The most quixotic, soul-deadening choice of a late night talker since, well, since Carson Daly (Exaggerated cough suggesting feigned detachment), is the covered-in-loserdust Jimmy Fallon. This choice boggles the imagination; it baffles the bozak. Granted, his comedic method is thoroughly untaxing, and he has been referred to by prepubescent minds as "cute," but how could such a moppet-headed filmjinx -- sorry Laifah -- be placed in the rotation, in the mix, to someday, somehow take over the fabled Johnny Carson Seat (tm) of comedy from The Conan? His Royal Comedic Highness Lorne Michaels announced -- in what can only be construed as not necessarily a sign of confidence -- that Fallon will hone his, uh, "craft (Averted Gaze)" online late nights. From Bill Carter, who has covered the fate of the Carson chair for years, of The New York Times:
"With a new round of shake-ups in late-night television set to begin next year, Lorne Michaels has decided to try to get a jump on things by starting NBC’s next edition of 'Late Night,' with its new host Jimmy Fallon, as a nightly entry on the Internet.
"Mr. Fallon has been named as the replacement for Conan O’Brien when Mr. O’Brien takes over the 'Tonight' show from Jay Leno next year, and Mr. Michaels, the long-time boss of NBC’s 'Saturday Night Live,' who also serves as executive producer of 'Late Night,' told television reporters here Sunday that he wants Mr. Fallon to work out as many of the rough spots in his presentation as possible in performances on a website.
"Mr. Michaels said he did not know yet which site he will use to post the shows with Mr. Fallon, but he was sure of several of the plans:
"The web performances will likely begin in the fall, long before the transition from Mr. Leno for Mr. O’Brien is set to take place. The entries will not constitute anything like an entire hour-long show. 'I expect that we’ll do something like five or 10 minutes,' Mr. Michaels said.
"But he said they most likely will be on every night, to try to establish the rhythm of a nightly show. And he said, 'I’m going to post them at 12:30 every night, so people will begin to look for Jimmy at that time.'"
Uh, the only "Jimmy" that is relevant at 12:30 is this.
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