Jay Leno is the Richard Nixon of comedy
by Jay Leno struck this pose Sunday night while accepting the 2014 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In doing …
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Jay Leno’s Garage coming to CNBC primetime in 2015
Jay Leno isn’t leaving the NBC family, just late-night and the broadcast network. Jay Leno’s Garage will debut as a primetime series in 2015 on …
Jay Leno: Gone from NBC late-night, but not forgotten by NBCUniversal. Jay Leno’s Garage online, and soon on CNBC?
When Jay Leno signed off this spring as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show for his second time, he meant it. And some speculated Leno …
Joe Toplyn on writing for Leno, Letterman, Chevy and more
For millions of students and teachers, it’s time to go back to school this week. For a handful of lucky comedy students, it’s also the …
Jay Leno’s words of wisdom to NBC’s Top 5, Last Comic Standing 8
Jay Leno appeared briefly on NBC’s Last Comic Standing as the guest mentor for season eight’s top five finalists, before they faced a studio audience …
Jay Leno to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2014
Now that he’s retired, Jay Leno can start to reap the rewards of his free time. Perhaps nothing quite as rewarding as the news this …
Joan Rivers returns to The Tonight Show as a guest for first time since ban dating back to the 1980s
Joan Rivers made her Tonight Show debut with Johnny Carson on Feb. 17, 1965. Forty-nine years later to the day, Rivers appeared in the same …
George Lopez revisits Lopez Tonight, Conan and Leno (the Late-Night TV Wars of 2010), in his first visit in nine years with Howard Stern
George Lopez hadn’t visited Howard Stern’s SiriusXM morning radio show since before Stern had moved to satellite radio. In the nine years that had elapsed, …
Jay Leno surprises Arsenio Hall by announcing second-season renewal of The Arsenio Hall Show
“Actually, on the second season, I’m going to be hosting. They didn’t tell you that part.” — Jay Leno, right before hugging Arsenio Hall, who …
Jay Leno’s final farewell from NBC’s The Tonight Show
“Thank you everybody! Watch Jimmy Fallon! Thanks folks, see ya later. I’m coming home, honey!” — Jay Leno’s last words on The Tonight Show with …