The much anticipated premiere of The Jay Leno Show aired tonight on NBC and it was great!!
Jay started with his traditional stand-up, welcomed back Kevin Eubanks as the show’s band, then had ‘The Hangover’ comedian Dan Finnerty appear with a segment on a singing car wash. A star-studded cast followed…
Comedian and long-time friend of Jay, Jerry Seinfeld, was the first guest on the show and talked about his upcoming television reunion for the entire cast of the #1 show of all time, Seinfeld. Oprah Winfrey made a video cameo as well…making light of her friendship with Jerry and boasting about her summer holiday in the Mediterranean.
An unexpected twist to the show when rapper Kanye West asked to speak before his performance with Jay-Z and Rihanna. Showing remorse through a humbling lack of words, Kanye apologized yet again to his fans and to Taylor Swift for his behavior during the MTV VMAs last night.
Wrapping up the evening was a fantastic performance of ‘Run This Town’ by Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West from Jay-Z’s latest album, Blueprint 3. Jay ended his inaugural night with his famous ‘headlines.’
Way to go Jay! You never disappoint – we can’t wait for our daily dose every weeknight at 10/9c!! Woot woot!
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The “new” Jay Leno looks like it is the same as the old just at an earlier time – not that funny – he mad Kanye cry, haha
mmm. bookmarked :-)