WVUforREDSKINS Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 Leno's Jaywalking, Headlines, and dealing with the public were all great. He was never that funny, but his comedy segments were better than any others. Triumph is the only better skit on a late night TV show. But we rarely see Triumph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDSKINZ-RIDEORDIE Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I'm so pumped for Conan's return. The only night show host that ever kept my attention beside Arsenio Hall is Conan Obrien. I can watch Conan everynight. I dont even have to know the person he is interviewing and I still laugh my azz off. Conan is the best hands down. Dude is hilarious..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Leno's final Tonight Show was alright but it wasn't like Carson's. Nice touch with his staff members kids. It will be interesting to see how Conan transfers his act to an hour earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Now Conan's back. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/la-et-leno30-2009may30,0,3769542.story Unlike many comedians, Leno is not the subject of his own comedy but rather a kind of stand-in for his audience. "What were you thinking?" he asked Hugh Grant, coming on the show after being arrested with a prostitute back in 1995. (Grant's appearance helped establish the late-night talk show appearance stint as a way to snatch a career back from the jaws of scandal.) But the question "What were you thinking?" is the very essence of Leno's comedy, which lives in the space between the way things are and the way they ought to be. His signature bits on "The Tonight Show" were both about that kind of failure: "Headlines" (unintentionally funny clippings from newspapers and magazines) and "Jaywalking" (people in the street demonstrate what they don't know). They are sure to migrate with him when he moves into prime time."No one's really bummed out or sad, because we're going to be back in the fall," Leno said Monday night. He leaves "The Tonight Show," from which he has been in a sense forcibly retired, in a position of remarkable standing. In a move to keep him from going to ABC or Fox to compete head-to-head against O'Brien -- much as NBC earlier kept O'Brien in the fold by promising him "The Tonight Show" -- the network has given him nearly a quarter of its prime-time schedule. His new show will run weeknights at 10 nearly year-round. Things are less secure in prime time than in late night, to be sure; there are no five-year contracts there. But the move doesn't so much pull Leno from late night as, potentially, redefine when "late night" begins -- there may be an aging audience only too happy to get news and a talk show and still be in bed by 11:30. If he's successful there, other networks may well follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 :ciao: I wish he was going for good. Now all he is doing is screwing up NBC during prime time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCollins Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Never a fan of Conan. The guy never smiles and his jokes aren't funny, maybe that's why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Nice exit show for Leno. I liked the story he told in introducing James Taylor about him leaving Boston for California very early in his career and, soon after being on the road for this new chapter in his life, hearing Taylor's "Sweet Baby James" on the radio, with the line "The first of December was covered in snow. And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston. The Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frostin' With 10 miles behind me and 10,000 more to go." and how much he related to that verse as he's leaving his home in the rearview mirror. He got a little verklempt introducing James Taylor to sing that song. And I'll have to go back and listen again, but I swear Taylor changed the words of the refrain to "Rockabye sweet baby Jay" instead of James. Nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNumberOne Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 He ended well, but I think he was a bit disingenuous at his audience that probably only gets their information from the television show (not reading). He said repeatedly he was fine with leaving and made a comment at getting the show at #1 and leaving at #1. I've heard from multiple sources that he is most definitely not great about leaving at #1. This is a really good article about it: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24Conan-t.html Overall, good ending show, but I think he went kind of overboard emotions-wise for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da'uud Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I don't think I've ever laughed at a single Jay Leno joke. Dude is just not funny, not even in character. I so happy Conan is moving up-he represents the new generation which is why older people don't get his humor. (not knockin for being old, it is how it is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Never a fan of Conan. The guy never smiles and his jokes aren't funny, maybe that's why. Your confusion is understandable: We're talking O'Brien, not The Barbarian. Great Clip of Conan Not Laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSellers45 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I'm am sad to see Jay Leno leave but I am happy he is returning in the fall at 10 pm. I never really watched Conan on Late Night, but I will be watching his Tonight Show. That focus group segment he showed a clip of last night looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCollins Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I so happy Conan is moving up-he represents the new generation which is why older people don't get his humor. (not knockin for being old' date=' it is how it is)[/quote'] kinda goes along with the quality of music these days. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I don't think I've ever laughed at a single Jay Leno joke. Dude is just not funny' date=' not even in character. I so happy Conan is moving up-he represents the new generation which is why older people don't get his humor. (not knockin for being old, it is how it is)[/quote']I love how you say a 45 year old guy is "the new generation" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da'uud Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I love how you say a 45 year old guy is "the new generation" I meant it in the sense that his humor is not old school knee slap like leno's "attempts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I love how you say a 45 year old guy is "the new generation" In that time slot, he is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNGwithOUTaCrwN Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 wait, what?! when is his last show???!?!?!?!?! did i miss it? or are you guys just saying "on the last show" or is he really done??? im lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 it was yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNumberOne Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 wait, what?! when is his last show???!?!?!?!?! did i miss it? or are you guys just saying "on the last show" or is he really done??? im lost. kngwithoutacrwn could also use a tv guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I've never understood how Leno beats Letterman in the ratings. Leno is just terrible. A complete shmuck. Not funny at all. But America loves him, go figure. (though you wouldn't know it from reading ES. I've yet to read one post from anyone who thinks Leno is great. The ratings are fixed I tell ya!) Can't wait to catch Conan (and Andy!) again! :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I only watched Leno for his skits (Jaywalking and Headlines)....other than that, they both suck (Letterman and Leno). Conan is the only one I find funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSellers45 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I've never understood how Leno beats Letterman in the ratings.Leno is just terrible. A complete shmuck. Not funny at all. But America loves him, go figure. (though you wouldn't know it from reading ES. I've yet to read one post from anyone who thinks Leno is great. The ratings are fixed I tell ya!) Can't wait to catch Conan (and Andy!) again! :applause: I think Leno is the best of late night. I never did really like Letterman, he is kind of boring to me. Some stuff he does is funny, but Leno is way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Kaos Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I watched Leno 5 nights a week and liked nearly every minute (aside from anytime Stuttering John was involved). I have tried to watch Conan on several occassions and just dont get it, he's not funny, and his skits arent funny. The only skit that was even remotely amusing was Triumph. I'm going to give him a shot on Late Night and I hope that his style changes and he gets better writers otherwise I'm headed over to the Letterman bandwagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I've never understood how Leno beats Letterman in the ratings.Leno is just terrible. A complete shmuck. Not funny at all. But America loves him, go figure. (though you wouldn't know it from reading ES. I've yet to read one post from anyone who thinks Leno is great. The ratings are fixed I tell ya!) The best explanation I've heard (and it isn't very good) claims lots of people think Leno is just like them, so they find themselves relating to him despite his interviewing futility, annoying delivery, milquetoast style, etc. Apparently all relevant metrics for job performance get chucked out the window when people think the performer would be a great fit in their neighborhood. Personally, if I wanted to watch my neighbor late at night instead of good television, I'd invest in some good night-vision binoculars and a lot of black clothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I think Leno is the best of late night. I never did really like Letterman, he is kind of boring to me. Some stuff he does is funny, but Leno is way better. no offense, but I now rest my case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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