on "jay leno's garage"... >> hey! >> rock and roll and internal combustion. [shrieking] >> i-- >> it's a combination that's been part of the american dna since the 1950s. >> it makes such a racket. >> you're used to making a racket. but really, it's hard to imagine any musician... >> whoo! >> without a car to match their music. i even got, like, a liberace outfit on. tonight we'll drive 55 and faster with rock legend sammy hagar. >> he'll be sorry. >> r&b diva kelly rowland reveals a wild side. >> i got one ticket. >> how fast were you going? >> about 120. >> 120? country star brad paisley shows off camaro's hidden feature that's really pretty cool. i just like the fact that that got past the attorneys.

star's life and career. >>> plus, the ride of a lifetime. >> there's nothing i can't overcome. >> jay leno of a wounded warrior and a surprise she won't soon forget. >> hey, marcus, what do you think of that car? >> jay will let you drive. >>> and wrangler's new >> we'll check in with our original puppy with a purpose now a full-time guide dog helping his owner live the california dream "today," thursday, december 29th, 2016. ♪ >>> my first day of retirement on "today"! >> happy birthday, dad, down in houston, texas! >> shout out to our friends at home! >> shout out to all of our friends in san antonio, texas. >> celebrating the new year on the "today" show. woo! >>> welcome back to "today" >> welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning. spending time with her family here on the plaza. >> good morning, everybody. >> elton john's "tiny dancer." "almost famous" is one of my favorite movies of all times. >> good morning to you guys. it's time to get ready for the new year's celebration. a lot of people here in times square. this morning we have answers to last minute dilemmas including s

[tarzan yell] hi, i'm jay leno. >> all: hi, jay! >> hi, everybody, how you doing?and this is a show about cars... it's fun to drive cars that are really different. >> this one's death trap. >> oh, i see because... >> because it's dangerous to ride. >> and motorcycles. and, well, anything that rolls... it's like driving a two-story building. oh, my god, strong as an ox! explodes... i love the smell of napalm in the morning. >> yeah! >> or makes noise. >> you ever run a dragster? >> no, i haven't. this is "jay leno's garage." >> start your engine. >> get out of the car, sir.

. >> that's a clip from jay leno's garage which airs here on cnbc tonight, 10:00 p.m.rn and pacific time. he'll explore how outer space has influenced car design and technology in tonight's episode. really, really cool stuff. so in light of -- in lieu of tonight's "final trade," and in reference to jay leno, which stocks would you like to take out for a spin? pete, kick it off. >> well, my wheels in snow, to quote him. i like amazon and i would like to take this thing out for a ride. i've never -- rarely been in it. i would like to take this for a little spin. >> that's the worst song on the face of the planet. tim. >> and into my car. it's worked sometimes. i would do under armour. i haven't laced these up in a long time. always been negative on under armour. i look at the valuation at this point. i think the growth expectations are under control. 26 bucks. look at the bounce today. stock looks like it's consolidating. >> karen? >> i love the product, pandora. i think you've got 78 million active users. it's worth a spin. >> la la la. grasso. >> i've been in under arm

even when you met jay leno you had to force youroe way into meeting jay leno to leo make things happen beo aggressive in some ways. way i want to ask you -- trying tog get the car stated with a fake comedy id whom does that? dot? you do a will the of travel stuff. you're working on your own youro travel show but you also doo comedy in a lot of places around the world.orld. foreign audience do's they stily get it? do you have to changeng the delivery at all or the subject matter or the joke fortf foreign audiences?udnc >> well, i mean, you have to hat change a little bit. a litbit like certain references don'tson wo.k. but what you lose in referencese you gain in observations and and english is the internationalernn language of bus so i played all over china. and the audiences are half exale pat people and half chinese people who love english language comedy. come i was in hanoi a few years ago. it translates.ns >> those china jokes should gohl over well the next four years.us you'll have a lot to talk aboutt oh yeah.eah. >> when somebody comes to yourmc show with all your diverseer bac

an actress and she had this pizza place, mulberry pizza -- and even, like, on "the tonight show," jay leno, like, friends. and i go, "hey, is it true you use new york water, and that's why the pizza is different?" she just stopped and gave me, like, the most disgusted look. she goes, "colin, think about it. you think we ship water in?" [ laughter ] "well, how? by truck or plane everyday?" and i was like, "oh, good point." >> seth: you also note that new yorkers do not -- even on vacation, they do not ask people for information. >> no, that's how you tell who's the tourist. the tourists in new york, "excuse me, where's the museum? excuse me, where's the subway?" people in new york accuse you of information. "where did you get the coffee?" [ laughter and applause ] and then, they go -- [ applause ] and then they want the review. you go, "down there." "is it good?" [ light laughter ] you have to leave because they come back. "who is that guy who said this was good? it's not good." [ light laughter ] >> seth: your show is very much about immigrants and this sort of immigrant experience. >> imm

first with an appearance on the "tonight show" with jay leno. then with a visit the daley show, "letterman" and many more. no one quite slow jams the news like president obama with jimmy fallon. this routine they performed more than once together. i find myself wondering was there an entertainment or late night show obama didn't appear on? given how controversy this strategy was, how new it was for presidents. i asked white house communications director jen socsock -- jen saki if the president went before. >> how many requests does he get? >> every dozens. >> dozens, so a lot of your day is saying no? >> i am a big captain no at times, internally, externally, 15% of my jobs is to prevent terrible things from happening but we also pitch interviews to people and we have contacted a number of outlets that haven't traditionally done an interview with the president or government official and that's interesting to us. >> do you ever think the administration went too far with these interviews? >> i think there's a very unhealthy "us versus them" going