Jay Leno: Something "Unusual" for Last Show
Pals, and the last guest on Jay's "Tonight." (Kevin White/Getty)
Just got off the call with Jay Leno - a long-planned conference call with about 8,000 reporters, columnists and critics (who says the news business is in trouble!) and he had so much to say, so many thoughts and observations that I'm afraid I'm gonna have to boil some of 'em down.
Let's go! (And in no particular order; all answers edited down so my fingers don't break off:)
On his recent hospitalization:
"I let them [NBC] talk me into this stupid, idiot idea..."
On whether he works hard to prove something (an old observation about JL, BTW):
"I work really hard because you have to work really hard..that's what it comes down to."
On the hand-off to Conan:
"He couldn't be a better guy. We're friends and it's a really smooth transition..."
On the final week's editions [his last day is the 29th]:
"Yeah, we'll do some looking-back shows [highlights]. That's easier than writing new stuff...the last week people don't want to work a lot harder."
On the new show:
"No, haven't had a whole lot of time to think about it. Looking at office space and trying to figure out who [staff-wise] will be there. The creative part hasn't started yet but the real key to this is having a lot more...in the last half hour. People like the monologue and the headlines and some of the bits - we'll freshen 'em up. Those seem to work and people like that,but the real trick is the second half hour. Although my job previous to this was to give Conan a lead-in, the job now is giving a lead-in to the eleven o'clock news and that's really important. I want to make sure they have strong lead-ins..."
On doing commercials himself in the new show, as suggested by towel-dancing head-of-NBC-Entertainment Ben Silverman:
"Ben is very enthusiastic. If it were up to him, I'd be out there doing a monologue wearing a McDonald's jacket and a Budweiser hat. We'll look at it and I'll see....if it's something that can be an integral part of the show, maybe that's one of the things that's open to speculation. I'm not quite sure. It's somewhere between 'Ben's enthusiasm' and 'no.'"
On the ABC flirtation:
"It was not that close. Nice to have people flirt with you. I didn't get John Edwards close."
On counter programming at 10:
"...everything is all murder [at 10] all these procedural shows. I enjoy 'em but fun to have something a little bit different. I said [to NBC], do some research if you guys think it can work...so they did research and it came back that people wanted comedy and [they] going earlier was a good idea too..."
On Conan:
"I don't need to give him any advice. He's been successful from day one...if he'd ask, I'd give it. I like the guy. We're friends. It's a peaceful transition of power. There's no bloodshed here...the key to Conan is he's always had material. The key to doing this is having the product, not just t he personality. [When he started] he was a writer and if there was clumsiness or awkwardness, it was backed up by strong jokes, well-written bits and strong material. Then he learned to become a performer...so often, people who get these jobs are good-looking performers but don't have the material to back it up."
On mysterious plans for the last show:
"We have something unusual and different, out of left field. Something personal and unusual. It's just really different, and has to do with our show and our staff. I think it will make people smile."
On, to quote one writer, "do you ever have any plans of retiring, or does your wife get on you?"
"My wife got on me last night."
Ba dum.
And with that, we bid you adieu.
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