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Stump the King: Jimmy Fallon

by Paul Goebel, posted Apr 28th 2008 8:06AM

Jimmy Fallon & Tina FeyNow that Jimmy Fallon has been officially announced to replace Conan O' Brien I have a lot of questions. Will the show still tape in New York? Will he have a sidekick? Who will be his band leader? Will he constantly laugh at himself like he used to on Saturday Night Live?

I have always found him to be a very funny guy but when Fallon sat in for Dave Letterman, I have to admit, I was not impressed. He seemed to constantly be fighting with the need to be personable with his guests while still trying to be his ultra-hip self.

Of course, I'm more than willing to give Fallon the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure we all remember Conan's first few seasons and how difficult they were to watch but now his show is more than deserving of the Emmys it has won.

So, I suppose the question isn't whether or not Fallon will be a decent host but how long it will take him to find his groove.

I'm also curious as to who his core audience will be. In the SNL days, he was clearly very popular with teenage girls and gay men. However, most of those girls have grown up now and the men have moved on Seth Myers, so who will be the loyal viewer of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon?

In any event I will be watching. at least, at first. Time will tell whether I continue or start recording Ferguson instead.

Now for today's trivia question...

Who won the Grammy for best comedy album the year Jimmy Fallon was nominated?

Congratulations Stephen F.
Robin Williams is the correct answer.

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PP Willikers

I've been fearing the prospects of a "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" for awhile now. As such, I've been watching Craig Ferguson at least once a week, just to prepare for a full-time 2009 switchover.

Meanwhile, Carson Daly will continue to battle it out with his ongoing nemesis, the hair product infomercial.

April 29 2008 at 4:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

Sidekick: Horatio Sanz. Loved the chemistry between the two when they were both on SNL.

April 28 2008 at 6:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
IvyNyc

Love Fallon! He is so funny and besides that he is absolutely gorgeous. Watch how quickly America will fall in love with him!!

April 28 2008 at 6:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jordancda

I love Jimmy, I'll be watching.

April 28 2008 at 4:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Justin

NBC should be prepared for viewers to switch to Ferguson. He's already beating Conan reruns and consider how unfunny and untalented Fallon is, it's a no -brainer.

Maybe the comedy will be in Fallon's lack of interview skills? That's always the funniest part of watching Leno try to host The Tonight Show.

April 28 2008 at 1:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jim

I'd love to know the over/under on how long he will last. Anything longer than Chevy Chase would be unbearable.

April 28 2008 at 11:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Stephen F.

Robin Williams won in 2003.

April 28 2008 at 9:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cincinnati Mike

Love this genius pre-marketing push...
"Just remember...Conan used to suck, too!"

April 28 2008 at 8:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thomas

I don't think I'd bother watching. I'm almost getting tired of Conan, or more specifically the tired way that whenever they repeat a bit he always introduces the thing as if it's the first time they're doing it but interminably recaps the previous times they did it before doing the same thing again. All I can hope for is another writers strike.

April 28 2008 at 8:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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