Jay Leno is Bringing Back ‘You Bet Your Life’ Starting September 13th

[quote]Leno is stepping into a role popularized by Groucho Marx nearly 50 years ago.

Nearly 50 years ago? 50 years ago ‘You Bet Your Life’ was long gone.

I think it was popular 70 years ago. How old is Jay Leno now? There is a reason people have not been clamoring to see him on their television sets.

Of course it is on Fox, no thanks.

[QUOTE] How old is Jay Leno now? There is a reason people have not been clamoring to see him on their television sets.

Jay Leno was the undisputed king of late night TV. Even when he left momentarily during the whole fiasco with Conan and that 10pm show, when he came back to 11:30 he immediately snatched the ratings crown from Letterman again until he retired. The people loved Jay Leno.

[quote] The people loved Jay Leno.

The people loved Johnny Carson. No host after Carson even came close to him. Letterman was always too weird to be loved, and Leno was too bland and never really connected with guests like Carson did.

"Say the secret woid and win a hundred dollars".

Bill "Amateur Bartender" Cosby tried a reboot of this. (It was in the 1990s maybe.)

Some things just should be left alone. The show was funny in the 50s with how much Groucho would push the envelope. Those days are long gone.

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I really hate looking at his annoying face

Ugly.

You bet your life I won't be watching.

I wouldn't watch anything Leno does. Even HE looks bored in the promos. .....By the way---COSBY redid this in the 1990s.

Jay must have found some more cars he wants to buy.

Can it literally be deplorable betting their lives?

[QUOTE] The people loved Johnny Carson. No host after Carson even came close to him. Letterman was always too weird to be loved, and Leno was too bland and never really connected with guests like Carson did.

Jay Leno is a national treasure.

I recall You Bet Your LIfe reruns taking the 11 pm timeslot on WLIV (I think) Channel 56 in Boston when Dark Shadows reruns were canceled.

I hated that DS was going away but I liked Groucho and how he handled the guests.

[bold]WLVI [/bold]

Channel 56 in Boston.

I knew Groucho Marx. Groucho Marx was a friend of mine. You, Jay Leno are no Groucho Marx.

How much friggin' money does he have???

He looks so weird in the picture at op’s link!

r12 rebooted my post.

Jay Leno looks good.

[quote] Jay Leno looks good.

If fat and red are your idea of looking “good.”

Uh huh.

This thread screams frau alert.

We need more fraus.

So you hire someone who derailed the humor of anecdotes by guests, would deliver a punchline in his monologue then try unsuccessfully to extend the laugh by explaining the joke, and had no spontaneity for a job that requires humor and spontaneity.

They had to edit down Groucho's tapings a bit to get the rapid humor of the aired shows.

They are going to need to give Leno a week with the contestants to get similar results.

He bumped uglies with Sharon Osbourne.

They hired the guy who was the reigning king of late night comedy for like two decades, R27. If Jay was still on the Tonight Show, he’d be on top for another decade running.

The show was on top, R29, but that was mostly for the guests. Most people listened to his competitors' monologs before switching to Tonight for musical performances and the guests.

Why would his guests be any better than Letterman’s, R30?

I do not know that they were, R30. I think it depended on who you wanted to see.

But Letterman's monologs were quoted and discussed at the watercooler.

Leno's were not. Even if you wanted to see his guests, you skipped his monolog and watched Letterman, Miller or whoever.

He needs to lose about 50 pounds first because he looks gross now.

I don't hate Leno like a lot of people but he's boring and nd he just can't stay out of the limelight. Also, no one wants a remake of this show.

Agree with the weight he needs to lose. His characteristic chin has filled in.

I got no problem with Jay, but he's no Groucho and it's not 1950! If you're bored, go entertain in nursing homes. They need company and a laugh.

Leno's a really nice guy, very kind to people's parents visiting the show and generally presentable.

He can't live without working, he was always a workaholic. He's no Groucho Marx that's for sure but he'll probably do a nice, amusing little show for mostly seniors that will run until he dies.

Total. Asshole.

Youtube has zillions of videos titled- Jay Leno's Garage. It showcases his MANY collectable cars. They should have a video that shows the garage needed for his GINORMOUS chin.

How is this human turd still alive?

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS. OH, HOW I'VE BEEN WAITING!!!!

It is probably best for Jay Leno to do a show interacting with regular everyday people, like he did on his Jaywalking segments on the Tonight Show. Nobody working in show business wants anything to do with him, because he earned a reputation for being a backstabbing weasel.

Is he giving away his cars each episode?

[QUOTE] Nobody working in show business wants anything to do with him, because he earned a reputation for being a backstabbing weasel.

I just saw Jay do a cameo on The Kominsky Method, which is a very show businessy show. So I wouldn’t say everyone hates him.

And if he came back with a new late night show, I guarantee he wouldn’t have trouble finding guests from Hollywood.

Not a fan!

Jay looks drunk or stoned in OP's photo...

How disgusting.

How many contestant eyes will now be put out by that chin?

Someone like Graham Norton could bring it back, but I can't see Jay brining the improvisation or the drama (contrived as it often is) necessary to make for a successful game show. It was old fashioned by the time it left the air and somehow I don't see any reason for it tocomeback.