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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • TV Series
  • 1992–20141992–2014
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
11K
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Jay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.Jay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.Jay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
11K
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Jay Leno
    • Kevin Eubanks
    • Edd Hall
  • Stars
    • Jay Leno
    • Kevin Eubanks
    • Edd Hall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 86User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys

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    Jay Leno
    Jay Leno
    • Self - Host…
    Kevin Eubanks
    Kevin Eubanks
    • Self - Musical Director…
    Edd Hall
    Edd Hall
    • Self - Announcer…
    John Melendez
    John Melendez
    • Self - Announcer…
    Wally Wingert
    Wally Wingert
    • Self - Announcer…
    Rickey Minor
    Rickey Minor
    • Self - Bandleader
    Branford Marsalis Quartet
    Branford Marsalis Quartet
    • Themselves - Show Band…
    Branford Marsalis
    Branford Marsalis
    • Self - Musical Director…
    Robert Covarrubias
    Robert Covarrubias
    • Saddam Hussein…
    Adam Smith
    • Self - Audience Liaison…
    Shannon Ratigan
    • Self
    Julie Scardina
    • Self…
    Nina Bergman
    Nina Bergman
    • Self - Guest
    Ross Mathews
    Ross Mathews
    • Self…
    Terry Bradshaw
    Terry Bradshaw
    • Self…
    Marvin 'Smitty' Smith
    • Drummer…
    Jim Norton
    Jim Norton
    • Self - 'Shoulda'…
    Bill Maher
    Bill Maher
    • Self…
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    • Trivia
      On September 27, 2004, the 50th anniversary of The Tonight Show's debut, NBC announced that Conan O'Brien would take over the show in 2009. Leno was still leading the late-night ratings, but O'Brien was promised the show, so that he would not leave NBC. NBC did not want to lose Leno either, and created The Jay Leno Show (2009), the first nightly network primetime talk show. In 2010, due to poor ratings for both O'Brien and Leno's shows, NBC wanted to move Leno's show into O'Brien's timeslot, with O'Brien's "Tonight Show" airing at 12:05 a.m. O'Brien publicly announced that he would rather leave the show than allow that to happen. NBC and O'Brien reached a settlement to allow him to leave the show seven months into his tenure. Leno returned to "The Tonight Show" in March 2010.
    • Quotes

      Jay Leno: It's so cold in Washington, DC, it took 15 minutes to jump-start Dick Cheney's heart.

    • Connections
      Edited into Playboy: The Best of Pamela Anderson (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Tonite
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Branford Marsalis

      (1992-2009)

    User reviews86

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    What's with this guy?
    How 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' is still on the air is beyond me. Not only is Leno always hung up on news or topics that seem to be so boring that the audience doesn't even laugh at, he also doesn't 'connect' with his guests. He sits there in his chair through the however many minutes he (supposedly) interviews the stars and lets them do all the talking. Sometimes I feel bad for the guests because they keep carrying on a conversation with themselves while Leno just stares at them. It should be the other way around.

    His jokes are dull and it's easy to tell that he doesn't come up with the majority of them. Thanks to his writers, the show has the tiniest bit of flare needed for the tiniest bit of laughter.

    The comedy sketches that he puts on make no sense and even he doesn't understand them once in a while. I wish that this show would be cancelled and finally a funny man can step up to the plate. Yup, Conan O'Brien's the one.

    1. O'Brien - - 2. Letterman - - 3. Leno

    And what's the matter with Kevin Eubanks? He always sits there with his guitar acting like he doesn't speak English. Lighten up, Kev.
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    • llihilloh
    • Jun 28, 2001

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • Official Site
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Studio 11, NBC Studios - 3000 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Big Dog Productions
      • Nelson Page Entertainment
      • Nerd Corps Productions V.1 Inc.
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    • 1 hour 2 minutes
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      • Stereo

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