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Jimmy Fallon Lands Emmy Hosting Gig

'Late Night' host beats out team of Justin Timberlake and Amdy Samberg

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted May 4, 2010 1:44 PM CDT

(Newser) – Jimmy Fallon will host the Aug. 29 Emmy Awards telecast, which not coincidentally will air on NBC. The announcement is no surprise—predecessor Conan O'Brien did the honors in 2002 and 2006—but the identity of the runners-up for the gig may be, the Los Angeles Times reports. Justin Timberlake and Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg, who shared an Emmy for "Dick in a Box" in 2008, got a serious look.

Justin Timberlake appears at the Hasty Pudding Club on the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 5, 2010. Jimmy Fallon has beaten out Timberlake and Andy Samberg for the Emmy Awards hosting gig.
Justin Timberlake appears at the Hasty Pudding Club on the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 5, 2010. Jimmy Fallon has beaten out Timberlake and Andy Samberg for the Emmy Awards hosting gig.   (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Talk show host Jimmy Fallon poses backstage at the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York, Monday, June 15, 2009.
Talk show host Jimmy Fallon poses backstage at the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York, Monday, June 15, 2009.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Showing 3 of 5 comments
Chad
May 4, 2010 9:06 PM CDT
Meh. Bring Conan back.
Jojo
May 4, 2010 7:27 PM CDT
Ugh. I like Fallon enough, but he is SO uncomfortable to watch - he is like a shivering chihuahua. I keep thinking he will relax and it will get better, but it's not. He fidgets and squirms to death. Can't stand it.
Nope, sorry.
May 4, 2010 7:25 PM CDT
I've tried watching this guy once or twice. Just didn't find him funny. Maybe I caught him on a bad night, but...

 
Saturday Night Live • entertainment • television • NBC • award show • Justin Timberlake • Emmy Awards • Conan O'Brien • Jimmy Fallon • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon • Andy Samberg • Dick in a Box

 
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