The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno (1991)

The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno

1991

Comedy Documentary TV Movie

Synopsis

"The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition with Host Jay Leno," the first stand up comedy special featuring Jay Leno with 25 minutes of never-before-seen footage of Leno's classic comedy club. act that made him a star. The show took an "American Idol" approach to stand-up comedy with Jay Leno hosting a competition that features competing stand up comics Ray Combs, Howie Gold, Jeff Gerbino and Steve Oedekerk performing in front of a live crowd and a panel of celebrity judges that includes funnyman Fred Willard.

Credits

Director

S. Leigh Savidge

Cast

Fred Willard as Self / Celebrity Judge

Howie Gold as Self

Jay Leno as Self / Host

Ray Combs as Self

Steve Oedekerk as Self