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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• This is one reason I dont watch The Jay Leno Show

  
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• Quote Of The Day

  
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• NBC Shakes Up Format of “The Jay Leno Show”

  
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• Tuesday Ratings: V Comes Back to Earth

  
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• Howie Mandel improves The Tonight Show, er, The Jay Leno Show

  
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• NBC and Jay Leno: Is it time to pull the plug?

  
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• [Video] Ten@Ten: Jay Asks Diablo Cody Ten Questions

  
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• Whats On Tonight: CMA Awards, Glee, House of Payne, Ultimate Fighter

  
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• As Lenos fortunes fade at NBC, Zuckers continue to climb

  
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• Leno Show Removing Last Vestiges of Not-Tonight-Show-Ness

  
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• Leno Update: Low Ratings Mean Changes

  
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• Morning Link-O-Rama

  
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  Good morning, freaks.Since my current job entails way too much downtime, I figured I’d try and start off most mornings by sharing links, videos, etc. with you that I come across as I go through my myriad of feeds.  IT’S A CORNUCOPIA OF FUN!On to the show.Boing Boing has a great video about marriage from [...]
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• Leno show makes "radical" format change; looks more like old Tonight Show

  
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  If you were one of the dozens of people who were watching The Jay Leno show on Monday, you might have been wondering why the "Headlines" segment came right after Jays monologue instead of right before the local news. Were you stumbling upon a rerun of the old Tonight Show that was airing by mistake? Nope. It seems ...
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• NBC Shakes Up The Format For ‘The Jay Leno Show’

  
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