Former late night talk show staple Jay Leno is shifting to CNBC as host of “Jay Leno’s Garage, which covers all things automotive (including classic cars, super cars, restoration projects, road tests, investments and the inner workings of the auto collectors’ market)”. John McCain’s war hero status, Leno said: “Without McCain, The North would have lost The Civil War”.
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Leno also performed somewhat of a monologue as he started talking about Trump, who is running for President. “I remember I had Charlie Sheen on (‘Tonight”) and he said, “Look, I like hookers and coke”.
Colbert will do well with his new, bigger CBS platform, Leno forecast.
“He’s smart. People think he’s this raging liberal”. “He teaches Sunday school”.
And while reporters had a surprising amount of questions about Leno’s famous fixation with cars, as showcased in Jay Leno’s Garage, there were a few pointed inquiries about the current Donald Trump media circus, the latest round of late-night musical chairs, his recent comments about Jimmy Kimmel and the ongoing Bill Cosby drama. Jimmy is not only a better late-night host than Leno ever was; Jimmy is the best late-night host now on the air.
He also predicted success for Stephen Colbert, 51, who takes over the Late Show in September from retired David Letterman, 68. It is amusing I guess, but it’s mean-based. “I was glad that I got out when I did”. “I like progress – it’s change I don’t like”. “He’s really clever. I don’t know him well”, says the former “Tonight Show” host. Particularly irksome were publicists who insisted their celebrity clients were geniuses.
CNBC, of course, is part of the NBC family, where Leno used to host The Tonight Show.
Kimmel and Leno publicly opened about their rivalry over the years. It’s just quid pro quo, ‘ Leno said.
Leno bought the vehicle and, when it was restored, he invited her for a spin. “She had such a wonderful time – the time of her life”, Leno said of that trip, noting the previous owner recently died, at age 101. It was so much fun to buy that vehicle, fix it up, and take ’em for a ride.
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Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Leno is a major vehicle lover and the owner of more than 250 vehicles.
