After 22 years, Leno bids farewell to 'Tonight Show'
NEW YORK - Make way for Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno made it clear in his teary final monologue that he wasn't happy to leave the 'best job in show business.' Leno took over as host of NBC's late-night show from Johnny Carson in 1992 and Jimmy Fallon will be taking over the "Tonight Show" reins from him. Leno's star-studded final show lineup included Oprah Winfrey, Billy Crystal, Kim Kardashian, Garth Brooks, Cheryl Crowe and Jack Black. "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno ended a stellar if sometimes stormy run Thursday night with high emotion at concluding what he termed "the greatest 22 years of my life." Calling himself "the luckiest guy in the world," Leno went out on top, which was where he stayed for most of his stretch as the successor to "King of Late Night" Johnny Carson. His exit, not entirely by choice, now clears the deck for yet another chapter of the 60-year-old talk show, with Fallon taking over as ...