>> i think he's hugely responsible for it. >> according to jay leno and many others in the industry,n who changed the game of comedy. >> there are a lot of great players and coaches but the guy who came up with the idea, he wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him. i mean he was a guy who gave us all a break. >> that break for leno and numerous other comedy icons game at friedman's now legendary brick walled club originally called the improvisation. >> there would not be what we know as comedy clubs. it would have been very different had it not been for this man i'm sitting next too. >> tripp whetsell is co-author of a book about improv. >> his intent was never to be in the comedy club business at all. >> it was a desire to get a break of his own as a broadway producer that drove friedman to open the original improv in the hell's kitchen neighborhood. at first it was a more traditional nightclub hosting a variety of acts including singers like then a little known bette midler. >> was it clear right off the bat that you didn't really want it to be a variety club anymore, that you wanted

and jay leno spoke. >> i'll never forget what jay leno said.ail out to catalina to spread some of his and brynn's ashes. >> sitting with my mother. she was having a hard time. for the first time in my life, i couldn't go to her rescue. i wasn't strong enough. >> today, we are here to spread the ashes of phillip edward hartman, born 1948. >> it was a tough day. a lot of sitting on the boat and playing music phil liked. i remember the last line i said. and like captain karl, who longed to go back to the briny blue, so is phil. >> and i poured his ashes in. phil was an excellent brother. he could light up a room and he could change your life. >> phil hartman behind closed doors premieres on reels at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 8:00 pacific. >>> we're honoring the military as we gear up for memorial day weekend. we may have found the most patriotic family in america. >> wait until you see what they're doing for our country. meet the lees family from aidan, michigan, mom and dad and their 12 children, including a set of quads. but believe it or not, the fear

to give you an idea, it has been featured on jay leno's garage.this tucker was resting in a barn, i think in ohio or washington state, and it went to auction. it could not run. it was missing parts, the engine did not work, but even the condition it was in, it sold at auction for almost $800,000. imagine that, you have this old car sitting in your barn and it is worth almost $800,000. that speaks to how valuable tuckers have become today because of the interest the film generated. in that respect, tucker got his vindication. he was a maverick automaker they -- that tried to break into the auto manufacturing business. i want to look at another maverick automaker, this guy. does anybody recognize him? i did not think you would recognize him, but i bet almost all of you know his name. he worked for general motors. he was sort of a boy wonder in the early 1960's for general motors. he was hitting cars out of the ballpark in a lot of ways. he was achieving success after success. for example, he was one of the champions of the pontiac gto muscle car. th

. >> jay leno spoke. >> i will never forget what jay le said.out to catalina to spread some of iis ashes. >>as sitting with my mother and she was having a very hard time. for the first time in my life i couldn't go to her rescue. i was not strong enough. >> today we are here to spread the ashes of phillip hartman -- >> it was a hard day. i remember the lt line that i said. >> i am captain karl that hraupbgz to go backo the blue, and that was always phil. >> i poured his ashes out. phil was an excellent brother. up a room g change your life. >> phil hartman behind closed doorsremieres on "reels" at 8:00 pacific. >>> we may have just found the mostam patriotic fily in america. >> wait until you see what they are doing for our country. meet the family from michigan, their 12 children, including a said of qds. but the fear some foresum. what next forhe quads? they are all planning to join the military. rose in the air force, bryce the navy, and mason the air national guard, and one quad couldn't wait, brother, nevin, is already a marine. and a fth c

. >> i think about jay leno, mr.ar, saying who else has got ton this point what other car company he threw down the gauntlet, i don't know why, that they don't need to finance. then he buys stuff that encourages you they need to finance. >> if they need to and they do, do you think they would raise debt or equity which do you go with how badly would the stock price react if they had to do a dilute of equity. >> i think he would never giveaway stock given what he just did he would do a debt deal like netflix. you know, some of these deals being done are, you know, 5 or 6%. >> netflix can get that. musk cannot get that. >> no? >> no. [ laughter ] don't you think he would buy some of it he does that, have you ever noticed? he takes down 500 billion. >> he's already got some stock as he uses collateral already. i think at 225 it's got to go. he's got to sell it. >> he did feed the personality last night at the met gala he appeared in a dinner jacket along with grimes, reportedly his new flame. and the sec filing was it y

you're doing it from a podium at a dais, get jay leno. he has got it down. carson used to do. he insults both sides. does it in a creative way. there are no victims. there are victims in this. stuart: the bottom line is a comedienne must make you laugh. if they don't make you laugh they're not doing their job. it is no good at all. i don't think they will have dinner like this again. i think that is done. they're cooked, finished. >> if they come in with the right comic. how about this? give stuart varney an award on journalism, with about video. we're television, radio industry, tell me their story instead. i see a person go behind the podium they can barely see. get a plaque, walk out the other way. what just happened and why are we out of wine. that is pretty much the refrain at the white house correspondents' dinner. stuart: you know full and well we would never make a video tv clip of journalism, ever, ever, with that lot in control. i'm out of time, brian. that was good today. good rant. >> go get them. stuart: the caravan, it is here. so far eight wom

. >> jay leno was to the left but at least he played with sides? >> what do you think?e student. the shooters parents are shocked and confused. also this morning governor abbott and his wife are planning to attend a church service to honor those victims. >>> also a manhunt intensifying for two alleged killers after they escaped from jail overnight. johnson, green, and bolton broke out of the orange county jail. the two men on the left were awaiting trial on murder challenges. the three are considered to be armed and dangerous. it's unclear how they were able to escape. >>> also justified was be in the winner circle at the preakness. the three-year-old won on the sloppy track. justify is one win away from the triple crown. he will have the chance to win that title in june. a lot of people are hoping that happened. >> the nba finals are in tune too. >> i was never into that. >> or the royals. >>> coming up, he would like to turn blue california a little red and he picked up an endorsement from donald trump. john cox is right here exclusively on fox and friends live next.