What did Julia Louis Dreyfus told at Jay Leno when she guested the show?
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Jay Leno might just look a little different to fans when he returns to television screens this fall. When “The Jay Leno Show” premieres on September 4 at 10 PM on NBC, viewers will get to see a thinner and healthier Leno, who revealed at Wednesday’s NBC Television Critics Association panel in Pasadena, Calif., he has lost some weight. “I’ve been running four miles every day. Lost 12 pounds just trying to get into shape,” a blue-shirted Jay told reporters. Leno revealed that he lost the weight through increased exercise. “I run two miles in the morning, two miles at night and then I work out,” he later added. But in addition to a slimmer host, the comedian promised his new show will look nothing like his former stomping ground, “The Tonight Show.” In addition to moving across the NBC lot to a new facility at Studio 11, the new show will be much bigger and feature a racetrack. “One of my favorite shows – an English show – is ‘Top Gear’ and as a homage to that show,
I’ll give Leno credit for getting creative in the ways he’s starting to incorporate celebrities into bits and segments. It fills time for him and gives them their plug opportunities. Tonight, he trotted out three of The Real Housewives of Orange County for a “Battle of the Jaywalk All-Stars Challenge.” And … wow. I don’t watch The Real Houswives of anywhere, but if this is the intellectual capacity of their “stars,” then I’m glad I don’t. I couldn’t tell if they were putting on an act or if they were being themselves. Either way, it was obnoxious and I wanted to reach through the screen and strangle each of them. The blondes were enforcing stereotypes left and right! If it was all an act, then that’s even more unfortunate, because it means they’re playing characters rather than being themselves. What? A reality show that’s less than real? It was funny that their first reaction to seeing a picture of Nancy Pelosi was that she needed botox. And of course, they had no idea who she was,
It was interesting that the first topic of discussion was the reported boycott of The Jay Leno Show by NBC and CBS. By that regard, it’s remarkable that Louis-Dreyfus was able to appear as The New Adventures of Old Christine airs on rival network CBS. They even put in a cute plug for CBS and Dreyfus’ show with stickers on her ass and foot, and ultimately, a crown. Maybe this was the show trying to offer an olive branch to the rival networks? The earn your plug bit tonight was even funny. After Louis-Drefyus told a story of being terrorized by a giant tarantula, Leno trotted out one of his own. For every second she could stand it on her arm, he’d show a second of her clip. I know Louis-Dreyfus is a good actress, but she seemed genuinely startled by the tarantula and horrified at the task ahead. Sources: http://www.tvsquad.
I’ll give Leno credit for getting creative in the ways he’s starting to incorporate celebrities into bits and segments. It fills time for him and gives them their plug opportunities. Tonight, he trotted out three of The Real Housewives of Orange County for a “Battle of the Jaywalk All-Stars Challenge.” And … wow. I don’t watch The Real Houswives of anywhere, but if this is the intellectual capacity of their “stars,” then I’m glad I don’t. I couldn’t tell if they were putting on an act or if they were being themselves. Either way, it was obnoxious and I wanted to reach through the screen and strangle each of them. The blondes were enforcing stereotypes left and right! If it was all an act, then that’s even more unfortunate, because it means they’re playing characters rather than being themselves. What? A reality show that’s less than real? It was funny that their first reaction to seeing a picture of Nancy Pelosi was that she needed botox. And of course, they had no idea who she was,
It was interesting that the first topic of discussion was the reported boycott of The Jay Leno Show by NBC and CBS. By that regard, it’s remarkable that Louis-Dreyfus was able to appear as The New Adventures of Old Christine airs on rival network CBS. They even put in a cute plug for CBS and Dreyfus’ show with stickers on her ass and foot, and ultimately, a crown. Maybe this was the show trying to offer an olive branch to the rival networks? The earn your plug bit tonight was even funny. After Louis-Drefyus told a story of being terrorized by a giant tarantula, Leno trotted out one of his own. For every second she could stand it on her arm, he’d show a second of her clip. I know Louis-Dreyfus is a good actress, but she seemed genuinely startled by the tarantula and horrified at the task ahead.
