Le Brunn also provided the incidental music for three of Leno's best-known songs that depicted life in everyday occupations: " The Railway Guard " ( 1890 ), " The Shopwalker " and " The Waiter " ( both from 1891 ).

Inside, the features included " Daniel's Diary ", " Moans from the Martyr ", two yarns, a couple of dozen cartoons and " Leno's Latest – Fresh Jokes and Wheezes Made on the Premises ".

President Obama came under fire for a remark made about the Special Olympics, which he made in reference to Leno's congratulations to Obama's low bowling score.

At the same time, Leno's clog dancing continued to be so good that in 1880 he won the world championship at the Princess's Music Hall in Leeds, for which he received a gold and silver belt weighing 44. 5 oz ( 1. 26 kg ).

Leno's first appearance in pantomime was as Dame Durden in Jack and the Beanstalk, which he performed at London's Surrey Theatre in 1886, having been spotted singing " Going to Buy Milk " by the Surrey Theatre manager, George Conquest.

Confirmation of his status on Leno's new prime time show came later than that of Eubanks, weeks after the end of Leno's tenure on The Tonight Show, which led to speculation that he would not appear at all.

With the return of Leno's Tonight Show in March 2010, Melendez continued in the writing role, which he was assigned to on the prime time Jay Leno Show.

In 2008 Letterman told Rolling Stone that he would welcome Leno on his show once Leno's tenure ended.

Upon Leno's release from the institution in October 1903, the press offered much welcoming commentary and speculated as to whether he would appear that year in the Drury Lane's pantomime, scheduled to be Humpty Dumpty.

They played for charity against a variety of amateur teams willing to put up with their comedic mayhem, such as London's Metropolitan Police Force ; Leno's and his teammates ' tomfoolery on the green amused the large crowds that they drew.

Manson removed a leather thong from his neck and had Watson use it to tie up Leno's hands.

Manson entered the house with Watson and handed him leather ties for tying up Leno's hands.

However, Letterman was more reluctant than Leno's Los Angeles-based show to capitalize on the 1994 – 1995 O. J. Simpson murder case.

On 20 July 2006, as Farrell was being interviewed by Jay Leno on the set of The Tonight Show, Bradford evaded security, walked on stage as cameras were rolling, confronted Farrell, and threw her book on Leno's desk.

NBC ratings specialist Tom Bierbaum commented that due to the host being out of late night television for a period of time and the subsequent 2010 Tonight Show conflict, Leno's ratings fall was " not a surprise at all ".

For an extended period after the attack, a short clip of a large American flag waving was shown in between the announcement of the musical guest and Leno's introduction during the opening montage.

This was the only episode during Leno's tenure to feature a guest host.

* On July 20, 2006, as Colin Farrell was being interviewed by Leno, Farrell's stalker, Dessarae Bradford, evaded security, walked on stage as cameras were rolling, confronted Farrell, and threw her book on Leno's desk.

Leno's guest that night, Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, was criticized for crossing the WGA picket line to appear on the show.

The show's only negative review was by Robert Bianco of USA Today ; " Monday's opening monologue, supposedly Leno's strong suit, was tired, lame and unfunny.

The show was telecast in Australia by The Comedy Channel before being discontinued in July 2010, shortly after Leno's reinstatement as the host of The Tonight Show.

In 1866, the family home in Marylebone was demolished to make way for St Pancras railway station and, as a result, Leno's sister Frances was sent to live with an uncle, while his brother John, who performed occasionally with his parents, took full-time employment.

One such composer was Harry King, who wrote many of Leno's early successes.

Leno's agent declined the offer, as his client was solidly booked for two years.

Reviews were mixed: one newspaper reported that the house roared its approval, while another complained that Leno's English humour was out of date.

Some of Leno's charity was discreet and unpublicised.

After O ' Brien was forced to leave NBC and Leno's return to The Tonight Show, Daly remained at his spot and received a 4 % surge in ratings.

However, on The Tonight Show with Conan O ' Brien, Max Weinberg rarely spoke during the show, and his interactions with O ' Brien were often short and awkward — a recurring gag on the show ( Richter, now the announcer, was O ' Brien's primary sidekick on The Tonight Show and has carried on in that role on Conan, whereas new band leader Jimmy Vivino has barely any interaction with O ' Brien ), and Kevin Eubanks is often the butt of Leno's jokes, particularly regarding drug-related stories.

The next day the meeting was fully reported in The Times, although Leno's speech had been attributed to George Odgers, who had in fact been the only person to support Cluserat's proposal.

In ratings, Letterman's Late Show initially dominated Leno's Tonight Show for its first two years.

* In February 2010, NBC used a cover of the song in commercials to promote Jay Leno's return to the 11: 35pm time slot for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

They also performed on Jay Leno's first New Year's Eve episode of The Tonight Show in 1992.

When NBC moved Leno's show from late night to primetime ( 10PM in the Eastern time zone ), Eubanks moved with the band to continue conducting the music for the short-lived The Jay Leno Show.

The network decided to move a condensed 30-minute version of Leno's show to O ' Brien's time slot, and O ' Brien's Tonight Show a half-hour later.

Intertitle used from 2002 until the conclusion of Leno's first incarnation.

On July 1, 2010, Variety reported that only six months into its second life, Jay Leno's Tonight Show posted its lowest ratings since 1992.

By September 2010, Leno's ratings had fallen below those of Conan O ' Brien when he had hosted The Tonight Show.

In October 2010, David Letterman beat Leno's program in the ratings, for the first time since Leno returned to hosting The Tonight Show.

The second segment is a full comedy sketch, often a mini-documentary by a " Tonight Show correspondent " ( e. g., Ross the Intern or Mikey Day ), or a trademark of Leno's, like " Headlines.

Unlike his predecessors on Tonight ( i. e. McMahon with Carson, Hugh Downs with Jack Paar ), Hall did not serve as a sidekick for Leno during his tenure on Leno's incarnation of The Tonight Show.

Wally Wingert has served as the off-camera announcer since the start of Leno's second Tonight tenure, carrying over his duties from The Jay Leno Show.

Leno's monologue paid tribute to those who lost their lives and to firefighters, police and rescue workers across the US.