Leno on Snowstorm Nemo: 'Massachusetts Is Now Whiter Than a Romney Fam

February 9th, 2013 11:12 AM
It seems America's media just can't get enough white jokes these days. On NBC's Tonight Show Friday, host Jay Leno began the program taking a shot at Mitt Romney as well as the color of his skin (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Leno Airs Mock Video of Obama Congratulating Go Daddy Nerd For Kissing

February 8th, 2013 3:33 PM
NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno sure is fascinated with the Go Daddy ad featured during last Sunday's Super Bowl wherein supermodel Bar Refaeli passionately kissed a nerd. After he himself kissed the same nerd on Wednesday's show, Leno aired a mock video of President Obama congratulating the nerd for finally breaking through a long dry spell.

Leno: Only Super Bowl Ads Nobody Gets Mad at Are White Guys Making Foo

February 6th, 2013 11:07 AM
Rather predictably, many of last Sunday's Super Bowl ads have been criticized for supposedly being racist. On NBC's Tonight Show Tuesday, host Jay Leno marvelously asked, “When will advertisers learn the only stereotype nobody gets mad at is white guys making fools of themselves over beer?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Wanda Sykes on Super Bowl: 'I'm Gay...Not Rooting for San Francisco Is

February 2nd, 2013 10:49 AM
Comedienne Wanda Sykes is having a problem deciding which football team to support on Super Bowl Sunday. She told NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno Friday that despite growing up in Maryland, "I'm gay...Me not rooting for San Francisco is like booing Africa" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Did Bill Maher Steal Jokes From Jay Leno and Jon Stewart

February 2nd, 2013 9:52 AM
Bill Maher made a couple of jokes on HBO's Real Time Friday that sounded eerily similar to things NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno and Comedy Central's Jon Stewart said earlier in the week. Here are the relevant clips (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Piers Morgan Pushes Gun Control on The Tonight Show

February 1st, 2013 4:20 PM
Speaking on a different show but making the same tired liberal points, CNN's Piers Morgan hit the American "mentality" on guns and attacked the NRA on Thursday's The Tonight Show. Of course, Morgan probably reached more of an audience at NBC than on his own CNN show. "And the crucial thing in America now is you've got to somehow change the mentality and the culture to reduce the number of…

Leno Turns Obama-Clinton 60 Minutes Segment Into Cialis Commercial

February 1st, 2013 3:05 PM
As NewsBusters reported, CBS's 60 Minutes did an absolutely gushing and fawning segment with President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this past Sunday. It was so bad that Jay Leno and Company turned it into a Cialis commercial on NBC's Tonight Show Thursday (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):

Leno: Kerry Breaks Glass Ceiling - First White Male Secretary of State

January 31st, 2013 9:38 AM
Jay Leno made a very interesting observation Wednesday night regarding the confirmation of John Kerry as Secretary of State. Commenting during his Tonight Show monologue, the host said, "John Kerry is the first white male to hold that job since 1997."

Jay Leno One of Few Media Members to Report Menendez Prostitute Story

January 30th, 2013 11:34 AM
Jay Leno did something Tuesday most media members up to that point hadn't done. On NBC's Tonight Show, the host actually reported - albeit with jokes, of course - the FBI's investigation of Sen. Robert Menendez's (D-N.J.) alleged involvement with Dominican prostitutes (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Leno: Twice As Many People Attended 2009 Inauguration Because Twice as

January 23rd, 2013 10:15 AM
Jay Leno went counter to the rest of the media's gushing over the Obama Inauguration Tuesday by actually taking some shots at the current White House resident. Early in his opening monologue, the NBC Tonight Show host said, "There were twice as many people at his first inauguration...because four years ago, twice as many people could afford to stay in hotels” (video follows with transcribed…

Leno on Obama's Birthday Gift to Michelle: ‘He's Very Responsible Wh

January 18th, 2013 9:57 AM
NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno took a fiscal poke at President Obama Thursday. After mentioning that it was Michelle Obama’s birthday, and that she told reporters that she wanted “a nice gift from Barack, but nothing extravagant,” Leno quipped, “Oh, don't worry. Obama is very responsible when he's spending his own money. Don't have worry about that. No problem there” (video follows with…

Leno: 'Greatest Challenge for Any Actor in Hollywood - Pretending To B

January 15th, 2013 9:58 AM
On Sunday, Daniel Day-Lewis won a Golden Globe for playing the part of Abraham Lincoln in the film "Lincoln," and Julianne Moore won for her portrayal of Sarah Palin in HBO's schlockudrama "Game Change." On NBC's Tonight Show Monday, host Jay Leno quipped, "The foreign press realize that the greatest challenge for any actor in Hollywood - pretending to be a Republican. That is the hardest…

Leno on 'Lincoln' Oscar Nominations: 'First Time Hollywood Ever Voted

January 11th, 2013 8:36 AM
On Thursday it was announced that the film "Lincoln" had received twelve Oscar nominations including best picture of the year. Hours later, NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno marvelously quipped that it's "the first time Hollywood has ever voted for a Republican president. That's amazing" (video follows with commentary):

Martin Bashir: Maybe Donald Trump ‘Really Is the Son of a Big, Fat

January 8th, 2013 5:07 PM
As NewsBusters reported Tuesday, Bill Maher on NBC’s Tonight Show offered Donald Trump $5 million to prove that he wasn’t “the spawn of his mother having sex with an orangutan.” Later in the day, MSNBC’s Martin Bashir actually echoed Maher’s contention challenging Trump to come out and disprove it (video follows with transcript and commentary):