US Music Variety - US Talk Shows/ Discussion Series
- US Documentary Series
Big Dog Productions for
NBC
Producers: Helen Kushnick (1992), Debbie Vickers, Jay Leno
Director: Ellen Brown
Writers: Tracy Abbott, Jimmy Brogan, Mike Colasuonno,
Brad Dickson, Michael Jann, Wayne Kline, Jon Mack and Jay Leno.
US Talk/Variety Show
25-May-1992 to 29-May-2009 + 01-Mar-2010 to 06-Feb- 2014
Host Jay Leno
Announcer Edd Hall (1992-2004)
John Melendez (2004-2009)
Wally Wingert (2010-2014)
Bandleader: Branford Marsalis (1992-1995)
Kevin Eubanks (1995-2010)
Rickey Minor (2010-2014)
Promo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djN5l6ze400
######## Tonight Show starring Jay Leno ########
############## season 1 1992 ###############
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NBC Monday to Friday 11:30pm (1 hr.)
1.01 [01] Tonight Show with Jay Leno [Premiere]
25May1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedian-actor Billy Crystal
CBS correspondent Robert Krulwich
and pop star Shanice who performs "I Love Your Smile" and "Lovin' You".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX-j9W-n0NE
1.02 [02] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
26May1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Tom Cruise of "Far and Away"
actress Kathy Najimy of "Sister Act"
comic David Traylor
and Simply Red.
1.03 [03] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
27May1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors Emilio Estevez
and Joe Pesci
comedienne Paula Poundstone
and The Black Crowes.
1.04 [04] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
28May1992 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Sigourney Weaver
Spanish TV host Don Francisco
and singer Curtis Stigers.
1.05 [05] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
29May1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Mel Gibson of "Lethal Weapon 3"
writer Molly Ivins
and Metropolitan Opera star Kathleen Battle.
1.06 [06] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
01Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Jean-Claude Van Damme of "Universal Soldier"
actor-director Ron Silver
"CBS Sunday Morning" host Willie Geist
and the Blue Man Group.
1.07 [07] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
02Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Christian Slater
actress Gabrielle Carteris of "Beverly Hills 90210"
film critics Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert
and rock band Mr. Big.
1.08 [08] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
03Jun1992 NBC [The Republic]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Harrison Ford of "Patriot Games"
comedian Louie Anderson
correspondent Star Jones
and singer Jon Secada.
1.09 [09] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
04Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Rene Russo of "Lethal Weapon 3"
actor Vincent Spano of "Afterburn"
and singer Rodney Crowell.
1.10 [10] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
05Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Susan Dey
comedian Henry Cho
news correspondent Bernard Shaw
and singers Celia Cruz and Tito Puente.
1.11 [11] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
08Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Robert Duvall of "Newsies"
actor-author Spalding Gray of "Straight Talk"
and Country singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore.
1.12 [12] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
09Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Katey Sagal of "Married .... With Children"
broadcast journalist Sam Donaldson
and band The Smithereens.
1.13 [13] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
10Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Goldie Hawn of "HouseSitter"
actor Michael Chiklis of "The Commish"
and singers BeBe Winans & CeCe Winans.
1.14 [14] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
11Jun1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Kurt Russell of "Unlawful Entry"
comedienne Lily Tomlin
bat expert Patricia Brown
and musician Roy Hargrove.
1.15 [15] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
12Jun1992 NBC [Baltimore Sun]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedian Bill Cosby
actress Thora Birch of "Patriot Games"
radio commentator Nina Totenberg
and Band Joe Public.
1.16 [16] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
15Jun1992 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Beau Bridges of "Sidekicks"
Jane Pratt, editor-in-chief of Sassy magazine
and the Broadway cast of "Guys and Dolls".
1.17 [17] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
16Jun1992 NBC [Democrat and Chronicle]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Danny Glover of "Lethal Weapon 3"
actor Jason Alexander of "Seinfeld"
comic Jeff Rothpan
and singer-musician Tom Cochrane.
1.18 [18] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
17Jun1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
filmmaker Robert Altman
actress Gabrielle Carteris of "Beverly Hills, 90210"
comedienne Kathy Buckley
and singer Tracy Chapman.
1.19 [19] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
18Jun1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
TV talk show host Phil Donahue
actor Kelsey Grammer of "Cheers"
filmmaker David Lynch
and Dr. John.
1.20 [20] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
19Jun1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Wesley Snipes
news correspondent Charles Osgood
and singer Richard Marx.
1.21 [21] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
22Jun1992 NBC [Baltimore Sun]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Peter Onorati of "Civil Wars"
comedian Jeff Stilson
and band The Chieftains who perform "Behind Blue Eyes".
1.22 [22] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
23Jun1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress-director Penny Marshall of "A League of Their Own"
political satirist P.J. O'Rourke
and soprano Marilyn Horne.
1.23 [23] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
24Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
director Tim Burton ("Batman Returns")
comedienne Pam Stone
and band the Black Sheep.
1.24 [24] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
25Jun1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Ray Liotta of "Unlawful Entry"
comedian Kevin Nealon
filmmaker Eric Mendelsohn
and singer Ottmar Liebert.
1.25 [25] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
26Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Helena Bonham Carter
news anchor John Chancellor
and Toad the Wet Sprocket.
1.26 [26] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
29Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Tom Hanks of "A League of Their Own"
news correspondent Brian Ross
and singer Delbert McClinton.
1.27 [27] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
30Jun1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedienne Margaret Smith
and singer Kathy Troccoli.
1.28 [28] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
01Jul1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Geena Davis of "A League of Their Own"
actor Darren Burrows
singer Jackson Brown
and the Indigo Girls.
1.29 [29] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
02Jul1992 NBC [Press Democrat]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
sportscaster Ahmad Rashad
writer Merrill Markoe
makeup artist Stan Winston
and the Cowboy Junkies.
1.30 [30] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
03Jul1992 NBC [Press Democrat]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Michael Brandon of "Home Fires"
comedian Larry Miller
and singer Melissa Etheridge.
1.31 [31] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
06Jul1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Grant Show of "Melrose Place"
columnist Cynthia Heimel
and They Might Be Giants.
1.32 [32] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
07Jul1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Joey Lawrence of "Blossom"
talk show host John McLaughlin
and the Gipsy Kings.
1.33 [33] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
08Jul1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Eddie Murphy of "Boomerang"
comedienne Paula Poundstone
and vocal group En Vogue.
1.34 [34] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
09Jul1992 NBC [Arizona Republic]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Kim Basinger of "Cool World"
political analyst Kathleen Jamieson
and singer-songwriter James Taylor.
1.35 [35] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
10Jul1992 NBC [News Pilot]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedienne Rosie O'Donnell
actress Regina Taylor of "I'll Fly Away"
actor D.B. Sweeney
and musician Delfeayo Marsalis.
1.36 [36] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
13Jul1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
fad authority Ken Hakuta
and singer Jodeci.
*Note: Shortened show due to the Democratic Convention.
1.37 [37] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
14Jul1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Richard Dean Anderson
comedian Warren Hutcherson
and singer Celine Dion who performs "If You Ask Me To" and "Imagine".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sidVyo15nw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbbr8QBmfbA
1.38 [38] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
15Jul1992 NBC [Press Democrat]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Robert Foxworth
and singer Mary Chapin Carpenter who performs "Come On, Come On".
*Note: Shortened show due to the Democratic Convention.
1.39 [39] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
16Jul1992 NBC [Press Democrat]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Helen Hunt of "Mad About You"
comedian Richard Jeni
and singer Annie Lennox.
1.40 [40] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
17Jul1992 NBC [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Paul Reiser of "Mad About You"
political commentator Michael Kinsley
and band Sounds of Blackness.
1.41 [41] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
20Jul1992 NBC [Press Democrat]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Kelsey Grammer of "Cheers"
comedian Jeff Foxworthy
and musician Marcus Roberts.
1.42 [42] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
21Jul1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors James Woods
and Marlon Wayans
British talk show host Des O'Connor
and band The Cages.
1.43 [43] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
22Jul1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Tommy Tune
actress Dinah Manoff of "Nurses"
journalist Irving R. Levine
economist W. Edward Deming
and band Gang Starr.
1.44 [44] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
23Jul1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedienne Lily Tomlin
filmmaker Robert Zemeckis
actor Rob Morrow of "Northern Exposure"
Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves
harmonica player Toots Thielemans
and vocal group Wilson Phillips.
1.45 [45] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
24Jul1992 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Anne-Marie Johnson
radio personality Howard Stern
saxophonist Everett Harp
and Country singer Lyle Lovett & His Large Band.
*Note: The Tonight Show goes on hiatus for the next two
weeks
due to Summer Olympics coverage.
1.46 [46] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
10Aug1992 NBC [Baltimore Sun]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Clint Eastwood of "Unforgiven"
correspondent Star Jones
Olympic gold medalist Mark Lenzi
and The B-52's.
1.47 [47] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
11Aug1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Jamey Sheridan of "Whispers in the Dark"
comedienne Paula Poundstone
and the Neville Brothers.
1.48 [48] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
12Aug1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Charles S. Dutton
political analyst Kathleen Jamieson
trumpeter Freddie Hubbard
and singer Joe Cocker.
1.49 [49] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
13Aug1992 NBC [Baltimore Sun]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
boxer Oscar De La Hoya
actor Steven Weber of "Wings"
Jam session with
guitarists Buddy Guy and B.B. King
Dr. John and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
1.50 [50] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
14Aug1992 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
director Brian De Palma
comic Mark Roberts
singer Bemshi
and trumpeter Arturo Sandoval sits in with the band.
1.51 [51] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
17Aug1992 NBC [Press Democrat]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Ted Wass
comedian Clinton Gore
and singer Shirley Horn
1.52 [52] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
18Aug1992 NBC [Press Democrat]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Sir Ian McKellen
comedian Larry Miller
and musician Tevin Campbell.
1.53 [53] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
19Aug1992 NBC [Baltimore Sun]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Brandon Lee of "Rapid Fire"
8-year-old actor Norman Golden II
chess player Judit Polgár
and band Los Lobos.
1.54 [54] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
20Aug1992 NBC [Baltimore Sun]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Kate Jackson
Sue Grafton author of "I" is For Innocent"
comedian Shannon Ratigan of "America's Funniest People"
and Gospel singer Yolanda Adams.
1.55 [55] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
21Aug1992 NBC [Baltimore Sun]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Frances Fisher of "Unforgiven"
comedian Jim Edwards
and music group Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
1.56 [56] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
24Aug1992 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Powers Boothe of "Rapid Fire"
actress Kelly Coffield Park
16-year-old cookie entrepreneur Jill Shieman
and tribute to Miles Davis with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter,
Ron Carter, Tony Williams and Wallace Roney.
1.57 [57] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
25Aug1992 NBC [Democrat and Chronicle]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Sarah Jessica Parker of "Honeymoon in Vegas"
comedian Larry Miller
political reporter Eleanor Clift
and rapper R. Kelly.
1.58 [58] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
26Aug1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
director David Lynch ("Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me")
actor Brian Dennehy of "Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story"
comedian Norm Macdonald
and singer-pianist Michael Feinstein.
1.59 [59] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
27Aug1992 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor James Caan of "Honeymoon in Vegas"
actress Cathy Moriarty of "The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag"
comedian Al Lubel
and musician Eddie Palmieri.
1.60 [60] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
28Aug1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Nicolas Cage of "Honeymoon in Vegas"
actress Regina Taylor
sportscaster Bob Costas
Alyson Williams
musician Curtis Stigers
and Alyson Williams with the band.
1.61 [61] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
31Aug1992 NBC [Daily Press]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
child actor Norman D. Golden II of "True Colors"
actress Janine Turner of "Northern Exposure"
comedian Paul Rodriguez
and musician Herb Alpert.
1.62 [62] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
01Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Rutger Hauer
actress Miriam Margolyes
musical group FuSchnickens
and theater ensemble Forever Plaid.
1.63 [63] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
02Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Jean Smart
actor Edward Furlong
and musician Jon Secada.
1.64 [64] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
03Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Jennifer Grey
actor James Woods
and saxophonist David Sanborn.
1.65 [65] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
04Sep1992 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Andrew Shue
comedienne Lily Tomlin
and music group the Wailing Souls.
1.66 [66] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
07Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Joanna Cassidy
comedian-actor Dana Carvey
and singer Sophie B. Hawkins.
1.67 [67] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
08Sep1992 NBC [Baltimore Sun]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Mary Tyler Moore
actor Peter Riegert of "Middle Ages"
photographer Chris Simmons
and the Joe Henderson Trio.
1.68 [68] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
09Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors Patrick Duffy
and Dermot Mulroney
comedian Henry Cho
and Country singer Waylon Jennings.
1.69 [69] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
10Sep1992 NBC [Baltimore Sun]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Tim Daly of "Wings"
actress Patricia Richardson of "Home Improvement"
MPAA president Jack Valenti
child actors Michael Treanor, Chad Power and Max Elliott Slade of "3 Ninjas"
and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
1.70 [70] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
11Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Matthew Modine
actress Sheila Kelley
comedian Tom Dreesen
and The Robert Cray Band.
1.71 [71] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
14Sep1992 NBC [Morning Call]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Delta Burke
actors Mark Curry
and Brian Kelly
and singer Joan Armatrading
1.72 [72] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
15Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors Kyle Chandler
and Michael Fishman of "Roseanne"
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and singer David Byrne who performs "Burning House".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8k6kXuzBHw
1.73 [73] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
16Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Juliette Lewis
comedian Jake Johannsen
and Country singer Vince Gill.
1.74 [74] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
17Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Morris Chestnut
comic actor Martin Short
musician Nils Lofgren
and singer Linda Ronstadt who performs "Frenesi" and "Eentre Abismos"
1.75 [75] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
18Sep1992 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Fred Savage
actress Amy Locane
comedian Paul Provenza
and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
1.76 [76] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
21Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors Scott Bakula
Paul Reiser
and Kristoff St. John
and the Blue Man Group.
1.77 [77] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
22Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
Roger Kabler
actor Tom Selleck
and Country singer Garth Brooks.
1.78 [78] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
23Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors Will Smith
and Steven Weber
and The Cages.
1.79 [79] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
24Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedian-actor Billy Crystal
actress Kathryn Harrold
singer Linda Hopkins
and blues guitarist Albert Collins.
1.80 [80] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
25Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actresses Julianne Phillips
and Madeleine Stowe
comedian Ron Richards
and The Rembrandts.
1.81 [81] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
28Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Judith Ivey
actor Jason Priestley
comedian Dennis Wolfberg
singer-songwriter Steve Warnier
and singer Angelique Kidjo.
1.82 [82] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
29Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Faye Dunaway
actor Kadeem Hardison
Mayor Ed Koch
singer CeCe Peniston
and Jazz pianist Geri Allen.
1.83 [83] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
30Sep1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Dustin Hoffman
comedian Fred Stoller
singer Graham Parker
and guitarist Robben Ford.
1.84 [84] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
01Oct1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors Bruce Davison
and Jack Lemmon
guitarist Larry Carlton
and singer Michael Bolton.
1.85 [85] Tonight Show with Jay Leno
02Oct1992 NBC
Host Jay Leno
Guests
General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
comedienne Wendy Liebman
and singer-songwriter Lindsey Buckingham.
####### Tonight Show starring Jay Leno #######
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