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Leno Spills Details on New Show

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By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 6, 2009 9:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Jay Leno Show will bear few similarities to Leno’s tenure on the Tonight Show—for one, he won’t have a desk until the end of the fast-paced hour, if at all—but it will still feature celebrity guests (two max) and signature... Read full story »

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