Heeeeeeeere’s Jimmy Fallon! No, seriously. I’m not kidding. Come on, why would I make that up?
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It popped up in my in-box the other day that NBC is pondering plugging Jimmy Fallon into Conan’s late-night slot once the ginormously tall red-head moves into the vaunted and richly deserved 11:30 p.m. slot.
Actually the rumors date back to February, but Fallon’s reportedly on the Peacock’s shortlist to take over Late Night.
(Disclaimer: I now define late-night television as anything starting after 9:45 p.m.)
Fallon’s a likeable guy, and for his part in the cowbell sketch he has my eternal respect. I even liked Fever Pitch, though I know plenty of people who still hold that Redsoxian rom-com against the guy. For my own part, I’m not sure he’s atoned for that taxi-cab movie with Queen Latifah yet.
It’s just that I could just see him being the second coming of Chevy Chase.
But who am I to argue with Tina Fey, who can say or do no wrong and who once co-anchored the fake news with Fallon.
“I think it’s a great idea,” Fey tells Broadcasting & Cable. “He’s really funny and loves to talk to people; it must be that Irish charm. Hosting a talk show is so hard, having to do the comedy and the interview skills, but I actually think he’s really well suited for it.”
Some might wonder, though, if she confused the news about her Emmy nom with the questions about Fallon when she said, “It’s an outrage.”
No, Lemon, Carson Daly would be the outrage.
In other news, Fey chatted with Variety for reasons that aren’t clear since there’s no nut graf. But you don’t need a reason to want to read more about Tina Fey. (Expertise: diaper-removal; mantra: Take it bird-by-bird.)
(Photo: Actor Jimmy Fallon arrives to the Food Bank for New York Citys fifth annual Can-Do dinner awards held at Pier Sixty in New York City on Monday, April 23, 2007. [AP Photo/Adam Rountree])
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