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Laugh and his vibe is very jovial. but anyone who thinks they can host a late-night show, you are an absolute idiot, because there is so much that goes into it. >> please, welcome billy crystal. >> it started out together, as st stand-ups. and now, here we are, he is the host of t"the tonight show.." >> it's been tremendous and i just want to say i'm going to miss you. >> in jay leno's first-few months, people didn't like him. they thought he was out of his element. >> you know, from beginning of vietnam -- the vietnam war until today, our military used more explosive than -- than were used in...

Afraid of long-term commitment. if you ask me, i think, one out of every three tv networks is afraid of -- >> jay started with this huge pressure, a lot of nerves. behind the scenes, it was dramatic. >> jay's manager, helen kushnick, was the executive producer. to say helen was not collaborative is an understatement. that was war. >> and now, that his trial is over, suicide dr. jack kevorkian says he is going to get a brand new car. says he is sick and tired driving that old fvan of his. it is nothing but a death trap. >> the early years of the tonight show with jay, it was pretty scary for th...

>> jay's crossed us. this had a very big impact on -- on the mood of -- of -- of dave and the show, in general. it was the only time that i ever thought he was uncomfortable on the air. i just think he felt that people didn't want him there, anymore. and i said, you're johnny carson today. and when you tune into johnny, you expected him to stand there, confidently, and tell jokes. >> okay. time to fly the cards. >> and i think that he started to realize, you know what? yes, this is not getting me anywhere. >> and i went through this for ab about-six months and, oh, my god. >> how are you able ...

Arrested earlier this morning in hollywood for allegedly picking up a prostitute on sunset boulevard. >> the most important element of hugh grant showing up on the ton"tonight show" with jay lenos that he showed up. >> we all assumed that he would cancel the appearance. >> jay anticipated that. and jay called hugh grant. and said, i think, ultimately, this story goes away if you don't hide. >> please, welcome, ladies and gentlemen, hugh grant. >> instead of our having usual, whatever it was, 4 million viewers watching that night. we had over 10 million. >> let me start with question number one...

Colleagues at nbc. what are we going to do about jay leno? >> i was really worried that the show was not going to make it. >> let me ask you a question here. when prisoners watch shows like "cops," do you think they root for the criminal? come on, get over the fence. oh, man. >> on the worst day of "the tonight show," and the worst, horrible conditions, you're still writing jokes and you're laughing. and i said, all right. let's see what we have to do to bring this thing out of the hole. >> jay has this ability to plow forward, like nobody i've ever seen. >> i have to hand it to jay leno, that...