Greg Gutfeld says he’s “psyched” for his upcoming appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and is praising the NBC host for being willing to book outside the usual late-night comfort zone.
Speaking on Fox News’ The Five Thursday afternoon, Gutfeld said, “I am doing Jimmy Fallon next week and I’m psyched about it. Fallon comes across as a great guy. And me going on his show shows he’s not worried about upsetting his peers.”
He also framed the booking as a moment of redemption for Fallon, referencing the backlash the Tonight Show host received in 2016 after a lighthearted interview with then-candidate Donald Trump. Fallon famously tousled Trump’s hair during the segment — a moment that drew heavy criticism. As Gutfeld put it, “He got a lot of stick for ‘humanizing’ Trump when he tousled his hair, but it didn’t come from anybody but the people on the left who wanted to teach all entertainers a lesson that if you dare show that Trump is a human, then you’re toast.”
Gutfeld added, “And so it’s kinda nice that he’s taking this risk.”
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The Tonight Show booking, set for Thursday, August 7, will mark Gutfeld’s first-ever appearance on a network late-night program. As host of the Fox News series Gutfeld!, he’s built his brand by mocking the tone and political leanings of other late-night shows—especially hosts like Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers.
Fallon has largely avoided partisan political comedy since taking over The Tonight Show in 2014, instead focusing on celebrity-driven segments and sketch comedy. His Trump interview was widely viewed as an effort to stay neutral — but became a flashpoint in a shifting late-night landscape where audiences increasingly expect their hosts to take a stand.
NBC has not commented on the planned segment, and it remains to be seen whether Fallon and Gutfeld will discuss politics—or stick to safer, comedic ground. Either way, the appearance is poised to be one of the most talked-about late-night interviews of the summer.
Jimmy is smart. He should never have apologized for playing with Mr. Trump’s “hair.” Jimmy is an entertainer. He wants to make people laugh and be happy.
Fuckface Fallon smart? That giggling child that has no business hosting any late night show, because he’s an annoying little suck up and attention whore?
Christ, but you’re fucking stupid!
God damn dude, I also absolutely despise Jimmy Fallon and Gutfeld, but you need to take a motherfuckin chill pill with a nice cup of cocoa :/
You need your face fist blasted with a brick, until even your mommy can’t recognize you! You sit your ass down now, and you shut your fucking mouth up now, understand? You don’t fucking tell me what to do, bitch!
Fuckface Fallon and Gutfool deserve each other! Both are stupid, annoying dumbfucks who aren’t as clever as they and their retarded fans think they are!
you micro penis chaps retain alot of anger. find a nice girl with a shallow V-track and never post again. you’re such a troll. Fallon is too gushy in praise but only one without talent wouldn’t see how talented Jimmy is. vote blue. save america.
You sound like someone who badly wants to get their face violently kicked in with steel toed boots, retard! You find Fuckface Fallon interesting? You also must have thought Friends was a hilarious show, too! No wonder America is failing with smooth brained retards like you thinking that shit is entertaining!
BTW, fuck you for calling me a MAGAt! That just shows you’re too fucking stupid to make any opinions!
Humanizing Trump by tousling his hair? Really? I did not see it that way at ALL. I saw it as being disrespectful!
Oh yes, Gutpunch will complain about conservative voices being silenced and he has said that in 146 shows, 35 interviews, 16 podcasts, 11 books and 13 national conservative conventions!
Who cares! Conservacrites are having a moment in the sun, making changes to the rules and trampling on the constitution and rule of law. The other side will be in control in the very near future because even his own followers are becoming disillusioned.
Look back in history, Ceasar was not killed by his opponents, he was killed by his own senators. Trump’s days are numbered, someone out there has evidence of his connections to Jeffrey Epstein, irrefutable evidence that cannot be just waved away as “fake news”
I for one look forward to the day when Trump is shipped off to an El Salvador maximum security prison without due process, to kneel on a floor having his head shaved and slapped in the face, while blubbering his watery eyes out. Then each of the members of his administration are led to the same place after Trump is killed by the other inmates as a child molester!
Understand this Victor’s got Crabs.
We know you are itchy but they have medication for your issue.
You seem like you are angry about something. Calling people fuckface and the like….well…
Fuck you, you are a miserable piece of shit and your mother should have swallowed. If you took a moment to pull that stick out of your fat ass perhaps what you say wouldn’t be meaningless!
so see i can curse and insult as much as you can but see that is the problem with the Trumpettes, they have nothing but anger and distress and disappointment because your Hillbilly Eulogy is threatened. Pathetic that you folks think being called deplorable is some badge of honor.
Cry harder for me you retarded bitchole! I’m glad I’m living inside your head, rent free! It’s so spacious inside, what with no brain in it!
The reason I do this is because I have zero tolerance for stupid people who think they’re the smartest people around! And the proof of that is that you call me a MAGAt! You have no idea how badly wrong you are about me! If anything, you’re a BernieBum, because you think Democrats are America’s biggest monsters, and that you didn’t vote for Kamala Harris for president, because you wanted an open primary in the hopes that Bernie the Bum will be the Democrats nominee for president!
If anyone has issues, it’s you, crybaby! And that can be rectified with the mother of all bare assed belt lashings across your fat cheeks, bitchole!
This will be very interesting and memorable!!!
Unfortunately, my TV service is out due to a storm, so this did not record. I was looking forward to seeing it.
I am a moderate who leans right, but I like Jimmy Fallon a whole lot more than I like Greg Gutfeld. Fallon can be funny without name-calling and making fun of people based on their physical characteristics. He also doesn’t seem to buy into the adage that anyone on the right deserves to be canceled and mocked. Most of us just align with that. If you take away every negative reference to Trump, who I do not like, and conservatives in general from Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert’s shows, they might have enough creative content to fill 10 minutes.
Gutfeld can be extremely funny, and he has a sharp intellectual wit, but he has a nasty side that I don’t like. A part of his humor must appeal to eight year-old boys. He likes poop jokes and fat jokes and sexual and gay innuendo. That part of his humor is very off-putting. Fallon will be fair and funny. If anyone messes this up, it’ll be Greg.