The rivalry between Jay Leno and David Letterman is without doubt one of the most storied in all of leisure historical past. However for individuals who forgot (hey, Leno has since screwed over Conan, so issues are inclined to get misplaced within the shuffle), right here’s the speedrun: Johnny Carson was retiring from The Tonight Present, Letterman was jockeyed to take it, Leno obtained it as a substitute, Letterman jumped to CBS, the 2 immediately competed with one another for 15+ years. OK, now that we’re caught up, we have now to surprise: has the mud settled? Not completely, because it appears like the 2 won’t ever make headlines by shaking fingers.
Jay Leno not too long ago appeared on In Depth with Graham Bensinger (through Deadline), the place the subject of The Tonight Present and David Letterman was introduced up. And whereas Leno mentioned he would sit down with Letterman, he’s not satisfied it can ever occur. “Oh, yeah. I want to try this. I feel I’ve no downside with it…I feel Dave is perhaps awkward.”
Leno did recall the time that he swung by Letterman’s home on an impromptu drop-in with a buddy. “It was probably the most awkward. Dave’s like, ‘Huh? Oh, uh, yeah. Uh, come on in.’ And we’re like, ‘Oh, it is a mistake…It was simply so awkward…‘So, uh, you need a glass of orange juice?’ ‘No, I’m OK. Yeah. We gotta get going.’ It was simply so awkward…since you actually, you don’t have anything else in widespread apart from comedy actually. Dave’s a sports activities man. I’m not a sports activities man…However I imply, consider me, in the event that they wish to do one thing, I might do it. However I’m not gonna…I are inclined to get my hand bitten once I instigate these form of issues.” Yeah, faculty soccer is the one distinction between you and Dave…Positive, Jay.
Jay Leno and David Letterman would find yourself teaming up in 2010 for a Tremendous Bowl industrial, which was reportedly Letterman’s concept. However exterior of that, there’s actually no cause for the 2 to reconcile. Likewise, Conan O’Brien – who had The Tonight Present extra immediately stolen from him from Leno – has no real interest in ever sitting down with the host.
What do you suppose? Is a Leno/Letterman reunion price it?
