Jimmy Kimmel talks about Jay’s Oprah interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujo9FRh8nf0

Jay Leno told Oprah that Jimmy Kimmel “sucker-punched” him by going on Jay’s 10@10 and sounding off on the late night controversy. Last night on Jimmy Kimmel, Kimmel said Leno going on Oprah was more of a sucker-punch then what he did on Jay’s show. Kimmel explained that Leno’s people wanted him to talk about pointless things like his junk food weakness instead of discussing what people wanted to hear about which was the Leno-Conan situation.

“I figured I’d start in, he’d get into it and we’d mix it up,” Kimmel said. “You know, at one time [Leno] was a comedian. But he didn’t do that. He stood there and he just kind of read through the questions like a robot.”

For his part, Leno told Winfrey that he was taken aback by Kimmel’s remarks but ultimately decided not to edit them out of his show. “I said, ‘No. Put it out there. I walked into it,’ ” Leno told her, explaining that when you get hit, “You get right up again. You don’t whine and complain.”

But at the end of his monologue Thursday night, Kimmel had the last laugh – for now. “Watch out Oprah,” he said, “don’t think he won’t take your show next.”

It’s going to be interesting to see how Jay’s ratings are when he returns. NBC jerked Conan around firing him only 7 months after he took over the show and Jay was more than happy to stab Conan in the back. He’s like the village idiot. If in another 7 months The Tonight Show tanks, NBC will probably replace Jay with a bear balancing on a ball and all Jay will do is stand there with a stupid grin while NBC bends him over and rapes him.