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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• Lady Gaga on ‘Jay Leno’ – video

  
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  In an effort to promote her new album, “The Fame Monster”, Lady Gaga performed her newest hit song, “Bad Romance” on “The Jay Leno Show” tonight. She didn’t have quite the performance that she did at last night’s American Music Awards , but it was still good. Gagamania after the jump! At ...
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• Lady Gaga Buys Pizza For Waiting Fans - Photo

  
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  Unlike some people , Lady Gaga really does appreciate her fans. After waiting outside of the Best Buy for hours to purchase “The Fame Monster”, Gaga showed her appreciation by buying the fans pizza! The new album made its debut today at stores all over the world and Gaga was elated that her fans support ...
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• Will Smith and Jay-Z Invest in Broadway

  
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  Sources are saying that Jay-Z, along with Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith are investing their hard earned money into the much talked about Broadway musica ‘Fela’. How much these new producers have shelled out is still unknown but it’s been suggested that they all intend to attend the opening night of ...
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• Leno – Twilight: Newer Moon

  
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  Mike Day, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Kevin Smith, and Richie Sambora star in a new Twilight sequel.
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• Uncle Jay’s Word of the Week is ‘Class’

  
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  Uncle Jay reminds viewers today that it’s almost Thanksgiving, a time when we go from sharing our blessings with friends and family one day to trampling them to death at the mall on Black Friday.  His word of the week is “class” — as in having good taste or showing respect.In this week’s edition of [...]
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• Late Night Lobotomy (Week of 11/23)

  
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  You’d think that a holiday might put a damper on the musical lineup, but that’s definitely not the case this week. Plenty of new episodes to catch in the coming days, and a decent variety of musical guests. If you like Weezer, you have three chances to catch them. And if you like the funny picture of the dog on ...
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• VIDEO: Justin Bell shows off Lexus LFA in Jay Lenos Garage

  
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  Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Lexus 2011 Lexus LFA at California Speedway - Click above to view the video after the jump The lease-only 2011 Lexus LFA supercar has been getting a lot of exposure lately. We had a chance to drive it a few weeks ago and just showed you some pics ...
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• Whats On Tonight: Heroes, Good Eats, Lewis Black, CSI: Miami

  
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  At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars , followed by Find My Family and a new Castle . CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother , then new episodes of Accidentally on Purpose , Two and a Half Men , The Big Bang Theory , and CSI: Miami . NBC has new episodes of Heroes , Trauma ...
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• Andy Richter: The TV Squad Interview

  
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  If you never managed to catch Andy Barker, P.I. when it originally aired two years ago, try not to beat yourself up. Though the show had an impressive cast, led by Andy Richter as a CPA-turned-private-investigator, and including Harve Presnell, Tony Hale, Marshall Manesh, and Clea Lewis. It was also created by Conan ...
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• Is government run health care a good idea? Heres an interesting perspective from Jay Leno.

  
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  Will turning over to the government our health care system a good idea? Considering our experience with the government running the postal service Id say definitely not. Heres Jay Lenos take. "The Postal Service announced last week the Post Office lost $3.8 billion last year. ... Ive got a good idea. Lets put the ...
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• Roundup of Sunday Funnies 23 Nov 2009

  
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  From Denny: The biggest target this week for lampooning by late night comedians was, you guessed it, Sarah Palin. She does love to be controversial - even if its negative attention she seems to thrive on it. Not exactly my idea of Presidential material and the kind of "thinker" Id want with her finger on the ...
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• Lexus LF-A

  
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  Your Monday morning "gear head" fix with Jay Leno, Justin Bell, and an LF-A...enjoy!  
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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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• Friday Ratings: ABC Has Animated Evening

  
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  Would ABC be smart to air cartoons every Friday night? The weekend’s broadcast of Shrek the Third helped give the network a rare tie in the 18-49s. CBS, though, was still a solo winner with the viewers. 8pm Ghost Whisperer (8.4 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) raised another 400,000. Law & Order (7.5 ...
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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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• Tyra Banks on The Jay Leno Show

  
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  Tyra Banks was a guest on The Jay Leno Show earlier this week. Jay does this segment called 10@10, where he asks celebrities 10 questions at 10pm. Jay asks Tyra about her favorite television show ( Curb Your Enthusiasm ), being 5′10″ (it’s the standard height for models), Twitter, and more. Tyra is so ...
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• [Video] Kellan Lutz (Twilight) Sits With Jay Leno, Talks Cougar Moms Wanting To Handcuff Him

  
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  Im posting this one up because I know that there are a ton of young ladies who need, really need to see him talk. But moms? Okay, Cougars, theyre a little different. Share on Facebook
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• [Video] Jay Leno Caught By CNN Camera’s Waiting In Line For “New Moon”

  
  Morninpaper — Authority: 448
  Jay has really been into the whole Twilight thing as of late, but dang, I would have never thought it would go this far. Pretty funny! Share on Facebook
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• Kellan Lutz On The Jay Leno Show

  
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  I have to thank Kellan Lutz for making me watch the Jay Leno show finally. I haven’t had a chance to watch it so of course when Kellan is on the show I have to watch it. Kellan talks about TwiMoms (which he has to know are the best!), the premiere and some cute stories of when he was in high school. The ...
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