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Writer's Viewpoint: 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'

April 9th, 2009 10:56am EDT Post a comment

We are now a few weeks into the Jimmy Fallon era of late night network programming -- his absence this week was allegedly a planned vacation, not a result from his argument/possible fight at a New York City pizza restaurant

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Thu Apr 9 2009 12:45:30 By: Billy Chapel (

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First! (I never wanted to say that.)
Ok, I watched the show like 2x, and never in full. His monologues are terrible (from what I have seen). This guy is just not funny. He's like this cutesy-acting little guy who as a nearly 30yr old male, I just don't want to see. And what was up with the "Carpet Wheel"? I can laugh at stupid X@@##! sometimes, but it just wasn't even entertaining and dragged on for too long. Really, the only reason I watched was to see the Roots (Mike, I have seen them about 7-8x live and they are amazing --- we should def go to a show).

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Thu Apr 9 2009 12:47:25 By: 666_Steinbrener (

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Maybe Jimmy should open up his own pizza joint.

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Thu Apr 9 2009 13:16:18 By: rob who had a broken foot (

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he never beats himself up, but it seems like fallon is doing his version of the chris farley show.

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Thu Apr 9 2009 13:22:23 By: Sinbad (

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Stillwater would've been a great choice for the house band.
I've only watched a few times, but the show is fine. I couldn't stand him laughing at himself on SNL, but I don't mind it here. Makes him seem more real.

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Thu Apr 9 2009 13:42:31 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Billy Chapel: The bits will get tighter as time goes on. I think he has good writers -- though "Lick it for $10 is pretty bad. Yes, I will have to see a full Roots concert.
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@Sinbad: I would have loved a little Stillwater! Though, The Roots are awesome.

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Thu Apr 9 2009 14:24:15 By: Mike Ryan (

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@grimoneus: Well, I wouldn't call it a interview, per se, but thanks!

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Thu Apr 9 2009 15:15:30 By: Phil McRae (

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The first few episodes I watched were brutal, but he's starting to grow on me. It seems like he has a great group of writers, so I can see him being successful as time goes by.

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Thu Apr 9 2009 15:19:22 By: Mike Ryan (

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Phil McRae: I agree. Like I said in the piece, though: He needs to stay away from interviewing people he is too familiar with. Too many inside jokes.

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Thu Apr 9 2009 17:03:43 By: raveille (

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I like Jimmy too -- and even though there are moments where I feel like there's the same type of awkwardness to the show that you had when you were 14 and it was the first time you tried talking to a girl you didn't know, but really liked.
I think you have some good feedback though. I'm sure once he settles in and gets a few more shows under his belt, it'll eventually feel like an old pair of shoes for him.
I give him a mulligan while he's still on the learning curve...

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Thu Apr 9 2009 18:45:33 By: june-bug (

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I feel a little weird saying this about an entertainment piece, but I found your article insightful. You make a good point about his interviews and I can definitely see that from the two half-episodes I've seen. His interviews are also a little awkward, too.

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Fri Apr 10 2009 01:50:58 By: Mike Ryan (

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@raveille: That's probably fair
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@june-bug: Thanks for the "insightful" part!

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Fri Apr 10 2009 22:02:09 By: DrDeath92 (

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you stink

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