03:23 AM EDT 10/15/2009
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Heeeeeeere's Barack Obama!
Originally posted 03/19/2009 09:00PM
Loaded with one-liners, President Barack Obama visited the Tonight Show on Thursday night and likened his new job to competing on a reality show: "I do think in Washington, it's a little bit like American Idol. But everybody is Simon Cowell."
The appearance by the First Guest provided Jay Leno with what he called "the most exciting show of my life" – and fodder for jokes and banter. "A lot of people were surprised that the president came to NBC," said Leno. "You'd think by this time, he'd be tired of big companies on the brink of disaster."
Obama, dressed in a dark blue suit with a red tie flipped up the tails of jacket when he sat down, then crossed his legs and talked about the perks of the office, starting with his new mode of transportation.
"How cool is it to fly in Air Force One?" asked Leno.
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Jay Leno Jokes: NBC Pulled Me Back In
Originally posted 12/09/2008 02:45PM
It's official! After he leaves The Tonight Show, Jay Leno will keep America laughing – an hour and half earlier.
On Tuesday, NBC announced that Leno will stay with the network and host a new primetime comedy/talk show five nights a week starting in the fall of 2009. The one-hour show will air at 10 p.m., making it the first program of its kind to be featured on primetime on a broadcast network.
"Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in," Leno jokingly told reporters at a press conference in Los Angeles Tuesday.
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Leno, Letterman Return to the Air
Originally posted 01/03/2008 09:25AM
It took two presidential candidates to help the two late-night kings of television return to the air Tuesday: Republican hopeful Mike Huckabee, with Jay Leno, and Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, with David Letterman.
"Dave has been off the air for eight long weeks," Senator Clinton, appearing via satellite from the campaign in Iowa, said at the outset of CBS's Late Show with David Letterman. "Tonight, he's back. Oh, well. All good things come to an end."
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
Boxing Announcer Buffer Proposes on The Tonight Show
Originally posted 09/14/2007 04:05PM
(Video courtesy of NBC)
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Conan Named Leno's Tonight Show Successor
Originally posted 09/27/2004 03:00PM
Jay Leno is out, and Conan O'Brien is in – but not until 2009.
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Leno a Very Rich Late-Night Fixture
Originally posted 03/30/2004 2:58PM
Jay Leno isn't headed anywhere soon -- and certainly not to make a little extra cash.
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