Before returning to the helm of “The Tonight Show,”  Jay Leno had some loose ends to tie up. Tuesday Leno hosted the last episode of the ill-fated “The Jay Leno Show,” reports MTV.com. The host jokingly said, “This show was supposed to last two years, but my sentence was reduced to five months for good behavior.”

His opening monologue tackled some usual fodder–President Barack Obama, the John Edwards sex scandal and Sarah Palin’s hand notes at the Tea Party convention. Afterward he took time out from his usual routine to show a montage of clips of infamous events during the show’s run, such as a tweaked tape that made it look as though Kanye West punched Leno in the face and walked away. Donald Trump also made a surprise appearance via satellite to use his famous line, “Your fired!”

The in-person guests included “Valentine’s Day” actor Ashton Kutcher, Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe of “Precious” and sports journalist Bob Costas . While Sidibe seemed genuine when discussing how much her life has changed due to the movie, Kutcher added more comic relief. Costas was the last guest and the show’s last person to partake in the 10@10 segment, during which Leno asks 10 questions the guest has to answer.

In the show’s closing moments, Leno thanked Costas for his time and prepared to give his final closing monologue.  But as Leno started, the show abruptly ended and the 11 o’clock news came on.

In the Twitter nation, some were pleased to see the show end and some are happy Leno is returning to his his old late night gig:

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   MacFarlanefan92 Well if any one could tell me if Jay leno Was actually fired or whether it was a joke i’d appreciate it…. thanks.
2. 
   Spidey004 So Zima has been discontinued, but we’re still getting the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Doesn’t seem right somehow.
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   danaflax I’m gonna not watch the tonight show with jay leno twice as hard as I didn’t watch before
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   meathead Wow, Jay Leno ended his show by having Donald Trump “fire” him. See, that’s why Leno is the king of cutting-edge comedy.

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   AaronDavidWard Jay Leno has wrapped the Jay Leno Show…and much like New Coke…it’s never to be seen again.
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   Sashamak I cried at the last Jay Leno show.
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   JenniferSey jay leno talked #dockers in his opening monologue last night: pantless men singing i wear no pants. john edwards ad?
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   spotupj Watching last Leno Show monologue. Not team anti-Jay but I don’t think “I was canceled, woe is me” is the best angle for him to be taking…
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   PeterJDiLorenzo i never really kept up with all that jay leno conan drama. so the jay leno show was rlly bad and thats why its cancelled? whyd conan quit?

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   realityrobert Jay Leno show ends tonight Jay returns to “Tonight” on March 1st can’t wait
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   MorganTucker Last night of jay leno show can’t wait for march!
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   dj55bee Can’t wait til Jay Leno comes back on tv

The end of Leno’s show means NBC had to re-program the the 10 o’clock timeslot. Leno will return to the network in March to relaunch “The Tonight Show,” more than a month after former host Conan O’Brien had his farewell episode.

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