An ingratiating comedian and actor with a knack for impersonations and musical parodies, Jimmy Fallon brought boyish energy to the venerable sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ) between 1998 and 2004. His tenure on the show, which included a sublime pairing with head writer Tina Fey on “Weekend Update,” led to several high profile television stints, including host of the MTV Movie Awards in 2005, and appearances in feature films like “Almost Famous” (2000) and “Fever Pitch.” (2005). His movie career never quite panned out, and Fallon kept a low profile until 2008, when he
First impressions of the new Late Night With Jimmy Fallon:
His curtain backdrop screams Tonight Show, specifically Johnny Carson's version. For someone whose strength is appearing boyish and and loose, it seemed excessively…
Late night talk show hosts tend to either fail immediately or last forever, which is why it seems that announcements of changes in late night tend to call forth cries that [name of new host] is certain to bomb spectacularly. This…
