The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

[dfergie]

How many of you watch The Tonight Show with Jay Leno? I watched Johnny Carson and then switched to Leno when Carson retired... but I kind of started watching every once in awhile until my schedule changed recently and I catch the last half of the show when I get in from work... I love the Jay Walking bits Jay Walk All Stars on tonight...

 

[charper1]

I check the guide to see the guest schd between Dave & Leno, if both have equal guests or no good guests, I generally go with Dave. His humor is more honest to me and I never liked the way the Leno, Carson deal panned out. Leno has also become a dirty old man to me; listen to how he questions the babes, it can get uncomfortable. Demi was a great example last night.

 

[dfergie]

For those of you in the Mtn and West Time Zones Larry the Cable Guy is on Leno in about 10 minutes or 1:10...

 

[8bitbytes]

I usually check to see who is on Dave and on Jay - the OTA PQ is simply amazing! Especially at 90 inches.

 

[dfergie]

Reruns, some from years ago are on now... last nights was from 2000 the night before from way back...

 

[dfergie]

Good one last night, Battle of the Jaywalk all stars... they'll be back on tonight.

 

[televisionarchives]

I watch Leno. Just go back and look at the old Letterman shows on NBC(if you have them on tape) . Letterman is a angry man now. His NBC show was fun. His CBS show looks better back it's not funny.

 

[dfergie]

Jay Leno Hospitalized, Tonight's Show Canceled

BURBANK -- "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno has been hospitalized.
According to Tracy St. Pierre of NBC, Leno checked himself in to the hospital because he wasn't feeling well.
St. Pierre confirmed, tonight's show taping has been canceled.

Source & More: KTLA.com

 

[Stargazer]

The hosts are going to get sick once in a while.

 

[riffjim4069]

Source & More: KTLA.com

It sounds like Jay is doing well...just hope it's nothing serious. I have been a huge Leno fans for many years! He is one of the hardest working comedians in the business and it shows in the quality if his Tonight Show monologues, segments, and skits. My only complaint about Leno is that he has a case of man love going on with Obama. Come on Jay! You've brutalized each and every President and significant political figure over the past 20-years, but jokes about Obama are off-limit.

 

[ronton3]

recording monologue

I record the NBC local news from Columbia Mo, extend the timer 15 minutes, scan the news and weather the next day, watch the monologue and delete. On a few occasions I have recorded the whole show. McCain Obama, and Michelle O. but it is rare.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

This is the first time Leno has missed a day of work since becoming host of "The Tonight Show" in 1992.

Impressive.

 

[riffjim4069]

Impressive.

Jay regularly takes week long vacations...but it's still impressive that he has not taken a sick day.

 

[Ilya]

I like Jay and his show a lot! My most favorite show host of them all! Great sense of humor, but not a clown like some others.

I am glad he is moving to prime time - more people will have opportunity to watch him.

 

[mike123abc]

Jay takes a lot fewer vacations than past hosts. Carson used to have guest hosts since he took so many vacations.

 

[TNGTony]

Carson didn't have more time off than Leno does now, at least not much more.

The guest hosts were because:
-There were next to no reruns until very late in the history of Carson's Tonight Show. So when johnny went on vacation you got a new show with a guest host instead of a two week-old rerun.
-Until the last 10 years or so the show was 90 minutes every day instead of 60.
-In the later years Carson worked 4 days a week instead of 5 so on Mondays it was guest host day and toward the end, rerun day.

Leno was on vacation last week. There were just reruns to fill in.

But I will say that Conan will not be getting me as a regular viewer when he takes over. I find his humor to be a looooong way off from Letterman. And what's-his-name on after leno now just plain blows! Furguson for the late late show!

See ya
Tony

 

[dfergie]

NBC: Jay Leno Released From Hospital Friday

Leno's illness forced the network to canceled Thursday night's taping of the "Tonight Show." Friday's taping was also canceled. The show is set to resume on Monday.

Source & More: KTLA.com

 

[dfergie]

Funny opening on tonight's show...

 

[dfergie]

Jay Leno returned to The Tonight Show Monday. The host had spent 24 hours in the hospital late last week, canceling two shows, after arriving to work on Thursday with a 103 degree fever. He blamed the hospital visit on an "ODN (overly dramatic nurse)" at NBC.

Source & More. EW.com

 

[lakebum431]

Funny opening on tonight's show...

That was pretty good. "Take that octomom"