Anyone miss Jay Leno?

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although we later all learned that Carson favored Letterman to take his show

And I think that's because Carson knew that Letterman could really carry a show and that Leno could not. Carson had a long run and however different Letterman would be, he'd bear the standard of The Tonight Show better than Leno.

I think Leno might still be good as a live standup. Like Seinfled, as far from Martin Lawrence types as one could get. Thank God.