Jay Leno’s life has been filled with comedy milestones, heated celebrity feuds and one major career U-turn. As luck would have it, Leno had his big career break on The Tonight Show 15 years before he ...

Jay Leno, as affably efficient backstage as he is in front of the camera, avoids waxing poetic about his 22-year "Tonight Show" run that draws to a close Thursday. Instead, he relies on numbers to ...

Former late-night television host Jay Leno asked why comedians only “shoot for half an audience” in a recent interview, saying he doesn’t believe “anybody wants to hear a lecture.” Leno hosted NBC's ...

Jay Leno set the stage for his Tonight Show takeover years before he eavesdropped on NBC executives from a closet. His ascension to King of Late Night started when he refused to team up with other ...

Legendary late-night host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” Jay Leno said he no longer discusses politics in his stand-up comedy ...

Jay Leno's not the bad guy in the 'Tonight Show' fiasco: blame the execs. Jan. 14, 2009 — -- Forget about Team Conan vs. Team Leno: the real war is Team Talent vs. Team Executives. Jay Leno has ...

In its statement today making official the fait accompli it at first denied—that Jimmy Fallon will take over the Tonight Show from Jay Leno next year—NBC noted that this was not the first time it ...

Jay Leno has opened up about his wife, Mavis Leno's severe dementia, including her diagnosis, her day-to-day challenges of ...

The former 'Tonight Show' host revealed the sweet and unexpected bathroom tradition he has with his wife Mavis amid her ...

As luck would have it, Leno had his big career break on The Tonight Show 15 years before he started hosting it. He performed standup comedy on a 1977 Tonight Show episode and soon became a staple in ...