Johnny Mac covers Jay Leno on Judd Apatow’s podcast discussing a comedy “Mount Rushmore,” with Mac calling George Carlin and Richard Pryor undeniable while debating other candidates and noting women like Joan Rivers; Leno’s four picks are Richard (“Richie”) Pryor, Robert Klein, Bob Newhart, and Rodney Dangerfield, with Carlin as his fifth. Mac also recounts Leno telling Craig Ferguson about failing to recognize an uninteresting Tonight Show guest he’d just interviewed. Kevin Nealon describes learning by bartending at the Improv and studying comics like Leno, Richard Lewis, Andy Kaufman, and Seinfeld, plus advice about not taking the business personally. Jerry Seinfeld and Nate Bargatze discuss touring as a muscle and staying sharp in arenas. Rob Riggle talks career highlights and writing his book, and Russell Peters tells stories involving Blake Griffin trying comedy and later heckling him at an NBA game.
 
00:17 Mount Rushmore Debate
01:52 Leno Picks Pryor
02:39 Robert Klein Case
03:17 Newhart and Dangerfield
05:14 Leno Guest Brain Drift
05:56 Kevin Nealon Lessons
06:44 Seinfeld and Bargatze Touring
07:53 Rob Riggle Grit Book
09:05 Russell Peters vs Blake
 

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