Jay Leno introduced some of the correspondents that will be helping to provide the laughs in his new primetime comedy series "The Jay Leno Show" (Monday-Friday, 10-11 p.m. ET) before the Television Critics Association on Wednesday. Comedians D.L. Hughley, Mikey Day, Rachael Harris, Jim Norton and The Dan Band will be Leno's men and women on the street. The correspondents will deliver "Daily Show"-like reports on tape or live in the studio (Hughley will be doing a political report from Washington D.C., for example). Several more correspondents are expected to be announced later this month. "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams will also make frequent appearances on the show.

The show is shaping up to be fairly different from Leno's "Tonight Show" incarnation, with less of an emphasis on chat and more on outside remotes and comedy segments. The show will still start with a traditional topical joke-laden monologue (“We’re going to give people bunches of jokes,” Leno said.) Leno said he expected each show to have no more than two guests on stage for interviews, and the interviews will be conducted desk-less in an effort to make the new show’s look immediately different from the late-night shows. There will be a recurring segment called the "Green Car Challenge” where guests will compete in ecologically safe electric cars, and could burn rubber or wipe out depending on how they handle the track. Leno's signature comedy bits like “Headlines” and "Jay Walking" will be moved to the last 15 minutes of the show, in an effort to keep viewers around for the full duration.