Jay Leno has finished his run of 17 years as host of the Tonight Show.  As he noted in the following video – he took over when the show was number one, and he is leaving the show as number 1.

Leno is a class act – his final monologue was a tribute to those who had helped make this show a success.  He is acutely aware of the team effort required to successfully keep the show together – and most of his staff has been with him the entire 17 years.

There are a few surprise moments – so let’s get on with it: