Here's the video clip (for USA): http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/dwayne-johnson-part-3-2612/1383643/
The crowd seemed to love it.
The crowd seemed to love it.
irony in jay leno calling anyone else a weenie
Wow! Did Jay Leno really say on national television that playing an ukulele was "a little weenie"? Sheesh! I hope Jake Shimabukuro goes on Letterman, plays the crap out of his ukulele, and then mentions to Dave that Jay thinks playing an ukulele is "a little weenie."
Wow! Did Jay Leno really say on national television that playing an ukulele was "a little weenie"? Sheesh! I hope Jake Shimabukuro goes on Letterman, plays the crap out of his ukulele, and then mentions to Dave that Jay thinks playing an ukulele is "a little weenie."
A while back Victoria Vox appeared on Leno, from the audience, "playing" mouth trumpet or something. She mentioned that she really played ukulele, and Leno snorted at it then, too. I think he has a very narrow range of experiences: I believe he hosts that show, does weekend stand-up, and buys/drives/collects/fixes/adores multiple cars and motorcycles. Oh, and disparages what he does not understand.
A while back Victoria Vox appeared on Leno, from the audience, "playing" mouth trumpet or something. She mentioned that she really played ukulele, and Leno snorted at it then, too. I think he has a very narrow range of experiences: I believe he hosts that show, does weekend stand-up, and buys/drives/collects/fixes/adores multiple cars and motorcycles. Oh, and disparages what he does not understand.
Maybe that's what he meant. Or he could have meant it sarcastically, thinking that ukes went out with T. Tim and Leno's maternal grandfather. It's hard to tell with the multi-layered, hyper-sophisticated intellect that is Jay Leno.In the other video, he is only making reference to how popular the uke is nowadays ("Well who isn't playing that these days?")
Believe me, I'm the last guy to defend Leno, I can't stand him, but, he uses the "weenie" line in conjunction with a joke about how the Rock is so big and the uke is so small. I don't think he's actually calling the ukulele "weenie" though he certainly might be. As a big guy who plays a small uke I've heard similar jokes regarding the comparison of big and small.
In the other video, he is only making reference to how popular the uke is nowadays ("Well who isn't playing that these days?")
As for Conan, he seemed obsessed with Julia Nune's ukuele when she was on. He's a musician and guitar player and I think he genuinely likes the instrument and people that play them. I bet Conan would be thrilled to have Jake S. on.