Jimmy Fallon's first night as host....

[erechoveraker]

Racist.

[Trembling Eagle]

He's right late night tv is traditionally more.....*cough* "All-American".

[thecramedog]

Conan's first show isn't up on YouTube anymore, but Letterman's is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkAfWuubPBs&feature=PlayList&p=45657C58E4EEC597&index=33

Did anyone else watch the Letterman clip?  I forgot how great that was.  I don't think a show like that could get made in 2009.  Certainly, Jimmy Fallon is doing more "up the middle" stuff...

[sushi cowboy]

I don't like Jimmy Fallon but under the massive weight of expectations put on him he wasn't as awful as I thought he'd be. The second show is wrapping up now and so far his biggest weakness is interviewing the guests.

[buffcoat]

I don't like Jimmy Fallon but under the massive weight of expectations put on him he wasn't as awful as I thought he'd be. The second show is wrapping up now and so far his biggest weakness is interviewing the guests.

Penguin Books told me that interviewing really isn't an important part of a late night show.

[Come on, Jason]

Re-staging your lame SNL bit with Robert Deniro?  Check.
Re-re-re-re-staging your lame SNL bit with Justin Timberlake?  Check.
Laughing before getting your first line of a sketch out?  Check.

Way to go all out for your first episode, Jimmy.  I could almost hear The Roots second-guessing themselves during "Lick it for Ten."

[daveB from Oakland]

The *ahem* urbanness of The Roots is a little uncomfortable.

I disagree. They did a good job on "Slow Jammin' the News" and last nite they provided solid backing for a Bon Jovi fan singing "Dead or Alive". The band is a strong point on a show that, at this point, doesn't have very many strong points.

WavyGravy, haven't you heard that we're living in post-racial America? Nobody sent you that memo?


Also, ?love is a pretty funny guy. They should work him in to some of the comedy bits.