‘We make brilliant television here’: Why Hamish & Andy knocked back Jay Leno’s offer to move to the US
Remember the time Jay Leno wanted Hamish & Andy to move to the US for his prime time show? It was never going to happen – here’s why.
Appearing on the latest episode of Mumbrella’s one-on-one podcast and The Plug podcast, Andy Lee spoke about the offers he and Hamish Blake fielded throughout their incredible radio run, which included one by iconic TV host, Jay Leno.
Lee recalled Leno wanting the duo to regularly appear on his show following his move to prime time TV in the late ‘00s – after some memorable guest appearances – which would mean a relocation from Australia to the States.
“They wanted to set up the radio show over there and do that. But as Hame put it to me, he said, ‘We’d just be doing the exact same thing over there as we’re doing here with less friends around,’” Lee told host Neil Griffiths.
