Leno Jokes About Michael Jackson And Backstreet Boys

Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Thursday night, “Did you guys feel the earthquake? We had a 4.9 earthquake here in burbank, just a couple of hours ago. It was so strong, Britney Spears is still jiggling. That’s how bad it was. … In fact, Michael Jackson ducked underneath a school desk — And that was long before the earthquake. … You know the difference between O.J. And Michael Jackson? See, when Michael Jackson was acquitted, he played miniature golf.” And with the Backstreet Boys as the show’s musical guest, he then threw in a few jokes to the boyband crazed audience. “Let me tell you something about the Backstreet Boys. These guys made it in the music business the hard way, without sleeping with Paula Abdul. Huh? How about that? … It was almost five years ago when they were here last. They took a five-year break. You know, normally, performers are rusty after a five-year break. But I was watching them in rehearsal, and they were totally N Sync. I mean, I couldn’t believe — The first rule of comedy, do not piss off the crowd. Threw that out to see if you were paying attention.”