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The Associated Press The more famous comedian Jay Leno becomes, the less he wants to talk about it “I really have day to day,” said Leno, who squirms noticeably when asked to comment on his Success “This as a business This is a job, t's my work I consider myself a journeyman comedian Leno, 37 in his hometown of Boston to entertain a sold-out audi ence at Sympany Hall last week, has the permanent guest host slot on the “Tonight Show,’ has own recent comedy special, a Beverly Hills address and a fleet of expensive cars in his garage But he prefers talking about his past as a struggling comedian, like his gig at a strip joint called the Mine Shaft where the audi ence wore miners’ lamps on their heads Leno had to perform his comedy act while strippers twirled ons tage He stood in the dark, off to one side .Nobody could see me when I was talking and nobody cared about what I was saying,” Lena remembers ‘And when I looked out of the audience, all I saw was a bunch of lights on everybody's heads”
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Doylestown Intelligencer
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, US
Sun, Nov 29, 1987
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