The Messed Up Reality Of Jay Leno

[@GrungeHQ]

What do you think of Leno today?

[@BubbaThaumaturge]

Bring him back to late night! I'd actually watch him rather than the left wing propagandists occupying the slots now.

[@lanceprzybyla7662]

He's awesome 👍

[@katherineknapp4370]

I don't like him

[@seanmesaehable]

Jay is so much better than Jimmy Kimmel, God he sucks but Jon Stewart is not bad.

[@tobiojo6469]

He’s a great guy

[@johnsradios484]

If any Hollywood star is Scandal free it’s Jay! No drugs, alcohol, cheating, Divorce or arrests.

[@roberttemple2521]

No comedy, either. He is a square, not hip in the slightest.

[@johnsradios484]

@ he’s in his 70’s now. He’s had his time 50 years ago.

[@cornerofthemoon]

I was never a fan of Leno's Tonight show but I have enjoyed his car show on CNBC.

[@robertmoore2049]

I like Jay’s car channel here on KZbin. He's got an awesome collection.

[@trajancanada]

Always liked Jay. After his father passed away, he gave a eulogy/anecdote about his parents and upbringing on air; it was funny and heartfelt. A good man.

[@chriscampbell9207]

@@trajancanada hes sweet to me. God be with him as he copes w Mavis and her alzheimers. Money can only do so much.

[@stevenleek1254]

Totally mistitled. Nothing "Messed up," Just a life.

[@patriciafeehan7732]

Thank you for saving me the time.

[@rvasquez8057]

Leno sounds like a pretty decent guy. I'd still watch him. Certainly not the messed up guy you attempted to portray him to be.

[@jitendraraj8015]

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[@AllenMurphy-le8sw]

Jay Leno lives a life of what he considers complete honesty as a performer he always gives his public his best. And you can’t ask for anything more of him as a performer. So whatever makes him happy like his collection of cars and motorcycles so be it.

[@Ricky40369]

For a while, I lived across the street from him up in the Hollywood hills. Del Zuro Drive . He was a nice guy and a good friend.

[@dearbrad1996]

I'm a big fan of Jay Leno not because of the late night show as I avoid crap on TV but because of his knowledge of old cars and bikes

[@justayoutuber1906]

Tonight Show under Parr: #1 Tonight Show under Carson: #1 Tonight Show under Leno: #1 Tonight Show under Fallon: #4

[@JIm-w1b]

I'm an ordinary kind of working person, and when Jay was at Popular Mechanics magazine, I wrote him a letter about working on old cars, and he wrote me back, but most sadly and unfortunately, my wife threw away the letter. I sure wish I still had his letter today

[@alldaytubin]

The Tonight Show became unwatchable for me after Jay was replaced by Jimmy.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Leno’s ratings were always much, much higher than David Letterman’s. And Conan’s. End of story.

[@JamminClemmons]

Johnny Carson *_BLEW AWAY_* Leno........ So did Red Skelton and The Jack Benny Show. Ma'am, you must be a 1980's product....LOL

[@cornerofthemoon]

Not quite true. Letterman was very much in the lead for his first two years of his CBS show. Leno dominated from the late 90's to the early 2000's but his ratings struggled during his 2nd Tonight show tenure where he often either trailed the competition or led by a razor thin margin. Letterman was very competitive at this time.

[@richardmeyersmeyers8123]

I was gonna say that

[@gallery7596]

@@cornerofthemoon When Jay returned to "The Tonight Show" after Conan's resignation, he did struggle in the ratings as the top spot for a time was held by both Letterman, and even "Nightline." However, after a few months Jay's "Tonight Show" did regain the #1 position in late night, and (according to TV-By-The-Numbers) he was consistently winning in all key demographics to the end of his run in 2014. It drove Howard Stern crazy.

[@roberttemple2521]

Letterman and Conan are so much hipper and funnier that Leno could ever hope to be. Amerikants think if someone is popular, like Taylor Swift or Leno, then it must be talent. Amerikants elected trump twice, that should tell you something, too.

[@stinkycheese804]

How in any way is this a "messed up reality"? Another youtube channel with no morality in honesty.

[@JamesDMccaryJr]

Jay Leno is really informative when it comes to talking cars.I made a mission to buy a older sports car on his experience,With a sister car to mine..

[@figmo397]

I was surprised that they didn't mention Mavis' condition.

[@gallery7596]

Regarding ''When the time came, however, Leno didn't want to leave": Jay's planned retirement (slated for 2009) was being forced upon him by the deal *NBC* had made with Conan to take over "The Tonight Show." But when that time came, Jay not leaving was due to cold feet on the part of *NBC* because Conan's ratings at 12:35am had been slipping while Jay at 11:35pm was still consistently #1, and they feared losing Jay to *ABC.* 4:25 - "Jay told the network that he would no longer be cordial with his late night colleague": where did you hear this comment? Also, Conan was not paid to leave. *NBC* actually wanted him to stay as host of "The Tonight Show," but he chose to resign and take the buy-out package.

[@jerrycallo]

I never liked Conan as well. He seemed like some preppy rich kid, that could deliver the jokes, but Leno had (shall we say) unique looks. Carson had a great stage presence.

[@boondocker7964]

Leno, was the last late night show guy, that was actually "funny and entertaining".

[@jerrycallo]

and personable.

[@brucegarry1402]

There was enough blame to go around during that Late Night Battles. You story didn't include how Jay Leno didn't spend any of his checks from the Late Show. He and his wife lived off his income from stand up comedy gigs he continued to do. Oveall, a pretty poor video.

[@ishabage1043]

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[@cygnals524]

What does this have to do with Jay Leno? You might be commenting on the wrong page.

[@DanWilliams-wh7zb]

That falling down a 60' cliff and getting his eye bruised, but his nose left untouched, stinks to high heaven.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Yes, I know people in the PA Greensburg area. There is a steep hill, cliff. This accident is like Bob Sagget's Orlando FL death. ☠️

[@davidwesley2525]

Johnny Carson Will Always be the King of Late Night , 29 & a half Great Years 1962 - 1992 . 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@apjfamily761]

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[@cygnals524]

How is this related to Jay Leno? You may be commenting on the wrong page.

[@kimmathis1945]

@@cygnals524 My guess, this is a new form of advertising.

[@jakethepitador2558]

All I know is Jay Leno's Garage is flippin' awesome, I literally don't care about any of this tabloid crap.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

I have never, ever watched his late night show. I've ony watched Johnny Carson twice over 50 years ago and have never watched any kind of late night television talk show. I really don't give a shit about any of them. But, as an old car guy I have all kinds of respect for him. He's not a lightweight when it's about old cars. He knows his stuff.

[@davejohnson-yi2rk]

I always thought that his "Jaywalking" segments were the funniest things on TV. The one I couldn't stand was Conan 0' Brian .

[@chriscampbell9207]

Oh yuke--- david letterman and conan and kimmel....cant stand ANY of them! Carson KING forever but love Jay!!

[@jerrycallo]

@@chriscampbell9207 Yeah, but I don't have Letterman grouped in with Conan and Kimmel, but would add Fallon to that group. Also Jack Parr and Steve Allen were very good. Paar was actually the one that initiated guest hosts which is how Carson got his foot in, Leno was also a guest host during the Carson era. Back when Carson took over the comparison of Paar to Carson, would have been like comparing Carson to Fallon. But I think most people today see Carson as the corner stone because they're not old enough to have ever seen Paar.

[@poindextertunes]

7:08 Leno couldn’t even carry Groucho Marx’s underwear in a suitcase, let alone his old show lmao

[@grantorino2325]

I liked it when Bill Cosby hosted _You Bet Your Life_ . Jay Leno's version sucked, though.

[@davidwesley2525]

Bill Cosby is Rotting in Prison for giving Women Date Rape Drugs .​@grantorino2325

[@jerrycallo]

@@grantorino2325 Ha ha Cosby "Why is there air?" I had his albums on vinyl back in the day. The go cart race is still hilarious.

[@jonnywilson4408]

Us poor people get exhausted to There’s just nothing we can do about it. We gotta keep working.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Rich people explaining life to poor people is the most unfunny thing ever. Leno became an arrogant elitist.

[@Goodnewsglobal]

Don't know why anyone would want to hate on Jay Leno. He's a national treasure and aways seems so nice. Also, he's Elvis's love child so that's cool too.

[@bayricker]

Leno remains a dedicated hard worker, loyal to his wife and employees, entertaining and a master of comedy. In short, he's a fine man but that doesn't clock as many views as "Messed Up Reality". Just sorry that I'm not subscribed so I could unsubscribe.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Leno might just be the last decent guy in Hollywood.

[@danwat1234]

Neal Mcdonough is a decent guy too!

[@jerrycallo]

Don't forget Eastwood. I think he just recently went another round with the Hollywood PC gang.

[@Patriot2499]

Kimmel was allways and still is straigjt garbage as a comedien and a person

[@AKayfabe]

I’ve never really been a huge fan of Jay Leno, but I don’t see him as scandalous or problematic in any way. It makes it sound like he’s caused all kinds of issues over his life, but that’s not the case at all. Making jokes about MJ isn’t some giant scandal. He isn’t an addict or a predator or anything like that.

[@CGFIELDS]

I've never found him funny...Sorry.

[@taotaostrong]

Never.

[@Isaiahduplaix88]

Ever

[@hondadog-yo2sr]

He was funny back in the day, was in high school when he was on Letterman at least once a month. Tonight show host Jay, not funny at all.

[@BubbaThaumaturge]

But you "like" Colbert I bet. Yeah your opinion is only important to you.

[@MaritSderlund]

Most people do . Who do you find funny ..?

[@sagrammyfour]

He had a successful career as a good guy. He has never done anything in his private life to deny this. He's just lost a few marbles as he's gotten older.

[@baconatordoom]

I like Leno. But not his comedy. Never really thought he was funny.

[@2pugman]

We saw Leno's performance in a theatre. Not funny at all.

[@haryballzonya]

I love jay. He’s a great comedian and as a car guy myself he’s the best. I used to listen to Howard stern rail against him but now that stern jumped the shark it’s clear to me he was just jealous.

[@akfreed6949]

I never liked how he stole The Tonight Show from David Letterman . I do feel sorry his wife now has dementia though .

[@JaLa248]

Letterman Was Mush Better!

[@1981lashlarue]

He didn't steal it from him. They offered it to him and he accepted. How exactly could one steal it?

[@2pugman]

@@JaLa248 Something happened to Letterman and he turned nasty and Liberal Left.

[@gallery7596]

Letterman cost himself "The Tonight Show" by asking more money than Jay, demanding control of *NBC's* late night schedule, refusing when the network would ask a favour, and mocking them on air during the show. He made it easy for them to choose Jay. But *CBS* was a better home for Letterman, so they both made out pretty well in the end.

[@1981lashlarue]

@@2pugman He never was a very nice guy, but he got far worse.

[@robotorch]

Blasphemous title. I'm thirty years younger than Jay and love him. I loved Johnny as a kid. He's as clean as you get. And I love Conan too.

[@terry_willis]

There's two things I find funny about Letterman: 1. When he bounced the pencil on the desk top, and, 2. that space between his front teeth.

[@thetruther954]

Of course, anything for the fans. But, he turns down money, then rails at not being paid? There must be more to it than that. Some missing steps or steps in between.

[@tuvia4082]

What about when he was racing around in a small car and flipped it a couple of times?

[@lottiegilbert4681]

Leno is gonna have a hard time letting go of life. Its getting that time. All of us will come to this time if we live long enough The more stuff you have and the higher youve imagined to soar the harder it is to let go. You dont have to let go but you're leaving regardless. You will take nothing with you. Status means nothing

[@kimmathis1945]

What's Kimmel's problem? His fame is base on Matt Damon, not on any real talent.

[@markjackson6431]

i’ve always been pro Letterman and pro Conan but i never hated Jay Leno. he did what he had to do to get the Tonight Show….Letterman should’ve known better. i think Leno’s on Letterman’s Late Night was superb. his monologues are great. i just don’t respect him for his role in the 2010 Tonight Show conflict. i get he was feeling pushed out but you didn’t own your iteration of the show. he should’ve just left. when a company doesn’t want you, you leave and get a new job. his legacy would’ve been better had he just gone to ABC. the only casualty would’ve been Nightline….but ABC tried repeatedly to get rid of that show throughout the 2000s. come on Jay, you had your run. if you wanted to go out on your terms, you should’ve pushed for the Carson/Letterman deal (own the show and the timeslot).

[@JVenger]

Team Coco!

[@ono147]

most annoying, non funny, interupter and talks too much

[@HugoPud]

You forgot to say that Conan’s tonite show sucked,and that’s the biggest reason Jay came back

[@1981lashlarue]

Yeah, his ratings were abysmal.

[@marksoquet8626]

He was sabatage

[@terry_willis]

I never understood what attracted people to O'Brien. Never found him funny or entertaining the few times I watched his show.

[@ono147]

@@terry_willis he talks over quests, has to be the funnier one, which he never pulls off, he's just annoying, i'm with ya.

[@1981lashlarue]

@@terry_willis Agree with you wholeheartedly on that.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

For what Leno did to Conan made me dislike Leno in every way. Cannot stand Leno

[@tom-vx1lp]

When he interviewed prince

[@poindextertunes]

His show is so terrible and he’s such an annoying scumbag. Played the game dirty by hiding in a closet during a board meeting for the network, all so he could buy any car he wanted. Then pretends to be a good guy like he never did any of those things. Cant stand him or Seinfeld. Both are dreadfully unfunny

[@crystalz-h1d]

Never watched Leno but Seinfeld is so unfunny, that is true.

[@terry_willis]

Here's Seinfeld's best schtick: "So what's with those tiny pretzels the airline gives you?" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Or "Why do they call grapefruit a grapefruit? It's definitely not a grape . . . and it's a citrus, not a fruit." Audience is screaming and rolling on the floor. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@freqeist]

beloved to Americans, maybe..he looks like Punch ..

[@bluewave7120]

I wish Conan would have gotten the tonight show

[@HansOvervoorde]

Jay felt too scripted for me, a bit pushy in some way, but was okay. Watched his show to fill time until Conan's show came up. Conan was definitely my thing! Jay's car series is good. Showing with genuine passion super unique cars that most, if not all, have never heard of, let alone, ever seen driving. One day, leaving a magnificent collection of cars in great state and working order to a next generation.

[@guruofendtimes819]

I never knew why or how he got the tonight show as he is not funny.

[@jockwar]

iv never liked him & not a good comedian but he's good on KZbin reg cars

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

A confusing time

[@ku4uv]

I just never found Jay funny as a comedian. I remember staying up late on Friday nights or snow days as a kid to watch Johnny Carson. Never have been a fan of David Letterman either. I like Jay's car channel on KZbin though.

[@2bigbufords]

His head is huge

[@wilson5377]

Well... it's on Your title so it's a 👍 on what You said. Don't know why you featured him though.🤔 Aside from being a hoarder... er... "a collector" and what he did to Conan, don't really think much about the guy just like he would us. But have to admit that his segment "Stupid People"... now that was funny, too realistically funny. Since he called them Stupid, I've always wondered where those people he interviewed are nowadays?🤔 But him, funny? No! that's about it. Conan O'brien's Late Night was genuinely better, by far. Just can't wait till Jedediah Longtree sees this.😂

[@Patriot2499]

Leno was a.shark. stole the role

[@JamesDMccaryJr]

Jay your the best.Please take care of yourself

[@batgurrl]

I first saw Leno in 1981 or 1982 in a live show in manhattan a date brought me to and I found him annoying rather than funny. My opinion didn’t change thru the decades and I never watched his show…

[@katherineknapp4370]

I don't like him

[@BiGDuke6Actual]

Leno just isn't funny and never was but in a world where second place can still be something to be proud of - Leno will always be a great comedic also-ran....

[@jerrycallo]

Not even just second place now, it's soothing anyone that cried about the race whether they ran in it or not.

[@IamRichardWolfe]

First Comment for Jay Leno!

[@BreckThePanther]

I liked jay and Love Conan but somehow they ended up we ended up with Kimmel who isn't great and Jimmy Fallon who is freaking awful and should be a bartender or bus driver or something.

[@scotthubbert]

He’s about as funny as an old shoe… seems to have personality issues 😅

[@Patriot2499]

I never ever ever. Found leno funny. I never understood why americans like him.

[@Lifeisshortby]

I liked jay until he came down with a case. of TDS.

[@weave_of_k]

Never liked the guy

[@sickntired2059]

Never liked him.

[@godblesstrolls]

Steaming 💩

[@JaLa248]

How Dare he say that. Only rich people get sick. He’s Never been funny, than he tried Acting, he Boomed, but Tim Allen gave him a part in “ Last Man Standing “ Tim’s character really laid into him on the show just how bad of a Actor he was! 😅 but Leno allowed it. Like Mike Baxter said- he’s a Dumbass- on the show!! 😅😅😅

[@guruofendtimes819]

he sucks

[@NileshRaval-ko4yr]

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[@zaidydd]

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[@BradyA1124]

He was creepy with the women

[@phalanx66Satan]

Jay Leno has never been "one of the most beloved names in television", he's annoying, difficult to look at, and the opposite of funny. Conan is a real comedian, very likeable, very funny and witty, and difficult to look at.

[@dannybam1]

Never liked Leno

[@John-or4rp]

Amazing how some people like Jay who have very low intelligence sometimes make it big.