Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno born in April 28, 1950. He is an American stand-up comedian and television host. From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. During his tenure, the show held the top ratings position in its time slot on nearly every weekday. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which airs weeknights at 10:00 p.m., also on NBC.
“Boston is a tough town and Leno just doesn’t fit that. Some of the most important Americans were born in and around that city, and so wasJay Leno. That just doesn’t jibe for a lot of people in the city, or at least not the ones with pride which to be fair is extremely limited,” continued Temple. “Most people were content with Leno leaving. After all they got another local in the late night slot and while he swaps a chin for hair, at least his awkwardness is charming rather than pudgy and just plain uncomfortable. Unfortunately for the people of the city though, they are going to be reminded of that night in and night out for a long, long time thanks to NBC.”
“Boston has always had mixed feelings about Leno. While many in the area are proud that a local boy made good, how he did it makes them a little uneasy. Every time he makes that awkward laugh or stumbles over his words people throughout the city squirm just a little bit,” said Scrape TV Entertainment analyst Tracey Temple. “It’s not lack of pride exactly, just a little awkward embarrassment. That feeling would have gone away had Leno decided to stay off the air and they would have been left with only the rose coloured glasses of history. Now though they are going to be faced with that chin 5 days a week for who knows how long.”
Jay Leno’s success has been for many a bit of confusing situation. His oversized jaw, polite comedic observations, and awkward interview style have betrayed the common logic of success in the late night comic field. Unlike his competitor’s David Letterman’s wry wit, or his successor’s grace and intelligence, Leno has blown away expectations by being the dominate ratings grabber in the late night wars. Now with his exit imminent and the arrival of his new prime time show Leno has expanded his reach and influence, much to the disappointment of many people.
The announcement by Boston’s NBC affiliate WHDH that they would not air Leno’s new show in the 10:00 pm slot brought anger from the network but relief to many in the area. Long burdened with the ignominy of being Leno’s hometown, his departure brought relief to many in the city and hope that they would no longer have to live with the very long shadow cast by the comedian’s chin. That hope though collapsed with the announcement by NBC that the new show would air in the Boston area with or without the affiliates help.
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