Next Wednesday night at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, Jay Leno will headline a show to raise cash for…well, here's the announcement from the website…
Help Jay raise money for some of your favorite older comics who through their humor and laughter have helped many of us through tough times — and now this time they need our help.
That's obviously commendable and I'm sure it'll be a great show and a great cause…but I can't resist adding this: I think I know who a couple of those "older comics" are. And while some money will sure aid them, what would really aid at least one or two of those guys is to be booked to perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Not all older comedians are still up to that…but some are. Jay could do a lot to counter the mindset on TV and in clubs that you only want to hire the young, up-and-coming comics. But he'd need to lead by example.