How David Letterman and Jay Leno Met

"I'm horrified like every time I see that photo as like forget my afro. Forget David Letterman sitting there," he says of a famous photo from his early days in stand-up. "It's like the plaid pants like can they shop that out? Photo shop that out." He was getting $25 a joke, compared to Jay Leno and other comics on staff who were paid up to $200 per week for their work.

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