Jay is a real pro! Tough crowd of corporate stiffs and he does 57 minutes straight. Some funny, some not, but every joke is on time with perfect delivery. Great video!
After Jay finishes his act, the CEO of Motorola comes out, asks everyone to give Jay a round of applause. Then when the fanfare dies down, the CEO says: “Thank you for attending. We now are announcing mass layoffs. Pick up your pink slip and free ham on your way out of the auditorium. You’ve been a great employee/audience. Drive home safely.”
All the stories I heard from Jay about his parents and how old fashioned they were (and how unusual they were, Jay's mom is scottish, Jay's mom is Italian) makes me really understand how surreal it must have been for him.
Jay’s two mommies? Haha j/k. I like when Jay would talk about his parents being Italian and Scottish-it’s not such a rare combination! I remember the joke he told on The View about when he bought his parents a Cadillac; he said his mother would sit in the passenger seat and wave at people in other cars just to tell them “we’re not really Cadillac people.” Then an argument would ensue with the father.
Damn, Jay was burning right through all his material. Like he wanted out of that gig as fast as possible. Must've been paid in advance. Old stuff, too, like the Mr. Potatohead bit.
I've seen old folks like Jay Leno's parents. It's frustrating to talk to them. They don't even know computers are invented. They even have problem using phones made in the 70s. Having parents & grandparents who mentally live in the 18th century is the most painful experience in life, more painful than being in the middle of a forest fires & mudslids at the same time. Poor Jay; I really empathize with him.
If OJ happened today, Jay would be instructed to not mention it at all. What I'm noticing is how much material they're letting Jay get away with. Plus the black tie thing.
Comedy is comedy. And the old guys had a way longer leash. Each generation, the powers that be have chipped away further, and further at the things we’re allowed to say. Jokes are jokes. They don’t mean anything. They’re not hurtful. They can be, sure. But it still means nothing. That’s the freedom of it. Sometimes jokes are the only thing that can get uncomfortable topics out into the open so people can talk about them. And little by little, we’ve lost that. Jay Leno used to be mocked, because he was arguably the most gifted stand up comic of his generation, and he dumbed himself down for NBC executives. But compared to what’s being often called comedy today, he looks like a legend, and that is so depressing.
Leno was speeding through every joke. It is so obvious especially after seeing todays comedians like Dave Chappelle who calmly and carefully disarms the audience. The comedians up until 2001 were mostly loud and jittery such as Sam Kinison, Leno, Lenny Bruce, Chris Farley and Lewis Black. Past comedians that seemed calm and confident were comedians like Eddie Murphy, Andy Kaufman, Mitch Hedberg, Seinfeld, Pryor, Carlin, Red Fox and David Brenner. The rest were mostly annoying to watch.
Be fair tho, u ever spoke for this long? Fast talking for an hour is a bunch of materials. He’s got good stuff in there though. I saw this era Leno. He was funny. Hedberg is my guy but no way he could have done an hour like this. He pauses a lot too. Leno underrated. He’s def not the best by any stretch, but he does it.
@@oldcremona The job of comedy is not up to the crowd. Even Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld have said that if the crowd does not laugh it's the professional comedians fault. He is the one that has to win them over. The crowd doesn't have to do anything except be honest on whether they think the comedian is funny or not.
How old are you making a comment like that? I’m a fan of Bob Hope, Jack Benny, George Burns and Groucho Marx and I found this set hilarious. I graduated high school in 1995 and lived through all these stories. It was great hearing the comical side of things!
Wow, never missed a beat. Non stop, what a memory.
Thanks for posting this. Really interesting to see what a corporate gig was like. I love Jay.
The bit starting at 14:54 made me erupt in laughter on a quiet plane. Jay was a beast at stand up!!
Jay is a Beast on stage.
Jay is a real pro! Tough crowd of corporate stiffs and he does 57 minutes straight. Some funny, some not, but every joke is on time with perfect delivery. Great video!
Timing developed over years of practice.
i'm still wondering how this man was the host of a late night show.
Thank you for uploading this! Great clean comedy! Jay is one of the old greats!
Jay Leno was soooooooooo much better than the "comedians" we have today.
Thanks for posting, really enjoyed this.
After Jay finishes his act, the CEO of Motorola comes out, asks everyone to give Jay a round of applause. Then when the fanfare dies down, the CEO says: “Thank you for attending. We now are announcing mass layoffs. Pick up your pink slip and free ham on your way out of the auditorium. You’ve been a great employee/audience. Drive home safely.”
OJ joke was hilarious 😂
Great Coporate gig Jay!
Awesome stand up set, I love Leno
I still remember this stand up in 1995, almost 30yrs ago. 😮
Thoroughly enjoyed, crazy that the audience didn’t react to many punch lines.
They are corporate androids in the 90's, their humanity had been utterly subjugated.
All the stories I heard from Jay about his parents and how old fashioned they were (and how unusual they were, Jay's mom is scottish, Jay's mom is Italian) makes me really understand how surreal it must have been for him.
Jay’s two mommies? Haha j/k. I like when Jay would talk about his parents being Italian and Scottish-it’s not such a rare combination! I remember the joke he told on The View about when he bought his parents a Cadillac; he said his mother would sit in the passenger seat and wave at people in other cars just to tell them “we’re not really Cadillac people.” Then an argument would ensue with the father.
Awesome
29:53 lmao
Damn, Jay was burning right through all his material. Like he wanted out of that gig as fast as possible. Must've been paid in advance. Old stuff, too, like the Mr. Potatohead bit.
28:30 haha
Leno rules Dave is second fiddle
I really like this and plus I’m gay
I've seen old folks like Jay Leno's parents. It's frustrating to talk to them. They don't even know computers are invented. They even have problem using phones made in the 70s. Having parents & grandparents who mentally live in the 18th century is the most painful experience in life, more painful than being in the middle of a forest fires & mudslids at the same time.
Poor Jay; I really empathize with him.
If OJ happened today, Jay would be instructed to not mention it at all. What I'm noticing is how much material they're letting Jay get away with. Plus the black tie thing.
And your reason is what?
Comedy is comedy. And the old guys had a way longer leash. Each generation, the powers that be have chipped away further, and further at the things we’re allowed to say. Jokes are jokes. They don’t mean anything. They’re not hurtful. They can be, sure. But it still means nothing. That’s the freedom of it. Sometimes jokes are the only thing that can get uncomfortable topics out into the open so people can talk about them. And little by little, we’ve lost that.
Jay Leno used to be mocked, because he was arguably the most gifted stand up comic of his generation, and he dumbed himself down for NBC executives. But compared to what’s being often called comedy today, he looks like a legend, and that is so depressing.
yeah like how comedians weren't allowed to talk about Will Smith or Jussie Smollett
17:40 - definitely a pre 9/11 joke lol
Before honesty was completely outlawed.
He's just so so.
vid gives me a headache
Leno was speeding through every joke. It is so obvious especially after seeing todays comedians like Dave Chappelle who calmly and carefully disarms the audience. The comedians up until 2001 were mostly loud and jittery such as Sam Kinison, Leno, Lenny Bruce, Chris Farley and Lewis Black. Past comedians that seemed calm and confident were comedians like Eddie Murphy, Andy Kaufman, Mitch Hedberg, Seinfeld, Pryor, Carlin, Red Fox and David Brenner. The rest were mostly annoying to watch.
Be fair tho, u ever spoke for this long? Fast talking for an hour is a bunch of materials. He’s got good stuff in there though. I saw this era Leno. He was funny.
Hedberg is my guy but no way he could have done an hour like this. He pauses a lot too. Leno underrated. He’s def not the best by any stretch, but he does it.
He's going fast because the lame crowd isn't laughing much.
@@oldcremona The job of comedy is not up to the crowd. Even Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld have said that if the crowd does not laugh it's the professional comedians fault. He is the one that has to win them over. The crowd doesn't have to do anything except be honest on whether they think the comedian is funny or not.
Broke 40 years ago n only got worse
TRUMP 2024
Was Jay Leno EVER funny?
I don't think OJ did it
How old are you making a comment like that? I’m a fan of Bob Hope, Jack Benny, George Burns and Groucho Marx and I found this set hilarious. I graduated high school in 1995 and lived through all these stories. It was great hearing the comical side of things!