Jay Leno

Jay Leno, the lantern-jawed comedian best known as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show (TTS), made the first of many appearances on the show as a stand-up comedian in 1977. Over the years, Leno often filled in as the show’s guest host and took over full-time hosting duties when Johnny Carson retired in 1992.

Leno’s populist humor and “nice-guy” image made him an audience favorite. When he interviewed President Barack Obama on TTS in March 2009, however, several bloggers, (including this one), protested that the interview blurred the lines between news and entertainment.

Leno’s legendary passion for automobiles and fondness for Detroit led him to perform two free concerts for the recession-plagued Motor City’s unemployed workers in April 2009.  Bloggers gave rave reviews to both the "Comedy Stimulus Plan” shows and Leno's test-drive of the Chevy Volt hybrid.

In May 2009, Conan O'Brien will replace Leno as host of TTS (as mentioned in this blog about O’Brien’s move to LA), and Leno will move to prime time in a new show on NBC.

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• Jay Leno losing his audience to DVR machines (AP)

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  NEW YORK – Much of the prime-time audience lost to NBC when Jay Leno moved into prime-time has gone not to its rivals but the digital video recorder . Rival network executives seemed almost giddy at the possibilities last spring after NBC announced Leno would do a comedy show five nights a week ...
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  I feel like I’ve failed my people by not writing about Kellan Lutz for days now. I know it’s out of character for me but finally I saw a picture that made me want to write about him again. These outtakes from August magazine get me every time. The other night on the Jay Leno show Kellan said that he ...
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• Rebecca Meyer From The Biggest Loser Talks Weight Loss & Love

  
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  The Biggest Loser’s Rebecca Meyer lost a whopping 122 lbs. on the show — and gained a boyfriend….
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• [Video] Ten@Ten: Jay Asks Jimmie Johnson (Nascar) Ten Questions

  
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• Hope for Jay? Leno Show halts ratings slide

  
  ShowHype - Top Television News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 172
  Has Jay Leno changed course? NBCs primetime talk show has recently halted its heavily reported ratings... Full story at The Live Feed TV Squad found this 4 hours ago on thrfeed.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Television , Jay Leno , The Biggest Loser
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• Jay Lenos ratings suck less

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 708
  People who hoped and prayed that The Jay Leno Show would become a big failure had one less reason to go on living this week. It seems that the show has hit a recent "ratings slide." The last 11 episodes either maintained or improved their adult demographic ratings after a long slide since September. Even the ...
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• LADY GAGA, In New Interview, She Leaves Ellen DeGeneres Speechless!!!

  
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  In case you missed Lady Gaga, on the Ellen show, here’s what our Aries girl had to say. She revealed, “I didn’t fit in in high school, and I felt like a freak. So I like to create this atmosphere for my fans where they feel like they have a freak in me to hang [...]
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• NBC Monday New Heroes, Trauma and Jay Leno Show

  
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• U.S Air Force Capt won a new car in Jay Leno Show

  
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  An audience member at "The Jay Leno Show " is especially grateful this Thanksgiving. He won a new car. Air Force Capt. Tung Ngo (TUNG’ noh) was in the audience filled with men and women of the U.S. military when Leno called his name during Thursday’s special holiday program. It was taped at NBC studios in ...
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• Megan Fox Entertains All Military Audience

  
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  Megan Fox graces the all military audience on The Jay Leno Show on Thursday, Thanksgiving (November 26). The 23-year-old actress complimented the military during the show, saying. “Every time I’ve ever come in contact with anybody from the military. You’re always the most chivalrous, polite and respectful ...
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• Megan Fox buys classic Mustang for beau

  
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  Megan Fox has bought her boyfriend a classic car, which she found on internet auction site eBay. The Transformers actress snapped up the red 1966 Mustang Fastback for actor Brian Austin Green – her on-off beau of five years. Fox, 23, showed off a picture of the vehicle – which looks like it needs a bit of work ...
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• Megan Fox Spends Thanksgiving With The Military

  
  ImNotObsessed.com — Authority: 693
  Megan Fox spent her Thanksgiving morning at a taping of The Jay Leno Show . Jay says that they called her up and the minute they told her it was a special audience comprised of military men and women - she immediately said yes. Megan chatted about the making of Transformers 2 - working on the military bases and ...
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• Whats On Tonight: Ugly Betty, SpongeBob, Monk

  
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• Jay Leno Gives Away New Car To Thank US Military Servicemen

  
  Stupid Celebrities Gossip — Authority: 579
  Talk show host Jay Leno gave a U.S. serviceman something to be extremely grateful for on Thanksgiving, by giving away a brand new car. Read more on Jay Leno’s generosity below. Comedian and talk show host Jay Leno invited men and women serving in the military to sit in the audience for his special holiday taping ...
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• Air Force captain wins new car on Jay Leno Show

  
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  An audience member at "The Jay Leno Show" is especially grateful this Thanksgiving.
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• What Jonathan is thankful for

  
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  Another year, another Thanksgiving, and another Fall TV season with plenty of reasons to be thankful. Heres whats winning me over this holiday season... FXs Sons of Anarchy -- Talk about a complete 180°. This show went from near the bottom of my list last season to one of the most superb dramas on TV right now. ...
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• What Kona is thankful for

  
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  Its Thanksgiving morning as Im writing this. Ive got five pounds of potatoes boiling for our mashed potatoes, the turkey is in the oven, and the butternut squash is cut up for the risotto Im making. My baby is playing ball with his dad, and the dog is on the couch trying to sleep and just remaining thankful that said ...
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• WFTV leads news pack in November, but WKMG, WESH cite gains

  
  The TV Guy — Authority: 629
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