Jay Leno Likes Being an Underdog

Nov 2nd, 2009 - People

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Jay Leno Likes Being an Underdog

It's been a tough few months for Jay Leno since he left his late-night talk show and set up shop in primetime, but the funnyman insists that he's still having a ball.

"I'm not having a bad time at 10 o'clock now," the NBC star, 59, tells the trade journal Broadcasting & Cable. "I look at this as a job, and now I'm faced with a challenge, and it's a challenge I find difficult but interesting."

"You don't take it personally because there's really no fun in an upbeat story," he adds, remarking on what's been relentlessly negative press. "The fun is, they did this and let's watch it fall. I enjoy being the underdog."

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