Episode 6

SIX!

I was talking with a coworker this afternoon about the Tonight Show, and Jimmy Fallon and why I would blog about it. She brought up a very interesting point: Fallon and his Tonight Show isn’t just a talk show, but a show that takes you back to the old variety shows - filled with gags and skits, sketches and laughs, that are brilliantly written and perfectly executed. 

After a monologue that clearly had to have been edited for time or lack of laughs with all the abrupt laugh breaks, Jimmy plugged Late Night with Seth Myers. Classy move, and crazy to think Fallon and Myers are the face of Late Night TV on NBC!

We move quickly onto some incredible video Fallon found of the Beatles; rare, never before seen footage. Take a look for yourself - they were truly ahead of their time* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZYXOSvpYQ0 … 

*#RedbullGivesYouWing

ONTO THE GUESTS!! 

It seems like Fallon is legitimately friends with all these celebrities and they all seem to bee really happy to be around him! Fallon seems WAY to excited to have a fan in Reese Witherspoon’s  mom. Trust me Jimmy…you haven more fans than her…But lets take some time to all grasp the realization Fallon really does have AWFUL handwriting! Terrible iPhone/TV pic below: (Melissa's Note: Yeah, terrible. All my mom and I could make out was "Betty" lol)

Catchphrase! So many good memories of Jimmy playing this game.* When Jimmy asked Usher if he was ready to play, I really wanted Usher to yell “YEAH!”** When Jimmy plays games, he couldn’t care less who he’s beating…”Looks like you’re getting the bronze tonight!” case and point to Jimmy going all out on games!

*I'm tried of saying Fallon, plus Jimmy seems more natural

** But that hat though..did he talk to Pharrell?

Fred Armisen…he has been doing this standing ovation request since I believe, his first appearance on Late Night w/ Fallon, and each time it’s hilarious. Credit to Fred too for doing the Tonight Show 90 minutes before taping his show 2 floors up.*Fred doing New York accents is great…too bad I’m not from the area to fully understand this.  Fred’s story about being afraid of heights is dipping into his SNL Weekend Update Character, Nicholas Fehn, who goes on for WAY too long.

* Tonight Show tapes at 5pm est and Late Night at 6:30pm est

Musical Guest: Rick Ross

I'm not THAT familiar with his work, but I will say this, anytime the Roots play with the musical guest - it’s a win. One of the most talented bands in late night and with them adding the two horn players, they’re even better.*

* As the Tonight Show, you gotta have horns right?

** It’s only a matter of time before Jimmy shows the world some Hot Sax…we’ll give it time though. 

Of the six Tonight Shows, this one was the weakest. In his Late Night days, Monday shows were usually the weaker of the the week. They won’t all be winners, so we look ahead to tomorrow, but more importantly, see what this little Seth Myers guy is all about.