‘Pillow had melted into my face’: Jay Leno recalls the time he was burnt from a car fire

[@billholt2198]

I could listen to Jay for hours and never get tired of his stories. Wonderful down to earth man.

[@rodbutler4054]

I miss Jay on the tonight show! Jay is the guy you could listen to and revere as a friend in everyday life without any pretense and have plenty of laughs in the process. I wish him and his wife continued happiness in trying times.❤

[@nandolopes9897]

Glad to see he's OK, no visible scars in the face.

[@randywl8925]

This was a great intetview. Jay is one of my very favorites. He so genuine and a fantastic storyteller.

[@MR.HandyANDY]

Jay has always been a very likable guy. After listening to this interview, its very apparent why.

[@richardb8104]

He still has his wits together.

[@tonysangster7383]

Great comment, Ty 😊

[@QS-si3cq]

Funny, because a lot of us here think he's a giant douche bag. He is not funny and has never apologized to Monica Lewinsky afteer making a documented 400+ jokes about her. He kept that firestorm scandal with President Clinton going and totally shamed a 22 year old so far that it changed her life and how she lived it for quite some time after. But, he apologized to all Asians for the jokes he made about them once he received some retroactive pressure.

[@xploration1437]

Conan wouldn’t agree.

[@karenjobagy5822]

Really? He supports Biden.@@richardb8104

[@davidklauer3422]

Jay is just a damn good man Pray for his wife

[@QS-si3cq]

Funny, because a lot of us here think he's a giant douche bag. He is not funny and has never apologized to Monica Lewinsky afteer making a documented 400+ jokes about her. He kept that firestorm scandal with President Clinton going and totally shamed a 22 year old so far that it changed her life and how she lived it for quite some time after. But, he apologized to all Asians for the jokes he made about them once he received some retroactive pressure.

[@xploration1437]

No he’s not.

[@davidclemens1578]

​@@xploration1437and your evidence?

[@karenjobagy5822]

He supports Biden.Enough said.@@davidclemens1578

[@xploration1437]

@@davidclemens1578 Conan O’Brien

[@a34rwl]

Jay is a supreme storyteller.

[@wildwoodtop]

King Pellet Stove 🤟Jillian Mele 🤟 Alice in Chains 🤟 Britney Spears 🤞

[@alexeilindes7507]

*does Jay leno fly* Oh look it's Jat leno fly!. " wheel smiff Wilks boof yah Chapelle who knows" *swat*

[@michaelhungate7506]

My Uncle is 80, he was 78 when he was working on the carburetor of a 1952 Jeep. He poured too much gas, it backfired and shot flames into his face, alot like Jay's injury. He had severe burns. Thank God he's fine now, and looks great, can't even tell anything happened. He also got thrown from a horse about 10 years ago after getting mad at the horse for not obeying him. Yeah, i know, temper temper. The horse threw him and he landed on the tracks of a trackhoe that was parked there. His back was screwed up before that, now old man noises come out of that old man every time he moves. Hes good though. 😊😊

[@christopherrankine1364]

Jay Leno is the nicest American I never met. Engaging. Smart. Genuine and most of all humble

[@QS-si3cq]

Funny, because a lot of us here think he's a giant douche bag. He is not funny and has never apologized to Monica Lewinsky afteer making a documented 400+ jokes about her. He kept that firestorm scandal with President Clinton going and totally shamed a 22 year old so far that it changed her life and how she lived it for quite some time after. But, he apologized to all Asians for the jokes he made about them once he received some retroactive pressure.

[@xploration1437]

But not funny.

[@kimc7699]

I had the wonderful opportunity of briefly meeting Mr. Leno when I worked at Pebble Beach Co (it was during the Concours d'Elegance). He was just the sweetest, nicest, most polite person.

[@alexanderlyon]

This is a great interview! I wish it were 3x as long.

[@dragonfly9209]

Will Smith...if anyone rewatches the clips of that event...They will see that AT FIRST...Will was laughing at the joke. He was openly laughing along with everyone else. UNTIL--he looked over at his wife and saw the cold fury on her face--then he did a 180. He chose to publicly go ballistic--in a complete denial of his original response. I've always wondered about that. Hypocrisy? Or simply fear of her response if he didn't man up and defend her? If he was truly outraged---the camera would have never caught him throwing back his head with laughter, at the onset of the joke. That told me a lot about Will---AND their relationship.

[@malcolmwhite6588]

Real men don’t slap though😂

[@daman9351]

No shit

[@jaimhaas5170]

The towing the line for women.

[@davelloyd6075]

An excellent segment. Absolutely nothing to do with Piers, BUT because Jay Leno is incredibly, globally respected. In fact Piers just interjected with vapid points. My favorite Piers moment was when Clarkson smacked him in the face

[@davidclemens1578]

I've seen many short clips like this of Piers Morgan doing interviews and he does have moments of clarity.

[@marklittle8805]

I normally agree, but Jay rarely talks about anything serious like that the death of his parents. Piers actually had Jay relaxed moreso normal

[@leatherwoodjay]

What he does not say, is his wife has had dementia for several years and he knew if he just checked into the hospital she would not know what is going on or understand where he was. This man went to the hospital, they tried to admit him, but he home from the hospital to be able to setup care for her then went back the next morning. That is how the pillow stuck to his face while he was sleeping. That is love my friends. Never leave your wingman (wife) uncared for. Fantastic interview. Highly recommend listening to the whole thing. He recently file for conservatorship of her so he can plan how she will be taken care of if he dies before she does. Sweet sweet man.

[@kathrynw6373]

His mother sounds like such a dear person. He must have (had) good people for his parents. Ah, God bless Jay's family. Thank you for this interview. Adding, that at the end is too funny!

[@8gagee]

Great interview...enjoyed it! Love Leno

[@RandomBogey]

11:00 That makes my skin crawl. I’ve had that happen, to a much lesser extent, with a bad sunburn on my shoulder and my sheets. I couldn’t fathom it being my face…

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

Never any excuse for criminal assault

[@rickyb533]

Great interview!! Awesome. Leno is an American Legend and an awesome human being 🫡😃👍

[@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879]

Jay is just one of the most wonderful human beings on planet one can imagine. A great person, a beautiful mind, very courageous §nd very humble, despite all he got. A model to us all

[@bobeden5027]

I got badly burnt in a gasoline fire in the spring of 89, never felt such pain before. The Staff at Stoke Mandeville saved my life.

[@jamesgilliam5278]

I had over 30% of my body burned. Face included. By the grace of God I completely healed. And thanks to the Drs i have very little scarring. Only a few places were unable to get the same color as the rest

[@robertbrownback7704]

Great interview!!!

[@beckino3158]

Husband and I went on The Tonight Show when Jay was the host, the page seated us on the third row from the stage, I was in the group that ran up to shake his hand as the show was coming on, his hand was so soft! He was born the same year that I was!

[@OneKindWord]

Leno yes, Piers no.

[@nancyk3615]

I was bitten by a rattlesnake while i was doing chores. So I finished feeding the horses, stopped by Sonic to get a burger for my friend who rode with me to the ER inAmarillo. Because there's nothing worse than getting hungry in an ER.

[@realRainz]

"normally, when presidents call you..." - Jay Leno for ya

[@wesalexander2693]

So warm, so personable, so down to earth, such a great guy! I could listen to Jay Leno all day long!

[@JoeBilello1969]

Its a shame that Carson was so into himself that he never truly got to enjoy himself and really just disconnected himself from the public. I guess he was just too busy pretending to be a husband and father over and over and over. They say that Carson didn't care about money...really??? HE JUST HOARDED IT AND SPENT NEXT TO NOTHING AND DIED WORTH A HALF A BILLION!!! Carson was a really sick dude and couldn't compare to Leno as a person, its a shame that Carson never realized that nobody cared that he locked himself away from The World. He could've done so much more if he wasn't so damaged of a person😢

[@davidhancock91]

I love Jay Leno. He treats everyone the same. He is naturally funny, very humble, and genuinely down to earth. And Joe Biden thinks he is a great guy too.😂

[@QS-si3cq]

Funny, because a lot of us think he's a giant douche bag. He is not funny and has never apologized to Monica Lewinsky afteer making a documented 400+ jokes about her. He kept that firestorm scandal with President Clinton going and totally shamed a 22 year old so far that it changed her life and how she lived it for quite some time after. But, he apologized to all Asians for the jokes he made about them once he received some retroactive pressure.

[@djrichardcrest2001]

Such a stand up guy and an incredible American!

[@stephenr115]

Great interview of a great man

[@QS-si3cq]

Funny, because a lot of us here think he's a giant douche bag. He is not funny and has never apologized to Monica Lewinsky afteer making a documented 400+ jokes about her. He kept that firestorm scandal with President Clinton going and totally shamed a 22 year old so far that it changed her life and how she lived it for quite some time after. But, he apologized to all Asians for the jokes he made about them once he received some retroactive pressure.

[@user-ny5hf2zp7r]

JAY is such a CLASS ACT!!!!

[@zillsburyy1]

wow! he finally changed his clothes!

[@ynothump2566]

I could watch Jay 24/7/365 ❤

[@garyowen9044]

Well, I’d say Angelo & Catherine did a splendid job.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Best story teller.

[@clairetrinkle3034]

Love you Jay👍❤️👍

[@FrankensteinLover]

I love Jay and respect him so much.

[@rs6637]

jay tell him about ordering the high performance options on your dads new car thats my favorite story in the sixties

[@TmcIIIvideo]

Love it…..”what happened to the damn muffler, doesn’t it have one”

[@jaimhaas5170]

Being the coupon King...I so understand his plight.

[@ninabooker2904]

The Time magazine cover story was an example of good parenting by Jay’s mom, just keeping Jay humble. Every famous person needs some good people around them that keep their ego in check. Jay’s a good interview subject and Piers is a very good interviewer.

[@Team33Team33]

I think you underestimate Jay Leno. He could have an interview with a donkey and make the donkey seem intelligent. The journalist interviewing him is one of the most despicable journalists alive. ANYTHING for the smell of money. The complete opposite of Mr Leno.

[@marklittle8805]

Piers Morgan I just admit got more out of Jay Leno in an interview than anyone who has tried. Good job Piers

[@dj33036]

Those chairs look dangerous.

[@daman9351]

Since we are in the times of accusing comedians of stealing from each other....the big meatball was Chris Rocks joke except with chicken.

[@RaiderX948]

Type of guy you wish was your close friend.

[@susansjs]

I miss you, Jay.

[@Marita940]

Money doesn't buy health

[@marklittle8805]

Haas got in when bottom of feeder teams were dying and they made their model in buying as much as possible from Ferrari. It was a different. F1 is now like the Charter system

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

It's NEVER a Democrat FAULT. Rule #1 😏

[@randywl8925]

This isn't the place to drag in politics. We're trying to enjoy an interview and some funny comments.

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

​@@randywl8925 Shut up pedo-fascistFanboy.

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

@@randywl8925 Shutuppedo

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

@@randywl8925 How about you just shut up?

[@randywl8925]

@@AlwaysAwesome001 yeah... ...yeah, sure.

[@Tamsim3358]

Italian and Scottish mix always produce funny people. Love jay leno.❤

[@finnmcginn9931]

Italian and Irish mix produce nothing but trouble. The fun kind

[@OttoByOgraffey]

Wish he would have talked about the Stuttering John debacle.

[@barryhickman6911]

LOVE Jay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Marita940]

My family were crying too jfk

[@elmartillo7931]

Okay okay The stage with the chicken wire was the blues Brothers, and the joke about telling Joaquin Phoenix "I hope you can come in person" was a total rip off of David Letterman.

[@bikepacker9850]

I love Jay but it is amazing how much he has aged since the fire........

[@RandyRanson-d5x]

This show is supposed to be live, yet it appears old, based on the facts being discussed. It's more like a rerun, otherwise, they would've mentioned E Jean Carroll's most recent court decision, whereby she was awarded $83,3 million. What gives? otherwise the discussion's a good one.

[@davediamond9436]

sad news is jay had to file for conservatorship for his wife mavis , she has dementia... he is securing her estate to benefit her and her brother ...

[@davidvanbrunt4233]

Best guy in Hollywood !!!

[@QS-si3cq]

Funny, because a lot of us here think he's a giant douche bag. He is not funny and has never apologized to Monica Lewinsky afteer making a documented 400+ jokes about her. He kept that firestorm scandal with President Clinton going and totally shamed a 22 year old so far that it changed her life and how she lived it for quite some time after. But, he apologized to all Asians for the jokes he made about them once he received some retroactive pressure.

[@cmtippens9209]

Cannot STAND Piers Morgan! Leno at least has some sense of dignity for others.

[@Kent-qo6xp]

Jay looks tired. I just retired, 4 of them at Walmart!

[@doreenfogarty2664]

Didn't Will Smith 's wife sent him up there?

[@bobmitchell8012]

The most notorious Assassin in America has NOT been found yet......(It WASN’T Oswald).........

[@DayBeforeTomorrow]

So that's what happened to his face!

[@paulreynolds9003]

What a great interview. I’ve always been a big fan of jay and his car collection.

[@kritterphillips864]

Jay always gets the big meatball...

[@rs6637]

but jay youre the best

[@dougarchbold1489]

Too bad that he burned himself but he’s old and needs to stop. But he’s also lost his ability to think as he really thinks that all of Trumps charges are real, and reason enough not to vote for him. So sad to see what happens to Dems minds.

[@Nightshade1881]

The fact that you only believe the BS lies of a known conman and lier shows how gullible you stupid you are. You seriously think and want Trump to be above any law huh And You think why us same American citizen don’t think you Trump fanatics are insane? Y’all bend over backwards to make up excuses for a man with no morals You’ve pledged allegiance to Trump over country!

[@afterburner2869]

Wow Jay has aged a lot since the last time I saw him. That must mean I have as well!😖

[@frankgreenfield7206]

So humble love this guy

[@rs6637]

ps i dont like the steam cars at all

[@admtech69]

Piers is an annoying interviewer the pattern is: ask question, interrupt ask question, interrupt, ask question…

[@peggyhopkins1137]

Very funny and inciteful

[@dorthymcbride3384]

You look great but sad!!

[@QS-si3cq]

A lot of us here in the US think he's a giant douche bag. He is not funny and has never apologized to Monica Lewinsky afteer making a documented 400+ jokes about her. He kept that firestorm scandal about President Clinton going and totally shamed a 22 year old so far that it changed her life and how she lived it for quite some time after. But, he apologized to all Asians for the jokes he made about them once he received some retroactive pressure.

[@jaimhaas5170]

You truly don't get humor. Lewinski deserved 800 jokes.

[@eddiemunster8634]

A lot of us??? Is this Conan? Let's not be delusional, 17 people does not constitute ”a lot of us”. Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton are miserable human beings, they should be ridiculed and humiliated to even today!

[@williamdunlop8191]

Jo Koy was funny Piers ! The celebrity crowd is arrogant and uptight . Stop jumping on the band wagon trying to cancel him

[@scottthurman6135]

Must have burnt his brain after seeing him on "Last Man Standing"..Comic umm yes..actor umm NO! I Like his Garage show though....

[@roccosophie6498]

No longer, a fan.

[@JiggyPapason]

jay supported doomberg

[@Marita940]

I like jay

[@QS-si3cq]

A lot of think he's a giant douche bag. He is not funny and has never apologized to Monica Lewinsky afteer making a documented 400+ jokes about her. He kept that firestorm scandal with President Clinton going and totally shamed a 22 year old so far that it changed her life and how she lived it for quite some time after. But, he apologized to all Asians for the jokes he made about them once he received some retroactive pressure.

[@michaelillingworth5215]

Joaquin Phoenix did that on Letterman, and he made the joke. Leno takes credit for something that didn't happen. Speaks of his character

[@steveconn]

Only comparison I've ever heard of Will Smith to John Wilkes Booth!

[@joeabrams]

John Wilkes Booth? Vs Will Smith? Jay, jay .. JAY!! so out of touch (and tune)

[@stevebroi4425]

Yer I seen that the stage with the chicken wire the movie also held the record for the most cars destroyed in the filming😂😮😢😊❤🎉

[@MichaelSwartout]

Will Smith smacked him, because he disrespected his wife. I watched it and it was called for.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

Wow. Smh