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Simon Cowell interview on Leno (VIDEO)

By April MacIntyre Sep 20, 2011, 15:21 GMT

09/14/2011 - Simon Cowell - FOX\'s "The X Factor" World Premiere Screening at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on September 14, 2011 - Arclight Cinerama Dome - Hollywood, CA, USA © Andrew Evans / PR Photos

On the September 19 edition of The Tonight Show, Jay Leno welcomed 'X Factor' producer and judge Simon Cowell who tells Jay about his daily routine and talks about each of the “X Factor” judges, including what it felt like to be reunited with Paula Abdul.

Hint: He likened it to a reunion with a stray dog.

Later, NBC’s “Free Agents” Natasha Leggero picks on “American Idol.” Selena Gomez performs. 

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JAY LENO’S MONOLOGUE HIGHLIGHTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

THE "DEADLIEST CATCH" WON BEST REALITY SERIES.  THAT’S ABOUT CRABBING IN ALASKA.  BELIEVE ME, THOSE GUYS ARE JUST DEDICATED…THEY ARE UNBELIEVABLE.  IN FACT, AFTER THE SHOW LAST NIGHT THEY WENT DOWN TO HOLLYWOOD BLVD AND CAUGHT SOME MORE CRABS.  IT WAS AMAZING.

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS HIS JOB BILL WILL CREATE 1.9  MILLION JOBS; AND UP TO 50 OF THEM RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA…

HERE’S SOMETHING INTERESTING; DID YOU KNOW THE WHITE HOUSE MAKES ITS OWN BEER?  PRESIDENT OBAMA BOUGHT THE EQUIPMENT WITH HIS OWN MONEY AND HE BREWS HIS OWN BEER IN THE WHITE HOUSE.  THAT MIGHT EXPLAIN SOME OF THESE RECENT ECONOMIC POLICIES.

HE’S LOOKING THROUGH BEER GOGGLES.  THAT’S WHAT IT IS.

MORE AND MORE INFORMATION COMING OUT ABOUT OUR OTHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.   LIKE, DID YOU KNOW THAT MITT ROMNEY'S REAL NAME IS WILLARD.  HE WAS BORN WILLARD.  WELL, THANK GOD HE HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO CHANGE IT TO "MITT".  THAT’S SO MUCH MORE ASSESSABLE THAN WILL.

AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER SAYS TODAY THAT RICK PERRY IS JUST "GEORGE BUSH 2.0".  TO WHICH BUSH SAID "2.0. I WISH I DID THAT WELL IN SCHOOL. THOSE ARE MY DREAM GRADES."

AGENTS ALONG THE MEXICAN BORDER FOUND ROCKET LAUNCHERS, ASSAULT RIFLES, AND HAND GRENADES. THEY SAID THEY FOUND THESE WEAPONS ALONG A QUIET STRETCH OF THE RIO GRANDE. THAT SHOWS YOU HOW BAD THE DRUGS WARS HAVE GOTTEN; WHEN AN AREA LITTERED WITH ROCKET LAUNCHERS, ASSAULT RIFLES AND HAND GRENADES IS IN THE QUIET AREA.  GOD FORBID WHAT THE BUSY AREA IS LIKE…

THIS SEEMS KIND OF HEARTLESS; THE TOWNSHIP OF LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, IS SUING THE HOMELESS FOR TRESPASSING.  THE PUNISHMENT IF THEY LOSE?  THEY HAVE TO STAY IN NEW JERSEY.

FACEBOOK HAS JUST APPOINTED A NEW DIRECTOR OF PRIVACY.  BUT EXPERTS SAY THE BEST WAY FOR FACEBOOK USERS TO PROTECT THEIR PRIVACY IS TO GET THE HELL OFF OF FACEBOOK.  THERE’S YOUR PROBLEM RIGHT THERE.

A COMPANY HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE MAKING VENDING MACHINES THAT TALK TO YOU.  IT’S A TALKING VENDING MACHINE.   HOW PATHETIC AND LONELY IS YOUR LIFE REALLY…YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THE VENDING MACHINE.  "HOW ABOUT A SNICKERS BAR?”

IT’S LIKE PHONE SEX FOR FAT PEOPLE.  “MILKY WAY?”

BRAD PITT, WAS IN THE PAPER A LOT, HE TOLD PARADE MAGAZINE THAT HE'LL MARRY AGAIN WHEN EVERYONE, GAY OR STRAIGHT, CAN GET MARRIED. A WORD OF WARNING GUYS IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT USING THIS ON YOUR GIRLFRIEND, JUST REMEMBER ONE THING. YOU'RE NOT BRAD PITT.  YOU CAN’T DO IT…HE CAN DO IT.