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He thanked the audience, and teared up when talking about the crew.  by [Diane Tsai](https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/)  ## Diane Tsai Feb 7, 2014 3:25 PM UTC How do you say goodbye after 22 years on air? As he gave his final goodbye on _The Tonight Show_ on Thursday night, Jay Leno made it clear: He doesn’t like goodbyes, and he’s sad (OK, more than just sad) to be leaving the “best job in show business.” As Leno reflected on his experience, he said the years he spent hosting the show were the greatest of his life. “I got to meet presidents, astronauts, movie stars… it’s just been incredible,” he said. He also thanked the audience for their loyalty and _The Tonight Show_ crew for becoming like his family, especially since his mother, father, and brother all died within his first few years of hosting the show. It was a heartfelt, tearful farewell—but as usual, there was plenty of playful banter and teasing as well. Leno’s guest of the night, Billy Crystal, was also his first-ever guest on the show, a fitting way to bring his hosting gig full circle. Then perhaps the most surprising moment of the night: Kim Kardashian singing to a tune from _The Sound of Music_. In a surprise parody of “So Long, Farewell,” Kim was joined by Sheryl Crow, Jim Parsons, Oprah, Carol Burnett, and Jack Black. Jimmy Fallon debuts as the new host of _The Tonight Show_ on Feb. 17\. “It’s fun to be the old guy and see where the next generation takes this great institution,” Leno said. He then ended by quoting Johnny Carson, wishing all “a heartfelt goodnight.” ## Transcript [00:00] >>Jay Leno said a tearful and final goodbye on The [00:03] Tonight Show Thursday. Here is how he ended it all. [00:07] >>This has been the greatest 22 years of my life. I [00:11] got to meet presidents, astronauts, movie stars. It's [00:15] just been incredible-- Now that I brought the room [00:17] down. [00:19] >>Leno thanked the audience for their loyalty and [00:22] said The Tonight Show crew had been his family, [00:25] tearing up when he talked about how his mother, [00:28] father, and brother all died within his first few years as [00:32] host. So, he became incredibly close with the crew. [00:36] And Leno said he was excited for new host Jimmy [00:39] Fallon. Of course, Leno left once before infamously [00:43] when Conan O'Brien took over, but Thursday night he [00:46] said, " It really is time to go ." The show had [00:50] more than tears though, Leno re- interviewed his first [00:53] guest ever Billy Crystal. They joked about the old days [00:57] and then a surprise parody performance of 'So long, [01:00] Farewell' from the Sound of Music. It included [01:03] celebrities from Carol Burnett to Kim Kardashian-- [01:06] yes, Kim Kardashian sang. 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