Both Leno and Stern ripped off Steve Allen for man on the street stuff. Letterman was just more open about stealing from Allen. Leno really couldn't do the same for his copying of stupid human trick.
David ________________________________ From: stan <[email protected]> What's being missed is that Jaywalking is Leno's ripoff of the Howard Stern bit where one of Howard's producers would interview a questionable character (homeless person, stripper, mentally challanged, or future Tonight Show announcer), ask them general knowledge questions, and speculate and/or wager on their answers. Obviously, the more stupid the answer the better the comedy. However, while Stern could be expected to 'exploit' the intellectually challenged, Leno doesn't want to appear to be the 'bad guy' and stages the whole thing. And who gets to appear in Leno's studio? Is it the homeless guy, the toothless stripper, or the stutterer? No, it's the 20-something blonde who looks like she just walked off the set of some TV show, who will offend no one if she's the butt of a joke. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
