Posted on Sep 28th, 2009 by Gabe 9 Comments

The New Yorker weighs in on The Jay Leno Show. Finally! What took those guys so long? It can’t be that hard to clean your monocle and put new leather elbow patches on your corduroy blazer. HOP HOP.

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Comments (9)
  1. TheJesusCodpiece  |   Posted on Sep 28th, 2009

    Also known as: ‘Nancy Franklin Mails It In.’

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  2. Tom Foolery  |   Posted on Sep 28th, 2009

    “The saddest if carnivals” is an apt description of Leno’s new show; nineteenth century top hats off to you, New Yorker.

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    • kiss the pan  |   Posted on Sep 28th, 2009

      Not to be all Elaine Benes over here, but what I don’t get is the continuing inclusion of those godawful spot cartoons. They’re a New Yorker institution blah blah blah, but when a cartoon that consists entirely of using a phrase from the Miranda rights to shush someone in a movie theater is included in your article blasting someone else for overstaying their unfunny welcome, it shows how badly their goddamn irony meter needs to be fixed. FIX IT, NEW YORKER.

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  3. Sam Lowry  |   Posted on Sep 28th, 2009

    The Jay Leno Show does not approach the cutting edge brilliance of “Biker Chick Chat” with Megan Fox. The entire conceit of the gratuitous use of the word “frickin’” is beyond genius.

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  4. Asa Phelps  |   Posted on Sep 28th, 2009

    Do they also take a shot or two at Coco? That angers me.

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  5. sen_tankerbell  |   Posted on Sep 28th, 2009

    My internal monologue: “(click Open link in new tab) OK.. and … oh … two pages. Haven’t got the stomach for this… (close tab)”

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  6. Henry James  |   Posted on Sep 28th, 2009

    Stale writing, stale unoriginal insights…nice cover as usual…if ONE show on network got the tone right…on some level the 10 o’clock idea is already a success…

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  7. BRAAAAAAAINSSss  |   Posted on Sep 28th, 2009

    What is the beef with Jay? I don’t get it. The guy is unfunny, granted, but are there not worse incompetent comedians to rail against? The guy goes to Detroit and puts on free shows for the poor city, he’s got a heart.
    “He owns quite a few cars. He works like a dog, I saw it on 20/20! I can’t wait for the new show!” – Mom
    She’s right. What is to hate about this guy? Okay, he owns a lot of cars. So what? He tries his best. Old people fucking LOVE HIM. Maybe he doesn’t cater to our demographic but it’s hard to deny the success. I realize this is like saying Nickelback is okay because “people” like them, but you’re out of your fucking mind if you think jay leno = nickelback.

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    • Redfh  |   Posted on Sep 28th, 2009

      Leno’s pretty much on nickleback’s level, artistically. Totally pandering, compromised, nothing edgy or original about it at all.

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