The Carolyn Jackson Collection, no. 24 - Interview with Jay Leno and Fran Drescher

Duration: 0:08:17

Year Published: 1978

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Austin television personality Carolyn Jackson interviews Jay Leno and Fran Drescher at the release of the film American Hot Wax. Conversation includes the actors’ familiarity with the featured music and the pair joking that they yell at each other throughout the film so that they can be heard over it. Jackson touches upon Drescher and Leno’s “fall back” careers - Drescher is a cosmetologist and Leno is a trained speech therapist. Prompted by Jackson, Leno talks about the roots of his comedy, emphasizing that he finds his jokes in observation. The interview concludes with Drescher and Leno revealing “Mookie and Sheryl,” the anticipated television spinoff of American Hot Wax.