Jay Leno last show
So Jay Leno had his last Tonight Show. That was news to me.
Welcome to the exciting season finale of the TONIGHT SHOW, ladies and gentlemen.
As you know, this is our last show after 17 years. I want to thank all the people that made it possible – Michael Jackson, Monica Lewinsky, Bill Clinton …
Seventeen years! Do you realize when I started this show, my hair was black and the president was white. Did you know that? When we started this show 17 years ago, Jon and Kate were both 8! The only thing that hasn’t changed in 17 years? The Clippers still suck.
Frankly I don’t think I ever had a desire to stay up and sit through Jay Leno during those last 17 years. Everyone know Conan O’Brien is much more trendy and funny anyway, so I’m glad the torch has been passed to Conan.
I thought Leno and late night shows like David Letterman and Saturday Night Live were overrated. Yes, they had their uses in the pre-Internet/cable/Direct TV/TiVO era, but now they seem like dinosaurs. The big joke is that these comedians try to be “counter-culture” yet they are raking in millions and millions from Hollywood, and in many ways they are the official spokespeople of whatever trend Hollywood dictates.
Not trying to rip Leno, since he’s a success story from humble beginnings, but I always thought his show was typical 1990′s stand-up that just happened to survive thanks to Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” run, TV station, and time-slot. There were many funnier and more socially relevant comedians that during his 17-year run. What I’m trying to say is if he had a “Jay Leno Show” on FOX an hour later or earlier, he would not be considered the “icon” he is considered today.
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They should bring back space ghost coast to coast.
as far as im concerned the best late night talk show ever.
Vahl here.
Jay Leno — talk about a blip on the radar … a blip that gets tons of attention from the MEDIA.
I remember in the late '80s, in High School, people would say how cool he was when filling in for Johnny Carson.
Damn. Can you imagine staying up late to watch Jay Leno in High School? Would anyone today do that? 11:30pm — Jay Leno or the Internet? Let's Googlefight that!
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Jay+Leno&word2=Internet
No contest.
lol…I’m glad I’m not alone in this.
He’s such an 80′s/mid-90′s guy, who rode coattails. He’s a product of the era, not an innovator.
I’m pretty sure NO ONE in high school stayed up late for Leno in the 2000′s.
In New York, Letterman was more popular; Leno was clearly a guy who jumped coasts, like the Dodgers.
With Hulu, Youtube, Yahoo/MSN, local news channels, and E! any funny or controversial interview became a 2 minute clip.