Leno monologue/Letterman monologue

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on January 3rd, 2008

Jay did a lengthy monologue, as has been his custom, at one point saying, “This is what I do,” referring to his three decades as a comic, implying that he was the author of the monologue. It was no more or no less funny than other such sets we’ve seen him do over the years.

We missed Dave’s opening. But we caught some of his Q & A with the audience. The Female Half says the beard’s got to go, likening it to General Lee.

We found it somewhat odd that Dave’s first guest upon returning is a comedian with a stubborn reputation for adapting/stealing/absorbing material from fellow comedians over the years?

In the run-up to this showdown, the media said that folks would choose to watch Letterman over Leno, because the former had writers, while the latter had none. We think the exact opposite will happen– viewers will tune in to see if they can detect any drop in quality in Leno’s writer-less presentation. It should be interesting to see the ratings.

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