As you’ll see from the Tonight Show transcript below, our once and future colleague is scaling new heights of fame:
LENO: Over the weekend, Barack Obama spoke with John McCain on the phone. I don’t want to say McCain is getting old, but halfway through the conversation, McCain said to Barack, “Can you put your mommy on?” So I think — [light laughter ] and in his new blog — you know, he’s got a blog. McCain has a blog now. He announced he is a huge Abba (Abba!) fan. Well, that will bring in the young voters, huh? [ laughter ] Come on, who isn’t Abba-crazy these days? “Dancing Queen!” Thank you.
Jay, I speak for everyone here at TWS when I say, “You’re welcome.” While we all miss our colleague, if his material is actually provoking laughter at the normally laughter-deprived Tonight Show, his absence is a burden that we will willingly bear. One oddity/question regarding the transcript – Did my eyes deceive me, or did Jay Leno actually make fun of another entertainer’s fan base for being advanced in years?
