Bill Cosby on Tonight Show with Jay Leno

MANILA, Philippines - The X-Men, Super 8 and Mr. Poppers’s Penguins are few of the projects being touted by the Hollywood stars, and a comedic legend finishes up nicely on Tonight Show with Jay Leno this week.

Katie Couric dropped by last Tuesday to promote her new book The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lesson’s From Extraordinary Lives with all proceeds benefiting Scholarship America. Grammy Award winner Cee-Lo Green talks about his new show, Talking To Strangers, premiering June 22. Backed by his beautiful lady band, the singer/rapper will also cap off the night with a special musical performance

Jay interviewed Kevin Bacon about taking up the mantle of the villain Sebastian Shaw in the prequel X-Men First Class and reality TV star Bethenny Frankel revealed how she gave up exercise and dieting but is thinner and fitter than ever, despite having had a baby last year and turning 40.

Last Thursday, Jada Pinkett Smith discussed playing chief nursing officer Christina Hawthorne in the medical drama Hawthorne and her role in the making the television series while Elle Fanning promoted her upcoming summer adventure Super 8, which is now showing in theaters. Australian singer/songwriter Lenka performed songs from her new album Two as musical guest.

Jim Carrey talked about trying his hand at sentimentality in a light family comedy adaptation of the popular childrens’ book Mr. Popper’s Penguins yesterday. Selena Gomez promoted her new single, Bang Bang Bang, with her band the Scene and unveiled the eye-popping single cover art as British rapper Tinie Tempah performed one of his songs from his debut album Disc-Overy.

Today’s episode has Bill Cosby (photo). Though “the Cos’” is coming up on his 75th birthday, he hasn’t slowed down a bit on the trail of comedy and mentoring. The actor and comedian will promote his current standup comedy tour and will have a new book of humor, I Didn’t Ask to be Born, But I’m Glad I Was, coming out.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is on TALKtv every Tuesday to Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m.