JAY LENO QUOTES IV

American comedian & television host (1950- )

Jay Leno quote

Supporters of Osama bin Laden want to rename the Arabian Sea after bin Laden's death. They want to call it "Martyr's Sea." Please, hiding in your bedroom for six years with the blinds closed? How about "Chicken of the Sea?"

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, May 6, 2011


Republicans are always criticizing President Obama for using the teleprompter. Is that a big deal? After eight years of George Bush, I'm glad we have a president that can read.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, January 28, 2010

Tags: George W. Bush


In South Korea, a scientist considered to be one of the pioneers in the field of cloning has been sentenced to two years in prison. At least, they think it's him ...

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, October 27, 2009

Tags: cloning


A new study published by The British Medical Journal found that inactivity can kill you. I mean, these are the kind of findings that just scare the hell out of Congress.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, July 23, 2012

Tags: Congress


The economy is so bad that bedbugs are now infesting sleeping bags and tents, because they can't afford to stay in hotels anymore.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, June 13, 2011


The first case of mad cow disease since 2006 was discovered right here in the United States. The good news, since the cow is in California, instead of putting the cow down, they are going to enroll him in anger management classes.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, April 26, 2012


Researchers found a frog in new guinea that is so tiny, they believe it's the smallest vertebrate on the planet. It has the tiniest backbone of any living creature, except members of Congress.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, January 12, 2012


The Pennsylvania Game Commission has charged a man with going deer hunting with a handgun in a Wal-Mart parking lot. He is being charged with reckless endangerment, but may plead guilty to the lesser charge of being a redneck.... Hunting in a Wal-Mart parking lot. That's got to be some good eating -- a deer that lives on leftover Twizzlers and Mountain Dew.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, March 28, 2013

Tags: hunting


A review of studies by physicians found that excessive exercise is bad for your heart. Another study says a daily serving of chocolate is actually good for your heart. That's got to make next year New Year's resolution easier to keep. "I'm going to exercise less. Eat a little more chocolate."

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, Jun. 6, 2012

Tags: exercise


Well, Joe Biden has done it again. He showed up at the White House Passover Seder with a bunch of ham sandwiches.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, March 30, 2010


British scientists say they have developed a super broccoli that can help fight heart disease. You know, if you want to fight heart disease, why don't you come up with a food people will actually eat? Like a super glazed doughnut.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, October 31, 2011


Women will soon be able to make their own sperm using their own bone marrow. Is that unbelievable? How unfair is that for us guys, huh? I mean, all these years, we've been in charge of manufacturing and distribution, you know what I'm saying? We provide free delivery and installation.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, April 19, 2007


Those two pilots that sped 150 miles past their Minneapolis destination have been suspended. They got suspended because they were looking at their laptops instead of flying the plane. Think about this -- everybody else on the plane has to turn off their laptops except for the people flying the plane.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, October 27, 2009

Tags: aviation


I feel bad for people who die on Valentine's Day. How much would flowers cost then? Ten grand?

JAY LENO

attributed, The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes

Tags: Valentine's Day


Politics is just show business for ugly people.

JAY LENO

attributed, Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations


In spite of the poor economy, almost 70 percent of Americans occasionally splurge on luxury items -- like a blanket on a plane, or a peanut.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, October 4, 2011


I was in the ROTC. Of course, ROTC stood for "Running off to Canada".

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, June 24, 2005


Of course, Republicans still can't believe that Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. But then Democrats can't believe that Sarah Palin wrote a book.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, October 14, 2009

Tags: Sarah Palin


You can't stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show

Tags: laughter


According to The New York Times, the mob has now gotten into Medicare fraud. But the good news is, when they do break your legs there's a good chance you're covered.

JAY LENO

The Tonight Show, October 12, 2009