Comedians Eviscerate Jimmy Fallon's Shameful Trump Pandering

Remember when Late Night host Seth Meyers announced on his show that Donald Trump wasn't welcome as a guest? Maybe Jimmy Fallon should have followed suit.

Fallon's goofy interview with Trump on The Tonight Show -- during which he notably mussed Trump's hair and treated the GOP presidential candidate with same ingratiating, aw-shucks-it's-a-privilege-to-be-in-your-presence demeanor as he does with all of his guests -- was rightfully met by fierce backlash from the type of thoughtful comedians who actually stand for something.

Fallon responded by claiming he's an entertainer, not a journalist, but that didn't fly with other entertainers. Check out the (actually entertaining) opinions several notable LGBT comedians and allies offered on Twitter.

\u201cEnlighten us, Jimmy Fallon: How does racism, sexism and homophobia feel on contact? https://t.co/I5KTg8RJxB\u201d
— Michael Ausiello (@Michael Ausiello) 1473995437

\u201c"I heard you were responsible for like 30 million deaths. That's crazy." Jimmy Fallon interviewing Stalin\u201d
— Andy Kindler (@Andy Kindler) 1353129513

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\u201c"Donald Trump Jimmy Fallon" is the combination of words that starts my period\u201d
— danielle radford (@danielle radford) 1474001901

\u201cHillary calls out racism, et al in this country. \n"SHE'S SICK!"\nDrump says racist, et al things. \n"NEXT ON LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON!"\u201d
— river buddy butcher \ud83e\udd20 (@river buddy butcher \ud83e\udd20) 1474040623

\u201cI don't fault Jimmy Fallon for not being a journalist. I do fault him for his willingness to serve as hell's court jester.\u201d
— Mark Harris (@Mark Harris) 1474002525

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