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    Jay Leno says he didn't 'sabotage' 10 p.m. show to get 'Tonight Show' back from Conan

    Comedian Jay Leno has opened up about the infamous "Tonight Show" shake-up and subsequent burn he inflicted on short-lived host Conan O'Brien. Leno, who hosted "The Tonight Show" for 17 years before departing for the first time in 2009, then unexpectedly returned for another stint the following year, denied Sunday that he had "deliberately sabotaged" his 10 p.m. "The Jay Leno Show" so he could ...
    by Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times Aug 02, 2022 3 minutes
    Actor Tom Hanks, left, appears on " The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios on June 11, 2004, in Burbank, California.

    Comedian Jay Leno has opened up about the infamous "Tonight Show" shake-up and subsequent burn he inflicted on short-lived host Conan O'Brien.

    Leno, who hosted "The Tonight Show" for 17 years before departing for the first time in 2009, then unexpectedly returned for another stint the following year, denied Sunday that he had "deliberately sabotaged" his 10 p.m. "The Jay Leno Show" so he could return to NBC's 11:30 p.m. offering.

    The Emmy Award winner's schedule switch infamously ousted his first "Tonight Show" successor,

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