[a fool in paradise]

He is a standup comedian who also has a gig as a television host. Jay Leno is worth on the order of a billion dollars. I've heard it reported that he never touched his Tonight Show money, that he lived off his speaking engagements (and I presume investments).

In a moment of clarity (or profound dope fueled euphoria) he must've gotten to thinking, "wait, we both do the same thing, and I've got some money, but HOW MUCH am I sending in to Uncle Sam? Why is my bank account so paltry in comparison?"

[OldPossum]

Jay Leno is worth on the order of a billion dollars.

That definitely conflicts with what one Freeper noted on a thread I saw recently. He or she wrote that Leno's fortune was in the tens of millions of dollars.