On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 7:39 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote:
> Your math is off slightly. Three hosts of "Tonight" since Carson, but only > two (plus Dave) have "Late Night" on their resume. Leno never had his own > TV gig - his claim to Johnny's throne was his position as the final > (permanent) substitute host. Dave, Conan and Jimmy all carried a show for > years, where Jay worked a week at a time between Doritos ads. I stand by my math. Leno was a respected comic on the comedy club circuit, but he made his national tv reputation from this multiple (killer) appearances on Late Night with Dave. He would never have become the permanent sub for Carson, and the eventual replacement, without that. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
