I was wondering the same thing too, then I looked on his wikipedia page and saw he was an outspoken defender of Israel. (to the point where he was critical of Obama over US Israel policy).
Both statements are very true! Leno received and deserved courtesy laughs at best. I can't decide whose suit was worse... Carson's or Leno's! They both looked like characters in some Broadway comedy!
He did allot better in his interviews with David Letterman. He was actually funny. That's what got him started, in my opinion. You can find them here on TH-cam.
Was thinking the same thing...and Leno's first standup here bombed...yet he replaces Carson years later. Funny thing about fate. I'm guessing Leno had good Hollywood connections.
For all the people complaining it was a bad set saying Jay Leno isn't fun - he bombed here but he had really good sets in later appearances. The miracle was that he got another chance. I guess Carson saw him live and knew he could do better.
Joan Rivers didn't think he was funny, but she nailed the reason why he got the job. She said people fell asleep in front of their televisions at that time of night, and if they fell asleep to Leno it was OK. They knew they hadn't missed anything.
@@bradthompson5383 I'll have to disagree. I think Letterman was the GOAT, even better than Carson. That's probably not a popular opinion but bbn oh well. I liked Jay too, more than Carson also. 1st would be Letterman, 2nd would be Conan, 3rd would be Jay
He got that far because he really is just a real person, he is approachable and you could have a conversation with him, try the same with letterman , I don’t think so
Johnny got his dad's old Chrysler Royal as a gift from the network. He later gave it to a museum with a note to give it to Jay when they were done with it. So after he passed, Jay got the car as an inheritance. Dude really appreciated the kid.
@@AhPhoey Dude...the car (as a CAR) being work $12k is HARDLY the point (It's NOT like Jay NEEDED an old Chrysler to tool around in...LOL). It was Johnny's FATHER'S car. I have my Grandfather's LAST "Conger" railroad lantern. It's "only" from the 1960s, (he worked on the New York Central from 1928 to 1973) it's worth about $45 on eBay. To me it's work MORE than my car and truck combined. NOT EVERY THING IS A MONETIZED. Sentiment has uncalculatable value. Johnny Carson, making sure that Jay Leno got THAT car says A LOT more than the "book" value of the car. Oh, besides RESTORED '39 Chryslers are $50K and above.🤷♂️
Jay Leno is one of the kindest and most giving people on earth. I've seen him give away vehicles to disabled vets that cost over $100,000. He went over to their house and picked them up and took them to his garage and showed his car collection and basically had them spend a couple of hours with him riding around in this awesome SUV taking them out to lunch and things like that, and at the end of the day he gave it to them with a Year's worth of gas and insurance. He is one of the greatest charity givers on Earth. He has done more kind Acts for humanity than all the stupid actors in Hollywood put together.
I don't know what it is with Leno, every big comic who was around when Jay was a stand-up always says he was like the funniest guy around so I kind of have to trust that he was decent but whenever I watch clips of his stand-up it always just seems so forced. At the very least it hasn't aged well
Comedy is whats going on in the present so yes if you are trying to watch stand up that's 40 years old, its not going to make you exactly LOL, its more like taking a peak into the past for a history lesson..
Nicholas Verukkt His subject material here seems pretty evergreen. These jokes aren’t about Jimmy Carter or the Big Red Machine, it’s stuff a 2010s audience can still get.
rufio'smousse Actually this stuff seems pretty timeless to me. A 2010s audience should be as familiar with what he’s talking about as a 1970s audience was. And even his topical humor always felt 40 years old, too.
Fun fact: the big "HAH!" you hear at 1:23 is Robin Williams backstage. Williams wasn't a guest on the show, he just knew Leno and decided to go along with him to the filming that day.
@@nooneimportanttoyou5050 Feeling uncomfortable on stage telling bad jokes is more simply explain by a total lack of talent. If not, making a 1st appearance on TV to make a fool of yourself sounds like a lack of judgment, self-criticism or self-esteem ("forced" or not). Poor guy, doesn't have much for himself. Good thing he inexplicably made a lot of money.
In case y'all are wondering how Leno got the Tonight Show; just watch his appearance on Carson in 1989. Guy was making Johnny and the entire audience crack up with his stories. Complete opposite of this one.
Oh yea that “delta frequent survivor program” line was so funny, I laughed and laughed, Leno is probably the funniest man who ever lived, I’m still laughing.
@@maxxammo5562 I always reply when somebody replies to something I posted many years ago. I figure they aren't expecting to get a reply but I've had the same account on here since like 2008!
So not funny. I honestly didn't even crack a smile. His jokes are just plain corny, for any time. "It snowed on the sun". People were giving him mercy applause.
@@billbuyers8683 Nothing like a biography to get the truth and the whole truth. Do you know how many people in US works their ass off and have nothing to show for. Another fan of the thinking : if you work hard your going to be successful. If not, it's your fault.
@@SonnyGTA You've expressed your opinion so eloquently that, I now have doubts. Am I an idiot ? Have I wasted my money on my education ? Why am I making complete coherent sentences ? Let me guess. Trump supporter that looks and acts like Jeff Lebowski.* * The big Lebowski (Movie)
When I lived in Oklahoma City in the late 70’s my buddies and I used to go see his act at Joker’s Club. We were always on the front row. Years later Jay said that his favorite gigs were at the Joker’s Club in OKC. You’re welcome Jay.
No, I'd have to say Drew Carey had the best First Time on Carson. He got the holy trio of compliments. 1) the wave over, 2) "you're as funny as hell".."Can't beat that...no way". 3) "Will you come back and see us again?"
Jay sure improved a lot. He's hilarious on later appearances. But this set was all jokes you would try out at an open mic, see nobody laughing, then go back home to work on new material. I can't imagine using these on something like the Tonight Show.
I did the math a little wrong at first, I thought he was 17 when he did this set and I didn’t like how hard people were ripping on him in the comments because for 17, it’s not terrible. Then I realized he was 27......alright....
@@trevorleeoakley7434 I think it’s a good thing. That was almost embarrassing, but somehow he made it in the end. You gotta love his Leno’s garage videos. Those are the best
There’s actually a major life lesson in this. It shows you what self-belief, determination, and hard work can do. This is not a promising routine, and on the face of things you wouldn’t say that this is a stand-up comic of any talent or much in the way of prospects. But he’s been a bigger success not only than most comedians, but most show-biz people in general.
How the world's wealthiest car collector got his start in show business. Love it! No denim, but you have to love that vintage green 1970s suit he was wearing! Those lapels are enormous!
I would have lost a lot of money had I ever made a bet that this guy would never make it and end up one day hosting this show! Based on this performance, my logic would be sound.
Recently I’ve heard of a guy jay leno who’s a comedian, and I was thinking isn’t that the same name as the guy with all the cars? Well after watching this I have confirmed that it is indeed the car guy.
Leno just suffers from the Seinfeld affect, if this were the 1970s Jay would be in the top five on everybody's list. Since this is the 21st Century we have been exposed to so much different styles that we fail to remember how cutting edge Jay Leno truly was back then.
I agree to an extent, I find Carlin and Pryor to be a little overrated (and he's my favourite comedian). I actually never liked Seinfeld's standup routine but I enjoyed his show.
Mohit Garg That's the thing, being ballsy doesn't equal greatness and I feel like a lot of people have forgotten that. Nobody would call Johnny Carson edgy even by 50s standards, but we sure will call him funny.
So many people keep looking up Jay Leno vids, trying to see whats the big deal, so have i, good comical point of view, but boring devilry. hes really overrated
Leno's chin actually made an entrance through the curtains before he did.
That was funnier than this entire act
Haaa please
Lmfao!
It bumped into Reece Witherspoons chin on the way out.
Probably why he voiced the crimson chin on the fairly oddparents
"He's not bad"
Johnny Carson's funniest joke
Technically he was talking about the other actor in the movie. "Who's not bad" you misheard 🤷
He should be extremely thankful he had a career after this 😂
😂😆
yep idk what he did after that tv show to become famous but this was a disaster.......
I was wondering the same thing too, then I looked on his wikipedia page and saw he was an outspoken defender of Israel. (to the point where he was critical of Obama over US Israel policy).
@@Voltomess - Read "Leading With My Chin" and learn! Besides, it's one GREAT BOOK!
I was going to say this, but you alreaady did.
His hair is the funniest thing in this routine.
Seventies was one of the goofiest era in fashion.
Both statements are very true! Leno received and deserved courtesy laughs at best. I can't decide whose suit was worse... Carson's or Leno's! They both looked like characters in some Broadway comedy!
Many man would pay to have hair like that. Amazing!
how about 2:01......you fucking sheep!!!
I thought his suit was funniest!
Not even Jay Leno himself has enough money to make this clip forever disappear.
lol....I finally laughed.....yikes what a BOMB performance.
HAHAHAAH!
Why would anyone want it to disappear? 🙄
Too funny!
I remember seeing this when I was a kid. It wasn't funny then either.
Send em a bill fer yer the rapy.
I agree with you 💯%
Cool
Im laughing because its not funny. but he ended up with a lot of cars in his older life
It wasn’t a good bit.
It mystifies me that he ended up replacing Johnny.
He did allot better in his interviews with David Letterman.
He was actually funny.
That's what got him started, in my opinion.
You can find them here on TH-cam.
He's an average comedian but a really good talk show host at the time
He got better. Much better.
I never was a big Letterman fan, although Lederman himself got better, over the years.
Wonder if he new he was gonna be a host like Johnny Carson after 20 plus years? More of just if Jay looked back in his past
DExXR 380 whatttttt
"Snowed on the sun." Gee - that's some comedy gold right there.
@Robert Lee, Countertenor His comment was 6 years ago, doubt he's seen your reply
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IS FUNNY BECAUSE IT CANT SNOW ON THE SUN HOW PREPOSTEROUS DGSJMSMWNCHCK
People might still be replying to this comment in 2036.
@Robert Lee, Countertenor The “Gee” gives it away
Unlike the other comics, fifteen years later he replaces Carson as host.
Was thinking the same thing...and Leno's first standup here bombed...yet he replaces Carson years later. Funny thing about fate. I'm guessing Leno had good Hollywood connections.
@@21stCenturySpaceOdyssey Absolutely not. He just got funnier.
That clearly had nothing to do with this act lmao
@@21stCenturySpaceOdyssey 100% Watch The Late Shift, it's on YT. He forced Carson and Letterman out
I like Jay, but the funniest thing about that particular set was his jacket. I could sail a boat with those lapels.
That's a funny comment Matt.
That line was more funny than the whole Leno skit.
Matthew Krause You’re a very funny guy. Do stand up in the men’s bathroom.
Dude, you stole my comment. ><
Yeah, the whole 70s decade was in bad taste.
@@Crusader1815 you should have seen the 60’s
For all the people complaining it was a bad set saying Jay Leno isn't fun - he bombed here but he had really good sets in later appearances. The miracle was that he got another chance. I guess Carson saw him live and knew he could do better.
Well, at least his chin was funny.
As an American, I'm plainly shocked.
Bruh I'm so glad someone said it
His goddamn chin was funny
Now that was funny!
And his hair
Joan Rivers didn't think he was funny, but she nailed the reason why he got the job. She said people fell asleep in front of their televisions at that time of night, and if they fell asleep to Leno it was OK. They knew they hadn't missed anything.
She was bitter.
@@Pisti846 not nearly as bitter as Johnny Carson was to Joan for hostin a late nite show. Carson never talked to or about Joan once ever after. BITTER
@@bradthompson5383 I'll have to disagree. I think Letterman was the GOAT, even better than Carson. That's probably not a popular opinion but bbn oh well. I liked Jay too, more than Carson also. 1st would be Letterman, 2nd would be Conan, 3rd would be Jay
@@Pisti846 she may have been bitter but she was right on the money.
Conan is pretty good.
Incredible he ever got as far as he did. Car salesman would have suited him perfectly.
connections
Dan Williams he worked at Mercedes Benz as a teenager changing oil and fitting licence plates
Like you know.... LOL
He got that far because he really is just a real person, he is approachable and you could have a conversation with him, try the same with letterman , I don’t think so
@@mikemcmikemcyeahok4977 another idiot on YT
Johnny got his dad's old Chrysler Royal as a gift from the network. He later gave it to a museum with a note to give it to Jay when they were done with it. So after he passed, Jay got the car as an inheritance. Dude really appreciated the kid.
This alone tells you a lot.
Carson was worth 400 million and the Royal is worth 12k. Soooo, yes Jay got a huge gesture from Johnny.
@@AhPhoey Dude...the car (as a CAR) being work $12k is HARDLY the point (It's NOT like Jay NEEDED an old Chrysler to tool around in...LOL). It was Johnny's FATHER'S car. I have my Grandfather's LAST "Conger" railroad lantern. It's "only" from the 1960s, (he worked on the New York Central from 1928 to 1973) it's worth about $45 on eBay. To me it's work MORE than my car and truck combined. NOT EVERY THING IS A MONETIZED. Sentiment has uncalculatable value. Johnny Carson, making sure that Jay Leno got THAT car says A LOT more than the "book" value of the car. Oh, besides RESTORED '39 Chryslers are $50K and above.🤷♂️
@@AhPhoey The car was icing on the cake. The cake was the Tonight Show, which Johnny also gave to Jay.
@@jamesslick4790 you’re a fucking idiot. Johnny was a big Letterman fan, not a Leno fan, ya Ding Dong!
Damn that was hard to watch
Is he wearing mascara here? *squints*
Better than to start on a high, don't you think?
Humor was different then ☺️
@@lastcrazyhorn I think he was trying to have a silent movie look to give the impression of some streetwise speakeasy owner.
@@PumpkinSeries You mean it wasn't funny?
I'm still shocked that NBC picked somebody as unfunny as Leno to take over the Tonight Show.
I agree this act was not good. I saw him at a taping of the tonight show once though and he warmed up the crowd before the show. He was very funny.
You don't have to be funny, just likeable. And look at Conan, not funny or likeable lol
Jay Leno is one of the kindest and most giving people on earth. I've seen him give away vehicles to disabled vets that cost over $100,000. He went over to their house and picked them up and took them to his garage and showed his car collection and basically had them spend a couple of hours with him riding around in this awesome SUV taking them out to lunch and things like that, and at the end of the day he gave it to them with a Year's worth of gas and insurance. He is one of the greatest charity givers on Earth. He has done more kind Acts for humanity than all the stupid actors in Hollywood put together.
@The Technically, the post was about disbelief that an unfunny guy could have the show, and the justification was being likeable.
@@pfftwhut7638 excuse me? He's the best since Carson
I don't know what it is with Leno, every big comic who was around when Jay was a stand-up always says he was like the funniest guy around so I kind of have to trust that he was decent but whenever I watch clips of his stand-up it always just seems so forced. At the very least it hasn't aged well
you might be right, who knows, if we watched it for the first time back then we could have found it hilarious. its pretty dated now.
Comedy is whats going on in the present so yes if you are trying to watch stand up that's 40 years old, its not going to make you exactly LOL, its more like taking a peak into the past for a history lesson..
Nicholas Verukkt Yeah but I can still watch Pryor and Eddie Murphy and laugh at them
Nicholas Verukkt His subject material here seems pretty evergreen. These jokes aren’t about Jimmy Carter or the Big Red Machine, it’s stuff a 2010s audience can still get.
rufio'smousse Actually this stuff seems pretty timeless to me. A 2010s audience should be as familiar with what he’s talking about as a 1970s audience was.
And even his topical humor always felt 40 years old, too.
Fun fact: the big "HAH!" you hear at 1:23 is Robin Williams backstage. Williams wasn't a guest on the show, he just knew Leno and decided to go along with him to the filming that day.
How do you know?
@@Mousehansen sounds like him
he got quite a few knocks for this performance. How fortunate that he came prepared to take it on the chin!
nice
If anyone has a chin that could take it,it would be this goose.
His chin's trying to run away from those horrible jokes and managed to get as far as humanly possible
3:03 Young Jay predicted his future voice when he made it deep and serious, lol.
"It snowed on the sun this morning!" Wow, what a comic genius. "That's cold."
Seven of those jokes were reported stolen a week before this appearance.
That can't be true since there were no jokes in his set.
@@antiagonista 😂😂😂💀
The judge should go easy on him.
Now that's comedy!
Who would steal those jokes? You couldn't give them away.
You can hear Robin Williams laughing in parts of this. He came with Jay to the show.
Everything's funny when you're stoned
I'd like to think he was laughing at him not with him
Young Jay's deep/serious voice (like 1:02 and 3:03) sounds like his natural voice did by the 90s lol
He probably tried those jokes out on family and they laughed politely so he felt confident going on Carson. Hahaha
After hearing that, I’m wondering how the hell he made it any further.
I never heard a routine of Leno’s that was funny! But they paid him millions to host the tonight show??
jay leno's part of the club! AND YOUR NOT IN IT!!!
watch george carlin!
It was scripted, back then you could only say what they wanted you too. You could tell he was uncomfortable with the whole thing.
@@nooneimportanttoyou5050
Feeling uncomfortable on stage telling bad jokes is more simply explain by a total lack of talent.
If not, making a 1st appearance on TV to make a fool of yourself sounds like a lack of judgment, self-criticism or self-esteem ("forced" or not).
Poor guy, doesn't have much for himself.
Good thing he inexplicably made a lot of money.
@@sylvainmichaud2262 Talent is a façade. No skill in life is natural, every single one must be learned. Even breathing!
And yet now he's famous and enormously wealthy.
Because he kept trying, over and over, and over again.
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again
70's clothes hurt my eyes.
You should probably stay away from fluorescent 80's clothes, as well!
canopeaz Well, today we have factory worn jeans and Kanye West's clothing line 😁😷
MahtiJaakkoProductions true that aha
70's clothes super fly
more like 1800s
“When you bring me out, can you introduce me as Joker?”
IT SNOWED ON THE SUN
I’m going to have to reuse that “it snowed on the sun today” line to see if nobody laughs again.
AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
In case y'all are wondering how Leno got the Tonight Show; just watch his appearance on Carson in 1989. Guy was making Johnny and the entire audience crack up with his stories. Complete opposite of this one.
Oh yea that “delta frequent survivor program” line was so funny, I laughed and laughed, Leno is probably the funniest man who ever lived, I’m still laughing.
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His deep voice from back then is his normal voice now
wow. you have discovered aging. Bravo.
@@CarlosSDCA lol
His deep joke voice is his current adult voice. So funny, you wouldn't think he'd make it by the first bomb.
Remember that was his first appearance. Who would have thunk he would one day take over that show.
Who would have thunk he would one day take over that show twice?
The attire is perfectly suited to his routine.
He seems to progressed a lot since then, a least a lot less nervous and better timing and comfortable with camera.
Heck I could have been on Johnny Carson and been funny than that in 1977
+Rudolph Davis Someone should've told the audience to laugh.
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@@mr.irrelevant8826 Which part don't you understand?
@@HerecomestheCalavera lol u replied to something posted 5 years ago isnt it weird lol
@@maxxammo5562 I always reply when somebody replies to something I posted many years ago. I figure they aren't expecting to get a reply but I've had the same account on here since like 2008!
couldn't finish this
I was waiting for a knock knock joke after the snowed on the sun joke 😂
So not funny. I honestly didn't even crack a smile. His jokes are just plain corny, for any time. "It snowed on the sun". People were giving him mercy applause.
He’s worth $300 million. What about your bank account ?
@@chronicawareness9986 not funny at all.
@@blakejordan6660 so that's a metric for comedy nowadays? is that also what makes seinfeld funny?
@@milanstevic8424 The fact that he even said that is pathetic and shows how much a genre can be ruined over time with influences like money.
Yea cuz your very fucking funny
Robin Williams laughing at 1:23 "aHA"
Oh my gosh did his voice just crack ..
How young he was!
27
@@RemiPut lmfao
Jay was born to put and remove hub cap.
For some obscure reasons he became a millionaire.
He worked his ass off, that's why. Read his biography.
@@billbuyers8683
Nothing like a biography to get the truth and the whole truth.
Do you know how many people in US works their ass off and have nothing to show for.
Another fan of the thinking : if you work hard your going to be successful. If not, it's your fault.
Nothing is worse than your grammar.
@@sylvainmichaud2262 *you’re. As in, you’re an idiot.
@@SonnyGTA
You've expressed your opinion so eloquently that, I now have doubts.
Am I an idiot ? Have I wasted my money on my education ?
Why am I making complete coherent sentences ?
Let me guess. Trump supporter that looks and acts like Jeff Lebowski.*
* The big Lebowski (Movie)
I still can't get over the length of his chin
Yes! It looks like they've been placed in Photoshop; and the smudge tool used to drag it out to a cartoonish/freakish length.
I’m sure he had surgery on lt later ??
@@Chalor. I came here to laugh. Jay Leno didn't make me laugh, but this comment of yours sure did.
@@jimmysapien9961 surgery made the chin that way. Its an implant
@@Chalor. His chin helps actually to make him at least funny looking you know in sort of a good way.
When I lived in Oklahoma City in the late 70’s my buddies and I used to go see his act at Joker’s Club. We were always on the front row. Years later Jay said that his favorite gigs were at the Joker’s Club in OKC. You’re welcome Jay.
Louis Anderson was the best "first time on national TV" stand up ever on Carson. I go to Jay Leno for cars and motorcycles, not comedy.
No, I'd have to say Drew Carey had the best First Time on Carson. He got the holy trio of compliments. 1) the wave over, 2) "you're as funny as hell".."Can't beat that...no way". 3) "Will you come back and see us again?"
It's crazy how his deeper voice sounds exactly the same nearly 40 years later. ;o
My thought exactly, his deeper voice is how he normally sounds today.
Why are all the comments below downplaying his genius? His bit is still accurate today.
Oh, ah...yeah, got it.
Jay sure improved a lot. He's hilarious on later appearances. But this set was all jokes you would try out at an open mic, see nobody laughing, then go back home to work on new material. I can't imagine using these on something like the Tonight Show.
Nice seeing Johnny Carson introducing him. Noone knew he will take his place later. Dat epic chin tho.
I did the math a little wrong at first, I thought he was 17 when he did this set and I didn’t like how hard people were ripping on him in the comments because for 17, it’s not terrible. Then I realized he was 27......alright....
I love Jay Leno now as well as his appearance in 1977.
Good luck, Jay, 2013
Norma Yaeger
Why did you sign your comment? lol
How did this man end up hosting the tonight show? He really is not funny at all. It is cringe worthy.
well he didn't get the job that night. maybe he improved. Letterman said he's the funniest guy he's ever known.
Carson said he is not bad. Sums it up.
Anyone else notice that all of his weatherman impressions is an exact match to his voice later in life.
This is an example of how talent doesn't matter... it's who you know that'll get you the job.
Jay most likely had no writers back then. When he hosted the Tonight Show, he had a whole team.
@@trevorleeoakley7434 I think it’s a good thing. That was almost embarrassing, but somehow he made it in the end. You gotta love his Leno’s garage videos. Those are the best
Jay came a long way - comedy is extremely difficult to pull off. The Pros make it look seamless.
This pro made the seams pretty visible an awful lot.
Yeah but jay isn’t funny.. never was
A good writing staff and good sense of timing is what saved Jay. He didn't have either in his early years
Wasn't funny then, not funny now. Love his cars though.
They didn't show the entire routine... I imagine it got funnier.
Johnny later told Jay the suit he was wearing here resembled a "used clown outfit," which he also remarked made Jay look like "an Italian elf."
By this act you wouldn’t hv said this kid is going places.
Did his chin shrink as he got older, or did his cheeks just get chubbier?
Also, his voice is deeper in this video.
The corporation didn't yet have him by his balls at this point
No, his hair got smaller.
He looks like a Doctor Who character.
There’s actually a major life lesson in this. It shows you what self-belief, determination, and hard work can do. This is not a promising routine, and on the face of things you wouldn’t say that this is a stand-up comic of any talent or much in the way of prospects. But he’s been a bigger success not only than most comedians, but most show-biz people in general.
Someone very powerful wanted him on TV.
Dude came a long way since then.
Watch your back Johnny. This Leno guy may take over your show someday.
Surprised he didn't come out and make a few leprechaun jokes, really thought he was going there when he started with the green room.
Not a very auspicious debut, but I guess Jay had the last chuckle.
Hard to believe that this routine led Jay to be one of the best hosts of the tonight show after Johnny Carson. Talk about bombing.
We should have our children watch this... lesser comedians quit, but not Jay. Try, try again is still valid advice.
"Some day I'll be replacing Johnny Carson." Hahaha...!!!
Despite the bad material, his delivery was relaxed and in command. Did Johny invite him over to the couch?
The laughter, or lack thereof, sounds like Covid-times when there is a sparse audience.
When young jay did his deep voice it sounds like his normal voice from the 90s and later lol
Wow! I'm glad he's evolved.
I am a big Leno fan, but that early stuff stinks.
His middle still and later stuff sucked too.
@@mrHoppedupford Like Cold-bear on CBS!
Jay Leno couldn't be a pimple on a comedian's ass.
How the world's wealthiest car collector got his start in show business. Love it! No denim, but you have to love that vintage green 1970s suit he was wearing! Those lapels are enormous!
You can hear Robin Williams laugh backstage at about 1:23.
Robin did accompany Jay to the taping.
good ears. take this W
Came here to find it! Comedians in cars?
Found it adorable, made me miss Robin Williams.
Ish Kabibble hahaha!
I came here for that, thanks! How do you know it's that one? Williams had a pretty distinctive voice, but that's like a split-second laugh
I would have lost a lot of money had I ever made a bet that this guy would never make it and end up one day hosting this show! Based on this performance, my logic would be sound.
Well, i guess no one would make any money on that bet.
Not gonna lie, "Get me a hamburger and some gasoline" cracked me up more than it should.
I think Leno tells his best jokes to his friends and executives.
He reminds me of Travolta in Saturday Night Fever here.
Recently I’ve heard of a guy jay leno who’s a comedian, and I was thinking isn’t that the same name as the guy with all the cars? Well after watching this I have confirmed that it is indeed the car guy.
Leno was never funny. No idea how he got the Tonight Show.
THE KING OF LATE NIGHT!!!!
jay leno
That’s 3 minutes off my life I’ll never get back
It's funny to see most people judging a comedy act from 1977 using a contemporary mentality...
You can watch about 2 minutes of Jerry Sinefeld's stand up from 1977 and its 10x as funny. Leno sucks no matter what decade it is.
Don Rickles? Rodney Dangerfield?
This is the same time Let's Get Small came out, which is still hilarious.
Leno just suffers from the Seinfeld affect, if this were the 1970s Jay would be in the top five on everybody's list. Since this is the 21st Century we have been exposed to so much different styles that we fail to remember how cutting edge Jay Leno truly was back then.
Dexenation Gracey
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No. Carlin and Pryor material from this time period is still hilarious. And Seinfeld's older material still holds up today.
I agree to an extent, I find Carlin and Pryor to be a little overrated (and he's my favourite comedian). I actually never liked Seinfeld's standup routine but I enjoyed his show.
+Dexenation Gracey carlin overrated? You gotta be shitting be bro. 1 special a year till he died.! No other comedians have the balls to do that
Mohit Garg That's the thing, being ballsy doesn't equal greatness and I feel like a lot of people have forgotten that. Nobody would call Johnny Carson edgy even by 50s standards, but we sure will call him funny.
Bombed! Hard work and persistence paid off in the end.
So many people keep looking up Jay Leno vids, trying to see whats the big deal, so have i, good comical point of view, but boring devilry. hes really overrated
I mean, I have a feeling of "Joker" from last year (2019)... because of the curtains behind him. Also, btw, he's not funny...
Give me a hamburger and some gasoline, gringos in a nutshell 🤣🤣🤣
Was he ever funny?
Omg your comment is so retarded
@@mr.irrelevant8826 although its six years later, I played the video while I answered you. Jay Leno was never funny. Js.
Definitely SUPER cute when he was young. Why so much hate? He wasn't that bad.
Agreed. The funny part.
If my calculations are right Jay Leno was 27 years old here. This was done 44 years ago.
And he had no idea of his future.
that was a below average performance. johnny didn't laugh once.
"Give me a hamburger and some gasoline." Jaded Leno.
Dated, so I’m not gonna hate. The “sensible” part was funny tbh