DETROIT (Reuters) – In a nod to the gloomy economy, late-night comedian Jay Leno hosted a show on Tuesday to lift the battered spirits of Detroit residents facing steep unemployment and a faltering auto industry.
The host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” a celebrated car buff, presented a “comedy stimulus plan” to a packed house at a suburban Detroit arena that is home to the Detroit Pistons professional basketball team.
“The idea is just come on down, hopefully forget your troubles for a while, other people are in the same boat as you are and maybe take some of the weight off, that’s all,” Leno told reporters beforehand.
Introduced by hometown hero Kid Rock, Leno launched into an 80-minute monologue aimed at anyone and anything from U.S. presidents to air travel and life in Los Angeles.
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