The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

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Comic Jay Leno welcomes celebrities and other public figures to an hour of jokes and conversation, as well as popular recurring segments such as bad headlines and ``man on the street'' intervi…

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Premiered: May 01, 1992

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Can comedy be taught?

07/04/09 Professor Henry Higgins might have faced a much tougher challenge if he had to teach Eliza Doolittle, the cockney flower girl of "My Fair Lady," to tell jokes. | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
Billy Mays: Mr. As-Seen-On-TV, Dead At 50 [And Now They're Dead]

06/28/09 Billy Mays , TV salesman, was found discovered dead this morning by his wife. | Gawker
Body of work: McMahon on IMDB -

06/23/09 "Entertainment Tonight" .... ... ... ... ... - | mySA - San Antonio TX
American Idol: Brooke White To Release Album July 21, 2009

06/22/09 A native of Phoenix, Arizona, White began singing at age 15. | Reality TV Magazine
Christopher Mintz-Plasse

06/17/09 Episode #7.43 (2009) TV episode .... - | Alternaltive Press Magazine
Judge lowers bail in fatality

06/16/09 His attorney said he even appeared at one time as a guest on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. Lagerev, 45, is now behind bars at the county jail on charges that he killed a UNLV student named Lindsay Bennett. | Las Vegas Review Journal - Las Vegas NV
Letterman overtakes Conan

06/11/09 In my column today , I mention that the ratings for Conan O'Brien on "The Tonight Show" have declined since the big numbers he posted on opening night. | A+E Interactive - San Jose Mercury News
Comic Brian Regan keeps it clean

06/05/09 He's not raunchy like some comedians and that's exactly what sets Brian Regan apart in the world of stand-up. | Go!
ADRIAN APOLLO: Evolution of 'The Tonight Show'

06/05/09 Bette sang touching renditions of songs with rewritten lyrics that were created for the occasion, and Robin Williams was on fire, humor-wise, proving that he was El Numero Uno in the comedy world. | The Fresno Bee - Fresno CA
Borel Steals Belmont Spotlight From Horses in Bid for His Own Triple Crown

06/04/09 The Belmont Stakes may be more about a jockey this year than the horse he'll be riding. | Bloomberg.com
Corporate Press Release Theater: Jay Sets a Date

06/02/09 Maybe the welter of mostly positive attention to Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show debut made the perfect setting to start building hype for NBC's biggest fall debut. | Tuned In - TV Blog TIME.com
Conan aims for younger audience on "The Tonight Show"

06/01/09 Conan O'Brian seems to be using his talent for scripted skits to attract a flagging youth audience back to the legendary show. | TheCelebrityCafe.com
Les News, 053009

05/30/09 Jay Leno delivers his last monologue of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; passes the torch to Conan O'Brien. | Pink is the new Blog
Wanda Sykes and Wife Get Tag-Teamed By Twins

05/29/09 During a humorous Wednesday appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Wanda Sykes dished on life with twins Olivia Lou and Lucas Claude , 4 ½-weeks. | Celebrity Baby Blog
On Thursday's Talk Shows

05/27/09 9:00 (CBS) The Bonnie Hunt Show: Bill Nye the Science Guy. 9:00 (CW) The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet: "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert. | The Courier-Journal - Louisville KY
Hollywood buzzing after California upholds Prop. 8

05/27/09 "This just should invigorate people to get it back on the ballot in 2010 and 2012 and every two years until all people are allowed a basic civil right." • | Journal News - White Plains NY
Was the California Supreme Court right to uphold Prop. 8?

05/27/09 Is California's Proposition 8 an example of civil rights advances coinciding with setbacks? | The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids MI
Mel Gibson Confirms His Girlfriend is Pregnant

05/25/09 Rumors had been circling for the past few weeks that Oksana was with child, but Mel has just confirmed the news himself. | Hollyscoop
Blink-182 Bring “All The Small Things” to “Leno”

05/20/09 Blink-182 were back on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno last night for their second of two comeback performances. | Rock and Roll Daily - Rolling Stone
Cameron Diaz Shares Her Green Toilet Habits On Leno

05/19/09 Cameron Diaz was a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night — and the actress/environmentalist was keen to share her green passions. | Ecorazzi
Leno announces Conan will be his last guest

05/14/09 ON AOL TELEVISION On a conference call with reporters today, Jay Leno announced that his final guest on The To night Show will be the man who will replace him as host, Conan O'Brien. | TV Squad