Detroit’s unemployed could use a good laugh right now, reckons comedian and car enthusiast extraordinaire Jay Leno. The Tonight Show host has announced that he’ll perform – for free to anyone who says they’re unemployed – next month in suburban Detroit as part of “Jay’s Comedy Stimulus Plan.”
The comedian will perform at the Palace at Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on April 7. Tickets, parking and refreshments will be free and, according to NBC, Leno was given free use of the Palace facility courtesy of the Detroit Pistons NBA basketball team.
Leno, who announced the free performance last night on his show, is aiming the show at those who have been laid off by the industry that reigns supreme in the Motor City. No doubt the show will be full of jokes relating to the suffering auto industry.
03/10, 2:14 PM
posted by:
Jon Luc
At least somebody’s doing something.
03/10, 2:17 PM
posted by:
Borat
Jay probably can pay the whole Detroit for a year out of his own stash and he would not feel a pinch. He is a serious comedian, not some joke of a banker.
03/10, 2:28 PM
posted by:
Canadianinflames
Go get ‘em Jay………!
03/10, 2:41 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
Wow.. That’s cool of Jay…
03/10, 3:17 PM
posted by:
JakeK66
Did anyone else get that he admitted being a conservative last night too? Just wondering….
03/10, 5:57 PM
posted by:
redbullet750
Oh good… he has his trusty blue denim shirt on underneath his leather jacket. Anyone ever seen Jay in public without a Canadian Tuxedo?
03/11, 9:52 AM
posted by:
Zcarsales
Yeah, I saw him say this on the Tonight Show. I think its great.
03/11, 11:46 AM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
Leno’s not that funny.
And after the show, these guys still live in detroit.
But yeah, at least he’s doing something