Greater than 30 years later, Jay Leno is open to placing his previous with David Letterman apart for a possible reunion.
The late evening host just lately stated if a reunion was within the playing cards, he “would do it,” however he doesn’t wish to “instigate these type of issues” after having his personal “awkward” encounters with Letterman.
“Oh, yeah. I wish to do this. I feel I’ve no drawback with it,” Leno stated on In Depth with Graham Bensinger. “I feel Dave could be awkward.”
Explaining that Letterman is “a unusual man,” Leno clarified he doesn’t “imply that in a foul method.” He acknowledged that he’s additionally quirky, “however reverse sides of the coin.”
Leno recalled driving bikes with fellow comic Wil Shriner after they determined to cease by Letterman’s Malibu house for a go to. “‘We’ll simply shock him at his home.’ It was probably the most awkward. Dave’s like, ‘Huh? Oh, uh, yeah. Uh, come on in.’ And we’re like, ‘Oh, it is a mistake,’” he stated.
“It was simply so awkward,” added Leno. “‘So, uh, you desire a glass of orange juice?’ ‘No, I’m OK. Yeah. We gotta get going.’ It was simply so awkward… since you actually, you don’t have anything else in widespread apart from comedy actually. Dave’s a sports activities man. I’m not a sports activities man… However I imply, imagine me, in the event that they wish to do one thing, I might do it. However I’m not gonna… I are likely to get my hand bitten once I instigate these type of issues.”
After getting his begin showing on Late Evening with David Letterman, Leno was chosen over Letterman to switch Johnny Carson on The Tonight Present in 1992. The saga grew to become the premise for the 1996 HBO film The Late Shift.
