Jay Leno - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/jay_leno/?source=rss&aim=jay_leno en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT Introducing: The Leno joke tracker By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/2009/09/14/jay_leno/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/2009/09/14/jay_leno/index.html?source=rss "The Jay Leno Show" may be a huge hit for NBC, but that doesn't mean it won't suck. Help us keep score! On Leno, Limbaugh pretends to run Gore over By Alex Koppelman Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/25/limbaugh_leno/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/25/limbaugh_leno/index.html?source=rss The radio host helps make the new late-night show almost funny I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/24/fall_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/24/fall_tv/index.html?source=rss "Dollhouse" lives, "Earl" dies, and Leno joins the living dead! The networks announce their puzzling fall lineups. Can Stephen Colbert save America? By Louis Bayard Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/05/late_night/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/05/late_night/index.html?source=rss A new book argues that Colbert, Jon Stewart and Bill Maher are good for democracy. But is it taking late-night comedy too seriously? Two parts hubris, one part paranoia By Cintra Wilson Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/05/giuliani/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/05/giuliani/index.html?source=rss 9/11 gave America amnesia about the real Rudy Giuliani. He's an authoritarian narcissist -- and we don't need another one of those in the White House. On Leno, Obama makes Special Olympics joke By Alex Koppelman Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/20/obama_leno/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/20/obama_leno/index.html?source=rss In his "Tonight Show" appearance, the president tried to make fun of his poor bowling -- and ended up joking about the disabled. Not ready for prime time (again)? By Tim Grieve Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/02/huckabee3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/02/huckabee3/index.html?source=rss Huckabee's "understanding" is that he won't be crossing a picket line to appear on "The Tonight Show." "Dear Mr. Leno: Gay people, to you, are great material" By Lynn Harris Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/26/whitty_and_leno/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/26/whitty_and_leno/index.html?source=rss "Avenue Q" writer takes Jay Leno to task. Would you let your sister vote for this man? By Tim Grieve Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/30/arnie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/30/arnie/index.html?source=rss From groping the breasts of TV hosts to making crudely sexist comments, Arnold Schwarzenegger has given machismo a bad name. My big fat mea culpa By Joan Walsh Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/11/dean/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/11/dean/index.html?source=rss I haven't decided to vote for Howard Dean, but after 10 days watching his campaign, I promise never to say he's unelectable again. The Fix Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/07/28/mon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/07/28/mon/index.html?source=rss Bravo the new boy station? Michael Caine to hang with Will and Grace, and the new Harry Potter director says Bush is like Voldemort. Plus: Arnold says he won't run. The man who would be Carson By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2003/07/19/van_straaten/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2003/07/19/van_straaten/index.html?source=rss From Jimmy Kimmel to Colin Quinn to Ellen DeGeneres, there are too many untested talents joining the talk-show fray. J. Keith van Straaten may be the most experienced host of them all. So why isn't he on the air yet? It's talk-show gridlock! By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2003/07/19/tom_green/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2003/07/19/tom_green/index.html?source=rss Watch as bastions of alterna-Jays and wannabe-Daves try to out-snark each other! Thrill as Tom Green battles the late-night TV glut, armed only with a pair of googly eyes and a mile-wide sociopathic streak! The Fix By Karen Croft Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/04/18/fix_fri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/04/18/fix_fri/index.html?source=rss Jay Leno and Katie Couric pull a switcheroo, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein sell it all, and Tony and Carmela are immortalized by Furio. Plus: Do you know who won all the marbles? "West Wing" creator apologizes to Brokaw By Amy Reiter Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/02/28/npthurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/02/28/npthurs/index.html?source=rss Aaron Sorkin makes up with NBC news anchor; Grammy host Jon Stewart: I'm not interested in music. Plus: Jay Leno in deep doo-doo over dog-eating joke. James Woods: Soul of good cheer By Amy Reiter Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/10/10/npwed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/10/10/npwed/index.html?source=rss Mr. Scary Guy gets scared; Drew Barrymore says wartime is unsafe. Plus: Leno -- autograph my hog! What he meant to say By Amy Reiter Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/09/24/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/09/24/npmon/index.html?source=rss Foot-in-mouth police snag a Backstreet Boy; scads of terror-themed entertainment pushed back; Bob Hope feeling healthier, sadder. The top 10 reasons David Letterman's heart bypass operation was a good thing By Joyce Millman Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/mill/2000/03/20/letterman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/mill/2000/03/20/letterman/index.html?source=rss Hell, 90210 By Amy Reiter Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/11/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/11/npfri/index.html?source=rss Aaron Spelling shares special moments with starlets; is Kevin Costner Catherine Zeta-Jonesing or just following her around? And Neve vs. Jamie Lee ... she who screams last? Blue Glow By Joyce Millman Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/1999/12/24/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/1999/12/24/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Holiday Week, Dec. 24-Dec. 31, 1999 Does Carrey need to exorcise? By Amy Reiter Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/12/07/np1207/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/12/07/np1207/index.html?source=rss Is Jim possessed by Andy? Can a direct hit by a T-shirt cause $25,000 in damage? Is Hollywood evil? Will the Lady P end lines to the loo? Get all the answers here! Plus: Finally, you can buy a piece of Gilligan's Island! Bernie Brillstein: Alive and dishing By Jon B. Rhine Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/01/brillstein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/01/brillstein/index.html?source=rss A key figure in the careers of John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Lorne Michaels talks about being a Jew in Nashville, the girl who got away and bad-mouthing Michael Ovitz. Celibacy bites By Amy Reiter Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/11/17/np1117/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/11/17/np1117/index.html?source=rss Janeane cops feels; Rodney's pop heals; and at the Gary Coleman auction, collector plates a steal! Blood on the dance floor? By Amy Reiter Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/11/11/np1111/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/11/11/np1111/index.html?source=rss Michael Jackson IS Poe; MTV rocks vote, kids vote rock; and artist Mark Kostabi mortified over -- oops! -- premature communication. Plus: This is Newt on a budget. Lawsuits, flamingos and the spin doctor bombs By Douglas Cruickshank Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/rogue/1999/10/16/rg1016/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/rogue/1999/10/16/rg1016/index.html?source=rss No "cheesy, sleazy, one-night stand behavior" for Sharon Stone; PR from the Unabomber: I may be a killer, but I'm no kook!