It is 1992. In an unprecedented move, Jay Leno has strong-armed his way into hosting The Tonight Show in spite of deals and expectations of another party that they will be the host of The Tonight Show instead. This will never happen again.
Gordon and Eliza watch on in horror as Daniel Roebuck (as Jay Leno) seems to be eaten alive by chin prosthetics while someone has clearly set John Michael Higgins (as David Letterman)'s hair on fire with how red it is. All the while, Kathy Bates is making an eight course meal out of the scenery, and we are treated to a cavalcade of character actors in Treat Williams, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Rich Little, and so much more! All this comes together to bring a high tension, behind-the-scenes drama about two men who really want to sit behind a desk at 11:30
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