Hell, Leno giggles at his own jokes all of the time. Which I suppose you're right it goes okay in these types of shows as opposed to skit-shows like SNL. But SNL didn't endear me much to him so, yeah, I'm not willing to give him too much respect.
Craig Ferguson is the one currently hitting the late-night talk show ball out of the park.
bigdaddy is correct, re: the Olympics.
NBC, rightly or (in my mind) wrongly assumes that Fallon will do significantly better than Leno in "the coveted 18-49 demographic."
In addition, Fallon has (unlike Conan at the time he took over TTS) the backing of Lorne Michaels, one of the most powerful people at the network.
Conan was very much supported by Lorne Michaels during the tonight show debacle…..
All these years and Fallon still can't control himself from laughing at the camera.
I'll never understand his appeal, he always sounds to me like he's forcing a childlike charm.
Fallon represents the new male. He's an adult who acts like a child, an awkward adolescent in a middle aged man's body.
He doesn't seem like it, but Fallon is almost 40 years old. He's about the same age as Leno when he took over.
Hell, Leno giggles at his own jokes all of the time. Which I suppose you're right it goes okay in these types of shows as opposed to skit-shows like SNL. But SNL didn't endear me much to him so, yeah, I'm not willing to give him too much respect.
Funny, I was going to post that clip. Though it may be the only time I've laughed at Fallon's show ever. (I thought his Breaking Bad skit was a total waste of time, for example)While that behavior is nauseating on a sketch comedy show, it's perfectly appropriate during a late-night talk show. Letterman, Conan, Ferguson and Kimmel all do the same thing.
Also, Fallon owns. Haters vacate.
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Hell, Leno giggles at his own jokes all of the time. Which I suppose you're right it goes okay in these types of shows as opposed to skit-shows like SNL. But SNL didn't endear me much to him so, yeah, I'm not willing to give him too much respect.
I fucking hated Fallon on SNL, and his first eight months or so on Late Night were really painful, because he was clearly having a very difficult time adjusting to the format, even worse than Kimmel (who was fucking terrible for a while). But for the last 18 months or so, he has been just killing it on Late Night. His material is solid, he's comfortable with it and the gimmicks he does have been great. Having the fucking Roots as his backing band helps, of course, but the complete turnaround Fallon has had is incredible.
Give him another shot. His show is a ton of fun, and a large part of it is because he's having fun on it, instead of having to play a character.
Not even close. Not EVER.currently The Tonight's Show is still best show for late night.
Conan was absolutely terrible in the beginning. His first monologue on Late Night was a jumble of bad timing, tripping over words, and almost visible trembling. It's burned into my memory like one of those bad dreams you just can't shake.
But he got better. It took a while, but he got better.
I don't believe I've watched the Tonight Show since before Johnny Carson left.
Because the Olympics aren't in September.
I wouldn't worry, he will be back by September.
What is NBC planning for the future of Jay Leno???
A kick to the curb. His prime time show sucked.
As for the current changing of the guard, “It’s not my decision,” Leno elaborated about his second forced exit. “I think I would have stayed, if we didn’t have an extremely qualified, young guy to jump in.”
I don't think so, not this time. Although I could be wrong, I think Jimmy's ratings will be better than Jay's overall, and I think especially so in the younger demographics. If this happes there is no way NBC would want Jay back. Hell, even if Jimmy's rating are the equal of Jay's, I don't think they'll ever have the little weasle back.You'd think four or five years would have humanized him.
http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/01/26/jay-leno-60-minutes-interview/
As for the current changing of the guard, “It’s not my decision,” Leno elaborated about his second forced exit. “I think I would have stayed, if we didn’t have an extremely qualified, young guy to jump in.”
Nope. Better watch out Jimmy.
All it takes is one tiny suggestion by an NBC hire up
"Hey Jay do you want to come back?"
"Yeah. Sure"
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