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Billy Crystal, left, talks to host Jay Leno during the final taping of NBC's “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,&quot; in Burbank, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Leno brings his 22-year career as the show host to an end Thursday in a special one-hour farewell broadcast. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

5 memorable moments from Leno’s final show

By DERRIK J. LANG - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 6, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama talking with Jay Leno during a commercial break during the taping of his appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in Los Angeles. President Barack Obama is wishing Leno well as he prepares to say farewell to “The Tonight Show” on Thursday. Obama spokesman Jay Carney says Obama is a Leno fan and has enjoyed his many appearances with the late-night comedian in his Burbank, Calif., studio. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Obama sends good wishes to Jay Leno

Associated Press

President Barack Obama, left, talks with Jay Leno during a commercial break during the taping of his appearance on &#8220;The Tonight Show with Jay Leno&#8221; in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Guest-in-chief Obama bids farewell to Jay Leno

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"I really don't miss the spotlight," former President George W. Bush said of his post-White House years during an interview Tuesday with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show." (NBC via associated Press)

Jay Leno: Goodbye ‘Tonight Show,’ hello politics?

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President Bill Clinton emphatically denies having a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky during a White House event on after-school childcare on Jan. 26, 1998. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Jay Leno’s biggest target: Bill Clinton, more jokes about Democrats than Republicans

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Former President Bill Clinton was the butt of 4,607 jokes from late-night host Jay Leno between 1992 and 2014, according to a new study. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Inside the Beltway: The dawn of ‘integrated conservatism’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

This Nov. 5, 2012 photo released by NBC shows Jay Leno, host of &quot;The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,&quot; on the set in Burbank, Calif. During Leno’s two-decade tenure as NBC’s “Tonight” show host, the comic has cracked a total of 4,607 jokes at the expense of President Bill Clinton. The Washington-based Center for Media and Public Affairs counted and catalogued nearly 44,000 jokes Leno made about politics and public affairs during his time at “Tonight,” which ends Thursday.(AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)

Bill Clinton was Leno’s top ‘Tonight’ target

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

This Jan. 30, 2014, photo provided by NBC shows Miley Cyrus, left, during an interview with host Jay Leno, on &quot;The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.&quot; Leno, who took over the &quot;Tonight Show&quot; in 1992, will host his final episode on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)

Leno: 2nd ‘Tonight exit’ is quits for late-night

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

Country music star Garth Brooks will be a guest on "The Tonight Show" on Feb. 6, Jay Leno's final show as host. Lyle Lovett will become the most frequent musical guest with his scheduled appearance on Feb. 4. (associated press)

Country Times: Leno putting Nashville spin on final shows

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama, left, talks with Jay Leno during a commercial break during the taping of his appearance on &quot;The Tonight Show with Jay Leno&quot; in Los Angeles. Leno will step down as “Tonight Show” host in February 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Leno says no return to late-night after ‘Tonight’

Associated Press

This photo released by NBC shows Jimmy Fallon who will be the new host of &quot;Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&quot;. (AP Photo/NBC, Chris Haston)

Fallon to begin ‘Tonight’ run with Will Smith, U2

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

File- This Jan. 13, 2013, file photo shows presenters Jimmy Fallon, left, and Jay Leno posing backstage at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Leno will close out his 22-year run as host of NBC's &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; with a nod to the future and to the past. His heir apparent, Fallon, will kick off Leno's final week with a guest appearance on Feb. 3. Fallon is taking over the gig after hosting NBC's &quot;Late Night&quot; since 2009. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Fallon and Crystal among Leno’s final guests

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Jay Leno says he is "hopefully optimistic" as he moves to prime time. He will continue to do a nightly monologue. (Associated Press)

CNN’s Jeff Zucker among those trying to woo Jay Leno

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

"I really don't miss the spotlight," former President George W. Bush said of his post-White House years during an interview Tuesday with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show." (NBC via associated Press)

‘Eight years of the spotlight’s enough,’ Bush says

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A screen shot of former President George W. Bush appearing on NBC's "Tonight" show with host Jay Leno.

George W. Bush on Jay Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’: Eight years is plenty

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Obama smiles as he talks with Jay Leno during a commercial break during the taping of his appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in Los Angeles on Aug. 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama a costly talk-show fixture

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this July 16, 2013, file photo, host David Letterman smiles on the set of the “Late Show with David Letterman." A study released Monday of gags made by late-night comics found that Obama and Democrats provided the lion’s share of punchlines during the first six months of the year. That’s an abrupt change from 2012, when Mitt Romney proved a gift to the comic gods. (AP Photo/CBS, John Paul Filo)

Comics look to Obama, Democrats for humor

By David Bauder - Associated Press

President Barack Obama and Jay Leno joke backstage before taping "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Obama heads to Jay Leno for record-setting late-night TV appearance

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Fireworks can be seen as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

HICKS: Time to pass down the patriotism

By Marybeth Hicks

**FILE** Jay Leno (Associated Press)

Jay Leno scores big with joke: Forget Gitmo — close the IRS

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times