The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’s recurring newspaper segment was called Headlines.
In Headlines, Leno displayed real newspaper headlines containing accidental wording, spelling mistakes, or amusing interpretations. He read the items aloud and added brief jokes, making the segment one of the best-known features of his tenure.
The feature began on The Tonight Show in 1992, when Leno succeeded Johnny Carson, and it became closely associated with Leno’s conversational comedy style. Viewers could submit examples, while the show also gathered material from newspapers and other publications.
Although similar newspaper-error features have appeared elsewhere, Headlines is the canonical name linked to Leno’s Tonight Show. It is not the same as a conventional news summary or a political monologue.