Talk show host Jay Leno left a Los Angeles hospital Friday, one day after a sudden illness forced cancellation of his appearance on US television's "The Tonight Show," his spokesman said.

Leno, 58, checked himself into hospital on Thursday after experiencing "discomfort," his publicist Dick Guttman said without providing further information about the funnyman's condition.

Leno's illness, which was reported to be food poisoning, meant that the comedian had to call in sick from his "Tonight Show" duties for the first time since taking over the program in 1992.

Leno is due to step down from the series in May, before returning on a nightly prime-time show due to premiere in September.


Source: AFP