QUICK TAKES - Aug. 20, 2009

Jay Leno is still tinkering with the format behind his new 10 p.m. talk show that premieres next month. But viewers should get ready for one change: There’ll probably be less Jay than on “The Tonight Show.�

Leno told reporters at a news conference in Burbank Wednesday that “The Jay Leno Show� will still start with a monologue tied to the day’s news, and he’ll still have familiar segments like Jaywalking and weird headlines. But, in lieu of the interviews that occupy most of “Tonight� and other late shows, Leno will spend a lot of time highlighting taped pieces by younger comics such as D.L. Hughley, Liz Feldman and Mikey Day.

“I hope we can make some stars in this,� Leno said. “I hope people become famous and get offered shows. If they replaced me with a guy we discovered, I mean, that would be great.�

-- Scott Collins