The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jay Leno follows in the footsteps of legendary NBC late-night hosts Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. Leno has created his own unique late-night style with a combination of humor, talk and entertainment each night at 11:35 p.m.
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- Ellen Brown (2131 episodes)
- Liz Plonka (85 episodes)
- Star Price (1 episodes)
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- Joe Medeiros (3894 episodes)
- Wayne Kline (2062 episodes)
- Jack Coen (1680 episodes)
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- Jimmy Brogan, who co-wrote Jay Leno's opening monologue from 1992-2001, was usually seen sitting off to the side of the audience. Once in a while, Jay would make a bet with Jimmy if a certain…
[show]Jimmy Brogan, who co-wrote Jay Leno's opening monologue from 1992-2001, was usually seen sitting off to the side of the audience. Once in a while, Jay would make a bet with Jimmy if a certain joke worked or not, and the loser would pay the winner in front of the camera.
[hide] - The last guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Bette Midler, sang a show tune parody. Jay Leno's first guest, Billy Crystal, also sang a show tune parody.
- Became the first American nightly talk show to air in HD on April 26th, 1999.












