Premiered May 25, 1992
NBC Late Night Talk Show
| Host: | Jay Leno |
| Musical Director: | Kevin Eubanks |
| Announcer: | John Melendez |
| Announcer (1992-2004): | Edd Hall |
| Bandleader (1992-1995): | Branford Marsalis |
| Percussionist/Vocalist: | Vicki Randle |
| Drummer: | Marvin 'Smitty' Smith |
| Various Characters: | Wendi Kenya |
| Various Characters: | Jack Riley |
| Various Characters: | Brad Sherwood |
| Various Characters: | Alexandra Wentworth |
| Various Characters: | Fred Willard |
| Various Characters: | Mike Marino |
| Various Characters: | Jennifer Lyons |
| Various Characters: | Brandon Molale |
| Angela Ramos: | Herself |
| Various Characters: | Scott Ward |
| Excess Hollywood Correspondent: | Kris McGaha |
"This is not your father's Tonight Show," quipped Jay Leno
after one particularly hip musical act. The hefty, jut-jawed
comic took over the show from the legendary Johnny
Carson in the blinding glare of high expectations and from
the start tried to give it his own spin, while not alienating
the huge Middle American audience Carson had left him. It
was a tough balancing act. Doc Severinsen was replaced by
hip, black, jazz musician Branford Marsalis, and there was
no Ed McMahon-style sidekick. The guests were still
standard Hollywood A-list, but musical guests tended
toward the off-the-wall. Among Jay's recurring bits are
comic newspaper "Headlines", "Ask Jay Anything", fitness
expert "Iron Jay", the smartest man in the universe
"Mr. Brain", and "Beyondo". Kevin Eubanks took
over as Jay's bandleader in January 1995.
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