Topic: Jimmy Fallon

The Roots Want Their New 'Tonight Show' Theme Sampled

Associated Press

At the end of Jenna Sauers' Village Voice cover story on Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Questlove once again basically confirms that The Roots will be following Jimmy Fallon to The Tonight Show in early 2014, by explaining that his next task is writing a theme song for the show. 

By Connor Simpson

May 25, 2013

Jimmy Fallon's Wonderful 'Game of Thrones' Parody Previews Late Night's New King

Jimmy Fallon released a brilliant Game of Thrones parody on Friday's episode of Late Night and, really, the whole thing is fantastic. But it really served as an introduction for the next king of the remote control throne.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 24, 2013

What Lesbians Think of Lesbian Porn

Today in viral videos: lesbian porn can make actual lesbians unhappy, that kid who got turned down by Kate Upton gets a prom upgrade, the 50 quotes you're probably misquoting, and hashtags.

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By Connor Simpson

May 12, 2013

Seth Meyers Is Officially Fallon's Successor on 'Late Night'

The New York Times' Bill Carter reports current Saturday Night Live head writer Seth Meyers will replace Jimmy Fallon as the host of Late Night when Fallon moves to The Tonight Show.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 8, 2013

John Krasinski's Version of Multitasking: Melting Hearts While Lip-Syncing

Today in viral videos: John Krasinski proves there is life beyond The Office, a Thai pile driver, and all the grammar mistakes you've ever made. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Apr 18, 2013

The 'Time 100' Has More Insufferable Celeb-on-Celeb 'Writing' Than Ever

What do you get when Time magazine asks celebrities to write about the greatness of other celebrities? The annual "Time 100," of course! But you also get a lot of terribly obnoxious back-patting, most of which, this year, is guardedly self aggrandizing.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Apr 10, 2013

Alec Baldwin at 1:35 in the Morning Is Good for Everyone but Carson Daly

The wee hours of the morning may be welcoming none other Baldwin into NBC's new late-night lineup, which leads to a bunch more questions, all with very sensible (if provocative and potentially dangerous) answers.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Apr 8, 2013

Questlove Has All But Confirmed That The Roots Will Be on the 'Tonight Show'

In a new interview, The Roots drummer/face man tentatively confirmed that his band will remain the ultimate in-house band for Jimmy Fallon — or at least that The Roots are "staying" with him. 

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By Richard Lawson

Apr 4, 2013

The Smart Set

Major 'Girls' Cast Shakeup Stuns Fans of Cute Boy

Today in celebrity news: Charlie is leaving Girls, a Game of Thrones actress is completely broke, and big One Direction dental news.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Apr 4, 2013

The Other Late-Night Hosts Got Pretty Awkward About the Leno-Fallon Swap

The grade-school antics of the Late Night Feud of 2013 may have officially concluded with NBC's announcement that Jimmy Fallon would take over for Jay Leno. But, come on, late-night television is full of comedic egos and big contracts — you thought they were going to stop the fun there?

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By Adam Clark Estes

Apr 3, 2013

Jay Leno 'Had a Really Awkward Day Today'

Wednesday was a big day for Jimmy Fallon. He officially became the host of Tonight, joining the ranks of Johnny Carson. For his predecessor Jay Leno, though, Wednesday was "really awkward."

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By Richard Lawson

Apr 3, 2013

Every Era Gets the 'Tonight Show' Host It Deserves

Now that it's official that Jimmy Fallon will take over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno next February, it's time to start thinking about what it all means for the entertainment powers-that-program-NBC are shifting form an old yukkity-yuk to a hip R.A. Well, if anything it shows us this generation is, for better or worse, getting the Tonight Show host it deserves. Just as the last one did.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Apr 3, 2013

Are The Roots Going with Jimmy Fallon?

Now that we know that Jimmy Fallon is officially taking over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno in 2014, there's one big question remaining: Will the Roots go with him? 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Apr 3, 2013

Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' Takeover Will Officially Not Be Conangate 2.0

After weeks of very public infighting and very bad jokes, NBC confirmed Wednesday afternoon that Fallon will replace Jay Leno in February 2014. And according to interviews in a detailed report breaking the story wide open, Leno insists that this is not a repeat of the Conan O'Brien affair — even after all the recent high-profile nastiness.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Apr 3, 2013

Jimmy Fallon Has a 'Tonight Show' Deal

NBC has now signed, sealed, and almost delivered its next host of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, who has the contract in hand to prove he'll take the biggest promotion in late night — even if nobody really knows when he'll actually take it.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Apr 2, 2013

Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon Bury the Hatchet in 'West Side Story' Sing-along

In a show of solidarity, or something like that, Fallon opened his show last night with an unlikely duet: a parody of West Side Story's love song "Tonight" featuring his supposed nemesis.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Mar 29, 2013

And Now Let's Go to Balki Bartokomous with the Weather

Today in viral videos: Balki Bronson Pinchot hijacks the forecast, Savannah Guthrie's middle finger that wasn't, a dopey wisdom teeth murderess, and more.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Mar 26, 2013

Jay Leno's Streak of NBC Jokes Is Over

Is there a late-night truce in the works? After taking aim at his parent network during every Tonight Show monologue last week, Leno seems to have taken a break from mocking the NBC executives who are already planning for a future without him.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Mar 22, 2013

The War for 'The Tonight Show' Is Ugly, Unfunny, and Maybe Moving on to Fox

This week we learned that the new late night battles will be waged in a surprisingly formulaic way, with bad jokes and big cities and plenty of power players, on these fronts.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Mar 21, 2013

Fallon and Kimmel Are Already Fighting for Late-Night Crown, but It's Not a War

One of the reasons cited for NBC's now acrimonious transition from Jay Leno to Jimmy Fallon as host of The Tonight Show is the rise of Jimmy Kimmel on ABC. In an interview on Thursday, Kimmel essentially started to rub it in, making us wonder what the future holds in the new late-night landscape. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Mar 21, 2013

Jay Leno Is Going Extinct with Bad Jokes

Apparently, the whole concept of employee decorum, respected by normal humans in normal human jobs who don't trash their bosses with lame backhanded jokes in public, does not apply to the man The Tonight Show doesn't want anymore. He can't stop!

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By Richard Lawson

Mar 20, 2013

Conan Is the Real Loser Here

Amid all the furor about Jimmy Fallon bringing The Tonight Show to New York, the guy who's really gotta be feeling a lot of feelings is poor Conan O'Brien. Not only does this reopen the wounds of the terrible and bloody Late Night Wars of 2010, but it further drives home what a raw deal NBC handed him.

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By Connor Simpson

Mar 20, 2013

Jay Leno Is Being Pushed Out of 'The Tonight Show' for Jimmy Fallon

Sometime by the fall of 2014 ("at the latest"), Jimmy Fallon will take over for Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show, and will do so from New York City, the city the left in 1972.

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By Connor Simpson

Mar 16, 2013

Jay Leno's Jokes Actually Managed to Offend Someone at NBC

The recent reports about NBC's post-Leno plans were as surprising as they were interesting. As in, they kind of came out of nowhere. So it might make sense to hear that, behind the scenes, Leno has been feuding with one of the top executives at NBC. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Mar 13, 2013

Now This Is What You Call Too Much Timberlake

As if the Justin Timberlake hype train wasn't in high enough gear after his album and Jimmy Fallon debut, it kept on rolling Tuesday night into Wednesday,  so let's see how his side career/brand management is going at this very moment.

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By Connor Simpson

Mar 6, 2013

NBC Would Be Crazy to Replace Jimmy Fallon with Howard Stern, Right?

There are so many revolving doors in NBC's late-night lineup right now that the latest rumors add up to such a stretch that they're almost good enough to be true.

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By Connor Simpson

Mar 2, 2013

Jay Leno's Days Hosting 'Tonight' Are Numbered

Finally, Jay Leno may be leaving The Tonight Show. He will not be leaving today, tonight, or tomorrow, but a new report says his days behind Carson's old desk are numbered. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Feb 26, 2013

Yeah, but Who Should Host the Oscars Next Year?

Seth MacFarlane, after all the criticism, said on Twitter today that he won't host the Academy Awards again. Naturally, a number of publications have already started speculating as to who should emcee in 2014. Let's rank the choices.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 6, 2012

Hannah From 'Girls' Gets a Cupcake on the House

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention

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By Esther Zuckerman

Oct 11, 2012

Celebrities Get Melodramatic in 'Law & Order' Supercut

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 26, 2012

Jimmy Fallon Gives America What It Wants: Theme Songs

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 11, 2012

Your 'Saturday Night Live' Oscars Dream Is Officially Over

Remember last week when there were rumors that Jimmy Fallon was in talks to host next year's Oscars telcast and Lorne Michaels was going to produce and there was a chance it would actually be funny and entertaining? Oh, how we miss the good ol' days. 

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 2, 2012

The Battle Over Two Jimmys and Next Year's Oscars Hosting Gig

This would be one of the least surprising choices the Academy could make. Apparently charismatic funny man Jimmy Fallon is in talks to host next year's Oscars ceremony, but there's major network and Academy drama that could stop it from happening.

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By Ray Gustini

May 8, 2012

Jon Hamm Is Game; Old Beach Boys Save New Beach Boys

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Eric Randall

Apr 26, 2012

Al Franken Gets Emotional; Jimmy Fallon Does a Mean Jerry Seinfeld

Today in videos: Al Franken gets emotional on the Senate floor, One World Trade Center rises before your eyes, and Jimmy Fallon auditions for Saturday Night Live.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 25, 2012

Obama 'Slow Jams' Student Loans with Jimmy Fallon

Barack Obama's appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon became more than just a campaign whistlestop last night, when he joined Jimmy and The Roots for a old-fashioned slow jam.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 1, 2012

Bo Obama Stays On Message; Sarah Palin Can See HBO in Her House

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 28, 2012

Bruce Springsteen Enchants Jimmy Fallon; Quentin Tarantino's Low Angles

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 24, 2012

Ann Curry Unamused By Sacha Baron Cohen; How Oscars Are Made

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 13, 2012

Why Russia's Mars Probe Failed; Lady Gaga Reminds Madonna of Someone

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: the Phobos-Grunt space probe is hurtling towards earth for a Sunday arrival, Madonna is going to criticize Lady Gaga on 20/20 tonight, and Jimmy Fallon uses Tebowmania as an excuse to sing like David Bowie.

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By Richard Lawson

Dec 23, 2011

What We Watched

'Twas the Day After 'X Factor'

Fox has given us the greatest Christmas present it could: This season of The X Factor is over. 

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By Ted Mann

Dec 18, 2011

SNL Finds Divine Intervention in Broncos Games After All

Sully and Denise attempt to crash their old high school dance, Jude Law grows uncomfortable in the Cage, and Jesus of Nazareth asks Tim Tebow to "take it down a notch."

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 23, 2011

The Right Gets a Grip on This Sexism Thing

Conservatives aren't quite sure how to respond to sexism, even when it's really obvious, and even when it's against a woman on their side.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 23, 2011

Bachmann Also Wants an Apology from NBC

In news that you could kind of see hurtling at you from miles away, Michele Bachmann has already accepted an apology from Jimmy Fallon and she now wants an apology from NBC for her "Lyin' Ass Bitch" intro music.

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 27, 2011

Stephen Colbert Got Radiohead to Loosen Up, Briefly

Plus a video primer on how not to introduce yourself in a movie

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 14, 2011

Give Cameron Crowe's Zoo Movie a Chance

Plus: George Clooney is gunning for an Oscar and skimming his pool in 'The Descendants'

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 12, 2011

Obama Hits New York, Adored and Unapproved

Despite a poll showing 45% approval, he has no trouble raising money

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