How Low Can Leno Go?

Pretty goddamn low: Last night, during his typically abysmal monologue (start at about 3:15), Jay Leno included a segment that purported to examine attempted Times Square car bomber Faisal Shahzad's Facebook page, because terrorism is hilarious comedy fodder.

Different parts of the page were zoomed in as he "joked" about them, and, although it was left unremarked-upon, clearly visible on Shahzad's imaginary profile under group memberships was "Team Coco," a reference to supporters of Conon O'Brien.


What a petty, spiteful shit.

Yeah, you just haven't won enough, Jay Leno. It wasn't enough that you got The Tonight Show back after fucking with the serial drama lead-in formula that kept you on top for all those years. What you really needed to do to prove how AWESOME you are was take a swipe at a guy who's clearly had the wind knocked out of him (and has signed a non-disparagement agreement, so he couldn't retaliate in kind even if he wanted to).

Class act, all the way.

And, you know, I don't even really care about Conan O'Brien. I thought his shtick—which I once enjoyed, for its giddy absurdity—got mean and small and unfunny when he took over The Tonight Show. And I can't muster too much sympathy for a super-privileged dude who landed with a $30 million parachute after losing a job, when people all over this country get laid off all the time with jack shit.

But some things are just wrong on principle—and this is one of them. You are the worst, Jay Leno.

The WORST.

Contact NBC Universal.

[H/T to Paul the Spud, who got it from The Daily What.]