Fallon Invites Gutfeld on ‘Tonight Show,’ Media Meltdown Ensues

You knew it was coming.

“The Tonight Show” is trying something new – extending an olive branch to the half of the country it wrote off in 2017.

Cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Jimmy Fallon’s low-rated showcase, as liberal as any late-night show in the Trump era but less cruel, will host Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld on Thursday. In a sane world, that’s hardly noteworthy.

Fox’s Greg Gutfeld praises “great guy” Jimmy Fallon, trashes other late night hosts ahead of Tonight Show appearance.

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— Zachary Leeman (@WritingLeeman) August 3, 2025

Gutfeld is funny and quick-witted, and his appeal extends to an audience that long ago fled Fallon’s “Tonight Show.”

Conservatives.

Why not invite the “Gutfeld!” host on for a funny chat? And, while they’re at it, they might bring a few viewers back into the fold. Or, at the very least, send the message that Fallon actually wants Red State America to tune in.

It’s so crazy it just might work … for a night. And, when you consistently trail in the ratings behind “The Late Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “Gutfeld!” as Fallon does, everything is on the table.

Yesterday, Fox News’ Lara Trump interviewed progressive star Charlamagne tha God on her show. Guess what happened next? Zero outrage from the Right.

And that’s how it should be. Let everyone have a voice, and the best ideas will win.

Yet Gutfeld hinted there could be blowback for Fallon by chatting with a right-leaning personality. And he was right.

The Mary Sue raged against the decision, courtesy of an op-ed entitled, “So Jimmy Fallon has learned nothing then?”

During the 2016 election, one of the biggest “promotional” issues with Donald Trump’s campaign came down to Jimmy Fallon treating Donald Trump like a human on his show instead of holding him accountable. Now, he’s planning on doing the same with Greg Gutfeld.

One person is the leader of the free world. The other is a wise-cracking comic who leans to the Right. They’re both monsters, alas, to Mary Sue scribes.

You can practically see the splittle flying off the computer screen with this paragraph:

Like, can someone at NBC explain this to me like I’m 4? Because there is no reason why this would happen unless Fallon wants some of the MAGA viewers that Gutfeld has. If that’s the case, say it. Open your mouth and say you want the right-wing viewership of Gutfeld! so then we can all stop pretending like you’re some left-leaning host.

Cracked.com, a humor web site that supports the Left’s censorial mindset, piled on next.

Well, Jimmy Fallon’s shtick on standing up to Trump lasted exactly four seconds. It seems the host is taking perpetual gambling addict Jay Leno’s neutrality advice, which was “Why shoot for just half an audience all the time?”

It gets more emotional.

Fallon might be trying to use Gutfeld for a ratings boost, but Gutfeld is using him more. We’re all the worse for it.

We’re all the worse for a late-night show having a chat with a conservative? Bravo, Cracked … you might just save the country.

And then there’s Pajiba. The site opens its story on the subject like a Daily Kos-rejected essay. See for yourself.

Greg Gutfeld has no respect for the late-night scene. He is a partisan hack who fancies himself a mischievous little boy because he likes to spout slurs and say mean things while he struggles to find a chair small enough for him. The tiny little guy recently reveled in delight as he claimed white people should start flippantly calling each other members of a notorious fascist ideology (ad sales, y’all) the same way, in his little mind, that African Americans use the N-word. He sucks! He is a bad dude! And Jimmy Fallon is about to give him a spotlight!

You know it’s serious because the author is using exclamation points and personal attacks. More outrage may follow as Thursday’s “Tonight Show” episode draws near.

We’ll see.

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And then there’s Bill Maher. The “Real Time with Bill Maher” host has spent years promoting progressive causes, much like Fallon, Stephen Colbert and company. Maher also sits down with right-leaning souls like David Mamet, Kid Rock and Dave Rubin. They agree to disagree, find some common ground and walk away smiling.

That’s normal and healthy.

Today’s extreme Left is neither. It wants to cancel people who don’t share their views and keep family members at arm’s length if they vote the “wrong” way.

It may not matter what convinced Fallon to interview Gutfeld, It’s the right move. And those currently melting down should take a long, hard look at themselves in the mirror for disagreeing.