Jay Leno jovially crashes Jimmy Fallon's monologue, tells some political jokes

Jay Leno tags in during Jimmy Fallon's monologue
(Image credit: The Tonight Show)

Jay Leno is back on the air with a new show about cars, but does he miss telling jokes every weeknight, especially in this bumper crop of a presidential campaign? He didn't say on Tuesday's Tonight Show, but he seemed to enjoy himself when he tagged in during Jimmy Fallon's monologue. If you've missed Leno, he's still Leno: One of his jokes was about the GOP contest coming down to Jeb Bush and Donald Trump, "like a race between the tortoise and the bad hair." He really got into the moment when he started a series of old-timey "the economy is so bad..." jokes — and his enthusiasm was apparently infectious, because Fallon jumped in, too. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.