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Joan Jett interview and Jay Leno's monologue for March 9, all videos UPDATE

By April MacIntyre Mar 10, 2010, 4:36 GMT

Actress, Kristen Stewart (L), Joan Jett, (2ndL) Actress, Dakota Fahning (2ndR) and Cherie Currie (R) arrives for the premier of the movie "The Runaways" at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, USA, 24 January 2010. The movie is about Joan Jet\'s 70\'s band the Runaways . Stewart played the part of Joan Jet and Fahning played the part of Cherie Currie. EPA/George Frey

On Tuesday, March 9 with Jay Leno, Oscar winner Cristoph Waltz comes face to face with one of Dave Salmoni's tigers and Joan Jett performs "Cherry Bomb" before taking the couch to talk about the new film "The Runaways."

Rock legend Joan Jett performed then sat down with host Jay Leno to talk about the new movie “The Runaways” on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC, Monday-Friday, 11:35 p.m. ET).

“The Runaways” starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning is the story of the 70s iconic all-girl rock band of the same name.  Stewart plays Jett and Fanning plays lead singer Cherie Currie.

When Leno asked if it was weird to have somebody playing her, Jett said, “No, after meeting Kristen -- she was so authentic and so real, and I asked her are you going to cut your hair?  And she said yes, and it just gave me a sense of commitment because she was serious about it.”

The stars of the film will also be stopping by “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” this week to promote the film. Stewart will be Jay’s guest tomorrow, Wednesday, March 10 and Fanning on Friday, March 12.

JAY LENO’S MONOLOGUE HIGHLIGHTS  TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010

·        LETS START WITH SOME SHOW BUSINESS NEWS.  THE NUMBER ONE MOVIE IN THE COUNTRY IS TIM BURTON’S 3D FILM “ALICE IN WONDERLAND.”  IT MADE OVER $116 MILLION DOLLARS THIS PAST WEEKEND. AND THAT WAS JUST AT THE CONCESSION STAND FROM PEOPLE WHO WENT TO SEE THE MOVIE STONED.

    * DID YOU SEE THAT ON THE NEWS?  IN SAN DIEGO A RUNWAY PRIUS WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 90 MPH FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES.  IT WAS ON ALL THE NEWS CHANNELS.  A POLICE OFFICER HAD TO PULL IN FRONT OF THE PRIUS TO STOP IT.  DID YOU SEE WHO WAS DRIVING?  BALLOON BOY.  IT WAS BALLOON BOY!  WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

·        PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS SIGNED A BILL TO INCREASE TOURISM TO THE UNITED STATES. TOURISM IS WAY DOWN. WHICH IS KIND OF SURPRISING. YOU'D THINK PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD WANT TO COME HERE TO SEE WHERE THEIR AMERICAN JOBS ORIGINATED.

·        RADIO HOST RUSH LIMBAUGH SAYS HE WILL LEAVE THE UNITED STATES IF HEALTH CARE REFORM PASSES.  WELL, IF THAT DOESN'T GET THE DEMOCRATS TO RALLY NOTHING WILL.

·        ACCORDING TO THE ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, WOMEN WHO DRINK ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE OBESE THAN WOMEN WHO DON'T DRINK. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS LADIES? ALL THIS TIME YOU'VE BEEN ON JENNY CRAIG AND YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON JACK DANIELS.

·        OVER IN ENGLAND, AN INVENTOR HAS BUILT A CAR THAT RUNS ON COFFEE.  IT USES COFFEE FOR FUEL.  YOU THINK GAS IS EXPENSIVE, TRY FILLING UP AT STARBUCKS. 

Monologue 3/9 Watch highlights from Tuesday’s monologue.

Joan Jett Talk Joan Jett sits down with Jay after her performance of “Cherry Bomb.”