And comedy's Constantinople falls in 2009.

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=311102>1=7703

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"Jimmy Fallon appears to be inching closer to Conan O'Brien's "Late Night" chair. For months, Fallon has been widely considered the top choice to succeed O'Brien when he steps down next year. On Thursday, published reports said Fallon has signed, or soon will sign, a deal with NBC. NBC had no comment Thursday on the stories by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. The network had been expected to announce its choice of host within the next few weeks, possibly at its May 12 presentation for advertisers. A former regular on "Saturday Night Live," Fallon, 33, would take over sometime next year as host of the 12:30 a.m. talk show. O'Brien is to replace Jay Leno on NBC's "Tonight" show, aired at 11:30 p.m. each weeknight. Fallon taking over "Late Night" is the only part of this talk-show turnover that remained in any doubt. The succession plan at the "Tonight" show, including Leno's departure, was announced by NBC in 2004. But as long ago as last summer, NBC late-night boss Rick Ludwin was quoted as saying that Fallon "is at the top of our short list.""

Well, it was a good and genuine art while it lasted.

[Edited on April 25, 2008 at 8:51 AM. Reason : Quotes make the world go round]

4/25/2008 8:42:29 AM

oh god

4/25/2008 8:46:13 AM

Jimmy Fallon is a tool

4/25/2008 8:46:37 AM

obrien is going to fail at 11:30

he just doesnt appeal to a wide enough audience

it will make david letterman number one in the ratings

4/25/2008 8:49:19 AM

^That compounded with O'Brien's main audience already watching "The Colbert Report" at that time. It will make for a very diluted audience pool. By then, it will be best to watch idiotic high school and college kids try to be funny on YouTube.

Where did all the funny go?

4/25/2008 8:53:28 AM

Seriously.

4/25/2008 8:56:45 AM

i love jimmy fallon




/flame on

4/25/2008 9:11:35 AM

for real

could have been worse

4/25/2008 9:14:05 AM

Jimmy Fallon majorly sucks

I'm just glad that tool Leno will be gone. Amirite?

4/25/2008 9:19:15 AM

i THOUGHT HE WAS GAY

4/25/2008 9:19:21 AM

foolish fools

4/25/2008 9:23:47 AM

Leno is a toolbag. I'm not in love with Fallon, but maybe he will develop some really great talk show host persona. Let's hope he does. Anyway, I like Letterman.

4/25/2008 9:25:23 AM

i'm going to make a bold statement here.

i think fallon is going to be funnier than conan. i know that sounds like blasphemy to all of you who haven't gotten over conan, but he is simply not funny.

4/25/2008 10:08:44 AM

he might be funny occasionally, but I hate his guts

4/25/2008 10:45:18 AM

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"I hate his guts"

there's something i haven't heard said in a while.

4/25/2008 10:47:31 AM

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

4/25/2008 10:48:12 AM

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"could have been worse"

http://www.gamespot.com/users/iriver_H10/video_player?id=cXE1kjfx5bgMuzTa ?

4/25/2008 11:02:23 AM

better FALLON than that Carson Daly guy. he completely SUCKS. CONAN will be replacing LENO and FALLON replaces CONAN. seems in order.


personally, i think the gay guy from LENO should get his own show. he's hilarious. i forget his name, but he lost alot of weight.

4/25/2008 11:04:37 AM

I completely agree that fallon > carson daily and also that british guy


I will be glad to see Conan on a bit earlier too

4/25/2008 11:08:49 AM

as long as conan doesn't go to LA, i don't care who goes at 12:30

4/25/2008 11:18:11 AM

^ Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

4/25/2008 11:43:18 AM

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"as long as conan doesn't go to LA, i don't care who goes at 12:30"

He is

4/25/2008 11:44:46 AM

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"Fallon has been widely considered the top choice to succeed O'Brien when he steps down next year."

Really NBC? Really?

4/25/2008 12:10:28 PM

tvpwnt

this is aweful news.

RIP obrien

4/25/2008 12:12:26 PM

Jimmy Fallon replacing Conan is like getting Drew Carey to replace Bob Barker.

4/25/2008 2:55:36 PM

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"i love jimmy fallon /flame on "

4/25/2008 3:04:45 PM

I'm looking forward to this block of television.

And that's the first time I've ever said that since Leno took over in '92. That's right, I was 10 and knew Leno fucking blew nutsack.

4/25/2008 5:04:49 PM

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"i think fallon is going to be funnier than conan. "

dumbest thing i've ever read

4/25/2008 5:35:08 PM

jimmy fallon is still alive?

4/25/2008 5:49:13 PM

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"obrien is going to fail at 11:30 he just doesnt appeal to a wide enough audience it will make david letterman number one in the ratings "

I dont think so. He is really popular, but 1230 is late for a lot of people. He has wide appeal to a huge audience, especially among college students and people in their 20s and 30s. Leno is tiresome and old and I dont know anyone who watches him. Conan is also better than Letterman IMO. It should be interesting.

I also don't think Jimmy Fallon is that bad of a choice. He has the same type of crazy humor Conan has. And as someone pointed out, it was either Fallon or Carson Daly, and I dont even know anyone who watches Carson. Who else would you rather have that could actually do Late Night? Its not like just anyone can do it. Fallons not on SNL anymore, and his movie career has stalled, so its not like you are going to get some bigger name to do it. I think Fallon is a fine choice.

4/25/2008 6:06:27 PM

I love JF but he'd ruin the show by trying to be too quirky. CB is funny without trying. He even looks hillarious.

[Edited on April 25, 2008 at 6:10 PM. Reason : .]

4/25/2008 6:09:05 PM

^True, thats what I love so much about his show.

4/25/2008 6:16:13 PM

^^ conan tries way too hard to be quirky and it's not funny. it's the exact same jokes every single night.

how does no one pick up on this?

4/25/2008 6:49:46 PM