TONIGHT SHOWS JAY LENO DISCUSSES HIS FIRST 3 YEARS AS HOST (PART 2)

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Event Date(s): 05/23/1995 | Event Location(s): Los Angeles;California | Description: TONIGHT SHOWS JAY LENO DISCUSSES HIS FIRST 3 YEARS AS HOST (PART 2) TONIGHT SHOW HOST JAY LENO STANDS BACKSTAGE& IS ANNOUNCED DURING OPENING OF SHOW. CAMERA MOVES THRU BAND AREA AS LENO WALKS OUT ON STAGE TO APPLAUDING AUDIENCE& IN VO LENO SAYS ITS AMAZING TO HIM HES STARTING HIS 4TH YEAR THIS WEEK. IN INTERVIEW LENO DISCUSSES THE TONIGHT SHOW OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS; SAYS HE TRIED TO DO THE SAME SHOW AS FORMER HOST JOHNNY CARSON IN THE BEGINNING& CHANGED THE FORMAT SINCE MOVING INTO THE NEW STUDIO. LENO DURING MONOLOGUE. APPLAUDING AUDIENCE; LENO ON STAGE;& BAND PLAYING DURING OPENING OF SHOW SEEN. IN PART VO LENO SAYS HE LIKES TO SEE EVERY FACE IN THE AUDIENCE DURING THE MONOLOGUE. LENO DURING MONOLOGUE. IN INTERVIEW LENO SAYS ITS NOW MORE OF A COMEDY-VARIETY SHOW THAN A TALK SHOW. CLIP OF TONIGHT SHOW COMEDY SKETCH OF OJ SIMPSON (DURING HIS TRIAL); DEFENSE ATTORNEYS COCHRAN; DOUGLAS;& BAILEY IN COURTROOM; CLOSE UP OF CUT& CHAPPED HANDS& HEAT SYMBOL GRAPHIC OVER HANDS; JUDGE ITO ON BENCH; HAND HOLDS UP BOTTLE OF OIL OF OJ LOTION;& HANDS RUBBING LOTION ON SEEN AS IN VO LAUGHTER IS HEARD FROM UNSEEN AUDIENCE. IN INTERVIEW LENO SAYS HE LIKES TO INTERVIEW COMEDIANS LIKE JERRY SEINFELD; ROBIN WILLIAMS;& BILLY CRYSTAL. TONIGHT SHOW CLIP OF COMEDIAN CRYSTAL DISCUSSING THE DANCING ITOS SKETCH WITH LENO. COURIC CRINGES& LENO SAYS SHE SHOULD BE DOING A METAMUCIL ADVERTISEMENT. IN INTERVIEW LENO DISCUSSES HIS WORST INTERVIEWS AS COURIC LAUGHS; DISCUSSES RATINGS RACE BETWEEN HIM& LATE NIGHT RIVAL DAVID LETTERMAN;& STATES HELL DO THE TONIGHT SHOW FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT HIM TO BECAUSE HES HAVING FUN. TA Producers: NBC