I’d toss in something like, ‘Oh yeah? You’re about as popular as a washed up TV sitcom star!’ And then he’d come back with, ‘Oh yeah? Well you’re about as popular as a washed up late-night TV talk show host!’ And we’d have everyone laughing during the show taping.” “Tim was the executive producer for the show, and because we are friends, I could get away with kidding around with him on the set in front of the staff and crew. “One of the things I loved so much about playing my auto repair guy character on Tim’s sitcom was the fact that it was Tim’s show, and not my show to run,” Leno said.
