# Leno calls in surrogate to handle Jackson jokes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179 "2005-03-06T04:39:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/1 "2005-03-06T04:39:58Z")
Damn I missed it! I don’t usually watch Leno, but I will this Monday! [Leno calls in surrogate to handle Jackson jokes](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7076585/) > [@](#): > > “I’m not allowed to tell any Michael Jackson jokes. I can still write them,” Leno added before handing the reins to Garrett. The co-star of “Everybody Loves Raymond” then reeled off several one liners, including this one: > > “They said this trial will probably last six months, although Michael Jackson asked for some time off to entertain the troops. OK, they’re Cub Scout troops, but they’re still troops.” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/2 "2005-03-06T04:48:00Z")
That’s … appropriately surreal. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/3 "2005-03-06T06:13:39Z")
I saw a clip where Leno mentioned being affected by the gag order and he said that it was probably the first time MJ had ever gagged anyone over the age of 12. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/4 "2005-03-06T07:06:24Z")
Unless I misheard him, I believe Jay Leno said he could be called to testify in Micahael Jackson’s trail. (This wasn’t part of a joke and he has said it on more than one night.) So, what could Jay Leno possibly offer in the way of testimony? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/5 "2005-03-06T07:14:46Z")
I don’t know, but i heard about it on The Daily Show. Jon Stewart’s impersonation of Kevin Eubanks was right on. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/6 "2005-03-06T07:19:03Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > Unless I misheard him, I believe Jay Leno said he could be called to testify in Micahael Jackson’s trail. (This wasn’t part of a joke and he has said it on more than one night.) > So, what could Jay Leno possibly offer in the way of testimony? Supposedly, MJ’s accusers family tried to con Leno out of money by giving him a fake story about the kid dying of cancer. At least that’s what MJ’s lawyers claim. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/7 "2005-03-06T14:20:48Z")
Jimmy Kimmel had a fake-Leno on his show doing MJ jokes this past week. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/8 "2005-03-06T15:18:59Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Jimmy Kimmel had a fake-Leno on his show doing MJ jokes this past week. Is he still on the air? Gosh! ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/9 "2005-03-07T05:08:31Z")
[http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/people/11067506.htm](http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/people/11067506.htm) says > [@](#): > > Mesereau (Michael Jackson’s lawyer) said the boy’s mother also approached other celebrities, including (George) Lopez, actor Jim Carrey, “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno and boxer Mike Tyson. Leno went to police, telling them “something was wrong” and that he suspected the family was “looking for a mark,” according to Mesereau. ---
**Author:** ![Dignan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-calls-in-surrogate-to-handle-jackson-jokes/293179/10 "2005-03-07T06:36:34Z")
That’s funny. It’s Leno, so it isn’t funny-funny, but strange-funny. I didn’t think the joke in the article was that great. Leno’s jokes aren’t any good when told by other people either. Kimmel’s stunt sounds funny. And here in flyover country I continue to be amazed at how odd things are in California.