- and begged for jay leno. he came from new york to malibu and they did for jay leno -- and begged for jay leno. he is a good comic, but when he finally got the show, letterman said, why don't you announce you are going to be the permanent host of "the tonight show"? helen said absolutely not. we do not need him anymore. tavis: i saw the movie. >> you saw kathy bates. that was understated. tavis: sadly, my time is up, and i have not begun to scratch the surface on all you will find on this smemoir. you will be entertained. you will find stuff you did not know, a lot of good trivia. i think you may want to check it out. good to have you. >> an honor to be here. tavis: until next time, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with that is next time. -- a conversation with white henry on his new film, "beasts of the southern wild." that is next time. we will see you then. we will see you then. >> every

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jay leno, i don't really know jay. i respect jay. you feel he has changed a bit. >> he changed. he let us down. we all started in the five year period. 30 million people are not out of work. 30 million people are just in between jobs. that is like a life guard saying to a guy that is drowning you are not drowning you are just in between land. >> bill: you came up with leno. >> and he worked for me as a writer and many other writers along with louis anderson. >> bill: where were you when was writing for the show? >> i was in los angeles. >> criminals now have their own tv show, america's most wanted. criminals are watching those shows every weekend. >> how did leno change? yes. >> changed in terms of bringing on new talent which is that spot which is johnny carson, jack parr, steve allen. he has not broken in the 27 years on the air has not broken one major act. >> bill: it is a different time now and the ratings pressure is so intense. >> jay is number one and jay can do whatever he wants. bon jovi riding in the president that is pretty school. joe biden has to ride up with the

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