Interesting article adding detail as to what Letterman meant when he said “Vintage Jay”
Among other tidbits, like how Helen Kushnick at one point was both Leno’s and Letterman’s boss...
Also talks about how Leno stopped the Tonight Show tradition (that Leno benefited greatly from and Letteman continued at the Late Show) of using the show to highlight new comics.
(I wonder if this will rub off on Oprah as I suspect it will to Seinfeld and his new show .. not that I expected it to be anything but a disaster anyway)
Among other tidbits, like how Helen Kushnick at one point was both Leno’s and Letterman’s boss...
Leno had a history as the guy that conceded to make everyone happy as far back as the late 1970s comics' strike versus The Comedy Store (the basis of Knoedelseder's book). Leno, who was the first comic to voice his displeasure with the lack of pay, was known as sympathetic to owner Mitzi Shore (Yes, Pauly's mother); he was the "let's just make her happy," voice of the group. This was a strike Letterman gave his full support to, even picketing outside The Comedy Store the very same night after he hosted The Tonight Show' for the first time.
Also talks about how Leno stopped the Tonight Show tradition (that Leno benefited greatly from and Letteman continued at the Late Show) of using the show to highlight new comics.
(I wonder if this will rub off on Oprah as I suspect it will to Seinfeld and his new show .. not that I expected it to be anything but a disaster anyway)
