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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 

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After Johnny Carson 's retirement from the show, Jay Leno stepped in as his permanent replacement. The format of the show has remained largely unchanged, consisting primarily of an opening ... See full summary »
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Jay Leno ...  Self - Host / ... 4,616 episodes, 1992-2014
Kevin Eubanks ...  Self - Musical Director / ... 3,220 episodes, 1992-2013
Edd Hall ...  Self - Announcer / ... 2,692 episodes, 1992-2009
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After Johnny Carson 's retirement from the show, Jay Leno stepped in as his permanent replacement. The format of the show has remained largely unchanged, consisting primarily of an opening humorous monologue, followed by several celebrity interviews, comedy sketches and musical numbers. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

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Unlike his predecessor, Johnny Carson, whose guest hosts were a staple almost from the beginning, Jay Leno went for a full decade before presenting his first guest host, Katie Couric. See more »

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Jay Leno: [to Hugh Grant] What the hell were you thinking?
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Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Ben Stiller/Alanis Morrisette (1998) See more »

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Tonite
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Composed by Branford Marsalis
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Jay Leno makes this show what it is
3 October 2007 | by Atreyu_IISee all my reviews

"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" is a great television program/show (whatever you wanna call it). It is one of those American shows good to watch especially at night.

This is a type of program which isn't intended to be a great production, ambitious, brilliant or artistic. It is made for pure fun and entertainment, ingredients which are very well combined. And all of this with Jay Leno's humor, which is funny and not dirty. Jay Leno is such a talented, cool and funny guy. He's perfect for this night show and he makes it a pleasant television experience. In fact, I think that this wouldn't be the same without him.

I wonder if there's any celebrity that hasn't gone to Jay Leno's show yet. It is above all things a program where famous people go and talk to Jay Leno, with full audiences watching the show. In fact, the number of celebrities that already went to this show is countless.

Conan O'Brien's show is an alternative to this one. Basically it is exactly the same thing (sceneries are equal and everything else). However, I personally prefer Jay Leno, so I recommend his show more than the show of Conan O'Brien.


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25 May 1992 (USA) See more »

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