Anyone here like Jay Leno or think he's funny?

[Deja Q]

Hmmm. I thought not...

[Maddy McCall]

1. No, never liked him...especially hate that quirky thing he does with his..

head...that kind of side to side thing he does. Also hated his stupid dorito commercials.

HIs show PALES in comparison to Letterman. And he can never hold a candle to Johnny Carson.

[rbnyc]

10. What you said.

I've never liked him either. I remember when he took over the show and I just couldn't believe they picked him.

:puke:

[U2Fanatic]

2. I like when he does "headlines"

but that's about it.

[ironflange]

9. The best part about "Headlines"

is that you can enjoy it with the sound off. It's actually better that way since you don't have to listen to Jay explain why each one is funny.

[Drifter]

30. I'll agree with Headlines ...

I used to split pretty even with Letterman (if I'm up that late). It really depends on who is on.

Since Leno has firmly place his head up Arnolds ass, I make an effort to ensure I never see his show.

Letterman rocks (even when he throws in the occasional Clinton joke).

Cheers
Drifter

[flama]

3. Well, I wouldn't turn down his car collection

His choice of restaurants in Chicago leaves much to be desired.

Guess the only thing I like about the guy is his cars. ;-)

[Maddy McCall]

4. And his motorcycle collection aint all that shabby either...

he's a harley guy, from what I understand. I would like to have them, sell them, and then pay off my student loans.

[bahrbearian]

7. You must have one hell of an Education !

[Maddy McCall]

11. PhD work right now...

it ain't cheap!

[bahrbearian]

12. I hope thirty Harley's can cover it.

[flamingyouth]

5. Lately I've been wanting to punch him in the face

But before that, I never cared one way or the other. I'm a morning person, so I'm rarely up late enough for his show.

His Der Gropenfuhrer adulation makes me want to :puke:

[bluestateguy]

6. I never thought he was funny

Then again, I never thought any late night host was funny. I don't have much of a sense of humor.

[sociopath]

8. I

like his "headlines" section and some other bits that he does.

Letterman, Conan and Jon Stewart are far better.

Pity Letterman gets a 0230 showing here which seems to jump about the timeline and Leno gets a regular 2200 slot. Then again conan only has 2 eps per week and I only get to see the "Global Edition" of The Daily Show.

Oh well.

Leno's and Letterman's shows only last 50 (inc ad breaks)mins here. Is that the same over there or are the ad breaks larger?

[JitterbugPerfume]

13. he is creepy

give me cute sexy Letterman

[Bossy Monkey]

15. I think 55 minutes over here

probably, as you say, due to longer ad breaks

[Ridley Park 704]

14. I used to

but not anymore. His jokes are too predictable and unfunny. Rule of thumb - when you can sense the punch line coming up, the comedian is not funny. Letterman is way better, but his monologue is so much shorter.

[Bossy Monkey]

16. Golly, welcome Ridley Park 704!

First post ever! Too cool! Welcome aboard

[Ridley Park 704]

25. thanks undisclosed

I am a new poster but I've read this website more than any other since March. Glad to be here!

[mark0rama]

21. I liked him okay in his stand-up days,

but he hasn't impressed me much since he became Carson's permanent fill in, and I sure didn't like that Letterman got passed over for the Tonight show in favor of him.

[Bossy Monkey]

17. I've always liked Jay, going back to when he was on Don Kirschner's Rock

Concert, but this isn't to say I'm going to switch off Letterman to watch him.

[Ridley Park 704]

31. is it true Leno refused Gray Davis to come on his show...

well before the recall election? If he did, I hate him even more. He's a one-sided punk.

[Skittles]

18. I don't like him OR Johnny Carson

not a bit funny

[sasquatch]

19. Conan O'Brian has always been better than him

Conan is funnier, smarter, put's together a better show and has more interesting guest most of the time. Leno has a bigger budget that's the only thing Leno has over Conan.

[VOX]

20. No. His jokes are stale, the set is garish, the music is irritating...

and he's an incredible suck-up.

[mwdem]

22. He can't lay off the Clintons...

his jokes are way too stale, and his support of Ahhhhnold makes me sick!

[GCP]

23. Here's a clue - when a guy has to explain the punchline

for his flyover state audience, he's not fuckin' funny

He's merely lame.

[mvd]

24. I LOVE headlines

Also, the jaywalking part shows one reason why the Repukes are so successful in their lies.

Otherwise, his current events jokes are sometimes funny, sometimes bombs. The longer he's on, the more bombs he has.

His interview style isn't very entertaining.

[Booberdawg]

26. Never liked Leno

I did like Johnny Carson but I refused to even consider watching after Leno stepped in because of the screw job the producers gave Letterman over that deal. Letterman was clearly the heir apparent to the Tonight Show.

[DemOverseas]

27. I have

always thought Jay Leno was and is mean spirited to get a laugh. Conan and Dave at least find humor in their jest on public figures. Maybe I'm prejudiced. Could it be East Coast vs West Coast humor???

[Kamika]

28. headlines are ok, loved when he interviewed a french wine seller

He was jaywalking you know, and he finds this girl and asks what do you do?

she was like "i sell wines

he was like "oh what kind?

she "french wines

he "oh i bet THEy dont sell too good now eh ?? eh?? wink wink *smirk to the camera*

she "no, they are selling pretty well

he quicly starts asking the questions

[FlyByNight]

29. No and not really

Per Bill Hicks, "Whatta fuckin' whore".

[supernova]

32. Can't stand Leno

The only thing I like about his show is the newspaper misprints. Those are funny.

Otherwise, he's plain obnoxious. He interrupts people, misunderstands them and is just plain rude. I get the impression that the guests are there as props for him to show off. Blech. Give me Letterman, Conan, or John Daly any day.

Johnny Depp seemed so uncomfortable with him this summer, it was almost painful to watch.

[SOteric]

33. I like Leno, and I think he's funny.

And I'm really getting amazingly tired of all the Leno-bashing around these parts.

Jay Leno is married to an amazingly progressive Democrat and he and his wife have given vast amounts of money to the Democrats in California.

Jay himself has stated many times for the record that he's a political independent. He makes his living poking fun of topical issues. For every Clinton joke he tells, I read myriad complaint in this forum, but his frequent and copious pokes at the other side of the political fence go unremarked, unnoticed and often their existence is denied.

The Clinton jokes still get laughs. Jokes at the expense of Bush, on the other hand, a fair amount of the public doesn't even snicker at.

Think of it this way, if you were a computer salesman and you sold both Macs and Windows Machines, - wouldn't you sell the Windows machines the public wanted, even if you personally thought that Windows was a crappy operating system prone to failure?

[supernova]

34. I think it's fine he's independent

politically. I think he's plain rude, especially interrupting others. Sorry, personal pet peeve of mine. But he does it to the point where I don't like to watch him.

[Paragon]

36. Even Bill Hicks (who Jay helped get his start) thought Jay was a sellout

Bill didn't think he was funny anymore, either. I don't think he ever HAS been funny. I don't watch, ever.

[Deja Q]

38. Hopefully you weren't addressing me directly!

:D

[arwalden]

35. Headlines Are Funny (But....)

Those are "written" for him... sent in by viewers... and his "off-the-cuff" comments are also prepared in advance by his writing staff.

In short, the comedy is not spontaneous. He's just the delivery-man.

I'd much rather have seen JOAN RIVERS take over for Johnny.

-- Allen

[corarose]

37. 15 years ago my Sister & Friend made me go with them

To see the PIECE OF SHIT and I fell asleep while he was doing his routine.
He sucked back then and he hasn't changed because he still sucks.

[populistmom]

39. Jay Leno's voice is like nails on a chalkboard

Sorry, I've loved Letterman since I was 10. And Conan. He's smarter and funnier than Jay by a mile. So no, I don't really think Leno's funny. I haven't watched his show in years.

Sarah