Tag Archives: Jay

Talk about main character energy. Jay Leno just rolled into a Toyota Supra meet in his brand-new Ford Mustang GTD, turning every head in the joint. He wasn’t invited, but he didn’t need to be. When Ford’s CEO hand-delivers you an 815-horsepower street-legal race car, you can crash any meet you want. He lingered just long enough for everyone to …

British TV presenter Jay Blades has been charged with two counts of rape. The 55-year-old, best known for hosting the BBC‘s The Repair Shop, will appear in court next Wednesday over the charges, according to the BBC. He left the series last year. The Repair Shop has been in action on British television since 2017. The show follows a workshop …

Jay Blades, the U.K. TV host best known for fronting the BBC show “The Repair Shop,” has been charged with two counts of rape. West Mercia Police confirmed the allegations against the 55-year-old broadcaster, who is now due to appear in court next Wednesday. “Jason Blades, 55, of Claverley in Shropshire, has been charged with two counts of rape. He …

Jay Blades, the former factory worker who established himself as a firm favorite on British television, has been charged with two counts of rape. In a statement on Monday evening, West Mercia Police said that Blades, 55, will appear in court to face the charges on August 13. A West Mercia Police spokesman said: “Jason Blades, 55, of Claverley in …

George Clooney recently told Vanity Fair that he could not adhere to Noah Baumbach’s usual directing style of multiple takes when the duo teamed up for Netflix’s “Jay Kelly,” which is world premiering in competition at the Venice Film Festival later this month before bowing on Netflix later this year.  “I literally said to him, ‘Noah, look, I love the …

Jay Leno, who previously helmed The Tonight Show, criticized late-night hosts whose political jokes only appeal to “half their audience.”  During a recent interview with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, Leno said it’s important to use humor that gets the “whole audience.” He added that hosts risk losing viewers if they are seen “cozying up to one side or the …

Jay Leno believes the late-night television landscape could use more nonpartisan humor. The former The Tonight Show host had a nonpartisan approach to his humor and has some thoughts about the politicization of late-night television, he said in an interview The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. “I got hate letters saying, ‘You and your Republican friends,’ and another saying, ‘I hope …

It was only a matter of time until Jay Leno had something to say — although, whether he said anything actually in response to the dust up at “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” is a little less clear. In an interview posted last week by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, taped two weeks ago, Leno took the current slate of …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Jay Leno is happy standing in the middle of the aisle as far as political humor goes. During a recent conversation with David Trulio for The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, the former late-night host spoke about some of the risks that can come with mixing politics and comedy. “I like to think that people come to …

Jay Leno took aim at late-night hosts whose political humor appeals to only “half their audience” by making jokes targeting only one side of the ideological spectrum. The 75-year-old former Tonight Show host made the comments during a recent interview with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. While the interview was taped at least two weeks ago — likely before CBS …