Will Prince turn out to be Jay Leno’s Bette Midler?
The pint-sized, purple-loving singer from Minnesota has agreed to perform on the penultimate edition of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” NBC said Thursday. Prince will appear alongside Billy Crystal, who also visited the very first edition of Leno’s “Tonight Show.”
“Tonight” historians will recall that Midler serenaded Johnny Carson on the next-to-the-last edition of his iconic NBC show. No word yet on whether Prince is planning something touching (“Purple Rain,” perhaps) or a bit funkier (“Darling Nikki”?)
The rest of Leno’s final week guest bookings:
—Monday, May 25: Mel Gibson and Lyle Lovett.
—Tuesday, May 26: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dwight Yoakam.
—Wednesday, May 27: Wanda Sykes and Sarah McLachlan.
Leno will reveal his final guest during a conference call with reporters next week.
Prince: The Wind Beneath Jay Leno’s Wings
May 7, 2009 • Post A Comment
But Leno’s not leaving, he’s just moving down the street. It would make more sense for him to load up on powerhouse bookings in his first week at 10 o’clock. That’s where they want his viewers to be.