Rest Easy, Bill: After 4,000 Clinton Jokes, Leno’s Run Wraps Up

February 11, 2014

Click the following link to listen to NPR All Things Considered radio segment featuring CMPA President Dr. Robert Lichter.

Thursday marked Jay Leno’s last night hosting The Tonight Show on NBC. He’s told a lot of jokes over the years, but his most common target has been Bill Clinton — so says a study from the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University. Professor Robert Lichter explains why he’s spent more than 20 years of his life cataloging late night TV jokes.

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