LOS ANGELES _ Jimmy Fallon's jovial interview with then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in September 2016 sparked an online reaction that ran the gamut from shock to outrage, and then to outrage over the outrage.
Normally Fallon shies away from political humor so it was interesting to see "The Tonight Show" host make jokes at the expense of the new president-elect in his opening monologue at the Golden Globes ceremony.
So we asked the man of the hour.
At the NBC after-party, Fallon was greeted by a huge round of applause. He raised his hands in the air and started cheering with the crowd.
His first stop was Bob Greenblatt (chairman of NBC Entertainment), who he embraced while flashbulbs went off to capture the moment. They were joined shortly after by "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels and the vice chairman of NBCUniversal, Ron Meyer.
As they were surrounded by bodyguards trying to shield the group from selfie-seekers, we approached the host and asked about his Trump-related jokes.
"Eh, one or two jokes," he said, shrugging off cracks such as comparing Trump to a "Game of Thrones" villain.
Would it be awkward to have Trump back the "Tonight Show" again? "No, we went evenly on everyone," Fallon said.
