HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jay Leno has announced plans to perform a benefit show for Mississippians impacted by the Gulf oil spill.
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Jay Leno to Perform Benefit Show for Gulf Oil Spill Victims
Submitted by Dave Paris on July 23, 2010
Video: Jay Leno Returns to 'The Tonight Show'
Submitted by Dave Paris on March 2, 2010
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jay Leno was back at "home" Monday as he returned to The Tonight Show seat he previously held for 17 years.
The broadcast opened with a take-off on The Wizard of Oz, with Leno trying to make sense of the strange dream he has suddenly awakened from.
"I went away to the strangest place," he recollected. "It was wonderful, but some of it wasn't so nice."
The bit also featured a cameo by Betty White.
The Tonight Show was the No. 1 late-night program when Leno handed it over to Conan O'Brien last spring. But Leno's failed primetime experiment and O'Brien's inability to hold the top spot against David Letterman's Late Show resulted in last night's switcharoo.
Jay Leno's Primetime Show Canceled
Submitted by Rich King on January 10, 2010
LOS ANGELES — Jay Leno's primetime show has officially been canceled, NBC announced Sunday.
NBC Universal Television chief Jeff Gaspin said that Leno's primetime gig will end on Feb. 11, the day before the network kicks off coverage of the Winter Olympics.
"While it was performing at acceptable levels for the network, it did not meet our affiliates' needs, and we realized we had to make a change," said Gaspin.
Video: Jay Leno Jokes About Possible Primetime Cancellation
Submitted by Chloe Bunker on January 8, 2010
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jay Leno wasted little time in tackling rumors that NBC is preparing to pull the plug on his primetime show.
"As you may have heard, there's a rumor floating around that we were cancelled," Leno told his audience during his opening monologue Thursday night. "I heard it coming in this morning on the radio. So far, nobody's said anything to me."
"If we did get canceled, it would give us time to maybe do some traveling. In fact, I understand Fox is beautiful this time of year," he quipped.
Report: NBC Considering Jay Leno Return to Late-Night
Submitted by Rich King on January 8, 2010
LOS ANGELES — It appears as if NBC is prepared to pull the plug on the Jay Leno primetime experiment.
The network is reportedly in discussions for a major overhaul that would end Leno's 10 p.m. program and send him back to late-night television, but only for a half-hour. Leno would air at 11:35 p.m. and be followed by the man who replaced him, Conan O'Brien, who would retain the Tonight Show title and still have an hour-long show.
Jimmy Fallon, a favorite of NBC, would see his Late Night program moved to 1 a.m. if the network moves forward with the plan, which was first reported by the New York Times.
Jay Leno Brushes Off Criticism, Embraces Challenge Ahead
Submitted by Rich King on November 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Jay Leno isn't about to toss in the towel as his new primetime show continues to struggle in the ratings.
"I like this challenge of 10 o'clock," the 59-year-old host tells Broadcasting & Cable. "I find it interesting. Sometimes going against insurmountable odds and making a little progress is maybe more satisfying than going into a situation where you're going to win no matter what."
Leno's show averaged a 1.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic in the fifth week of the season and critics have been quick to label NBC's experiment as a failure.
"You don't take it personally because there's really no fun in an upbeat story," he says of the negative press. "The fun is, they did this and let's watch it fall. I enjoy being the underdog."
Video: Jay Leno Pokes Fun at David Letterman Sex Scandal
Submitted by Dave Paris on October 3, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — As expected, David Letterman's sex and extortion scandal has opened the comedy floodgates.
Jay Leno certainly took advantage of the opportunity to poke fun at his longtime rival, devoting several jokes in his monologue to Letterman, who on Thursday revealed being the victim of a $2 million extortion plot.
"Settle down. If you came here tonight for sex with a talk show host, you've got the wrong studio," Leno told his studio audience Friday night.
The 59-year-old comedian, whose shift to primetime on the "Jay Leno Show" has drawn mixed reviews, later confessed that he's stayed away from having sex with members of his staff.
Jay Leno Released From Hospital
Submitted by Rich King on April 24, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jay Leno was released from the hospital Friday after an overnight stay forced him to miss his first "Tonight Show" in 17 years.
According to Access Hollywood, the 58-year-old talk-show host departed St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank around 1 p.m.
Jay Leno Hospitalized with Undisclosed Illness, Cancels 'Tonight Show' Taping
Submitted by Rich King on April 23, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — For the first time in 17 years, Jay Leno called in sick.
The 58-year-old star was hospitalized Thursday with an undisclosed illness, resulting in the cancellation of his 'Tonight Show' taping. While the nature of Leno's ailment was not released, a network rep said the funnyman's condition isn't serious and he'll be back on the job soon.
Jay Leno Sticking Around to Host New NBC Prime-Time Show
Submitted by Rich King on December 9, 2008
NEW YORK — Jay Leno might be leaving his post on the "Tonight Show," but his commute is going to remain the same.
The veteran comic is sticking around NBC, where he will host a new one-hour prime-time talk show every weeknight at 10 p.m. Eastern, the network announced Tuesday.
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