I for one would love to hear Jay Leno's reaction to that unfortunate performance. Leno--who has continued to do stand-up comedy even after taking his current Tonight Show gig--would be stunned at how Richards totally lost control of that stand-up comedy performance.
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I have to agree with you. I saw Leno perform at the Lowell Auditorium way back when, before he was even close to aspiring to hosting the Tonight Show. He was completely clean and as hard as it may be to believe, more entertaining than he is today.