--- description: Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno is expected to return to the evening talk-show on Friday title: Jay Leno Set for 'Tonight Show' Return image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a20785a36480bb8/698763e9e20a8716c2a82cc7/jay-leno.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jay Leno Set for _Tonight Show_ Return—as a Guest  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 3, 2014 6:23 PM CUT  Jay Leno poses for a portrait at his car garage on Sept. 24, 2014 in Burbank, Calif. Jay Leno poses for a portrait at his car garage on Sept. 24, 2014 in Burbank, Calif.The Washington Post/Getty Images—Matt McClain  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 3, 2014 6:23 PM CUT Former _Tonight Show_ host Jay Leno is expected to return to the evening talk-show on Friday, according to a new [report](http://news.yahoo.com/jay-leno-back-tonight-night-111343816.html "undefined"), but this time as a guest of his successor Jimmy Fallon. The appearance will mark his first on the opposite side of the hosting desk in more than two decades, the Associated Press reports. He’s due to be joined by fellow guests Lucy Liu and Kevin Delaney. Leno left the show in February after nearly 22 years in the host’s chair, handing the reins over to Fallon, who at the time hosted _Late Night_. \[[_AP_](http://news.yahoo.com/jay-leno-back-tonight-night-111343816.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3554694/jay-leno-tonight-show-guest/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3554694/jay-leno-tonight-show-guest/"},"headline":"Jay Leno Set for Tonight Show Return—as a Guest","datePublished":"2014-11-03T18:23:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:11:09.376Z","description":"For the first time in more than two decades, Leno will sit on the opposite side of the host's desk","url":"https://time.com/3554694/jay-leno-tonight-show-guest/","keywords":["Television","jay leno","jimmy fallon","tonight show"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a20785a36480bb8/698763e9e20a8716c2a82cc7/jay-leno.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a20785a36480bb8/698763e9e20a8716c2a82cc7/jay-leno.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jay Leno poses for a portrait at his car garage on Sept. 24, 2014 in Burbank, Calif.","caption":"Jay Leno poses for a portrait at his car garage on Sept. 24, 2014 in Burbank, Calif.","creditText":"The Washington Post/Getty Images—Matt McClain","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3554694/jay-leno-tonight-show-guest/","name":"Jay Leno Set for Tonight Show Return—as a Guest"}}]}] ```