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Same thing at fox or somewhere else. but as you know, this business is difficult. its hard. >> i sort of bought into his argument which is look, i dont really want to leave nbc. my nice life. and theyve offered me 10:00. okay. my staff keep their jobs, i keep mine, everyones happy. im going to play a clip my interview with bill maher recently about jay leno. >> what do you make of jay leno jay leno bowing out? >> i like jay leno. im unabashedly a fan. >> why does he get such a hard rap from othe...

I think youre safe. >> make a great cohost. >> oh, jay, please. >> i cant see him relaxing. >> hes 63. larry king went to -- he was 115 before they replaced him. hes 63. were going to see him turn up. maybe not right away, but i wouldnt be surprised if he turned up on fox. >> any guy that could pull those ratings doesnt matter how old he is. a big check to come on again. >> of course. >> gentlemen, we could talk all night about jay leno. its a very sad, poignant day. hes already taped the last o...

Ive done some of the tonight shows with johnny carson. the thing there was you could never talk to the host. never see the host. with jay hed come around, knock on your door, come in, tell jokes. >> right. >> i would do little sketches. and one time the show was on. there was a commercial break. he knocked on my door, came in, the show was on. hey, man, that was great. so i am going to miss him. it was like having a funny uncle whod come over and make funny noises and find a quarter behind your ...

Youre sat riirizing it. >> lets just end with what jay will do next. what do you think about? >> i think the day after his show goes off hes flying to florida to do one nighters. >> of course. >> so thats great. im not going to lay awake tonight worrying about jay. although he did send out an e-mail saying could you contribute a few bucks to jay lenos retirement plan? i said jay -- the one thing about jay, i know a lot of people who have had sicknesses in their family. jay will get on the phone ...

>> i met him in college then "saturday night live" he hosted it. i met him in 85-86 again. i said that was the guy that interviewed you. that was you? i cant believe it. a lot of comedians, you should be a standup and all this. i said, jay, do you think i should be a standup? he goes do it. john, write joke, tell joke, get check. thats it. and he had that ability. and hes right. to boil it down to simplicity, hes not neurotic and he works hard. and he really enjoys it. >> spike, i want to play a...

>> no. >> hes being forced out again. >> hes become more popular since the word came out he was going to be sent away. >> right. >> i wish there could be two "tonight show." let jay stay. i love jimmy fallon, let him have his show. i think and ive seen jay in person. hes funnier and has a sharper edge in person. >> right. >> but to appeal to a whole country, which you want to do, you want big ratings. >> and its not easy, is it, from a comedic point of view to be funny to a smart crowd in l.a. o...

Leno going. and i sort of feel for him. its like he doesnt really want to go. in his early 60s. lifes sort of moved on from 60 having to be the age you get turfed out. youre living evidence of it. >> hes like an institution. you want him to be there. >> right. like you. youre an institution. dont want you going anywhere. >> hes living evidence of getting torn down. >> i mean of longevity. the game has changed. >> he is the nicest guy. personally hes always been great to me. when i started doing ...

Dont read much about him. on a couple recently but quite unusual. doesnt usually show you the private side a bit like john ny carson >> yes. and he wears a denim shirt around, regular guy. very hard worker. >> i dont see many other regular guys in denim shirts but -- we always say that about him. but where are all the other denim shirt guys walking around? >> and he had a private plane which i dont think he wanted people to know. he made jokes about airlines. but it was wonderful. but talking ab...

In "shakespear in love" she unveils her knick-knack patty-ing whacks how? >> saddle and harness. >> are you a kinky dude and are you a lucky woman. >> you are correct. i am no giving you a point because you never saw the movie. and she won an oscar for. >> can i ask you a couple quick questions about gwenyth paltrow? may i ask you about the pipe? >> do you have any extra? >> which of these tweets did gwenyth not tweet? >> my girl is smoking on the cover of "bazaar" i love a half jew. it is the p...