Jimmy Fallon’s Having Fun

Jimmy Fallon has been hosting “The Tonight Show” for a year now and I came across an article about that. It’s a posting from “The Today Show” writing about how Fallon has changed late night programming for the better. I pretty much agree with what they say. You can click here to read it.

In the beginning, I got tired of all the game segments on the show, but over these last few months, those segments have grown on me. You see, it’s just Jimmy having fun.

Now I love good old David Letterman and I loved Johnny Carson too—but let’s face it. So much of the time they seem or seemed bored.

It’s actually quite difficult for Dave to fake not being that way. Carson would actually roll his eyes at some of his guests.

This doesn’t apply to Jimmy Fallon. You can tell he’s having fun and that’s why he’s becoming king of late night television. That’s sometime I never thought I would say that but it’s just the truth and he’s got the viewers to back that up.

I sometimes wonder why Conan O’Brien didn’t work out on “The Tonight Show.” Conan has a lot of talent, but he wasn’t always having fun either. Same thing applies on his current show on TBS.

Viewers like “fun” when watching late night. That’s my view and I’m sticking to it.

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This Will Be Worth Five Minutes of Your Time

I’ve always liked Billy Crystal. No, would never go see him do his standup act when he was in the area, but if I ran across it on television, I’d watch. No, would never go to the movies to see him in one, but would rent some of his movies at Blockbuster from time to time. “When Harry Met Sally” is a good example of that.

I think you’re getting the idea. I like him just fine, but I’ve never gone out of my way to “find Billy Crystal.”

That’s changing a little bit for me now—especially since Robin Williams passed away. Now this was a person I would go out of my way to find.

I loved the Robin Williams tribute that Billy did at the Emmy Awards. Billy was on Jimmy Fallon last week and when he was talking about Robin, you would tell his words were coming right from his heart.

Here. You can click here to watch it. This will be worth five minutes of your time, I promise you.

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The Games Jimmy Fallon Plays

Let me be clear right off the bat. I’m a stick in the mud. Oh, right. Most of you already know that.

Let me also be clear that I have nothing against Jimmy Fallon at all. Often times he is a very funny person and he’s much better at hosting “The Tonight Show” than Jay Leno ever was. Having said that, he’s no Johnny but who the hell is?

I just want to say, and this is only my opinion, that I’m getting a little tired of the games Jimmy Fallon plays. Isn’t “The Tonight Show” a mostly interview type show? Why is it turning into something pretty silly?

Maybe it’s what people want to see. Again, I’m a stick in the mud, but I can’t ever see Dick Cavett resorting to this kind of stuff.

And just so you know—I shall return here on Thursday.

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Jerry Seinfeld Talks About The Post Office

Jimmy Fallon took over “The Tonight show” this week and that’s all well and good and his first comedian guest was Jerry Seinfeld and that’s pretty damn smart.  Jerry is always funny. I’m a Seinfeld fan—you all know that.

I really like the standup Jerry’s doing in the clip but I especially like the last two minutes when he’s talking about The Post Office and the problems they’re having. Really, is there any part of what he’s saying that isn’t true?

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Jay Will be Waiting in the Wings

Jimmy Fallon will be taking over “The Tonight Show” next year and good old Jay Leno will be gone. Or will he?

NBC’s Entertainment Chief wants Leno to stay on the network. Does any of this sound familiar?

Let’s go back to 2010 and “The Tonight Show” and the Conan O’Brien mess. Conan was named the new host, they moved Jay to ten o’clock, Conan couldn’t deliver big ratings immediately, neither could Jay at ten, Conan lost “The Tonight Show” and Jay got it back. You all remember this—right?

None of this stuff changed the world back in 2010 and it won’t now, but if I were Jimmy Fallon, I wouldn’t like having Jay Leno waiting around in the wings at NBC. Like in 2010, Jay doesn’t want to give up that show and if given the opportunity, he’ll take it back. Again.

Watch your back, Jimmy. Just sayin’. . .

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