bottle of vodka and said you need this more than i do. that s how bad it was. those that work alongside jay attribute his longevity and success at the tonight show to his work ethic and relateability. he s a hard working guy. he s the hardest working guy that i know. he was always gracious, always kind, always had time to sign an autograph. what he shows, that regular guy aspect of him, it s a guy in the jean shirt and the jeans. that s him. a regular guy approach that resonates. now nbc is betting on another good guy to carry the tonight show torch. in a comedic duet last spring, leno and jimmy fallon announced there s a new heir apparent. they think i can move the demo and everyone is on board. we re still friends, right? yeah, of course we re still friends. keeping it friendly this time around seems key to jay and jimmy.
in 14 months he s back on top in the ratings, a position he s maintained ever since. chelsea handler gave her a bottle of vodka and said you need this more than i do. that s how bad it was. reporter: those who worked alongside jay attribute his success and longevity at the tonight show to his work ethic and relatability. he s a hard-working guy. he s the hardest-working guy that i know. he was always gracious, always kind. you know, always had time to sign an autograph. what he shows, that regular guy aspect of him. it s the guy in the jeans shirt and the jeans. that s him. reporter: a regular guy approach that resonates. now nbc s betting on another good guy to carry the tonight show torch. tonight, tonight reporter: in a comedic duet last spring leno and jimmy fallon announce there s a new heir apparent. they think i can woo the demo and everyone is on board.
i understand there is a video that s been on the internet. the secret video that began a political collapse. in this case, it s completely wrong. for the first time, you ll find out all the details. what was it like in the room? what did mitt romney say that was so offensive? and who shot the secret video that changed the course of history? what is your name, and what are you all about? my name is scott prouty. i m a regular guy. middle class. hard-working guy. you know, i think i would like to think i have a good moral compass. and a core. and i think i have a little bit of empathy. i think i have a little more empathy than mitt romney had. i don t know how i would describe myself, but i was behind this. this whole thing. i was bartending that night for the romney fund-raiser. let s talk about may 17th.
potential game changer. the recording that ignited a media firestorm. i understand there s a video that s been on the internet. the secret video that began a political collapse. in this case, it s completely wrong. for first time you ll find out all of the details. what was it like in the room? what did mitt romney say that was so offensive? and who shot the secret video that change the course of history? what is your name. what are you all about? my name is scott prouty, i m a regular guy, middle class, hard working guy. you know, i think i have a good moral compass and core and i think i have a little bit of empathy, i think i have more empathy that mitt romney had. i don t know how i describe myself, but i was behind this whole thing, bartending that
ford everyone should be careful about throwing rocks into a glass house. point of order. it is off. privilege. have you ever done illicit drugs minnan-wong? i know the answer. i know the answer. you can see the brother there, of course, accusing the body of being hypocrites when it comes to drug use here. and you know, this is something that i believe they ve taken a recess. we re going to hear back from the mayor again who continue to defend himself because he says look, i ve been dealing with this with my family. i m seeing a professional here. i m a hard-working guy, and he earlier today challenged everybody, those council members. he said i put my 13 years up against yours. i ve done a good job. he called himself a role model. he did. that councilman we were watching before who was speaking, counselman wong, is very anti-ford. there he is there. and he has been minnan-wong.