Jay Leno - Comedy, Cars & Stories From My Life

Jay Leno is an American television host, writer and comedian. After years on the stand-up scene, he hosted NBC's The Tonight Show from 1992 until 2014. From 2014 to 2022, he hosted Jay Leno's Garage, and since 2021, has hosted the revival of You Bet Your Life. Leno writes a regular column in Popular Mechanics showcasing his car collection and giving automotive advice. He also writes occasional "Motormouth" articles for The Sunday Times. #funny #comedy #interview 💥Join us on our Journey to 1 Million Subscribers💥 SPONSOR: Try Verso’s incredible longevity products and get 15% off by using code: TRIGGER at https://ver.so/ Verso Scientific References: 1. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/... 2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35844... 3. https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/6/456 SPONSORED BY: EasyDNS - domain name registrar provider and web host. Use special code: TRIGGERED for 50% off when you visit https://easydns.com/triggered/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | [email protected] | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: [email protected] Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:   / triggerpod     / triggerpod     / triggerpod   About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Intro 00:55 Jay’s Background & Upbringing 05:29 Working with Richard Pryor 07:46 The Comedy Store in the '70s 09:36 Doing Stand Up in a Strip Club 11:23 Jay’s Motivation When Comedy Was Difficult 16:31 Close Shaves With the Mob 18:00 How Jay Moved Into TV 20:25 Why Some People Can’t Handle Fame 22:05 Sponsor Message: Verso 23:56 Jay’s Interest in Cars 25:46 Cultivating a Strong Work Ethic and Humility 35:31 Why Jay Didn’t Struggle with Political Correctness 39:54 Favourite People to Speak To on the Show 42:09 Sponsor Message: EasyDNS 43:12 How the World Has Changed 47:09 Why Jay Doesn’t Use Social Media 48:25 Should Offensive Comedians Be Cancelled? 50:02 What Jay is Focussing on Now 53:42 Thoughts on Rodney Dangerfield 58:10 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About? Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/