Jay Leno Took Over Jimmy Fallon’s Monologue Last Night

He’s willing to assess the current state of late-night, lauding his “Tonight” successor, Jimmy Fallon, as well as Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah, who he boasts about spotting early on and bringing to “Tonight” in 2012.

Leno and the King of All Media have a long acrimonious history that spun out of control when Stern sidekick “Stuttering” John Melendez jumped ship to join Leno’s show in 2004. Expect to see someone who loves talking about cars instead of joking about news headlines. He all but disappeared from public life after his final broadcast in 1992, save for a couple of cameos on Letterman’s “Late Show”.

Ouch. Guess you can’t please them all, Jay.

While perched atop his prestigious seat at NBC, Leno encountered plenty of folks in the PR field. Stern said that he’s not afraid of Leno and has told him why he doesn’t like him anymore straight to his face.

It’s a few weeks before the premiere of his new CNBC car-talk, stunts, and auto-investments show, Jay Leno’s Garage, and we’re at the warehouse that’s home to the 65-year-old’s 140 automobiles and 117 motorcycles.

‘I don’t think I can continue, ‘ Fallon said. I really like being here, I like being part of a family, a continuing history…

The 65-year-old comic cracked jokes about Osama bin Laden and Obamacare before Jimmy Fallon stepped in to add his 50 Cent. Watch! It is amusing I guess, but it’s mean-based. Leno’s “Garage” debuts Wednesday., October 7, 2015, at 10 p.m. ET on CNBC. “They have the technology; it wouldn’t be insane at all”, he says.

Leno’s passion for cars (and his airplane hangar full of them) is well known, and he uses that as an excuse to kibitz with like-minded pals, and drive way-cool vehicles.

“It’s fun to go out and do stand-up because that’s what I like to do”, he said.