence.