I like the new Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show. As with anything, I was wary of the switch from Conan to Jimmy, but from what I’ve seen from the first eight episode, I think I’m going to like Fallon even better. There is more variety to the show than I’ve seen in other shows of this type. It’s rough around edges, and I hope it stays that way. I especially like that many of the interviews are not stationary/static. Fallon has had a dance-off with Cameron Diaz, done a green screen with Amanda Peet and hosted a mock episode of Diggnation with Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht. It’s all fun stuff that gets more from the feature guest than the usual stories about their (often) lackluster lives. Plus he’s made a point to incorporate technology and interview more tech geek type guests.
Here’s the late night show switch schedule:
- Late Night with Conan O’Brien went off the air February 20, 2009.
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon come on air March 2nd, 2009.
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- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno will go off the air on May 29, 2009.
- The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien will come on the air on June 1, 2009.
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- The Jay Leno Show will premier in September 2009.