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On HBO, Leno Compares Trump to Hitler, Suggests Ben Carson 'Lies'

By Brad Wilmouth | November 15, 2015, 11:54 PM EST

Appearing as a panel member on Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher, comedian Jay Leno compared GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump to Adolf HItler as the group discussed Trump's talk of requiring all illegal immigrants to leave the country be ...

Jay Leno Joins Tim Allen on Obama Bashing 'Last Man Standing'

By Alexa Moutevelis Coombs | October 26, 2015, 8:56 AM EDT

Two comedians walk into a garage... No joke, that's exactly what happens in the most recent episode of the ABC sitcom  Last Man Standing,  featuring a cameo appearance by former Tonight Show host Jay Leno. In "The Road Less Driven," Leno, w ...

Jay Leno Returns to The Tonight Show to Pan the Economy, Hillary, O’Malley, ObamaCare

By Curtis Houck | October 7, 2015, 8:49 AM EDT

Promoting his new car show set to premiere Wednesday night on CNBC, Jay Leno made his return to NBC’s The Tonight Show on Tuesday night to give a portion of the opening monologue. He poked fun at Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley, Republicans, ObamaCare, a ...

Book: Bill Clinton Refused to Appear With Jay Leno Over Lewinsky Jokes

By Tim Graham | June 22, 2014, 8:30 AM EDT

Media blogger Erik Wemple at The Washington Post relayed that Bill Clinton punished Jay Leno for cracking a good pile of Monica Lewinsky jokes, despite sending the former president an expensive bicycle as a make-amends gift. That’s a revelation that comes ...

Column: Classy Jay Leno Proves Nice Guys Can Finish First

By Cal Thomas | January 28, 2014, 11:40 AM EST

Anyone in the news business will tell you that a side benefit is the diverse number of people one gets to meet. Jay Leno, who leaves "The Tonight Show" on Feb 6 after a 22-year run (retire is not the right word in his case), is one such person. ...

Leno: Pot Impairs Young People, Makes Them 'More Likely to Sign Up for Obamacare'

By Jeffrey Meyer | January 24, 2014, 10:26 AM EST

Jay Leno had some harsh words for President Obama last night. Speaking on the Tonight Show, Leno said that, “ President Obama has a new political slogan. Yes we cannabis! ” The long time Tonight Show host is ending his tenure at NBC in a few weeks and has ...

Leno: ‘Pope Francis Thinks ObamaCare Can Be a Success…He Has to Believe in Miracles’

By Noel Sheppard | January 18, 2014, 11:47 PM EST

Jay Leno continued his comedic assault on Barack Obama Thursday. At the beginning of his NBC Tonight Show monologue, the host said, “The White House announced today that President Obama will visit Pope Francis in the near future. See, Pope Francis thinks ...

Leno: ‘American Hustle- a Film About the Marketing of ObamaCare’

By Noel Sheppard | January 14, 2014, 10:12 PM EST

Jay Leno continued his unrelenting attacks on the White House Monday. The NBC Tonight Show host opened last night’s show saying the film “American Hustle” is “about the marketing of ObamaCare” (video follows with transcript and commentary): JAY LENO: Did ...

Leno: ‘Now That Christie Is Denying Everything He Sounds Even More Presidential’

By Noel Sheppard | January 10, 2014, 8:46 AM EST

As the Hillary-loving media predictably pile on embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), they’ve completely forgotten how many scandals the current White House was involved in last year that the President claimed he had no knowledge of and his al ...

Flashback: Terry Bradshaw on Duck Dynasty’s Robertson: ‘That Guy Kept Me On The Bench For Two Years’

By Noel Sheppard | December 20, 2013, 1:44 AM EST

In the wake of Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s anti-gay remarks published in GQ magazine, the liberal media are predictably hunting for his hide. What most people don’t know is that Robertson was a football star in college so talented that back in Octo ...

CNN Reportedly Eyeing Leno

By Noel Sheppard | December 18, 2013, 2:59 PM EST

One of the biggest questions swirling around Hollywood is where will Jay Leno land when Jimmy Fallon replaces him as the host of NBC's Tonight Show in February. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it could be CNN. Sources told THR that CNN president ...

Leno: RG3 Is Like Obama: ‘Great First Year In Washington…Then The Whole Thing Fell Apart’

By Noel Sheppard | December 15, 2013, 5:22 PM EST

Jay Leno took some more shots at the current White House resident Friday. During his opening monologue, the NBC Tonight Show host likened Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to President Obama saying, “He had a great first year in Washington, he showe ...

Leno on Kanye Wanting To Be Obama of Clothing: Fashion Nobody Wants at Website That Doesn’t Work

By Noel Sheppard | December 11, 2013, 11:21 AM EST

Jay Leno took another shot at the President Tuesday night. Early in his opening monologue, the NBC Tonight Show host commented about Kanye West wanting to be the Obama of clothing saying, “To achieve his goal, he's designing fashion nobody wants and ...

Leno: 'Winter Storm Left Thousands Without Electricity- It's As If Obama Took Over Power Companies'

By Noel Sheppard | December 10, 2013, 10:45 AM EST

As NewsBusters has been reporting, NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno has been very critical of the current White House resident in recent months. Possibly his harshest joke yet came Monday when he said, "I tell you, this winter storm has left thousands ...

On 'Tonight Show,' Bush and Leno Take Jabs at NBC

By Kyle Drennen | November 20, 2013, 3:53 PM EST

Appearing on Tuesday's Tonight Show, former President George W. Bush got a laugh from the audience with this one-liner: "We've always had such great relations with NBC." Host Jay Leno added to the joke by taking his own shot at the net ...