Jay Leno ends 17 year run as host of "The Tonight Show" in Burbank, California
In this photo provided by NBC, Conan O'Brien (L) is interviewed by Jay Leno during Leno's final taping as host of "The Tonight Show" in Burbank, California on May 29, 2009. (UPI Photo/Paul Drinkwater)
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BURBANK, Calif., May 30 (UPI) -- Comedian Jay Leno said during his final episode of "The Tonight Show" that jokes were the key to his 17 years of hosting the U.S. late night TV show.
WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- It's the end of an era -- but not really. Friday night, Jay Leno will be saying goodbye to the "Tonight Show" on NBC that he's hosted with reliable hilarity and unfailing good nature for almost exactly 17 years. Except, of course, Leno isn't going away or even leaving NBC. He'll simply be moving 90 minutes down the schedule to host a five-nights-a-week show at 10 p.m.
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