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Jimmy Fallon: Not So Nice After All?

Axes manager before getting 'Tonight Show' gig

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon might seem like the consummate nice guy, but a story in the New York Post implies that may not actually be the case. Just before signing the deal to start hosting the Tonight Show in 2014 , Fallon dumped his longtime manager, sources say. Fallon and Eric Kranzler had...

Leno: Yep, I&#39;m Gone Next Year
 Leno: Yep, I'm Gone Next Year 
Apr 3, 2013 12:00 PM CDT

Leno: Yep, I'm Gone Next Year

Jimmy Fallon expected to take over 'Tonight Show' in February

(Newser) - The worst-kept secret in Hollywood is secret no more. NBC and Jay Leno confirmed today that Leno will leave his Tonight Show in 2014 after 22 years and turn over hosting duties to Jimmy Fallon, says the Hollywood Reporter . As part of the move, Fallon will indeed bring the show...

Leno, Fallon Duet on Tonight's Future

Hosts show their friendship, West Side Story -style

(Newser) - Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon have had it up to here with hearsay about the Tonight Show's future, and they're doing something about it: singing. The two hosts launched into a version of "Tonight, Tonight" from West Side Story last night, reflecting on what's next for...

Critics 'Despise' Leno—But Audiences Adore Him

NBC is making a mistake: Howard Kurtz

(Newser) - To hear the media tell it, it's about time NBC kicked Jay Leno to the curb . TV critics hate Leno—you can see it in the way they're covering this newest debacle—but most of the country loves him, Howard Kurtz points out on CNN . Leno has the...

Leno Won't Let Up on NBC Jokes

He slams network again, twice, amid speculation on Fallon taking over

(Newser) - He just can't stop , apparently. Jay Leno kept up the NBC jokes last night amid speculation that the network is getting ready to replace him with Jimmy Fallon next year, reports Entertainment Weekly . The latest offerings:
  • “Doctors in Canada were shocked after pulling a three-inch knife blade from
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Leno Bashes NBC Amid Fallon Rumors

'Tonight Show' host hits network 3 nights in a row

(Newser) - Hmm, can anyone think of a reason Jay Leno might be unhappy with NBC? Amid rumors that he's being replaced as Tonight Show host by Jimmy Fallon, Leno has mocked his network for the past three nights, the AP reports. Late night hosts often take potshots at the hand...

Fallon Replaces Leno Next Year
 Fallon Replaces  
 Leno Next Year 
rumor mill
Mar 20, 2013 7:29 PM CDT

Fallon Replaces Leno Next Year

Show will move back to New York in new studio, says NYT

(Newser) - Those murmurings about Jimmy Fallon replacing Jay Leno next year? OK, they're still rumors, but three different outlets—the New York Times , the LA Times , and the Hollywood Reporter —now say it's a done deal, with the only question being the timing. The best bet seems to...

Is NBC Talking Exit Plan for Leno?

Sources say network is worried about losing young audience, eying Jimmy Fallon

(Newser) - The end could be nigh again for Jay Leno: The Hollywood Reporter , citing "two high-level industry sources," says that NBC is looking to make the 2013-2014 season of the Tonight Show the comedian's last. Leno's heir apparent this time around? Jimmy Fallon, as the network reportedly...

First Lady to Fallon: Sorry, No Michelle-Hillary Ticket
 First Lady to Fallon: Sorry, 
 No Michelle-Hillary Ticket 
also: 'mom dancing'
Feb 23, 2013 9:15 AM CST

First Lady to Fallon: Sorry, No Michelle-Hillary Ticket

Pair do some 'mom dancing' on the set

(Newser) - Michelle Obama appeared on Jimmy Fallon's show last night and displayed "an uncanny ability to make the lamest dance moves look cool" as the pair spoofed "mom dancing," writes Daniel Politi at Slate . The AP notes that Fallon also asked about a "dream team—Michelle...

Stars Rock '12-12-12,' Raise $30M for Sandy

Springsteen, McCartney, Bon Jovi come together for storm relief

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, and Kanye West were just a few of the music and screen legends who raised millions for Sandy relief last night. Appearing on TV, radio, the Web, and in movie theaters, the 12-12-12 concert had a potential audience of some 2 billion, USA ...

Sandy Relief Concert Hauls in $23M

Springsteen, Bon Jovi & Co. rake in cash for storm victims

(Newser) - NBC says its star-studded benefit concert for Hurricane Sandy victims raised a hefty $23 million for Red Cross relief efforts, in an explosion of website and phone traffic that the Red Cross says topped telethon activity from the previous five years combined. The one-hour broadcast featured New Jersey sons...

Letterman, Fallon Shows Go on ... Minus Audiences

Storm halts Broadway, film productions

(Newser) - David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon didn't let superstorm Sandy stop them taping their shows yesterday, but there was nobody except crew members around to laugh, Entertainment Weekly reports. Letterman started his show sitting behind his desk in an empty Ed Sullivan Theater while Fallon started his show in the...

Tom Hanks Performs Slam Poem About ... Full House

On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'

(Newser) - Just when you thought F-bomb-dropping Tom Hanks could not possibly get any cooler, he goes on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and performs a slam poem about … a 1990s sitcom. "Full House, house full of men. Danny, Jesse, Joey, father, uncle, friend," intoned a very serious Hanks...

NBC&#39;s Guys With Kids Fails to Deliver
 NBC's Guys With Kids 
 Fails to Deliver 
tv review
Sep 12, 2012 2:10 PM CDT

NBC's Guys With Kids Fails to Deliver

Reviewers say broad comedy falls flat

(Newser) - Guys with Kids, a new NBC sitcom produced by Jimmy Fallon and premiering tonight, seems to be a dud. "It’s a toothless junkball of a show, the sort of uninspired, reliable series a person is meant to turn on after a long day of work, so they can...

Oscar Buzz: Jimmy Fallon Might Host

LA Times says academy wants him and Lorne Michaels as producer

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times gets the annual who-will-host-the-Oscars speculation off to an early start by dropping Jimmy Fallon's name in the mix. The paper says the academy "is in talks" with Fallon for the 2013 show and also wants Lorne Michaels as producer. One potential snag: Host network...

Chris Rock Blasts Mormons for Racist Past

'Romney's crew' thought black people were 'the devil' until 1978

(Newser) - Chris Rock has no problem criticizing Mitt Romney for his religion. Asked about the election on Jimmy Fallon last night, Rock replied, "I just heard this the other day: The Mormons, Mitt Romney's crew, they believed black people were the devil 'til 1978! I'm not making...

Drew Ties the Knot
 Drew Ties the Knot 
Jun 4, 2012 12:30 AM CDT

Drew Ties the Knot

And baby bump makes three

(Newser) - At long last true love—and another wedding ring—for Drew Barrymore. The 37-year-old actress tied the knot with her art-consultant fiancé of five months, Will Kopelman, in a quiet ceremony on Drew's California estate in Montecito. A small crowd of family and close friends—including Cameron Diaz, Jimmy...

Hillary Clinton to Jason Segel: Maybe I'll Work With You...

But only if Muppets are involved

(Newser) - Jason Segel has made no secret of his love for Hillary Clinton, telling Us earlier this year that he wants to co-star with her ("I just feel like she would be good at comedy") and, he admitted to Jimmy Fallon last week, often joking with How I Met ...

Obama Slow-Jams the News on Fallon

President makes a play for young voters

(Newser) - As Mitt Romney celebrated his five-state sweep, President Obama was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon making a play for young voters. The president took part in one of Fallon's signature bits, "slow-jamming" the news as house band The Roots laid down a groove, Entertainment Weekly reports. "...

Obama Blames 'Knuckleheads' for Scandal at Secret Service

3 more agents are out of jobs

(Newser) - President Obama tried to defuse the Secret Service scandal a bit during an interview with Jimmy Fallon that airs tonight, reports USA Today . The agents on the whole are "incredible," said Obama. “They protect me, they protect our girls. A couple of knuckleheads shouldn’t detract from...

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