>> what's your name. >> bob riggle. >> how old are you. >> 80. >> what track are you on? >> the trick to that is when drunks get in an accident, they don't get hurt because they are loose. most people will tighten up like this so when you hit something, things break. i just let myself go. i was strapped in, so my hands -- i was fine. if you don't panic and -- >> who would panic when your car is -- here is the question. one, were you supposed to roll over? >> no, you are not supposed to roll over. we totaled the car. >> so how many times did you roll over? >> whatever it is there, i don't know, three, four times, something like that. >> was there any point in the middle of that process that you thought this is not a good idea. >> no, i thought this is going to be great for ratings. >> did you really think that. >> i did think that. that's why i did the joke at the end. my name is -- my name is bob riggle and i'm -- yeah, that was kind of fun. >> you come off as a regular guy, but you have been fabulously successful an d what are folks 60 and older up to these days? getting

my name is bob riggle, and i'm -- yeah. kind fun. >> you come off as a regular guy, but you have been fabulously successful and occasionally very controversial. and how do you explain the ups and downs of jay leno's career? >> how do you explain -- you know, to me, i don't believe the good stuff, nor do i believe the bad stuff. well, thank you. people say, i thought the show was terrible. thank you, i appreciate it. you were the best ever, no, i'm not, that's very nice too. that's how you sort of keep a level head. you know, i'm a huge believer in low self-esteem. i think it's the key to success. you don't think you're the smartest person in the room, you shut up and you listen. >> as you've honed your craft over the years, what's your process for writing a joke? how do you come up with a premise, and how do you make it funny? can you put that into words? >> well, the trick is to keep doing what you always did when you were broke. like, i traveled by myself. people go, why do you do that? because nothing funny happens to yo