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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• Phillip Phillips – Tonight Show Interview – Video

  
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  Phillip Phillips – Tonight Show Interview – Video | Source: Rickey.org | The X Factor | The Voice | American Idol Phillip Phillips was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to talk about his win on American Idol . I loved how the band played Phillip’s “theme song” “Home” when he walked in. ...
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• An Open Letter to Jay Leno About Stealing My Video and Then Getting It Removed From YouTube - Splitsider

  
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  An Open Letter to Jay Leno About Stealing My Video and Then Getting It Removed From YouTube - Splitsider
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• Conan O’Brien Speaks on Jay Leno

  
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  In a new feature article with The Hollywood Reporter , Conan O’Brien talks about his current standing with one time rival Jay Leno. He says: “He certainly isn’t calling me. It’s not like he’s going to sneak up on me in traffic. He’s a guy you see coming from a ways off because he’s usually driving a ...
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• Jay Leno Stole a Guys YouTube Video and Then Got It Banned [Copyright]

  
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  A few years ago, Jay Leno played a YouTube clip made by Brian Kamerer and his friends on his show. He didnt credit the Kamerer, but whatever, he was on NBC! Awesome! Except that some time since then, he says in an open letter on Splitsider, YouTube took the down the video because it was violating NBCs copyright. ...
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• An Open Letter to Jay Leno About Stealing My Video and Then Getting It Removed From YouTube

  
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• Conan OBrien says he and Jay Leno "will both leave this Earth without speaking to each other"

  
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• Watch Free Online The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Season 20 Episode 79 - Charlize Theron (2012.05.23)

  
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• Watch Free Online The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Season 20 Episode 78 - Josh Brolin (2012.05.22)

  
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• Conan O’Brien Talks Jay Leno In ‘The Hollywood Reporter’

  
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  In a new feature article with THR , Conan O’Brien talks about his current standing with one time rival Jay Leno .  He says: “He certainly isn’t calling me. It’s not like he’s going to sneak up on me in traffic. He’s a guy you see coming from a ways off because he’s usually driving a car made of ...
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• Justin Timberlake Cruises In His Classic Car With Mystery Brunette

  
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  Justin Timberlakes car game could rival Jay Lenos! The singer was spotted riding around the streets of Los Angeles in his vintage 1960s Pontiac GTO with a new lady friend not named Jessica Biel. Now were not jumping to...
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• What TV shows we should watch tonight

  
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  American Idol and Modern Family air their season finales, plus a huge NHL playoff game five top the listings of what to watch on TV tonight. Rangers-Devils @ 8pm, NBC Sports Network: The Devils tied... [[ This is an article summary only. Click the link to check out the full story on Guyism. ]]
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• No Joking: Our Kids are Failing Democracy 101

  
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  A study released today by the Educational Testing Service paints a dismal picture of our children’s knowledge of the principles of democracy. The study links weak civics knowledge to a decline in voting and volunteering among youth. How do we reverse this trend? read more
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• No Joking: Our Kids are Failing Democracy 101

  
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  A study released today by the Educational Testing Service paints a dismal picture of our children’s knowledge of the principles of democracy. The study links weak civics knowledge to a decline in voting and volunteering among youth. How do we reverse this trend? read more
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• Last Night on Late Night: Anderson Cooper Addressed His Giggle Attacks, Then Giggled Some More

  
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  Last night on late night was comedic gold. Anderson Cooper addressed his two giggle attacks — "Im so stupid for giggling like a 12-year-old girl meeting Justin Bieber for the first time" — and then proceeded to giggle during an absurd game of Russian Roulette Roshambo with Jimmy Fallon. You ... ...
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• RIP Catchy Pop Song: Jay Leno Officially Kills ‘Call Me Maybe’

  
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  Wow. Jay Leno  just did the impossible. He made me hate the insanely popular Carly Rae Jepsen song “ Call Me Maybe ” by mentioning it on his show. Just kidding, he did something worse than that. So much worse. He turned it into an incredibly unfunny political joke with Mitt Romney and Barack Obama ...
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• ‘Call Me Maybe’ Parody Features Digital Obama, Romney [VIDEO]

  
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  What would President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Mitt Romney look like if they hopped on board Carly Rae Jepsen’s infectious “ Call Me Maybe ” train? Something like the parody The Tonight Show host Jay Leno showed the world Monday night. Thanks to some digital wizardry and video editing, the two ...
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• [VIDEO] Jay Leno Call Me Maybe With Romney and Obama

  
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  Jay Leno showed us that whether you are a Democrat or Republican, “Call Me Maybe” makes you put all your differences aside and just dance. @TheBroBlogs
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• Last Night on Late Night: John Lithgows R-Rated Charade for The Dictator

  
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  Last night on Late Night, John Lithgow had the plumb luck of picking up The Dictator in a Charades game with Miranda Cosgrove and Jimmy Fallon. As a matter of course, he signaled "movie," "two words," and "first syllable sounds like," at which point things got out of control. Lithgow ... More »
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• Conan O’Brien & David Letterman Diss Jay Leno

  
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  It’s been more than two years since Conan O’Brien lost his gig hosting “The Tonight Show” in a very public debacle that seriously undercut Jay Leno’s “nice guy” image, not to mention his longtime ratings dominance. On Thursday, O’Brien made his first visit to “The Late Show” in 13 years, where he ...
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• Video: Jay Leno gets nostalgic driving Shelby GT500 and Boss 302

  
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  Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Videos , Ford , Celebrities It looks like we werent the only ones to get our hands on the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 . Jamal Hameedi , SVT chief nameplate engineer, recently stopped by the Big Dog Garage to show off both the Mustang Boss 302 and the GT500. Its no ...
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