Jay Leno

On Leno: Kids Ask Obama the Darndest Questions
May 21st, 2013 9:47 AM
Ever since he announced he was stepping down as Tonight Show host Jay Leno has seemingly been harder on Barack Obama. Well on Monday's Tonight Show with Jay Leno that trend continued as Leno featured a clip of schoolchildren peppering the President with the tough questions that the press should be hammering him with on a daily basis.
Watch and laugh. (Video after the jump)
Political Satirist Andy Borowitz: 'Obama Denies Role In Government
May 19th, 2013 8:33 PM
As NewsBusters has been reporting this week, even comedians that have been almost universally squeamish about telling jokes about Barack Obama have begun to do so with all the scandals now surrounding this White House.
Jumping on the bandwagon Saturday was political satirist Andy Borowitz who published a piece deliciously titled "Obama Denies Role In Government":

Leno: It’s Gotten So Bad for Obama Fox News Changed Its Slogan to
May 18th, 2013 1:43 PM
Jay Leno on Friday continued his humorous attacks on the White House.
The NBC Tonight Show host finished a string of opening monologue jokes aimed at President Obama saying, “Let me tell you how bad it's gotten: Fox News has changed its slogan from ‘Fair and Balanced’ to ‘See, I Told You So!’" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Romney: ‘I’m Not a Fan of the President
May 18th, 2013 11:53 AM
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was Jay Leno’s guest on the Tonight Show Friday, and he didn’t have kind things to say about the current White House resident or former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
At one point in their discussion, Romney said, "I'm not a fan of the president - in case you didn't know that."
Leno: GOP Should Repeal ObamaCare By Naming it Conservative Non-Profit
May 17th, 2013 12:19 PM
Jay Leno continued his humorous attack on the White House Thursday.
At the beginning of a series of opening monologue jokes about the various scandals plaguing President Obama, the NBC Tonight Show host said, “If Republicans really want to do away with ObamaCare, they should endorse it as a conservative non-profit - let the IRS take it down” (video follows with transcript and absolutely no…
Leno: ‘Remember the Old Days When Obama’s Biggest Embarrassment Wa
May 15th, 2013 3:31 PM
Jay Leno continued his pressure on the White House Tuesday.
After a number of jokes about the Benghazi, Associated Press, and IRS scandals, the Tonight Show host joked, “Remember in the old days when President Obama's biggest embarrassment was Joe Biden?”

Leno: 'I Was Going to Start Off Tonight With an Obama Joke But I Don't
May 14th, 2013 11:13 AM
Not surprisingly, Jay Leno on Monday had a lot of jokes in his monologue about the various scandals facing the White House.
Right off the get go, the Tonight Show host said, "I was going to start off tonight with an Obama joke but I don't want to get audited by the IRS."

Leno: ‘Today at a Press Conference Even a Non-Fox Reporter Asked Abo
May 11th, 2013 3:15 PM
Jay Leno on Friday continued mocking the left's handling of new revelations concerning last year's attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
During the opening monologue of NBC's Tonight Show, the host joked, "Today at a press conference, even a non-Fox reporter asked about Benghazi" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Leno: ‘The White House Has a New Slogan About Benghazi - Hope and Ch
May 10th, 2013 11:27 AM
Jay Leno continues to show why folks at NBC want him off the air despite his first place ratings.
On Thursday’s Tonight Show, the host joked, “The White House has a new slogan about Benghazi: Hope and change the subject” (video follows with commentary):

Leno on CNN Reporter Robbed in Atlanta: ‘It Was on CNN So There Were
May 8th, 2013 11:11 AM
Jay Leno took a humorous swipe at the so-called most trusted name in news Tuesday.
Commenting about CNN anchor Carol Costello recently getting robbed of her iPhone while walking down the street in Atlanta, the Tonight Show host quipped, “Unfortunately, it was on CNN so there weren't any witnesses" (video follows with commentary):
NBC's Guthrie: Obama 'Deeply Disappointed' By Gun Bill Failure, But At
May 7th, 2013 5:10 PM
Appearing on Monday's Tonight Show, NBC Today co-host Savannah Guthrie told Jay Leno that President Obama was "deeply disappointed" by gun control legislation being voted down, prompting the late night host to complain: "Why do you think he's not able to close a deal? This seems to happen a lot....how come Obama hits this wall sometimes?" [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump…
Leno Tells Obama How to Close Gitmo: 'Declare it a Small Business and
May 1st, 2013 9:05 AM
Barack Obama during his Tuesday press conference said once again that he wants to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay.
NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno offered the President some advice Tuesday saying, "He should do what he always does: declare it a small business and tax it out of existence":

Martin Short Trashes the Huffington Post on CBS Late Show
April 5th, 2013 12:32 PM
Actor and comedian Martin Short took a comedic swipe at the Huffington Post on the CBS Late Show Thursday.
After relaying inaccurate information about the shakeup at NBC's Tonight Show to host David Letterman, Martin said, "Huffington Post usually knows" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Leno: 'My Leaving the Show Has Nothing to do With Baby My Housekeeper
April 5th, 2013 11:28 AM
Jay Leno continues to have fun with his looming departure from NBC's Tonight Show.
In a series of jokes about the subject during Thursday's opening monologue, Leno quipped, "My leaving the show has nothing to do with the baby my housekeeper had a couple of weeks ago."