Even the real Leno isn't that annoying

people give too much importance to "EXACTLY" resembling the person in question. even then, everyone has his own idea of who is a better match. i treat them as actors who just need "some semblance". furthermore, i think that an exact clone is boring. it maybe more accurate it is not artistic. this film is just as much art as it is documentary imo. if you duplicated a photo of marilyn monroe exactly as she looked - your art wouldn't sell much. now if you do a variation e.g. andy warhol - it is more artistic. my point is not that it is better to distort (it is not in the film) but that exact replicas are not necessarily better. i was very impressed with the semblannce of all characters to their real ife counter parts. i think daniel roebuck did an excellent job of playing leno. his simpleton portrayal was hilarious (and enhanced jay's innocent look in this bloody affair).

i've been watching leno for over 10 years. i like jay. he's a nice guy, he works very hard, his monologue does not have gaps like letterman or conan and that's why i liked his monologue that most. you don't need to be overly cerebral to be a successful comedian, late night host or even as person. no offense to jay but he's not cerebral. he was very uncomfortable doing the today show with matt lauer. he can't challenge his celebrities because he doesn't have the wit or cerebral nature like letterman (and that's fine). jay is a nice guy and his sit downs are more meet and greet and some people prefer this instead. when jay and dave were on i'd watch jay's monologue and then switch over to letterman for the interviews.

i think late night needs fresh, new blood and conan is the choice. yes, i too was annoyed with conan's zaniness or his excessive self-effacement and "we have a great show tonight...repeat...repeat" but he's making a transition and we have to be patient and give him a chance. he's got the cerebral nature of letterman and the likeability of leno. now that i'm giving him a chance i see that potential. he will need time to get comfortable though.

I like Roebuck as a character actor, heck..he was good as Lt Orson on Grimm but here...well he did a good job of playing Jay, the voice sounded more like Adam Sandler, Rick Moranis and Woody Allen put together.