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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• Acura Super Bowl Commercial: Jerry Seinfeld vs. Jay Leno for the First NSX [Video]

  
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  The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and if you’re like me, you just may tune in for the commercials alone. This is the only time when commercials are not just welcome, but anticipated, so why wait to see what is sure to be one of the hottest ad spots this year during the big game? We just saw Acura’s newest commercial ...
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• Video: 2012 Acura NSX Big Game Ad – Transactions featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno

  
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  Click here to view the embedded video. Here comes the next big Super Bowl Ad, this time for the Acura NSX and it features none other than Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno. “Jerry Seinfeld is so excited about the new Acura NSX that he will stop at nothing to acquire the very first one.” Check out the commercial here ...
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  Jerry Seinfeld is so excited about the new Acura NSX that he will stop at nothing to acquire the very first one ... at least in a Super Bowl ad airing Sunday night. How far will Jerry go for the first new NSX, the debut of which is expected in the coming years? How does Jay Leno fit into this quest for automotive ...
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  Celebrity spotting of a different kind over in the US featuring stars arriving or actually at TV shows and interviews in New York and LA yesterday 30 January. Featuring stars doing what is called in the trade “the promo run” promoting their latest film, music single or album or book or TV show or anything
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• Dont Mess With Our Sentiments, We’re Indian

  
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  A few days ago, Jay Leno made derogatory references to the Golden Temple on his show. Our religious sentiments were hurt, and now we have blown this up into a massive controversy . Take that, you American sense of humor. The joke was on super rich Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, and the Golden Temple ...
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• Jay Leno

  
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  Clinton, Rao Discuss Civil Nuke Cooperation – Outlook India However, neither the State Department nor the Indian embassy would say if the issue of popular television host Jay Leno’s remarks on Golden Temple figured during the Clinton-Rao talks. “Both recognised that there has been tremendous progress in … ...
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• India’s Sikh Sense of Humor

  
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  Image via Wikipedia Jay Leno is one of the most well-known comedians in North America , taking to the stage weeknights with his Tonight Show . As other late night comedians, be it David Letterman , Conan O’Brien or Craig Ferguson , Leno begins his show with a monologue in which he comments on current ...
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• Michelle Obama heading to Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’

  
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  Michelle Obama will be making her first late-night stop since becoming the First Lady. Michelle Obama will be returning to the stage on Tuesday, January 31 to discuss life in the White House, her upcoming book and her Let’s Move! initiative, The Associated Press reports. This will be Michelle’s first late-night ...
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• India objects to Jay Leno’s remark on Golden Temple

  
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  Sikhs have taken strong exception to US TV show host Jay Leno’s remark about Sri Darbar Sahib, commonly known as the Golden Temple of Amritsar. India has strongly “objected” to the remark on the Golden Temple by popular US television host Jay Leno, terming it “quite unfortunate”. Leno and his associates ...
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• India stands against Jay Leno’s comment on Golden Tample

  
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  India has strongly “objected” to the remark on the Golden Temple by popular US television host Jay Leno, terming it “quite unfortunate”. Leno, the host of the popular “The Tonight Show” on NBC channel, flashed a picture of the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, in Amritsar on his programme and termed ...
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• Jennifer Garner visits Jay Leno

  
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  I have added the first pics of Jennifer on Jay Leno. Check them out: January 18 2012: Visits Jay Leno Visit Jennifer Garner Fans – One Of A Kind! Jennifer Garner source running since 2005. Follow us on twitter @jenfans & like us on Facebook Related Posts:January 7, 2012 -- Jennifer Garner Fans: Latest Candids ...
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• Parachute – “Kiss Me Slowly” 1/18 Leno

  
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  Parachute performed “Kiss Me Slowly” on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Watch the video below: Social Bookmarking
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• Janet Jackson talks health, self-esteem & True You best-seller with Jay Leno [Video]

  
  SoulCulture — Authority: 614
  Earlier this month pop icon, actress and now author Janet Jackson stopped by Jay Leno‘s talk show to talk about her experiences of struggling with body image and low self-esteem that eventually inspired her to pen the New York Times best-selling book, True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself – watch ...
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• Afternoon Briefs: Kerry Washington’s scandal-ous Details shoot, Adam Lambert goes Leno, Out features Harris-Burtka

  
  Jos njai — Authority: 121
  Kerry Washington, yes Kerry as in “Save The Last Dance, For Colored Girls and Night Catches Us,’ has gone and done quite a scandalous shoot for Details magazine. It’s so not safe so you’ll have to look at it below… In Other News: Adam Lambert performed his new single “Better Than I Know Myself” (watch
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• Adam Lambert Rocks ‘Tonight Show’ With “Better Than I Know Myself”

  
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  If Adam Lambert’s fans were anxious to see him back on the promo circuit and getting the word out about his new material , last night’s performance of lead Trespassing single “Better Than I Know Myself” surely proved to be worth the wait. The singer initially teased with a calm and cool delivery of the ...
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• It’s As Simple As Creating A Frog Sculpture

  
  Celebrity Cars Blog — Authority: 418
  Well not really but I was watching this video on Jay Lenos Garage and thought that it was very cool that the owner Tim Cotterill made his money producing these little frog figurines. His motorcycle is known as the Rocket II Trike designed by Blastolene. Related posts: George Clooney: Solo Ride Through The City Brad ...
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• Graffiti6 Impress Jay On The Tonight Show (VIDEO)

  
  Celebrity VIP Lounge — Authority: 129
  Graffiti6 stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to perform their single “Free.”  The track appears on their Capitol Records’ debut album, Colours, due out next week on January 24th. Take a look after the jump!With a single in the top 10 at AAA radio, a new title of VH1 “You Oughta Know” artist [...]
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• Adam Lambert – “Better Than I Know Myself” 1/17 Leno

  
  The Audio Perv — Authority: 593
  Adam Lambert performed “Better Than I Know Myself” on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno . Watch the video below: Social Bookmarking
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• American Idols Adam Lambert Debuts New Look, Single on The Tonight Show (Video)

  
  Hollywood Reporter — Authority: 864
  Shirley Halperin The Season 8 grad performed his new song "Better Than I Know Myself" on the Jan. 17 show. read more
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