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Critics—as well as the network and his own producers—often cited Jay Leno’s apparent lack of interest in the stories guests on the show told. Certainly most of the staff knew that Jay devoted little time preparing to speak to guests. Worse, was a habit Jay adopted later in his Tonight Show run. As described by one A-level movie star guest, an appearance with Jay could be thoroughly disconcerting...
― The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno & the Network Battle for the Night
'I’m sitting there telling him a story about some damn thing that happened and I realize he’s not...more ”
― The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno & the Network Battle for the Night
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Conan O'Brien doesn’t have it,' the NBC lawyers assured Jeff Gaspin, Entertainment Chairman (at NBC Universal). 'Conan was guaranteed The Tonight Show. He was not guaranteed that it would start at 11:35 p.m'.
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― The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy
― The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy
