Jay Leno | Club Random with Bill Maher
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Why does Jay keep talking about his glasses and how they affect his on‑stage confidence?
Shows have been great. And I like the glasses. The glasses work good. I remember you were a little self conscious when I was on TV. I still am. You know, I but you know, I think it gives I think it gives you real gravitas. It works. No, it looks good. I would tell you within I said that to my wife, said she said, I like it too. It does, 'cause it looks like No, I've I've heard uh I've heard that many times that people like the glasses. I just oh this is it's a s I just can't that's just water. I just can't get past the fact that the glasses represent to me a milestone of ageing. It you know, it's like there are milestones of aging. You were telling me about the peckle jar last time I saw you. Yeah, yeah. Okay.
It's that kind of thing, you know. Yeah. You you can't apparently open pickle jars anymore. Well, it takes a little more strength, but but I think but you get to do the you get to do the Walter Crunchhead, you know what I'm saying? Yeah, give me I'll show you maybe Give me a glasses. Okay. Do they? What do I remember how he would do that? President Kennedy died today. I was gonna do it. I c I it it's it's I can do it exactly. Oh go ahead. You're fucking it up. And there it is, the flash from Dallas. Yeah, that's great. President Kennedy died at one oh five PM. One forty five, I think. Whatever it was, but I mean, there was a guy who you could see on the air the it was the genuineness of being choked up. Right. But unlike what they would be probably doing today, didn't let himself.
You know, he had the self restraint, the people of that era. I I'm the newsman, I'm here to do a job. Yes, it's devastating news. I may swallow a couple of times, but then I go on and I do it. I don't blubber. Yeah. Right, Jay? Exactly. Where's the cam where's your camera? Right here? Uh th yeah. There's oh yeah, there's the rollover. What this is like a a reality show. Are we started already? I'm lost. Yeah. Oh. Right? Yeah. Oh I have. Okay, well let's go. What are you doing? We're doing it. This is the show. What do you what do you expect me to do? I don't know. I get drinking high with somebody I like. That's it. Yeah, there you go. I don't have a series of questions or anything. Oh, all right. Um I mean Jay, tell me something about your background.
I understand you claim to be a comedian. You Leno, did I tell you that claim story? That is what tell that story. I love that story. No, I was in Dayton, Ohio. I had just I was guest hosting the Tonight Show. I was you know, doing the comedy club. So um guest hosting already? No, in eighty six. I thought this was way before that. The claim he claims to be a comedian? No, no, not claims to be a comedian. comedian. What it was was it was about I had been hosting the Tonight Show for a number of weeks. So I'm doing some clubs in Ohio. So they go you're on Dayton. You're on at uh the noon news. Uh female anchor. What's her name? Okay. Sorry, I'm Jane the Lisa. She says, I'm sorry, I'm not familiar. I said, Oh, my name's Jane Lano, I'm a comedian.
I'm playing, you know, chuckles or giggles, whatever it is. And um and I guest hosted tonight's show on the Talk with Jay Leno, Leno, who claims to have hosted the tonight show. I go, you know, I I can prove it. I said you have film right here in this this is an NEC affiliate. I'm sure there's tape. You know, now either you told me a different story. No, that I told you that story. It's so interesting because I will admit to the fact that the brain over time sometimes does You know the one you might confuse it with. With is Buffalo. Buffalo, I'm I'm uh do you remember John Eric Hexham? Yes. Remember the kid who sadly killed himself? Sadly. He had a Well tell people why. He thought the gun was Right. He no it was a blank.
It was a blank and that shoot it would shoot a paper wad. But since he had it right against his forehead, he instead of just going the pressure.
Right, right, exactly. And anyway The guests on the show were him. He was the star because of uh he had some show where he played a spy coming. What show what w guest on what show? Uh A.M. Buffalo. A.M. Buffalo. A.M. Buffalo. It was him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why does Jay keep talking about his glasses and how they affect his on‑stage confidence?
0:01–5:39
2
What story does Bill tell about the “Freshen” toilet‑paper product and how it became Jay’s payment?
5:39–13:05
3
How does the blind climber’s Everest story illustrate the absurdity of motivational speaking on the show?
13:05–27:10
4
Why does Jay describe the behind‑the‑scenes power struggle at NBC and his secret “closet” eavesdropping?
27:10–47:45
5
Why didn’t Jay Leno take the Fox offer after leaving the Tonight Show?
47:45–55:10
6
What happened with the failed 10 o’clock show deal and the Kimmel call?
55:10–1:01:30
7
How did Jay and Bill react to Rodney Dangerfield’s stroke and coma?
1:01:30–1:14:06
8
Why do Jay and Bill argue about politics in comedy and car‑show segments?
1:14:06–1:34:37