Leno And O’Brien Target Lohan In Nearly Identical Jokes

Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Friday night, “Today the king of Saudi Arabia — they’re really moving forward in that country. They’re making great strides, the Saudis. He said they’re now considering allowing women to drive in Saudi Arabia. Well, except for Lindsay Lohan.” And Conan O’Brien offered a similar take on his ‘Late Night’ monologue an hour later, joking, “Tonight on ’20/20′, Barbara Walters interviews the new king of Saudi Arabia about women’s rights. Walters asked why the king doesn’t let women drive cars. Yeah. The king answered with two words. ‘Lindsay Lohan’.”