In 2009 during the recession, leno came to Detroit and did two free comedy shows for out of work auto employees at an arena and got a bunch of corporate backing to cover free concessions for every guest. If I remember that translates to a night out for about 32-36 thousand people.
I did standup for 30 years. Jay was told my dad had an aneurysm and was recovering. It was touch an go. Jay made a call to my dad and my dad was incredibly touched. He made a full recovery. I was a nobody and Jay didn't have to do that. I'll always be grateful to Jay for doing that. As a standup he was the best. I remember going on at the Comedy & Magic Club and then sitting and watching Jay. He made 45 minutes seem like 10 minutes. Great joke after great joke. Good man!
On the other hand, Jay has the respect of the Car community because he has a deeper love for cars than most "car guys." Most car guys have a deep level of knowledge of a specific car give or take a couple of years. Jay's knowledge is expansive over multiple years, and brands.
I find Joe List is so relatable here. I'd sit there quietly, wait for the the conversation to come to an end, and say "I like Jay Leno too." That's a man after my own heart.
Yes indeed there is not one comic when talking about Jay who does not go into his high pitched voice! I know it's hard not to do that as I do it too! haha
I am a retired firefight/paramedic from the city where Jay lives, and he has brought some of his toys by the firehouse to show the crew. He has been extremely generous with his time (and donations) to the charity and fund raising efforts our department does. One of the nicest down to earth “celebrities” you could ever meet, and where I worked we saw a lot of celebrities that were not.
My guess would be Toluca Lake or Burbank. I worked security for the Tonight Show at NBC studios when I started. Then I got to greet him every early weekday morning at the main entrance. Sometimes we had time to BS about cars. I never really brought up his celebrity. The guy is the most laid back guy I met out of Hollywood. Most celebs are obnoxious dicks. The only other celeb that was just as kind to me was Joan Rivers.
I worked in Beverly Hills at an agency and lived in Sherman Oaks in the valley and would drive over Coldwater Canyon every day and would often times see Jay driving an old fire engine or an amazing convertible or whatever and he would always wave when people honked at him. Living his best life.
I was a page at the Tonight Show when Jay was the host - my station was the backstage phone outside the hair/make-up room where he'd get prepped for the show - I'm a motorhead too, and he and I would talk about cars nearly every day. He never tired of it. Legit nice guy. He gave me a ride in a hemi - I think it was a GTX - green. That was pretty rad.
Between 06-07 i did security on TNT and later front gate graveyard shift. Your name sounds familiar. Anyways, he would come in early morn weekdays and we had some time to bs about cars as well. Such a rad guy.
Great interview. I love all those guys. Joe is right about Jay. His car show is one of the most entertaining and you really get to see Jay doing something he loves.
So I saw this comment halfway through the video and got all excited for "what's Joe List gonna say" and still when it came at the very end I buckled into laughter. God I love comedians.
I saw Jay Leno stand up in 1988 and then 30 years later in 2019. Front row both times. I had my playbill from the first show and I was hoping to get him to sign it. As we were leaving the venue, my friend said there he is. He was outside the back of the venue signing autographs. I ran out in traffic and asked him to sign it. He asked how old is this? ( It was from the 80's with the pastel suits and funky ties) I said I saw you 30 years ago. I wish I had thought of something clever but he was gracious enough to sign.
In 2009 I took a tour of NBC studios. It was $7.00. During the tour we walked passed Jay's personal parking spot. One of his cars was parked there, a little purple car. Jay saw our tour group, walked over to us, and spent 10 minutes talking about his car. Jay is the real deal. He's also very tall in real life.
Leno's car and motorcycle passion are extremely admirable to me. Not only is it fascinating, he's presenting history for all the rest of us to see. What a guy
So some rich asshole has a bunch of money he could use to help millions of struggling people, and instead he uses it to buy a bunch of stupid cars and that's admirable to you. Whatta chud.
Jay is an institution in the valley. I was lucky enough to live near one of his hangars. Everyone loved him. Cholos, young kids, old bikers, everyone would make time and make way for Jay and any of his vehicles.
To this day, Louis ck on the tonight show when he told Jay Leno about the sketch artist asking "no really what does he look like", is still one of my favorite jokes ever
I grew up in Burbank and I've run into Jay Leno a few times. 1st time, one of his classic cars broke down in my alley. I was a little kid at the time, but I would stay up with my older brothers and watch his show. I recognized him, he was real nice, still have the autograph. 2nd time, saw him at Foster's Freeze and he bought Ice Cream for all the kids there. I've seen him around since and one of his car warehouses is near my work so I see him driving by occasionally. You can tell it's him because the classic car and he always wears denim pants and denim jacket. He performs regularly at Flappers, a comedy club in Burbank.
He is. Whenever he is mentioned there's always lots of people telling their stories about meeting him and chatting with him and how nice he is. No cameras.
Jay really was an incredibly underrated stand-up. Go back and watch some of his spots with Carson, his command of the audience and Johnny is absolutely masterful.
I've met many celebrities and to this day the nicest one I ever met was Leno. We chatted for an hour. He is the most humble easygoing guy in show business. You can just tell he was raised by very good people.
@@aspaceproductions Based on everything I've watched and read abt that whole debacle, I can honestly say that Leno wasn't entirely at fault for what happened to the Tonight Show. At worst he's in 2nd place. 1st place goes to the execs of NBC, at least for me. Jay wasn't ready to retire but they sorta forced him to, to make way to Conan because they promised Conan the slot . They then gave Leno, as part of the deal probably to step down, the slot before the Tonight Show which of course he accepted because he wasn't ready to hang it up just yet. That in turn hurt the ratings for Conan's Tonight Show which then NBC used as a reason to make Conan move his show the next day and give Jay his old show back. I think Jay's only fault in this whole scenario is accepting to host the show before Conan's. That felt probably felt disingenuous on Conan's part.
Jay Leno is the real deal. I've had the privilege to see him live twice and each time he killed it. A hardcore performer. No agenda except to entertain his audience.
Our family had rented an old creepy house for a summer while waiting to move into our new home. Below the family room was a garage with two Ford Model As from the 1920s. The only rule my young brothers and I were given by the owner was not to touch them because they were not his. About a month into our stay we get a knock on the door and it’s Jay Leno. He goes downstairs to his cars and about a minute later he yells up the steps “who touched my car”? We’re freaking out. We were blaming each other but swore none of us touched them. It was very hard not to though. He tells us to come downstairs. He shows us a couple of fingerprints on one of the cars. The longest silence that felt like minutes until Jay says nonchalantly “you’re too young to drive. I’ll do the driving for us” and he takes all three of us for a 15 minute car ride. Even let us honk the horn that made an “ahhooga” sound. I’ll never forget that day.
Thats exactly what i thought too. Seems exactly like what Jay would do. He seems like that guy. He really loves cars and in such a generous way that even more than cars he loves sharing the love of cars with others. Even kids. You probably enjoyed it more for the stress of being accused of something you didnt do. Did you touch it tho. Ngl, i totally would have been all over that car.
Jay’s known for being very good personally with comics. But he also severely reduced the number of stand-up sets on the Tonight Show because they didn’t get ratings, in stark contrast to Letterman. So that was another thing that didn’t help his image.
I will never judge a stand up comic for "selling out". They spend years sometimes decades touring and staying in filthy motels and apartments, having to neglect friends and family, staying up late with dysfunctional people (which, if you're prone to substance abuse like a lot of comedians are, isn't good for your sanity or mental health). It's a freaking brutal life. That's why when I hear people giving comedians like Adam Sandler or Eddie Murphy crap for starring in cheesy movies, or Jay Leno for doing hacky monologues every night, I just roll my eyes. They made it. Let them make some money and enjoy some luxuries.
I mean "some" luxuries bay be under selling it with Leno, but your overall point is valid regardless. It's their job and life they don't owe anything to anyone
I saw an interview with some comics (I think Theo Vonn) talking about Bob Saget’s goal from the very beginning when he was doing standup was to get a lead role on a popular family sitcom that would be on the air for a decade. He just wanted to get paid. 😂
@@matthewscanlan2874 I doubt you've seen his stand up. This was back in the day day. Even David Letterman knows what's up. I'm not talking about Tonight Show monologues
I saw him live once. I was not prepared for what I saw and heard. He was way funnier than he was on the Tonight Show. As Louis CK said, he wanted to broaden his audience for TV.
Jay is SUCH. A. LEGEND!! wholesome human! I hope he recovers swiftly and gets back on his feet shooting the cars he loves We all live you jmJay burns on your face won't change anything to the fans of Jay 🖤🙏
I grew up watching Jay and I too wish him well from his injuries. My heart dropped when I first heard about his accident thinking we lost another great one. Please get better Jay Mr. Leno, we are thinking of you. You are in our prayers. Thank you so much for the years of making us smile.
Saw Leno at the Circle Star Theater in like 1987. We were in the front row. And he absolutely killed. Just a great, memorable time. Edit: Weird fact: I just recalled Leno's opening act. A very funny man named Kevin Rooney. Looked him up because I was wondering what he was up to. Just passed away last month. RIP.
I really enjoyed this segment. Simply stated: Jay Leno is a business person. He adjusted his "act" to appeal to the widest audience and understood the demands of both the audience and the job.
I remember when Jay found out that Phil Hartman was killed while he was live on air...it was when the show was closing...the raw emotion was heart breaking.
I worked on a show at NBC in Burbank for 4 months in 2003. Jay's parking spot was right by the entrance. I never saw the same car twice. I saw the jet motorcycle too. I still see him driving around Burbank in these insane cars, all the time.
I love this type of thing. When you hear famous people talk about other famous people in a REAL way. I'm into cars and I'm a mechanic so of course I'm very aware of Jay Leno but because of what went down between him and letterman and him and Conan I kind of didn't like him but now I see that like any individual you can't just hear something or things and pass judgment. Same thing kinda happened with Louis even though I always find him to be extremely likable.
In one of the earlier episodes of his series, he got someone to start up a hot rod and he was able to tell what kind of alternator they had used based on the sound it made when the engine was turning over lol. Completely changed my perception about him because I really didn't care for his late night role. His knowledge of vehicles is almost priceless compared to his comedy imo
Agree. He is an actual expert on cars and its obviously what he really loves. The tonight show made it possible. I likes his corny, bland style. He changed the Carson format only slightly. Carson teased Ed about drinking, Jay teased Kevin about weed. That's about it. He was the perfect successor to Johnny. But the Carson Era ended when Leno left, not when Johnny did. Fallon is a new thing.
I think Jay Leno not only a very good comedian but a fascinating soul that’s unaffected by show business. He loves his wife more than anything. Great man!!!
Glad to see Louis CK back in a good place. He comes off as kind and well-adjusted after his difficult times. Nice to see the appreciation of Jay Leno and the respect shown him. Nice that Joe List doesn't try to jump in the conversation with his two more seasoned elders. BTW Rogan is now 55, Louis 54.
I worked valet parking at Harrah's Reno. Got some comped tickets as part of our employee appreciation package with me, my girlfriend, and 2 of her friends. I had no expectations and Jay gave us the best comedy show I've ever seen. So damn effortlessly funny.
🤣 1996, minutes after being an audience member, was at the phone booth across the street, talking to my Dad in KY, Jay pulled out driving a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car. Made my 1st trip to L.A.!
watch - howie mandel does stuff on youtube. look for jay leno interview. it will open your mind to the truth and it's howie who lays it out not jay. jay never complains.
for not wanting to quit his #1 job because some smartass demanded his job from his boss? because conan was an asshole to jay. and conan was no good on the tonight show. his ratings tanked the first week when jay was OFF THE AIR and jay didn't come on till months later . so all of conans bitching about jay tanking him is bullshit . he tanksed himself.
Well there def was a reason. But the pressure that the tonight show brings with it , has to be enormous. I do love Conan he did not deserve that . He is such a great guy . So Conan good , jay bad.
@@Geekspeak1270 it would be one thing if it were just Conan but lets forget Letterman. This is a career pattern. I dont detest Leno but i wouldnt trust the guy with $5.
@@ChicCanyon Letterman didn't even try to get the Tonight Show. He just assumed someone would call him up and give it to him. Well.... It didn't work out that way.
Yeah, that's true. But before Jay, there was James Melton and Bill Harrah who also drove their cars. Harrah had many more cars than Jay. Leno can fix them, while the others could not
Lmfao the pressure on Joe there at the end just dropped in his lap instantly hahaha. Gotta hand it to him its gotta be tough to know when to jump in when you're with a guy like Louis
Jerry Seinfeld has consistently said Jay Leno was the most talented standup he’s ever seen. The Tonight Show and his behavior around it definitely clouds the opinion of him, but he’s a true legend and a great guy.
@@Kochaine You mean what Conan and Conan's manager did to Jay? The only reason you believe the fake story about that is because Conan is a douche so he spread his false story to as many people as he could, while Jay is a great person who you can't get to talk bad about Conan.
@@Kochaine says that Jay was the best stand up he ever saw. That everyone in the up and coming comedy game wanted to be him in the 70s/80s. And Letterman hates Leno more than anyone
Im just going to put this out there. I fucking love how positive you are about other people. You don't use negativity or gossip for clickbait. You tell it how it is about good people and for that I respect you and watch your content.
Finally some truth about Jay Leno. Granted, Louis C.K. said the same thing when he was on Howard Stern, but that was many years ago. Jay would always call him and encourage him and congratulate him. And yet he is the bad guy? Incredible. Fired twice for the sin of being the #1.
I am a biggest Conan fan and I dont feel jaded at all. It wasnt meant to be. Btw Conan should be thankful that happened, his comedy wasnt made for that mainstream slot, his ratings were already going down and he would be way more devastated if his show got cancelled(which it basically did but in roundabout way).
I love Jay Leno. I grew up watching him and he always made me laugh even when I didn't quite understand the joke. His demeanor was just hilarious to me. He got so much crap for doing the tonight show and all that drama, but everyone else would have done the same thing to secure your own future. Good for him.
I always loved Jay, thought he was hilarious. I never truly understood the hate he got. I'm guessing it had something to do with was that he just wasn't Johnny Carson, and it made some people never able to accept him as the host of the tonight show. But the guys comic timing is amazing. And I love when he's on car related shows, or talking about cars. I grew up with a mechanic dad, so that kind of thing is right up my alley. Love me some classic cars.
Was at a motorcycle show in the late 90’s hanging out in the parking lot looking at a bunch of vintage bikes. Up pulls Jay Leno in a Lamborghini gets out and engages with 7 or 8 of us who were standing there. I made some kind of comment about what a cool car, first time I had been up close to a car like that, he says to me “ hey want to sit in it ? “ opened the door, stood there and talked to me for 3 or 4 minutes while I sitting and just taking it in. After I got out he stayed there and talked cars and motorcycles with our small group for at least another 10 minutes. Just another guy who loves bikes and cars, hanging out. A famous millionaire guy, all by himself, hanging with a small group of working class guys talking about what they Loved. Never forget it. One of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
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In 2009 during the recession, leno came to Detroit and did two free comedy shows for out of work auto employees at an arena and got a bunch of corporate backing to cover free concessions for every guest. If I remember that translates to a night out for about 32-36 thousand people.
I may not like his jokes, but I respect him for that now
@@fauxhound5061 he seems like a stand up dude
@@_Silence_Dogood ??
@@_Silence_Dogood To laugh and forget about their problems
@@CamPerry :) Good one!!!!!
I did standup for 30 years. Jay was told my dad had an aneurysm and was recovering. It was touch an go. Jay made a call to my dad and my dad was incredibly touched. He made a full recovery. I was a nobody and Jay didn't have to do that. I'll always be grateful to Jay for doing that. As a standup he was the best. I remember going on at the Comedy & Magic Club and then sitting and watching Jay. He made 45 minutes seem like 10 minutes. Great joke after great joke. Good man!
Woah, jay leno cured a braindead man over the phone
Hes fuckin magic
great story glad your dad recovered.
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@@johnspence8141 Jay lifted my dad’s sprits. Positive attitude helped his recovery.
On the other hand, Jay has the respect of the Car community because he has a deeper love for cars than most "car guys." Most car guys have a deep level of knowledge of a specific car give or take a couple of years. Jay's knowledge is expansive over multiple years, and brands.
I find Joe List is so relatable here. I'd sit there quietly, wait for the the conversation to come to an end, and say "I like Jay Leno too." That's a man after my own heart.
I laughed so hard here
@@CarlosMunoz-hw1zj i couldnt stop laughing, so unexpected hahaha
It was always a treat as a kid to get to stay up with my dad late and watch the tonight show
Jay Leno is awesome
Jay Leno's Garage channel is legit even if you're not a huge car guy. He adds humanity to the hobby that you might not expect.
Just not humor
Yikes. No one gives a fck lol.
"he adds humanity"? As opposed to Jay barking like a fucking dog and pissing on your leg?
I love his Garage channel. He’s got a crazy cool collection.
Too bad we won't have more petrol in a few years
I love how they both are just casually imitating Jay Leno 🤣
Ck does it way better than Rogan!
@@dana.j9062 doesn't take much
Yes indeed there is not one comic when talking about Jay who does not go into his high pitched voice! I know it's hard not to do that as I do it too! haha
SNL used to be a sacred comedic institution too.
Is this really Louis ck? Looks nothing like him he aged in a weird way. Crazy
Jay was a beast!! His segments on the old Letterman show were classic
F.M. ...................that's the first time I saw him ............killed it !!!!!!!!!!!
I absolutely love first hand testimony like this. It's the best way to really get an idea what these people are like.
I like Jay Leno too 😂
😂😂😂
I lost it xD
@@crossjmail did you ever find it?
@@Blernster i was dyin' bro. Made it worth the 7 minutes xD
Well that was def the funniest part!! 😂
I am a retired firefight/paramedic from the city where Jay lives, and he has brought some of his toys by the firehouse to show the crew. He has been extremely generous with his time (and donations) to the charity and fund raising efforts our department does. One of the nicest down to earth “celebrities” you could ever meet, and where I worked we saw a lot of celebrities that were not.
@Charles Quinn Nope
Probably, Beverly Hills or Downtown LA or another part around the LA area.
@@Pt0wN973b0iI winner winner, chicken diner.
My guess would be Toluca Lake or Burbank. I worked security for the Tonight Show at NBC studios when I started. Then I got to greet him every early weekday morning at the main entrance. Sometimes we had time to BS about cars. I never really brought up his celebrity. The guy is the most laid back guy I met out of Hollywood. Most celebs are obnoxious dicks. The only other celeb that was just as kind to me was Joan Rivers.
@@bluntforcetrauma2141 Burbank sounds about right.
I worked in Beverly Hills at an agency and lived in Sherman Oaks in the valley and would drive over Coldwater Canyon every day and would often times see Jay driving an old fire engine or an amazing convertible or whatever and he would always wave when people honked at him. Living his best life.
I'm glad they had good things to say about him. Jay Leno is awesome and he is a real car guy!
The last statement was the best part of that masterpiece clip 😂😂😂😂😂
I like Jay Leno too -end
That was hilarious!!!
I like turtles. Ha ha ha
I was dying! Bahahahaha
Was anybody else laughing their ass off at the last bit?
“Oh god… I like Jay Leno too” lmao! List is so underrated
I was a page at the Tonight Show when Jay was the host - my station was the backstage phone outside the hair/make-up room where he'd get prepped for the show - I'm a motorhead too, and he and I would talk about cars nearly every day. He never tired of it. Legit nice guy. He gave me a ride in a hemi - I think it was a GTX - green. That was pretty rad.
Between 06-07 i did security on TNT and later front gate graveyard shift. Your name sounds familiar. Anyways, he would come in early morn weekdays and we had some time to bs about cars as well. Such a rad guy.
Great interview. I love all those guys. Joe is right about Jay. His car show is one of the most entertaining and you really get to see Jay doing something he loves.
Joe List really nailed that last line. The rest of the video was entertaining, but his response was hilarious.
So I saw this comment halfway through the video and got all excited for "what's Joe List gonna say" and still when it came at the very end I buckled into laughter. God I love comedians.
@@LokeyeMC So funny, he really stuck the landing. Runner up is LCK: I have to piss.
I love Jay Leno too 😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m so glad I saw this comment because I would’ve turned the video off. I cackled
he's pretty good at those little one-liners
I saw Jay Leno stand up in 1988 and then 30 years later in 2019. Front row both times. I had my playbill from the first show and I was hoping to get him to sign it. As we were leaving the venue, my friend said there he is. He was outside the back of the venue signing autographs. I ran out in traffic and asked him to sign it. He asked how old is this? ( It was from the 80's with the pastel suits and funky ties) I said I saw you 30 years ago. I wish I had thought of something clever but he was gracious enough to sign.
what would you have said?
I'm sure he was grateful that you were a supporter early in his career
He was happy to see a old fan. Good on you!
"I saw you 30 years ago" with a playbill from that time says it all. If that scene were in a movie, I'd say that's good writing.
Not surprised he didn't think of anything clever, either 😂 he's nothing without writers
In 2009 I took a tour of NBC studios. It was $7.00. During the tour we walked passed Jay's personal parking spot. One of his cars was parked there, a little purple car. Jay saw our tour group, walked over to us, and spent 10 minutes talking about his car. Jay is the real deal. He's also very tall in real life.
*past
Leno's car and motorcycle passion are extremely admirable to me. Not only is it fascinating, he's presenting history for all the rest of us to see. What a guy
So some rich asshole has a bunch of money he could use to help millions of struggling people, and instead he uses it to buy a bunch of stupid cars and that's admirable to you. Whatta chud.
He’s presenting his collection of cars, you view it as history
Jay is an institution in the valley. I was lucky enough to live near one of his hangars. Everyone loved him. Cholos, young kids, old bikers, everyone would make time and make way for Jay and any of his vehicles.
Which valley?
@@gsofficial the San Fernando valley just over the hill from Hollywood.
@@josephbalmores6945 cool, i am conditioned to think of "the valley" as silicon valley, because i am currently in it
To this day, Louis ck on the tonight show when he told Jay Leno about the sketch artist asking "no really what does he look like", is still one of my favorite jokes ever
That’s a GREAT line! 🤣
@@aquamanvonfloozerhoffen5067 a hair joke really isn't that creative or funny. Fast comeback yea, funny no
Let’s call it a draw. Good bit by Louis. Nice gentle comeback by Jay.
@@aquamanvonfloozerhoffen5067 lol he would do!
@@michaeljimenez8747 bro get a personality
Was able to see the Tonight Show once. Was so impressed that Jay came out before the show and talked to the audience. He made us feel very welcome.
Louie CK telling Jay Leno anecdotes is the absolute BEST
I met Leno at a show in 1986 or ‘87. It was one of the funniest shows ever, and he was truly a nice person.
This sounds like an anti-joke
Wow amazing
Joe list has been nailing it this entire press tour. He doesn’t try to outshine Louis but every single line he says is hilarious.
he did great on _flagrant_
@@360.Tapestry 100% agree
Joe List is a gem!
@@johnl610 yes he is 👏🏽
you write the same thing on every video
I grew up in Burbank and I've run into Jay Leno a few times. 1st time, one of his classic cars broke down in my alley. I was a little kid at the time, but I would stay up with my older brothers and watch his show. I recognized him, he was real nice, still have the autograph. 2nd time, saw him at Foster's Freeze and he bought Ice Cream for all the kids there. I've seen him around since and one of his car warehouses is near my work so I see him driving by occasionally. You can tell it's him because the classic car and he always wears denim pants and denim jacket. He performs regularly at Flappers, a comedy club in Burbank.
Excellent show. I was really expecting just another bashing of Jay Leno. Good for Joe and Louie
I can't get enough of Louis C.K and how he tells stories. He is so funny even in interviews.
Well just think if he shared the story bout when you 2 hung out .
@@robertlawler1387 😭😭Actin like he knows bro
I dont see it. He didnt say anything funny in this clip
@@tubester4567 he looks like he has ptsd
i didn't see any funny from C.K. accept he is a massterbate in front of unwilling girls.
Jay Leno seems like a legit genuine nice guy. Seems like a dude you could run into in a store and chat it up like a normal person.
I actually think you’re right based off of videos I’ve seen of him randomly on the street where he does exactly that.
The only difference between a genuine guy and Jay Leno is a genuine guy doesn't bring a camera crew to showcase the fact
@@Bat_Rag lol it wasn’t his camera crew.
He is. Whenever he is mentioned there's always lots of people telling their stories about meeting him and chatting with him and how nice he is. No cameras.
I love cars also just cand fund the stuff he does. What I would give to see his collection and hear him tell me about every piece.
I saw Jay Leno perform back in 1985. He held the audience for over two hours. Not too many comics can do this.
Jay really was an incredibly underrated stand-up. Go back and watch some of his spots with Carson, his command of the audience and Johnny is absolutely masterful.
😂 ..I loved watching Jay Leno growing up. And he’s still hilarious!
Were you his neighbor?
@@throgwarhammer7162yes.
I've met many celebrities and to this day the nicest one I ever met was Leno. We chatted for an hour. He is the most humble easygoing guy in show business. You can just tell he was raised by very good people.
Shut up Tony. No one gives a shit about you
He was such a nice guy to Conan lol
@@aspaceproductions Conan? You mean the multi-millionaire whiner who expects NBC's top employees to bow down to him? Haha
@@aspaceproductions Based on everything I've watched and read abt that whole debacle, I can honestly say that Leno wasn't entirely at fault for what happened to the Tonight Show. At worst he's in 2nd place. 1st place goes to the execs of NBC, at least for me. Jay wasn't ready to retire but they sorta forced him to, to make way to Conan because they promised Conan the slot . They then gave Leno, as part of the deal probably to step down, the slot before the Tonight Show which of course he accepted because he wasn't ready to hang it up just yet. That in turn hurt the ratings for Conan's Tonight Show which then NBC used as a reason to make Conan move his show the next day and give Jay his old show back. I think Jay's only fault in this whole scenario is accepting to host the show before Conan's. That felt probably felt disingenuous on Conan's part.
@@TonyVega123 right? I wish I could get $45 million to quit my job.
Jay Leno is the real deal. I've had the privilege to see him live twice and each time he killed it. A hardcore performer. No agenda except to entertain his audience.
He’s coming to Saint Louis in November and I already got my tickets!
Same. Also twice.
I tried to see him once, tickets sold out the same day they went on sale. I had no idea the demand for his comedy was that high.
Yeah he is no Conan but he's all right
He is a meat and potatoes road comic. I can't remember any of his jokes. I remember his Cool Ranch Doritos commercial and he wears jeans
I love his youtube channel. He seems like a guy anyone can sit and have a drink with. Really easy going and down to earth.
Our family had rented an old creepy house for a summer while waiting to move into our new home. Below the family room was a garage with two Ford Model As from the 1920s. The only rule my young brothers and I were given by the owner was not to touch them because they were not his. About a month into our stay we get a knock on the door and it’s Jay Leno. He goes downstairs to his cars and about a minute later he yells up the steps “who touched my car”? We’re freaking out. We were blaming each other but swore none of us touched them. It was very hard not to though. He tells us to come downstairs. He shows us a couple of fingerprints on one of the cars. The longest silence that felt like minutes until Jay says nonchalantly “you’re too young to drive. I’ll do the driving for us” and he takes all three of us for a 15 minute car ride. Even let us honk the horn that made an “ahhooga” sound. I’ll never forget that day.
But who touched it? I’ll bet Jay touched it just to have an excuse to bring you down and give you a ride.
@@timmiller1 that’s what we gathered he was just messing with us. But knowing my brothers it’s possible somebody touched it too.
Thats exactly what i thought too. Seems exactly like what Jay would do. He seems like that guy. He really loves cars and in such a generous way that even more than cars he loves sharing the love of cars with others. Even kids. You probably enjoyed it more for the stress of being accused of something you didnt do.
Did you touch it tho. Ngl, i totally would have been all over that car.
What a wonderful story, thank you for sharing.
Leno is a real stand up guy. He always promotes the small guy be it new comedians or now small car businesses.
Stand up guy is a double in this case.
Just screws over his fellow comics like Letterman and Conan, but he’s a stand up guy
Jay’s known for being very good personally with comics. But he also severely reduced the number of stand-up sets on the Tonight Show because they didn’t get ratings, in stark contrast to Letterman.
So that was another thing that didn’t help his image.
Unless you are Conan - then he fucks you.
…unless you get in his way.
I will never judge a stand up comic for "selling out". They spend years sometimes decades touring and staying in filthy motels and apartments, having to neglect friends and family, staying up late with dysfunctional people (which, if you're prone to substance abuse like a lot of comedians are, isn't good for your sanity or mental health). It's a freaking brutal life. That's why when I hear people giving comedians like Adam Sandler or Eddie Murphy crap for starring in cheesy movies, or Jay Leno for doing hacky monologues every night, I just roll my eyes. They made it. Let them make some money and enjoy some luxuries.
I mean "some" luxuries bay be under selling it with Leno, but your overall point is valid regardless. It's their job and life they don't owe anything to anyone
I saw an interview with some comics (I think Theo Vonn) talking about Bob Saget’s goal from the very beginning when he was doing standup was to get a lead role on a popular family sitcom that would be on the air for a decade. He just wanted to get paid. 😂
@@zachf9464 And who can blame him?
@@zachf9464 That's probably the goal of like 95%+ of all comedians
great to see louis is getting back. one of the very best.
Jay Leno's stand-up was astounding. People don't even realize but many comics know this, even those who don't like him.
It's why a lot of comics hated him after he got the tonight show, because he watered down his jokes to please everybody
he's aite but he needs to chill off the self flagellating
Astounding? Weak AF to me. Got everything from the mensch mob
@@matthewscanlan2874 I doubt you've seen his stand up. This was back in the day day. Even David Letterman knows what's up. I'm not talking about Tonight Show monologues
I saw him live once. I was not prepared for what I saw and heard. He was way funnier than he was on the Tonight Show. As Louis CK said, he wanted to broaden his audience for TV.
I can listen to Louie tell story’s for hours.
With a glass of wine and dim lights?
@@user-qx9zn2cj4e 😂😂😂🍆💪
Would you let him wack off in front of you?
you going to masturbate to it in front of a an unwilling girl like C.K. did?
Check out his appearances on the opie and Anthony show. He tells tons of stories. A lot about boats lol.
Jay is SUCH. A. LEGEND!! wholesome human!
I hope he recovers swiftly and gets back on his feet shooting the cars he loves
We all live you jmJay burns on your face won't change anything to the fans of Jay 🖤🙏
I grew up watching Jay and I too wish him well from his injuries. My heart dropped when I first heard about his accident thinking we lost another great one. Please get better Jay Mr. Leno, we are thinking of you. You are in our prayers. Thank you so much for the years of making us smile.
I saw Jay Leno and Paul Rodriguez in the early 90s at a packed Coliseum and it was great from start to finish.
Saw Leno at the Circle Star Theater in like 1987. We were in the front row. And he absolutely killed. Just a great, memorable time. Edit: Weird fact: I just recalled Leno's opening act. A very funny man named Kevin Rooney. Looked him up because I was wondering what he was up to. Just passed away last month. RIP.
you think people care that you saw someone in 1987, you think that is interesting huh? Wow... this isn't the "I wonder who John Smith saw" channel
@@slowery43 you doin ok buddy?
@@slowery43 I've had multiple requests.
This is what i think to myself, every time I post. Who gives a shit? But I post anyway.
Are you sure it wasn't Kevin Meanie?.
I love how Louie just gets up to take a piss, like he’s not in the middle of a show but just hanging with friends.
Possibly not a piss break
@@spooley 👀
Wow, so profound. You fckn weirdo
...or like he's in his office having a woman watch him.
@@big-ice-doggie-tron879
Yeah, Spooley beat you to it.
I really enjoyed this segment. Simply stated: Jay Leno is a business person. He adjusted his "act" to appeal to the widest audience and understood the demands of both the audience and the job.
Yes. Louis ck says this at 3:45
Jay is a legend. I miss Leno's Tonight Show.
Same here. Gonna see him here in St. Louis with Jeff Foxworthy in November. Can’t wait!
@@LevansLawnLandscape Awesome, I'm sure Jay will deliver✌
I've always liked Jay, but I was a Letterman fan. But I'd take Jay back anytime over that jar of mayo, Jimmy (fake laugh) Fallon.
I met Jay Leo at a car show a few years ago. Most down to earth person ever.❤️🇨🇦
Great to see Louis back
He needs to keep his hands in view of the camera, though.
I remember that jay leno podcast episode. It's gotta be my top 5, if not my fav. Guy's a great storyteller.
My first impression of him was that he was a man with a lot of heart and soul, and he made me laugh SO much!
I 1210 .........allways 110 % !!!!!!
I remember when Jay found out that Phil Hartman was killed while he was live on air...it was when the show was closing...the raw emotion was heart breaking.
Whatever you do….don’t blame Conan.
i blame conan for being an arrogant prick.
Lol Joe List at the end "I like Jay Leno too...."
Louis does a really good (respectful) Leno. Most people over do his voice, but there's a subtleness that speaks to his admiration for the man.
3:50: Jay's joke on Kathie Lee's son is hilarious lmaoo.
Jay's the man!! You two are too! Love your podcast Joe! Thanks for everything you're doing mate, it's really appreciated! Cheers
Jay is one of the few good guys in Hollywood. I miss his show, especially Headlines segment on Monday night
I worked on a show at NBC in Burbank for 4 months in 2003. Jay's parking spot was right by the entrance. I never saw the same car twice. I saw the jet motorcycle too. I still see him driving around Burbank in these insane cars, all the time.
Oh poor Joe, reminds me of when my dad went to the bathroom and left me with one of his friends 😂
He got a front row seat to the JRE podcast
Funny people are extraordinary story tellers. Both of these guys are awesome
I love this type of thing. When you hear famous people talk about other famous people in a REAL way. I'm into cars and I'm a mechanic so of course I'm very aware of Jay Leno but because of what went down between him and letterman and him and Conan I kind of didn't like him but now I see that like any individual you can't just hear something or things and pass judgment. Same thing kinda happened with Louis even though I always find him to be extremely likable.
i waited for this interview all my life
In one of the earlier episodes of his series, he got someone to start up a hot rod and he was able to tell what kind of alternator they had used based on the sound it made when the engine was turning over lol. Completely changed my perception about him because I really didn't care for his late night role. His knowledge of vehicles is almost priceless compared to his comedy imo
Agree. He is an actual expert on cars and its obviously what he really loves. The tonight show made it possible. I likes his corny, bland style. He changed the Carson format only slightly. Carson teased Ed about drinking, Jay teased Kevin about weed. That's about it. He was the perfect successor to Johnny. But the Carson Era ended when Leno left, not when Johnny did. Fallon is a new thing.
People have hobbys outside of work
@@casualfocus1371 I think your ego was really in pain here 😅😂
@@cedricnora4481 why is that?
He is funny too and he knows how to tell a great story. I could listen to the McLaren F1 story for hours
this was a great convo lol
That motorcycle story was classic! 😂
Jay left CK on the curb singing Dust in the Wind lyrics.
"All we are is dust in the wind..."
Leno’s work ethic is second to none.
I love how the only time joe chimed into this podcast was to say how nervous he was that nobody would like him 🤣
He protected that thing! 😂 That's the understatement of the year!
I think Jay Leno not only a very good comedian but a fascinating soul that’s unaffected by show business. He loves his wife more than anything. Great man!!!
Glad to see Louis CK back in a good place. He comes off as kind and well-adjusted after his difficult times. Nice to see the appreciation of Jay Leno and the respect shown him. Nice that Joe List doesn't try to jump in the conversation with his two more seasoned elders. BTW Rogan is now 55, Louis 54.
Nice that it's nice. That's nicee.
Hes also in good place when he jerk off infront of those woman🤣
Yeah, they're both looking pretty rough. Louis has aged about 10 years in the last 5, for obvious reasons
CK is a pervert
@@bernlin2000 man I hope I look that rough in my 50's.
“I like Jay Leno too” right at the end LOL.
I worked valet parking at Harrah's Reno. Got some comped tickets as part of our employee appreciation package with me, my girlfriend, and 2 of her friends. I had no expectations and Jay gave us the best comedy show I've ever seen. So damn effortlessly funny.
🤣 1996, minutes after being an audience member, was at the phone booth across the street, talking to my Dad in KY, Jay pulled out driving a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car. Made my 1st trip to L.A.!
I wonder what Conan would say to "he's caught a lot of shit for no reason"
watch - howie mandel does stuff on youtube. look for jay leno interview. it will open your mind to the truth and it's howie who lays it out not jay. jay never complains.
"Jays caught a lot of shit for no reason." Yeah, no reason?
Right lol jay is a snake
for not wanting to quit his #1 job because some smartass demanded his job from his boss? because conan was an asshole to jay. and conan was no good on the tonight show. his ratings tanked the first week when jay was OFF THE AIR and jay didn't come on till months later . so all of conans bitching about jay tanking him is bullshit . he tanksed himself.
Well there def was a reason. But the pressure that the tonight show brings with it , has to be enormous. I do love Conan he did not deserve that . He is such a great guy . So Conan good , jay bad.
@@Geekspeak1270 it would be one thing if it were just Conan but lets forget Letterman. This is a career pattern. I dont detest Leno but i wouldnt trust the guy with $5.
@@ChicCanyon Letterman didn't even try to get the Tonight Show. He just assumed someone would call him up and give it to him. Well.... It didn't work out that way.
joe list at the end llolol funny dude
Louis C.K making a comeback is something I didn’t expect but I’m kinda glad it’s happening
In the automotive world, when it comes to collections and collectors who actually drive their cars.. It doesn’t get anymore legendary than Leno.
Yeah, that's true. But before Jay, there was James Melton and Bill Harrah who also drove their cars. Harrah had many more cars than Jay. Leno can fix them, while the others could not
I loved Leno's episode. I felt the same exact way when he cursed telling that mobster story too lol
That mobster story about him and his wife riding in the back seat and saying he forgot his gun was the greatest!
Lmfao the pressure on Joe there at the end just dropped in his lap instantly hahaha. Gotta hand it to him its gotta be tough to know when to jump in when you're with a guy like Louis
Leno's episode on JRE is my top 4 JRE appearances
Jerry Seinfeld has consistently said Jay Leno was the most talented standup he’s ever seen. The Tonight Show and his behavior around it definitely clouds the opinion of him, but he’s a true legend and a great guy.
Not a great guy at all. You ever hear what happened with him and Conan?
Letterman says the same even though he hates him
@@Kochaine You mean what Conan and Conan's manager did to Jay?
The only reason you believe the fake story about that is because Conan is a douche so he spread his false story to as many people as he could, while Jay is a great person who you can't get to talk bad about Conan.
@@micahclawrence letterman says what and hate who?
@@Kochaine says that Jay was the best stand up he ever saw. That everyone in the up and coming comedy game wanted to be him in the 70s/80s.
And Letterman hates Leno more than anyone
I think people forget how funny Jay was. Mid-eighties Jay was taking no prisoners.
Im just going to put this out there. I fucking love how positive you are about other people. You don't use negativity or gossip for clickbait. You tell it how it is about good people and for that I respect you and watch your content.
One of the first episodes of JRE I ever heard was the Jay Leno interview.
Finally some truth about Jay Leno. Granted, Louis C.K. said the same thing when he was on Howard Stern, but that was many years ago. Jay would always call him and encourage him and congratulate him. And yet he is the bad guy? Incredible. Fired twice for the sin of being the #1.
I still feel jaded about the Conan O'Brien thing
Who can blame you
I am a biggest Conan fan and I dont feel jaded at all. It wasnt meant to be. Btw Conan should be thankful that happened, his comedy wasnt made for that mainstream slot, his ratings were already going down and he would be way more devastated if his show got cancelled(which it basically did but in roundabout way).
What Conan thing ?
@@thomasmitchell4128 Conan was promised The Tonight Show, which he hosted for a short while, only to have Jay steal it from him
It goes back to Letterman. Never watched Jay after Johnny left.
Great post. Had me roll'n too.
When I saw the title of this video for some reason I thought they would be trashing him. It was good to hear hear Jay is a good dude.
I love Jay Leno. I grew up watching him and he always made me laugh even when I didn't quite understand the joke. His demeanor was just hilarious to me. He got so much crap for doing the tonight show and all that drama, but everyone else would have done the same thing to secure your own future. Good for him.
I always loved Jay, thought he was hilarious. I never truly understood the hate he got. I'm guessing it had something to do with was that he just wasn't Johnny Carson, and it made some people never able to accept him as the host of the tonight show. But the guys comic timing is amazing. And I love when he's on car related shows, or talking about cars. I grew up with a mechanic dad, so that kind of thing is right up my alley. Love me some classic cars.
The other late night hosts were jealous of Jay he is cool
Was at a motorcycle show in the late 90’s hanging out in the parking lot looking at a bunch of vintage bikes. Up pulls Jay Leno in a Lamborghini gets out and engages with 7 or 8 of us who were standing there. I made some kind of comment about what a cool car, first time I had been up close to a car like that, he says to me “ hey want to sit in it ? “ opened the door, stood there and talked to me for 3 or 4 minutes while I sitting and just taking it in. After I got out he stayed there and talked cars and motorcycles with our small group for at least another 10 minutes. Just another guy who loves bikes and cars, hanging out. A famous millionaire guy, all by himself, hanging with a small group of working class guys talking about what they Loved. Never forget it. One of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
Jay is a great guy! Thank you Joe, big fan!
Really impressed that Louis CK was able to make it through the full interview without jackin it.
It was only an 8-minute clip.
Not to mention Jay's second life as a custodian of history's most important cars. He is truly the man.
Love him even more after reading all the beautiful comments about him!!
Best part of this clip is the very end, " i like Jay Leno too." Lol classic
I don’t hate Jay and I enjoy him to some level but he isn’t hated for no reason. That’s a silly thing to say.