Speaking of 24… What a great, great
show…
MONOLOGUE: What a great set from
beginning to end, mixing in a whole bunch of elements. We start with Jimmy
presenting some President Obama tweets to Michelle since she and the girls are
away to China for the week.* From that, we move onto Jimmy once again, throwing
in the LA earthquake anchor video clip. It was strategically placed and funny
yet again. Then Jimmy ended the set with some Tonight Show Superlatives. Ya
done good Jimmy… Ya done good.
* It does seem strange the wife and
kids leave the White House at the same time March Madness beings… Hmmm
Thirteen years since Billy Joel’s been
on a late night show??!?! The power of Jimmy Fallon, folks…
HASHTAGS: CHANGE THE THEME BACK!
#makesmemad… Ironic and fitting really. That first tweet was so true… 24 months
for a baby, is TWO YEARS!!! Why do parents always use the months? I can’t
convert that quickly! I was a broadcast major! All my numbers and such are
given too me on a screen! Moving on… We once again see the great improv between
Jimmy and Higgins during Hashtags. It’s one of the great things on the Tonight
Show. Plus, anytime Jimmy can break out a Tom Brokaw impression, it’s a good
day. Hashtags: #MakesMeMad, Part 1, Hashtags: #MakesMeMad, Part 2
DEE VEE DEE is back, for another
Tonight Show appearance… These guys have way too much fun. Oh, now there’s an
old timey phone… Brilliant from Jimmy and Higgins here, just brilliant.
Jimmy’s told that Food & Wine
magazine story about his mom before on the old Late Night Show before, but it’s
worth repeating. “Hey, can you get a recipe from your mom so we can put it in
our magazine?” Sure…hey ma! Got a recipe?! Sure..HEY MA! Where’d you get the
recipe?! Food & Wine… Perfect!
GUESTS: Billy Joel! Sing us a song,
piano man! Ok, maybe later. Crazy to find out he’s sold out all his Madison Square Garden
shows, once a month, for the rest of 2014. Not only that, but he has his own
Sirius Radio Channel… The guy is an incredible musician. Billy Joel Is Getting His Own Radio
Channel
Jimmy Fallon and his dad delayed a
Billy Joel concert… Awesome.
This doo-wop app with Billy Joel and
Jimmy signing The Lion Sleeps Tonight might be the coolest thing Jimmy has ever done
on this show… And that’s saying something. It was really, really good. And you
could see Jimmy was so, so nervous. His hands were shaking the entire time. Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon Form
2-Man Doo-Wop Gro…
Good luck to Chelsea Clinton following
up behind Billy Joel! Much like the Billy Joel interview, Jimmy dominated
the interview by telling stories, which, for him, works, but at the same time,
it’s not really traditional when the interviewer talks more than who he/she is
interviewing. When Jimmy gets around the cute baby story of his wife he allows Clinton to talk about
their family’s initiative.
MUSIC: Billy Joel returns for a song
with who else, but Jimmy Fallon! You never saw Jay Leno sing with any of his
musical guests! Very cool to see and very cool Billy Joel allowed Jimmy to join
him on stage, let alone lay on his piano! What a great performance and a great
show overall. Easily in my top 20 of show’s he’s done!
I think what this show showed is that Jimmy
Fallon isn’t your typical talk show host. He’s a bit obscure and that’s 100%
okay. He’s willing to step out of that mold, be goofy with his guests and even
make a fool of himself on occasion. He’s always said he wants to put a smile on
his audience’s faces before they go to bed and he certainly accomplishes that
daily.
Big Friday show with
Animals and Bacon… Those two aren’t related… At least I don’t think…
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