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Oct 20, 2016

Not The Onion: Watch Joe Biden Zoom Around In His ’67 Corvette Stingray

The VP says he loves speed.

Jun 18, 2014

Jay Leno To Receive Mark Twain Prize For Humor

Jay Leno is the recipient of the 17th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Aug 07, 2013

President Obama Goes Through The Motions On The Tonight Show

During the interview, Tonight Show host and human bobble head Jay Leno pressed Obama about several hot-button issues including Trayvon Martin, the National Security Agency and Edward Snowden, the economy, Obamacare, the recent Embassy closings in the Middle East, and so on.

Sep 04, 2012

Conspiracy Theorists and Jay Leno Freak Out Over Social Security Bullet Order

The Social Security Administration recently placed an order for 174,000 bullets for use by its law-enforcement division. Some people freaked out.

May 18, 2012

Robert Griffin III Tells Jay Leno All About His Socks

Since when were the Washington Redskins this genial? On last night’s edition of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, it seemed there was no limit to how much Robert Griffin III could charm the audience.

May 17, 2012

Robert Griffin III Will Be on The Tonight Show Tonight

Redskins’ rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III will appear tonight on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

Jan 22, 2010

Jay Leno to Host White House Correspondents Dinner

As Conan O’Brien prepares to tape his final episode of The Tonight Show this evening, news broke in Lisa de Moraes’ TV Column last night that on top of getting his old show back, Jay Leno is also coming to D.C. in May to host the White House Correspondents Dinner. Leno may be the most ridiculed man in late night these days, but he’s also a much bigger name than many of the more…

Sep 16, 2007

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse

Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant – it all happened across our sites this week! Another banner week at Chicagoist started off with daily reports from food writer Lisa Shames on her attempt to eat only locally grown and raised foodstuffs all week as part of a farmers market…

Oct 08, 2004

JibJab: ‘It’s Good to Be In D.C.’

The creators of the ubiquitous political flash film This Land have released another work, this time declaring It’s Good To Be In D.C. While we appreciate the subject matter (It is good to be here!) the flash doesn’t quite measure up to This Land – which the brothers readily admit on their blog: “In truth, we’re a couple of whores. Jay Leno asked if we’d be interested in making another one to debut on The…

Sep 21, 2004

Kerry on ‘Late Show’

Popular culture and politics are, indeed, strange bedfellows. Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry appeared last night on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and treated viewers by reading the Top Ten List. Kerry has also appeared on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Comedy Central’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart. According to AP reports, candidate Kerry wasn’t all laughs last night: The Massachusetts senator spent much of his appearance discussing serious topics ranging from…

 
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