- Hardcover: 278 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st ed 1st printg edition (Oct 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060186941
- ISBN-13: 978-0060186944
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,216,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The host of The Tonight Show, whose comedy has won him the #1 spot in his time slot and an Emmy, here shares his funniest stories. For all those who tune in for Jay Leno's trademark monologue, his entertaining skits, and his warm and funny banter with celebrities, Leading with My Chin offers hours of hilarious reading.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Leading With My Chin is by far one of the best autobiographical books in print. It's funny, its heartwarming.....hey, it's even a little dirty. AJy Leno is a great comedian and a wonderful person. He shows how one man from New England can make it to stardom.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Funny, enjoyable, exactly what you would expect from Leno
5 April 2008
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Comedy is difficult to rate because personal taste accounts for a large degree of one's perception of the material. I have always been a fan of Jay Leno and appreciate his sense of humor, hence Leading With my Chin was very enjoyable. It falls right in line with the sense of humor you anticipate from watching the Tonight Show or any of his stand-up routines; however it is not merely a series of jokes as Leno presents an account of his life growing up in Massachusetts. If you appreciate Leno's wit and have interest in discovering the life that helped developed his sense of humor, you will enjoy this book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
What a guy!!!!
6 Aug 1997
Format:Hardcover
I may only be a sophomore in college, but I have loved Jay Leno for years now. :o) I read his book and when I finished it I wanted to cry, simply because there weren't any more wonderful stories left to read. I didn't cry though--I just flipped it back to the beginning and read it again. This book really lets people into his life. He doesn't back-stab anybody or put anybody down, and his stories aren't "And that's why I'm perfect" He shows us the more human side of him, and his style of writing makes you feel as if you were actually having a conversation with him, and these were the stories he was telling you. These are stories that nobody will ever get tired of reading. They are no doubt stories that, if Jay were a father, his children would beg him to tell over and over again. This is my new favorite book! Way to go Jay!!! :o
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
What a nice man!
29 Jan 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Jay Leno either is a very nice man or he's a total liar. I don't believe that it's the latter. LEADING WITH MY CHIN is his autobiography, and it certainly confirms his niceness.
This is the brief, "official" version of his childhood and early years, in which he gives what seems to be an honest appraisal of his failures every bit as much as his successes. Many of the anecdotes, hardly unexpectedly for a person of Leno's skill, are hilarious. A few are oddly touching. Over and over, he proves himself to be caring and observant.
It would be impossible to read such an autobiography without learning something about the making of a star comedian, and about the hard work it requires. Certainly, the determination to get as far as Leno and that handful of others have gotten must be fierce. It says a great deal about Leno's humanity that he has managed to keep intact his decency while he climbed to the very top of his industry.
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