The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
First Lady Laura Bush and current host Jay Leno.
Format	Talk show Variety show
Starring	Jay Leno ANNOUNCER: Edd Hall (1992-2004) John Melendez (2004-2007) BANDLEADER: Branford Marsalis (1992-1995) Kevin Eubanks (1995-2007) BAND: Tonight Show Band
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	3,470
Production
Location	NBC Studios Burbank, California Image File history File links Laura_Bush_on_The_Tonight_Show. ... First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States George W. Bush and is thereby the First Lady of the United States. ... Jay Leno (April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian and writer who is best known as the host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. ... Jay Leno (April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian and writer who is best known as the host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. ... Edd Hall (born December 7th, 1958) was the announcer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2004. ... John Melendez, formerly known as Stuttering John (born October 4, 1965 in New York City), is the announcer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. ... Branford Marsalis. ... Kevin Eubanks on guitar. ... The Tonight Show Band is the band which plays on the American television variety show, the Tonight Show. ... NBC Studios are the two studio facilities belonging to the National Broadcasting Company, with one of them being located at Rockefeller Center in New York City, and the other located in Burbank, California, just outside of Los Angeles. ... Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...
Running time	01:02:30
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	May 25, 1992 – November 2, 2007
Chronology
Preceded by	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

May 26, 2006 opening monologue of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award-winning American late-night talk show hosted by comedian Jay Leno on NBC. It premiered on May 25, 1992, succeeding The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show is taped in Burbank, California. This article is about the television network. ... 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... 1080i is a shorthand name for a category of video modes. ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1992 in television involved some significant events. ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2007 in television involves some significant events. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Leno_mono. ... Image File history File links Leno_mono. ... An Emmy Award. ... Jay Leno (April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian and writer who is best known as the host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. ... This article is about the television network. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio with a 4:3 center-cut for standard definition television sets. is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1999 in television involved some significant events. ... 1080i is a shorthand name for a category of video modes. ... High-definition television (HDTV) is a digital television broadcasting system with greater resolution than traditional television systems (NTSC, SECAM, PAL). ... For other uses, see Aspect ratio. ...

Leno's incarnation of Tonight has followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors: an opening monologue followed by comedy routines, interviews and performances.

Unlike Jack Paar or Johnny Carson, however, Leno has, until November 2007, rarely utlilized guest hosts, preferring to host the series by himself. In the first 15 years of his tenure, there have only been a couple of occasions in which a substitute host has appeared. The most notable occasion happened on May 12, 2003, when Katie Couric guest-hosted as part of a publicity stunt that saw Leno guest-hosting The Today Show the same day.[2] The first time was when Conan O'Brien guest-hosted as his audition for Late Night. In November 2007, the Writers Guild of America went on strike, distrupting many television productions in the United States, including The Tonight Show. Leno, though not a WGA member, had decided to honor the picket lines, resulting in the show going into repeats, effective November 5. On November 9, it was decided that guest hosts will fill in for Leno during the duration of the strike, beginning November 19.^[1] Jack Parr redirects here. ... For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ... Katherine Anne Katie Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American media personality who became well-known as co-host of NBCs Today. ... For other uses, see Today. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBCs late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an Emmy Award-winning American late night talk show that is syndicated worldwide. ... The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries in the United States. ...

On September 27, 2004, the 50th anniversary of The Tonight Show's debut, NBC announced that Jay Leno will be succeeded by Conan O'Brien in 2009. Leno explained that he did not want to see a repeat of the hard feelings and controversy that occurred when he was given the show over David Letterman following Carson's retirement.^[2][3] However, Leno is now second-guessing his decision to retire in 2009.^[4] is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2004 in television involved some significant events. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBCs late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ...

It was announced that The Tonight Show will be moving to a new all-digital facility on the Universal Studios backlot when (or if) O'Brien takes over. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ...

Recurring segments

• Leno opens the show by walking onstage, shaking hands with audience members and doing a monologue of 25-30 topical jokes from the news.
• Headlines (Monday): Humorous print items sent in by viewers. These real-life headlines are usually headlines with typographical errors or overlooked, inappropriate items.
• Jaywalking: A pre-taped segment where Leno asks people questions about current news and other topics in public areas around Los Angeles (usually Hollywood Boulevard or Universal Studios). Most responses are outrageously incorrect.
  • Howard Stern has said the segment is based on his Homeless Game. ^[5]
  • The segment's name is a play on the host's name and the illegal practice of jaywalking.
  • Some of the interviewees prove so popular with viewers that they become regulars on The Tonight Show itself. Such examples are Jaywalk all-stars Kip and Kim, who have a recurring segment on the show entitled What would Kip and Kim Do?, where people in situations ask them for advice. Their responses are often ridiculous and done to make the audience laugh.
• The Audience Wants to Know: Selected audience members are chosen to ask Leno questions, and in response, Leno shows a video clip relating to the subject.
• Celebrity Interviews: Leno will conduct an interview with a celebrity or recent major news name. The person in question is an obvious parody designed to utilize humorous responses. This often occurs "via satellite," but the character's portions are done on the musical performance part of the stage. Fred Willard and Gilbert Gottfried are the most common actors used for the segment, as well as another man who impersonates George W. Bush.
• Comedic Products: Depending on the season, Leno will bring out comedic spins on gifts, media releases and "inventions that didn't work out." (for example: A Day After Tomorrow home game for the summer months). It also came out in a different iteration, as being supposedly sold through the NBCCC (Nothing But Cheap Crap Channel), with Leno playing the channel's resident host, Bob Johnson.
• Ask the Fruitcake Lady: Marie Rudisill, an outspoken older woman and aunt of Truman Capote, responded to questions about relationships, sex and family. She was originally on the show to promote her cookbook about fruitcake. This segment was discontinued after Rudisill's death.
• Videos We Found on YouTube: A prototypical Leno segment where he shows amusing videos supposedly found on YouTube. However, the videos are not viewed on YouTube but video files instead.
• Ross the Intern: Ross Mathews, a highly effeminate intern for the show, is sent to participate in special events. As part of a running gag, Leno started introducing Ross as his illegitimate son.
• Pitch To America: Whenever a screenwriters convention is held in the U.S., a Tonight Show camera crew sets up an area where screenwriters can walk up and make a pitch for a movie script or television show that he/she has been working on. People sometimes pitch a product.
• Stuff We Found on eBay: Leno brings up some of the oddest stuff that he has supposedly found while searching on eBay, and the studio audience must determine whether the object was sold or not.
• Pumpcast News: A fake news anchor, played by Timothy Stack, displayed on a TV screen at a gas station harasses and bothers the customers pumping gas.
• Pumpernickel Bread Special: A segment where Leno invites celebrity chefs, such as Martha Stewart, to share hilarious recipes.
• Duller Image Catalog: Leno will present outrageous and crude products created by the staff. A play on The Sharper Image Catalog.
• The Fine Print: At his desk Leno presents regular everyday products but when zoomed in to reveal the fine print there is a message telling what the product's real intentions are (example: a bag of chips that warns if you eat the product you will get fat).
• Photo Booth: A real free photo booth is set up at Universal Studios Hollywood and people inside are bothered and made fun of before getting their picture taken. The booth's voice is provided by comedian Kira Soltanovich.
• 99 Cent Shopping Spree: Leno shows off items collected from a local 99 cent store. These products are real and are shown if they have any assembly mistakes, poorly translated words on directions or packaging, or if they are just tacky items.
• Celebrity Jeopardy: A jeopardy game that includes people in costumes portraying famous people in the news. George W. Bush, and Martha Stewart, are commonly portrayed. Gilbert Gottfried, who is always included on the panel, portrays other uncommon characters such as the Easter Bunny or Pontius Pilate, and is characterized by his frequent use of the phrase, "Son of a bitch!" at some point during the segment.
• Truth in Labeling: Leno displays products whose names have been changed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are now renamed for their most common uses. For example a United States one hundred-dollar bill called "gas money."
• Dealing with the Public: Leno plays real police or 911 audio/video recordings that are ridiculous, stupid or funny.
• Sidewalking: A camera and microphone are set up in a public location (e.g., on the street, on a college campus), individuals step up to the microphone and perform whatever they desire.
• Teenage Wasteland: Teenagers perform a stunt or talent they possess.
• Does this impress Ed Asner?: Individuals perform stunts or show off a talent in front of Ed Asner. Asner comments on whether or not the act impresses him. Similar to the former Late Show with David Letterman stunt, "Is This Anything?".
• Midnight Confessions: Members of the audience tell a story about something in their life about which they are embarrassed. Often, at the end of the confession, a product appropriate for the situation is presented to the person (often by Gilbert Gottfried)
• Wheel of Consolation: In the final weeks of American Idol the person voted off comes on The Tonight Show and is given a chance to spin the wheel of consolation, which contains three elaborate sounding prizes. The wheel is rigged to stop on a certain item, when the contestant receives a play off of the item won. For example, if the wheel stops on 'Breakfast with Royalty,' the Burger King mascot presents the contestant with a breakfast sandwich.
• They Walk Among Us: Leno presents images of celebrities and presents look-alikes of them, which were discreetly taped in Burbank. He says they were products of cloning experiments gone wrong.

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Notable episodes

• In 1993, guests Burt Reynolds and Marc Summers got into a heated match of throwing insults at one another. Eventually, Reynolds threw his drink at Summers, who in return threw his drink at Reynolds. Leno decided that a duel between the two guests was necessary, and he brought pies onto the stage. Reynolds and Summers decked each other with pies, with Reynolds afterwards trying to call a truce with Summers, who was visibly annoyed and angry. To this day, it is unknown whether the incident was staged or real. Summers claims the incident as true. As a result, Summers was never brought back to The Tonight Show. The feud between Summers and Reynolds was listed on E!'s Top 100 Celebrity Feuds of All Time.
• In July 1995, Hugh Grant publicly apologized on The Tonight Show after he was arrested for indecent conduct with a prostitute.^[6] Afterwards, Leno replied, "What the hell were you thinking?"
• Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, The Tonight Show was off the air for about a week, as were most similar programs. The first post-9/11 episode began with a still image of an American flag and a subdued opening without the usual opening credits. Leno's monologue paid tribute to those who lost their lives and to firefighters, police and rescue workers across the US. Leno had questioned whether a show that regularly poked fun at the government could continue after the attacks, but in his monologue he explained that he saw the show as a respite from the grim news of the world, akin to a cookie or glass of lemonade handed to a firefighter.
• In March 2000, former New York Giants defensive back Jason Sehorn proposed to actress Angie Harmon.
• On August 6, 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy for Governor of California in the 2003 recall election.
• On Thanksgiving Day in 1998, Hulk Hogan officially announced his retirement from professional wrestling as well as his candidacy for President of the United States. In the long run, both announcements were false and merely done as a publicity stunt.
• On September 27, 2005, Jennifer Garner accidentally slipped out the gender of her baby, when she had intended to keep it a secret from the media.^[7]
• In January 2006, Rachel Weisz revealed that she was five months pregnant and engaged to Darren Aronofsky.^[8]
• On July 12, 2007, Jessica Biel appeared on the show to promote her movie, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. When Leno asked her if she had overcome her other fears, Biel said she once "sang at a bar in Paris". Leno urged her to sing in front of the crowd. She sang Almost Paradise. In the end, he gave her a mini bright pink Barbie Cadillac car.
• Actress Lindsay Lohan was scheduled to appear July 24, 2007, for her first interview since leaving rehab, but Lohan was arrested earlier that day. Rob Schneider appeared on the show instead, dressed up as Lohan and answering some of the questions Leno had prepared for Lohan.
• On August 7, 2007, Zac Efron was a guest on The Tonight Show. Because Efron was a huge Barry Bonds fan, Leno had Bonds sign a baseball for Zac. This was the same night that Barry broke the All-Time Home Run Record.
• On September 5, 2007, Former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson announced his candidacy for President of the United States on the Tonight Show.
• On September 13, 2007, Long-time ring announcer Michael Buffer proposed to his girlfriend of 4 years, Christine Prado.^[9]
• On October 30, 2007, Texas Congressman Ron Paul appeared to discuss his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Ratings

On September 22, 2006, Variety reported that The Tonight Show led in ratings for the 11th consecutive season, with a nightly average of 5.7 million viewers – 31% of the total audience in that time slot – compared to 4.2 million viewers for The Late Show with David Letterman, 3.4 million for Nightline and 1.6 million for Jimmy Kimmel Live. When the Leno initially directly faced Letterman's show, Letterman initially lead in ratings, however the turning episode is generally marked when Hugh Grant appeared on Leno (which also aired shortly after Letterman's poorly received hosting stint at the 67th Annual Academy Awards). Leno famously asked Grant "What the hell were you thinking?" referring to Grant's arrest for seeing a prostitute. is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2006 in television involved some significant events. ... Variety is a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry. ... Television ratings may refer to: Arbitron or Nielsen Ratings, a private U.S. companys measurement of television audiences TV Parental Guidelines, a U.S. television rating system used to flag potentially offensive content This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... Nightline is a late-night hard and soft news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. ... Jimmy Kimmel Live is a late-night talk show in the United States created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... Hugh John Mungo Grant (born September 9, 1960) is a Golden Globe-winning British actor and film producer. ... The 67th Academy Awards, honoring the best movies of 1994, were held on March 27, 1995 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. ...

Writing staff

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno writing staff, as of October 2007:

• Joe Medeiros (Head Writer)
• Jay Leno (Head Writer)
• Beth Armogida
• Anthony Caleca
• Mike Colasuonno
• Jack Coen
• Sami Ibrahim
• Larry Jacobsen
• Michael Jann
• John Kennedy
• Wayne Kline
• Jon Macks
• Andy McElfresh
• Steve Ridgeway
• Michael Riedel
• John Romeo
• David Rygalski
• Peter Sears
• Marvin Silbermintz
• Beth Sherman
• Jeff Spear
• Rob Young

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Tonight Show in Other Countries

CNBC Europe

The Tonight Show can be seen in Europe on CNBC Europe as a 30 minute condensed version, Mondays to Fridays at 12 Midnight CET (11PM GMT). The show's full version, 45 minutes in length, is seen weekends at 9PM CET (8PM GMT). CNBC Europe is a business and financial news channel broadcast in Europe. ...

The weekday edition features the monologue, interviews with guests and the musical guest. Comedy segments are not shown on weekdays. Since late April 2007 CNBC Europe now show the comedy segment "Headlines" on the Thursday edition, which is shown in a condensed version.

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Other channels

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The Tonight Show is also seen in India on Zee Cafe Monday to Friday at 10 PM. Zee Cafe Zee Cafe is an Indian English-language channel, formerly, Zee English. ...

The Philippine cable TV channel ETC also airs the show every weeknights at 10PM.

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In Australia, The Tonight Show airs weeknights at 11PM on The Comedy Channel. The Comedy Channel (promoted on air as comedy) is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television. ...

Radio

The Tonight Show also presents a daily digest version of the show, called Last Night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, broadcast on radio stations nationwide. Originally distributed by Premiere Radio Networks, the radio program moved to Westwood One in 2007. Premiere Radio Networks is a radio syndication and preparation company based in the United States. ... Westwood One, Inc. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

References

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External links

• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - NBC Official site