Class act that guy.
NBC'S 'THE TONIGHT SHOW' HOST JAY LENO ANNOUNCES HIS OWN COMEDY STIMULUS PLAN
BURBANK - March 10, 2009 - On the March 9 edition of NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," host Jay Leno announced his plan for "stimulating" America with what he does best -- tell jokes. The comedian -- with a big boost from the event sponsor Pepsi -- will appear in the Detroit area to perform his standup for people who have found themselves out of work due to the current economic crunch. NBA's Detroit Pistons have donated their home court, the Palace of Auburn Hills, to house the night of free entertainment.
In addition, Leno has even had the fees for parking waved.
"I'm watching our president and he's saying what we should do to help. We got this bad economy thing and well, I tell jokes...so how can I help out? So I was thinking, an awful lot of people unemployed, out of work, don't have any entertainment dollars...Well, one of my favorite places is Detroit, and there are so many out-of-work autoworkers. People work hard their whole lives, they're saving their money and so I thought, why don't I go to Detroit and do (my comedy) show?" said Leno before Monday's "Headlines" segment. "I want to do a show for the, not just the auto workers, but anyone out of work in Detroit. But it'll be free. It won't cost you a dime. Not that I'm the greatest comic in the world, but it's free. If you don't like it, you get your money back!"
But, you can't please everyone
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