Last night, Jay Leno sat behind the desk as the host of The Tonight Show for the last time.  In most ways, the episode that ended his 17-year-run was just like any other Leno show but there was a long ovation of him at the start of his monologue during which he thanked some newsmakers (including Michael Jackson and Monica Lewinsky) for making his job so easy over the years.  He even talked about cleaning out his office and said: “I found O.J.’s knife. I had it the whole time.”

Leno’s first guest ever, Billy Crystal, surprised him and, in addition …read more

Conan O’Brien is set to take over NBC’s The Tonight Show on June 1, 2009 and I’m pretty excited. I’ve been a fan of his since his humble beginnings as a late-night talk show host but I have often wondered how we would make the transition to the earlier time-slot since, I’m guessing, he would be expected to be more subdued than he has been. I got a better idea of what to expect from reading an article on ETOnline.
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Jay Leno’s time as the host of The Tonight Show is quickly coming to an end and the comedian has announced the final guests scheduled to sit across from him on the famous set.  The show will be turned over to fellow late-night talk show host, Conan O’Brien on June 1, 2009.
Here is the lineup:

Monday, May 25: Mel Gibson (21st appearance)
Tuesday, May 26: Arnold Schwarzenegger (he announced he was running for governor on the show back in 2003)
Wednesday, May 27: Comedian Wanda Sykes (25th appearance)
Thursday, May 28: Billy Crystal (Leno’s first guest ever)
Friday, May 29: Conan O’Brien

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Maybe it’s because we still miss the Olympics, even though cutie pie gymnast Nastia Liukin’s appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno was good enough for a temporary fix.
Maybe it’s because we’re posting at a late hour and we’re, you know, kinda giddy.
Maybe it’s because we’re in a good mood altogether knowing that the Red Sox took two of three from the Yankees as a parting gift at Yankee Stadium.
Whatever the reason, we found this old clip of gymnastic coach Paul Hunt’s hilarious comedic routine (1m, 39s) on the uneven bars to be . . . well, hilarious. And comedic.
Enjoy!